1 . Stephen Lee is one of the many people in Hong Kong who enjoy mountain-bike riding. He has always _______ the sport since he was a little boy. When he was 15, he got his own mountain _______. It was this bike that made him a hero.

One Sunday afternoon, Stephen came to Silvermine Bay. A _______ had been on the way, but Stephen had not noticed the black clouds _______ in the sky. He was too busy admiring his new bike.

Stephen rode up the hill behind Silvermine Bay until he _______ the top. He was just beginning to rush down _______ it was raining hard. The narrow path became a stream (小溪) of fast running water. Stephen was _______ riding his bike through the rain. Suddenly, he heard a cry for _______.

Stephen found Lilian, a young woman, sitting at the side of the road. Lilian had fallen and _______ her ankle (脚踝). Stephen put Lilian on his bike and carefully ________ down the path beside her, holding the handlebars (把手) as best as he could. The ________ became even worse. Neither the path nor the hillside looked ________ . But at last they made it to the nearest ________ to get medical treatment.

The next day, the newspapers got the ________. “It was the bike that saved Lilian,” Stephen said to the reporter ________. Two days later, Stephen received a $ 2,000 prize from an unknown giver.

2 . Charles George Courtney was a British tourist. He stayed at the Korumar Hotel DLuxe in Aydin, Turkey, every year for _______.

Taskin Dasdan, who has worked as a bellboy(宾馆的行李员)in the hotel for 31years, struck up a _______ with Charles.

We, _______ everyone the same. _______, Charles George Courtney _______ us very much. When he came to the hotel after a meeting, he would even gave his _______ to me and ask me to buy what I needed, ”Taskin told Turiz Majansi.

When Charles _______ earlier this year, his family was _______ to find that he left a _______ part of his fortune to some of the hotel staff, ________ Taskin.

“He treated us as if we were part of his own ________, ”said Taskin. "He even ________ the education of my children . . . Of course we were thankful.”

But never in his wildest dreams did Taskin think he would get a ________ from the UK to say he had been left a small fortune by the ________.

Although the exact amount of money left to Taskin is ________, it is enough so that he will never have to work a day in his life again”.

3 . A young mother said she was brought to tears after witnessing a little boy’s act of kindness in a restaurant.

Sophie Crehan, 24, said she had taken her children to a ______ in Haydock, England this past Sunday afternoon as a weekend ______.

“They have a little children’s play area there. I was on the ______ machines and I was trying to win my little girl this pink and purple teddy that she ______ wanted. I had a go three times but ______ ” — “I just couldn’t do it,” Sophie told the Liverpool Echo.

“There was a little boy who stood next to me ______ me do it. I said ‘It’s your ______ now. You can have a go.’”

Sophie went back to her ______ to eat her meal. Shortly after, the little boy walked over to her table ______ a pink and purple teddy.

He said, “I’ve just ______ it for your little girl.”

“I said ‘you don’t need to do that’ and he said ‘no, no, I’ve won it’,” Sophiere called. I was nearly ______. It was such a nice thing to do.

Sophie said the boy was around 10 years old.

I saw him go back to his table ______ he sat, I ______$2 out of my purse and went and ______ it to him and said “thanks very much”.

His parents asked, “What’s happened?” So I ______what had happened and said ‘He’s a lovely little boy.’”

4 . Elliott Tanner is 13. He goes to school, and plays with friends. What makes this teenager ________is that his school is a university and his ________is physics. This young and ________boy may be on his way to advancing the world of science and is ________others along the way.

Elliott’s parents started to ________their son’s talent when he was very young. He displayed ________math and reading skills at the age of three. By the time he entered showed kindergarten, his parents realized that he needed more than a traditional ________. And so Elliott Tanner was taught at home, and ________information at an astonishingly quick rate. When he discovered the world of physics, his eyes opened even wider as he was inspired to learn the ________ from the world.

Elliott ________in May 2020 at the age of 11 with an Associate of Science degree. He continued studying, recently ________his master of Science degree on May 12, 2022. The next ________is a PhD, but since the university did not offer funding, his family decided to ________their son. They reached out to the world by ________a GoFundMe page. People began to donate a large amount of money. Elliott now has the expenses to ________two years of the program.

5 . Every day, 5-year-old Alice Aardal watches the postman come and go from her home in Richland, Washington.

Her mom, Melissa Aardal, said that Alice believes the ________ is kind of like SantaClaus, ________ presents to good little boys and girls. Since the item Alice ________ couldn’t be bought in any store, she ________ to ask her postman for help. The request was a real unicorn (独角兽)!

The first-grader sat down and wrote a ________, explaining her love for unicorns and asking him to ________ one for her. Melissa helped her daughter put the letter in their________, but she didn’t think anything would ________.

A week later, the mailman sent his ________. It was a handwritten note and he ________ that while he couldn’t bring her a real unicorn, he could give her a unicorn toy! Alice ________ the unicorn toy Twilight because “she’s sparkly (闪闪发光的)”.

The ________ little one and her mom have already sent the ________ postal worker a thank-you card and a special bracelet (手镯), which Alice ________ just for him.

There really are angels working among us. This postal worker could have ________ the letter, but he chose to make a little girl feel special and loved instead.

6 . Amy was a 3rd-grade student. Ever since she started school, someone teased (讥笑) her about her speech or her limping (跛行) every single day. Amy was _______ it and the teasing made her feel all alone.

One morning _______ she rounded the corner across the hall, she knocked into a 5th-grade tall boy.“_______ it, fool!” The boy shouted, and _______ the way Amy limped.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was _______. Her mom knew that things were not going well at _______. That’s why she was eager to have some exciting news to _______ with her daughter.

“There’s a _______ competition run by a local newspaper,” Amy’s mom announced. “Write a letter to the editor, my dear; you might win a prize.”

Amy smiled and started _______ about what she wanted most by now. An idea came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to ________ her letter.

My name is Amy. I am nine years old. I have a ________ at school. Can you help me? Kids laugh at me ________ the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy (脑瘫). I just want one ________ that no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

Love, Amy

A week later, a picture of Amy and her ________ made the front page of the local newspaper. The story spread quickly. Amy ________ did get her wish of a day without teasing at her school.

Amy was not teased any longer.

7 . I’m a second-year student of Coventry University. For more than a year, I have been volunteering for SHOUT, a text-based _______ health support service.

This time last year, we all watched the COVID-19 unfold across the country. I had planned to work in the summer vacation, but this became _______ when the first lockdown began. My days became a(n) _______ of watching the news and wishing I could do something. Fortunately, I learned about SHOUT in an email from my university’s volunteering team _______ the charity needed more volunteers, due to the increase in _______ they were receiving since the pandemic (流行病) began. I applied instantly.

SHOUT volunteers _______ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support, at any time, with their mental health. The service supports them and encourages self-care techniques to keep people _______ during the pandemic. This service was especially important during lockdown, when clinical services were often _______. As volunteers, we never give advice; often our texters just need someone to _______.

My volunteering ________ have had a huge positive impact on my mental health. I have been able to gain new   ________ from gardening to instructing. In a voluntary capacity, the pressure is off. If I’m struggling, my teammates will always encourage me to rest and   ________ for a while. And when I’m feeling strong, I can get involved again and ________ other people in their time of need.

The skills I’ve gained by volunteering have given me the ________ to successfully apply for an internship (实习生) with Coventry University. I strongly believe volunteering has changed my life, and I encourage everyone to ________ opportunities to change theirs too.