1 . I was enjoying the summer when I was a middle school student. I got _______ news that I had a cancer which couldn't be cured. That meant my dream of going to college wouldn't be _______.

Suddenly I came to believe I couldn't _______   without a fight. I began to do online research to see if someone else could help me. _______ , I received a call from a doctor a week later, telling me “I can help you.” Those were the most _______ words I've ever heard.

However, the disease was much more serious than the doctor _______. I was told that after the operation, I would not be able to walk or might not hear. In spite of the _______, I decided to receive the operation. As it turned out, I completely lost the hearing in my left ear and my _______ of walking was damaged.

As the days went by, my thought of going to college didn't _______. So I took action and applied for a college degree through an online university. I had to balance my ________ and study when I was in poor health. Each step was such a challenge. But I held a ________ that there was a purpose to my life. I ________ what I could to do recovery exercises and study.

It took me three years not only to ________ the courses, but also to regain enough strength. My ________ returned and my balance improved. I felt ________ most that I received the degree. Whatever life throws at you, you are bound to succeed as long as you make a decision.

3 . Julia found some of her grandmother Georgie’s old design sketches (草图) from the 1940s. Georgie told her granddaughter she was proud of the sketches and wanted them to be _________ by more people, for _________ was a big part of her life. “Being alone all day was difficult for Grandma. I think doing something would _________ lift her spirits,” Julia said.

Julia took some pictures of those sketches and made a post. It became _________ overnight. A lot of replies under the post _________ Julia to physically make her grandmother’s designs. Though her sewing (缝纫) skills were _________, Julia decided to figure it out. And she learned the basics soon.

With the help of her grandmother, Julia spent countless hours _________ the sketches and turning them into complete designs. Despite the great interest her followers had in_________ her grandma’s designs, the dresses Julia recreated were not for sale. “We have _________ when we do these projects and we don’t like to take this too seriously. Maybe one day that’ll become a career, but right now we’re just focusing on our __________. I’m glad to put on the dresses and __________ them to Grandma. I __________ that I will re-wear the dresses. So I try to be as environmentally friendly as possible,” Julia said.

“You can have your own __________ and it’s never too late to go after it. You can still follow something __________ in your life at any age. Maybe it won’t __________, but it’s worth taking that risk,” Julia said.

4 . About 15 years ago, Oliver Muensterer packed his suitcase (行李箱) and traveled from his home to a town a few hours away. He had a job interview, so he _______ the evening beforehand.

When he _______ the next morning, he took a shower and started to get changed. Just then, he noticed that he’d _______ to pack a white shirt “I thought I had prepared _______ for everything. I had a tie and my suit, but somehow I left the shirt behind,” Muensterer said.

This discovery made Muensterer _______. He only had about an hour until he needed to be at the interview. He _______ to the front desk and asked the man behind the counter (柜台) if he could _______ a nearby store where he could buy a new shirt “He listened to my story. And I hardly had ended it when he said, ‘I have a _______,’” Muensterer remembered.

But rather than _______ Muensterer to a nearby shop, the desk attendant did something ________. Without saying a word, he ________ his own white shirt and handed it to Muensterer. “So I put it on and I went to the ________. When I gave him back his shirt, he just smiled at me.”

That ________ has stuck with Muensterer over the years. “Ever since, when I see someone who needs something, I’m very willing to ________. And I always remember that day when a ________ helped me out of trouble,” he said.

5 . William Dunn lived in a rough area in Miami. His dad ran a lobster (龙虾) business in the Florida Keys, and William helped with it. He and his _________ had a great relationship._________ was a huge part of that.

One day, William _________ his six-year-old neighbor, Camran, seemed angry. He _________ out of the house, shouting at his mom. Several days later, William saw the _________ outside and so they started a _________. Camran shared that his dad wasn’t in his life. Inspired by his _________ relationship with his own father, William _________ to take Camran on fishing trips.

Camran had been _________ since the first fishing trip. The two fished together several times a week, and William saw __________ changes in Camran’s behavior.

Now, William is the founder of Take a Kid Fishing, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Lakeland, Florida, that __________ poor and fatherless kids through the __________ of fishing.

Many kids go on trips __________, so William is able to __________ relationships with them, and even some kids see him as a father figure. “I just want to show them that I __________ them, and that I’m there for them,” he says.

7 . I had been invited to go to my friend’s birthday party. I was excited because I liked to go to parties. Although Tori was not my best friend, I _______ to be there.

Two days later, my best friend asked me to go to Disneyland. I really wanted to go. That’s when my mom _______ me that Tori’s party was on the same day. She said I couldn’t change my mind just because something better came along.

My_______ about going to the birthday party was _______. Tori’s party would be okay but not as _______ as a whole day at Disneyland. _______, Tori wasn’t even my best friend. I begged my mom but she _______. She asked me to think about how I would feel if someone did that to me. I had to _______ that it would _______ my feelings. My mom was _______.

So my mom dropped me off at Tori’s party. Something _______ happened after I got there. We did stuff that was fun and different. We watched a movie that hadn’t come out in theaters yet and that was pretty _______. There was also a make-your-own pizza contest. We gave presents to Tori and her parents had a special present to give to each of us _______! That was so cool.

When my mom came to _______ me up, she was glad that I’d had a good time. Not only did I _______ the party, but I learned an important lesson. My mom was right…as usual.

8 . A woman about 100 years old just proved that age means nothing by breaking three amateur(业余的) swimming world records.

On Saturday, Jan. 20, Betty Brussels _________ the Victoria Masters Swim Club Meet and beat the rivals in the 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, and 400m freestyle in the 100- to 104-year-old age _________.

Betty Brussel didn’t get into _________ swimming until she was in her 60s, and this was the first time she had been able to _________ such an achievement. She was able to break the records despite _________ a pacemaker(心脏起搏器) she received after suffering a heart attack in her 70s.

Betty finished her 50m backstroke in 1:24.91, which was almost five _________ faster than the previous record. She surpassed(超过) the _________ standing 400m freestyle record of 16:36.80 by _________ hers in 12:50.03. Betty set the first record for the 50m breaststroke with a time of 1:56.22.

“I was surprised by my own _________ yesterday,” said Betty. “I gave it my all; I never give up. It was wonderful. I was totally __________ by everybody’s support. I like to win, but __________ have never been the most important thing to me. If somebody else wins, I am __________ for them.”

Even though Betty Brussels only just __________ her own achievements, award-winning filmmakers Hannah Walsh and Emma Puchniak are already talking about a possible __________ that could be released in about a year.

“I live life every day and __________ it,” Betty told the publication. “I feel very fortunate to do what I do.”

9 . Automation certainly has its advantages. I am grateful for my cellphone that _______performs services. But I also miss the interactions with people that these devices have _______. The most precious byproduct of these interactions was the unplanned, friendly jokes that often _______.

I recently decided to spend a day _______ all of my goals in a non-digital manner. So I rose early and _______ on my visit. I began by going to the bank. When I entered the hall, I found the _______ was mine: I was the only customer, with three clerks at my _______. After my transaction we chatted for a few minutes, sharing news about children. After that pleasant _______, I moved on to the post office, where the letter I was sending to Iceland triggered a/an _______ comment by the clerk, who longed to visit that country. The last visit was the ________ where I was welcomed by a cashier, who ________ that for only one penny more I get an additional potato.

That evening I told my ________ to my friend. She ________ that I could have done these with the ________, and it would have taken less than an hour. True, but I would have ________ all those kind words and friendly smiles.