1 . When 29-year-old artist Sophia recalls her mother, Marilyn, she remembers her singing, “She loved karaoke and funny 80s’_______,”   Sophia says. “She sang all the time.”In late 2017 before cancer _______ Sophia's mom of her voice, she _______ a message in English and _______ it inside a teddy bear: “You make Mommy so proud. No matter where you are, a part of me will always be with you. I love you forever.”

After her mother’s death 2019 at age 53, that teddy bear became Sophia’s most priceless _______ . Therefore, when the backpack containing it was _______ in the mess of moving, Sophia was _______. She spent that night crazily   _______ through dustbins in downtown Vancouver. When her _______ proved fruitless, she took her hunt to the Internet, ________ photos of her lost Mamabear and the security video on Twitter. A local CBC reporter ________ the story, and the news made it an way to an actor, who encouraged his 17 million Twitter followers to help Sophia, ________ a $5,000 reward for the bear’s safe return.

________, Mamabear made it back to Sophia’s arms four days later, thanks to some good-hearted netizens, who ________ the thief from the security video Sophia had shared on social media. Sophia was excited: I feel like losing that bear and ________ it was just my mom telling me, “The world is okay, kid. You're going to be fine. I will always be with you.”

2 . It’s a rare thing now to get into a new neighborhood and find yourself welcomed by the locals. Yet, Katie and Patrick Smith were accepted with truly _____ when they relocated to Newton. The residents _____ with plates of cookies and dishes.

Katie got pregnant before the _____ and within months of settling in, she gave birth to Rebecca. _____, tests discovered Rebecca was born deaf. The Smiths knew _____ Rebecca was going to take some serious work and _____.

The neighborhood was still _____ to welcome Rebecca with them, but they realized what a(n) _____ the situation was for her parents. They wanted to make things _____ for the family. Learning sign language to help Rebecca learn to ______ as she grew was a great idea. The neighborhood agreed to ______ the task of mastering an entirely second language for the ______ of their youngest member, although it was indeed ______. When 3-month-old Rebecca learned at a center for the deaf, the 18 residents ______ an instructor, who would help get all of them to be______ in Rebecca’s growth. Neighbors kept things ______ for as long as possible to give the Smiths a surprise. They wanted ______ to interact with Rebecca. Finally, the time came to show the Smiths what they’d ______. As soon as the family arrived, they found the welcoming ______ of their neighbors surrounded them.

Now at every turn, in the street or the grocery store, Rebecca feels ______ special language — she’s part of this community.

4 . Jane’s mother was busy with her work on the farm every day to make ends meet while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

One day, she realized Jane was unhappy and even ________to her, so she decided to go ________with Jane to make Jane happy. 

On a Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were ________in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said in case there was an accident, they might be easily ________ in the ski clothes. They couldn’t ________ them, so she refused. 

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the snowfield when suddenly the snowfield began to________. It was an avalanche(雪崩). They ran a long way and ________ the avalanche finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, ________ people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was ________ because she had hurt her head seriously and ________dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck her mother. She pierced(刺破) her own wrist________ and let bright red blood drop on the snow. A red SOS was written. At last Jane ________, but her mother died. 

Every time I ________the blood dropping on the snow, I feel ________. I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will ________ Jane’s mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

5 . After getting married nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town._________as I was, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was desperate to establish_________.

This could explain my enthusiastic "Count me in!" when_________to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been_________—13 miles seemed a（n）_________task.

However, the initial_________gradually wore off. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made_________. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and_________funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations_________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were running 12-mile legs, I was__________that I'd made lifelong friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had__________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my__________. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a__________of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendships, but with a skill that would__________me the rest of my life.

6 . Two years ago I moved to a new neighborhood. There seemed to be very _______ people in this area _______ are without telephones, _______ I hoped to get a new phone quickly. I _______ one as soon as I moved into my new house.

“We aren’t _______ many new phones in your area,” an engineer told me. “A lot of people want new phones _______ and the company is employing _______ engineers than last year so as to _______ money. A new phone _______ you much money, but it will ________ a little time . We can’t do anything for you before ________.”

You need a lot of __________ if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need a few __________ whose phones you can ________ as well. Fortunately, I had ________.

December came and ________, but there was ________ sign of phone. I went to the company’s office to ask about it. “They told me I’d have a phone ________ December, ”I said ________.

“ ________?”the assistant asked.

7 . Upon high school graduation in 2002, I attended Penn State York for two years. I went there to pursue (谋求) a career in ____. During my clinical year, my mother and stepfather died in Africa. I ____ the school and returned to Ghana, West Africa. I witnessed how my little sisters dealt with ____ on their own and how my only aunt worried about how to help us. We had a(n) ____ support system. We ____ financial (财务的) difficulties, emotional stress and educational problems as well.

I became interested in helping people of all ____. I developed the interest ____ I grew up in a part of the world where children aren’t ____, especially if they have no parents. Some of these children are often ____ as servants. They serve whoever they live with and ____ get the chance to attend school. I also ____ that some teenagers lack the guidance of adults. They don’t have ____ goals. Some adults in the teenagers’ environment just speak ill of them without offering any useful ____ to them.

I started my career development by interacting (互动) with the ____ populations. I’ve gained much ____ working as a nursing assistant in nursing homes around York, Pennsylvania. I ____ to respect and understand the elderly and their families while helping with their daily activities.

What I gained through my mother’s _____ motivated (激励) me to ____ to college to get a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. In December 2017, I’ll ____ with the degree. With this degree, I plan to ____ working with adults, children and teenagers to provide them with the chance to live a happy life.

8 . At what age should children be given the choice as to whether their parents should use their names and images on Facebook? I asked my 15-year-old daughter about her _______ on the way to school just as she took a really _______ photo of me driving. “You don’t want me to _______ it on Instagram (a photo-sharing app), right Mom? You can have _______ until I’m old enough to have my own account (账号), but I know you’re not putting anything out there which would _______ me.” I explained I didn’t use her real _______, but referred to her on social media as “Bean”. She rolled her eyes and informed me that her life was over and she could never _______ her friends again.

Although I love seeing my friends’ pictures of their _______ on Facebook, I know children become old enough to take control of their _______ as they become young adults. Given the right ________, they can manage their social media accounts properly. When this ________, I am sure my daughter will give me some guidelines — and I’ll respect them.

If my daughter asked me not to post a photo of her, I’d ________ her requirement whatever age she was. She goes on Facebook using my account. The most ________ thing she’d be exposed to (接触到) on my Facebook would be a hard-to-swallow news article, like the bodies of refugee (难民) children washing up on beaches. ________, we’d talk about it. I know my daughter ________ me to protect her from embarrassment and danger. I know I’m setting a(n) ________ of how to behave online and I take that role ________. My daughter and I ________. We talk about online safety and how to use blocks and parental control ________ to ensure her safety and enjoyment.

Bean cut out that horrible (可怕的) photo and didn’t post it ________ I asked her not to. We respect each other’s boundaries.

9 . If you look closely at certain words in a language, you can often understand a little of the history of the people who speak that language. ____, consider this list of some familiar English words: cow, sheep, and pig. Now, ____ them with the following: beef, mutton, and pork. While the words in the first group ____ living animals, those in the second indicate the meat taken from these animals. But there is yet another ____ between the two sets of   ____. Every word in the first   ____ is Anglo-Saxon in origin, that is, Old English. On the other hand, those in the second group have their ____ in French.

Such differences teach us about one of the most important ____ in English history: the Norman Conquest of England. The Normans were the people who ___   the Duchy of Normandy, the area in the north of modern-day France. In 1066, they invaded (侵略) and conquered England. ____, French-speaking Norman kings, nobles, and religious leaders _____ the English ruling class. And most of the native English population was ____ to work on lands owned by the Normans. English farmers also   ___ animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs which were named in English, their native tongue. But the ____ they produced went to the wealthy land-owning Normans who used French words for what they ____.

The Normans lost control of England in 1204, ____ their influence on the English ____ lives on to this day. In the high-status fields of law, government, military leadership, most of the ____ English vocabulary has its roots in French. And even in words, like beef, pork, and mutton, we can still ____ effects of the powerful position the Normans ____ enjoyed.

10 . In China, square dancing is an exercise routine performed to music in squares or parks. Recent years have ____ the growing popularity of square dancing among elderly people in China, ____ it provides them with a good platform to ____ and make new friends in their ordinary lives. Although the ____ has roots in both ancient and modern Chinese history, today the Chinese hold ____ views towards it. Some people, the young in particular, argue that it has disturbed their peaceful lives.

As for ____ citizens, square dancing is relatively easy to learn compared to traditional ____ and thus it wins their ____. Moreover, practicing square dancing doesn’t need ____ equipment. All it needs are open ground and loudspeakers. ____, it can be found across the country.

___, many young people have showed their ____. They think that square dancing   ___ too much space in their neighborhood and ____ their life. In fact, it is the noise   ___ square dancing that young people ____ most.

Therefore, concessions (让步) should be made by both ____ so that they can live in ____ with each other.

People taking part in square dancing are expected to dance in areas far away from residential communities (居民区), while the young are called on to show more ____ of square dancing. They will also become old and one day may be one of the dancers they dislike now.

In addition, the government should ____ more suitable areas where the elderly can do their favourite activities.