1 . Alexander Graham Bell hated spending summertime in Washington, DC. He usually ________ to his farm in Nova Scotia, but one year he had to stay in the capital.

“Why humans have ________ how to warm a house but not how to cool one — until now,” he wondered, and in 1872, he ________ a cold-air-producing device and brought the temperature in his room down to 21℃.

When 69-year-old Bell told that ________ in a speech to the 1917 graduating class of McKinley Manual Training School, the students went ________. The clapping lasted so long that he was ________ to say something more surprising.

“Could postage stamps be used in ________ of persons?” asked Bell, who had thought of ________ a low price for public transport, but the cost of building additional roads was too high. “Perhaps, the flying machine will be the ________.”

In the speech, Bell also ________ on a century of progress and looked ahead with remarkable foresight. In the reflection, he was amazed by the ________ made in the past century: Gas lighting had evolved into electric bulbs and automobiles ________ horse-drawn vehicles. He then went on to ________ the commercial airplane, solar panels, and the ________ for renewable resources.

Gilbert Grosvenor, the editor of National Geographic magazine, asked for the ________ and published a revised version in the February issue. Now, more than one hundred years later, Bell’s predictions still remain prescient (预见性的).

2 . Bill Sumiel had been suffering from kidney disease for years and had been on dialysis (透析) for all those years. He was on the transplant (移植) list, but no matches had yet _________. So he continued with his treatments.

It was a Friday in Oct. 2020, and Sumiel had booked an Uber ride home from the treatment center. Timothy Letts was driving to visit a friend when he received the _________ for Sumiel’s ride home. The trip was out of Letts’s way. Still, he _________ the order, figuring if the _________ was coming from a medical facility, he probably needed a ride.

After Sumiel got into the car, the pair got to chatting. Sumiel revealed that he was _________ a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a _________ donor candidate, given that he didn’t drink or smoke. Sumiel agreed, _________ he didn’t think much of it. As the car neared Sumiel’s house, Letts said, “I’d like to see if I could be a match to give you a kidney.”

“I was shocked,” Sumiel recalls. He was shaking so hard and could _________ write his name when they exchanged contact information. After the initial excitement, Sumiel started feeling a bit less _________ — he wondered if it had just been a(n) __________ moment. Would he hear from him? And what was the __________ they’d be a match?

But Letts was __________ to his word. Letts had contacted the kidney transplant program quickly. After a long screening process, the results showed: Letts was a(n) __________ donor. In Dec. 2021, 14 months after they ended up in the same __________ by chance, Sumiel and Letts had their surgeries. It was a(n) __________. Today Sumiel is doing well, and he and Letts still keep in touch.

3 . Cecily Eklund has always adored her baby dolls, especially when she faced brain cancer surgery and MRI scans at the age of six. However, the metal components in her dolls prevented her from ________ them into the MRI machine.

To _________ this, Cecily and her mom set out on a creative journey. Using MRI-safe materials, they made a special doll, which became Cecily’s _________ during the long imaging appointments and provided her with _________ and support.

________, Cecily and her mom made more dolls, called “Blessing Babies”, for other sick kids. The dolls were _________ in that they had no facial features, so they can have any emotion. This _________ struck a chord (引起共鸣) with many and the dolls became an instant hit. Cecily decided to _________ more, donating some to children’s hospitals and selling others to fundraise.

In response to the high demand, they _________ other doll makers to work alongside them. Soon, doll makers worldwide also began _________, sending boxes of their handmade dolls to _________ the cause (事业).

Cecily’s initiatives _________. She began selling handmade puppies, ________ organizing toy collections and fundraising events for multiple charities. So far, she has raised more than $200,000.

Today Cecily calls herself a brain-cancer survivor and childhood cancer awareness fighter, but she is still ________ closely by her medical team. When asked for advice on successful fundraising, she emphasizes the importance of _________. “You don’t get poor by giving,” Cecily says. “Because you always get something back.”

4 . For over a year, Dianne’s reality has been a daily 5-mile trek (跋涉) to work and back on foot. Her broken-down car was a constant _________ of her financial restrictions. Regardless of the weather, Dianne’s _________ never changed. She didn’t _________ the walk; it was the missed moments with her daughter and grandchildren, the school events she couldn’t attend, that weighed _________ on her heart. Yet, late January presented her with an _________ opportunity.

On a particularly cold day, Dianne paused at a local gas station to _________. That was when she _________ something unusual — a ziplock bag (自封袋) on the ground. Full of _________, she picked it up, immediately realizing it contained _________. The exact amount was unknown to her, but the thought of keeping it never __________ her mind. Dianne approached the gas station cashier, requesting she call the police. When the police __________, they discovered the bag held over $ 14,000, alongside wedding cards — gifts meant for a newly-married couple.

Dianne’s __________ was appreciated, and she thought that was the end of the story. Little did she know, her act was about to be rewarded. __________ by Dianne’s actions, the wife of the officer who responded to the call started a GoFundMe campaign in Dianne’s honor. The fund-raiser collected $ 82,000, a(n) __________ to the power of collective kindness. Thanks to the __________ of strangers, Dianne became the proud owner of a new Jeep Compass. The joy of mobility restored, she eagerly anticipated attending her granddaughter’s gymnastics competition.

6 . My writing career began at the age of ten. That year, my mother gave me my first journal to help me deal with the ______ of my grandmother's death. In many ways, my grandmother was the ______ behind my own writing career.

When she was alive, my grandmother had ______ much emotional pain, but she also knew that writing was her key to ______ . While growing up in Galicia, Poland, during World War I, she ______ both her parents, and then had to care for herself and her eight-year-old sister. She found solace (慰藉) in journal writing.

Many years after her death, I ______ her journal and read every word. The void (空虚感) she had left in my life became stronger as the years progressed and I had my own health issues to ______ , such as being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47. My ______ caused me to write down my grandmother's life story, based

Keeping journals has helped me ______ emotionally. Whether you're ______ by change, loss or pain, finding the time to write is ______ to the healing process. So why not ______ your pen and write down whatever comes to your mind?

8 . My daughter went in to a big public school from a small homely pre-school last year. I acted happy for her but inside I was _________. My daughter did not _________ anyone at her new school and I wondered how she would get on with making friends.

The first few weeks were _________ for her. She would often come home and tell me that she _________ walked around by herself during recess (课间休息) and most of the kids didn’t _________ to play with her.

I wanted to _________ this problem. I’d been the one helping her through so many moments, _________ this one was more difficult. I couldn’t be there holding her hand and _________ her to other little kids. _________, after a few weeks, she slowly started to make friends.

This year my daughter went to school as a confident Year Two. She was __________ no matter how her class changed, she would be OK. What __________ me was her experience in Year One would influence her in a positive way.

“I __________ some Year One kids today,” she told me recently. “It was their first day and some of them looked __________ so I thought I should go play with them. I __________ what it was like walking around not knowing any one.” “And maybe,” she continued.“ If I do this for them, they will do this for the __________ Year One kids next year and no one will feel they are not __________.”

My heart was full of __________. I realized it was probably a __________ thing that I wasn’t there to hold my daughter’s hand anymore.

Starting a new school is a time of great __________ — not only for children but for us parents too. One __________ for parents is learning to let go, little by little.

10 . Carmel, an Uber driver, found a bag full of $8,000 left behind in his car. Carmel knew someone out there was probably very _________ about losing such a large amount of money. He held onto the money, planning to _________ it to its rightful owner.

Meanwhile, Alex was _________ searching for his lost cash. He had saved up the money for months to help his struggling parents _________ their debts and provide a better life for his younger sisters. But now, it seemed as if all their _________ had come to an end.

Both Alex and Carmel _________ the missing bag on the Uber app. This was a smart _________ because it helped them get in touch with each other. Uber _________ them over the phone, and they could finally talk about the lost cash.

Carmel _________ back to give the cash to Alex. Imagine how __________ Alex must have felt seeing Carmel with the money! Alex was so glad that he __________ Carmel $10. It might not seem like a lot compared to $8,000, but it was Alex’s way of saying thank you. Carmel was really touched by this __________. He said he would never __________ it.

Carmel’s act of __________ teaches us a valuable lesson. Doing good things for others can make a big difference in their lives. It’s not just about the money; it’s about __________.