1 . Shetara Sims of Missouri has never forgotten the kindness the Kansas City Police showed her after one of her daughters was murdered in 2012. She said the department supported her every _________ of the way, sending detectives to check on her family and acting like “doctors, fathers, and lifelines all in one.”

As a single mom, Shetara has been _________ hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic. She _________ her job and had about $7 to her name when she spotted a single dollar bill in a parking lot one day. She used the dollar to buy a lottery ticket and was _________ when she won $100!

Even though the windfall (横财) would help her family, Shetara’s 12-year-old daughter, Rakiya Edmondson, immediately suggested they donate the unexpected _________ to the family of a Kansas City cop, Tyler Moss, who had recently been wounded on the job and was in _________ condition. Shetara readily agreed.

“With her current _________ hardship, we urged her to keep the money,” Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) wrote on Facebook. “She refused, saying the officer’s family needed it, and police needed to know they were _________.”

Shetara insisted they take the money, _________ the police “floored and incredibly humbled” by her selfless act.

They shared the __________ on social media, and the community’s response was quick and decisive. Hundreds of people __________ the police to find Shetara so they could send her a donation of their own!

“Even when we found her again, she asked, ‘Don’t the officer and his family need it __________?’” KCPD said. They set up a GoFundMe and urged residents to __________, and they definitely delivered! They’ve already raised over $100,000 for the __________ mom!

What a __________ act of kindness! It’s so important to appreciate and honor the goodness we see in the world.

2 . I’d love to have been a journalist, but I wasn’t _________ enough. I was always able to write a good letter — I just couldn’t stare at a blank sheet of paper and _________ a story. But I went into advertising after university and _________ fell in love with it.

I always had the _________ of speech. I was schooled at the dinner table. My father used to _________ arguments, saying we needed to learn how to make our case. It could get pretty _________. At school I ended up being captain of lots of things, not because I was the best player but because I could _________ people to do things. I learnt that you don’t have to be the most academically _________, or even the most original thinker — _________ is a big part of the battle. No wonder I felt at home in advertising.

People ____________ to stay in one company almost for life; I was always looking for the next ____________ to learn. I got into the advertising industry at Ogilvy, then went to Grey to ____________ experience on the Procter & Gamble account, and to Y&R to get creative experience. It ____________ me new-business director. Later I started my own business, HHCL, which was an amazing ____________.

My next move will be to ____________ all my skills in pioneering work. I know there is no end to learning. I will live and learn.

5 . The Munfords were moving into a house they bought. They wanted to see if all the furniture was in good condition before they used it. James Munford was_________ the built-in drawers in the closet last month, when he found two cases holding 46 gold Liberty $5 coins and 18 Morgan silver dollars that were made in the 1800s. They looked really old, like they were really worth a lot of _________.

James and his wife, Clarrisa, who are both retired thought the coins are _________a family heirloom (传家宝), so they went ahead and made sure the owner _________them back. James texted pictures of the _________to the home’s former owner and made plans to _________them.

“We really didn’t know anything about the _________of the coins. We really didn’t _________, to be honest with you. We knew they were not ours,” said Clarrisa Munford, who runs a restaurant business.

The home’s _________owner, who asked not to be __________, estimated (估算) that the coins were worth about $25,000. He said he’d put the containers in the back of his sock drawer a few months ago for safe keeping and didn’t see it in his__________ to get packed up and moved out of the house. The rest of his coin collection was in his safe. He didn’t realize the coins were __________until the Munfords contacted him. He added that he would never have known if they had __________to sell the coins and keep the money for themselves.

The Munfords are still unpacking and their furniture just arrived last week, so they haven’t had a __________to see if there are any other __________.

6 . A few years ago, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I didn’t tell it to anybody. Like most people, I had the ________ that depression was a(n) ________ of weakness.

But I wasn’t weak. I’d ________ a Master’s degree in Media Studies and I’d even won two Emmy Awards for my hard work. Sure, I was totally _________ . I lacked interest in things I used to enjoy. But depressed? No, not me.

It took weeks ________ I could admit it, but the doctor was right: I was depressed. Still, I didn’t tell anybody about my diagnosis. I was too ________ . I had a loving family and a successful ________ . When I thought about the unspeakable horrors that my ancestors had been through in this country, my shame grew even deeper.

On July 4, 2013, my world came ________ . My 22-year-old nephew, Paul, had ended his life, after years of ________ depression and anxiety. Words ________ me when I wanted to express my desperation. Paul and I were very close, but I had no idea he was in so much pain. Neither of us had ever talked to the other about our struggles. The shame kept us both ________ .

I spent the next two years researching depression and anxiety, and what I found was ________ . Depression is the leading cause of sickness and disability in the world. Research suggests that most mental disorders develop, at least ________ , because of a chemical imbalance in the ________ .

Black Americans had a 20 percent greater risk of developing a mental disorder, and 63 percent of black Americans ________ depression for a weakness.

Now, seventy percent of people struggling with depression will improve with therapy and medication. Armed with this information, I ________ not to be silent anymore. I would share our story in hopes of ________ a national conversation.

A friend, Kelly Pierre-Louis, said, “Pretending to be strong is ________ us.” Having feelings doesn’t ________ mean weakness.

Life is beautiful. Sometimes it’s messy. But it will all be OK. If your burden gets too heavy, stay ________ , and you can ask for a hand.

7 . Allen was sleeping at home one evening when shocked awake by a TV news item. There had been a _________ among a group of children in New Orleans, and a nine-year-old boy named Bryant had been killed. Allen was _________ and heartbroken.

Born in the poor area, Allen is one of the most _________ jazz trumpeters (号手) in a city, who appears frequently on local television. It didn’t take long for Allen to think of a possible _________ after he saw the tragic news. He had a few _________ trumpets lying around. Maybe he could offer them to kids _________ their guns.

“What saved me was a trumpet, the music and culture of the city that it _________ me with,” Allen says. “It showed me that success and connections can be _________ through self-expression.”

Allen met with the mayor (市长) to figure out _________ to make children feel safe coming forward with their guns.

“They __________ want to give up their guns,” says Allen, who has collected seven guns so far, a small __________ important start.

Besides, after the exchanges, Allen connects the children with local __________ who give them free virtual (虚拟的) trumpet lessons. He also started a Go Fund Me page to purchase more instruments to __________. He has brought __________ for his city.

“I just say, ‘Look, I come from where you come from, and I can show you the way that got me out,’” says Allen. “‘And music may not be the way for you, but it will at least __________ your mind to see what’s out there.’”

8 . Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.

Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their _______to a “We Are Still In” open letter to the United Nations. Together, they promise to help reduce America’s carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2025, _______the Paris Climate Agreement.

_______, big businesses have been taking climate change seriously for years now. Alongside energy-efficiency measures, the strongest evidence of their _______has been the number of new wind and solar projects that they have been helping to build around the world. IT firms such as Amazon and Google have been using clean energy to power their servers (服务器). Some environmentalists now believe that big businesses could become strong _______behind the worldwide spread of renewable energy. “There used to be little action,” says Marty Spitzer of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Now, I see fundamental _______being made.”

More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has _______from corporate headquarters to branches and suppliers, and from developed countries to emerging markets. Take Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, for example. In March 2016, it said that it would require its own operations and those along its _______chain to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one billion tons by 2030. This is _______to taking 211 million passenger cars off America’s roads for a year. The announcement was ________by the WWF and other conservation organizations, which are helping Walmart’s suppliers work towards this goal. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has said that seven of its biggest global manufacturers have promised to power their Apple-related ________with renewable energy by the end of this year.

According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the ________behind this trend. Going green improves the companies’ public image and helps attract customers, staff and investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer (啤酒公司), has lots of young people among its many ________. Many of them take environmental issues seriously. Electricity, used ________in the brewing process, amounts to a tenth of its total costs. Last year, the company set out to increase the role of renewables in generating ________to 100 percent by 2025. “My generation often takes energy and clean air for granted,” said Tony Milikin, the firm’s chief sustainability officer. “The generation coming up now looks at it totally differently.”