1 . I am the head of the strategy for the ConAgra Foods Foundation. I had been professionally trained to focus on _______ ways to make significant social change.

So one day when my nine-year-old daughter Madison gave a quarter to a _______ man, I told her in my most _______, working- mom voice that she would be _______ investing her money in a food bank that helps more people. My husband gave me “the look” and I _______ understood: Get out of your professional work mode, and listen to your child who is truly _______ compassion (同情).

Years later, we launched the “Make Your Mark on Hunger” campaign to help _______ inspire ideas, drive change, and create a ripple effect (连锁反应) in communities. For the launch, my colleague shared a video of kids playfully talking about food. When _______ was introduced, their emotions _______ from alarmed silence and shock to ________ and statements of “that is not fair”. They ________ these feelings into ideas and actions for change. This raw ________ response to injustice was immediately followed by urgent pursuit of solutions. Just like my daughter Madison’s act, kids understand that every little bit ________.

Now we have found a new way to embrace the energy and ________ of youth. The hope is that ________ hunger through the eyes of youth will create a value that will carry into their adult lives, and they will drive social change.

2 . I had always loved books and spent countless hours in the library, _______ the stories and adventures of others. As I got older, I began to dream of writing my own novel.

However, as a high school student, my _______ was demanding, and finding time to write became increasingly difficult. I would often find myself _______ between homework and my creative pursuits.

Despite the challenges, I never gave up on my dream. I would wake up early before school to _______ a few pages. My parents, noticing my _______, supported me wholeheartedly.

One day, my teacher announced a writing _______. She encouraged everyone to participate to showcase our talents. At first, I was _______. I didn’t think my writing was good enough to _______ against others.

My friend, Sarah, was convinced _______. “You have a gift, and believe in yourself.” With her ________, I entered.

I wrote about characters who faced ________ similar to mine, and situations that tested their courage and determination. I wanted to ________ a message of hope and perseverance to readers. With a mix of ________ and nervousness, I submitted my entry.

Weeks later, I was shocked to learn I had won the first place. A surge of ________ washed over me as I accepted my award from the judges.

This experience taught me: Never give up on your dreams, no matter how difficult they may seem. With hard work and ________, anything is possible.

3 . The 29-year-old Wu Quansui has worked in the kindergarten for six years. Many of her ______ call her “Mother Wu”, and her closeness with the students is the main reason she has stayed on the ______ long after many of her peers have left.

The conditions were not ______ when she first arrived on the island, and a boat carried daily necessities to the isolated (偏远的) community once a ______. The condition was so tough that there was ______ meat, the teachers mainly ate cabbages and carrots, and they also ______ fresh water, she said, adding that they had to use seawater in the shower. Unlike in other schools, the teachers at the school spend most of the day with their students. “We don’t have much to do as there is not much ______ on this small island, so after the students have eaten dinner, they come back to the school and ______ with us. Sometimes, they ______ more time with us than with their parents,” Wu said.

“When there was no school on the island, the children had to go far away to study, so they could only ______ their parents a few times a year. Our school offers them the opportunity to be together with families, and that’s what really ______ me.”

Conditions on the island are also improving. Now, there are two boats every week and a grocery store has opened. The school has also been ______ from a two-story building into a four-story one. Her ______ with the school expires (到期) next year, but she plans to ______ it and stay to see more children ______ on the island happily.

4 . During a trip to San Diego, my husband Dan and I came across two stars, Gracie and Billy, at the Bahia Resort Hotel. Gracie and Billy were actually two harbor _______. I later learned Gracie had a severe visual disability and Billy was _______. Despite their limitations, they lived joyfully, playing and moving gracefully in their pool. I _______ them daily, fascinated by their enthusiasm and joy.

“Come on, Gracie,” her attendant called one day during feeding time. Gracie,_______ the attendant’s presence, swam towards him, only to _______ under and swim away at the last second. Billy joined in the _______, creating a delightful scene of water joy.

As I spent hours _______ Gracle and Billy, I couldn’t help but feel a deep _______ with them. Dan noticed my _______ and said, “You’ re falling in love with them, aren’t you? ” Indeed, I was. Their ability to ________ and find joy in their circumstances left a permanent impression on me.

Two years later, I faced my own battle with my ________. Terrified of losing my vision, I recalled the seals’ ability to thrive despite their blindness. “________ what you can do,” I reminded myself, inspired by Gracie and Billy’s ________ for life.

I ________ simple pleasures like preparing and enjoying meals and rediscovered my love for exercise. As my body ________, I realized that Gracie and Billy’s lives became a guiding light during my darkest moments, teaching me to find joy in the present.

7 . In a sea of male competitors, Cole Brauer is the only woman in an around- the- world solo sailing competition that’s quickly coming to a close. Later this week, the 29- year- old from Long Island is _________ to cross the finish line in waters off the coast of Spain.

Friends, peers and sailing _________ have been cheering Brauer on since last October, when she _________ her more than four-month-long journey. Her boat, First Light, is supposed to return to the race’s _________ point of A Corunna, Spain, on Thursday, March 7, according to organizers of the Global Solo Challenge.

Brauer _______   arriving in Spain late on the night of March 6 or early on March 7. The latest official race _________ said Braue r was off the west coast of the Azores on March 2.

Over the past several months, Brauer has been keeping her more than 400,000 Instagram followers refreshed and _________ with videos from First Light. The trip has been extremely challenging and _________ tiring, Brauer said in one video from December.

In the post, she describes how _________ she felt when she had to fix and replace different parts of the boat. “I don’t want you guys to think I’m like Superwoman or something,” Braue r said. “Right now I’ve been feeling just __________,” she added, describing how she had to fix the boat’s autopilot system after injuring her body against the side of the boat surrounded by __________ waves.

On her profile page on the Global Sol o Challenge website, Brauer says she wants to send a (n) __________ to the sailing community that it’s time to change its culture __________ by men. In the profile, Brauer __________ a lack of equal pay and what she describes as __________ in the sailing industry.