1 . Two years ago I was a typical girl with a rather plain life. When _________ to a local voluntary organization called “Peer-to-Peer” by a poster, I had no idea what this group was about. _________, to learn more about it, I decided to attend a meeting, which changed my life.

Just like the _________ suggests, everyone is considered a peer, including regular members and our leaders. This means we can _______ our leaders by their first names. We can also ask our leaders for help in _________ life situations, which we know they will never _________! When it comes to conversations about awkward topics like love, we are encouraged not to be ashamed of ourselves.

This organization’s meetings _________ in our local library. We usually gather and communicate about _________ topics concerning our society: education, equality and safety…. This kind of communication helps us to make the right choice and _________ our mind. Sometimes we’ve gone outside in order to participate in meaningful events. One event we had, __________ was “Give a cigarette — Take a candy” intending to decrease smoking.

At this organization we are friends with each other and are a __________community. I’ve also gained a lot of __________ experience by communicating with people and working in the team.

With time going by, I have found an abundance of other __________ organizations such as “Give Good” and “Youth Initiative Center”. All of them have __________ me a great chance to develop my own personality and make my life unbelievable. I’m sure I’ll have a lot of wonderful __________about my youth with me getting older.

2 . When I was a little boy, my Mom, Dad, brothers and I lived in my Nana’s old house. It was _________ by four huge vegetable gardens. And around the house were _________ so many flowers. It was so _________ there in the spring and summer. On the back porch (门廊) Nana had dozens of potted plants _________ on hooks (钩). She watered them, talked to them and _________ them. And in the winter she would carry them all _________ and set them on shelves near the windows of our enclosed front porch. There with a little water and a lot of love she kept them _______, green, and growing even during the _________, darkest months.

As a boy I was puzzled by all the _________ she put into them. I understood the vegetable gardens. They helped to __________ the family all winter long. The reason she put so much effort into __________ those potted plants, however, puzzled me. They didn’t give us any __________ and they rarely had any flowers on them. They __________ a mystery (神秘) to my child’s mind.

Now as I’ve grown older I am beginning to understand. It is the same reason I have so many __________ of sunrises and forests hanging in my home. They __________ me during the dark, cold, winter months full of bare trees and yellow grass that light, love, and growth still exist.

5 . UPS driver Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15feet from the frozen bank was the _________ of that sound —a half-submerged (半淹没的) wirehaired dog. _________ to cling to a thin layer of ice. An elderly man was already on the _________determined to save her. He was up a rowboat, striking the ice with a rock to create a(n) _______ to the dog. It was slow going.

“Animals are my weakness,” said, _________ why he chose to take off his overcoat, even though the temperature was in the-30℃, and _________ the rescue task.

His heart beating fast. Arens _________ the dog, using the other man’s rock to break the ice. He gave one _________ heave (拖动) with so much force that he slipped off the boat, _________ into 16 feet of cold water. Luckily, he __________ in time to see the dog going under. He swam about five feet toward hen took __________ of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then lifted the dog into the __________ and slid it back to the shore, where __________ bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner. Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a __________ shower with the dog until they both defrosted. If the dog had stayed in the pond for a few more minutes, she would have likely __________.

That special delivery was the highlight of my UPS career,” said Arens.

6 . When I was a little boy growing up, I would always change out of my good clothes after church and run outside to play for a few hours. When I came back inside, the house always smelt ________. It was my Italian Nana ________ our Sunday dinner. There would be freshly cooked Italian bread with butter. There would be noodles covered in red sauce (调味汁)________ cooked for hours.

I remember we would all ________ the old, metal dining room table. Then we would ________ with smiles, laughter and joy. I always felt so ________ and safe there. We always ________ the table with full stomachs and happy hearts.

As I got older and became an adult myself, I ________ to make smaller types of Nana’s Sunday dinners. I got the ________ of making sauce from Dad. Often I would get very close to making a dinner like Nana’s but it was never quite ________.

There finally came a point when I ________ what I was doing wrong. I was trying to get back a ________ while what I really wanted to do was get back a feeling. It wasn’t just the ________ food that made those dinners so wonderful, it was also the feeling of ________ that was there.

Nana always put her love into her cooking and her life as well. Since then I’ve tried my best to do the same. No matter what I am cooking or what I am doing, I always try to ________ it with love.

9 . I went to my friend Vera’s house on a Thursday evening when I began experiencing stomach pain. I thought it would be fine the next day; however, that was not the_______ I woke up with even more pain than I had______. I was unwilling to go to the doctor, but after a lot of pressure from Vera and her family, I______to see the doctor.

After many______, it was confirmed — it was appendicitis. The doctor said I had to have an operation and______it for the next morning. My mind was flooded with so many questions. How long would I be out of______? How much would it all cost? Would I be______for the surgery? If not, what if I couldn’t wake up?

Vera’s mom gave me the______to my never-ending questions. She said,“ Why are you so bothered about the wrong things? This is your life! You can worry about anything, but what if it is too______ to treat you? What will you worry about then? ”I finally had my surgery the next morning and it turned out to be______.

I was in bed resting for a little over a week. I______not to take life for granted. In that week, I found myself______ my free time — not having to work, just relax. Sometimes it’s good to take some time off from our daily routines. We shouldn’t wait till something______us to. Take time out of this______moving world to stop and enjoy the wonders of_______. Enjoy the beautiful people and things around us.