1 . Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep ________ because my grandfather held a ________ position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a ________ family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and ________ well.

I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ________ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ________ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ________ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.

My grandfather ________ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ________ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel ________. I knew he had worked hard to ________ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ________ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.

At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small book I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ________ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s heart and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ________ of me.

Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ________ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.

3 . Not long ago, I was at a grocery store, and an elderly man in front of me was using a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program card-what we used to call food stamps(食物券). The card reader kept _________ his payment. He’d obviously gone over his _________ for the month. He was confused about how it’d happened and more than _________ about the situation.

While I was wondering whether the man would be displeased or _________ if I stepped in and offered to pay the difference (差额), the young cashier said, “Sir, this happens all the time. It’s not a problem. I promise we can _________ a solution together.”

The line behind us was growing long, but the cashier didn’t show any _________ or anger. He confirmed the man was over his limit for the month but wasn’t over by much, so he helped the customer _________ which items he could make do without for the time being. Then he told his old customer that this was a common _________ and not a problem at all. The elderly man left with his dignity _________. He would __________ have a sense of loyalty to that grocery-store chain.

When it was my turn, I took note of the cashier’s name on his name tag. Arriving home, I sent an email to the manager of the store to __________ the employee for his kindness and customer service. Soon, I received a reply with thanks from the manager, letting me know that my remarks would be __________ in the employee’s file and noted each time he was up for a __________.

In the same way as his act of kindness brightened the life of the elderly man who was __________ that day, I hope my act of kindness could have a(n)__________ influence on that cashier’s career.

4 . Last Monday, to prepare a picnic, I decided to go into a superstore which was on my way home.

I parked my car in the big parking lot and went into the superstore. It was a huge one, ______ onto 2 stories and 200,000+ square feet. After 45 minutes of shopping to just get some tomatoes, cheese and 3 toothpicks, I arrived at the cashier line, thoughtful and a bit ______ by the time I spent to get 3 ______. I wondered why I did not go to a small local store.

After 15 minutes of waiting in the line, the woman in front of me called me, “Hey... you have only 3 articles? Come and take my ______ . I have way more articles than you!”

It wasn’t the first time it happened to me. But her intention was ______, as well as was her smile (she did not wear any mask, so I could see it). Not knowing what else to do, I accepted her______. We chatted a bit waiting for the customers ahead of us to finish — she was incredibly______. Then I thanked her, giving her back my brightest smile (although I was wearing a mask...).

______ my car, I rethought about that good moment, and realized that she ______ my day. In the meantime, I wondered how to ______ it back to her. No ______ it was quite impossible, so I considered how to pay it forward to someone else.

While driving, I realized that she saved me 10 minutes. And ______ I was driving at 70 mph, I reduced my speed to 55 mph. My fuel ______ dramatically dropped down by 35%.

______, I relost part of the 10 minutes that the woman offered me, but it was a way to ______ her and do a small thing for the environment.

7 . For many years, I had a recurring (重复出现的) dream. I was a little girl again, rushing about, trying to get ready for school.

Deep inside, I knew where the _______came from. It was about some unfinished business in my life. As a kid, I loved everything about school. But at 15, I had to______because my parents couldn’t afford tuition. My hope of getting a diploma (毕业文凭) was ______. Pretty soon, I married and had three children.

I wanted my children to be ______. But Linda, our youngest child, had juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) in her hands and knees, which made it______for her to function in a normal classroom. I felt really sorry for her and I didn’t want her to live her life ______regret.

One day, I saw an ad for evening courses. “That’s the answer,” I said to myself. Linda always feels ______in the evening, so I’ll just ______ her up for night school.

Linda was busy_______out enrollment (入学) forms when the secretary said: “Mrs. Schantz, why don’t you come back to _______?” I laughed: “There’s no ______! I’m 55!” But he persisted, and ______I knew what I had done, I was enrolled for classes in English and crafts. Anyway, my dream was still there in my heart. It was exciting to go to school again but it was no game. When I was down, Linda encouraged me. “Mom, you can’t   ______now!” At last, I got my diploma. The unfinished_______ in my dreams was ______ finished.

8 . I was always complaining about wind or rain. Although it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain, it caused inconvenience for me to go out, and sometimes it even created an awful atmosphere, so I ________ it strongly.

On a rainy day a meteorologist (气象学家) I met was very ________ at my great anger caused by rain that made a little inconvenience for me.

He asked, “Have you ever seen typhoon? Do you know what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon?” I shook my head. I had no experience of how overwhelming it was when it ________ everything away in its way.

“Well, let me tell you,” the meteorologist said. “Without it the ________ of fresh water will be more serious, for it is a great ________ of water supply on earth. Without it, there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of ________. The equatorial area that receives the most sunshine on earth ________ entirely on typhoon to disperse (驱散) heat. Without typhoon the tropics would be even ________ while the frigid zones much colder. As a result the temperate zones (温带) would ________ from the world...”

Ignorance made me________. I disliked wind only because it ruffled (吹乱) my hair. I hated rain merely because I had to carry an umbrella. But I had no idea at all that typhoon—something much more violent, something a thousand times more________ than wind or rain—was a(n) ________ to the existence of mankind.

________ no road on earth goes all the way on level ground, there’s no person in the world who can do whatever he pleases. Wrong as it is for people to guard against typhoon, it is advisable for a man to stop to think for a moment before he complains. “________ typhoon disappeared all together? What would the world become then?” The ________ will keep him calm and lead him closer to truth—he will be better aware of the world he lives in.