1 . Hundreds of medical students crowded into a lecture hall in the Bronx, New York on Feb.26, 2024. Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a 94-year-old honorary professor at their college, _________ that she would donate $1,000,000,000 to the college — the _________ donation ever made to any medical school. She said, “Starting from August this year, Einstein Medical School will be tuition (学费) _________.”

Then enthusiastic cheers _________ in the hall, and the students jumped up and _________ wildly. The tuition fee of this college is $63,000 per year, and many graduates _________ over $200,000 in debt at the beginning of their _________.

The college stated that _________ Gottesman’s donation, all students in the school will no longer need to _________ any fees starting from this term.

David Gottesman is the ____________ of First Manhattan, a Wall Street investment firm, and a close friend of Warren Buffett, the stock god. The ____________ between the two began in 1963 and lasted for decades. Under Buffett’s guidance, Gottesman ____________ a significant amount of valuable shares.

In 2022, David Gottesman passed away at the age of 96. Ruth was ____________ shocked to learn the exact size of money ____________ her husband died. “I was surprised to find that he left me a large fortune,” she recalled. The will left by her husband is very ____________: “Use it to do anything you think is right.” ____________ with this huge money, she hardly hesitated and decided to donate it all to Einstein Medical School. She said that all her children supported her ____________.

She also expressed her hope to ____________ outstanding students who were ____________ hesitant to apply to Einstein Medical School due to financial reasons by ____________ tuition pressure.

3 . Hannah, an adventurous girl, lived in a small village on a land far away. All of the villagers were used to their ________ tasks and very few had the will to try something new. Unlike them, Hannah loved to ________ and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things.

One afternoon, she ________ an abandoned cottage. With curiosity she slowly opened the door and was left ________. In front of her was a room full of books glittering in the dust! She gasped as she ________ that she had found a hidden treasure. Before leaving, she ________ two books and decided to read them at her home.

From that day on, Hannah ________ read the books, which took her to a world of talking animals, mystical creatures, and daring knights. She read about characters who faced ________ with their determination and characters who ________ for good. She learned the power of love and friendship, and that the true strength lies within one’s own ________!

With the good in heart, Hannah started to ________ the gold from the tales with the people of her village. Soon, the ________ of Hannah’s storytelling spread. People traveled from different places to listen to her stories. ________, Hannah started writing stories of her own too!

Hannah’s passion and ________ blew life into the tales and her words breathed new life into countless souls. She became a beacon (灯塔) of ________, a reminder for everyone that even in the dustiest corners, there can be a hidden treasure.

4 . I am employed in an educational institution. Following the ________ of the students each day, a pleasant young woman named Claire often arrives to clean the classrooms and offices. Once a week, I ________ after school, doing some extra work. So I often chat for a few minutes with her. She always makes me feel good because she’s a good listener and willing to talk about her children happily. Our ________ are always enjoyable.

However, last week, she seemed unlike her ________ self. She sadly told me that her husband had been ________ , leaving them worried about their financial ________ . Later that week, while I was in a department store, my attention was drawn to the shelves lined with sunglasses. After ________ various pairs, I discovered the ideal sunglasses. As I admired my ________ in the mirror, it occurred to me that Claire would look great while wearing them. ________ with my current pair, I purchased the sunglasses for Claire.

Eager to surprise her, I placed them in an elegant bag and ________ put them in her closet for her discovery. The following day, Claire was chatting with a coworker as she ________ the closet. Upon ________ the bag and taking out the sunglasses and a Smile Card, her face lit up with joy. She expressed that it had been days since she had reason to smile and that this act of kindness ________ her spirits.

She penned a note expressing her thanks for my heart-warming ________. Choosing to ________ her the sunglasses brought me much satisfaction. I eagerly look forward to creating more moments of joy.

5 . As a psychologist, one of my favorite practices was my meeting a teenager, Trevor. He had been struggling with anxiety and depression, finding few solutions_________to him. Trevor_________his ability after failing the final exam and wanted to give up. Together with his dad he_________me, and we discussed something about a_________in detail. I_________he would get better as long as he believed in himself. He looked _________. “I don’t think it will work.” he said. Then a new idea_________me-maybe I could help him by associating his experience with the perception(认识) of steady_________. So I enlightened(启发) him _________

“When you break a bone, what is the__________of a cast(石膏)?” I asked. “It protects the bone,” he answered. “Yes, but how__________ does the bone heal?” “The body heals it,” “Right,” I nodded. “Now, I will act as your cast and __________you until your__________heals itself.” Trevor gave me a smile. Obviously, our conversation gave Trevor a belief that he should trust in his inner power and it assured him that he wasn’t__________. He knew his doctor, parents, and teachers would all work in concert to help him. Sure enough, he caught up with his classmates later.

If children are in crisis, parents can try to make them realize their problems. Parents need to encourage and support them. In this__________, children will feel encouraged and confident eventually.

6 . Every year my parents go out to the streets of San Francisco to hand out gifts, sleeping bags and other clothing to the homeless in the Winter season.

My parents _______ their first homeless person of the day. He was_______and a bit confused (迷糊的). My parents asked him what happened. He said he had all his things stolen. His name was Tom Cronin. My parents decided to_______him, and then asked if he would like to have them _______ his family for him, and he pulled out of his pocket a _______with his brother’s name on it. What happens next is a crazy _______.

After giving him_______ and a sleeping bag, my Mom came home and asked me to _______the name of his brother. After I had found the _______ of his brother in Big Sur, my Mom contacted him. He told us Tom suffered from epilepsy (癫痫), which sometimes made him lost and unable to take care of himself.

Brother Dan came to San Francisco and _______ the streets with my Dad, but there was no _______. Then a (an) _______was created by Dan called Findtomcronin.com. What happened later was _______. People started emailing Dan.

Less than two weeks later, police officer Rodney Barrera _______Tom who might get ill and immediately brought him to the _______ room. The hospital contacted Dan. With the efforts of so many, a family was reunited.

7 . The first time ever I realized that plastic was a serious matter for our planet was during a road trip in Western Australia, almost 12 years ago.

We ______ at a supermarket along the Coral Bay coast to buy some groceries and the lady at the counter told us they didn’t sell any shopping bags in order to prevent plastic in the ______ and to help preserving the endangered turtles (海龟) living in that area. After a first reaction of surprise, we ______ all our shopping in our arms and left.

This was just one of the many experiences I’ve lived that made me more aware of my ______ and pushed me to adopt different habits to live and ______ more sustainably.

Our trip to Borneo was another life-changing ______ that has strengthened my determination to have a ______ lifestyle. While traveling in some Asian countries, we came to know that ______ drinkable water was always a challenge. So we had to travel with our water bottle, and we ______ to avoid using plastic during our trip.

Besides, we were also deeply ______ by our stay on Libaran Island. A ______ turtle conservation project and the community had made big efforts to ______ the beaches and creatively reuse plastic for ten years. Despite that, the shore is washed daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.

Facing this global issue ______ raised in me a feeling of sadness and anger that soon turned into ______: to do as much as possible to reduce plastic in our life. Small changes can ______ a difference!

8 . Not long ago, I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard near the North Pole. After two days of _________, we arrived there and _________ several seals resting on the ice. I _________ my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole to get a(n) _________ of a seal.

The next morning, I was woken up because a polar bear was _________ closer. At first the bear walked toward our boat. Then it made a(n) _________turn and headed directly for my camera. The motion sensor reacted to the bear’s _________, making the camera start taking pictures. The bear circled the _________, gently sniffing it. Unexpectedly the camera _________ into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice.

That was the __________ moment in my photography career. I was so __________ with myself. A year later I obtained __________ to bring a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to find the camera. There was a lot more ice than the __________ trip. As I knew well, polar bears could be nearby. We decided to __________ it. The ice was so thin, and soon we __________ technical difficulties and had to pull the ROV out of the water twice. __________ on the third try the ROV found the camera. We shouted and __________ around on the ice.

I was overjoyed to see all my __________. I saw the polar bear breathing and sniffing the camera. __________ that camera is the most satisfying __________ of my career with the lovely animal and its habitat presented.