1 . Krista Sheneman was first diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病) around five years ago. Since then, health has become a (n) __________ part of her life.

She __________ that a lot of people weren’t __________ of what she went through on a daily basis as a diabetic and that there were so __________ diabetics in her country. Therefore, she __________ to complete a mission to walk 470 miles across three states, which would offer insight into what diabetics go through.

Throughout this __________, people watched her glucose levels (血糖水平) through an app that’s connected to her glucose monitor. The monitor provided real-time __________ when her glucose levels went too high or low. In this way, she shows what it looks like to be diabetic and reminds people to constantly __________ and make sure that they are eating the __________ things. She added that just something as simple as stress can __________ blood sugar.

To _________ for her walk, she spent eight hours a day on a treadmill (跑步机) while managing her diabetes. She thinks it’s important to bear in mind that there must be unexpected difficulties that she has to __________.

After a great effort, she __________ crossed the finish line. Her walk contributed to people’s understanding of diabetes and has __________ other people who are also battling diabetes by showing them that the __________ can’t stop someone from being active or achieving their goals.

2 . Mr. Jackson is an Australian farmer. He was 400 km away when his aunt _________ her two-year cancer battle. He was _________ to travel to attend his aunt’s funeral because the city was in lockdown (封锁) due to COVID-19. So he _________ his own sheep to show his love, laying out grain (谷物) in the shape of a _________.

He then spread the grain in the shape so that when he _________ his thousands of sheep, they would run to the grain and _________ the vast shape. After experiencing so many times of _________ and failures, he finally made the outline of the shape. Then he let the animals _________ in it. And then the result was _________ on video by a drone (无人机) — it became a __________ after Mr. Jackson shared it online.

“There was no __________ to go to the funeral,” he said. “So I felt __________ and I didn’t really know what to do at first. __________, I got an idea suddenly. I could do a __________ heart on the ground for her.” Mr. Jackson sent the __________to relatives ahead of his aunt’s funeral so it could be played on the funeral.

In recent years, Mr. Jackson has created a few other “sheep artworks” in the shape of __________, such as the shape of the five-pointed star, using his lovely animals. His aunt had always been a __________ of his creations, who had been enjoying his artworks very much.

On Thursday, Mr. Jackson was still under a statewide lockdown. But his video was being played on Australian TV stations and ________ shared on social media. He said, “If my aunt were still alive, she would be __________ to see so many people smiling and __________ the heart I’ve made for her.”

3 . I have a vivid memory from when I was two years old. My uncle was holding me up in the air so I could _________ my mom’s washing machine, and I was _________ by the clothes swimming in circles in the water.

The first real _________ I ever owned was a camel hair overcoat with a matching fur hat. _________ I loved clothing, my mom and grandma _________ my enthusiasm by taking me shopping, pleasing me with fine clothes, and _________ me to care for them.

My love of _________ only deepened as I grew older. I learned how to wash, dry and _________ my own clothes in my teens. While on a college-student _________, I washed my wool sweaters myself to save money. What I __________ from the lessons of my laundry teacher were not just the how-tos. He explained five “love languages”— ways to __________ and experience love. Mine is service. That’s what caring for clothes __________ for my grandma, for my mom, and now for me. __________ duty, service is the way I show others love —__________ I’m washing my husband’s shirts, or washing the tablecloth in preparation for a party.

Changing our mindsets from __________ cleaning clothes to caring for others is key to changing our __________ about laundry. Caring for our loved ones’ clothes shows them love. When their clothes are __________, smell wonderful, and look great, our loved ones feel as if they can __________ the world, and their days become brighter.

That’s __________ for you and your clothes as well. And don’t you __________ that?

4 . Today is my last day volunteering at the Sustainable Community Development project in Cambodia. It's time to _________ and say goodbye to everyone I met and this beautiful country. I spent five weeks here and _________ fell in love with the country, the experience, and especially the _________ at school.

In the beginning, I was a bit _________ since I am not a teacher and _________ is not my mother language. There were two teachers and one _________ in every class. The translator, called Vaung, was very _________ and willing to help us to _________ the kids when they did not understand what we were saying. We used to _________ the classes in advance. In fact, all the __________ were very good. The kids were happy and they would understand and appreciate, at all times, that we were doing volunteering work. They looked like they __________ to learn English well.

In the same __________ , the kids had different levels of English. There were kids that would __________ us while others that would just repeat anything we would say. So we had six different classes: in five of them we __________ basic English and in the sixth one we could teach English that was a bit more __________ to kids with a higher level of English. The kids would forget many things they learnt the previous day, so we would need to repeat a lot and be very __________. However, we did get to know them very well. We spent hours playing with them and trying to improve their English skills. From the first day there were always free smiles and hugs on hand!

In short, it has been the best __________ of my life! Before the trip, I did not know what exactly to __________from the program, but it was a complete surprise. I __________ this program to any person that expects to give __________.

5 . When I was younger, it was as if my family lived on the road. We were so _______ to packing our truck and trailer and going on the road to our _______ . Typically, these travels would _______ long road trips. Sometimes we would _______ friends. And other times we would be visiting _______ . Although some trips were short-lived, the experiences, _______ , and things I have learned from them would be _______ .

In Mexico, I learned more about the ethnicity (种族) I belong to. Here in the US, I have learned large amounts of knowledge about how culture can _______ from state to state and how it affects everyone else. The people we met on our journeys also contributed to the memories I now _______ of traveling experiences.

As you get older, you start to become ________ of the fact that not everyone was ________ like you and there is more to the world than the ________ bubble we tend to view ourselves in. Taking a little bit from everything ________ the bubble, though. And taking the time to ________ all the new things, we can build our character even more.

Humans have the natural wanderlust (旅行癖), and a strong ________ to explore. We travel every day, even if we don’t ________ it. Going to work or school is just as much traveling as taking a trip to Europe. Everything can be turned into an ________ , and there is something to see at every corner.

Taking the time to ________ that everything we do can be a learning experience can ________ change the way we view our lives. So we should take the time now while we are young to understand this and take ________ of it because we only have so long to live, and there is so much of this world to be seen.