1 . Because of his severe lung disease, Michael Surrell would be the last person to get into any emergency, let alone a (n) ________ building. But that was not the case with the ________ happening one day.

At first, he didn’t notice black smoke ________ out of his neighbor’s windows, until his daughter phoned to say “The house next door is on fire!” He ________ out and found the woman in a wheelchair crying ________ on the porch, “The baby girl’s on the second floor!”

At that, he immediately dived into the burning ________. Thick and stifling (令人窒息的) smoke just ________ his eyes. Yet thanks to the familiar layout, he managed to find the dark staircase and ________ his way to the second floor. Moments later, his throat and lungs ________ as if he’d breathed fire. Then he heard a baby’s ________ and broken cries. Unable to see, Surrell ________, and crawled toward the sound, feeling around for Tiara. He knew he couldn’t hold his ________ for too long before passing out.

All of a sudden, his fingers closed around a ________ wrist. Wild with excitement, he ________ it closer, scooped up the baby, struggled his way downstairs through the smoke and put Tiara, who was already ________, down gently on the porch. Then he started CPR. After several ________, she opened her eyes and met his. Surrell hugged her ________, saying, “Uncle’s got you.” Suddenly his knees went weak. Then he collapsed onto the floor, ________ .

The next thing he knew, he ________ himself lying in bed in a hospital. His ________ significantly worsened but he joked “That’s a small price to pay”.

2 . In 2013, Alie Ward’s life was falling apart. In a matter of months, her relationship with her partner ended, her dad was _________ with a rare form of cancer, and she was also feeling a gap between the career she had chosen and the person she wanted to be.

To distract herself from her _________, Ward liked to find and take _________ of bugs which she has loved since she was a little kid. Sometimes, if she found a beetle or a bee that she particularly liked, she’d _________ it on Facebook. Those posts attracted the _________ of a woman named Lila Higgins, who studies _________ at the local natural history museum. After seeing Ward’s pictures, Higgins _________ to Ward and invited her to go on a tour of the museum.

At that time Ward was emotionally fragile, and meeting someone new in that state made her nervous and teary. However, her passion for bugs outweighed her anxiety.

Upon Ward’s arrival at the museum, Higgins warmly _________ her and handed her a lab coat. She then led Ward through various _________. “I remember she opened up this freezer, like, ‘Come check this out,’ and it was full of dead bugs,” Ward recalled. “Although lifeless, these samples held significance for the natural history museum, serving as evidence to nature’s diversity. I was also impressed by how __________ Higgins was, which made me feel passionate about the work for the first time in a long time,” Ward continued. Noticing Ward’s __________, Higgins suggested she __________ at the museum for a few hours every week.

Despite her doubts, Ward decided to __________ Every Wednesday, she’d arrive at the museum. And with each volunteer __________, she felt a little bit better. “It gave me this sense of __________. It helped me reconnect with my love of __________ and nature that I’d always had,” Ward said.

Soon, Ward __________ her job and started working in science media. She now is the creator and host of a podcast called Ologies. Ward had Higgins on the show as her first __________. “Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t taken her up on her __________. What would my life have been like? It’s not a nice thought. Who would I be? You know, Lila Higgins, in one instant, __________ my whole life,” said Ward.

3 . Growing up in the “City of Lakes”, Udaipur, India, my passion and love for animals grew with each passing day. I often _____ the harm of animal suffering in my own community and nearby villages. My heart ______, but because I was young and without means, my actions were _____. I longed for the power to make a bigger _____ and wished I could help every suffering animal I saw along the roadside.

As I matured, I could no longer stand idle, resigned (屈服的) to a passive role. I decided to _____ the Animal Protection Society in Udaipur, an organization to protect and rescue animals _____. Presenting the idea of an animal _____ organization to my family proved challenging. Their ______ of support mirrored a negative attitude towards animals in our society. I recall a time when I encountered an injured dog on the street, and instead of receiving ______, I was met with criticism. Despite these discouragements, I ______ forward, with positivity as my guide.

I sought inspiration from others who had experience ______ in animal protection. Their ______ advice guided me through the most difficult decisions.   Slowly but surely, a compassionate team began to ______, consisting of individuals who shared my determined love for animals. Vishal Hiloriya, our co-founder, emerged as a pillar (支柱) of ______, along with a host of others who offered financial aid and volunteered ______ for our cause. Their dedication transformed our dreams into ______.

Each time we rescue a sick or injured animal, there is a celebration in our hearts. When you save a life, your soul feels so ______. I wish for a time when every human being extends empathy (共情) and ______ to all living beings. I call for each person to deepen their ______ to animals, each other, and every living thing. In doing so, we will ______ and strengthen our loving experience on this planet.

4 . In 2020, Daya Brown was just in her second year of high school and was taking classes online. So she didn’t have much to do and had_______time to research which universities and colleges she might like to attend after _______ from Westlake High School in Atlanta,Georgia._______ , she came up with a list of about 70 schools.

When it was time to _______college, she spent three hours a day over four months filling out applications. When her email box filled up with_______, she was very surprised. She was _______ by 54 of 70 schools. What’s more, she _______ more than $1.3 million in scholarship (奖学金).

“It was a great _______, because I put in a lot of hard work,” said Brown. She was then a senior at Westlake, where she was the Student Union president.

Brown finished high school on May 17,2021. She had another _______ before she went to Duke University. She wanted to tell other teens how she did it. Her ________ for students was to start early. They should focus on schools with top programs for what they want to ________ and apply for many scholarships, even small ones. “There are no shortcuts to doing the work, so spend time________what’s out there,“ she said.

“But most importantly,” she said, “students should ________colleges with a good idea of who they are.” For Brown, she ________ her poetry, her stage performances and her leadership, which________ her to create a production company and a podcast (播客) for teens.

5 . You may have noticed some changes in your grandparents. As they get old, they start   ______things. And the older they get, the _______things they will forget. For example, they may not be able to_______ where they left their glasses, or they may forget the names of their close friends. If you don’t want to ______ memories very early, put down your sandwiches. A new study published in a science magazine shows that cutting calories can ______ people’s (especially the old people’s) memory.

Calorie restriction(热量限制) let lab animals live longer. And these ______ animals seemed to be ______. But it wasn’t clear _______it was the same with people.

In the latest______ , scientists asked 50 elderly women to ______ the number of calories they consumed(吃，喝) by a third. After three months, the _______found that the women were not only _____ , but they were better than they had been at_______ words—they remembered more words than ever, which suggested that keeping calories under ______ could help keep the brain ___________ .

In a word, the less you eat, the more you will remember.

6 . I live with my husband Jack in Iowa, which is far away from Florida. One day, my husband suddenly decided to play _________ in Florida.

“Why Florida?” I wanted to know. “We are so busy every day with our work. Why not someplace _________?”

“Because,” he said, “Florida is famous for golf. It’s just something I _________ to do.”

_________, I did understand. Just a week or so before, I _________ a diary of mine from my teenage years. What really got me about it was the list I’d _________ on the very first page—Things I’m Going To Do. But until now I haven’t done a third of them!

So when Jack talked about playing in _________, it got me thinking. There were a lot of things I wanted to _________. They were all the same things as I’d decided to do _________ I was sixteen. But always because of some reasons, my plans __________ to be carried out.

In order to make our life without __________, I told Jack, “Now let’s draw up all our life lists and have them __________ one by one together.” That was how our journey to Florida __________.

After many years, our plans were all finished. __________ I’ve learned that the secret is to take life __________. If you’re in too much of a hurry, you need to stop, or you will fly past all the things that are the most fun.

7 . When Bob Cialdini was a senior in high school, he was really good at baseball. Good enough that a scout (球探) ________ at his last game of the year, and offered him a ________ to play in the minor leagues.

The scout then had a  ________with him. “‘So tell me something. Are you any good at school?”’ Cialdini recalled him asking. “I said, ‘Yes, I am.’ He said, ‘Good enough to get into ________?’ ‘Yes, I am.’”

He pushed Cialdini about his interest in college, asking him if he ________ academic work. When Cialdini said he did, the scout put the contract away.

“He said, ‘Go to ________ because most likely, you won’t get to the major leagues (职业体育总会). But what you’ve told me is that you’re ________ at something you really like. That should be where you go.’”

Cialdini ________ the scout’s advice. Instead of pursuing professional baseball, he went to college. It  ________ : he became a well-known psychology researcher on the science of influence.

Decades later, Cialdini is still ________ by the way the scout looked out for his best ________. Cialdini shared the scout’s  ________ with his students, as they make major  ________ about what to do next in life.

“Don’t just go where your ________ is,” he tells them. “Go where you have the ________ to realize the dream.”

8 . This year, hundreds of people around the world are applying for a desired job to run Port Lockroy, the world’s most remote post office. The ________ is in Antarctica, and one of the key ________ is the ability to count penguins(企鹅).

Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust ________ four postmen to live on the island from November to March. Apart from being a nearly 80-year-old British-owned post office, it ________ as a museum. Although employees each have unique ________ , they are cooperatively responsible for preserving the ________ place and caring for the thousands of tourists. The staff is also ________ environmental data collection and wildlife monitoring.

Applicants are warned there’s not much time for relaxation and rest. Still, the job is highly ________. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust gets hundreds of applications ________ for the position. They are mainly ________ to Port Lockroy, both for its history and its scientific significance. Lucy Dorman succeeded in applying for the 2019-2020 season. It was a real ________ for her. “Even though the job can be hard at times, there’s a real sense of community. You’ve got to ________ , because you can’t get away from each other very easily. I really love that sort of ________,” she said. “And what you can achieve here is ________. The total experience offers both a different ________ towards the world and a new viewpoint on your function on the planet. ”

9 . I ran into a friend a few days ago and greeted him in the familiar way. He gave the usual _____________ --“I’m doing fine”, but he _____________ two words “I guess” to the beginning of his greeting. That totally changed the meaning. His _____________ expression matched the two added words._____________, he wasn’t doing well. So I dug a little deeper and found he really was _____________ with some big issues.

In today’s world of fast and quickly _____________   social media, we are given the _____________ that the people there have near perfect lives. Look at anyone’s personal blog and you’ll see all these fun pictures and comments. Much of what we see is the good _____________. Of course there is really nothing wrong with that, but it can make a lot of people feel or _____________ that their own lives are full of challenges and various problems, ______________ self-pity and depression.

The ______________ is that nobody’s life is perfect. Just looking from the outside, you might be ______________ thinking that other people are doing much better than you. If you look on a deeper __________, you will see that the surface view can be very ____________ . That is because most of us don’t show our problems but prefer to show our ____________.

So, don’t admire other people’s near perfect sides any more. No matter how ______________ their lives look from the outside, they have their problems and ______________ too. Try to understand yourself better and ______________ the self-pity or feelings of “not as good as other people”. It can make your depression ____________ . Even better, you can see yourself in a(n) ____________ angle and have higher self-esteem(自尊).

10 . A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. That’s pretty remarkable on its own. But what makes the girl’s _________ extra special is that she accomplished it _________ having no hands.

On April 26, 9-year-old Anaya Ellick was named the _________ of the 2018 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The award _________ students with special needs who develop a great skill in handwriting. All participants have a mental or physical _________.

Anaya was born without hands on either arm. _________ she was fitted with prosthetics (假肢) for a time, she decided she was better off with her _________ ones and removed them. Instead, she has learned to _________ a pencil between her arms to draw and write. Two years ago, she made _________ across the world when she was named a winner in the contest’s print category. For 2018, she __________ again for her cursive writing.

Tracy Cox, Anaya’s teacher, said Anaya is a role __________ to other students. “Anaya does not let anything stand in her __________ of reaching her goals,” said Cox. “She is determined and independent. She has the best __________ in her class. Her classmates see her doing the __________ tasks and they are often __________ that she can do just as well, sometimes even better.” Anaya’s dad Gary Ellick said Anaya had always been __________. “It was always like ‘I can do it.’ I’m proud to see that hard work does __________,” he said.

Anaya was __________ at school on Wednesday, and the school shared photos of her with her new award and examples of her writing. But another __________ doesn’t mean she’s slowing down. When asked what’s __________ on her plate, she said, “Sports.”