1 . My dad screamed, “Walk the dog. son!” So I also_______, “Emily! Come on girl, time to _______!”As she bounded (跳跃) towards me, I smiled slightly at the way she _______since her legs were too small to keep balance, I _______ down to greet her, giving her head a gentle kiss before we went out. I walked down the block, Emily bounding quickly ahead of me, _______to reach the park. We arrived at the end of the street, stopping just across from the _______and waiting for the light to change, Emily bounding in _______. I took a deep breath, but it seemed those several seconds were too long for the happy puppy at my feet. Emily suddenly got free from my_______and dashed towards the pavement.

I moved to run after her, but a car was shooting fast in front of me. By the time it had left my _______, so had Emily. I crossed the street after her, calling, “Emily! Emily! Come here, girl!” but she________. I could feel the ________enveloping me as I found her gone.

But when I came back home, I was________out. I walked to the front door to ring the doorbell but no one answered. I sat down on the front steps, tears in my eyes and I________in the cold, pulling my coat tighter.________, I was unsure of what to do next when suddenly I realized the meaning of ________since I felt lonely without the company of my dog.

2 . My mother took an annual vacation all by herself. It was just two ________ visiting an out-of-town family and perhaps a little sightseeing on the way. It ________ when I was thirteen and old enough to look after my younger brother.

Why couldn’t we ________? I couldn’t get across the idea. My mother’s answer was always frank and to the point: “I need a ________ from you guys for a couple of days.” I couldn’t ________ that reasoning until twenty-five years later.

I am ________, responsible for most of the household tasks. I also hold a job and ________ my family and old parents. My husband asks about the vacation this year. I look up at the bathroom sink, ________ again. “Anywhere,” I answer, “as long as it’s ________.” He doesn’t understand, looking ________.

But now I do. I understand the need for every solo (个人的) vacation my mother ever took. My first ________ was to Bermuda. For five days, there were no blocked sinks, grocery lists, work deadlines, or ________ family members. Instead, there was only peace and the opportunity to do ________ what I wanted to do. It was amazing. I ________ three pounds and came home with perfect dark skin and renewed ________. I decide in the future whenever I feel overwhelmed (不堪重负) or like I need a break, I take one.

3 . A group of high school and college students from Connecticut have come together to build something extraordinary: fully-functioning electric carts (电动车) for families who may be unable to afford adaptive wheelchairs. They are part of the local “Go Baby Go”, a(n) ________ that helps kids with ________ receive access to self-governed mobility.

“What this is designed to do is maybe for an hour every day let the kid take ________ of their own mobility,” Connor Boman, one of the students who ________ during the build said.

Go Baby Go volunteers learn how to build special electric cart shaped like cars. Local kids in need are then given the carts ________ for each build being usually funded entirely by voluntary ________. The Go Baby Go in Connecticut finished building custom carts for seven-year-old Kelicia and eight-year-old Mosiah. The day the students completed the carts, Kelicia and Mosiah’s families went to New Britain High School to ________ them out for the first time. When each child got into their brand new cart, their faces ________— it’s the single moment the builders look forward to the most.

Mosiah was shaking his head in ________ at first that he was driving, but he got the hang of it very quickly. He made driving the red jeep look so enjoyable that his older brother wanted to try it out. The students who built the cart let him have a try, ________ the cart was specially made for Mosiah, who is unable to walk on his own.

It took some ________ for the other cart recipient, Kelicia, to get used to the driving, but once she did, she couldn’t stop — and her mom, Kechisa Mathis, couldn’t stop ________. As she ran alongside her daughter, someone was considerate to run up to Mathis with a big box of ________. Onlookers laughed kindly as Mathis kept on ________ for Kelicia through her tears.

They may look like cool, red electric cars, but they’re much more than that — they give disabled kids a way to move around ________ with a huge smile on their face.

4 . My dear girl, this is a letter for you to read when I am getting old.

The day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to be patient please, but first, try to ________ what I’m going through. If when we talk, I ________ the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt (打断) to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago...” Just ________, please. Try to remember the times when you were ________ and I would read the same story night after night until you ________.

When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be ________ and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you, trying to get you to take a ________ when you were just a girl?

When you see how ignorant (无知的) I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way... Remember that I ________ taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed and ________ life’s problems every day.

________ I occasionally lose track of what we’re talking about, give me time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous or impatient. Just know in your heart that the most ________ thing for me is to be with you.

And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as ________ as before, give me your hand, the same way that I offered mine to you when you first ________.

When those days come, don’t feel sad... Just be with me, and understand me while I get to the ________ of my life with love.

I’ll ________ and thank you for the time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you, my darling daughter.

5 . It started with a bit of discomfort on the head. Annoying as it was, I was _________ to take up my doctor’s time with such a silly complaint and have a wasted journey only to be _________ that it would heal by itself. Still, I turned to my laptop.

As soon as I’d _________ ‘online self-diagnosis’, the search engine provided over 11.5 million _________. On one site that provided free _________, I answered the questions and reached a description matching my _________. After clicking on ‘More Information’, I was shocked by what I’d never _________. The worst outcome was a brain cancer. I couldn’t be more _________.

I headed off to the doctor for what I thought would be a series of tests but which turned out to be a valuable lesson in not _________ everything you read online. It took him less than a minute to guess at and __________ head lice (虱子). I was __________ to know that I would be safe and sound, and horrified to know that my head was being occupied.

While a doctor makes a diagnosis __________ your appearance and medical history, a search engine relies __________ on algorithms (算法) according to popularity or numbers of key words and comes up with results which can be __________. One minute you’re under attack from a late cancer, the next you’ve just caught a cold. Time spent going to the doctor’s for __________ of mind suddenly seems fair enough.

6 . In the summer of 2005, Kathryn Fumie was living in an apartment by herself for the first time. She needed to _________ how to cook for herself and do some cleaning. One day, she _________ to sweep the floor because the floor was so dirty that she couldn’t bear it.

Because of lack of enough experience, there was too much water left on the floor. When Fumie was walking quickly on it, she suddenly slipped and twisted (扭伤) her right _________. The pain was_________, and it was a terrible injury._________, a neighbor was available to call her an ambulance (救护车). When it arrived, a nurse _________ her during the 45-minute drive to the hospital and helped to keep her calm.

Fumie _________ she was extremely uncomfortable. “I kept asking the nurse if the injured right foot could be rubbed (揉). And I was just begging for a _________.”

The nurse calmly _________ that she couldn’t rub it. She said she wanted to save as much of the bone of the foot as possible, and that extreme pressure could __________ even more damage. Fumie said the nurse talked to her about what she was doing in her free time to take her __________ off the pain.

Today, she says she still feels __________ to the nurse. “I felt so lonely at that time. And she did make me feel like it was going to be OK.” Kindness makes our life more __________, and doesn’t necessarily __________ doing something great. Sometimes it is __________ things that matter.

7 . Donna Urquhart is an experienced runner. She ran 1,402 kilometers over the course of 28 days in Antarctica (南极洲), _______ the record for the longest-ever run in a polar region.

Urquhart spent 10 months training for the _______, turning to some unusual training methods. A company allowed her to run in a _______ storage unit where she ran in temperatures below zero. Besides, she ran along the beaches with uneven (凹凸不平的) surfaces that are like the _______ grounds in Antarctica. All those proved useful _______.

The difficulties that Urquhart faced in Antarctica were _______: taking in about 5,000 calories each day, _______ in a tent. Combined with the sound of _______ winds and the continent’s 24 hours of sunlight in the summer months, these were _______ favorable to a good night’s sleep. Urquhart would usually wear four layers of coats and keep ________ her own body temperature while running.

Urquhart launched the Run Antarctica aiming to encourage more women to ________ sport. Though still unsure about what her next running challenge will have, she has set a ________ of raising $1.5 million for charity.

“Confidence is a real issue for females,” says Urquhart. “And a sporting environment provides them with a great opportunity to ________ themselves.” This served as a huge ________ for her to take on a challenge that no other woman had attempted before. “It was actually showing that we can push our ________, and explore what seems impossible,” says Urquhart.

8 . Jonathan Tiong came into the world with a rare disease that gradually damages muscles over time. A doctor _________ a prediction to his parents that he wouldn’t live beyond his second birthday.

Yet, Tiong not only surpassed (超出) the doctor’s _________ but also made great achievements. On the day of his 24th birthday in October, he gave a speech _________ at his graduation ceremony. What’s more, Tiong got a(n) _________ as an editorial writer at a famous wealth fund. However, all these amazing honors were not easily _________, for which Tiong went all out.

Beginning his _________ journey during the rise of remote work has also _________ the effect of his disability. Tiong finds _________ in the virtual field, stating, “Having everyone work online feels really great. Because when everyone is together online, I don’t feel like there’s actually much of a _________.”

Despite the __________ he has earned, Tiong remains a supporter for reshaping society’s opinion of success. “We must admit that living with a disability is a (n) __________ challenge in itself. Every day, countless individuals with disabilities __________ difficulties all over the world without media coverage, fighting their battles __________,” Tiong stresses.

His goal is not to lower expectations for individuals with disabilities but to __________ the traditional idea about success. “If we reconsider what it means to succeed, you’ll find that everyone out there who is doing their jobs quietly is __________.”

9 . I was at the North Pole. I was wearing a warm overcoat, a cotton hat, thick gloves and heavy boots. However, I still felt that my hands and feet were _______. There was such a terrible snowstorm that I could _______ see.

I made my way back to the research camp. I had been out in the snow for three hours and I could not _______ my hands. I thought I needed a hot cup of coffee to warm me up and recover some _______. It took a long time to struggle through the thick _______, but I knew I was getting close to the camp, as I could _______ food. I shouted to find out whether there was anyone there, but there was no _______. As I slowly moved on, the snowstorm became worse. It became _______ to see where I was going. I almost believed that I would never find my way.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of _______ from behind. I turned around but there was nothing ________. Maybe it was the sound of the wind. I ________ walking anyway, but stopped when I heard the footsteps ________ again. My heart began to beat faster and faster. I was sweating with ________. All of a sudden, I heard a loud noise ring out through the cold air. It made my blood run cold. I wanted to run, but fear held me ________. A few seconds later, I felt my shoulder was being grasped by a hand. I turned around with my hair standing on end. Thank goodness! It was my friend Tim! What a false ________!

10 . On New Year’s Eve, a teenager survived a terrible house fire. It’s all thanks to the _________ of the family dog, Macho.

Nicole Evans, a single mom, received a(n) _________ call while out of town, learning that her house was on fire. Macho, sensing the coming _________, immediately took action and _________ Nicole’s teenage son, Griffin, around 5:30 a.m., warning him of the _________.

“He kept barking(吠叫)at Griffin and then just gave him a small _________, a couple of them, and awakened him. And Griffin said, ‘What’s happening?’ And as soon as he turned around, there was just no _________ that he had to leave. He had to go _________,” said the mother. “It was probably the _________ experience of my life, when something happened to the person you __________ the most. And there was nothing you could do about it and you couldn’t __________ with him,” she added.

While the __________ of the fire is still under investigation(调查), the family is left with a total loss of their home. Despite the material losses, Nicole __________ the great value of Macho’s quick thinking and loyalty(忠诚).

After the __________, the community has united around the Evans family, __________ a charity group to collect money to help them get their lives back to normal.