1 . As a vocational (职业的) school teacher in England, some of my classes are filled with students of different nationalities. So their English is often rather _________ regardless of whether they are freshmen or have lived here for a few years. But some of them manage to _________ their three-year apprenticeship (学徒期) to continue to get _________ to get further education.

In the past, I took them aside and gave them _________ tips. Over the last few weeks, I have taken three young men aside and given them tips on how to _________ English such as joining English clubs, finding ways to _________ their vocabulary and recommending language _________. After class, I even took a couple of them to a notice board which showed valuable learning information on a _________ and they were grateful for this little gesture (举动) that only took a _________ of my time.

I have only __________ a little time for giving a hand to them, but I feel it is important to __________ the youngsters in what I consider a valuable way. Once they __________ their exams, they will have their own working life here.

A little gesture may help people build bridges and be __________. It makes me happy to __________ my knowledge as a language teacher and spread those __________ in my life.

4 . When you hear the word hero, you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. But there ______ also “everyday” heroes. They may not be well-known to the public. ______, they do what they can to help improve people’s lives as well. Everyday heroes are normal people ______ are working to make the world a better place. Among them is Robert Lee.

Lee grew up in New York City. ______ his family was poor, he learned from a young age the importance of ______ the waste of food. When in college, he took part in a student group that ______ leftover(剩余的) food to homeless people. The valuable experience made him realize how ______ the problem of food wastage was.

After he left university, Lee and a friend set up ______ organization called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). Its purpose is ______ unsold food from restaurants and help homeless people. RLC operates simply. Using an app developed by Lee’s team, restaurants report ______ leftover food they have each day. Then volunteers pick up the food from restaurants around the city and hand ______ out to those in need.

So far, RLC has ______ saved over 150,000 kilograms of food, serving almost300,000 meals to people. Lee has shown that a small action can help people around us greatly. It may have a ______ influence than we imagine. When Lee ______ about his next plan, he says “there’s still a lot to do. It’s just the beginning. With more restaurants, who knows how much more we ______ do.”

5 . My brother and I were driving home together and we were deep in conversation. Because of his ________, my brother took a wrong turn, taking us towards a ________ and we had no way to turn back. ________, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the ________ waste of $4.

We eventually reached an exit slipway and, as we took it, my brother ________ a beat-up black car parked by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby ________ someone. I was busy trying to figure out which ________ we went next but my brother ________ and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire (瘪了的轮胎) and needed a ________ to get it off. My brother gave it to him, then proceeded to help him ________ the tire. After we had finished the job he thanked us again and again, pulled out $20 and tried to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We never ________ to even get on that bridge. We took a ________ turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a(n) ________ to serve.

What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this ________. He was able to see a chance to help even in an otherwise ________ situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart.

7 . When I was young, I struggled with body image and disordered eating. I used disordered eating to _______ my emotions and feel more in control of my life. Afterwards, I’d over-exercise to _______ my body for what I’d eaten, especially if I thought the _______ too much.

But later I realized how unhealthy my _______ were. A happier life was possible, the one in which I’d hang out with friends and join in enjoyable exercise in my free time _______. I wanted to have a wonderful life filled with amazing _______. In response to it, I stopped punishing my body and began to _______ it right. My body and I had done nothing wrong in eating and enjoying food, but my life would be happier once I was _______.

Once I became healthier, I dove back into _______. I attended Zumba classes with an old roommate. I ________ how cool it was and how privileged I was that my body could do so many fancy dance moves. I even became one of the ________ of the technique award.

We live in a world where feeling okay about our eating and body image is close to ________ sometimes. But a healthy life is the one that everyone should ________ for. I’m so ________ that I’m able to exercise my body through dancing, and here I want to ________ other particular body’s abilities.

9 . When I was in my college, I have a full class schedule and a part-time job. I ________ had time for exercise. On top of that, my lifestyle as a starving college student lent itself to many a fast-food run. Undoubtedly, I was ________.

After graduation, I decided to go to the ________.Together with a friend, I began to work out ________. I was very satisfied. My friend, however, became ________. One day, he suggested that we take up a sport.

Me? Sports? No way. I was not ________, and no one was going to change my mind. However, after a few weeks, I stepped onto an outdoor racquetball court (球场) unwillingly. I hit the ball, sending it flying in every direction (方向) except for the direction that I had ________.

But just as I was beginning to feel comfortable.my friend suggested we play tennis ________. Tennis? I can’t play tennis! I was ________ against his new suggestion. However, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court.________.I ran after every ball that he served to me, completely ________ about ninety percent of them, and hitting the rest into the woods and the other court.

The first few months were quite ________. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in what tennis players consider as the “sweet spot”. I watched ________ as my return landed powerfully on the other side of the court, almost exactly where I had aimed. I had finally learned how to play tennis properly (正确的)!

Obviously, if I hadn’t stepped outside of my comfort zone (区域), I would have never ________how much I enjoyed tennis. I began to try new things willingly, with a sense of ________.

10 . Every school has rules for students to follow. However, some students may see the rules as a way which teachers ______ them. Sometimes, they’re ______ and even feel angry. Well, if you think your life is hard, you might think about the ______   in ancient times. For some of them, life was really ______ .

In the old days, people believed that teachers had to be very ______ and had the right to punish the students. Parents didn’t mind if teachers punished their children when their children didn’t do ______ they were told to do. Often the stricter a teacher was, the more parents thought he or she was a good teacher.

In ______ , following school rules can be very important. For example, running in the hallways (走廊) could cause (导致) a student to ______ . It may hurt himself or another person. Following the rules can also help the students in the classroom to learn ______ difficulty. In class, a teacher may ask students to ______ their hands before they speak. If someone speaks ______ , other students might not be able to hear the teacher ______ . School rules can help students prepare for their own ______ as well. When they ______ and go out on their own, they’ll soon find that they still need to follow rules.

Rules make the world much better. If there are no rules, life will be meaningless and in ______ .