1 . Kurt Campbell was a special student at school. He had difficulty in learning. For him, the hurt and ________ came in fourth grade.

Learning was hard at school. It was a complete ________ for him. His teachers and parents ________ everything to help him but just failed. By the end of his fourth-grade year, he couldn’t spell or read.

His parent ________ from their home in Washington to the town of Edmonds.

Kurt’s parents took him to a new school, where he would ________ the fourth grade.

He wasn’t ________ about going to a new school, but he was terribly upset about taking the fourth grade again. It was a ________ of not being intelligent. He felt worried and afraid. ________, he wasn’t at his old school, so none of the kids would know what he used to be.

But his new teacher, Mrs. Hornall, knew. She had got Kurt’s ________ from his parents. She spent a lot of time with him. Mrs. Hornall helped him ________ words into sentences and taught him how sentences became paragraphs. She even explained patiently to him how stories are ________ new meaning.

Over the next few weeks and months, things began to ________. Kurt could read a Hardy Boys book. When he finished the final exam, he ran down the hall, ________ to his mom and dad, “I did it! I did it!”

“Mrs. Hornall made the ________. She was one of those amazing teachers who paid ________ to me and never once made me feel different from my other classmates,” said Kurt.

2 . Hello, everyone. It’s my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of the Year. I’m sure everyone has a favorite teacher that they will be able to _________ for years to come. There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle school — Ms Sullivan, whose _________ you must often hear at school. Ms Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself _________.

First of all, she shows great interest in her _________. She teaches many different classes — Language Arts Enrichment, Writing for Publication and Reader’s Theater, though most teachers in middle school only teach one _________, such as math, social studies, science, etc. Ms Sullivan is also responsible for directing the school play. Every year she devotes her time to _________ an amazing school play. Luckily, I have been a part of it and _________ it so much!

In addition, Ms Sullivan always shows us that she _________ us, whether in our study or in life. Some teachers teach us the lessons in a _________ way, while Ms Sullivan shows us that she is always easy-going like a friend. In writing classes, she makes us have a group discussion first, which I think is a good way to __________ our creative ideas. Then she lets us __________ write our stories at our own speed. She __________ everything we write and gives us an honest opinion about it. We are getting more __________ writing a composition, and no longer consider it hard work. Most importantly, she makes each of her classes __________.

In a word, I think Ms Sullivan should be Educator of the Year. Even if she doesn’t get the __________, she still deserves our respect and love!

3 . Years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without _________ ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

_________, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were _________ to find a hotel. She told us it would be _________ at such a late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearby.

Though surprised at her _________, we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come and lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pickup truck arrived and we _________ it. When we reached their home, her husband _________ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when _________ his wife. She came past 12. We asked if we could leave _________ in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning, around the table were many people and we were __________ that they would welcome total __________ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __________, my husband asked if he could offer some __________. But they said no. Then we left. We kept in __________ for many years. Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their __________.

4 . I’m Mike. I graduated from Sunshine Senoir high school last June, and I’m now _________ in a college in Beijing. This autumn, I will _________ my second year.

In the summer one year ago, I remember being extremely excited yet nervous, as I was about to begin my college _________. I was also quite _________ at the idea of being away from home for so long for the first time in my life. As I said goodbye to my parents at the high-speed railway station, I felt a mix of _________ and upset. I was travelling to a different city by myself, with a suitcase beside me, and the _________ to have an unforgettable college experience.

At school, there might be _________ times. What if I don’t make any friends? What if my classes get stressful? How will I do my laundry? Yes, I’ve been there too, and _________ these questions. Don’t worry, you’ll make friends. Just learn to _________ the right people.

Classes will, most __________, become intense, especially towards midterms and exams. But it’s all right, we all can __________. You will have a lot of people around you who can help.

It’s __________ to worry about things like these. You’ll slowly __________ that you’ll take on these __________ as you go, and that they won’t be as terrible as you had __________.

6 . Today, caring people across the country are finding creative ways to improve the lives of the homeless.

The Nashville Street Barbers is a group of hairdressers who are “trying to make their community a _________ place one cut at a time.” The inspiring group was _________ in 2017 by hairdresser Caroline Lindner, who created the _________ to help the homeless.

Since then, the Nashville Street Barbers has _________, thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Hardee’s All Stars program and, most importantly, thanks to a growing group of _________ visitors. Linder _________ that the barbers have seen such a success because of the connections they’ve made with their visitors, who they treat just like paying (付费的) customers. “I know most people are particular about their _________ and our _________ are not different”, she told. “We had to prove and gain _________ which got people to come back every Monday __________.”

What started as a one-person effort has become a city-wide __________ that now provides up to 80 free haircuts a week. Lindner even has plans to __________ the program, bringing the Nashville Street Barbers to locations beyond the city. The team hopes to make a __________ through their __________ story. “Our final goal,” they say, “is to __________ others around the world to start their own barbering communities and help their communities.”

7 . When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand these days, his energetic listeners react wildly. Some _______ his hair or jump on his pin Others steal his music papers. The behavior is _______, however, because these crowds are truly _______ monkeys, to be exact.

Barton often plays to the animals in Lopburi, an area known for its populations of wild monkeys. The pianist hopes the music shows will bring _______ to the animals.The monkeys are_______ because fewer people come to see and _______ them due to restrictions(限制)on tourism.“We feed to make an effort to _______that they eat properly. And when they eat properly, they will be calmer and will not be _______,” said Barton, 59, a long-time Thailand resident

Barton has played at four sites in Lopburi, including at an ancient Hindu temple,a store and an old movie theater. The monkeys quickly _______ Barton when he plays Greensleeves, and Michael Nyman’s Diary of Love. Some of the ________sit on his chair, while others climb up his body and touch his head.

“It is a wonderful ________ to see the wild animals just being themselves,” said Barton, from Yorkshire in northern England.

“I was ________ to play the piano and find that they were actually eating the music papers as I was ________it.” But, he added, “I wasn’t going to let those things disturb the project, which is to play music for these wonderful monkeys.”

Barton hopes to raise awareness of the monkeys’ hunger. At the same time, he hopes to study their behavior as they ________ to classical music. “It’s possible that the________can play a part in the treatment process of the monkeys.” he said.