1 . Last Tuesday I took my two daughters to town by car. It began to rain __________ so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I __________ a shop. I told them not to __________ anything and told them I would be __________ within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left __________ happily looking out of the window.

I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __________! I could hardly believe my__________. The car doors were __________ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being ____________, I ran to the corner of the street ____________ there was no sign of them. I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked whether she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

Feeling quite sick with ____________, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __________ to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I ___________ a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and inside were two very red-face and excited children. They had obviously ___________ the back seat, climbed behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. With tears in my eyes, I ___________ and pulled their ears.

2 . I’ve had the opportunity to look after my mother a lot recently. I want to _______ the experience, in hopes that others can be _______.

A couple of days ago, my mom had to have an operation to _______ a tumor (肿块), which, _______, is right on her face. With all the _______ I could gather, I stayed with her throughout the operation, and then continued to stay by her bedside for the next two days, as she _______ in the hospital.

She seemed in good _______, despite the pains from the operation. I really tried to keep her _______. We talked happily about funny memories, and I did everything I could to put a _______ on her face.

After the doctor said it was okay for her to return home, I took her home, and have since been taking care of her in whatever ________ way I can - cooking her food, doing housework, and changing her bandages (绷带).

Like a lot of mothers, she ________ that she should do all these things on her own. And of course, I’m sure she can... but I won’t ________ her. I really think it’s good for us to help people close to us, even if they demand to do things on their own and ________ our help.

I’ve learned and grown so much from the opportunity to ________ my mother, and I wish everyone the opportunity to help someone ________ you.

4 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical intern (实习生), made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a heavy rain struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to withdraw them, Yu _________ to get out. As he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white medical coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) to those in low-temperature shock from the cold water and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ and needed all his concentration to perform another CPR. What a good man!

5 . I was 16 years old and on a week-long trip to visit Hainan. On the way our group had stopped in Sanya for a few days. We were staying in a building and had been ___________ not to go out alone. It wasn’t long ___________, though, I was feeling ___________   and decided to sneak out (偷偷走) for a short walk. I was going down a street ___________ I saw other people keeping a long ___________ from someone sitting on the sidewalk. His clothes were ___________. His skin was dirty and I could smell him from several ___________ away. I stopped. I had never seen a homeless person before. Then my mind flashed back and I realized I was once a homeless person.

It was a summer night in my 11th year when the home I grew up caught in ___________ in the middle of the night. I can still remember all of us standing outside while the fire ___________ everything we had. ____________, friends took us in that night. Our small town community came to help us. They fed us, brought us clothes and within a few days helped Dad rent a house. I could remember feeling loved and blessed even after losing so much. The homeless man sitting in front of me, however had no one to love and help him. I could see the ____________ in his eyes. I only had a few dollars left in my wallet but I didn’t ____________. I ____________ down and handed it to this fellow, talked with him, and wished him well before I left.

We are all equal (平等的) around the world. It doesn’t ____________   the color of our skin, our gender, our education, or whether we live in a big house or a cardboard box. We need to give our love ____________ to everyone everywhere. People will pass on this love to more people in need.

6 . The crowd at the airport moved forward. The ________ had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane ________ . No one was in a good mood. An old man got ________ in the middle of the rush. He fell down without being able to break his fall. His head hit the concrete floor. ________ poured from his forehead. He appeared to be unconscious. Everyone ________ past him, but Dana ________ help.

A minute later, a young airline employee showed up. ________ looking at the old man, she told Dana to get aboard her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away.

Dana screamed for help. An airport supervisor appeared. He told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until a(n) ________ arrived. The supervisor said her plane would leave without her. Dana said that she didn’t ________ .

An ambulance and two paramedics (护理人员) ________ arrived. The paramedics said that the man would be ________ , but he would need stitches (缝针). They put him into the ambulance and ________ .

On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling, Dana saw the employee who had initially ________ the old man. The employee said, “You’re ________ the plane didn’t leave without you.”

“The plane?” Dana asked. “Who cares about the plane? How could you be so ________ ? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?”

7 . A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a _______on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she _______it.

For most people, that would be the _______ of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell found the letter. He had just_______ his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the _______ on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. “I _______ it was a gift,” said Carrell. “I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really _______ me.” Carrell thought the letter would _______ someone’s day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, _______ one man.

“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s ________,” said Carrell.

The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t ________ you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to ________ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.

“Eventually the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are ________ for what James Carrell did.” We often forget the power of ________ things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a ________impression.

8 . While I was riding bike, I noticed a man about a half mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed. I decided to _________ him. I had about one mile to go on the road before turning around.

I started to ride faster, and every block, I _________ closed the distance. Finally, I _________ him and passed him. He was not even _________ that we were in a race, but I felt like a _________.

After 1 made it, I _________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that 1 had _________ my turn, and that I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.

Isn’t that what _________ in life? We spend most of our time competing with neighbors, friends and family, trying to beat them or trying to be more _________ than them—while in fact there was __________ a competition.

We spend most of our time and energy competing with others instead of reaching our __________, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies(命运) as a result.

__________ competition is a continuous process, a never-ending cycle a race of life. No matter what you do, someone will always be __________ you: someone with a better job. a nicer car and more money.

Feel __________ for what life has offered you. Stay focused on your __________ and live a healthy life. There is no competition in destiny. Run your own race of life and wish others well!