1 . As an assistant manager at a restaurant, I encountered a heart-warming experience. One day, a father and his young son _________ the restaurant and spent a very long time looking through the menu. _________ , the father came up and started asking me about _________ because his son was allergic(过敏的)to some food.

At some point, the boy, who was probably six or seven, _________ me a laminated(覆膜的) card that listed all his allergies. They were a lot. It was _________ for me to remember them, and I didn’t know what the seasoning mixtures were, so I asked to borrow the _________ so I could go check. He _________ , and off I went.

It _________ that many of our seasoning and sauces contained allergens for the boy. After much effort, I found a _________ option for him and took extra precautions due to his meat allergy. The father was grateful and explained they had __________ to find suitable dining options. This __________ the beginning of a special connection, as they became __________ customers, visiting at least once a week.

The positive __________ I received was a heartening reminder that through genuine care and understanding, we can make a __________ . It reinforces my commitment to ensure that each guest’s experience is memorable and that they can __________ their unique needs.

2 . When my grandmother was a teenager, her family moved to Transylvania. To make money, she began ________ in a bakery (面包店). For two or three years, she threw herself into ________ desserts and became an excellent baker. It was there that she met my grandfather, got ________, and had two children: My mother and my uncle.

My grandparents treated us very well as kids, especially when it came to ________. We often stayed with them on the weekends and as an excellent cook with a ________ tooth, my grandmother always made sure to serve dessert after every single meal. It became a ________for her to make us a different dessert every Sunday. Of all the desserts, my sister Adriana and I ________ papanasi, a traditional Romanian dessert made of sweet cow cheese (奶酪), best.

After moving to Canada when I was a young girl, my family found it ________to find a suitable cheese for the recipe (食谱) for papanasi. Back in Romania, there was always fresh cow cheese at the farmers market, and we could ________buy this cheese. When I ________ my baking skills like my grandmother and finally found the ________cheese, the recipe turned out just right. It was like I could see her clapping (鼓掌) and ________ in the room with me.

My grandmother passed away when I was 9. Over the years, baking has become my way of _______ her. Every time I make papanasi I _______ her.

Family recipes and the love within them are not limited to space and time. The years may pass, but through this recipe, we’ll always ________ each other.

3 . “What’s your name? ” My fifteen-ear-old daughter, Jessica, asked a stranger on the street. Her eyes sparkled with ________ and her face wore a broad smile. I wish she could make it because she has a disability with autistic (自闭症的). I stood nearby, waiting ________ for any potential result.

To be honest, the ________ nature of hers is a result of her disability. Ever since Jessica was real young, she had ________ right up to strangers on the street and ________ a conversation, never expecting to be refused. Children with autism don’t relate well to others. As her mum, my thoughts are ________. On one hand, I tried my best to prevent her from ________ others. On the other hand, I don’t want her to be discouraged. Happily, when Jessica talks with someone, it always ________ me that people patiently answer her, although they must sense she’s a bit different.

What about this time? Would this man respond kindly or just ________ her and walk away? A few minutes later, Jessica skipped to me. Obviously, it was a successful ________. Jessica shared with me the ________ they had talked about, which would certainly ________ my daughter’s day. The man just treated her like an ordinary girl, nothing special from others.

As we continued on our way, I felt a renewed sense full of ________ for the future. Despite my daughter’s problem, an equal ________ the kind people gave her created a moment of ________ interaction.

4 . Power of Perseverance (毅力)

There was once a young man named David. Born into a humble family, David had to _________ to make ends meet. However, he was determined to rise above his _________ and achieve greatness.

When David was in high school, he faced bullying (欺负) from his schoolmates, which left him feeling _________. But instead of giving way to the negativity, he chose to see the situation as a chance for _________. He _________ throughout the tough times and found strength in overcoming his difficulties.

After graduation, David had a dream of becoming a successful businessman. However, he had no money or _________ in the business world. But he refused to give up.

David _________ his first business project with just a few hundred dollars in his pocket. It was a struggle at first, but he struggled on. Slowly but _________ his business began to _________. As time passed, his company __________ into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. His__________ and hard work paid off. David learned that tough conditions are not a__________ but a powerful driving force that can __________ us to achieve great things.

David’s __________ indicates that we all have the __________ to turn our difficulties into opportunities for growth and success.

5 . Our little dog, Dio, had grown to ten pounds before I could teach him how to go up and down the stairs. He ________ like a wind-up toy on four short legs and he was top-heavy. Anytime he tried to waddle (蹒跚行走) down the three brick stairs on our front porch, he would ________ doing a handstand with his tail waving in the ________ . Therefore, there was no way he could ________ the seventeen steps between the two ________ of our house. It was up to me to ________ him upstairs and when he wanted to come down again he would stay at the top of the stairs, barking ________ for my attention.

Once his little legs were ________ enough to keep his fat belly from scraping (剐蹭) every stair, I decided it was time for him to ________ to go downstairs on his own. He hated every second of the process— ________ the treats I gave him at the bottom of each step. I would pat(轻拍)him first, then hold his front legs and ________ place them on the next step down and then his back legs. Then, I gave him a treat. Once he stopped shivering (哆嗦), I would ________ him down to the next step the same way. By the time we got to the bottom, he would run off, ________ that I had made him face his fear.

One day, I noticed him go halfway up the stairs, stop, ________ , and then run back down the stairs on his own. He was doing this repeatedly. He was ________ ! After that day, he became an expert at taking the stairs.

6 . I have never been a very self-assured person. Leaving India for the United Kingdom to pursue my research career, I felt more out of_______than ever before. At work, I_______away from engaging in_______or putting forward my opinions. I was afraid my colleagues would find how weak I really felt. I started to_______more and more to myself.

That began to change after consultant suggested I _______a nearby concert by a famous singer from my home country. So, there I was in the_______concert hall, surrounded by_______— all of us clapping and singing along to the_______songs. It proved to be a turning point.

I began to do more things_______, including going out for ice cream and to the movies. I even planned a day trip to a picturesque city a few hours away. Soon I wanted to venture farther away. I decided on a________solo hiking and sightseeing trip to the Alps. At first, I________to join the chance conversations with strangers. But eventually, I started to enjoy listening to others’ stories and telling mine.

My growing________carried over to work, where I started to________and put forward my opinions. I________colleagues to design and conduct experiments. I finally felt like a________and active member of the group.

7 . As I walked to the market, I saw an old and dirty man sitting in front of a shop. It was ________ that he was a beggar looking for help. I made a ________ that on my way back I would give him whatever ________ I had. A few feet away was a drunk-looking man ________ on the pavement and no one who passed by ________ , including me.

When I returned to see the ________ old man was still there, I felt a sense of ________ to offer some help. I took out all the change to hand it over to him. He hardly looked into my eyes but ________ his head as though saying that he did not need it. I ________ and pushed it into his hand.

As I was ________ of my great act of charity, the man walked up to the drunk man and asked him something.________ , I couldn’t hear what he said. I only noticed him walk to the tea shop and buy some food with the ________ money I gave. Then, he went back to the man, helped him to sit and eat the food. He ________ I was still there, so he explained that man had not eaten for two days and had no ________ to sit up. And that was why he collapsed (昏倒) on the pavement.

Suddenly I felt so small and admired the ________ of the old man who had so little compared to me.

8 . In November 2020, a polar bear named Suka gave birth to several little ones, including Laerke. Laerke and her brothers and sisters were the first polar bears successfully born and _______ in the Detroit Zoo since 2004.

Days after her _______ , Laerke became significantly inactive and appeared increasingly _______. She was sent off to the zoo’s health complex for _______ , but by the time she returned home, her mom no longer _______ Laerke as her cub (小熊).

Without having any other polar bear who would _______ her, she would have to go without a _______, or so they thought. _______, that’s right when Jebbie needed a new home! Jebbie, the baby grizzly bear was _______ all by himself helplessly in Tok, Alaska, when he was ________ and taken to the Detroit Zoo, where he and Laerke had been gradually getting to know each other.

After some time, Jebbie and Laerke became best ________! The zookeepers have since posted pictures and videos of them playing, showing just how ________ they are. Together, they’re able to wrestle in the grassy tundra (苔原), splash around in the freshwater or saltwater pools, and play with toys ________.

“We’re excited that we are able to give Jebbie a home and ________ a much-needed friend for Laerke,” said Scott, chief life sciences officer of the Detroit Zoo. “This social development is critically ________ for both Laerke and Jebbie.”

9 . One day before the last Christmas, my wife, Charlotte, was busy decorating our Christmas tree. I reached for my _______to capture the tree. After only a couple of minutes, Started complaining, “I can’t make the_______ right. I wish Sophie were here telling me what to do. I miss her.”

Several months before, my daughter, Sophie, bad gone to New York. She was not there to give me_______. Charlotte was working in silence while I clicked and_________. The photos didn’t have___________, so I’d had enough, dropping my camera onto the sofa. Each Christmas light seemed to refuse to_________. Somehow, I found the tree didn’t look_________without much colour.

“I think I did things differently this year.” Charlotte looked at me and added, “I think the tree looks great.” But I didn’t. I wanted a_________tree. More importantly, I wanted Sophie to be_________with us.

The morning after that day, I got up a little earlier. I plugged in the________, and turned towards the tree and stood in silence. In the semidarkness, the Christmas tree was ________like a diamond.

At that time, I realized I was________. My wife had decorated the tree________. It was magical and came__________in the morning light. The tree drew my eyes, reminding me to be grateful to those around me and look for the beauty ________in life.

10 . Eugenie George was a financial writer and educator from Philadelphia. When she first heard that her friend Jean passed a financial counseling exam, her heart ________. She’d failed the same test weeks earlier, and she ________the certificate to advance her career.

But then, instead of being ________, she called Jean. “I told her I failed and ________I was envious,” she said. George knew that being honest would reduce her ________and she was surprised that when she shifted her ________, she could share her friend’s happiness and experience her own, in turn. “I congratulated her and told her she________ me,” she said. Jean was impressed by George’s honesty and ________that she would share her joy. Jean expressed her gratitude and shared with George her ________in preparing for the exam and offered some practical methods. “You can ________me whenever in need. And I am ________sure that you can do it next time,” Jean told George. Although the two were in different states talking on the phone, they felt they had never been so________

Finding pleasure in another person’s good ________ will make the relationship more close and enjoyable.________ in someone else’s joy can also develop resilience（适应力）, improve life ________and help people cooperate during a conflict.