1 . In 2013, Linda Reddish had to fly alone with her newborn baby from Nebraska to Chicago. However, she could only _________ the cheapest ticket, which meant she couldn’t _________ her seat. She wondered how she would breastfeed without embarrassing the _________ next to her.

But as she felt _________ in her seat on the plane, a woman, who had a really warm smile, sat down and _________ herself. Reddish then learned that her name was Karen Clemson and that she had been a nurse all her life.

“Oh, honey, don’t worry about it, Karen looked at Reddish _________ and said,” I am very happy to have a beautiful mother and baby sitting next to me.

Reddish felt _________ by having Clemson next to her during the journey. At one point, when it was time for Reddish to breastfeed, Clemson offered to _________ the baby’s blanket, to give her some _________.

“I just kept thanking her,” Reddish said. “But she said it’s OK.”

After Clemson said her goodbyes, Reddish thought she’d never __________ her again. But on her __________ flight home, there was Clemson, in the gate waiting area. Once again, Clemson __________ to sit next to Reddish. During the flight, she even helped Reddish hold the baby, so she could have a __________.

Reddish says she still __________ Clemson whenever she flies. “Because of her, every time I get on an airplane. I am __________ to sit next to a family with children if I have a chance to pick my seat.”

2 . One of the benefits of social media is that it allows us to witness little moments of joy all around the world. And this was just the ________ when a classical pianist, Karim Kamar, quite literally lent a helping hand to a ________ youngster who only learned to walk recently.

In a short video on TikTok, in front of ________ Karim Kamar is playing the public piano at London’s busy St. Pancras train station. Then a little youngster walked ________ to him and asked the pianist to ________ from the public piano, so he could have a ________ at playing.

Kamar, who’s played at many well-known concerts, ________ stood up for the tiny child and helped him on to the piano seat. He then bent down to perform with his young pupil, ________   his hands as the little kid picked out the ________ to a favorite, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

In this short video, it’s lovely to see the pianist take the ________ to help the child play the instrument. And it reminds us of the ________ of music to unite us when generations ________ and pass down their know-how to those starting out.

It’s also ________ to remember just how our little ones desire to learn more, and we should always find a way to ________ them—even when it tries our ________! —as they try and make sense of the huge world that surrounds them.

3 . A wealthy man and his son loved to collect great works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. But a few years later, the son went to war and died in battle while _________ another soldier.

One day, a _________ visited the father. He said, “Sir, you don’t know me. I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life.” The young man held out a

_________. “I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great _________ , but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.”

The father opened it and found a picture of his son, beautifully painted by the young man. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. “Oh, no, Sir. I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a(n)_________.”

The father died a few months later. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his_________. On the day of the auction, on the platform sat the painting of The Son. The auctioneer banged his gavel (小木槌). “We will _________ the bidding (出价) with this picture of The Son. Who will bid for this picture?”

Nobody spoke or raised their hand. There was _________ .

Then a voice from the back of the room shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. _________ this one.”

Another voice shouted angrily. “We came to see the Van Goghs, the Rembrandts. __________ the real bids!”

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room.

It was the gardener of the man and his son. “I’ll give $10 for the painting.” Being a poor man, it was all he could __________ .

“$10 is the bid, won’t someone bid $20?”

The auctioneer banged his gavel. “Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!”

A man sitting in the second row shouted, “Now let’s move on to the next!”

The auctioneer __________ his gavel. “I’m sorry. The auction is over.”

“What about the paintings?”

“I am sorry. When I was called to __________ this auction, I was told of a(n) __________ requirement in the will. Only the painting of The Son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would get the __________ estate (财产), including all the paintings.”