1 . This is the story of my college journey—from the very beginning to where I am today. It’s been an _______ experience so far, and I hope it can _______ others who are in the same situation.

My college journey began when I started to _______ schools (学院). It was scary, yet exciting at the same time because I had no idea what my _______ would look like. But with a little bit of research, I decided on several schools that _______ my interest. Once I was _______, it was time to start making choices. Through effort, I chose one school that offered the best _______ between my ability to pay and the good education I could get. With everything ready, I eagerly _______ my new life.

Once classes started, everything _______. It seemed like there were a million things going on at once! I tried my best to adapt to the ________ life. Step by step, I got into a ________ state and began to make friends along the way. The best part of being in college has surely been making new ________ with people from all over the world—people with different backgrounds but ________ interests in learning—this is ________ something special!

Overall, being in college has been unbelievable! Even though my college journey is still ongoing—I’m looking forward to seeing where this path ________ me next.

2 . Little Rohan was standing by the door with a bag on his shoulders and a hat on his head. He didn’t want to leave the________. “Mom, do we have to go?”

“Yes, Rohan, we have to,” Rashmi________as she picked up the car keys.

Rohan was________of water ever since he almost drowned(淹死) during a swimming class. Rashmi knew her son had to face his________.But as they drove to the beach, Rohan started making________.He opened his bag and________to look for something. “Mom, I think I left my sunglasses. Can we go back and get it?”

“Check it again,” she pointed at the bag.

“Yes, found them,” he looked________.

When they reached, Rashmi found a good________and sat under the shade. “Why don’t you go play? I am right here,” she said.

Rohan________his shoes, tiptoed (踮脚走) into the water carefully and________a little further in. Suddenly, a big________came and swept him off his feet. Rohan tried to scream________all useless. He had a bigmouth of seawater. Only when his hands touched the sand beneath the water, he ________he was safe. He rose to his feet, and at the same time drove away his fear of water.

While his mother was standing there, with a worried________on her face, Rohan_______ran towards her, “Mom, come to the water with me. It’s so much fun.” That day was a new beginning for Rohan. He was no longer afraid of water.

4 . Miss Chan, our class teacher, is my favorite teacher. We are going to_______ this school and I will miss her very much.

Miss Chan is very patient. Whenever we_______ questions in class, she explains to us very carefully. She is also_______ because she cares much about us. She often says to us. “Tell me immediately if you feel unhappy. Share your_______with me and do not just try to solve it by yourself.”

Miss Clran is very generous(慷慨的). One day, she gave each of us a book, Three Days to See, and told _______ we should read more. She once chose our monitor as the most helpful student, and gave him a set of stationery(文具) as a _______. When she is free, she _______ helps us with our studies and we’ve made great progress.

Not only do all of us like Miss Chan, but Miss Chan also likes my class because she thinks all of us are _______. She always says she thinks herself very _______ to be the teacher of my class. In fact, Miss Chan is thoughtful体贴的) teacher I have ever met. She always thinks about our feelings. I hope I will go to a high school with________ as good as Miss Chan.

7 . The Shirt of a Happy Man

Once upon a time, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He slept _________ and didn’t feel like eating. The queen and his people worried about him very much. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he couldn’t find _________ with his body. It was all in his mind. He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear. Then the prime minister, the king’s banker and the palace singer were called to the palace. But they all had _________ worries. They weren’t happy, either. The prime minister thought many people were trying to   _________, then he would lose his power. The banker was afraid _________ his money. The singer said he couldn’t get freedom because he always worried about being followed by _________._______, the king’s top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days’ time.

Two days passed, the general still couldn’t find a happy man. Everyone had their own problems. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man _________ happily on the street. The general didn’t understand why the poor man was so happy, though he seemed to have _________power, money or fame. So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason. The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted, and he didn’t want to have what he couldn’t have. Hearing this, the general was excited. The poor man was the Happy Man. So he asked the poor man to give his shirt   ________ the king. “Shirt?” said the poor man in surprise, “I don’t own any shirts!”

8 . Do you like playing football? It is so popular among boys nowadays. Johnny, a twelve-year-old boy____likes it very much. He used to____it in his room. His parents were very angry and told him several____ not to play football at home because he could break ____, but he never listened.

Last Sunday, his ____went out for a walk and Johnny couldn’t help playing football again. He was en-joying his game in the living room____ his parents came in and saw him Oh, my God, Johnny, you know that playing with your ball at home is not____. We are very ____ about you and are going to give your ball to another kid. You should obey the rules ____ you are alone at home. Johnny’s father said Johnny felt very sad. He ____ that it was his mistake. He decided to obey the rules later, not only at home, but also at school.

10 . Meta was born in Guam, a tiny island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean. Like others in his family, Meta himself is not tall.

Bigger kids bullied (欺凌) him when he was young. As he _________, he couldn’t join his favorite soccer team because they thought he was too _________.

But then, Elijah was born. Elijah is Meta’s nephew (侄子). He’s also quite short. Meta started to _________ for him. Would he face the same challenges and _________ that Meta faced?

“I didn’t want him to _________ himself... but how could I do that _________ I was doubting myself?” he said in a TED speech. And so, he started to _________ himself: In what ways am I strong?

He came to _________ that one’s strength doesn’t _________ one’s size only. It is one’s character and abilities that __________ one strong.

Meta once __________ himself as a tiny kid from a tiny __________. But actually, Meta said, he should see himself as “a young __________ from Micronesia, a place rich with culture and talent.”

“And I should have seen that right next to Guam is the Marianas Trench (马里亚纳海沟), the deepest __________ on Earth,” he said. “It is a __________ so wonderful, just like the depths of our character and our abilities.”