2 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

3 . Adventure is in my blood. I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small _________ in the backyard. Instead I started thinking about doing a _________ alone somewhere special. I took out the map and drew a 1,500-mile route (路线) _________ which I would be _________ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I _________ my plan with my dad, he _________ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous _________ from him. He was all for it.

I had only been away from my home for three days, but there was an inner _________ going on. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could _________ it. The other part of me was ready to __________ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another bicyclist who was quite a bit older than I was. He started his journey two weeks ago and it was coming to an end. I could tell he had a great sense of __________ and it encouraged me not to __________.

As I listened to my favorite artists on my MP4 player. I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was nobody around me for miles. __________ that wasn’t entirely true. There was mosquitoes (蚊子) millions of them. My arms were so dotted with __________ that they looked like a topographical map. But however __________ it would be, nothing could stop my advance on the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

6 . Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good name for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its ______ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual (智力的) or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, ______ by two of her four children, Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome (唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer (雇主) who would even give them a(n) ______, they decided to do something about it.

“It ______ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ______ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how ______ they are. ”

When the shop opened, it immediately had ______ out the door. The media attention ______, and six months later, it had to move to a ______   space.

Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the ______ it has built in the neighborhood. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ______ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ______ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s ______ a cup of coffee. It’s a human rights movement. It’s given our employees the respect and a sense of being ______ that they deserve. For many employees, it’s their first job, and their ______ fills the air. ”

7 . When I was about 10 years old, I was walking down the street with my mother. She _______ to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I didn’t greet him. Later, my mother _______ me by the arm and said _______that has stuck with me forever. She said, “You let that be the _______ time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to speak, because _______ a dog will move its tail gently when it passes you on the _______.”

That _______ touching my heart deeply, it’s been a guidepost for me and the foundation of who I am. It’s not just something I believe in; it’s become a way of life. I believe that every person _______ to feel someone realize their presence, whether he is _______ or nobody.

At work, I always used to say hello to the ________ of the company and ask him how our ________ was doing. But I was also speaking to the people in the cafe and the people who ________ the buildings, and asked how their children were doing. One day, I asked the founder how ________ he thought I could go in his company. He said, “If you want to, you can get all the ________ to this seat.”

Now I’ve become vice president, but my mother’s advice is still in my heart. I have ________ a lot from opening my mouth and say, “Hello.”

8 . A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the__________was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of work as a result of exhausted (用尽的) battery. Nothing could be done but__________in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the__________of the rescue （救援队）.

It was almost_________ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his explanation, “First of all I checked up my_______conditions and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no________to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from bleeding. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men__________to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ________to find a way out in the dark cave, they were frightened and ran anxiously without a ________of direction. Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the_________people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the_________of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to________themselves, they would probably sense a faint light flashing not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with__________itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Mind you that it’s unclear yet and you needn’t act_________ It seems to be a negative (消极的) attitude, _______   a person who can do so must have foresight （先见之明）as well as a great courage in the first place.

9 . One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ________ .

He discovered the youth was ________ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ________.”

The president requested the youth to ________ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ________ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ________.”

“Go and clean your mother’s hands when you go back today, and then ________ me tomorrow morning,” the president said at last.

The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ________ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ________ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother________. That night, Mother and Son talked for a very long time, longer than any talk before.

The next________, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me how you ________ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how ________ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the ________ of family relationship.”

The president said, “You are ________. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”

10 . This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday, I went to the barber shop where I always went. That day, along with the barber there was an assistant, who had recently ___________ the shop.

So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how ___________ I wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my dad had ___________ you the last time.”

He smiled. Before starting the ___________, he added, “What if I keep it long?”

I ___________ he was joking. So I joked too. I said, “I can’t ___________ what would happen to your shop then!”

The moment I said itthe assistant ___________ from behind. “How dare do you say that! Who are you to threaten us, eh?”

I admit I was too ___________ at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an ___________ look.

From that day on, I ____________ stopped joking about anyone’s profession and works. It is one of the most ____________ incidents in my life, which taught me to ____________ the profession and works of a person, no matter how ____________ they are.

I’m ____________ that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a ____________.