1 . The teacher asked, “Is everybody ready?” I _________ wasn’t ready. It was the early 1980’s. I was in my high school typing _________ and totally confused.

I had taken it as a (n) _________ course because taking French or Spanish language seemed too difficult. _________, I wished I hadn’t chosen it. I was on _________—my fingers were shaking and my heart was beating wildly. I had thought we would just be learning to touch type (盲打), not be tested on speed and accuracy. Besides, I was the only freshman in the class, and the other students were _________ to me. My young body felt too nervous to be typing so quickly and _________.

The teacher said, “Hands on home keys. Eyes on books. Ready, type!” Suddenly, the room was alive with 30 electric typewriters’ keys _________ on. I tried my best to _________, but it was obvious that being a secretary wasn’t in my future. While I didn’t __________ many errors, my typing speed was horribly slow. And I knew I wasn’t going to get a good __________ on this test. I really __________ taking this class and wished I could be learning French instead.

Now years later, I’m a novelist. I’m so happy that I took that class and learned how to type. It has helped me write countless __________ flowing through my mind and into my __________ through keyboards. It has helped me to write e-mails full of kindness to __________ with friends and family. It has helped me to do what I should do and share what I was meant to share in life.

2 . We had finally decided to join the Thanksgiving Day Parade (游行) with our five-year-old daughter, Kerry. We never thought what Kerry would take away from the ________, or how it would affect our lives.

We caught the dawn train along with hundreds of other excited crowds. As the train pulled into the terminal (终点), everyone stood, ________ waiting to leave it and head toward the parade route. As we walked up to the entrance to the terminal, Kerry ________ a homeless woman sitting in the shadows, ________ to all except my curious daughter.

“What's that?” she asked. Linda and I ________ each other, caught off guard (措手不及) by the ________ to explain something ________ from the happy scene we were about to ________. We gave a simple explanation and continued with the parade.

The following year, we decided to ________ the parade again. “Can we bring some sandwiches for those people?” she asked. We knew immediately whom she ________. This was a golden opportunity to ________ Kerry's sense of charity; she was teaching us an important lesson. That night we prepared and ________ two dozen sandwiches.

The next morning, we took the train again but there was a different kind of ________ in our family. There was a ________ man sitting in the same spot. Kerry handed a sandwich to him. Then we were off to the parade, stopping along the way to hand out the rest of the sandwiches, ________ one for each of us.

Somehow, no giant Thanksgiving sit-down feast ever tasted as good as those sandwiches.

3 . “Anybody has a bandage (绷带)?” a voice echoed (回荡) down the dorm hallway.

In the first week at college, we were all _________ some “forgetfulness”. I _________ to bring snacks for late nights. A poor girl in the dorm _________ forgot bandages. We all felt _________, more or less.

Several months before, I sat at my high school graduation party admiring my _________: sewing items, desk supplies, etc.—all well-intended and well-received. They would demonstrate their givers’ _________ over and over during my college life.

But one gift struck me as _________. Medical package? When I _________ it, a small packet of pills and creams lay within the wrappings. I frowned (皱眉头). Who would give that as a present?

I barely thought about that _________ until “anybody has a bandage?” rang out in the dormitory hall that day.

“Actually, I have one.” I __________.

As I __________ the kit, my new dorm-mate struck up a conversation with me.

Soon, more __________ from my dorm-mates for medicine for mosquito bites or a slight headache and so on came. As cold season approached, many needed cough drops. Each girl __________ for a few moments.

The little gift I had __________ initially now led me toward new friendships. As it broke fevers, it also broke the ice, allowing me to meet and __________ many in the dorm building.

4 . Dr. Franeis Collins is one of America’s leading scientists. In an interview, Dr. Collins was asked if there was any special spark (火花) or any moment in particular that _________ him to pursue a life of science. Dr. Collins _________ that in fact there was. He said that when he was in high school, on the first day of his first science course, the teacher handed each student a box _________. The boxes were sealed (封住) on the outside and hollow (空的) on the inside. But each box _________ something. And as young Collins turned the box on its side and turned it around, he could _________ something rolling around inside.

What was it? The teacher told the students that their _________ was to determine what was inside the box. They could _________ any kind of test or ask any kind of question that would lead them to find out what was inside the box. But they couldn’t _________ the box. They had to find ways to _________ what was in the box.

“That’s what __________ is,” the teacher carefully __________, “being curious, and thinking of questions to ask, until you find out the answer.” Dr. Collins was __________. He said that that day in class completely __________ his life. From then on, he was __________ to spending a life in science, where his job was to be __________ and ask lots of questions.

5 . When it comes to her passion for travel, Luisa Yu doesn’t take “no” for an answer. If she did, she might not have _________ the beautiful beaches in Somalia at age 77.

“Everyone said, ‘Don’t go to Somalia. That’s _________.’” Yu told NPR “If I want to go somewhere, nobody can _________ me. I like challenge — it’s more exciting.”

Thanks to her _________, the 79-year-old has now traveled to all 193 countries, a goal she’s _________ for more than 50 years.

Yu caught the travel passion _________. Growing up in the Philippines, she was inspired by the movies she watched as a kid. She made up her mind to visit the natural landscapes she saw on _________.

“I saw all the beautiful lakes and wild animals,” she said. “That’s how I started dreaming that one day I was going to see the _________.”

Her first step in _________ that dream came in her early 20s, when she arrived in the US as an exchange student. During her stay in the US, she __________ the country by bike.

The round-the-world travel wasn’t __________. She waited 15 years to get her green card to be able to travel internationally. There were times when she worked as many as three jobs at a time to save up enough money for __________.

Eventually, she became a part-time travel agent, which offered her more freedom and opportunities to see different places, including __________ to countries that are too difficult for tourists to visit.

The __________ traveler’s advice for us?

“Don’t wait for anybody,” she said. “If you keep on waiting, it will never __________.”

6 . Umar Fox searched his whole life to look for the firefighter who saved him and his sister from a house fire in 1978. The search _________ came to an end with a heartfelt reunion.

Umar was 3 when the _________ happened in their house. He and his sister were home for Christmas break. Joseph Gilmore was one of the first people on the _________. He rushed into the fire, risking his own _________, and took the children out. Photojournalist George Rizer happened to photograph the _________.

Umar had always hoped to _________ the man. But the picture taken by Rizer was all he had, which _________ his wish not being realized. Forty-five years later, that picture ended up being _________ thanks to social media. Once Umar _________ Joseph, he and the firefighter had an emotional reunion. Umar’s sister had planned to __________, but she canceled due to illness. Joseph __________ when strong-built Umar walked in, “Oh, man! I wouldn’t want to pick you up now.”

Umar said that he and his sister “wouldn’t be __________” if it weren’t for Joseph. He went on to __________ that his act “brought more into the world”. Umar is __________ to be a father of five. His sister also “has great kids” who are “all grown up and doing big things”.

As for Joseph, he considered he was __________ doing something he did every day for 38 years.

7 . Eric knew he was in trouble. His _________ had ballooned to 320 pounds, and he was _________ more than $1,000 a month on medications (药物) for high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

In 2010, a _________ told him to buy a funeral plot, because he would need it in five years. He was 51 years old. So he went to talk with a naturopathic (自然疗法的) doctor about _________ weight. She said, “Get a shelter dog.”

Eric was _________, but he took that advice, _________ to the Humane Society Silicon Valley near his home in San Jose, Calif. He told the shelter, “I want a(n) _________ fat middle-aged dog, like me.” That’s how he _________ Peety.

Peety needed to be _________, so Eric and Peety walked, for at least a half hour a day. Eric, who was __________ as an area sales manager for GE appliances, shifted to a plant-based __________. Over the course of a year, he lost 140 pounds. Peety lost 25. Eric __________ the medications.

It wasn’t just the walks with Peety that __________ Eric’s life. The dog helped keep him from backsliding (倒退) into his old, __________ lifestyle. “He looked at me like I was the best person on the __________, and I wanted to become the person he thought I was.”

9 . Those in the food industry understand the difficulty that comes from working with people. No matter how much you try, some customers are never _______. If you make one mistake, some people are likely to lose _______. This situation took place at a McDonald’s in suburban Atlanta.

A customer approached the drive-through window _______. He threw a drink back at the pregnant fast food worker who handed it to him. Most would find that unthinkable. Yet, he felt _______ because the drink was not what he wanted.

Bryanna was the _______ in this incident. It was so _______ to her that she couldn’t even figure out what was happening. She was _______ and covered in ice and soda.

The customer next in line who witnessed what happened was Feroza Eyed. She _______ the incident via Facebook after things took place. “I’ve never seen anyone _______ that way, especially to do that to a pregnant worker, which was just ________.”

When Feroza approached the drive-through, she ________ the fast food worker a cash tip to comfort her. She had yet another ________— set up an online registry for Bryanna’s baby. Feroza ________ maybe she could raise $300 or $400 for Bryanna to buy something nice. But by 24 hours later people had donated $1,700. Feroza was just obviously going crazy with ________.

Through this, Feroza and Bryanna have become friends. It’s just ________ to see such love and happiness.

10 . Anytime I travel on my bicycle across the country, I’m always amazed by how kind people can be to strangers.

One night, my friends and I were camping in a town in Missouri. There was a severe storm and we were getting ______ . A complete stranger came by to ______ us that there were tornadoes(龙卷风)heading our way. The stranger invited us to his home. We were surprised by his ______ for our safety. Later we learned that there had been a lightening strike near the place where we had camped and several cattle had been ______

Fortunately, we spent the night in a nice dry home. We were ______ given the opportunity to take a shower. The next morning we had breakfast with the family and ______ contact information. In a way we felt like the family had become a part of our journey. This was one of the most heartwarming ______ of my life because this family had nothing to ______ by being so kind to us. We were ______ not the type they would usually ______ but they treated us with respect and kindness.

The kindness of a stranger always ______ my faith in humanity. Whatever the person ______ always comes with no strings attached and that’s the most _____ part.

That family _____ us so much that during the rest of the trip, we _____ others out every chance we got. We even bought food with our busking(街头卖艺) tips for the homeless. It’s always heartwarming when giving feels as good as receiving.