1 . My nephew Tyden and I were playing at a local amusement center. It was the kind of _______ where you get tickets for scoring points in the games and then cash them in for prizes.

Tyden won top prize of tickets, so we went to _______ his gift. I felt a little _______ because my loved one and I had our first _______ at this center and had exchanged little things from the showcase. I _______ a turtle and remembered my partner loved it. I asked the assistant behind the _______ if I could just buy the turtle without _______ . He said, “ _______, that isn’t a choice.”

I needed to _______ 350 tickets to cash the turtle in, so I ________ Tyden choosing his gift alone there. I had just bought game tokens(代币) when I heard Tyden’s ________ voice, “Auntie! Look!”

He pulled the turtle out from behind his back and gave it to me. My eyes filled with tears and my heart ________ with love. He had listened to that whole ________ and chosen to give the turtle to me ________ getting whatever he wanted.

I held him tightly in my arms, and told him how much I ________ him. I am beyond thankful to have the title of his Auntie.

2 . Mylea lives in Australia, a country famous for kangaroos, but not for snow. Yet at 12, she _______ to ski at the North Pole.

Despite the lack of _______ training space, Mylea still built her _______ at the gym. She ran with giant tyres attached to her waist to _______ what it was like to pull a sled (雪橇) across ice. By the age of 14, Mylea was _______.

The world’s far north is not a blank carpet of soft snow, but Mylea didn’t _______ to the tough conditions. Even though every part of her body was _______, she never thought of quitting. In April 2016, Mylea made _______, becoming the youngest person to ski at the North Pole.

When talking about her _______, she stated that every human body is __________ whether you are a man or a woman. But when the talk was posted online, some Internet bullies wrote __________ comments like “Make me a sandwich” to make her feel __________.

To prove women’s place is far beyond the __________, Mylea and her team pushed on to the South Pole and made it. Holding a plate with a sandwich, Mylea proudly had her photo taken and posted online. She __________ the bullies, “I made you a sandwich. Now __________ 37 days and 600 km to the South Pole, and you can eat it.”

4 . I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip, I needed to find my ________ to the Greyhound bus station, some 30 miles away. Being a ________ student, I had little money to get there.

I managed to call various taxis and shuttle(往返汽车) services but they were all too ________ or too far away to pick me up. Then, I got one person on the phone who managed to figure out that I needed a ride to the Greyhound station but only had limited financial ________ and he agreed to transport me! He came to pick me up about   minutes later. The driver was older and I remember wondering why the shuttle didn't have a meter (计时器) but his ID was there and I could see this was his ________. The driver was so kind. He knew I was upset so he distracted me with stories and good conversation. He said I looked like his granddaughter.

At one point, I asked him why he ________ so little to the others. Then, he patiently explained that he was actually retired and hadn't removed his number from the phone book but when I called, clearly upset, he felt driven to help.This man drove an hour out of his way to help a person he didn't know for a fee that only ________ his gas, if that! Because of his ________, I knew things were going to be okay. This man's kindness warms my heart every time I think of him.________, I didn't get his name and his face has disappeared gradually from my memory but he is on my mind often and I wish I could thank him in person.“Thank you Mr. Angel Shuttle-Man! I hope your granddaughter knows what a(n) ________ grandfather she has!”

5 . It was Jennifer Williams’s mother who got her interested in books. A librarian, she________to her three children every day. When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to________with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited________to books. To Williams, the________was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a civic event called Engage Dan-ville, she________900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be________with that. “I was like, ‘Anybody could do that,’” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to stretch my faith, my work ethic, my everything.” So she raised the number________by setting a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an________number.________, she got to work, first by roping in friends to give away books or money to buy books. Before long, as________of Williams’s project spread, strangers started leaving bundles of books on her front porch. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools—free of________—and also________books to little free libraries around the city of 41,000 just over the North Carolina border. She also________a book club for inmates in the local jail. In the four years she’s been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has given away more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her________! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too________for kids with few options. “Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”

8 . “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you don’t ________, something good will happen some day.”

Mother was ________, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had ________ myself to be a sports announcer(播音员). So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was ________ every time. In one station, a ________ lady told me that large stations wouldn’t employ（雇佣） a person without ______ since I just graduated. “Go out of the town and find a small station that might give you ______,” she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had ______ high school football. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to ______ its sports department. The job sounded just ______ for me but I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment had ______ as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom ______ me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already ______ an announcer. After I left his office, I asked aloud “______ can a fellow get to be a sports ______ if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” ______, I heard the director calling. “Do you know anything about ______?” Then he asked me to ______ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was ______ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the ______ Saturday.

9 . The first day at school has left a deep _________ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was _________, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to _________ me in the course of class unless….” She was speaking when I heard a _________ “Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realize I was bare feet _________ then. I wanted to _________ them, but I dared not do that. I shook my hand, _________ “Don’t wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still _________ my eyes on my teacher. I really didn’t want her to take _________ of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned __________ and my heart __________ faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my __________ hands couldn’t get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called.I __________ from my seat quickly. “Can you __________ the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. __________ her surprise, I did very well. Finally she said, “Good job! Be __________, please.” I looked __________ at her to find a smile on her face. I felt__________ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my __________ as something embarrassing but __________.

10 . I became lame(瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand   _______ the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair（轮椅） can I “walk”.

I still remember the first day at _______ . When I appeared at the door, everyone in the classroom stared at me in   _______ . My face turned red. I couldn’t help _______   back. It was the_________   and sympathy(同情) in their eyes that   _______   me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.

Being lame, I didn’t dare to     _______   in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be     _______   at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking happily.

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really     _______ . They encouraged me with a(n)     __________   smile and   ____________me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was   __________ to them for giving me a chance to see the sights of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always       __________to help me. It made me __________   I am handicapped(残疾的).

Once they asked me,＂What is the most beautiful thing in our school?＂Without hesitation I said,＂It is the   __________ .＂