1 . Driving is a dangerous activity. Every single day people, for a variety of reasons, are hurt or killed in accidents. One woman, an emergency nurse in the Phoenix, ________ to let a man in an accident become just another motor vehicle death ________.

On the morning of July 26, Leigh Ann just ________ her fourth straight night shift. After a stress-filled day at work, Leigh Ann was ________. She was heading home along the way when she noticed a horrible ________ in the distance. As she got closer, she ________ it was a cement truck turn on its side.

Obviously, it was a(n) ________ accident, and emergency first responders had not yet ________. Leigh Ann knew that she had to act. She hurried over to the truck, ________ crossing the usually busy highway, which was empty at the time.

She then quickly ________ the situation. She discovered the driver was trapped, still ________, but injured and losing blood at an alarming rate. The nurse ________ the man, and then used the man’s belt to stop any further blood loss. Leigh Ann ________ him until the rescue team took him away.

As for what put her in that ________ to help that man, Leigh Ann said. “My professional spirit does direct my ________. I’m far from perfect, but at that particular moment, my previous work encouraged me to give a helping hand.”

2 . The caller said she was in trouble and that he could help. Mom________it and lost thousands of dollars. It took us months to recover her money and her________.

One April morning, my mother’s phone rang. The man that greeted her sounded________“Someone has____to your bank accounts and can take all your money.” The warm voice was exactly what she badly________during her isolation from the community due to COVID-19. The man said he needed information to ensure the money was safe and she tried to follow his________though her brain injury made it rather hard.

He explained slowly what to do and hours later, she said she had to relieve herself. “OK, but Stay on the line_________we will lose our progress.” Then she________the phone on the shelf in the bathroom. Suddenly the phone buzzed with a text-it was my father, checking in. She typed back there was a problem, but she was ________it. Then she________out her worn, printed-out packet of passwords from a pile of books and entered them.

My Mom thoughts he had labored for hours protecting her family. ________, the scammer (诈骗犯) had taken away her personal information and money. After learning the truth, my mother sought to________the conversations with the scammer but just said, “I can’t remember. I don’t know what to do. This was so stupid.”

I tried different means and________got the money back. We didn’t blame her as the internal shame my mom felt could turn into something more________depression and even suicide.

The other day my dad mentioned, “You know, another scammer called your mama. She did the right thing, though. She hung upon him and called me.” My mom was smiling at me and I knew she was________.

3 . As my dad got a new job in southern Florida, we moved here from our old home, school, friends and everything. There were so many_______for me. In a new school full of strangers, could I make friends? Would I _________? My mind was filled with_______.

Being shy and quiet, I read a lot. Loving books and reading helped me get excellent results. Teachers _______me for that. But other kids disliked me getting top_______and answering questions in class. I felt like a ( n ) _______.

Then one day, a tall strong boy in English class walked right over to me. He_______himself. He said he was on the school basketball team. I _______that - he was the star player!

“ Hey,” he said.“ Do you think you could _______ me? You do really well in English class.” I could, and________I would. From that moment on, life at school________. Basketball players walked me to classes and ________ me in hallways. As the team tutor (导师), I fit in. Nobody ________me anymore. I was thankful to be________enough to help the team.

I taught the guys about grammar. They taught me how to dribble (运球) a basketball. More importantly, they gave me the________to be myself - and to be a short girl who really knew how to dribble a basketball!

4 . As a child, I would sit through movies I loved over and over. I dreamed of someday having the ability to create ______ .

But school was difficult for me for many reasons, so becoming a screenwriter seemed ______. When I was fourteen, I was shocked when my ______ were made into a brochure that was ______ to every student. For a week or so, I was treated very ______. Previously invisible, I was now “a published poet” receiving   praise and slaps(拍打) on the back. But an already deep-seated lack of ______ prevented me from having any serious hopes for a career in literature. I felt like those things only happened to other people. ______ I would look at thousands of books and ask myself, “Are all these people ______ than me, or did they just ______ harder?” So, I kept reading, writing and watching movies not only for ______ but to analyse how great stories are told.

The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to ______ .

I had a job that paid well, but I ______ it. Suddenly, the company went out of business, ______ me to choose between getting yet another job I didn’t like and finally being committed to a career as a writer. My ______ was copyediting, which wasn’t writing exactly but almost.

I spent more years swimming in a sea of words, loved it and finally became a ______ as I had wished.

5 . I just had the most beautiful experience with Woolworths in Gladstone Park Shopping Centre. I did an online ______ for my family and went into the store to pick it up. It was ______ for it was my youngest daughter’s second birthday. The young man Adrian was lovely and ______ my order hurriedly. I was happy and ______ with my trolley (购物车) full of groceries and my little kid.

Five to ten minutes later I got four missed ______ from a number in Sydney; clearly it must be a cheat call as I live in Melbourne, I thought. Luckily the online gentleman left a ______ as he knew I would not call back. When I ______ this, I had got home and put my daughter down for her afternoon sleep.

The online gentleman ______ that Gladstone Park Shopping Center was trying to contact me to let me ______ that they left the cold drinks out of my order by chance. I told the gentleman online that I had just put down my kid to sleep and that ______ , I could not return to the ______ to collect my remaining groceries. The online gentleman was so ______ and said he would contact the store and see if they could send them to me for free. I was ______ to hear that.

Half an hour later, the lovely Adrian from Woolworths, who had ______ me earlier, dropped off my order, which totally touched my heart. He even ______ me a box of chocolates to say sorry.

6 . He Delivered for Me

At first, I didn’t know his name and didn’t welcome his interruptions. Though I felt ________ by the unexpected knock on my window, I secretly named him Kris. He was a kind of modern-day Father Christmas, ________ presents and spreading cheer. I hated small talk, but that was before COVID-19 ________ everything, including my feelings toward Kris.

Trapped in my apartment, I desired ________ and company. Far from fearing Kris’s knock, I looked forward to his ________. He brought the stream of stuff I had ________ and would then stay for some face time. We discussed plenty of topics. I even learned his real first ________: Dave. I realized that he meant our five-minute conversations to be a ________ for me—and he was possibly doing the same for others, though he was ________ than ever.

One hot day in July, he told me that the company was changing his ________ of his service. My heart sank as we stood in our usual spots.

“I’m excited for a change,” he said, “but I’m going to miss my ________.”

“Congratulations.” I didn’t know what else to say.

He nodded, “I used to consider my job so ________ but gradually I realized that I was delivering people things they needed, things that brought them ________. Now I decide it is important.”

I couldn’t see his smile through his mask, but I could ________ it. “So wise you are,” I said. “And so important.”

At that, Dave finally pulled down his mask and flashed me a ________.

7 . My father was a farmer. He worked very hard and never complained. He has never gone to school. So, he was a common man ________ little education. But he would teach my sister and ________ lessons through stories.

One day before I was leaving for college, he sat down and took a ________ from his pocket. And he said, “You need to know ________ things before you go out into the world. Remember them, ________ you will be the best person you can be.”

“First, look at the pencil. We know that in order to become a(n) ________ pencil, from time to time, it has to go through being sharpened (使锋利). If this pencil could ________, we could imagine how painful that would be. But that’s ________ it becomes a useful pencil. Life is much the same. No one can live the whole life ________ all the time. Painful experiences and difficulties come to us all. But we build our personalities and we ________ through these chances. Second is to keep in mind that you will be able to make many of your mistakes correct just like this eraser. If we ________ from our mistakes, they’re not mistakes. We can use the lessons to do ________ next time. Third, just like this pencil, every place where you are used, you leave your mark. You’re ________ your own story. Don’t be afraid and never stop writing. And fourth, always remember the most ________ part of you is what’s inside. A pencil is useless without it’s inner part.”

When I feel sad in my life, I’ll think about my ________ words. They give me courage to move on.

8 . When 72-year-old Randy Long was cleaning out his garage not long ago, he came across some practice baseballs he used to throw around with his son and grandson.

Thinking some kids might get ________ of them, he took them to a local baseball cage, where he ________ them along with a touching note that might just bring even the strongest men to tears:

“Hope someone can use these baseballs. I found them when ________ my garage. I pitched (投球) them to my son and grandson for countless ________ . My son is now 46 years old and my grandson is 23 years old. I am 72. They have both ________ away. If you are a father, ________these times. You won’t believe how quickly they will be gone.”

________, Long’s grandson, Ethan Anderson, tweeted about his grandpa’s generous gesture. He never expected the post to go viral. The impact of the story finally hit home when the family ________ by the media, but Anderson says while his grandfather is amazed by all the attention he’s getting, he really doesn’t have much use for social media.

Anderson may be grown-up, but he fondly remembers his grandpa as a thoughtful coach who helped him ________ his true athletic potential. “When I was a kid, we would usually go a few times a week to practice in the cages,” he recalled. “Many times, I didn’t even want to go, but he always wanted me to be the best ________ I could be.”

After the story was shown on the news, Anderson was nearly swept away by the wave of ________ feedback. There are a lot of kids younger than me telling me they’ll cherish the times they have with their dads or granddads,” he told CNN, “And they won’t ________ it for granted anymore.”

“I get to go back and ________ every now and then,” he said. “I just didn’t realize that he missed ________ in the cages. Although he’s moved to Birmingham, about a two-hour drive from Long, Anderson has decided it’s time to team back up with his grandpa on a more ________ basis.

9 . Karen, Judy and I returned to the classroom after lunch, only to find that all our classmates were playing on the playground.

“Wow! How ________ it would be to write on the board especially while everyone is ________,” Judy said, with her eyes lighting up. “We’re all right-handed. Let’s see who can write her ________ best using her left hand.” Then Judy and Karen started ________. I also picked a piece of white chalk from the box and began to write.

After a while, eying the clock, Judy quickly picked up the ________ and began cleaning the board. But to our ________, everything was gone except my name! “How ________ the words are still there?!” Judy’s face was full of questions.

I ________looked at what I used and found it was a white crayon in fact! My knees felt ________. What should I do? What if Mrs. Eiffler knows? Panically, we tried many ways. However, my name ________ there. At last, Karen got a knife... It ________ finally, but we left an abrasion (磨损处) on the board ...

Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion and maybe she ________ minded. But I did. Every time I walked past the board, I ________.

Although over forty years have passed since the event, I still remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never ________. Even if no one else knows, I myself know. Living with a guilty conscience (良知) is a ________ big enough.

10 . A 60-pound bird has been given a second life. His caretakers came up with a (n) _________ solution for putting him on the road to_________. Bill, the turkey, is just one of the many “_________” at the Odd Man Inn Animal Rescue in Washington, home to a number of_________, like goats and chickens.

After Bill was_________ to the nonprofit reserve from a farm, an infected_________ on his right leg left him unable to_________. Although his caretakers managed to get his_________ taken care of by a vet, they quickly realized how_________ it was to turn the turkey over to change his bandages.

Not only that, the vet said the turkey would need to lose__________ if wanted to walk on his right leg again. Rather than__________ their feathered friend, the caretakers adjusted a Walkin’ Wheels wheelchair to help Bill.

The caretakers fitted the wheelchair with a sling (悬带) to__________ Bill’s weight while he got his daily exercise. This has also allowed his caretakers to change his bandages without breaking a__________.

Since Bill began using the wheelchair for his daily__________ therapy (治疗) sessions last week, he has slowly but steadily regained his ability to walk__________, making his caretakers thrilled.