1 . I went to get a coffee this morning. A lovely lady came up to me and said, “You’re so pretty and I love your dress.” It made me feel _________.

Then I dropped my car off for repair, and the girl _________ me had attractive nails, so I said, “Your nails are _________ painted.” She said thank you.

I then got an Uber back with a middle-aged Asian man, and on the way, we _________ a very weak elderly man, and the Uber driver was so kind. Not only did he _________ to me but he got out and _________ the old man to the car, fastened him in, made sure he was _________, and comforted him. When he dropped me off, I said, “What a kind man you are!” I left him a big _________. He then messaged me later and said _________.

Later today, I got an Uber back to get my __________. When I got in, I praised the lady for her perfume (香水), saying how __________ it was. We talked for a while. Then half way through the journey, she __________ in her bag and gave me her perfume. She said, “It’s a __________ from me to you.”

I left her a huge tip, too, just as a reminder that sometimes a simple __________ can make someone’s day. Never be afraid to __________ something beautiful to someone. You may just make their day better.

2 . Even when you have confidence in yourself, your goals will sometimes seem out of reach. When that happens, get hold of the people who _________ you and your goals and don’t let go!

When I was younger, I _________ because life felt so hard. I had _________to become a teacher or a business administrator. I knew I needed a college degree, but I had _________ believing in myself. Then a teacher in my high school _________ me. He told me three things: First, if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be _________ to get anyone else to believe in you. Second, never let other people’s _________ to see your brilliance prevent you from being brilliant. And third, despite life’s _________, stick to creating the future you want.

Early in my _________, I was teaching a workshop when a person in the audience yelled out to me. He told me I had __________ made a job choice and had a bright future. This __________ feedback (反馈)came at just the right time, because while the audience didn’t know it, I was __________ self-doubt.

Even now, I __________ myself that I have a bright future. That’s what I tell myself when I __________ success and failure. You have a bright future ahead. Think about this every single day. Remember your talents, skills, and interests. Explore the jobs that interest you, and have courage—and most __________, believe in yourself.

3 . A preschool teacher decided to add a very special person to her list of students: Her beloved dad!

When teaching kids how to read and write, Lucy Floreshas has given more _______ about the fact that her dad never even had the _______ to learn how to write his own name. For this reason, she decided she could be the _______ teacher for him!

Lucy says her Spanish-speaking dad, Luciano, was a little _______ at first. His desire to learn, _______, was greater than anything and so the _______ began! Lucy posted a TikTok video of her dad where he was _______ how to write his name, which now has more than two million _______-and counting! She also posted a video where she _______ a little bit about her father’s background.

Her dad was born in Mexico and had a ________ childhood. Because of poverty, he had to drop out of school after first grade so that he could work to help ________ his family. At 15, he moved to the States. Ever since then, he’s been working in ________. Because it’s not something where he has to write frequently.

“Overall, I’m so excited that he chose to ________ to learn.” said Lucy.

Lucy gives her dad writing lessons three days a week for two hours, and the hard work has ________ Luciano can now write his name and is even starting to read books! His story has ________ touched thousands of hearts and proves that it is never too late to learn.

4 . Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblooded called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was _________, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only _________with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’ s ability to be_________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows - sometimes her own shadow!

One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were_________the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she_________ to sniff(嗅) and give all the _________that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried.

At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly_________with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle of the track, was a brown_________. This time it was my _________to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly__________, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer worried.

I have heard that horses have a better sense of__________ than dogs. I hadn't seen it __________ before that moment.__________, while we waited in reality for just a second or two - but for what felt like a century - the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush.

Holly then__________, leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been __________for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps or their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear.

5 . At the end of my first year of high school, I realized I needed to find a summer job. I was tired of having to ask my parents for ________. I wanted to go to the shopping center or movies with friends without having to ask for $20 from my parents. I imagined having a job at a store or at a summer camp where I could play games with children. But what actually happened was ________. The only job I managed to find was cleaning up tables at a local restaurant.

At first, the idea of clearing tables upset me. The thought of getting up at dawn (黎明) to clean up after people made me ________ ever asking for a job. The first day was terribly ________. I was running around, racing to get a table ready for the waiting customers. I’ll never forget how ________ I felt that day, but I’ll also never forget sitting down for lunch with my co-workers for the first time. People of my age or ten years older all sat together and talked about their days. All of a sudden I was a part of that, and it felt good to be so ________.

I’ve now worked at the ________ for almost one year. I’ve learned to be happy about getting up so early, because I know there’re going to be a few good ________ every day there.

From starting there as a shy student, I’ve been able to grow into a person that can go up and ________ anyone, at work or anywhere else. I’m also not as sensitive (敏感的) as I used to be—getting an impolite customer might make me feel bad, but very soon I can laugh it off with my co-workers. The little job has given me so much, and I can’t wait to go back and continue to ________ from my experience.

6 . John lived in a beautiful home with his parents. One day, his father found him _________ and asked if something was wrong. John said sadly, “I have so many _________ in life, which cause me unhappy.”

John’s father patiently listened to him. Then he brought a bowl and placed a potato, an egg and some coffee beans (豆) in it. He asked John to _________ the things in the bowl, and tell what he felt about them. John described _________ he felt about each of them after touching.

The father smiled and asked John to place them all in three different bowls and pour _________ in them. He then boiled them all. After a few minutes, he father _________ the stove and put all the bowls on the counter to _________ them down.

Ten minutes later, John’s father let John touch them _________ and feel the egg, potato, and coffee beans. John had a _________ answer this time. And he said, the potato’s skin was easier to peel (剥皮) as it had turned very __________ , the egg had hardened, and there was a fresh pleasant coffee smell coming from the __________.

Hearing these words, his father __________ and told him how the potato, egg, and coffee beans reacted to unfavorable (相反的) __________ . The potato had become soft, the egg had turned very __________, and the coffee beans had changed their form __________ during their testing time in the boiling water.

7 . On Alice’s graduating day, her proud father congratulated his excited daughter, “Alice! You have now graduated from university with honors! I’m so glad and pleased! You know I have a car, which is pretty _________ I acquired it many years ago. But before I give it to you, please take it to the used-car lot downtown and tell people that you are considering to _________ it. See how much they can offer you.”

The daughter went to the used car market, returned and said, “Dad, they _________ me $1,000 because it has travelled too far. And it looks almost _________.”

The father instructed, “Now, take it to the pawn shop (当铺).”

Off the daughter went there and soon returned home, sighing, “The shop-owner offered just $200 _________ truly, they could see that it is a very extremely old-fashioned car. Not up-to-date tall.”

The father _________ asked his daughter to go to a car club that weekend and show them the car. She took it to the club where she was pleasantly _________!

“Dad, some people in the club offered me $50,000 for it since it’s a special unique car which is sought out after by many!”

The father exclaimed (惊叫), “Amazing, isn’t it? You see the _________ place values you the right way. Therefore, if you are not valued by someone, do not be angry. Do not stay. It just means you are in the wrong place. Those who know your true value are those who _________you. Never stay in a place where no one sees your value. Find your right ____________!”