2 . I was then in my early twenties. Even though I was armed with a degree in Education, finding a ______ teaching job was not easy. I had to try some temporary ones.

This year, when a golden opportunity ______ to teach 5th grade students in a local school. I ______ it and took things seriously. I ______ myself with lesson plans, taught with enthusiasm, and stayed ______ with the students. I had no hesitation in ______ the kids when they got the answer right, and encouraged them if they didn’t.

One day when the kids were _______, a girl approached and handed me a ______ before she went home. On it was a lovely drawing full of childlike wonder, ______ by the words, “You are the best teacher I have ever had!” It really amazed me that one of my kind comments had ______ that girl’s heart greatly. I took that note home and ______ put it in a folder, looking on it as a ______ because it was very important. Anytime I was feeling down I would look at it and it proved to be a ______ .

That experience showed me the ______ of just a single kind word. It encouraged me to continue to try my best each day to ______ love and kindness through my words and actions. Wish the same for others.

3 . On July 4, 2016, Kelly Burch was celebrating on a friend’s boat. At that time she wasn’t paying attention to the tide. When she ________ into what has been deep water, she hit the sand bottom, broke her neck and started to drown. Three weeks later, she ________ in the intensive care unit (重症监护室).

________, her parents, grandparents, sister and friends all step in to help her. After she left the ________, she went to six weeks of inpatient rehabilitation (康复), where she was getting three hours of therapy a day.

When the inpatient rehabilitation was over, she wanted to join a gym to ________ quality of life. Luckily, she found a gym that was open to ________ people in California. The first day that she rolled in, she saw a bunch of _________ wheelchairs and people like her pushing their ________.She felt hope for the first time.

But that gym cost $100 an hour. She knew that’s completely unattainable to the many people with the disabilities who are on fixed _________. She decided to take action.

Last year, she _________ a gym called Split Second fitness. The goal of it is to provide affordable fitness ________ to disabled people.

Kelly can now transfer herself from her _________ to the floor or her bed. That makes life _________ for her and her caregivers. She has seen _________ results in the clients going to her gym.

Her life isn’t about who she was yesterday. It’s about who she has to be tomorrow. She wants to help her clients ________ that, too.

4 . Once a year, around the time when Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Jews celebrate Passover, I often invite my 24-person team to a joyful and special dinner at my place. To _________ the needs of all my team members, I usually _________ different kinds of typical food from different religions.

I think this _________ reflects the wider philosophy(哲学) of my science lab: we aim to be a _________ yet united group of people working in a global scientific network. My lab _________ people with different _________. One of the most obvious _________ is our religions.

Yet when people _________ my lab, they gather together, first through their common _________ for science, and then as they get to know one another and enjoy spare time activities, we become a cohesive(有凝聚力的) team. I am ____________ this cohesion and the new friendships in my lab, and do my best to encourage them.

I’m also really ____________, while looking for new members. I interview many people before I ____________ the right ones for my lab. They must be ____________ capable(有能力的)of course, but it’s just as important that they’re friendly, interesting and interested in others. They should be prepared to ____________ various points of view and cultures.

As the person in charge of the lab, I see preserving a variety of cultural backgrounds as an important part of my job. Such an accessible, varied and supportive ____________ promotes new ideas and scientific breakthroughs.

5 . About a month ago I noticed something really amazing, which I must call a garden miracle(奇迹). It so happened that when I _______ the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I _______my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter, I found, in one of the dirt-filled pots, a living, growing plant, topped with two of the most unlikely pink _______you’ve ever seen.

How was this _______? The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside. Once I caught my breath, I _______and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation-there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors, and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth to_______ it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.

I can’t help feeling_______ at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.

For one thing, I am moved by the happenstance(巧合) of the whole thing. If I had _______my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that_______ray of light. If I had ________ the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.

But there’s something else that________me about this-just how little light and________it took for this plant to grow and flower. I’m not________ we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we__________for others and for ourselves. But isn’t it comforting to think that just a drop of________can brighten a day, a place, a life?

When it comes to positivity, a little goes a long way. Just ask my little miracle plant.

8 . An e-mail request for a special dish came in to a restaurant in Baltimore on a Thursday afternoon in March. The sender didn't _______ want the food itself. He said that he was writing _______ his mother who loved the broccoli（西兰花）dish made by the restaurant. He went on to _______ that she was now in the final stage of lung cancer at her home in Vermont and that he was hoping to _______ the recipe to make it for her at home.

Steve Oliver, the restaurant's owner, read the _______ and quickly replied with a（n） _______ . "Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We'd like to. _______ you in Vermont and make it fresh for her.”

Brandon Jones, the _______ , was shocked and wrote back, "Do you _______ that it is Vermont that we're talking about?”

“No problem. You tell us the ________ and we'll be there,” Steve responded.

The day after receiving Brandon's e-mail, Steve ________ his truck with a cooler filled with ingredients（食材）and the necessary cooking tools and then ________ for Vermont with Ephrem Abebe, the cook.

As soon as they ________ at the parking lot, they got to work. ________ the broccoli dish, they made many other special dishes. After ________ boxing everything up, they knocked on the door.

“Go ahead and answer,” Brandon told his mother.

As soon as she ________ the door, she recognized the smell. When she saw Steve Oliver and Ephrem Abebe, she couldn't ________ it.

For the past six years, every time Brandon's mother visited Baltimore, the first place she wanted to go was their ________ . Brandon Jones was ________ that his mother was able to enjoy her ________ broccoli with a side order of remarkable kindness one more time.

10 . When I registered for Latin class as a high school freshman, I had no idea that the teacher would be one of the most influential people in my life. Miss Siegesmund _________ as a very attractive lady of medium height, dressed stylishly in a colorful suit. Her dark brown hair shone like gold, and she was refined and elegant. “Teachers are not supposed to be so _________,” I thought to myself. Later she proved to have a charming personality to _________ her looks. I was her student for four years.

At the beginning of high school, I was a thin girl whose mouth shone with the silver metal of braces(牙套). I was so shy that I often crossed the street to _________ talking to classmates. My mother did not believe in praise as a reward for good work, _________ she always thought that praise would _________ too much pride in oneself. This strange belief had an _________ impact on my childhood.

I showed my _________ in my Latin class as Miss Siegesmund believed in me. She listened to whatever I said and gave me _________. Her Latin class was fun and the stories from Roman history seemed to come __________. She encouraged good study habits, and I received an A in every class. She __________ started a Latin newspaper for which I wrote the news column. I __________ found my place in high school and gained confidence in my __________.

I __________ a speech contest before the whole school. Can you imagine the __________ that I had made to arrive at that point? I took third __________ in the contest. When I arrived at Latin class, Miss Siegesmund said, “You should have __________. You were fantastic!” I thought to myself, “She has so much belief in me.” Soon, my high school days __________ an even higher peak.

I think of myself a pure white dove with a broken wing __________ my mother’s inability to carry out proper education. My teacher became my angel on earth. She __________ my broken wing and allowed me to fly to greater heights. I shall never forget her, as she was one of the most influential people in my life.