1 . My brother and I were driving home together and started a conversation. Because of this _________, my brother took a wrong turn.

The mistake took us towards a _________ and we had no way to turn back. _________, my brother paid the toll (通行费) and drove on. He was obviously _________ by the waste of $4.

We _________ reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed an old car by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby, trying to _________ someone. My brother _________ and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he _________. He had a flat tire and needed a wrench (扳手) to get it off.

My brother gave him one, and then _________ to help him change the tire. We started getting to know the young man. He said this had been a __________ week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a car accident, and now this __________. But he called us "a breath of __________ air". After we finished the job, he __________ into his pocket and pulled out a 20-dollar note and tried to give it to us.

"No," my brother said. "We were never supposed to even get on that bridge. But now we know __________ we did. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to __________."

4 . The four people have persuaded companies to give them £250,000 worth of toys and food — for nothing. And next Monday, they are going to _________ them to every house across north London. David Goodfellow and his three friends, Benny Crane, James Hunter and Callum Teach, call themselves “The Kindness Offensive”. They specialize in _________ random acts of kindness for total _________.

According to them, it is remarkably easy to get toys and food to _________, if you persist. “You simply phone _________ manufacturers to see if they are willing to donate something,” Mr. Goodfellow explains. “Our phone bills are enormous, but _________ you meet someone kind and nice.”

The four friends _________ their work together a year ago. “At first, most people deeply doubted it,” said Mr. Crane, a musician. “They didn’t think we’d _________ our promises.” But the group soon learned how to do it properly and convince people of their good _________.

Their first successful “kindness act” was to help __________ a boy’s dream of watching a football match and, last October, they gave free food to __________ seekers. “We’ve met people struggling just to live,” said Mr. Hunter. “They __________ want to contribute to society but they can’t work and they don’t find it easy even to buy food.”

The Kindness Offensive tries to __________ media exposure (接触媒体) but they would like to see more people performing kind deeds for one another. “What I’ve learnt is that __________ is influential,” David’s father said, “__________ you do good deeds, you’ll get a lot out of it and others will follow.”

5 . Everyone has a different path through education. While some attend university right after high school, others find their way back years later. This was the _________ for Minnie Payne.

The South Carolina native returned to the classroom after retiring at age 68, finally _________ her much-coveted undergraduate degree when she was 73. _________ stopping there, Payne _________ her higher education path and at age 90, has become the oldest person to obtain a master’s degree at the school.

Payne will be _________ across the stage by her grandson to receive her well-earned diploma. Although much older than the other students, she _________ learning something new and reaching her goal.

“It’s never too late to learn and Minnie Payne is making history, as no one has _________” writes UNT. “As the eldest UNT graduate to complete her coursework, her _________ for writing and her positive attitude made college a joy rather than a _________.”

Before reaching her __________ goal, Payne worked as a court reporter and a __________ teacher in a textile-mill community in South Carolina. After retiring, she __________ as a student in college at Texas Woman’s University.

Payne has already __________ a new job in Houston after graduation. She will be working at a magazine that is based in the area. “It’s not my __________ to stop work,” she said. “I always wanted to improve myself. When I retired, I wasn’t doing anything constructive. And it’s my life philosophy to __________ be doing something constructive.”

We wish Payne the best of luck in her new career.

8 . My daughter overbought food over the last two months. Her food pantry (储藏室) was full. She asked me to   ______ two full boxes of ______ food to the local charity. I was happy to do so and ______ it over. I even bought some more food to give along with hers and impressed by the enthusiasm, the joy, and the love with which the food was received. The lack of donations plus the high price of food had ______ the charity and the shelves needed every donation to fill. We were ______ over and over. I said It was just a piece of cake. Then my mind went back to another time when we were the ones in ______ .

At that time, our ______ was very tight. My job ______   paid the rent. My next pay was a week away and we didn't have enough ______ to last till the next week. We went to a food store. I was worried and nervous. I had never expected to seek ______ like that before, and I just hope there would be enough food so our children wouldn't go ______ . I was playing with our little kids outside when I saw my ______ picked up a box full of food. My heart is filled with ______ when she finally walked out with that box, saying, “The food is all free of charge. ” As we drove home, I silently thanked and ______ for all the people who had given.

The world we live on is one huge circle of love. Take your place in the circle. Never be ashamed to receive a gift of love. Never ______ to give a gift of love.

9 . During the first weeks of his retirement from the fire service, Max had felt lost. And that’s when Polly, a library manager, helped him sign up as a _________ , for Robot Club in the library.

Max hadn’t volunteered before and he didn’t know anything about _________ . He opened the packs containing the robots, nervously staring at the mess of parts. A dozen primary-age children gathered around the table, _________ eagerly. Almost double the number of adults crowded around them, watching.

Glancing around the _________ at the many parents and carers accompanying the robot builders, Max knew he had to face this _________.

“Okay, team,” he started _________, adopting the tone he’d used to _________ his unit during his firefighting days. “We’re going to build these robots one step _________.”

The children nodded, their hands busy with screws (螺丝) and plastic limbs. Max wandered from table to table, _________ words of encouragement, and slowly but surely, __________ the instructions in his mind.

An hour passed, and the room was filled with the sound of chatter and clinking parts. As the final minutes of Robot Club ticked away, Max stood back and __________ the room. Robots of all shapes and sizes stood on the tables. The children were excited, __________ their creations to anyone who would look.

As they began to leave, many children stopped to thank Max. Each “thank you” and “see you next week” chipped away at the sense of __________ he had felt since retiring. He hadn’t put out a fire today, but perhaps he had __________ something far more important—a new __________ for himself.