1 . It was time to go back to school. I was excited to see friends I hadn’t seen in a really long time, but, to be honest, I was also nervous about all the new staff. That was why I _______ that I was extra well _______ .

My plan was to wake up early, put on my carefully _______ clothes and eat my carefully chosen breakfast. I would enter my brand-new classroom, and feel calm, cool and _______ for the rest of the day.

I have to say, everything went according to plan — _______ well, it didn’t.

My new teacher. Mr. Jax who seemed very strict and serious, asked each of us to tell a quick story about our _______. Most kids seemed pretty shy after being away from their _______ for a spell. As Susan talked about her family’s road trip, I heard a _______ scratchy-scratchy sound coming from under my desk. Was it the sound my hamster (仓鼠) makes when he is fluffing (抖松) up his _______? I ________ my backpack — and very quickly zipped it back up again. I had no idea when, why, or how Mr. Nibbles had ________ into my backpack, but there he was!

My heart pounded. This was ________ not how my first day back to school was supposed to go! “Arizona, it’s your turn,” said Mr. Jax. I sat still awkwardly but finally made words come out of my mouth, explaining what was ________ .

To my surprise, Mr. Jax comforted softly. “ The first day of school can be ________ for all of us.” Then he asked the class if anyone wanted to share ideas to help Mr. Nibbles feel more comfortable. As we ________ this. I noticed that trying to figure out how to help Mr. Nibbles helped all of us feel less anxious and calmed my nerves.

I’m sorry to hear that you haven’t been feeling well recently. But the doctor is__________—you do need to take more exercise. I have some__________that you might find helpful.

First, remember that you don’t have to __________non-stop for 30 minutes or a whole hour__________, try to do small amounts of exercise whenever you can. For example, try taking the stairs up to your flat instead of the__________.When you study for a long time, remember to take regular breaks.

Second, you don’t have to__________to exercise in good weather. Many forms of exercise can be done outside the gym. You can do some__________in the school playground, in the park or around your community. All you need is a pair of __________shoes.

Finally, I understand that exercise alone can be boring, but you could invite your family and friends to __________with you. Encourage them to take exercise too so that you can have fun exercising together. This way, you are more likely to __________with your exercise routine.

I hope you’ll soon feel happier and healthier.

All the best.

Rachel

3 . The virtue, responsibility, means a duty to complete a task, which can be either ______by someone else or even may have been created out of our own ______ and circumstances. It must be taken seriously and as a(n) ______ man, you should put your best efforts to ______the task to completion.

The sense of responsibility should be ______since the teenage years, as it is the best time to learn good habits and ______. Although there is no age to learn something new, it is again   the responsibility of teachers and parents to ______ their children to learn the ______ of responsibility from the beginning.

The responsibility of an individual may change with situation and ______. The significance of responsibility usually ______ with age. A student should learn to be a(n) ______ person for his school and home activities, not to make his parents ______, to set a good example for his younger siblings or juniors at school, to be responsible to the society and ______ and being a responsible citizen. A teacher is______responsible for leading the   students to the right path and to help them learn the values of life as well as the ______subject.

Now, some of you may be ______ what will happen if we do not fulfill those responsibilities. Will there be any ______ for not doing so? In that case, you will be ______and lose the purpose of living. It is because, to fulfill one’s responsibility, you may meet some difficult situations and while dealing with those ______times, you are actually learning important lessons and ______ of those challenging fights will definitely help you further.

4 . As an immigrant from China, my mother loves Chinese culture deeply. She _________ Chinese food every night. She prefers to do it herself at home because she thinks the local restaurants aren’t authentic. _________, strangely enough, she likes to take my son to Panda Express to have _________ with her friends who are also from China. She is even _________ to point it out whenever they are at a food court.

Why is American Chinese food not _________ among some Chinese Americans? How is American Chinese food not better than _________ Chinese food? I can’t _________ that it’s not as good as authentic Chinese food. In fact, authentic Chinese food really tastes better while American Chinese food _________ to have food with its own taste — they are right for different persons. It’s important to _________ American Chinese food from authentic Chinese food. They are not the same __________ and have their own characteristics. So they should be treated __________. That’s why my mother thinks that Panda Express is not very authentic, but can still __________ it. Actually, American Chinese food is often created by Chinese immigrants according to their own preferences. As people from various countries have differences in their __________, it is changing.

My mother has a deep feeling for authentic Chinese food and restaurants, so I decide to open a restaurant where she and other immigrants can feel the __________ of Chinese family dinner. My son says he’ll learn Chinese cooking skills from me, which, I think, should be __________ from age to age. Likewise, I’ll also pass on the Chinese food culture to the world.

5 . Years ago, while working as a psychologist at a children’s institution in England, I encountered David, a 14-year-old boy facing extreme loss. His father died when he was still a baby, and his mother ________ away the previous year. David was mentioned to me by his head teacher, who expressed ________ about his deep sadness and refusal to ________.

During our first meetings, David remained silent, ________ in a chess book on my table. Noticing that, I suggested we play a chess game. He didn’t look up at me, but gently ________. After the chess game, I invited him to comeback next week to play chess game together. Seeing his hesitation. I patted him on the head ________ and said, “I know it hurts.” Since that, we played chess every Wednesday afternoon-in complete   ________ and without making any eye ________.

As winter turned to spring, David’s behavior ________. He started engaging more energetically with the________. One day, as lilacs (丁香花) blossomed, he looked up and said, “It’s your turn.” From that moment, David began to open up. He formed friendships, and even expressed his   ________ of attending university. Our treatment ceased as he accepted and started living his own life.

________on this experience, I realized the powerful impact of time and the importance of being a ________ presence. In our silent chess games, healing occurred, demonstrating that even in the face of ________ pain, time and   ________ can bring about positive change.

6 . There’s a special bond between good parents and their children that is a beautiful thing to see.

They care about every________of their children’s life, from the tiniest issues to the biggest heartbreaks.

Elizabeth Bautista Boyd of Oklahoma is________to have such a father who still________and protects her, even though she is a grown-up 38-year-old working woman now. Boyd drove to work on a________winter morning, and the roads were frozen.________this, her dad did something amazing for her.

She________photos of her father’s act of kindness on a social networking website________by the touching words: “You guys…This is my dad. He’d driven to my company parking lot and waited for me to________, so he could salt the icy road from my________to the company’s front door. He did this to________that I, his 38-year-old daughter, wouldn’t________Oh! Love you, Daddy.”

The photos show her dad with a bag of salt,________spreading a path of salt across the icy road. This simple but________gesture of a father’s love for his daughter has________thousands of hearts online. In around 24 hours, it obtained over 70,000 reactions and over 76,000 shares.

Some________“What an amazing Daddy you have!” and one person wrote: “Definitely give him a huge hug, big enough for all of us.

7 . One afternoon, I had to drive through down town Houston during rush hour. As I was ________ slowly along the loop, I came upon a construction slowdown. The loop has an exit, putting more ________ onto the freeway.

As I ________ the final stretch inside the loop, the traffic nearly came to a stop. As we inched slowly forward, the road ________ to two lanes from four lanes. In Houston, during rush hour, that’s a huge problem.

I was ________ going to be late for my next client appointment, but there was nothing I could do. Therefore, I had to be ________. As I inched forward, I ________ an 18-wheeler sitting on the right side of the road with the left blinker on. He’s trying to merge into traffic, but no one ________ to let him in.

A ________ came to me. As I got closer, I moved across the line so that I was in the middle of both lanes. When I got directly behind him, I ________ my lights as I turned my car almost sideways to be certain to ________ both lanes.

Horns were louder, but what happened next stunned everyone to silence. The truck driver ________ his 18-wheeler into my lane and stopped his truck. He then stepped out onto the step on the side of his truck, turned, looked directly at me, took off his cowboy hat, ________ it to me and took a full bow. He then got back into his truck and drove on.

His ________ made me feel so good. I also feel certain that I am not the only person who witnessed that bow and I was affected deeply by his act of kindness and ________.

8 . Templer was a tour guide in Zimbabwe, leading a canoe (皮划艇) safari down the Zambezi River. During the expedition, Templer’s canoe _______ the way, with the other two canoes to follow.

Things were going the way they were supposed to go. Everyone was having a pretty good time. Eventually, they _______ a dozen hippos, which were territorial animals. That’s not _______ on the Zambezi, Africa’s fourth-longest river. They weren’t alarmed at first as they were at a safe _______.

Templer tried to steer (率领) the group safely around them. However, the third canoe was off the planned _______ and was attacked by an aggressive hippo. The guide named Evans on the canoe fell into the water. Templer went to _______ him. He was getting closer to Evans. He was _______— it was kind of a made-for-Hollywood movie — Evans was reaching up. Their _______ almost touched. And then the water between them just _______. Before he knew it, Templer was up to his waist down a hippo’s throat. His legs were trapped but his hands were ________. So he tried to hold onto the hippo’s tusks (长牙) to ________being torn apart. The hippo must have been uncomfortable because it spat him out. So he quickly burst to the ________, and breathed some fresh air. With others’ help, Templer and Evans made it out of the river.

Despite the unpleasant experience, Templer ________to work as a tour guide. He also became an advocate for hippo ________, recognizing that the animals were not inherently aggressive but were ________ defending their territory.

9 . Happiness can be difficult to find. But even when happiness seems almost impossible, it can be obtained with a shift in ways of thinking or simply a _______.

I volunteered at an elderly care home this past summer. _______, I didn’t think much about the visits to the residents. There couldn’t be anything _______ to talk about with old people, right? But as I got to know them my outlook — and life — completely _______.

One resident I remember vividly was a woman with a friendly smile. I _______ a collection of porcelain (瓷制的) shoes, in varying sizes, beside her window. “Those are really pretty,” I said. The woman’s face instantly lit up. “Ah yes! I used to _______ them when I was younger,” she said, carefully _______ a shoe with a beautiful design. “My daughter bought it for me. I saw it in an antique store and just knew I had to have it.” I could feel the _______ in her voice.

I visited another resident who kept her wedding photograph next to her bed. The photograph, though _______ and black-and-white, showed the pure joy on the bride’s and groom’s faces. Along with the photograph, she ________ postcards and letters from her family. Looking at the pictures on the postcards, she could ________ she was traveling around the world with them.

These stories — so familiar, yet so distant from my ________ — made me see what truly defines happiness. Despite their old ________, the residents had happy memories of friends and family, and a great deal of experiences to ________. All these little details turn into their own ________ of happiness. I must make the most of life so that one day I can unearth my own tiny pieces of happiness.

10 . I wasn’t raised to be a fan of snails (蜗牛). I was always taught that if we see a snail on a plant, we should pick it off and_________on it. This brought us the kind of giggly (咯咯傻笑的) _________that only children experience. We loved it. However, my_________on snails has changed, as I’ve grown older. They bring me a different kind of happiness.

The first time I thought of snails as more than a_________was when I saw something that_________ me in my garden. A small snail, _________a hard shell, moved slowly toward one_________bud and explored it. The exploration lasted for quite a while and, _________enough, the bud turned into a full bloom. Watching the snail carefully touching the flower_________me of the lyric: “Snails see the beauty in every inch.” I realized that the snail is probably a best representation of__________and taking life slowly.

Then, I__________the snail in my palm. It was scared by the sudden move and immediately__________back into its shell. I thought it would__________inside for several minutes, but shortly after gutting used to the takeaway, the snail poked its head out again. It was not just hiding but__________.

Giving ourselves time to nourish (滋养) inside and out, and waiting for the right__________to reenter the exciting life, is extremely restorative and worthwhile.