1 . The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn’t write a lot, but working on the paper ________ like fun. I liked the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and ________ middle school events.

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our ________. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talented poet.He read it and frowned(皱眉).

“It’s okay,” my father said, taking out a pencil.“But how about changing this sentence to …” And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece─without me, for I never said anything to ________ him.

No surprise─his version (版本) was wonderful. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.

“Welcome to the Dundee School News,” my teacher said to me.But before I could be ________about the news, he added, “based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper.”

I was so surprised. I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn’t tell the ________ to the teacher, and I couldn’t ask my father for help, either.

That term working on the paper was really painful.And my teacher expressed his ________, “Can’t you write something more like that first piece you wrote?” he said each time I turned in my article.

I couldn’t, because at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never ________ the level of the first article.

At last, to my total shame, another student took my place.I ________that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my fault (错误) because I allowed him to do it.

Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a ________ side.It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

2 . Piano lessons aren’t just about giving kids an opportunity for musical training. Learning to play the piano has a great ________ on the brain, providing children with a lot of benefits that last a lifetime.

________ education can actually give kids an increased chance of success in life. Kids who ________ music education and training gain major emotional development advantages. Playing the piano is an outlet (发泄) for kids and ________ themselves. Any type of music ________ the spirits. Being able to play a song on an instrument, whether performing ________ or for other people, also builds confidence in kids.

The many hours spent ________ playing the piano create and increase neural (神经的) connections in the brain that last a lifetime. These physical changes in the ________ provide great gains that last well into adulthood, including protecting against cognitive decline (认知能力下降) and memory ________ . Piano lessons also have been shown to ________ affect verbal working memory, hearing and communication.

Children get ________ just as often as adults. Feelings of nervousness and worry ________ a physical response in the body, in which the heart rate and blood pressure ________ and breathing gets faster. Playing the piano can ________ that kind of response, providing a sense of relaxation. This ________ can be felt by kids immediately on sitting at the piano and trying to play, ________ the activity can reduce worry regardless of a person’s skill or ability. Music lessons, ________, provide the greatest benefit, as studies have shown that playing an instrument for an hour per week for at least six weeks is most ________ for reducing the body’s nervous response.

________ all the benefits of music training, it’s not ________ that more and more parents want their kids to learn to play an instrument.

3 . Leonardo was born with an undeveloped left hand. He couldn't use his left hand for________tasks like grasping objects.________, an incident during his childhood aroused his________in building things.

A few years later, he built his first prosthetic hand(假手). It was a simple________, but it allowed him to grasp objects. That was only the________, as he soon worked on another one, but it was not as good as he expected.

While________online, he learned the story of a French boy who became the first one to receive a 3D-printed robotic hand. He also found a foundation that________them for disabled kids. He got in touch with the foundation and________one. Unfortunately, it was too large for him to use________.

Despite all the difficulties, Leonardo never________his dream. He decided to create his own robotic hand.________by the given one, he designed his own robotic hand which________strings that pick up the movements of his wrist and transmit(传送)them to the fingers.

________countless efforts, Leonardo finally had an advanced hand that fits him properly. Tough it's not perfect, it allows him to do things that he________dreamed of. And best of all,________advanced bionic(仿生的)hands end up costing around $15,000, he only spent $ 100 on his. It's________for anyone who can't afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars.

Leonardo's amazing story has already made him________, and he has even received several________for robotic hands. He built one for a 7-year-old girl, but usually he________commercially available models, because his is not as strong as he would like. He also decides to________himself to building advanced robotic prosthesis.

4 . Samantha Whiting of Fort Hood, Texas, knows how lucky she and her daughter Haylee are to be alive today.

A trip to the _________ in Monterey California this summer quickly became the mom's most frightening _________   when Haylee nearly lost her life. But thanks to a complete stranger, the _________ disaster turned into an act of heroism! Here's how it _________.

Haylee was playing happily in the waves _________ a riptide(激流)pulled the 10—year—old out to the sea. _________ this, Samantha rushed into the water to save her, but she _________ got caught in the riptide. Helpless and terrified, they screamed for help, catching the _________ of beach—goer Kevin Coxzi, who _________ ran over and began swimming toward them. With great __________, he pulled them to shore.

Unfortunately, the pair never got the __________ to thank Kevin. All Samantha had was his first name and thanking him proved to be completely a(n) __________. But the grateful mother didn't __________, eventually turning to the Internet. She posted it in the Merced Neighborhood Watch Facebook group—and __________ him hours later!

While talking with him online, Samantha __________ that Kevin and his girlfriend, Maria Buenrostro, had to __________ their wedding because they didn't save enough money.Without __________, Samantha created a GoFundMe to help the couple with their wedding costs. So far, she's __________ over $52,00Ofor them!

“But for his __________ act, I would have lost not only my own life but my baby girl, “Samantha wrote. “He __________ so much more than this.”

5 . The word “hobby” is an interesting _________. People usually do what they like in their own _________ time. That is “hobby”. Many people have their own _________.They keep pets, collect coins or travel a lot. They think hobbies can bring them happiness and they can help people _________ after their daily work. Almost everyone has many hobbies. Hobbies are good for our life. Hobbies can _________ us friendship and knowledge. Everyone should have hobbies. Everyone has _________ hobbies. Some people like going hiking. Some people like watching TV. Tom, what is my hobby? Right! I like _________ books. When I am free, I like reading all kinds of books. I think doing some reading is a good _________ as well as a nice hobby. Reading books can bring me _________. I can learn a lot about sports, news, stories and so on. I think we can make friends ______________ books. Reading books is good for our ______________. It can’t help us know more about our ______________. But some books are bad for us, so we should read good books. If you don‘t like reading, you will be out of ______________. Maybe many people ______________ my interests. Reading books can make us cleverer. Books are our best ______________. I hope more and more people will read books every day.

6 . Pablo and Tiffany have been together for going on 12 years. It was a few days after Diego _________ eight that Pablo started noticing a strange _________ in the daily routine of his son. He started coming home an hour later than expected. Pablo asked him why this was happening so _________ and what he was doing after school. Diego told him he had an extra class he was _________. To double-check, his mother Tiffany found there are no classes like that being taught at school.

Pablo decided to follow Diego to _________ the mystery. The next day, when Diego was supposed to be out of school, he was waiting for him at a _________ distance, wearing unusual clothes with his neighbor’s dog. When the bell rang, Diego was the first one out the door. He seemed to be in a hurry and Pablo started following him to the _________. He _________ moved closer to Diego. This whole time Pablo had been able to follow his son without his being _________ that he was being followed, but something must have disturbed the neighbor’s dog as it __________ a loud bark. Before Pablo was even able to try and calm the dog down he heard Diego call out “Who’s there?”

Pablo knew there was no __________ in hiding anymore. While Pablo was giving a/an __________ of his presence, it was becoming more and more obvious that Diego was trying to hide something in the deeper parts of thick bushes. On the ground behind Diego was an old blanket with on it a couple of __________ foxes!

Diego began the story. When he was playing here a couple of weeks ago, one of his friends __________ fell on a fox. The fox didn’t __________ and all his friends quickly ran home, promising not to say anything to anybody. But he stayed a little longer and found these little guys.

He felt incredibly __________ because he was sure they had just killed their mother. But he couldn’t take them home or to the shelter __________ then they would have to admit what they had done. __________, he decided he would come by every day after school with food and to check on them.

Pablo’s tears __________ up and he decided they would take the little foxes home and care for them and further __________ they were ready to be released back into the wild.