1 . In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded that a(n) _______ might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I went.

Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I _______ to catch a taxi to my _______ and settle in. Next morning, I took another _______ to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. Later, I went to a café to have lunch, but all the tables were _______. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can _______ my table.”

I gratefully sat down with the _______ lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the meal drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t _______ a car, and hadn’t realized how _______ taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, don’t use any more taxis. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to drive you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that ________ , but she brushed aside my protests (反对). She asked me where I was ________ and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the ________ time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to ________ alone. At the end of the day, she ________ to take me back to my accommodation. I offered her money but she refused to take any.

I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her ________, filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

2 . Dexter lives in Ouray, Colorado, where, for the past few years, the two-footed dog has been turning heads wherever he goes. His owner, Kentee Pasek, says ________ on two legs isn’t a trick she taught him. Rather, it’s a(n) ________ he made after a near-death experience.

When Dexter was a puppy, he escaped his yard, dashed into the ________ and got hit by a car. He lost his front legs. Everyone ________ he would need some kind of adaptive equipment to get around. He did use a ________ for a while until one day when Pasek set the dog at the foot of her porch (门廊) without it.

Pasek ran in to get a cup of coffee, came out and ________ found that her dog had climbed the stairs. She ________ her cellphone, put Dexter back at the bottom of the stairs and ________ him walking up the stairs on two feet without the wheelchair.

In the six years since, Dexter has become a full-blown celebrity, ________ in parades and building a group of social media ________, who now come to the dog’s hometown just hoping for a glimpse of Ouray’s most ________ “citizen”.

The whole thing isn’t considered as a ________ for many people. People praise Dexter for his option to stay ________. He shows where humans see ________, dogs sometimes beg to differ. And Dexter’s action has proven that sometimes getting ________ is the only way to see how tall you stand.

5 . When I imagine my future, I see myself as an adult who is confident in my abilities, doing a job I love and living my life _______. When I grow up, I will be enjoying more _________ brought by the advances in technology, with more time to pursue my _________ and enjoy the company of my family and friends. For these reasons, I look forward to the future as the happiest time of my life.

I will feel happy in the future because I will learn more about life and _________ into the best person I can be. I will become more knowledgeable about the world and myself. I will also handle more responsibilities and _________ problems in a more thoughtful manner.

_________ new technology, my future life is sure to improve in various ways. Homes will become _________ to the extent that they might be programmed to learn about our needs and _________ our health and activity. I can imagine hearing an AI voice _________ me to buy groceries or do more exercise! There will also be enormous advancements in __________ options. I will be riding in a self-driving car, and other new means of transport may be developed in the future. These __________ in technology are certain to make my future life more comfortable and convenient. The working day will be only four __________ long thanks to robots. Working less time means I can do __________ I enjoy most, such as spending time with family and friends, __________ in fun activities and learning new skills.

Thinking this way gives me the __________ to work hard now so that I can have a successful, fulfilling(令人满足的) and enjoyable future life.

6 . A club called We Dine Together was formed at Boca High School in Florida last autumn. During each lunch period, ________ make their way around the school courtyard looking for students who are eating ________. They then introduce themselves and get to know the students.

Estimon, who came to the US from Haiti in the first grade, is one of four students who ________ We Dine Together. He said having been the ________ kid before, he knew how it felt to be ________. And he didn’t want any other kid to have ________ problems.

“When I first arrived, I had a great feeling of loneliness, which was more ________ during my lunch break,” said Estimon. “If we don’t try to make that ________, who’s going to do it?”

Allie, who also helped organize the club, got emotional while ________ what it was like to sit alone at lunch.

“It’s not a good feeling — you’re ________. And that’s something I don’t want anybody to ________.” said Allie. “Meeting someone who actually ________ and listens to what you have to say really makes a difference.”

Since the club was founded, dozens of ________ and friendship have already been formed between teens who may not have met ________. Estimon and his friends are planning to ________ the success. “We’ll open clubs in schools across the country — no matter where anyone lives, they have the chance to make friends.”

7 . At the school Art Festival, I was asked to design the costumes for three school plays. Everyone was ________ to see the actors wear my costumes on stage. This experience has made me realize that I am really good at ________ and have a talent for fashion design, which has inspired me to ________ fashion design as my job. That way, I can ________ work with my interests and strengths. To find out how to ________ the field of fashion design, I did some ________ about what kind of education and skills I might need.1 ________ that many premier fashion designers studied at fashion design institutes in London, Paris or Milan. I also keep a(n)________ on job ads for the fashion industry to see what abilities or ________ designers should have.

After much thought, I decided to ________ these skills and get the right qualifications by studying art at university. While I am there, I would like to work part-time for a fashion design company in order to ________ from other designers. Actually, I don’t have to wait until I go to university to swing into ________ as there will be a workshop in my city next month which I am hoping to _________.

After graduation, I will ________ a job as a fashion designer. One day, I hope to start my own ________ company.

8 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she________something shiny under a pile of rubbish. She picked up the ________ to take home, as she often did on her treasure-hunting walks. Chloe was later ________ to discover she had found a stolen Olympic gold medal.

The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while ________ for Team USA in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. The medal, along with other personal belongings, was ________ in May of 2016 when someone broke into Jacobi’s can. Though police managed to ________ some of his stolen items, they hadn’t been able to find his ________ Olympic medal. It may have been lost forever, if not for a 6-year-old girl’s treasure-hunting ________ .

Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and ________ realized it was his stolen property. He found Jacobi’s email and sent him pictures of the treasure. After________ the medal, Jacobi was astonished, just speechless.

Chloe was ________ to give it back after speaking with Jacobi on the phone. ________, Jacobi promised to speak to her class when school begins again this fall. The ________ of this little girl reuniting an Olympian with his beloved possession is ________ . When we talk about character and doing the ________ thing, Chloe represents the Olympic values in every sense of the word.

9 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the ______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ______ to dash across the lawn and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and ______ on my backside. Mom ______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ______ myself up and kept right on going. Mom always ____ here that, as many times as I zoomed across the lawn after that, I never again ______ into that tree.

Mom loves to use this story as an ______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ______ to take risks or unwilling to try again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that ______ as I grew older. When I ______ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and through years of efforts, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ______ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ______. Just get up and keep on going, It will all be worth it in the end.