2 . For the past 17 years, Raquel Radford Baker has been a school bus driver for the Dallas Independent School District. Last month, Baker saved the life of a 7-year-old boy who had a _________ moment on his way to school when he accidentally swallowed (吞咽) a coin and began to choke.

The _________, which was caught on tape, took place on September 29. Preston, a first grader, was sitting in his seat on the bus, when he suddenly sat up, _________ that the coin he had been holding above his open mouth had _________ his throat. He got up and walked to Baker at the front of the bus and tapped her for _________.

Initially, Baker thought Preston was sick, but _________, she heard him say something about a coin and she sprang into _________. She grabbed him from behind and carried him off the bus. When she got to a bench in front of the school, she told a nearby parent to call 911 as she started _________ first aid, which she’d _________ during the company’s training sessions. ____________ that moment, Baker, getting teary, said the only ____________ running through her mind was, “I have to save this boy. I have to save him.”

Thanks to her ____________, the coin was removed from Preston’s throat. Before that, however, Preston had gone ____________ and his face was turning blue. Baker continued first aid. That was when Preston said, “Miss Raquel, I’m okay. I can ____________ ” Baker said that moment brought great ____________. She immediately hugged him tight. Preston promised to never put coins in his mouth again.

3 . Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than Wilson. He often climbed mountains to ________ the fresh air at the top. He drove an open car without a roof. He’d always keep one window ________ in his room.

One ________, Wilson went to Finland on business. The hotel he stayed in was ________. It was warm and quiet. But Wilson got ________ when he found all the windows were closed to keep warm. He tried his best to open one, but ________. The manager had wisely ________ that. No fresh air in the room!

Night came, but Wilson couldn’t fall asleep. Having ________ in bed, Wilson became hot with anger. His hands waved madly in the dark air. Suddenly, he ________ something on the floor. It was his heavy boot! Without thinking, he threw it with all the force. A terrible sound ________ the bedroom. Wilsom calmed down immediately. “Now I should go to ________.” he thought in great ________ and soon fell peacefully asleep.

The next morning, Wilson woke up. He ________ the terrible sound, and opened his eyes to look. The ________ were all in one piece, just as good as the night before. No fresh air was ________ entering the room, since what he broke was his own cup on the table. He felt guilty (内疚的) about his behavior.

7 . Dr Rabia Sa’id grew up in a polygamous (一夫多妻的) family, which is legal in parts of Nigeria; her father and two mothers had ten children _______ lost three of them.

Her father was a _______, so she attended an Army school, finishing at the _______ of her class.“If you are very _______ in my country, the government will direct you to study science, ” she explained.“I’ve always wanted to get higher education; never wanted to just stay back and be a wife and mother.”

But after high school, she put her _______ on hold.She had three young children and she had to wait. Ten years passed. “Within that time, all my classmates _______ university and were working, and I was just a housewife, and I wanted to be also in their _______, ”she recalled.

She admitted that she felt envious when she saw students who were not nearly as _______ as her in school graduated. When she _______ went back, she did well in the sciences.

Now she ________ as Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at Bayero University Kano and teaches in the Department of Physics. Her research has ________ electronics and space weather physics, and she applies it to local ________ needs, including waste recycling.

She is now ________ a government project to gather atmospheric data. She is now a mother of six children, two with disabilities. She is a role ________ for science education in her community, where girls’ education is ________ to be recognized.

8 . Six years ago, Libby and Joseph Lombardo gave birth to their first daughter Isabella. To the new parents, Isabella was surely perfect and they went home _______ to start their new life. Over time, however, the couple started to notice that Isabella seemed to have trouble _______ certain muscles easily. As the months passed by, the situation became more and more serious. Therefore, the couple decided to bring Isabella to the hospital as they _______ something was wrong with their baby girl. Unfortunately, the doctors were _______ at the baby girl’ s condition. Then the couple searched for answers in the hope that they could find out a(n) _______. Two years later, doctors finally _______ what was causing Isabella to struggle with her movement. But Isabella’s doctors told her parents that, _______, there was nothing they could do to help the little girl. Doctors _______ that Isabella would never _______ on her own in the future. There was a(n) ________ that she needed to get around by wheel-chair for the rest of her life. At that time, the couple was greatly shocked. However, they didn’t choose to give up. Instead, they began a long search to find a treatment that could give their daughter ________. After reading many medical papers, Joseph found out a surgery(手术)called SDR. The couple went straight to their doctors to ________ Isabella’s case and the surgery but every doctor they spoke to was not positive about the surgery. They ________ that the surgery could cause more harm to Isabella. Libby and Joseph thought hard about their choice. Finally, they decided to go to the hospital for the risky but ________ surgery. Isabella spent three months recovering from the surgery but they noticed ________ almost immediately. After three months, Isabella was able to walk and even run with a walker (助行架).

9 . I’m no good at applying for grants (经费). My fast __________ came from my days in Oxford. I had applied for funding to __________ a gradually decreasing student loan.

I grew up in a low-income, single-parent family, earning my own __________ from the age of 14 by working in supermarkets. I __________ hard work from my mum, a typesetter by day and proofreader by night. I even held on to my Saturday __________ during my first undergraduate year. _________ other students were sleeping, rowing, or reading in the library, I was working at a WHSmith store. My money was __________ and carefully spent.

I was angry about being rejected, but also __________. I prided myself on being a good writer, but I clearly didn’t __________ the language of grant applications, and I had no idea how to learn it.

As my list of published books __________, so did my list of funding rejections. I didn’t just __________ to get writing grants. Despite securing a __________ to do postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge where I __________ earned a master’s degree with distinction, I failed to secure funding for this too.

I didn’t __________ my ability as a writer. I could__________ an elegant explanation of general relativity in 500 words or simplify the theory of natural selection into picture book form I just couldn’t master the language of grants.

10 . The excitement was rising in me as I held a brand new laptop in my hands. This was a reward for scoring straight As for my examination. I had always ________ my friends who were exchanging news about “chat rooms”, “instant messaging” and “e-mailing”, all of which I knew nothing about. Now I was going to ________.

It started out simply. I was searching for some information ________ when I came across a social networking site. Soon I became ________ to my new-found electronic friend. I could easily spend a few hours ________ on my laptop. It came to a point where I chose to lock myself in my room, ________ to come out and take part in family activities. Soon, my ________ at school also began to worsen.

Hearing that my grades dropped, my parents started voicing their ________ constantly. And I was asked to ________ my usage of the Internet. ________, no matter how hard I tried, I was unable to pull myself away. I was desperate for just another ________, just another look at my e-mail or message. Then one day, my ________ took away my laptop. I screamed and ________ but to no avail (效用). Dad had made up his mind. Over time, I realized that Dad and Mum had always wanted the best for me. That was when I decided to take the big step-to get rid of my Internet________. Quitting was harder than I expected. But with dogged determination, I knew that I would be able to do it. I ________ my parents that I would turn over a new leaf.