1 . When driving home on the highway, I came across an old man on one side of the road. He was holding a _________ that read, “Need Ride to Get to Friends.” All he had was a bag, a walking stick and the clothes on his back.

The traffic was _________ and I had to drive on. Finally when I _________, I saw the old man walking towards me. It looked as if he knew that I would drive back. So I stopped beside him and asked him _________ he was doing.

“I want to meet my best friend. We have been friends for almost 50 years, but he is going to _________ soon, so I want to be with him,” he then said. “I have no money, and I’m very hungry.” It was so hot outside that he was _________ heavily. I gave him a bottle of cold water, some food and a bag to put everything in. _________ I left him, I gave him $20 and told him that was all the money I had at that time. He thanked me and accepted it.

Just as I was _________ to drive away, I got out of my car again and went to him. He looked dirty, _________ I hugged him. I felt so warm and peaceful. Although I stopped and helped him, he had given me the greatest gift ever. I will never forget him. Till today, I often __________ whether he saw his best friend. Love and blessing are always deeply hidden, but I know I received them that day.

3 . Royce is 98. His wife, Frankie is 97. The couple have been married for 77 years. Thanks to some special people who helped them _____ their anniversary, they finally got some very special wedding memories that they _____ many years before.

The couple have been like _____ to the staff of the St.Croix Hospice who serve as caretakers for the elderly pair. Knowing something about the couple’s history, they came up with a _____ plan.

In 1944, Royce was in the U.S. Air Force and got the final _____ to set off for a mission. Before he left, he and his sweetheart, Frankie, determined to get married. The church ceremony was small and _____. There was no photographer on hand to record the _____ . Two days later, Royce went to take up his duty.

In the past time, their life together has more than made up for what their wedding _____. They have spent a lifetime spreading _____ throughout their community. Therefore, the St.Croix staff pulled out all the stops to _____ the ceremony. That day, Frankie, wearing a lovely wedding dress, was _____ through a flower-covered archway (拱门) to where Royce was waiting for her. There wasn’t a _____ eye in the house.

For anyone who doesn’t believe true love can _____ a lifetime, the couple’s daughter, Sue Bilodeau, says they only have to look to the _____ of her parents to be proved wrong. And if that doesn’t _____ them, the pictures are worth a thousand words.

4 . Starting my career with the famous desktop game — Dungeons and Dragons and contributing to a Star Wars picture book at Lucasfilm has been an incredible journey. My job is _______, involving the creation of imaginative stories for young readers.

Over the years, many people have remarked,“ You’re lucky to have talent and pursue a job you love.” Reflecting on it, I realize they’ re _______ in some ways — I am fortunate. Growing up in South Florida, I was _______ to drawing in class, often more than I should have. While my teacher was lecturing, I would sit at the back drawing Star Wars characters, dragons and bugs. I learned to be a/an _______ by copying the art I loved.

Mr Strassberger, my fifth-grade teacher, recognized my   _______and made a significant impact. Once I was _______ with an oral book report on The Mouse and the Motorcycle written by Eeverly Cleary. I was anxious about it because there was little art in it to help me interpret it, only a few illustrations. _______ my struggle. Mr Strassberger offered a unique solution. He challenged me to read the book and create my own original illustrations. This transformed the task into a creative try, and _______ became an experience like receiving instructions on what scenes to draw. When1_______ my report, I felt a newfound confidence.

This experience transformed me. I started reading various books and based on the content ________ drawings of the characters. My walls were ________ with my drawings of Smaug the dragon from The Hobbit and Milo from The Phantom Tollbooth.

I consider myself fortunate, not because of my drawing ________. but because there was an adult who saw ________ in me that I hadn’t seen in myself. Now, in my fantastic job, I get to re-experience the ________ I felt at 10 years old every day. Looking back, that moment with Mr Strassberger ________ as a crucial turning point.

5 . Seeing kids doing amazing things, you have to stop. When we tell you a 9- year- old Indian weightlifter, Arshia Goswami, made us do a double take, we aren’t _________.

Arshia, a(n) _________ in the weightlifting world, has been doing this since she was 6 years old. She has _________ weightlifting achievements that many adults couldn’t dream of doing. Arshia _________ her life online, inspiring other children and adults to get into the gym and get _________.

In a recent post, she _________ to lift 165 pounds. She only weighs 55 pounds, _________ to lifting three times her own weight. Focused and fierce, she steps on the mat. The _________ starts, and Arshia gets excited. A pleasing tune plays and Arshia takes a breath. She holds the barbell (杠铃) _________, and raises 165 pounds off the ground.

The video was titled “The youngest and strongest Indian” and people were impressed. She gained __________ from the weightlifting community. One person commented, “It took me years to attempt that weight in my teens.” Another person was concerned about her __________: “That’s impressive but stay calm. Her face turned red and it meant too much pressure.” But most people were amazed. “That’s __________ technique for that age. Most people don’t have that kind of technique until years in the __________,” someone else wrote.

The fact that Arshia is so young and so strong was not __________ on her followers. A lot of people __________ her and said, “Unbelievable work! It taught us that everything is possible.”

8 . “The erhu was like a toy when I was a child. Before I _________ learned to play with my uncle, I played it for _________,” Jiang Jianhua, a famous Chinese erhu player, says. “I am very _________ to conductor Ozawa because he offered me many opportunities and _________ his love for the erhu with international audiences. I used to focus mostly on practicing my _________, but he taught me to think about _________ the preservation and promotion of erhu music on a(n) _________ scale.”

In 1978, Jiang _________ a life-changing moment when Seiji Ozawa visited China. Ozawa had been _________ invited to work with the China National Symphony Orchestra for a week. During his trip, the conductor visited the Central Conservatory of Music, where he saw Jiang __________.

Jiang was playing The Moon Reflected in the Second Spring by Hua Yanjun, a blind musician also known as Abing. Ozawa was so __________ by the piece that he was in tears.

“I will never forget the moment when I raised my head and saw him __________. I was overwhelmed by his __________. He told me that he couldn't believe that a young student could play a piece that captured the composer's life so well,”recalls Jiang, who has __________ the classic piece, which is one of the best-known __________ for the erhu, many times.

9 . On a Saturday afternoon, my friend Jenny and I wandered in the park and arrived at the section I had always feared: roller coasters. I hoped this monster would _________ Jenny the same way and we could walk past it fast. But I was wrong. She stared at the ride, her eyes _________, and asked, “Will you go on this ride with me?”

I couldn’t _________ how I would survive though each ride took time only _________ by the second. I held my breath, glancing at riders suspended upside down in the air. I could hear not only _________ but screams of fear. I felt conflicting emotions within me. I wanted to be the brave, _________ figure, the one who fearlessly tackled challenges. On the other hand, the sight of the towering, _________ metal monster filled me with a sense of fear.

“Um, Let’s do this,” I heard myself answer _________. “Yeah!” Jenny clapped her hands happily, _________ me to the entrance. As we __________ closer to our seats, my heart pounding more and more wildly. The ride began, and our car was lifted higher and higher. I could feel our car __________ up to the sky and then falling down, and it was __________ again and again. I could think about nothing but keep screaming as my face was cutting through the __________. At last, the ride touched down, and I __________. I opened my eyes, not being able to say a word for a few seconds. I had to admit it was thrilling. And there was a sense of success— the success of __________ something I had feared and avoided for such a long time in my life.