1 . There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _________ home from work in the evenings. A man will be reading the newspaper, and seconds later it _________ as if he is trying to _________ it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _________ next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep _________ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring (打鼾) so _________ that the professor has to ask another student to _________ the sleeper awake.

A more embarrassing situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the weight of the head pushes the arm off the _________, and the movement carries the _________ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when __________. Police reports are full of __________ that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the road. If the drivers are __________, they will not be seriously hurt. One woman’s car, __________, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __________ and thought it was raining. When people are really __________, nothing will stop them from falling asleep—no matter where they are.

4 . I was an avid (热衷的) list maker. I thought the lists would help me finish things more ________ so that I would have my own ________ each day. Instead, I felt tired all the time, and it was hard to fall asleep as I ________ my to-do list for the next day in my mind. I was ________ and painful.

My real turning ________ came about a few years ago. I was having the inside of our house painted. ________, I had to move all things out of the painters’ way. After the painting, I decided to think about what I would put back. I ________ many decorations because they made the rooms small and ________. And the house felt so much more open, peaceful and beautiful. When I started to hang our calendar back up, I noticed how ________ each day was. Every square was filled in. I decided to continue my ________ of the calendar.

It was near the end of July, so I ________ “clearing” August and September. I kept doctors’ appointments (预约) and family events. But I ________ extra tasks I had taken on that left me very little time to relax, read or spend time with my family. I felt a great sense of ________ after that.

I still make ________ to keep myself organized, but I am down to one page. I schedule time for myself each day — to do what I ________. The tidy beauty of our home and schedule gives me great peace and joy.

6 . Behind an “unruly” child at school, there may often be a social, creative and active child. For this reason, we must never judge by _________, because the truth could be quite different.

Joe Whale, a 9-year-old boy, was repeatedly _________ by his teachers because he drew sketches (素描) and images   _________ following the lessons in class. Joe had been _________ as an “unruly” student, but his parents didn’t think so. They knew their son had strong _________ skills from the earliest years of his life. His _________ is the so-called “Doodle Art”, that is to say, drawings with simple lines that show real elements or elements that are _________ in his mind.

His drawing teacher also noticed the boy’s _________ creativity and shared his drawing on Instagram. And from there they were noticed by a restaurant owner in England. He contacted the boy to _________ a wall in his restaurant. Joe immediately set to work and in 12 hours he had __________ filled the wall with his beautiful “doodles”. Joe’s dad pointed out, “As parents, we should encourage our children to __________ their passions and dreams.” Drawing for hours might be a long and __________ job, but for Joe, it was pure joy to give free expression of his __________.

Many parents, when their child has received negative assessments at school, tend to blame them even further. The fact is that every child has a __________, and schools and parents should work together to __________ and encourage it.

9 . Nixon, 59 years old, was born and grew up in St. Petersburg. Each morning, he sits on a bench, watches the sunrise, and connects with _________ from all walks of life.

Eight years ago, he decided to begin each day from a bench (a kind of chair) with an impressive view of the St. Petersburg waterfront (圣彼得堡海滨), because it made him feel calm and _________ before starting his day.

About a year later, a woman stopped to say hello, and she said something that _________ Nixon’s view on his daily visit. She said, “Every morning when I see you sitting here, I know everything is going to be OK.” That’s when Nixon _________ he needed to pay attention to the people walking past.

Instead of staring straight ahead at the waterfront, Nixon started _________ at people and talking to them. And pretty soon, some early risers began _________ him on the bench, sometimes sharing their pressure and asking him for advice about personal problems.

No matter what problem a person wants to _________, Nixon lends an ear. One day, a couple came by to talk about their problems. The husband was always working. It was destroying their _________. Nixon told him, “You have to know what’s really important.” The man admitted he’d put everything he had into his _________ for many years instead of focusing on his family. “He started to cry and agreed that he needed to __________,” Nixon says. “We hugged each other and became friends after that.”

Nixon was always happy to listen, and he listens without __________ and without any kind of return expected. “You have to listen with an open heart, because you never know who’s going to walk up,” Nixon says. He is a loving and loyal __________ to many. For those who walked past the bench, they were always __________ with a smile and asked how they were doing. No topic is off limits, but some people don’t want to talk. They simply want to sit next to someone and share the __________. Once a woman stopped and just sat with Nixon for an hour; then she said thanks and walked away. She just wanted a moment of peace and to know she wasn’t __________.

And at that moment, she truly wasn’t.

10 . Ethan Katz loves dogs. For his ninth birthday, Ethan ______ the idea of selling T-shirts for City Dogs Rescue in Washington, DC.

Both of Ethan’s ______ were adopted (收养) from animal shelters (收容所). Most shelters have limits (限制) on the ______ of animals they can take care of. City Dogs Rescue ______ dogs from overcrowded shelters. Volunteers ______ the animals until they are adopted. Ethan said, “I decided to do something for that rescue organisation and ______ money for them.”

Ethan went on a website for T-shirt designing and fund-raising. He typed a short article about his ______ designed a T-shirt, and priced each shirt at $20. Every time someone ______ one, part of that money went to City Dogs Rescue.

As word spread, many people bought shirts. ”My earliest ______ was to sell 75 shirts, and I went above that in three days,“ said Ethan. By the ______ of his 30-day fund-raising drive, he had sold 179 shirts and raised $2, 640. That money helped City Dogs Rescue ______   ten dogs from overcrowded shelters.

But Ethan wasn’t finished. People ______ to contact his parents and City Dogs Rescue about buying shirts. So Ethan decided to ______ the fund-raiser for another month. Through T-shirt sales and other donations (捐赠物), he raised more than $14,500 in all.

Jodi Sirotnak who was working at City Dogs Rescue said, ”Kids often feel as if they have no say in things, but Ethan shows them that they can make a real ______ .”

Dogs in Washington, DC are ______ to have Ethan as their friend!