2 . Steph Morris is a talented UK artist who specializes in hyper-realistic drawings of sneakers (运动鞋). Her works are so true-to-life that even closeups of the drawings are ________ to distinguish from the real thing.

When it comes to sneaker ________, Manchester-born Morris is famous for her unmatched realism. She has always had a thing for sneakers, so pairing up this passion with her ________ talent just made sense. She didn’t ________ plan to make a living out of drawing sneakers. At first, she was more interested in ________ them, as she sought a career in sports. But a number of injuries forced her to ________ her option and come up with a plan B. She ________ a pencil and started drawing the things she ________ most.

“I’ve always loved sneakers since I was a ________so exploring that in my work is very ________.” Morris said. “It was actually a pair of sneakers that I drew to hang on my wall that got me here in the first place. It’s one of my favorite sneakers, and I collected many ________ growing up.”

While ________ as a graphic designer, Morris ________ a phone call from Reebok and was invited to a Future x Reebok event in New York. Since she couldn’t get any ________ off from work, she decided to just ________ her job and take up drawing full time.

3 . My father once told me some advice. “The advice,” he said, “was that if after the first 50 pages of a book you don’t get _________, you’re allowed to cease reading and _________ again later when you feel ready for it.”

A reader, he suggested, needs a little _________ to adapt to a book’s _________ tone, rhythm and voice. But at the same time, this advice gives a person permission to _________ reading. Nobody needs to _________ themselves to finish reading a book they’re not interested in. I _________ like the gentle suggestion to return to a book “when you feel ready for it”. It’s a(n) _________ that reading is a kind of relationship with yourself and that this relationship is not _________.

I like to think my father’s readerly advice can be __________ in life more generally. Give things a fair __________; don’t judge too hurriedly. It’s helped me when confronted with common landscapes, unanticipated __________ and awkward social situations. Resisting the __________ to escape or to complain, has meant I’ve come to __________ the particular charm of a wide variety of places and personalities. Besides, when something doesn’t feel right, don’t be afraid to quit it, __________ for the time being.

4 . Lyn Story is a retiree in Fort Worth, Texas. She had a lot of _________ time on her hands until she met Apryl Goodwin, who had been diagnosed with uterine cancer (子宫癌).

Apryl had no transportation and didn't know what to do. So she sought for _________ on the community app Nextdoor. Someone _________ and said, “I’ll take you to your _________.” She ignored it because it was a stranger and didn’t accept it until Lyn _________ her again and said, “I’ll take you. I mean it. I’m _________ and sincere.”

That _________ was Lyn, and over the last year, she has taken Apryl to more than 25 radiation appointments, six chemotherapy treatments and _________ doctor visits. Apryl said Lyn was like her guardian.

Lyn’s _________ doesn’t stop there. Months after meeting Apryl, she was on the Nextdoor app again when she __________ a post from Kevin Horrigan, who is legally blind. “Lyn’s really a kind woman,” said Kevin. “She really is, because I can’t __________.”

Tough times made Kevin come back to work after retiring. Now Lyn __________ his burdens. Lyn drives him to work or she picks him up from work. Kevin says what Lyn has done helps him __________.

Lyn said she started thinking of herself as a bad-weather friend. “You know, fair-weather friends only __________ you when everything’s good for you,” she explained. “But a bad-weather friend is there to help you in times of __________.”

Filled with love, Lyn’s story is life changing for so many.

5 . Urquhart finished running 1,402 kilometers over the course of 28 days in Antarctica, setting the record for the longest-ever run in a polar region.

Australian Urquhart is an _________ marathon runner. But running on Antarctica’s Union Glacier _________ Urquhart to a wholly different challenge. “No female had _________ this before,” she says.

Urquhart spent 10 months preparing for the challenge, turning to some _________ training methods. A container company _________ her to put a treadmill (跑步机) in a refrigerated storage unit and run for hours each weekend, while she also _________ with an automotive parts company to train inside an industrial wind tunnel.

The _________ Urquhart faced in Antarctica were numerous. She had to fight through temperatures as low as -20℃ and winds as _________ as 50 miles per hour — moments in which Antarctica lived up to its _________ as the coldest, windiest and driest place on the Earth. Urquhart would __________ stumbled (绊倒) as she struggled to put one foot in front of the other. She would usually wear four layers but had to __________ her body temperature while running. Happily, Urquhart’s body soon __________ to the physical rigors (严酷) of running 30 miles each day.

A huge __________ has been formed behind her run in Antarctica. “It was actually showing what females are __________ of doing and that we can push our __________ and explore what seems impossible,” says Urquhart.

8 . 17-year-old Addison Bethea had her world turned upside down in late June when she was bitten by a shark while playing near Keaton Beach, Florida.

Addison is a cheerleader and a tennis player. And she is also quite young to experience such a serious _________ and crisis. However, Addison has a _________ attitude, and she will be just fine!

As a native of Florida, Addison knew that if _________ by a shark, her best way was to hit the fish in the nose. But she did hit _________ in the face and tried to _________.

Addison’s elder brother, Rhett Willingham, was swimming nearby when he heard his sister _________ loudly. He quickly came to Addison, struggling to get the shark off from her, putting her into a _________ on the water and wrapping her bleeding leg with a tourniquet (止血带). Addison was instantly rushed to a hospital. Luckily, the _________ she received from Rhett, who is a firefighter and EMT (内科急救专家), might very well have saved her life.

About her brother, Addison said, “He’s always been kind of _________ a hero to me. I knew once I was in __________, he would help me out. Furthermore, he made a promise.” That is a wonderful brother-sister __________!

The injuries in Addison’s right leg were extremely serious. __________, the surgery(外科手术) was a success, and Addison is doing well in her __________. She has __________ her sense of humor and her faith to get through the hard times. Michelle Murphy, Addison’s mother, said, “God blessed us by allowing Addison to __________ and we will never lose focus on that gift.”

9 . Growing up, Juleus Ghunta could hardly read. Ghunta and his three sisters lived in a rural (农村的) part of Western Jamaica. They were ________ by a single mother. “Life was very ________ for us,” he recalled.

When Ghunta went to school, he couldn’t catch up on his reading skills. By the time he entered the sixth grade, he still couldn’t ________ words or read with understanding. “I ________ in school with a deep sense of ________ ,”he said.

When Ghunta was about 12, a young teacher decided to ________ a special reading program for struggling students. Ghunta was the first student to ________. That teacher would become the person who ________ his life.

“The teacher was very ________ to me,” he said. “She did not ask me anything, just telling me that I should work hard and believe in myself.” With her ________, Ghunta’s reading skills ________ started to improve. “She had left me with the gift of literacy (读写能力),” he said. “and with a deeper appreciation of my personhood and ________ as a human being.”

After that, Ghunta’s life took a new ________. He graduated from his primary school with a number of academic (学业的) awards. He went on to middle school, and later, college.

Today, Ghunta is a published children’s author. He said, “I would like her to ________ the significant impact that she has made on my life, and the ways in which I have carried this ________ of her hope with me.”