1 . Christian Bowers, now 24, has Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征) and it’s been hard for him to find good friends. His mom, Donna Herter, said his lack of friends was making him feel ________.

Herter didn’t know who to turn to. So, she posted it on Facebook. “I just basically said that I was looking for a young ________,” she said. “I told them that I’d pay them $80 for two hours to just ________ and play video games with him. All he ________ wants is just a guy friend to do guy stuff with.”

Herter said Christian attends events for people with special ________, but he “desires a friendship with somebody who is ________”.

Herter sent the post at I am and when she woke up, it had about 5,000 comments. She saw parents ________ suggestions, others volunteering to help. “My hands were ________. I was sweating,” she said.

After ________ a few local guys in Wentzville, Minnesota, Donna ________ it down to seven who now visit Christian once a week.

James Hasting was one of the men she ________. Hasting said he works with people with disabilities and it’s something he has a(n) ________ for. He said he had visited Christian three times so far and they had a wonderful time together.

“Though on the ________ we may look different, deep down we have ________ and getting along should be easy,” Hasting said. He hopes to ________ others to form friendships-because you never know how much it means to someone.

2 . Last Christmas, I volunteered for WNWNB, a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New Covent Garden Market and ________ it to the local community.

The food was already in containers. So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas ________. At first, it was ________. People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free. But they gradually ________ us and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to ________ passersby to take our food.

It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come. This is ________ things changed for me. The first door I knocked on was ________ by a woman in her 30s. She had children and looked absolutely worn out. I told her I was from WNWNB and gave her the ________ meals. It was probably only about two days’ worth of food but, the way she ________, I felt as if I was handing her gold.

I had similar responses to my next ________. In some cases, when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into their homes and have a brief ________ before heading off. Many felt ________, but I saw how happy they were to have another adult human to ________.

As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those ________ on Christmas Day. I finished my day at WNWNB a slightly different person from the one who ________.

3 . Elmer Whitaker sighed as he looked over his muddy crops. A terrible ________ had swept through his farm the night before, and his crops were now covered in ________ and destroyed. His neighbor, a kind young man named Thomas, ________ to offer his help.

"What a disaster, “Whitaker said.” My whole family has always survived on the harvests of this field. I feel ________ and don't know what to do now.

Thomas calmed him down and thought for a moment. “I see this not as a disaster but as an ________ ,” he said. Whitaker looked at him ________. “How can it be?” he asked. Thomas smiled ________, “Now you have a chance to try something new. You’ve always grown beans and cabbages. Why not try planting ________ crops that will also fit in this soil? You can diversify and therefore ________ your farm once again.”

Elmer Whitaker considered this. Thomas was right-he had become set in his ways. This disaster could push him to make his farm ________ and sustainable in a new way. “You have ________ me,” Whitaker said. He clapped Thomas on the back. “Thank you for showing me the opportunity in this difficulty. ”

And so Whitaker ________ new crops and soon, the farm was full of life again. Farmers from neighboring towns were ________ with the wonder of Whitaker’s fields, and they began to ________ their crops as well. Elmer Whitaker’s farm has become a ________ of adaptability and hope, telling everyone that in every storm, there is a chance for new growth.

4 . Matt and Leah Prior have quit their jobs and set off on a round-the-world overland journey with their two children: Jack, 3, and Charlotte, 1. ________ has always been part of the Prior family’s DNA.

The couple once ran into the Zapp family, who had traveled globally for 22 years, which ________ the seed that one day they could do something ________.

The Priors had been prepared for their journey. Leah worked as a teacher and Matt held many roles. Then something unexpected happened,________ them to press pause. They had to ________ everything. “We were reassessing our plans and ________ a new start. This was a family ________, not just what we might want to do ________,” says Matt.

While weighing their options, they still ________ to do an overland journey like the Zapps. “It’s probably not the most sensible decision from the perspective of career or finance, but it felt right,” they say. When deciding how to ________ their time on the road, they regarded protecting nature as their north star, naturally leading them to ________. They planned to raise conservation awareness through ________ on their social medial accounts, believing that stories can get people to ________ from within.

By including their kids in the journey, the Priors hope to ________ them to as much diversity and natural beauty as possible. “The life skills they will pick up as well as overcoming challenges will be ________.

Now the journey is on. The Priors will travel through 100 countries over the next five years.

5 . Dmitry was an artist. He lost his sketchbook (速写本) while ________ to meet a friend. Containing a decade of his work and being a visual account of the 40 year old artist’s life, the sketchbook was ________ to him.

Dmitry felt a deep sense of loss when he found his sketchbook missing. ________ the sketchbook must have fallen out of his bicycle’s back basket, he ________ set out to find it but had no luck.

Then he decided to ________ social media. He shared a post to a community group on Facebook, detailing his ________. A few other community-oriented Facebook groups reshared the post.

________, as Dmitry was looking for it, a man named Chris found the sketchbook.   As he looked through the pages, he realized the ________ of the artwork. Because he could find no name or address on it, Chris ________ hanging the sketchbook on the tree near where he found it, but feared rain might ruin it. So he took the sketchbook home, hoping to find a way to ________ the owner. Then he saw Dmitry’s Facebook ________. Chris immediately contacted Dmitry.

“And then I lectured him like his elder,” Chris ________. “I told him, ‘Put your name and number in it!’”

Dmitry tried to present Chris with a finder’s ________ but Chris refused, saying he was simply ________ to complete an act of kindness.

“I am left with a deep sense of ________,” said Dmitry.

6 . I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at 19. My first panic attack _______ nowhere, leaving me breathless and _______. Despite taking medication, my chronic(长期的) anxiety and panic attacks required me to _______ ways to deal with it. I've learned to treat _______ as a part of my character, alongside being free-spirited, funny, and creative. As a result, dealing with my condition has made me a _______ person.

Anxiety often makes me feel energetic, and I have two ways to _______ it: Either let my legs shake and mind race while overthinking everything or use that _______ to expand my advantage. Whether I'm at work, home, or my kid's soccer practice, I always find a healthy way to _______ my anxiety. At work, I might take the long way to the kitchen or grab my water bottle to regain my _______. At home, I take the dog for a walk, ________ on my bike, or use free weights. Physical activity not only ________ anxiety but also keeps me in shape.

During therapy, my doctor ________ thinking about something wonderful when my throat feels tight and anxiety strikes. Instead of convincing myself of the worst, I recall a________ in my early 20s in Paris. The thought of cheese, pastries, and the Eiffel Tower overwhelms me with happiness, helping me ________ control.

Although my life isn't ________, accepting that anxiety is a part of who I am has made me feel less like someone with an anxiety disorder.

7 . In March 1975, my mother brought my younger sister Cissy and me back to our hometown.

Cissy and I were ________ to moving. We had moved 23 times before I was 18. Altogether I ________ 19 schools. But at 13 and 11 years of age, we were ________ being the new kids in school.

Staying in a motel (汽车旅馆) for weeks, we ________ found a two-bedroom home for $80 a month, which was in the landlords (房东), Mr and Mrs Hendrix’s back yard. It was ________, but Cissy and I thought it was a palace. ________, in October my mother lost her job. November’s ________ went unpaid, so did December’s. Cissy and I knew we’d soon move ________.

On Christmas Day, Mrs Hendrix knocked on the front door. Mom was out, so I ________ it. I’d received eviction (驱逐) notices before, so I knew what to ________. Mrs Hendrix held out a ________ to me, smiling as she said,“I thought you girls might enjoy some bread. I bake it every Christmas.” Unprepared for such ________,I managed a “Thanks”. Closing the door, we ________ the box. There were bread, candy, and new socks and gloves for us three. No eviction notice!

We lived over five years in our twenty-fourth home. The Hendrixes gave Cissy and me something we had never known in our ________ lives: the comfort of belonging, and ________.

8 . I am a student. I go to school from Monday ________Friday. In ________ morning I get up at ten to six. Then I wash my face. I have________breakfast at six o’clock. After breakfast I go to school. I usually take a bus to school. ________ if I get up so late, I will go by car. I begin class at eight. I have four ________at morning. At noon, I have ________ time to go home. So I ________ my lunch at school. At two o’clock, I play ________football with my friends. My classes________over at four thirty. ________ that I go home and get home at twenty past five. I have supper with my parents at six. I often eat meat, ________, and some vegetables. ________ I eat dumplings. After supper I do the ________. Then I do my homework or ________ to the pop music. I go ________ bed about ten thirty.

9 . Without three key players, including the former captain, how did 55-year-old Jenny Lang Ping and her girls spent the 20 days before winning against Japan with 3-1? Getting the world title at the 2015 FIVB Women’s World Cup is _______. The three players, namely, former captain Hui Ruoqi, Yang Fangxu and Xu Yunli, all _______ a lot to Chinese national women’s volleyball team. Hui Ruoqi and Yang Fangxu helped the country win the silver _______ in last year’s World Championship, while Xu Yunli helped China win the third _______ at Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Facing this, Jenny Lang Ping, who is called “Iron Hammer”, never _______ in her weak team and prepared for the coming competitions at the 2015 FIVB Women’s World Cup by _______ the confidence of her girls. Head coach Lang Ping and her girls met their first _______ after failing to beat US women’s volleyball team on Aug 24, 2015, two days after the start of the 2015 FIVB Women’s World Cup. The girls couldn’t help crying in the face of the _______, but Lang Ping _______ them around and said: “Calm down, girls, it’s still too ________ to see who will win, since we can learn lessons from this failure”, after analyzing Chinese team’s problems during the game and thinking about the ________.

________ encouraging words and smiles, the head coach watched the video of that game until late night and just had a two-hour light sleep. But the 55-year-old did not fight ________. Her girls returned with ________ to fight until the end. And finally, they ________ it.

10 . Sometimes the small things will bring us warmth, offering the best of the world.

One day, as I left my airport hotel bound for my international _______, I noticed an elderly lady _______ in the same direction. She was pulling her luggage (行李), which was so _______ that she had to struggle. I had a luggage trolley (手推车) but I had just one light backpack. So I shared the trolley with her. She was so _______ that she offered to push it along the way but I _______. I could handle it myself.

As we _______ along, we had a lovely _______. It turned out that she was 20 years senior to me.

Then when I got to the international airport, I found a _______ of flight times. While waiting, I _______ my family to tell them my delay. A man sitting next to me said the same thing had happened to him. He said he was landing two hours later than his original ________. And he had no way to ________ his wife to let her know this, because his ________ had stopped working. Hearing this, I ________ him my phone to call her, which made him so thankful.

I'm not looking for pats on the back. I just wanted to ________ how easy it is to be ________ and how much difference it can make to others.