1 . The wind was blowing from all directions. Another Iowa storm was _________.

Alice ran into the farmhouse on the hill above Honey Creek. Thunder rattled (咯咯作响) along as she looked out the window to the railroad tracks below. They _________ her of father, a railroad man. Alice loved hearing the trains rumble (轰隆) _________ over Honey Creek Bridge. Every day she heard the trains’ sounds and knew their _________, when they would arrive and when they would leave.

The windows of the little house continued to rattle as the storm invaded the night. She watched the stream rise higher — almost _________ the tracks of Honey Creek Bridge. Suddenly, Alice heard a loud crash. She knew that something must have gone wrong with the _________

Taking her lantern, Alice slid down the _________ hillside to the washed-out bridge. She would have to make her way through the dark woods to the Moingona train depot (中转站). There she could get help and stop the Atlantic Express, but first she had to _________ the Des Moines River Bridge.

As Alice finally reached the bridge, the wind _________ her lantern, nearly 700 feet of bridge lay ahead. __________ and shaking, Alice got down on her hands and knees and began to crawl (爬).

When she was halfway across the bridge, lightning showed a giant tree in the river rushing towards her. Luckily, the tree __________ its course and she felt its spray (喷扫) of water. Finally, Alice __________ her way across and ran to the train depot. Breaking through the door, she shouted something about __________ the Atlantic Express, then fell down to the floor.

Alice’s story did not go __________. Newspapers spread her story. And Alice received a medal for her __________ along with a lifetime train pass.

2 . The dancer who performs in a wheelchair

Joe performed at the Royal Ballet as a child but thought his career was over after he lost full use of his legs.

Naturally he was quite _______, which was good for dance but it’s not good for life. About five weeks into his fourth year, he had grown much taller. His flexibility couldn’t match the height quickly and he ended up _______ his left knee. Then he was _______ a car accident. So he thought his dancing _______.

Joe now _______ inclusive ballet dancing for differently abled dancers. Once he came across vocational (职业的) trainers who were _______ to train people in a wheelchair. But he was quite lucky _______ he had received vocational training before he gained his disability. Over time, Joe’s performance has become outstanding.

Nowadays, as the _______ of a Royal Ballet show with a dance partner Issy, Joe often wonders how other dancers like him can _______ the same level of training.

Joe also explains the new ballet dancing. “Maybe you think of it as a(n) ________ ballet technique. In fact, we twist it and ________ it into an entirely new and different thing.”

Isabel Lubach, a Royal Ballet dancer says, “It just feels so ________. It’s just such a unique way of working to find those sort of different challenges. It feels really ________ to be on the stage with other differently abled dancers.”

There’s always more work to do, ________ in the classical ballet world, different dancers have different accessible needs. To address the problem, they ________ need to have conversations, and look at how they can redefine the ballet technique to everyone.

3 . On February 17th, the Clermont County Animal Shelter, Ohio, shared a story. A woman met with her missing dog Will again.

While ________ the shelter’s Facebook post forwarded by friends in her community, Hannah saw a dog named Rome that was to be available at the shelter’s weekend ________ event and that dog looked quite ________.

Hannah explained in her Facebook post that Will, a six-year-old went missing from her home in 2019. Although her family looked everywhere, they couldn’t ________ their missing baby.

A shelter volunteer said, “Just yesterday we ________ a message accompanied by photos with a detailed description of Will’s ________ in the hope that the dog brought to our shelter and renamed Rome was ________ Will!” But Rome was scheduled to be at the Take Me Home event today! Learning this, the volunteer, in a bit of ________ quickly sent a message back that Rome would be at the event! “We would love this family to be ________ and we just had to ________ whether this was Will after all these years!” It turned out a big yes. The volunteer continued, “The ________ story serves as a reminder of the incredible impact that the Internet can have in bringing communities together, especially in times of ________. Thank you all for ________ Will’s post.”

It was nothing short of a ________ and we are sure Hannah and her family are ________ to have their dog back!

4 . I did not discover I could not read until after I had left college. I found it out only _________ tried to teach others how to read.

As a student, I had read all the books I was now going to teach but, being very young and _________ I decided to read them again just to brush up each week for class. To my growing _________. I discovered that the books which I thought I had “_________” thoroughly were almost brand new to me.

As time went on, I found out not only that I did not know very much about any of these books, but also that I did not know how to read them very well. To _________ my ignorance (无知) and incapacity, I did what any young teacher might do who was_________ of both his students and his job. I used secondary sources, encyclopedias (百科全书), commentaries, all sorts of books about these books. In that way, I thought, I would _________ to know more than the students. They wouldn’t be able to tell that my questions or points did not come from my better reading of the book they too were _________ .

Fortunately for me I was found out, or else I might have been _________ with getting by as a teacher just as I had got by as a student. My good fortune __________ the particular group of students who formed that first class. They knew how to use the secondary __________, encyclopedia, or a commentary, or the editor’s introduction, just as well as I did. One of them, who has __________ fame as a critic, was particularly outstanding. He took endless delight in __________ various aspects about the book, which could be __________ from secondary sources, always to show me and the rest of the class that the book itself __________ remained to be discussed.

After the first year of teaching, I had few illusions (错觉) left about my literacy.

5 . Torrie, 16, and her friend Azarria were driving back home when another car hit them. When Torrie opened her eyes, she _________ their car had been pushed into a tree. There came _________ from the gathering crowd as the car was smoking. Torrie’s door wouldn’t open, but her window became an escape _________.

“Everyone ran away, fearing the car was going to _________. But turning around, I didn’t see Azarria. I ran back and saw she was _________ in the back seat. I decided to help her out of the _________.”

“I didn’t know how I made it. I just became stronger at that moment,” she says. She _________ a bystander to call 911 and started CPR.

After 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths, Azarria began to show _________ of life. Just then, the paramedics _________ to rush Azarria to the nearest hospital.

__________ for both girls, their Lakewood High School offers a First-Aid Skills class taught by Erika Miller. Torrie had earned her __________ in the class just the day before this accident.

“I was absolutely astonished,” Erika says. “In my years of teaching, I never __________ a student would finish the course and in 24 hours have to __________ CPR on her friend.”

“I was grateful to Torrie, but I wasn’t surprised.” Azarria says. “She would have done that for anyone. That’s just __________ of her.

“First-aid training should be a(n) __________ in schools,” Torrie says. “It can make a difference between life and death.”

6 . At the beginning of my journey of learning Peking opera, I had_________ that I could manage to perform it outstandingly. Later I found out I was_________.

The most difficult part is that a singer has to first understand the _________ of a character. Once, I acted as Lin Chong, the hero of Outlaws of the Marsh. It was hard for me to understand his emotions when he was _________ for Liangshan on a snowy night. I couldn’t sing or perform as if I _________ was Lin, and so I felt very frustrated.

My teacher seemed to recognize my_________.One day, she approached me, and said with great _________, “The future is like the sea full of chances. There will be a long way to go before you can _________. Wipe the tears away from your eyes and keep _________.!”

After hearing my teacher's touching words, I suddenly felt __________. I bought a copy of Outlaws of the Marsh and began to read it at once. While reading one part of the novel, I understood that Lin was recalling his life while he was on the way to Liangshan，__________. in the cold moonlight. He had to leave his family, his job and so on. After I finished reading the novel, I spent a whole evening __________ his life story. After that, I spent more time practicing, and I__________won the award at the city competition.

This experience has further strengthened my beliefs and __________ the meaning and value of life for me. As long as we catch the __________ and take full advantage of it, we will succeed.

7 . About 15 years ago, I packed my suitcase and traveled to a town a few hours away. I would have an important ______ the next day, so I arrived ______. When I woke up the next morning in the hotel and started to get ______, something came to my notice — I had ______ to pack a white shirt.

This discovery made me get into ______. There was only about an hour left. Without thinking, I ______ went down to the lobby (大厅) immediately and flew to the attendant at the front desk. I explained my ______ situation and asked if he could suggest a nearby store where I could get a new shirt. I received a response before I finished speaking. “Sir, I have got a ______,” The attendant replied. How excited I was when I heard that! But rather than ______ me to a nearby shop, the man did something ______. Without saying a word, he ______ his own white shirt and handed it to me.

I finally arrived on time. Things ______ in the end — I got my dream job. I expressed my ______ when giving back the shirt.

That nice ______ has stuck with me over the years and that man’s behavior has ______ me ever since. And so now, when I see someone who needs anything, I’m willing to share.

8 . I have new company these days as I go outside. Every time I go out the door Miss Alice is sitting at my front door, waiting to be ________. And when I finally return home, there she is asking for ________ again.

It wasn’t always this way. The very first time I saw Miss Alice she was ________ under my house, having just had a litter of kittens (一窝小猫). When I looked under, I got a clear ________ that I was in for an attack if I got near. It took a lot of ________, love, and cat food from my daughter to ________ her. At first, she didn’t want to be touched at all. Then she would only allow a(n) ________ petting. Now my daughter can carry her like a little baby.

It still makes me ________ to see how my daughter’s loving spirit made this once ________cat as lovable as a most playful dog. I guess that is the ________ of love. It can save a hurting heart and uplift a(n) ________ soul. It can even turn her into a ________ dog in a cat suit. ________ the love into your own life then. And let your own love ________ everything you think, everything you say, and everything you do. You will be delighted at the joy you will find, the good you will do, and the lives you will ________. You will be amazed at how much your life will change.

9 . In the town of Riverbridge, life was simple. The townsfolk knew each other, and the most exciting event was the weekly _________ written by a 15-year-old boy named Kally Mahzoo.

One day, a hobo (流浪汉) arrived and _________ a camp under the bridge. Before long, local stores began reporting _________. The townsfolk were quick to point fingers at the stranger. Kally, however, was not _______. He decided to investigate, visiting the stores. He noted the items stolen — _______ food and necessities. He then went to the hobo’s _________ and asked him about the thefts. The hobo   _______ any involvement, his eyes reflecting sincerity. Kally believed him but needed _______.

Over the next few days, Kally kept a close eye on the stores. He noticed the stolen items were always from the _______ shelves, easily accessible to a child. Hiding behind a barrel, he watched as a group of children entered the store. As the store owner was busy __________ to customers, one of the children slipped a loaf of bread into his bag. Kally had found the suspects. The children, ________ red-handed, confessed to the thefts. Their families were too poor to afford even the __________. Kally wrote about his findings in his column, clearing the hobo’s name. The townsfolk, __________ of their quick judgement, apologized to the hobo. The store owners, __________ the children’s dilemma, decided to help their families.

Life returned to its simple rhythm, but with a newfound respect for the young boy. And under the bridge, a sign was fixed that read, “Never __________ a book by its cover.”

10 . “Would you say you are more of a scientist or an artist?” I frequently ______ this question as I was preparing my doctoral program, often after I told my classmates that I ______ writing poetry. I learned to respond, “A scientist”, because I sensed it would win me more ______. As an undergraduate, poetry had helped release my pressure. But I wanted to be seen as being ______ to my work as those around me, who appeared completely ______ by nonscientific activities. So, I left poetry by the wayside.

However, as my thesis became all-consuming, I was nearly ______. I turned back to poetry but still ______ about appearing less than fully dedicated to my science. So, when a senior graduate whispered, “I hear you write poetry!” I felt ______. Was my cover blown? She went on to invite me to perform at our department’s art party. After spending several days ______, I decided to write a poem and prepare for the performance.

The night of the party, I was ______ at the talent on display, including breathtaking musicianship and visual art. Chatting with other performers, many of whom were also graduate students, I realized many shared my ______ that peers might interpret a passion for art as a (n) ______. But over the course of the evening, I found myself ______ the two halves of my identity. I had nothing to hide.

Since then, I have continued to ______ all of myself. While completing my Ph. D., I constantly wrote poems. Now if someone asks me whether I’m more of a scientist or an artist, I would ______ say, “Both.”