1 . 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.

2 . Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping those kids make friends. What she has been doing is ______ the Buddy Bench program. Originally, the idea was that anyone at school who was feeling ______ could sit on the “buddy bench”. That let other kids know someone needed a friend. The idea quickly ______.

Sammie got the idea for the ______ at summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be ______ to have a buddy bench in her school, so when she got back, she ______ the idea to her headmaster, teachers and her parents.

Getting ______ for the project was just the first step. “There have been a lot of small ______, like money,” Sammie says. To reduce costs and be ______, Sammie decided to make the bench out of recycled material. So she rallied（号召）her ______ to gather bottle caps.

Word of the project got out, and soon Sammie was getting ______ from people in broader regions — all 50 states, and in the end she ______ more than 1,200 pounds. A company called GreenTree Plastics was able to ______ these into three benches.

______, Sammie helped other schools acquire benches. She has   ______ more than 20 benches to schools and parks by now. Her ______ of kindness continues to spread far and wide. ______ all the kids her project has helped, Sammie benefits from it, feeling grateful for how it gave her ______ in so many different aspects of life.

“______ as some acts of kindness can be, they can make a significant difference and lead to a chain reaction,” she says. “You never ______. Just be kind, in general.”

3 . In 2016, I started working for the local company here in the community. I had to admit that the first day I walked into the office, I didn’t know what to expect, I was really_________. The waiting area was dark and dusty. I remembered sitting in the chair and feeling breathless with the_________of files and paperwork all over. I was worried about my_________.

One day, my boss asked me what I thought could be done with the scenery outside next to the office window. I paused for a while,_________what I could do with it. Then I had the perfect idea. I’d plant_________there if that was okay. He told me it was up to me. So, I got to work.

It took me a good week to_________the field, getting rid of the weeds. And I had to choose which type of sunflower to grow, as there were many different varieties. That was when I learned about all the different_________of sunflowers! I planted different ones.

It only took about a week for the sunflowers to sprout (发芽). I made sure to_________them every day and give them all the love I could. Before I_________it, the sunflowers had grown big, some even bigger than me. Watching them grow big and follow the sun throughout the day filled me with__________. I think part of my happiness is that I’ve grown them and help get them to be such beauties.

Every year, my sunflowers grow bigger, and so do my__________. Eventually, I have fields of sunflowers and an excellent__________in work. And it all__________with just a seed. Well, a packet of seeds. Dreams are like seeds; we could plant them, nourish them, and then watch them__________. Dreams has the potential to become something__________.

4 . Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening _______ their schoolwork with their mother. They had to go out fishing. Their father, a fisherman, was feeling _______ . The brothers had to catch some fish so that their father could _______ them in the market the next morning to support the family.

That evening, Rahim decided to _______ the sea early. He knew that if he and Johan were to set off late, they might not be able to find a good _______ at sea to catch plenty of fish. Rahim urged Johan to hurry and instructed him to _______ the fishing net onto their boat quickly.

While out at sea Rahim helped _______ the boat when Johan cast the net into the waters. Although it was _______ work, they were glad to be able to help their sick father. While waiting to pull the net in, the brothers took out their _______ from their bags to revise. It was not easy as they could not see clearly under the dim light from the oil lamp. Suddenly, their boat ________ hard from left to right. Rahim gasped(喘气)and held his brother’s arm ________ . Although he was ________ , Johan remained calm. He went to the ________ of their boat to take a look. He saw the net shaking.

Excited about the ________ , Johan decided to pull in the net. To his surprise, there were no fishes. Upon taking a ________ look, Johan found that the net had a huge ________ in it.

”A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,“ Johan ________ seeing this.

________ , the brothers returned home. However, their parents were ________ that they had persevered(坚持)and put in their best ________ that night.

5 . Two years ago, I lost my wallet. I made the poor decision of keeping my identity card, my credit card, a large amount of money and other various things inside my_________. I worried about anyone who got my wallet would take_________from my bank account, and I was also _________that my identity card would be used to do something___________

About a week ___________, a police officer knocked on my door and_________my wallet. Someone handed it into_________! Much to my _________, they didn’t touch the money inside or anything. I felt so lucky that such a kind person___________my wallet and took time out of their day to try and give__________back to me.

After that, I decided that I wanted to do __________things for other people, hoping that they also could feel that way. I started to do small things to __________ people. They were small simple things, like holding the door open for others. When you make others feel __________, you will have a great day.

That’s why I__________everyone to do small nice things for others. Helping others is to help____________

6 . I was lucky enough to test into the best high school in the city. But then came my _______: Am I good enough? It was a question that _______ me through my first month, even as began to settle in, even as I got used to the early morning wake-ups and moving between buildings for class.

I knew I had to work to ground myself. My earliest strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to _______ my new classmates. Who were these kids anyway? How did they learn in school? All I knew was that they were the smartest kids in the city, obviously. _______ wasn’t I as well? Hadn’t I landed here because I was smart like them? The truth is that I didn’t know. This _______ was like a deadly cell that threatened to divide and divide again, unless I could find some way to stop it.

Fortunately, my first round of grades turned out to be _______, and so did my second. Over the course of my first two years, I began to build the same kind of _______ I’d had at my previous school. With each little achievement, my doubt _______ took leave.

I loved any subject that involved writing and labored through math. I had classmates who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me. I was beginning to understand that if I put in extra hours of studying, I could often _______ the gap. I wasn’t a straight-A student, but I was always __________ and I made progress.

7 . When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my mother set me down on a purple banana-seat bike. She _________held the back of the seat while I found my balance. Then she gave me a _________and let me go，calling，“Pedal(踩踏板)，pedal，pedal，glide(滑行)!”as I rode across the grass.

When I was older, I _________ a soccer team and I always rode my bike to go to _________. On my bike, my_________was my own. I can do what I want to. After a(n) _________ practice, I would pick an apple from a tree in the garden near the soccer _________ and eat it while I pedaled home, or _________ to the shop and go home with some of my favorite snacks.

Then I got married and had babies. _________ the house for a two-hour ride was no longer a(n) ____________. When my girls got older, my mom ____________ them to ride their own bikes. “Pedal, pedal, pedal, glide!” she’d ____________ as she used to. But this time it was me ____________ after them with my hand on the seat.

Last spring, my mother died suddenly. I was in deep ____________. Every morning, I’d leave my hotel and ____________ my bike to a bike path. She’s never going to teach us again. I wanted to cry.

8 . My mother turned ninety. I knew I needed to find a senior _______ center. Not for her — for me. If I were at her age, I would want to stay in shape to _______ life, getting a lot of pleasure. Yes, walking in local parks was my _______, but I wasn’t so active as before.

I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes _______ for seniors?” “Sure. Come and check us out! We start at 10 am,” the receptionist (接待员) replied and _______. The next morning, I went there. One part of me was _______ that the class was too easy, not doing me any good. The other part feared it was too hard for me to _______.

When I came into the room, a woman _______ me, “Oh, you’re new. Welcome.” Then the music started. The hour-long workout woke up the muscles I didn’t often _______ in daily walks, suiting me fine. I became a member there. My classmates ranged in age from fifty to ninety. Most gave the exercises their own ________, doing as much or little as they could. ________ no one kept score. Soon I learned physical well-being wasn’t the only ________ there. During breaks, people chatted happily. Whenever some people were ________ we asked around. Were they busy? Were they in hospital? Moreover, we signed cards for those who were ill.

I ________ to be in good shape now as I’ve hoped. Still, I’m grateful for things more valuable from the class — close friendships and new social ________.

9 . About three years ago, a tornado attacked our town. My father and I _________ to visit my grandparents to make sure they were okay. Upon arrival, I took my regular seat and _________ with Grandma about what was on our mind to pass the time. _________, the power was out and it got dark in what seemed like a matter of minutes.

Then, Grandma turned to me and asked with _________ eyes that stared right past me, “Now you’re graduating this year, aren’t you?” As a freshman, I was _________, about this strange question. Actually, Grandma could exactly _________ you when every one of her grandchildren was born. _________, I assured her that I was not yet a(n) _________, and still had a few years until graduation.

Soon, my father asked if I was ready to go home. I silently _________ my head—yes. Into the car, I __________ and couldn’t stop weeping. My father asked me what was wrong. “Is Grandma going to __________ my graduation?” I asked.

It took him a long time to respond, “Yes. She may not know where she is, but she will be there, no matter what.” The rest of the car ride home was __________. When we eventually arrived home, I rushed to my room and cried for hours. That night, I could picture that Grandma’s __________ would be changed from the care giver to care receiver.

Ever since that talk with my Grandma, I have matured and __________. Her Alzheimer (阿尔茨海默症) has progressed to about stage 3 now. At my graduation, I was sitting on the stage seeing Grandma there sitting with the rest of my family. “She may not know where she is, but she will be there”. My father’s words __________ in my ears.

10 . When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighbourhood. I was too little to ________ it, but used to listen with ________ when my mother talked to it. Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful ________ lived an amazing person. Her name was “Information Please”. There was nothing she did not ________. For example, she could ________ anybody’s number and the correct time and date.