3 . When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was _________, but also nervous about what to wear. Mom suggested I wear high heels (高跟鞋).

“Mom, I don’t know if I can wear these,” I said, feeling _________. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Just take small _________ and keep your weight centered,” she suggested.

As I arrived at the party, I tried to be _________ and act like everything was fine. But _________ struck when I stepped onto the dance floor. I _________ my own feet, falling to the ground in front of everyone.

I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was _________. But deep down, I felt like a tomato, wanting to _________.

My friend Lilly helped me _________ that incident and managed me another high heels as a support so that nobody would understand my hesitation. But a little bit __________ continued in my mind.

When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete __________ at the party. “It’s okay. You tried something new, and it didn’t go as __________. But that’s how we learn and grow. Don’t be too __________ on yourself and wear what you feel __________ in,” Mom said, giving me a hug.

From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to __________ my true self and not worry about what others thought.

6 . Jack Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, ________ suddenly. Something in the distance moving among the trees had caught her attention. It   _________ to be a sandy-colored dog.

“He was really ________ and skinny, and had a broken leg,” Little told CBS News. The ________ fed the friendly dog and shared their water. The moment they moved on, they quickly ________ that the dog was coming with them. They were seven miles from town and riding bikes. “We couldn’t ________ him,” Little told   CBS News. “Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to be eaten by a crocodile (鳄鱼).”

Little came up with an idea. He carefully _________ his new friend and slipped the dog’s back legs into his backpack. Then he put the dog’s front paws over his ________. With his new friend on his back, he set off.

“He was ________ , so he wasn’t trying to fight even in this uncomfortable position,” Little says. “He was also ________ that we were there, touching him, and hadn’t left him.”

The 30-minute ________ into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Ann Shaw, a lawyer from Maine in town on business, happened by.

The dog ________ her, licking her. After learning what had happened, Shaw was touched and decided to ________ the dog.

Shaw called him Columbo after that day and ________ an operation on his leg soon. Today, Columbo is living a happy life on a farm with a horse, a six-year-old boy, and two sheep to keep him company. As Dixon told CBS News, “He is exactly the _________ dog alive.”

7 . I am a teacher and I love children. I set up a classroom library of books that I bought _______my own money. The library looks beautiful, like a_______. And my students_______it very much.

I read the children a story. It is about a girl who is_______poor that she wears the_______dress to school every day. But she says she has a hundred dress_______.The other girls laugh at her until she goes away._______, her classmates discover she really has a hundred dresses – a hundred beautiful drawings of dresses . Oh, God, every child_________when I close the book .

_______a moment everything is quiet . Then a boy________, “ I have to tell the class something .” He shows me that he has half a finger__________.

I turn him towards the class and put my__________on his shoulder . He is a bit________. “ I …I only have nine and a half fingers .” He________his hands. “ Please don’t laugh at me about it .” The students become________. Then one boy calls out , “________who makes________of you , I’ll kick them .”

“Me , too ,” says________student.

When the boy sees the class________united (团结) , he is very________and smiles at me .

8 . A 35-year-old Australian mother makes around $ 58,000 a year by hugging strangers. “As human beings, one thing we often ______ in our daily life is the physical touch. Without it, we can fall into mental health problems. To satisfy this ______, I’ve become professional in hugging treatment.” said Jessica.

Jessica says that her hugs can ______ those who are suffering from loneliness or low self-confidence. A year ago, Jessica was a popular masseuse (女按摩师). She noticed that when she ______ her customers during treatment, they became relaxed and ______ her more. “I could see their tension disappear. Then I could get to their heart and do what I could to ______ them,” Jessica said. “Everyone has a totally different story. But the most common ______ are loneliness, depression (沮丧) and anxiety. They all just have that desire to ______ with someone. I believe my hug helps me and my ______ connect on a mental level.”

Jessica says most of her customers are ______, but she has a surprising number of female customers ______. Though many people think she must be ______ to do such work, Jessica is confident that she’s made the right ______. “It’s so much more rewarding (值得做的) than just working as a masseuse,” said Jessica. “In today’s digital age, many people are ______ than ever before. For people whose lives ______ physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an obvious effect on their mental health.”

9 . Jennifer works for Plato’s Closet, the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories. When she performed a routine _______ on a coat that was _______ by a man earlier that day, she _______ $7,000 in $100 bills inside a pocket.

No one was _______, since Plato’s Closet’s employees checked clothes all day long. And _______, the man who brought the coat didn’t _______ where he had left the money. Some people would have _______ the “opportunity”. But not Jennifer. She said, “It wasn’t mine, so I didn’t get too _______ about that thick wad (沓) of cash.” _______, she safely stored the money until it could be ________ to its rightful owner.

Sure, Plato’s Closet has ________ on sending back personal items found in the clothing, but what Jennifer did ________ her character. It wasn’t the result of outside pressure. “It’s just about integrity,” she said. “You just have to make sure that you’re ________ and that you do the right thing.”

Reputation is easy; character is hard. Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy. ________ public integrity, resolve or sincerity often results in recognition and praise. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard. Your nonpublic integrity gains no ________ or applause. Doing the right thing is also hard ________ it often runs against our best interests. The true test of ________ is what you do when people aren’t watching. Maybe ________ is Jennifer’s main character and maybe it’s not, but that doesn’t ________. The fact that she ________ to do the right thing is more important.

10 . Recently I had an experience of eating dinner at a “dark restaurant”, where people eat in complete _______. Diners eat their whole meal in total blackness and have to _______ the waiters’ guidance if they need to go to the bathroom. I wanted to understand the experience of being _______. Then I found out eating was a really _______ activity.

It was a special meal. Because we couldn’t see where anything was, my friend and I knocked down glasses and _______ food. Even though my senses of taste and _______ became more sensitive (敏感的), I had to eat more slowly, trying to _______ what I was eating. _______ water was undoubtedly difficult, and I even kept drinking from my friend’s glass.

After failing to _______ any food with a fork for five minutes, I decided to use my __________. I reached down, expecting rice and vegetables, but instead I stuck my hand into a bowl of warm, thick soup. “Ahh…!” “it’s best to use a __________ for this soup,” the waiter said into my ear. It was __________ but much too late. Even using a spoon, most of the soup ended up on my shirt. I felt __________ even though no one could see me.

Our waiter advised us to lift the plates and bowls close to our faces. Only in this way was I able to eat something.__________, when I left the restaurant, I still felt __________. Anyway, through this special dining, I was much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.