1 . Carol-Anne O’Callaghan, a 60-year-old retired teacher, has spent more than half of her life time teaching. This time, she wanted to do something much more_________.

One day in 2021, O’Callaghan was walking her dogs when she_________ yellow dots on all the oak trees along Leather Lane. The dots, she learned, indicated the trees’ _________ drew near. The marked trees would make way for a new rail line, which was really a piece of _________ news for her. Planted in the 19th century, they were _________ parts of her childhood. “My family and I used to picnic under them,” she said, “and they meant much.”

Unfortunately, they were to be cut down as part of the HS2 high-speed railway projects. O’Callaghan_________HS2, only to be told the_________couldn’t be changed.

As a teacher, O’Callaghan often told students, “If something is wrong, you can’t _________and let it happen.” So she started a(n) _________to save the trees. O’Callaghan gave out leaflets (传单) from door to door in the neighborhood, __________ local people to fight for the trees.

The locals__________O’Callaghan. “It’s amazing to see someone who shows great__________for giving a voice to those trees,” says her neighbor Victoria.__________, O’Callaghan’s efforts paid off. HS2 __________an alternative overhead design. And O’Callaghan was nominated (提名) for this week’s “Guardian Angel” __________ her attempts to preserve nature in the county.

2 . Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.

The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting _________ as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather _________ test. I heard my classmates groaning(叹息), and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking _________.

Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw _________, was my score, 55!

I lowered my head, and _________ the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.

“The scores were not very good, none of you _________,” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”

A 55. That’s me!

_________ my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.

I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big _________ that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “_________ did you do in your test?”

“I got 55,” I said.

A __________ now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to __________ immediately. “But Dad, I had the highest score in the class,” I __________ stated(陈述). I thought that explanation would make a difference.

“You __________!” my father replied.

“But it’s the highest!” I __________.

“I don’t __________ what scores others had, you failed. What __________ is what you do!” my father firmly(坚定地) said.

For years, my father was __________ that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it __________.

We often don’t understand the __________ of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My father’s __________ have carried me throughout life.

3 . I was a new kid in town. I was not an _______ person. Shy and quiet, I read a lot and did not make friends _______ . My head was full of fears and _______ . But there I was, _______ for a new school full of strangers I didn't know, but they all knew one another already.

I was _______ and good at school, for which _______ liked me but other kids did not. I felt I was a _______ . I thought nobody would like me but I tried not to be _______

Then one day, a _______ , strong boy in the English class walked right over to me. He ________ that he was on the school basketball team and asked me to help them with their English. From that moment on, life at school ________ for me. I taught the basketball players about commas and subject-verb agreement while they taught me how to play basketball. And they also taught me that being smart could be a real ________, which I could use to help others.

Nobody gave me any ________ about being smart anymore. And though I was only five feet tall, I walked the halls feeling as tall as those towering basketball players who helped me to________ a new state, new city and new school. They gave me ________ and courage to be myself—and to be a short girl who really knew how to play basketball!

4 . I knew I wasn’t adopted(领养)when I was growing up. My older brother, Eddie and I looked too much the same because our _________ were the perfect combination(结合)of our Mom’s and Dad’s. _________, I did feel different.

My oldest brother, Tony was _________ and outgoing. He could tell you a _________ that kept you smiling and laughing all the way through. He still can, in fact. Eddie was also confident and had so many friends. He could also make a clear and loud voice that has _________ him well as a teacher and coach.

I, on the other hand, was _________ , shy, and not so outgoing as my brothers. I spent more time _________ . I wanted to learn everything. Being several years younger than them and usually _________ by them, I also spent more time playing alone. I wasn’t as _________ as you would think, though. My imagination was a great friend in my loneliness and in some way I ____________ the quiet of it all.

Looking back on the long and winding road of my life now, I can see that I was ____________ , but it made me just the person I needed to be to live the life I have lived. My reading so much led me to start writing as well. My wish to learn everything helped me to ____________ the biggest problems about love, kindness, joy, and life, and to ____________ what I learned with others. My pleasure in a quiet life made it ____________ for me to work from home and care for my family.

We each have a unique goal in this life. It is our job to ____________ it, to live it, and to love it.

5 . Brendon Birt accidentally took a wrong turn down a street in Red Oak, Iowa. But it turned out it was exactly where he was _________! As he drove down the road, he saw heavy smoke from a family’s home. He knew the home was on fire. Without thinking, he stopped his car, called 911 and ran towards the _________ Brendon ran up and saw most of the downstairs was already full of _________. “I just believed there had to be someone _________ inside the house because it was so late at night,” Brendon said. “I knew I had to act _________. Every second that was going by was just getting worse.” He _________ to the side of the home and started pounding on the windows with _________, calling for the people to get out.

The homeowner, Tender Lehman, was _________ that night but her three younger children ages 8, 14, and 17 were inside being looked after by her _________ son, Bryce Harrison, 22. No smoke alarms __________, so if it weren’t for Brendon’s warning, they might not have ever __________ Brendon was relieved (放心) when he saw the four children run out of the __________ to safety. Days later, Tender came home and went to see the man who __________ all four of her children. “I’m so __________,” Tender said. “My kids wouldn’t have __________ it, without your kind action.”

6 . On May 22, 2011, a hurricane struck my hometown. It destroyed 8, 000 buildings. ____ more than 1, 100 people, and took 161 lives. The roof of my parents’ house was broken. In seconds, the home they’d known for years became ____.

As soon as my parents were safely relocated(重新安置), I ____ to save their remaining possessions. ____, I discovered most of their fumiture and clothing had been ruined.

My parents had ____, however, that I could save some of their books and pictures. Unfortunately, every time I tried to ____ a photo album from a drawer or a book from a shelf, the nonstop rain wetted what I was trying to protect. I felt hopeless, so I ran outside. Suddenly, a short, thin, elderly man ____ at my side. It seemed like he rose up through the ground or fell out of the sky. He said to me in a very ____ voice, “Everything is going to be all right.” Then he ran through the rain toward the house and climbed up to the roof. I ____ him until I remembered I was supposed to save my parents’ prized possessions. I went back inside and ____ some towels and plastic bags in a cupboard. Using the towel to dry off several photo albums and books, I placed these treasured things into the plastic bags for ____ from the rain.

Suddenly, I realized it was no longer raining in the house. Looking up, I saw he’d____ in putting waterproof canvas(防水帆布)over the whole house. I ran outside to thank him, but there was no____ of him. I wanted to tell him how ____I was for his help.

This man was an angel sent to help me in my hour of need. He was a light in the darkness. He gave me ____, comfort and hope.

7 . Poltu ran straight to his study table. There, in an empty bottle, was the treasure, a colouful butterfly, once keeping flying away from his _________. But now it was going to be part of his biology project in school.

Poltu loved the different _________ on the wings. He had made a few holes on the cap of the bottle to let air pass   _________. He dressed hurriedly, _________ school and _________ the bottle on the windowsill. That day’s biology class was the most interesting! Poltu’s teacher was happy with his _________ and asked everyone to thank him.

On the way back home, the butterfly still fluttered its wings _________. Whatever small creature Poltu came across, he felt like putting into the bottle. But he _________ himself as he wanted to give breathing space to his butterfly.

Waking up around midnight suddenly, he lightly _________ the bottle. The butterfly did not move. He shook the bottle some more, but still no ____________. He poured a little water. The water seemed to help as the butterfly ____________ a little. Polu heaved a sigh of ____________. After a while Polu quickly opened the bottle and gave it a ____________ shake.

To Poltu, the tiny noise of the fluttering wings was ____________. He sat staring at the empty bottle, but he was happy that he had sent the butterfly back to where it ____________- nature.

8 . I’m a single mom. Unluckily, I was________earlier in the year so times was really________. My son had been in and out of the________for six years because of a severe disease. He was 8 years old and his brother was 7.

My sons knew we had________troubles, but they didn’t know how hard we were because my parents________for them. I was grateful that I had helpful parents.

One day, we were at a grocery store(食品杂货店) and I was________about grocery money and gas money because the day I had to pay for bills was________. Meanwhile, my 8-year-old son saw a homeless man outside the store. It was really cold and the man asked if we could give him some_______. My elder son walked to the man and gave him a dollar, and his brother did the________thing. I saw my sons talking to him and ________them say “be right back”.

They came over and asked me if we could get the man some hot coffee because it’s ________and the man had stayed there for four hours. So, we went inside, buying the man some________. Suddenly, I was not thinking about my________, or my worries at all. Instead, I was happy to see my sons do something kind, which was so________.

I hugged both my kids, because they had________me the great value of kindness.

9 . In traditional Chinese culture, fish has rich meanings. It ______ wealth. Fish also stands for harmony and happy marriages ______ they multiply rapidly and some times swim in pairs. Fish is an important ______ in traditional values and are among the signs showing that something is ______ to be successful. The most popular fish theme found in Chinese art and ______ is that of the carp (鲤鱼). The ______ of “boneless” techniques makes the swimming fish more real and convincing. Known to most Westerners as koi fish (锦鲤), the Chinese carp has ______ symbolic values within Chinese culture. The carp is a powerful symbol of ______. The scales and whisker (须) of the carp is ______ to that of a dragon, a great symbol of power in China. During the Spring Festival “lucky money” is ______ in red envelopes decorated with a carp and symbols of long life ______ peaches and pine trees. There are many different ______ of the carp, with the major ones being black, white, red and yellow.

“You are not ______, so how would you know the happiness of fish? ” Chuang Tsu created this famous saying when he ______ an issue with Hui Tsu. The message of the story is that someone has his own enjoyment while others can ______ appreciate that.

10 . I'll call him Peter because I didn't know his name. He was a waiter in a restaurant to which I had taken Robert, my five-year-old son, for his ______. Robert wore his new ______, proud and joyful.

Peter greeted us warmly and brought his ______ close to Robert's level to talk with him. Robert lifted his left foot so Peter could see his boot and then he asked Peter to ______ it. Before I tried to stop his ______ request, Peter got down to Robert's boot and took a long smell. Then he thanked Robert for ______ the special smell. Robert smiled at Peter's reaction.

When ______, Robert took more time than a fast-food customer should. Eventually, he ______ an orange juice. Peter praised his ______, which brought a bigger smile to Robert's face. Peter followed us ______ with our food as the birthday boy picked the perfect table. My heart was filled with thanks for this man who made my son feel ______. Though Peter did what Robert asked calmly, I still criticized (批评) Robert for his impolite deed.

Peter treated all customers with extreme ______ and politeness. Eight years later, Robert can still feel Peter's   ______. In life, we often ______ people by material worth or university degrees. However, the true ______ of a person comes from how they treat others.