1 . Being the England women’s national team coach demands a lot from me. With this responsibility, there are no days off. During Euro 2022, when I had Covid (冠状病毒), I felt the _________ to return as soon as possible. The situation _________ when my sister, Diana, my greatest _________, who watched every game no matter where we played, fell seriously ill just before the tournament started. In those moments, I _________ to be able to switch off and just be with my family.

The weeks before Diana’s passing away were especially _________. The focus was on her, and I had to step away from football. My responsibility for the European Championship, however, weighed heavily on me. I _________ my staff together and had a difficult conversation about the possibility of me being _________ on the day Diana passed away. It was a(n) _________ discussion, but I was amazed by their understanding and support. Their _________ truly touched me. This discussion deepened our bond, and provided me with a sense of __________ and freedom during such a difficult time. When I __________ Mark Bullingham, the CEO of the FA, about Diana’s condition, he __________ responded, saying, “Stay in the Netherlands. That’s the most important thing in your life right now.” His support meant a lot, as he didn’t question how it would __________ the team.

I returned to the team after Diana’s death, and the players showed their __________ by wearing black armbands. Before the Euro final, I managed my __________ with help from the team psychologist, and after winning, I got a tattoo on my wrist like the same image on Diana’s. For me it was a way to feel __________.

The death of my sister and __________ our team handled it had a big impact on the staff at work. It reminded us that life isn’t always easy. It was important for me to __________ and let others know I was __________. It has showed that it’s OK for us to __________ when we need to deal with real-life issues.

2 . When I was in third grade, my family and I took on an unforgettable trip across the country. It turned out to be more than just a/an _______ journey; it was a journey of discovery into our _______. Every day, Dad _______ us with his trusty road map. Mom, the heart of our family, shared folk tales and painted pictures about the upcoming _______. We went through diverse _______from the thick forests to the vast deserts of the West.

One day, while hiking through the Grand Canyon, I _______   a particularly rough path. Frightened, I _______, not knowing how to proceed. That’s when my parents _______ .

As Dad showed me footholds, Mom coached me with calming _______and reminded me of the breathtaking views that lay ahead. Then, I________the confidence as my feet ________ solid ground again. When I finally overcame my fear, I felt we became ________ as a family.

From then on, every evening, we’d gather around a campfire for what we________called “Family Reflection Time”. During these sessions, we’d share laughs, ________, and insights from the day’s experiences.

The trip taught me that the true meaning of travel isn’t merely about reaching the destination but about the personal growth that happens on the route, and the family bonds formed when facing ________ together.

3 . I was ten when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Prior to that, she had been a(n) _______ woman, active to an extent most people found astonishing. As a child, I was amazed by her accomplishments. But at thirty-one, her life _______. And so did mine.

She could do anything, I _______. She won tennis tournaments. She took photographs and held her own exhibition. She _______ as a newspaper columnist, and she cooked Spanish dishes for the family.

Now, she faced her illness with the same _______. Words like “disabled” and “physical therapy” became part of a(n) _______ new world we entered together. _______, I began to help take care of her. And it became routine to _______ her into the kitchen, where she instructed me in the _______ of peeling carrots and potatoes and how to prepare a decent breakfast.

Every accomplishment was a ________ for us both: the electric typewriter, the car with power steering and brakes, her return to ________, where she earned a master’s degree in special education. She eventually founded an activist support group called The Handicappers. One day, without ________ much beforehand, she took me to a Handicappers meeting. I had never seen so many people with so many ________. I returned home, thinking how ________ we really were.

Because my mother accepted her condition with such optimism, I rarely felt sad or resentful about it. Instead, I viewed her drive to look forward to things I ________ as a great mystery and powerful inspiration in my life.

4 . An 11 year old boy fell in love with agriculture. He _________ becoming a farmer. Now, he _________ a plot of land where he looks after his animals.

Joe Trofer‐Cook’s _________ for farming was sparked (激起) _________ he planted seeds in a new bed that his grandfather had built for his seventh birthday. A year later, he began _________ homegrown produce outside the house and saved every penny to buy three _________. Adding eggs to his produce market helped him earn enough to buy his first four sheep.

His mother said that _________ his animals is a form of “therapy (治疗) ”for Joe who was diagnosed with autism (自闭症).

With the _________ made from selling produce and sheep, Joe was _________ in renting more land from a farmer. Over two years later, Joe now ________________ 37 sheep, 12 chickens, and two cows. “I was born to be a farmer,” said Joe ________________.

“He is the ________________, loveliest, and quietest child you’ll ever meet,” said his mom, “His dad and I aren’t ________________, so this is something that he’s done by himself. Thinking of that, we’re so ________________ of him, and I believe he’ll have his own ________________ one day.”

5 . In the post-war era, re-gifting and returning gifts to shops were commonly occurring.My mother and Aunt Florence ran a_________. For them finding desirable stock (储备物) for the store was an adventure. But the greatest_________of all was getting the wanted items without taking too many_________ones ‘paired’ with them. This pairing resulted in a highly saleable item being paired with something that had to be heavily discounted just to move it off the shelves_________at a loss.

One item I particularly remember was an ugly ornament (饰物) framed in a horseshoe.My mother was shocked by its_________ . My aunt patiently explained she had to buy it to_________some attractive crockery sets (瓷器套装) in high demand. She had paid ten pounds for it and hoped to get five pounds for it. After briefly_________ it at ten pounds, she put it on our bargain table, expecting the crockery sets would sell quickly and cover the_________ on it.Several days later she managed to sell the ornament for three pounds to a value d customer who _________to give it to a neighbour, who loved horses.

The following Saturday, our family was invited to a 21st birthday party, and my father was     __________with buying a suitable gift from the jeweler in town. However, he delayed his __________because he had his car repaired. As a result, he __________a wrapped present from our own store’s stock. Little did he know that it was the __________ .

At the party, as the presents were__________, my mother held my shoulder tightly when she saw the ornament. The__________of our family, the gift’s original purchaser, and the recipient’s (接受者) family were a mix of shock and__________. My father, realizing his mistake,__________that he thought it was a collector’s item due to the ten pound price tag.

The next day, realizing my mother discovered the ornament which had been sold had been returned by Sheila, the recipient’s mother, who __________a ten pound refund , Aunt Florence burst into laughter, though the relationship between the__________owners of the ornament sourced.

6 . A Chicago teen has made his mark in the world by helping the homeless. Jahkil Jackson started an organization after he helped feed the ____ with his family. That ____ was his first glimpse (了解) into how that population lives.

“I was really ____ , because at 5 years old I thought everybody had homes. Then I asked my parents if we could give them ____. Obviously we couldn’t do that. So, we had to think of something ____, something that we have for ____ use, that they don’t have, and we thought of blessing bags.”

Jackson collected soaps, toothbrushes, socks and so on to put into the “blessing bags”   for ____.     To ensure the bags suit each season, he also made some ____ . “We usually adapt to the ____. If it’s winter, there are hats and scarves in those bags. If it’s summer, we’ll ____water bottles.” said Jackson.

It quickly became Jackson’s mission to increase the ____ of homelessness and to help those in need by ____ “Blessing Bags”. In just a few years, Jackson’s efforts have ____over 50,000 people.

The 8th grader has his eye on ____ the offerings of the organization to help more people.   “My future goal is to build tiny homes,” he said. He plans to continue to lead a life of ____ and make the world a better place.

7 . While enjoying my fresh lunch in a restaurant in Amsterdam, I noticed something odd. Customers coming in for something to eat ignored the person standing behind the counter (柜台), preferring to________through a smart phone.

What was the crazy thing about this? They were just several________apart! In fact, they were so close that the staff member took a quick________at his screen to get a head start on picking the right vegetables—all without any words________. Now, I get it: Modern technology allows us to be more________, but I might be witnessing something deeper: we prefer not to talk to each other anymore.

Think about it for a moment. When was the last time you naturally ______ a conversation with somebody you didn’t know? The chances are that you don’t even________! Likely either you or the other person was “busy” with other things like________with a smartphone. Now, with the________of digital technologies, one can’t help but pay the________for modern efficiency: our ability to talk to strangers.

We shop,________a hotel, or order a taxi, all via an app.________with random strangers is becoming rarer and rarer. Yet there are surprising________of having even a short and simple conversation with strangers. You might learn something________, and beyond doubt, it has the power to enrich your understanding of others and________a special bond in our modern world.

8 . While taking a 20-hour train ride along the edge of the Taklimakan Desert in northwestern China, I had the kind of humbling, educational, and above all else, wonderful ________ with a local that all travelers long for. A young Chinese man ________ me on the train. My ________ friend spoke virtually no English, so I happily took the ________ to practice my Chinese.

Over several hours, he would tell me about how he had ________ a two-year professional school to quickly find a job ________ highways in order to help support his family. Perhaps the most ________, however, was the fact that this man spent hours studying every day after hard physical labor. Without batting an eye, he would ________ a translated Emerson passage before asking about the literary influence of American ________ as a whole. ”And what do you all learn about Russian authors?” I ________ him asking at one point.

It would have been easy to ________ my assumptions about this highway builder who had never been more than a few hundred miles from home. But this highly informed, ________ , and admirable person prevented me doing so. In the course of a couple of hours, he ________ me just how much one can gain from ________ with an open mind, and a willingness to ________ with locals from all walks of life.

9 . When the weather starts to warm up, we love heading to the beach for a few days. During one such trip, after a few days of being _________ on the beach and spending too much time walking the boardwalk, we decided to go for a _________.

We _________ a car for the day and drove to Key West. Our _________ was to enjoy a scenic drive on Highway 1 and maybe try some pie and head back, but the day _________ to be more memorable than that.

It was a breathtaking drive and we kept our eyes glued to the window. The scenery was _________ and felt like we were driving over water. When we were closer to Key West, _________ my husband-stopped the car, grabbed his camera, and ran out looking up at the sky—_________ me looking at him confused (困惑的).

After a few minutes of looking and pointing at a shiny object in the sky, he was pretty _________ to announce he’d spotted a UFO. I should __________ here that he loves sci-fi movies and UFO shows and strongly __________ we are not alone.

We eventually got back in the __________, stopped at a nearby store, and asked someone in the parking lot, “Do you see that shiny thing in the sky?” The man looked up and __________, “Do you mean that weather blimp (气象飞艇)?” The shiny object in the sky was not an unidentified flying object or alien craft but a weather blimp.

It is one of the short funny travel __________ that always come up when we talk about our __________. It starts with one of the kids saying “Remember the time when Dad thought he saw a UFO...?” and always makes us laugh.

10 . When I helped my nephew (外甥) George put some things in his truck, I _________ his toolbox. My dad also had one. He was a hard-working man, who _________ work that could be performed by either tools in a toolbox, or a good set of hands. He always encouraged us to do jobs requiring hard work. My dad would _________ George’s interest if he were alive. He would love watching George learn new skills and _________ his hobby.

My dad died young. _________, at some family gatherings, people often share some small _________ of someone no longer around. This helps them _________ these people. My family is no exception. My sisters were good at telling these stories over and over, _________ they would make us laugh—they could always succeed in creating a very _________ atmosphere for us. For me, that was a perfect way to confirm (证明) my dad’s ____________ in our world at a time when we were little girls.

My dad never got to meet any of this grandchildren, which is ____________. Therefore, we ____________ to keep him alive for these children by pointing out the ____________ things that keep him alive for us. The photos, the stories and some places we visited all have helped us____________ a person for them, at least a person that rests in their heart. We want them to have more good ____________ of their childhood.