1 . Emily loved reading. She used to be very shy. She _________ talking to others. So she turned to _________. In 2019 her dad got sick. It was very serious. Books became an even bigger comfort for _________.

Emily’s dad got better. And she came up with a plan to _________ others.

Emily started a book drive in her hometown. She _________ books. She took them to _________ being cared for in hospitals. _________, she has collected more than 10,000 books.

Emily and her father are very close. When her father learned of her plans for the book drive, he wasn’t surprised. “She was always interested in books,” he says. “_________ she always wanted to do things for the neighborhood.” Emily runs the book drive herself, but she gets some help from her _________. “We do the driving,” her dad says.

Emily still runs the book drive. The memory of meeting the children she helps sticks with her. “It was the ____________ day of my life,” she says. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”

2 . I was expecting to have a quiet day, but it turned out(结果是) to be just the opposite. It was Saturday morning _______ I was reading on the sofa when the phone rang. “Come quickly, Sam, I need your _______!” It was my best friend George, so I couldn't_______. “Where are you?” I asked. “I'm _______home, watching the house opposite. Come quickly, through the back garden.”

I_______there. George told me two men were stealing things from Simon's house. They were moving the TV and the computers onto their van(客货车).

“But George, it's clear,” I said impatiently(不耐烦地). “They _______ be moving house.”

“That's impossible! You know Simon's in our class, but he has said _______about it！” said George.

I realized he was right. So we phoned the_______. They soon arrived and took the two men _______. “You are so brave！” said one policeman. Later, Simon's parents learned what we had done and they were so ________. They took us out for dinner that night.

Sometimes, a small act can mean a lot to others.

3 . My first job was at a fast-food restaurant called Carroll’s in my hometown. One spring day my next-door neighbor _________ me to apply for work with her there, and I agreed to have a try.

One little _________ was that I wasn’t 16 yet, so I just changed my birth date on the application from July to _________. Luckily, they didn’t ask for any ID to prove my _________, because there were few applicants for the job. Both of us were _________.

The pay was _________, only $1.60/hour with no tips. I worked at the _________ and only boys were allowed to work in the kitchen. I got a chance to make milkshakes, though, which I considered kind of fun. I also _________ the relationships with all the other workers, who were mostly easy-going teenagers.

It was great to _________ different diners. The restaurant was located on a __________ entryway into town, so all kinds of people came in. One day a man in plain clothes __________ but ordered many signature dishes. When he came to my counter to check out, I was __________ to find he was my idol.

Besides __________ about my age, I also failed to inform the manager that I was leaving in June to attend summer camp, so my first job only lasted a few __________. It has been long gone, but the __________ in the restaurant remains a sweet memory of my life.

4 . When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books _______ me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents _______ afford so many books. I had to solve the problem myself.

There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into _______ shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether _______ there without buying any books. _______ I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I was reading, the owner came up and asked, “You like reading?” I looked down and replied _______, “Yes.” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here _______ you help me clean the shop.” I felt quite surprised, “Really? It’s so kind of you!” I was very happy that I _______ to read there. From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read lots of books. I became one of _______ writers in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.

Now studying in high school, I can borrow books __________ library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.

5 . Our life has become more and more intelligent over_______past 30 years. Have you ever imagined what a smart home is? Last weekend, Cox Communications published their new smart home ______(call)Home Life, in which all equipment is ”smart“. A _______ (power)Internet connection is central to their product. Not only is the equipment remotely controlled, this home also features direct connections to family members and doctors. For example, their relatives_______live in another state can enter their house through their smartphones or computers.

The smart home seems to be designed _________(attend)to the elderly. In a smart home, many activities can be monitored and all kinds of help________(provide)whenever necessary. If a person has a fall or doesn’t take their medicine, he or she will be reminded________(instant). However, the person________(live)in the smart home has his or her_______   (independent).

This smart home offers plenty of chances for patient control, as well________reducing health costs in many situations. Technology can help old people stay independent and safe.

6 . My beloved grandma, had never left Australia and now never would due to cancer.

Planted _______ in the armchair, she had no alternative but to “travel” via the travel program on TV. I _______ the sadness and thought hard. It finally _______ me that I could ask strangers on the internet for help. I _______ the post:

My Nanny has cancer and she will never see the world. Please send her postcards so she can see the world from her armchair. I can offer nothing but gratitude.

I _______ not to breathe a word of this; should nothing come, I couldn’t bear to carry her _______ along with my own. Days _______ weeks and Nanny’s health declined rapidly, my suffering growing unbearable.

Finally, about six weeks after my post, a dog-eared, _______ postcard from UK wandered into our humble little letterbox. It was to me a ray of light and from that day, our letterbox became the _______ for postcards from all over the world and a hotel, ________ travel-weary cards. My dream of armchair travels became a reality.

In the months that followed, thanks to those cards, my Nanny had a private “flight” to board, travelling far and wide, satisfied and ________ . Cancer could not stop us. Our very last flight ________ on a warm morning. My dearest travel ________ bought a different ticket for this trip and began to explore another world.

I have ________ from great loss, knowing that her journey ahead would be a brilliant one with so many ________ from the strangers.

7 . Do you know Mike, my best friend? Maybe you will say, “Yes, I know him very well. He is very ________ . He never studies hard and isn’t good at all the subjects.” But you are wrong. It seems that he has ________ a lot. He didn’t use to like to study. But now he works ________ hard. In the past, he used to watch TV and play computer games very late at night. He used to get up at eight o’clock in the morning and hurry to school ________ breakfast. At school, he didn’t use to listen to the ________ carefully. He didn’t use to do ________ . He always copied others’ papers in the tests. But now he doesn’t come to school late. He gets up very early and goes to exercise in the morning. He walks to school after breakfast. He says that he must look after his _________. At school, he often ________ with a group and asks other students for help when he has _________. His classmates usually help him with his trouble. He has made great ________ this term and he got an A in a test last week.

8 . Many years ago, I lived in Greece, on a very beautiful island. During my first year, I ________to the beach for the Labour Day holiday. Greek people celebrate Labour Day on 1st May, and it is also a festival to celebrate the beginning of ________ . The sun was shining __________and the sea was clear blue. I was sitting in a small restaurant by the sea while the cook _________fish over a fire for lunch. It smelled delicious. There were a lot of local people _________some tourists. The girls and women ________flowers in their hair. Someone gave a circle of flowers to me. In the afternoon, people played traditional Greek ________to dance with it on the beach, and I also danced with them ________ the evening. ________a wonderful day! All the people _________themselves. I will remember it for ever.

9 . At age 37, 1 was diagnosed (诊断) with Parkinson’s Disease. The diagnosis _______ us quite hard.

That summer, my wife discovered an annual charity bicycle ride, the Seattle to Portland (STP) ride, a 200-mile ride from Seattle, to Portland. One of the charities the STP raises _______ for is the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation. This local foundation _______ Parkinson’s research. Kathryn had never been a bicyclist, so I was surprised when she _______. The ride was not easy.

Her bicycle was old, heavy, _______, and hard to ride. People suggested that Kathryn _______ a newer, lighter bike, but she didn’t.

Kathryn found one friend to ride with and went on only a few _______ rides. Then one Saturday morning in July, she _______ her old bicycle and rode to Portland over the next two days. That year she raised over $1000.

I was glad Kathryn was enthusiastic about the ride and had become a fundraiser, but didn’t really _______ why she took part until I heard her explain it to some friends of ours. She told them that the ride was one of the ________ things she had ever done. She said she didn’t even like bike riding. With tears in her eyes, she said that she did it because it was one of the only ways she could help to make a (n) ________ in my life.

I was overwhelmed. I had thought Kathryn had ridden to achieve a(n) ________ goal, fun, or adventure, but I was wrong. She had done it all for me. On learning that my disease touched her enough to ________ something so difficult, I felt loved.

Kathryn has been by my side for over 20 years. We’ve managed every ________ and storm together. She rarely rides during the year, but in July, you’ll be sure to find my ________ riding south from Seattle.

10 . Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very ________at it. He drew many beautiful interesting pictures, and many people _______ his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be ________when he was a little older, and then they were going to________ these pictures for a lot of money.

Jimmy's pictures were quite different from other _______ because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on ______ of it, and the other half was always_______.

“That's very clever,” everybody said. “_______other people have ever done that before.”

One day somebody asked him, “Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom half of your pictures, ______ not on the top half?”

“Because I'm small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes can't _______very high.”