1 . Mui suffers from a very rare and severe skin disorder called harlequin ichthyosis (丑角样鱼鳞). It’s something she could have easily let ______ her. But for the people who take the time to get to know Mui, they can’t help but be impressed by her energy and ______ spirit!

Mui’s “never quit” attitude is especially inspiring when you take into account all of the difficulty she has ______ . She’s never known her biological parents. But she was ______ with her adoptive parents, Tina and Roger, when she was very young-something that greatly helped ______ her to be the strong and courageous woman she is today.

Tina and Roger never ______ to be adoptive parents. But over 20 years ago, while living in Hong Kong, the couple felt a calling to volunteer as foster parents. That’s when they started visiting Mui at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital. Mui was only a few months old when the ______ began, and over time, the baby and this kind couple formed a close ______ .

But when Mui was ______ to an institution for the mentally disabled, simply ______ there was nowhere else for her to go, Tina and Roger felt ______ to act. Roger explains, “She was effectively being ______ away from the rest of society in a home for the mentally disabled. She has no mental disability. Now, we had to make the ______ .”

They say their decision to adopt Mui made no sense to anyone else. But they knew this little girl ______ them, and they had fallen in love with her. ______ , they became Mui’s new parents—a true blessing for the long road that Mui had ahead.

2 . I’ve always wanted to attend a music festival. But as a person with autism (自闭症), the _________ of being forced into a loud group of thousands of people has always _________ me. For years I avoided them. _________, after gradually developing an attitude of trying new things, I decided to go to this year’s Reading Festival with my _________.

We arrived at the festival last Thursday afternoon only to be faced with a(n) _________ check-in line. Thankfully, we could skip it and enter at a welcome _________ for disabled guests. Soon a warm-hearted volunteer _________ us to a camping area for the disabled. Noticing me struggling with my _________, he kindly offered to carry them. He even offered to help me put up my tent. I _________ with a grateful smile, saying my friend was __________ to offer much needed help.

The next afternoon, volunteers guided us to a disabled viewing stand. It was a(n) __________ atmosphere with a sea of people from around the world dancing and singing along to their favorite __________, who all gave excellent performances.

I was surprised to see how the power of music could __________ people from different ages, backgrounds, and cultures. __________ soon became friends because we all had a shared language — music.

All in all, I __________my first music festival, which opened my eyes to a whole new world. I greatly respect the volunteers who gave up their time to help disabled people.

3 . Tony, a teenager from India, is a lover of robotics. Recently, he has _______ a smart spoon, which can aid people with Parkinson’s disease to _______ by themselves. The spoon has won many _______ worldwide.

However, Tony’s original _______ of doing this was not for awards. _______ , his idea for this spoon came from his grandpa, who suffers from Parkinson. He often found his grandpa _______ to feed himself. His hands kept shaking and food kept falling off the spoon and flowing out of his mouth. Whenever he saw this, Tony’s heart _______ and he was determined to do something.

The development of the spoon did not go _______ For example, he failed to find some special electronic parts in his country and had to _______ them from other countries. Despite all the difficulties, Tony ________ in making the first model. Now the first ________ has gone through a few ________ based on the users’ feedback (反馈) . “The spoon has been ________ to be waterproof (防水的) so that it can be washed. And it needs to be deeper to hold more food,” Tony said.

Although there exist similar products in the market, they are not ________ for most people. Tony’s spoon solved the problem with its lower cost. He wished that everyone with Parkinson’s could eat without ________ on others.

4 . Over the past three years, Leah has made many changes to her lifestyle. Today, a large part of her social life is filled with fun activities. In addition to _________, she enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming with her friends.

At the age of 23, Leah was not _________ active. Being overweight, her blood pressure levels were prematurely raised. One day, a program called Minutes in Motion _________ her greatly. Afterwards, she created a wish list. Among her _________ was to improve her health.

She began to _________ herself with 130 minute so of physical activity each day. Initially, her _________ were on fire and her knees hurt. _________, she started seeing the positive benefits unfold. As Leah _________ to push herself, she began feeling better and achieving more goals. She started losing _________, sleeping better and feeling more energetic. Soon, Leah achieved __________ goals she never thought were possible. “I still remember my first race. And seeing everyone run past me, I wanted to ____________. My lungs felt like they were exploding, but I kept telling myself, ‘You can make it! Keep running!’ Crossing the finish line, I was extremely __________ to find I ran my best time ever.” she says.

Leah credits Minutes in Motion for __________ her to make changes that have forever impacted her life. “It is   __________ how much my life has changed,” she says. In the past three years, she has lost 90 pounds. In particular, Leah has overcome multiple medical setbacks — all while __________ her family and friends along the way.

5 . I think about him when I'm out walking, and I, just like him, wave and smile at strangers driving past or walking by. I do this because the _______ of Johnny Barnes lives in me and in every life he touched.

For more than 30 years, Johnny spent most _______ mornings in the middle of Bermuda’s busiest roundabout (环岛), Crow Lane Circle. He _______ at around 4: 00 am, waving and calling out, “Good morning ! Have a great day! ” to _______ workers, kids, and tourists until 10: 00 am.

I _______ Johnny about 30 years ago when I was a travel reporter doing stories about Bermuda. I asked him _______ he was doing this except on weekends. There were no social media back then, so it wasn’t for _______ and follows .“ I’m just trying to make people happy,” he said, smiling. Johnny just wanted to deliver _______ .

It _______ when he had been on foot, crossing this very busy roundabout, and ________ trapped him in the middle, so he smiled and waved to the passers-by while ________ . He felt so good doing it that he quit his job as a bus driver to become a(n) ________   spreader of joy; he was a 60-year-old at the time.

Johnny continued his daily ________ for more than 30 years. People stopped to talk to him, for they ________ how he made them feel.

When Johnny died at 93 years old in 2016, Bermudians ________ him so much that they put up a statue of him to keep his spirit alive.

6 . Imagine suddenly waking up at midnight, ______ for air, heart pounding, feeling tense and experiencing this night after night. The ______ of the lack of sleep was the ______ need to lie down and fall asleep for 2-3 hours. This was my experience throughout the summer of 2021.

I guess it may have been in part the ______ the pandemic had on my mental health as well as other worries. During the daylight hours, I ______ myself in various ways but at night during sleep my fear and ______ would come to the surface. I ______ I needed to find ways to deal with my worries.

After much ______, I began to seek the assistance of medicine, which was a tough decision to make. But it ______ well. I made sure to walk in nature as much as possible and continued my yoga practice. Slowly, I found my way back to myself.

However, life ______ another curve ball into my life. In December 2023, those nighttime feelings that ______ me flowed into my days again. I turned to friends and family, who encouraged me to seek professional help. I ______ to a therapist specialized in this field, and together, we analyzed the problems and applied the related ______ to coping with them. While the process didn’t go ______, my symptoms gradually disappeared with my efforts at last.

In conclusion, this is what I would like to say —when in trouble, reach out for help, talk to family and friends, your doctor or a counsellor. Take time to take care of yourself, you are worth the ______.

7 . Whatever the patient’s age or disease, a hospital stay can be stressful, especially for kids. Efforts like Ella’s are a(an)_________ spot during a tough time.

It began in 2018, when Ella celebrated her birthday in a _________ way — a gift drive. Since then, it has _________ each year in early October, a few weeks before her birthday. Along with a(an)_________ to her party, Ella’s friends get a list of gift ideas for kids at the hospital. For the youngest _________, gifts might include building blocks or stuffed toys. Then it’s time to share the gifts. “Seeing other people’s _________ — that’s all that matters to me,” Ella says.

After the first round, the number of donations _________ every year. But she doesn’t keep an exact count. _________, she judges by sight. “We measure how much of the carpet it covers in our living room,” Ella says. “Last year, it _________ the entire carpet.”

Allison, working at Brigham Children’s Hospital, has seen firsthand the __________ of Ella’s gift-giving. “She puts smile on the faces of these little patients in our hospital,” Allison says. “They are all amazed at her__________ at such a young age.”

Ella’s __________ to help kids in the hospital have inspired others to __________ in her footsteps. Friends have collected and __________ gifts for their birthdays too.

“__________ to others is a good feeling to have at the end of the day,” Ella says. “I want to keep doing this as long as I can.”

8 . Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walked to a nursing home. “Whoever visits the sick gives them life,” Grandpa ______ believed.

One day Grandpa was suddenly ______ to hospital. Worse still, we were told he was ______ to recover, deep sadness over our family.

Saturday came. I had not ______ to go there, but Grandpa’s words rang in my head. So alone I went. Everyone was happy to see me but ______ when not seeing Grandpa. When told his ______, they comforted me in tun, “Do your best and God will do the rest.” They all tried in their unique way to cheer me up and ______ for Grandpa.

For days, neither could Grandpa sit up, nor would he speak or eat. The atmosphere was awfully ______. Suddenly the nurse came in, saying, “You have visitors.” I ______. The guys Grandpa and I visited every Saturday were all present.

They all showcased their best to the fullest, thus making grandpa’s day. Visiting hours went so fast that they had to ______ and told grandpa they would come again soon. I was ______ in tears.

That evening, Grandpa sat up and asked the ______ what he could eat. Day by day he ______ for the better. Grandpa’ recovery was a medical ______, the doctors thought. But I knew the truth: His friends’ ______ had made him well.

9 . A curtain-making couple, Liao Peisheng, 41, and Liu Xiaohui, 39, from Linyi, Shandong province recently caught many viewers’ attention. They _________ in a TV program on Chinese poems broadcast by China Central Television, inspiring many to _________ their dreams. _________ busy with their business, they still enjoy their lives, which is all thanks to a common _________ in poetry.

Liu likes the works of Su Shi. Liao, _________, loves poems by Du Fu, believing that it is the truest _________ of his life. Finding joy in reading and recitation, the two _________ poetry into their daily routines. Poetry permeates（渗透）every _________ of the couple’s lives.

One of the couple’s longtime dreams was taking part in the Chinese Poetry Competition, a(n) _________ television program broadcast nationwide, and __________ it to the final. The two have signed up __________ for 6 years. In 2021, both made it to the Top-100 __________. This year, they finally made it to the semi-finals.

On stage, Liu introduced herself to the __________. Liao, sitting aside, watched from the side as camera focused on him. Off the stage, other participants wondered what would happen if the couple compete against each other in the coming rounds, but the couple wasn’t __________.

After earning herself a participation medal, they returned to their __________ lives. “Our life is plain and ordinary, but there’s nothing wrong with such a life, right?” asked Liao.

10 . A curtain-making couple, Liao Peisheng, 41, and Liu Xiaohui, 39, from Linyi, Shandong province recently caught many viewers’ attention. They _________ in a TV program on Chinese poems broadcast by China Central Television, inspiring many to _________ their dreams. _________ busy with their business, they still enjoy their lives, which is all thanks to a common _________ in poetry.

Liu likes the works of Su Shi. Liao, _________, loves poems by Du Fu, believing that it is the truest _________ of his life. Finding joy in reading and recitation, the two _________ poetry into their daily routines. Poetry permeates（渗透）every _________ of the couple’s lives.

One of the couple’s longtime dreams was taking part in the Chinese Poetry Competition, a(n) _________ television program broadcast nationwide, and __________ it to the final. The two have signed up __________ for 6 years. In 2021, both made it to the Top-100 __________. This year, they finally made it to the semi-finals.

On stage, Liu introduced herself to the __________. Liao, sitting aside, watched from the side as camera focused on him. Off the stage, other participants wondered what would happen if the couple compete against each other in the coming rounds, but the couple wasn’t __________.

After earning herself a participation medal, they returned to their __________ lives. “Our life is plain and ordinary, but there’s nothing wrong with such a life, right?” asked Liao.