1 . When I was young, Dad often asked me to watch _________ games with him. Slowly, I became interested in the sport. Then Dad started to teach me _________ to hit the ball. Quickly, I became a pretty good hitter （击球手） and began _________ games.

Every time Dad came to my game, I would try very _________ to impress him. I spent too much energy making him happy and paid too much attention to his feelings. _________, I would perform poorly sometimes. Dad also realized he had influenced me negatively. Then one day, he told me that he was _________ with work and couldn’t come to any more games that year. Though I was disappointed, I respected his _________.

In the following games, I managed to perform well. But Dad never got to see them in person. In the final game of the year, I still did well. _________, when there were only ten minutes left in the game, I saw Dad secretly looking out from behind the stand （看台）. _________ after I made a perfect shot and looked for him, he was already gone.

After the game, Dad came up to me and asked me how I did. “Dad,” I said, “I saw you behind the stand.” “Wow, did you?” he said. “What a good shot （击球） you hit! That was the best one you’ve hit.” At that moment, I __________ Dad had been there every time. He secretly watched me and gave me the best chance that I could ever have to do my best.

2 . Even our good friends may sometimes hurt our feelings. What should we do, hold on to the _________ or forgive (原谅) and move on?

It was an afternoon in March. Several weeks ago, I finally _________ my favorite novel Pride and Prejudice. It _________ a special edition (版本), which my mother had _________ online. I showed the book to my best friend Yu Xin _________ on our way home. When she asked _________ she could borrow it when I finished reading, I _________ it to her right away, _________ I knew she also loved the novel.

However, the next day she lost the book. She was reading it on the bus and must have dropped it as she was _________ . I was so angry. How could she be so __________ ! I had been expecting the book for weeks. What was __________ , she couldn’t understand why I was unhappy, saying it wasn’t a big deal.

I didn’t speak to her for the following two days. On the __________ afternoon, she apologized to me. She said she was sorry for losing the __________ and understood how I felt.

__________ the tears in her eyes, I knew she felt really bad about hurting my feelings. A friend was much more __________ than a book. I held her hand and told her it was OK.

3 . Once there were three travelers checking in a hotel. When they went out in the morning, one traveler brought an umbrella and another one took a crutch (拐杖) _________ the third one left with _________ whatsoever.

When they were back in the evening, the man who brought an umbrella got his clothes _________ in rain; the one taking a crutch fell, all covered with mud; but the man empty-handed kept his clothes dry, _________ any mud on it. The former two guys felt it was _________, so they asked the third man why.

The third guy didn’t reply, but _________ asked the man with an umbrella, “Then why were you caught in the rain _________ without falling?”

“When it was raining, I felt so _________ for my prediction that I opened the umbrella and walked in the rain _________. I didn’t think I would be caught in the rain, but __________ my clothes got so showered. Going to the places which were too muddy to cross, __________ that I didn’t have a crutch for fear of falling, I walked very carefully. It __________ that I walked all the way back __________ and sound. ”

After hearing __________ the first man said, the third man then asked the man with a crutch why he became muddied all over himself instead of getting showered.

He answered like this, “When it was raining, I had no umbrella, so I __________ chose those places I could __________ from the rain to walk through. In the muddy places, I went on with my crutch, but I hadn’t thought I fell. ”

The empty-handed traveler __________, “When it was raining, I chose the places protecting myself from the rain and in the muddy places I kept particularly __________, so I was neither drenched nor fell. ”

The advantages are __________. Only if we create advantages by virtue of the objective environment can we __________ a success.

4 . Zhang Shuo became a winner of Labor Day Medal of this year. Before that, he was _________ with the title of “the Most Beautiful Worker” on April 30, 2022.

Zhang Shuo got a job of designing advertisements in Harbin in 2015. Two years later, he decided to return to his hometown, Dongsheng Village in Hegang, to help his aging parents with their rice farm. He started his job as a food deliveryman (快递员) in 2018. “I just wanted to use the off season of farming to _________ some money, and I didn’t plan on it becoming a permanent ( 长 期 的 ) job,” he said. “I found the _________ development space, so I decided to _________ and do better.”

Zhang Shuo was always attaching more importance to the quality of service than the quantity of orders. In late December 2018, a snowstorm _________ deliverymen to take food to customers on foot. To prevent the food from getting cold, Zhang Shuo _________ the food with his coat. Around two hours later, the customer received his food and it was still _________. Every time Zhang Shuo finished a(n) _________, he would take away the rubbish outside his customer’s door, which brought him lots of good reviews.

In June, 2019, Zhang Shuo became the manager of the delivery operations of Meituan in Hegang City. Since then, he began to find more ways to help young villagers get out of poverty (贫穷) and increase their _________. “I hope to recruit (招募) more excellent young people and double the size of my team in the future,” he said. “__________, I hope to lead more local people to a better life.”

5 . The beauty of love is that it can happen with the most unexpected person in the most unlikely places. In the case of a one-year-old stray puppy in Duplin County, North Carolina, that “person” happened to be a bright _________ stuffed unicorn (独角兽) at a local Dollar General store.

It is unclear how the adorable Labrador mix, now called Sisu, first caught sight of the _______ of his life. However, once he did, there was no stopping the pooch from trying to _______ it from the shelf in the store. On his first attempt, he _______ through the doors and made a beeline for the _______ aisle (通道), only to be caught by the staff. Not discouraged, Sisu made four more _______, only to be gently driven away by the shop assistants.

After Sisu attempted for the fifth time, the store owner _______ the Duplin County Animal Services. When animal control officer named Samantha Lane arrived, Sisu was sitting in the store’s parking lot _______ awaiting his next chance to get his beloved unicorn. The officer, who has a “soft spot for sad stories,” couldn’t bear to see the _______ puppy. So, she bought the $10 unicorn and placed it in the front seat of her truck. Not ________, the stray pooch willingly followed.

On March 26, 2021, the shelter staff ________ a photo of Sisu and his friend on Facebook, ________ their story as well. The heartwarming post went viral, and within five days, Sisu had found a(n) ________ home. The animal shelter, which is currently training the dog, has also ________ numerous purple unicorns from fans who want to make sure Sisu is never ________ his favorite toy again!

6 . On December 26, 2004, a 10-minute-long earthquake with a 9.3 magnitude took place in the Indian Ocean. This earthquake, which is the third _______ ever recorded in history, caused powerful tsunamis (海啸) that reached many countries’ _______. About 230,000 people were _______ by the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of others were injured _______ disappeared. One of them is a little _______ named Wati.

The tsunami _______ her hometown of Aceh when she was only 3 years old. Like so many others, the huge waves separated her from her family, and she was _______ to an unknown town. After days of _______, her family eventually gave up and thought she had _______.

However, Wati had been ________ by a stranger who found her on the street after the tsunami. The stranger had tried to find her family, but Wati could not ________ the names of her parents and only knew that she had a grandfather named Ibraham.

________ later, a taxi driver who heard Wati’s story happened to know an old man with that name in a nearby town and decided to take her to him. Although the old man did not ________ her at first, he took Wati to see his ________.

“When I saw my mother, I knew it was her,” said the 15-year-old Wati. “I just knew.”

The parents recognized their daughter ________ because of the birthmark on the body.

7 . When my friend suggested we join the Tai Chi Club at school, I ______. I always believed tai chi was for the ______. After the first class, however, I had to admit I was ______ about tai chi. It was amazing! Just as importantly, ______ tai chi has inspired me to explore the Chinese culture behind it.

The first few ______ were interesting and easy. The moves with descriptive names ______ my imagination. My coach also told me the history of tai chi. ______, after learning the basics of tai chi, I found myself bored and aching from doing the same ______ over and again. Luckily, my coach taught me how to relax my muscles and focus on peace of mind while performing the routine.

Eventually, tai chi ______ a state of physical balance and mental peace. A year of practicing tai chi has had a positive effect on my everyday life. I sleep better at night, and I am more energetic during the day. I am sure I will continue to practice tai chi and enjoy the ______ it has brought me.

8 . My father Rong Xing isn’t exactly a good father.

He works very late every night because ________ his job, sometimes even ________ to eat dinner, and gets up ________ as well. Even when he’s at home, he thinks about his work all the time and hardly ever spend any time ________ my mother and me.

As a doctor who graduated (毕业) from a famous ________ before, he could make ________ of money and only do half the work he is doing now, but he chose to do more difficult and important work. He spends less money on himself ________ he makes more. He always wears old, cheap clothes, saying they are ________ and refuses to change. I sometimes get ________ with him for not caring enough about his clothes, but he just smiles and says, “Daddy has more ________ uses for the money, all right? ”

I never stopped being curious (好奇的)________ how he spent his money. Then one day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eyes: “Rong Xing ________ 100, 000 yuan to help   ________ children go back to school.” Then I ________ understood.

My father’s love for others touched me deeply, I started to understand the great ________ and I decided to pass it on.

9 . Brandon Leseberg and his sons, Louie, 6 years old, Everett, 3 years old, headed for their farm one afternoon. When the sun set, Brandon_______ feeding his cows and decided to go back. His two boys ran ahead of him. Louie_______at a water tap on top of an old well to drink water. However, the board on the well had grown fragile(易碎的) over time. When Louie stepped on it, it was_______. Louie fell into the well! Brandon didn’t notice the_______until Everett told him. Brandon ran to the well with worry and jumped in, and luckily, he_______Louie.

Knowing they couldn’t stay in the ice-cold water for so long, Brandon put his own legs against the narrow walls to_______himself when he lifted his son, _______his body was still partly sliding down. Though tired, Brandon shouted to Everett, “You have to be_______. Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need _______.” Everett did as he was________.

Minutes passed like hours for Brandon. He’d been hoping for the________of strangers, but there was no sign of anyone. ________, about 15 minutes later, Christi and Mark, their neighbors, were coming to rescue them when they heard Everett crying for help. Finally, Brandon and Louie were________by the neighbors. Brandon was________for all the rescuers’ action. “If there is a(n)________in this story, it’s three-year-old Everett. He’s a real lifesaver”, the neighbors said.

10 . Torbjorn Pedersen is a Danish traveler who recently finished a trip around the world. But this wasn’t just any trip. Mr. Pedersen spent nearly 10 years ________ every country in the world.

As he began to plan his trip, he made a few ________: no flying, no visiting home, and spend at least 24 hours in every ________ . He hoped that he could ________ about $20 a day, and finish his trip in about four years.

It took him far longer. The first part of his trip was pretty easy. He ________ across Europe and North America, where his biggest ________ was not spending too much money. But as he ________ on to other parts of the world, things began to get much ________ . Mr. Pedersen says he had many difficult experiences. He was once ________at gunpoint and thought he might be killed. He also became ________ ill with malaria（疟疾）.

But he also had many good ________. Mr. Pedersen says that one reason he didn’t ________ was the help he got from people all over the world. “You might have to try 1,000 closed doors,” he says, “But there is always a（an）________ door somewhere. Never, ever give up.”

On July 26, 2023 Mr. Pedersen arrived back in Denmark after a 33-day boat ride. He was ________by about 150 people, including friends and family members. Mr. Pedersen says he plans to write a book and ________ what he learned in his travels around the world.