1 . As a child, I used to visit my grandfather’s shirt shop in Milan. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized how _________ he was in the city. Working behind his table he was cutting the most beautiful shirts that Milan ever saw.

I remember the shop being filled with _________ of all colors and patterns and the sound of the sewing machine. The smell of _________ cut cloth filled the air, and I couldn’t help but feel a _________ of warmth and comfort.

Our afternoon play was to choose the fabric and the tie that would _________ it. Not easy. We could not be too classic, neither too weird; it was a mix of _________ and modernity. We would spend hours trying to get it just right, and I loved every moment of it.

As I grew older, I began to appreciate the value of the matching game, and I found myself _________ to the world of fashion. I pursued a career in _________, using the skills and knowledge that my grandfather had passed down to me.

Now, as I walk through the streets or _________ online shops, I can instinctively tell what’s right. My grandfather’s taste never __________ me.

Looking back on those __________ spent with my grandfather, I realize that it wasn’t just about choosing the perfect shirt or tie. It was about learning how to appreciate beauty and __________ in all its forms. I am forever __________ for the time that we spent together in his shop.

He will always be a(n) __________ to me, and I will forever __________ the memories that we created together in his shop in Milan.

2 . “Are you ready for our walk?” Grandma asked the usual question every Friday evening. “Of course, we are!” We ________ excitedly. Growing up, my sisters and I always knew Grandma had heart problems and couldn’t do anything hard, but we did know she would do anything to spend more with us.

One day, we were told that Grandma only had 2% heart ________. Her heart was ________, but she found out that there was a way to live longer: a surgery.

The ________ of the surgery was rough for our family, as we woke up bright and early to ________to the hospital. That car ride left me with worried thoughts ________ through my mind: Will Grandma be okay? Will we ever take another walk?

When we arrived at the hospital, we knew exactly where to go, as we had been there many times before. After________ those familiar doors up the stairs, my mom and I walked up to the nurses’ desk and asked for Grandma.

“Oh, Mary?” A nurse answered. “She’s one of the nicest ________ we had.” Then she ________ us to the waiting room and told us that only two of us were permitted to go into the ward (病房) to say goodbye to Grandma before she went in for surgery.

When my turn came, I________ the chance. I ran forward and gave her the biggest hug with tearful eyes. Grandma, holding me tightly in her arms, said, “I know there’s a chance I won’t ________ it, but I love you forever.” I comforted her, “Don’t worry, honey. We are all waiting for you here.” Then she was ________, leaving us waiting and praying anxiously.

Finally, after the longest morning of my life, the doctor entered the waiting room smiling. “Mary is out of surgery. You’re allowed to visit her as long as you’re ________.” he said. ________swept over my body and tears began rolling down my face. Thank goodness, I had grandma back! Once we walked into the room, there lay Grandma, looking peaceful yet painful with so many tubes ________ to her. I felt so shocked but so happy.

3 . Bill Samuel was having a tough Friday. The 71-year-old, who was struggling with kidney (肾) failure, found himself at a medical center 30 miles from home for the second time in 24 hours. Samuel was on the transplant (移植) list, but no _________ had been found yet. Without a _________ bus service for his trip, Samuel took a taxi to and from his _________ to meet his doctor.

Taxi driver Timothy Letts took Samuel as his _________ even though the trip was out of his way, feeling Samuel might need _________. During the 40-minute drive, Samuel shared his positive energy and the struggles of his _________ , saying he was searching for a kidney donor.

As they neared Samuel’s home, Letts _________ him by expressing interest in being a kidney donor. Shocked but excited, Samuel _________ contact information with Letts. After the initial excitement, Samuel started feeling a bit less _________ . He was touched by Lett’s __________ , though he wondered if it has just been a(n) __________ moment. But Letts was true to his __________ . He got in touch with Samuel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had __________ the kidney transplant program. After a months-long screening process, the results were in: Letts and Samuel were a __________ match.

On Dec 7, 2021, they had their operations. It was a __________ . Letts and Samuel still keep in touch to this day.

4 . We are often told that there’s no _________ limit when it comes to pursuing our goals, but it’s truly _________ to see someone achieve them later in life-especially if they are 95 years old.

Angela Alvarez is a Cuban-born singer and songwriter who finally _________ her first album in 2021. Now, she has just won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.

Growing up surrounded by music, Alvarez once told her father she wanted to become a (an) _________ singer. However, life wasn’t easy for their family then and she had to _________ her dream of pursuing a career in entertainment for decades, but music was always there to keep her company and bring her _________.

With time, her kids had kids, and one of her grandchildren, Carlos Jose Alvarez, _________ found out that his grandma had _________ over 50 songs throughout her life, he knew that something had to be done. He asked her if she would be interested in going to a studio and _________ her songs. “And her answer was ‘Carlos, my dream is to __________ this life knowing that somehow my music would emerge and last.’ And that was the __________,” Carlos said in an interview.

Alvarez’s story __________ caught the attention of actor Andy Garcia, who decided to become the producer and narrator of Miss Angela, a documentary about this amazing woman. “Her story just blew me away. She __________ a generation, perhaps our generation of Cubans,” said the actor.

The dream reached new __________ as she became nominated (被提名) for a Latin Grammy. When she took to the stage to accept her award, she gave an inspiring speech, “To those who have not achieved their dream, I promise, with __________ and love you can achieve it, it’s never too late.”

6 . Teachers across Canada are turning to social media platform TikTok to _________ everything from their daily experiences to learning tips.

Julia Adams, a teacher _________ to work in both elementary and high schools, said TeacherTok allows educators to _________ their day-to-day life, connect with other teachers and help people better understand what they do.

Adams, a (an) _________ who is eager to be a full-time art teacher, said posting online allows teachers with similar lived experiences to share _________. “You can figure out where to go from here and realize that you’re not so _________ because teaching can be a very lonely _________.”

For Thanksgiving, Adams posted a “_________ tree” she created at her school, which got more than 600,000 _________ on TikTok and became one of her most popular videos. The activity __________ putting up paper leaves and asking students to __________ something they are grateful for, creating a tree display at the front of the school.

“I got comments saying, ‘Oh I’m going to show this to my schoolmaster.’ ‘This is a great __________.’”she said.

Adams also posts videos reacting to other teachers’ fashion choices, discussing tricks on her students and how she decorates her __________. Going for a very generalized approach, Adams doesn’t record her students or __________ their names.

“I always make sure that I’m staying professional because it’s a public forum. You never know who’s going to __________ your videos.”

8 . After the doctor’s examination, little Lucy was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious disease. Doctors had to perform an operation on her to save her life. Facing a year of treatment, Lucy ________ her mother for a puppy (小狗). Then, the lovely puppy Lucy named Bobby ________ left her side, keeping her company and sitting beside her as she ________ her life after the operation. “I get along well with Bobby, which ________ me that animals can think, feel and suffer as much as we do,” says Lucy.

In 1994, Lucy graduated from college and began a ________ in film. During her free time, she ________ as a photographer for animal rights groups in 2002.

A year later she ________ her film career. Then she worked full-time as an animal caregiver at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York. “Farm ________ are typically very shy,” says Lucy. “But in a loving environment, you begin to see how ________ and lovely they are.”

Lucy learned farm life and with her partner, Doug Abel, a film editor, set up the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization aimed at ________ farm animals. Through their website, they ________ the backstory and personality of each of the more than 350 animals living at the farm, ________ them and protected them from being sold.

To help more animals, Lucy and Doug ________ the sanctuary to a 150-acre farm in High Falls, New York, which has a fully equipped kitchen and a dining hall in addition to a barn. The new space has ________ their team of 17 members, to host meaningful classes and a kids’ camp.

“People who came here ________ spending time with the animals. It’s therapy (治疗) for them,” says Lucy.

10 . We live in Ullapool, a small fishing village in Scotland. Around plenty of local boats and more than a dozen visiting boats ________ there each week.

Our daily plans at our restaurant, The Seafood Shack are normally ________ on whatever Josh’s fishing boat, Bon Ami, has ________ that morning. There’s always some ________, such as “Please can we have four boxes of shellfish today?” or “Yes, we’ll take 24 lobsters tomorrow”, but it’s always ________ and we’re never quite sure what will be waiting for us in the morning. Our shellfish diver will ________ appear on any given day and say, “I’ve got some shellfish for you,” and within an hour they’ll be on the ________. Our fish dealer is the one who’s ________, though; twice a week, we make a big white fish ________ with him.

Each week in the summer months, our local oyster farmer drops off a hundred fresh oysters, and within a few days they’ll all be ________. We also jump in the car once or twice a week to visit a nearby smokehouse to ________ some trout (鲑鳟鱼), which is smoked in aged whisky barrels and cured in honey; it’s the most ________ smoked fish you’ll get.

We have ________ on how and when we decided to open The Seafood Shack, but we both agree on why: Many tonnes of seafood are caught in Scottish seas and then ________ straight out of Ullapool. We wanted to try keeping some of our seafood ________.