1 . My father passed away on March 21, 2010 in Calgary after a brief journey with cancer. I loved my father so much, and we were very_______. We traveled together and talked on the phone at least twice a day. His death has_______a forever pain in my heart.

One day_______ I arrived back home from walking outdoors I sat on the front step, thinking about my Dad and feeling quite_______.Within a minute or so, I_______and saw a butterfly on the other side of the fence. It flew over to me, around my head for a bit, then_______near by. I thought maybe it is a sign my Dad is_______. The butterfly then flew up again, and this time it rested on my left side for quite a while on a beautiful_______before flying off.

The_______day I went out for a walk by the lake, a different time and place. I started________Dad again. I called out in my________for him to show a sign he was________here with me. Within moments the same type of butterfly________.

It rested on a rock while I________it. When I got up to continue walking it followed me down the________. I took a picture of it as some people didn’t________me when I said I saw a butterfly at that time of year.

The next day I walked on the path again________to meet the butterfly once more. Within moments of thinking about my Dad the same type appeared.________, this time it joined up with two more before they all flew away.

I feel it might have been a(n)________from my Dad saying he was with his Mom and Dad and he was okay. Those________helped me feel comforted when I needed it the most.

2 . After digging through books in those yellow boxes for nearly 5 hours, I finally saw tiny books. I ______ took them out. I was so ______ to find them. As I looked through the pages of those books, it ______ me of that afternoon nine years ago, when my dad ______ the story between him and Xiao Ren Shu.

I ______ those tiny books that my dad laid all over the floor. Those Xiao Ren Shu were small, about 5 inches long, old and yellowed but well kept. My dad said ______ and softly: “Xiao Ren Shu gave me a lot of ______ in my childhood. Usually, I would go to the street vendor near my school where they would lay out all those Xiao Ren Shu. Kids like me could use a student ID card to ______ Xiao Ren Shu next to the vendor.

“Well, I usually would stay there for a ______ time because many of the stories were _____, so then I would just read until that series (系列) ended. They were ______ sometimes.”

“I didn’t know many words and characters then, but just by looking at those pictures, I could _______ what happened. But later when I learned enough ______, I didn’t spend much time on Xiao Ren Shu. Rather, I spent more time on novels.”

After that afternoon, I always ______ one or two Xiao Ren Shu wherever I went. However, those Xiao Ren Shu were my ______ only until the end of primary school.

But ______ enough, I found another way to continue that ______ abroad. I read the first American comic (连环画) book, Smile by Raina Telgemeier, in ELL (English Language Learner) class, and ______ that I read other comies by Telgemeier and some Marvel comics as well. It wasn’t until later that I ______ those comic books helped me to learn many action verbs (动词) and could be ______ when I read novels.

3 . We have been living in a hotel for the past couple of months and this hotel allows pets ____________ of the rooms. My son, Michael, who is an animal ___________, tries to make sure that all of the animals in the hotel are taken care of ____________ this is what he loves to do.

Last night, he noticed that a dog was ____________ in a car that was parked at the hotel. He went to the hotel office to see what he could do to ____________ the owner of the car and of course they could not give out ____________ information. So Michael ___________ it upon himself to stay outside with the dog to make sure it was ___________ in the car.

The owner saw Michael standing around his car and ____________ that he was trying to do something wrong, so he called ____________ on him. When the police arrived, Michael told them that he was ____________ about the dog because it was left locked up in the car all ___________ . The owner ____________ he did not know that the hotel ____________ pets in the rooms, which is why he had kept the dog in his car.

After that, the owner said ____________ to my son for his mistake. He even wanted to ____________ Michael for looking out for his dog, but my son refused. ____________ he thought Michael was doing wrong at first, he was so ____________ that Michael cared so much for someone else’s pet. ___________, the unexpected incident was settled in a peaceful way. More importantly, the dog was taken to the owner’s room and under good ____________ from then on. Amazing!

4 . Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people. ___________, a group called Girl Scouts are receiving _________ for setting up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people, who have difficulty understanding how to ___________ the secrets of their smart phones.

Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their _________ knowledge, each Girl Scout was assigned to ___________ different aspects of Android and Apple phones.

Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce (电子商务), and needed help to _________ a payment account on their smart phones while others simply had _________ when learning how to send messages to their family members. "I was teaching this older woman how to _________, and the first thing she did was to send a message to her daughter,” one of the Scouts said. “How ___________ it was! It just made me feel really, really happy.”

In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to ____________ together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the seniors to take home in case ____________ seniors would encounter problems with their smart phones in the future.

The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award,, for their job. After experiencing the ____________ of their project, the girls hope to organize more ____________ in the near future. “Those girls were just great,” said Nancy, a great-grandmother who once ____________ the clinic. “They were ready for us and had a very mature attitude about answering our questions, and they ______________ the praise.

5 . I like riding. For me, setting out on a 20-mile______ ride on a sunny Sunday morning was nothing______ . But on 9 August 2018, the brake on my bike ______   on Bury Hill when I lost control. As a result, I broke my back and was paralysed (瘫痪) from the waist down. But my happy-go-lucky spirit would not be______ .

From my accident on, I’ve done so much. Since that day I’ve ______three operations, signed up for a marathon and ______won several running races in my wheelchair. ______   is a roller coaster of ups and downs, highs and lows and I am so thankful to______every day that I have.

Two weeks ago I received a phone call from a______ regarding disabled toilets and the government’s plans for updating them. The minister wanted me to get involved too, how______! It certainly______ sometimes to make an effort to get things changed and I am so glad that my little amount of effort may have a(n)______ on other people’s lives.

To ______   the first year from my injury, I jumped out of a plane! Life is meant to be lived, so live it to the ______, even if you have a disability. Up here no one needs ______— you fly. It’s such an exciting rush, with the bitter wind______past you, deafening you.

I think my story just ______ that no matter who you are, you never ______   what is going to happen to you, but you can______how it affects you. You are the_____of your own destiny.

6 . A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort _______they all read the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who _______ the school? ”

All of the students thought that this question was some kind of _______. They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school. It was _______ that she was tall and old, but how would they know her _______?

So they all _______ their test paper, leaving the last question _______. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked if the last question would count toward the results of the _______.

“_______”said the teacher.

He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ________ many people and they are ________individual, so they each are worth your ________ and care, even if all you do is ________and say “Hello”.

Over the following days each of the students ________ the importance of finding out the name of the cleaner and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ________ that everyone is important.

7 . A Happy Birthday for All

For her ninth birthday, Mary asked for some unusual birthday gifts such as soap, schoolbags and Towels. But Mary didn’t want these _________ for herself. She wanted to give them to other people.

At school, Mary’s teacher _________ her students, “You can’t always be self-centered. You have to _________ others.” Mary’s classmates had helped to _________ supplies for a school in Africa. But Mary wanted to do more. With help from _________ parents, Mary researched local charities(慈善机构)and _________ a shelter(庇护所)that helps women and children in need.

After finding out what supplies the shelter _________ , Mary included a list with each party invitation. Mary’s friends brought shelter supplies to her _________ party. Those who couldn’t come to her birthday party _________ gave gifts. She had so many gifts that they __________ her family’s truck! “It was like we were going on vacation.” Mary said with a __________ . She said it was fun to watch the pile of donations(捐赠物) __________ . Mary collected $650 in cash donations and more than $1,000 worth of __________ for the shelter in the end. __________ Mary went with her parents to send the supplies to the shelter, people there __________ her with another birthday party. They had __________ a cake for her and gave her a __________ signed(签名)by everyone there.

Mary hopes other children will hear about her __________ birthday and choose their own charity to support. “I felt really __________ when I did it,” she said. “You’re not just giving them something; you’re __________ them with their whole life.”

8 . When I was 14, I got tired of school and left my home town to search for my fortune in big cities. One day I was _________ in the street when I noticed an old beggar at the corner. After _________ me for some time, he said to me, “Boy, come with me as I have something good for you.” Feeling curious and _________ , I followed him to a small house.

The beggar first asked me to wait for a moment. A few minutes later, he returned with a couple of old _________ . “There are two things that I want to _________ you, young man,” said he. “Number one is that you should never_________ a book by its cover, for it can fool you.” He _________, “I bet you think I’m a _________ , don’t you, young man?” I said, “Well, uh, yes, I guess so, sir.” “You are _________ , but I’m sure you are a dropout(辍学生),” he said. I was __________ .

“Well, young man, I’ve got a little __________ for you. I am one of the __________ men in this city. I have probably everything any man could ever want. A year ago, my wife passed away. I __________ there were certain things I had not yet __________ in life, one of which was what it would be like to live __________ a beggar in the streets. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that.”

“Number two is to learn how to __________ . There is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, your __________ .” Then, he reached forward, took my __________ and put them upon the books.

The beggar then__________ me back in the streets near where we first met. His parting __________ was for me to never forget what he taught me. I headed for my home that very day and returned to my school the next day.

9 . This era of “Industry 4. 0” is being driven by the same technological advances that enable the capabilities of the smartphones in our pockets. It is a mix of low-cost and high-power computers, high-speed communication and artificial intelligence. This will produce smarter robots with better sensing and communication abilities that can _________ different tasks, and even adjust their work to meet demand without the input of humans.

In the manufacturing industry, where robots have arguably made the most headway of any division, this will mean a(n) _________ shift from centralized to decentralized cooperative production. _________ robots focused on single, fixed, high - speed operations and required a highly skilled human workforce to operate and maintain them. Industry 4. 0 machines are flexible, cooperative and can operate more independently which _________ removes the need for a highly skilled workforce.

For large-scale manufacturers, Industry 4. 0 means their robots will be able to sense their environment and communicate in an industrial network that can be run and _________ remotely. Each machine will produce large amounts of data that can be _________ studied using what is known as “big data” analysis. This will help _________ ways to improve operating performance and production quality across the whole plat, for example by better predicting when repairing is needed and automatically _________ it.

For _________ manufacturing businesses, Industry 4. 0 will make it cheaper and easier to use robots. It will create machines that can be rearranged to perform __________ jobs and adjusted to work on a more diverse product range and different production volumes. This part is already beginning to benefit from robots designed to cooperate with human workers and analyse their own work to look for __________.

While these machines are getting smarter, they are still not as smart as us. Today's industrial artificial intelligence operates at a __________ level, which gives the appearance of human intelligence exhibited by machines, but designed by humans.

What's coming next is known as “deep learning”. Similar to big data analysis, it involves processing large quantities of data in real time to __________ what is the best action to take, The __________ is that the machine learns from the data so it can improve its decision making. A perfect example of deep learning was __________   by Google's Alpha Go software, which taught itself to beat the world's greatest Go players.

10 . Uminur Kuchukova of Russia could have retired years ago. Yet the 61-year-old teacher ______ working at a school in the Siberian village of Sibilyakovo. She continues to teach for one ______: the school’s one and only student, a nine-year-old boy. ______ Kuchukova leaves next year, the school will ______.

Sibilyakovo is like thousands of villages across Russia. Many people have ______ cities.

In the 1970s, the village had a ______ of 550 and a primary school with four classes. Each class had about 18 children. Today the number of villagers has ______ to 39.

Uminur Kuchukova has taught at the school for 42 years. She ______ to retire there at the end of the school year. By then, she hopes, her only student will be ______ to travel to a neighboring village for classes. But the ______ school needs a 30-minute ______ ride across the Irtysh River ______ by a 20-minute ride on a school bus. Kuchukova does not think her student, Ravil Izhmukhametov, is ______ yet for making such a trip every school day.

“I feel sorry for him,” she says. “His parents don’t want to leave Sibilyakovo yet and it’s _______to send a little boy like him over the Irtysh. There are such big waves on the river.”

Izhmukhametov’s parents are farmers and ______ many farm animals. However, they do not want their son to stay in the village when he ______. Ravil says he has no interest ______ moving into the city, but that he knows one day he will have no ______.

When asked what he thought about being the only student at the school, Ravil said, “Of course I’d like to have friends so I’m looking forward to going to a ______ school.”

Kuchukova is ______ that the school where she worked for more than forty years will soon close its doors for good.