1 . Dressed in a kachhad, a traditional Nepalese clothes, Umesh Balal walked into his meetings at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on climate change in Dubai with a sense of determination.

Balal, who has physical disability, was there to publicly _________ inclusion of disability rights in the climate change conference, an aspect that he said has long been _________ by organizers of the world’s largest annual meeting on climate issues.

As a student, Balal was _________ about science and involved himself in research on environmental science. Those were his first few interactions that _________ the climate related issues to him. Being from a mountainous region, Balal _________ more about how climate change had _________ people there, which led him to develop climate anxiety.

The more Balan _________ himself to climate science, the more he learned about the impact of climate change. People with more resources have better chances of _________ the climate crisis. But the less developed countries, for the _________ communities, usually don’t have the same opportunities, which will push them further into the __________

And it is even harder for people with __________. Many people with disabilities in Nepal don’t have __________ to proper education or opportunities for growth. As a result, they aren’t able to advocate for their rights.   

In an interview, Balan said, “__________, I am honored that I come from a supportive family, where I had a chance of good education which __________ me to grow in life. This is what I __________for others, to change the way they live their lives.”

2 . It isn’t every day that the future and the past get to meet on national television.

When his wife of 72 years passed away six years ago, Peter Davies _________ he felt like “almost soul”. The 100-year-old man from Macclesfield, England _________ to find new purpose in his life, so when his daughter suggested he offer his help at the local elementary school, he _________ to go for it.

“I was married for 72 years, and when my wife died, life changed _________,” Peter explained. “My daughter suggested that, to get some _________ back into my life, I do something I’m _________ of doing.”

Peter chose to_________ at a primary school, and he was a huge _________ with all of the children he tutored. He _________ reading into a fun game. Besides, his new __________ as a grandfatherly figure made him feel more connected to his community than ever before.

“The __________ are great, ”said Peter. “I’m sure I get more than the kids do. It is a lovely warm feeling that I __________ the community. I’m part of it. Moreover, my image is __________ . Wherever I go in the village, a child will shout ‘Hello Mr. Davies. I feel 10 feet tall. ”

Recently he was __________ with a British Empire Medal (BEM) on television with the youngest recipient, 18-year-old Dara McAnulty. “He is the future, and I am the past, ”Peter said. “It’s just simple as that, it really is. I’m__________ for him.”

3 . On a busy Thursday morning, Hill, a wildlife rescuer received an odd call while at work. A baby deer was reportedly_________under an empty house and appeared to be in pain. Without_________, Hill dropped everything and rushed to the scene. The people present were all_________to bring the animal to safety.

Upon arriving, Hill prepared to climb 25 feet through mud and dirt under the house. With a flashlight in her hand, she began her_________mission. She made her way through the_________. In the weak light, she noticed the deer seemed unmoving and artificial. Despite her_________, she decided to continue working,_________by the onlookers(旁观者), who cheered her on.

When Hill finally_________the deer, she found it wasn’t a real one at all._________, it was a plastic toy. A bit silly as she felt, she was eventually__________to confirm that no animal was in danger.__________being covered in dirt after the unexpected mission, she felt relaxed and just laughed at herself, “It is foolish of me to__________the toy for a living deer.” But the incident showed a strong sense of__________of a local wildlife rescuer to save the animal. “It is our duty to rescue the animals in need. Indeed, we often__________to do some training. So I just regard this as a practice course,” she added. The experience served as a reminder that the contributions of wildlife rescuers should be__________and supported.

4 . Helping someone in need is a virtue. Even a small kind act can make a difference. Rita was ________ to enjoy a meal at a restaurant when she crossed paths with a waitress. Jasmine, Though Jasmine looked very tired that day, Rita was ________ impressed how Jasmine remained professional, so kind, patient and just overall provided ________ customer service. Wanting to show her ________ , Rita decided to give Jasmine a $ 20 tip though she only spent $ 30 on her breakfast.

Jasmine was blown away by the ________ act, because she would have had to wait on at least five tables to make that much money in tips. Jasmine was so grateful that tears welled up in her eyes. But the ________ didn’t stop there. From their conversation, Rita learned that Jasmine had been ________ on lately. She was ready to quit because she couldn’t ________ the traffic to work and the daycare for her daughter.

After hearing more of her ________, Rita asked Jasmine for the username of her Cash App. Later that day, she sent the struggling ________ $ 500 through the app. Rita then ________ her social media, where she posted the encounter(相遇)with Jasmine and Jasmine’s difficulties. Rita asked her friends to provide Jasmine and her ________ with a little holiday cheer. Rita’s followers were quick to ________ and within a week. Jasmine has now ________ over $ 10.000 in tips.

Thanks to Rita’s kíndness, now, with a new friendship, and a renewed sense of ________ in kindness, Jasmine is moving forward with the help of thousands of strangers.

5 . Jacob McFarland loves making and bringing his parents coffee. And now the 21-year-old, who has autism (孤独症), has his own cafe.

Making coffee for his dad is a passion. It makes him feel very ______. Jacob is his father’s biggest ______, and he loves coffee. So, Jacob loves everything his father loves. Jacob was ______ himself in all types of research about the proper beans to use, the best water, the water temperature and the ______ of the whole thing.

His parents ______ a record store in town, and they had to ______ close it sometimes because it was not an ______ business. Jacob, who was 19 at the time and had graduated from high school, was still in continuing education courses, but those ______ too. So, the family decided to do a coffee cart (推车) outside of their store.

The coffee cart was a way to keep ______ coming out-even though they couldn’t shop for ______ inside the store. It had a double benefit, because Jacob got to ______ his dream of being barista (咖啡师).

Not only was the coffee business successful, it helped ______ Jacob’s life. The cafe has expanded even further, by employing other young people with ______ and helping them with future employment efforts. Having a business has also helped Jacob socially. He’s found the ______ side of himself. And if this were to all go away tomorrow, the ______ in Jacob in two and a half years has been worth everything.

6 . Kids are often stressed and scared when they break a bone, but Luis Ruiz makes getting a cast(打石膏)fun at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The doctor customizes(定制)casts of young _________ with drawings of their favorite cartoon characters, sports teams, and more.

About ten years ago, a little boy asked Ruiz to _________ a happy face on his cast. He told the _________, “You know what, I’m really not good at drawing. I’d rather not. I might _________ it up. ” The boy _________ to insist on a smiley face, so Ruiz agreed _________. The little boy was _________ with the results.

“It lit him up!” Ruiz remembers. That moment of joy _________ Ruiz to offer cast drawings to all the kids who came into the hospital with _________ bones. “I was not very good, ”Ruiz says. “But as time __________, little by little, I got better and better, to a __________ where now I can almost do anything they ask for. ”

Since that first __________ face, Ruiz has painted thousands of casts, and the best __________, he says, is “bringing those smiles”.

“The kids just __________ me joy, ” Ruiz adds. “I’m kind of a fun guy and a little kid myself inside, and I like having fun and making __________smile, and they make me smile. ”

7 . This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.

Mary Amato was having a(n) _________ crisis. She quit her job and became a stay-at-home mother after her first child was born.

People would say, “You _________ working.” and for Amato, that felt more like an accusation(指责) than a(n) _________ of fact.

“I had been working harder than I had ever worked and not getting a single paycheck or _________ from my social network,” she said.

_________, her husband, a(n) _________ science writer, did get recognition for his work. He won an award from a chemistry association. She joined him at a feast in California where he was praised for his work.

The room was filled with a lot of scientists, _________ men. It was a(n) _________ affair and the couple dressed up in a tuxedo(无尾晚礼服) and a formal black dress.

Eventually, the host _________ her husband with a very long list of his accomplishments. Then, he turned his __________ to Amato and gestured to her, “A homemaker and mother of two.”

Amato was __________. “I remember feeling a sense of __________, and I thought they must see me as stupid or as a traitor to the cause,” she said.

Amato became very self-conscious, too embarrassed to __________ with people after the speeches. So she just sat at her table staring at her dessert plate until an older female scientist walked up to her.

“She said, ‘I just want you to know that what you’re doing is so __________,’ ” Amato said.

Those simple words were exactly what Amato needed at that time and they completely changed her __________.

That moment happened years ago, but it still has a big influence on Amato.

8 . Robin Hughes is a kindergarten teacher in Florida. She had the _______ to show her students snow in their city that _______ goes below freezing (零度以下). When she asked her students who had _______ snow before, only two of them _______ their hands.

On Thanksgiving Day, Hughes asked her sister Amber Estes in Kentucky if she would be willing to _______ her a snowman. At first, Estes didn’t think she would have to make a _______, considering that it seldom snows in Kentucky. “I told Hughes we hadn’t had a(n) _______ of snow for long. I was making every _______ in the world to turn down. But I accepted the _______ at last though I knew that I was probably not able to __________,” Estes said.

When it snowed in early January, Estes made the snowman and transported it overnight.The kids had a great __________ when they saw it. “The joy of seeing that snowman is what __________ is about,” Hughes said, “Anything I can do to bring joy to the __________ and also teach them something makes it all __________.”

When spring comes, Hughes will let the snowman melt (融化) to give kids a new __________. She will use its water to water a new plant on Earth Day.