1 . Thomas became a hero at 61. One night, his family had already gone to _______. In the house next to Thomas’ lived a mom, a little boy and a little girl. The mom had been preparing dinner. Feeling _______, she forgot about the food and fell asleep on a sofa. When she _______, the house was full of fire and smoke.

_______ the girl and her mom ran out, but the boy was left inside. The mom _______knocking on Thomas’ door. He got up quickly and went to answer the door. The woman_______ and asked Thomas to help her son, who was in the _______. Thomas told his wife to call 911, and quickly went to _______.

Thomas _______ rushed into the house to save the boy. He was crawling (爬行) on his________ and knees, trying to find the boy. It was ________ with no electricity, and the wood panels were burning and making his hands blister (起水疱). At this point, he didn’t care; his________ was to save the boy. Finally, he found the boy ________ in the hallway unconscious (昏迷的). He picked up the boy and ran out. When they finally got outside, Thomas performed CPR on the boy and made him come back to life.

Thomas was later ________ the Government Award for his bravery. He was also awarded the Carnegie Medal for his act of heroism. Thomas’s story is a great example of someone being________.

2 . Oscar Rivera is a hero and truly exhibits what it means to love your neighbor. On April 14th, in his backyard in Minersville, Oscar was playing outside with his children when he _________ a boom. He then ran to the front yard and saw that the house across the street was _________. And the neighbors were still in it. A woman was trying to _________ a man out of the attic(阁楼) window.

Oscar _________ the firefighters wouldn’t arrive in time so he decided to help. Oscar and another neighbor _________ over with a ladder. He went into _________ mode, knowing they needed to help save their _________ from the house. The smoke was _________ as Oscar tried to get to the man on the roof.

“I _________ the guy, who was on the top of the roof, saying, ‘Help me! Help me!’ ”Oscar recalled about the rescue. “At the moment, I wasn’t __________. I just wanted to save him. That’s what I wanted to do.” __________, Oscar pulled the man from the window.

The __________ were taken away in ambulances, and the man Oscar saved sustained burns. “Oscar is a true __________,” said the man. And he definitely is. Not everyone would __________ their own life to save someone from a fire. But he jumped into __________.

3 . I’m a fan of people sharing their personal stories. Hearing people’s stories is a source of constant _________ for me to write. Yet, when it comes to telling my personal stories, I often _________ to find my voice and courage.

As a shy person, talking about myself makes me feel _________. It requires a lot of mental _________ for me to feel okay sharing my stories and I also think I don’t have stories worth _________.

As I wrote in a blog post a few weeks ago, it becomes increasingly important for me to be an authentic (真实的) self. So I _________ to take a big leap (跳跃) and share something deeply personal in my weekly newsletter. I wrote about my struggle with procrastination (拖延症) and my _________ to finish my book.

I was nervous to _________ that email. But I decided it was something I wanted to be _________ about with everyone. Several hours later, I received dozens of heart-warming __________. Many people said they were __________ reading my book. What was even more touching were emails from people who shared their own struggles with procrastination and writing. Over the Internet, across the miles I had the chance to connect with total __________ with the same problem as me. By telling our story, we __________ ourselves from those binds (束缚) and give rise to an opportunity of connection. I feel a stronger __________ to share my stories in the most authentic ways possible, even if it’s online __________.

4 . Last year I moved to a new city with my husband and daughter. So during the first months we were busy getting _______. This place is very different from where I lived before and we had a lot of _______.

Then things were running _______ due to our efforts. So we decided to conduct a small ceremony at home in _______ of our success in adjusting to the new life. After the simple ceremony, we still had some food _______. Our daughter suggested that she go with her father and look for someone who _______ all these food.

Hearing the _______ of my daughter, my husband offered to take her in his car to the nearby areas. But after a long time, they _______ to find a suitable one. They were about to return home suddenly when my daughter _______ an old man sitting under a tree. He looked ________, tired and anxious.

My husband stopped the car and my daughter ________ the man and handed him the food packets.   The surprised person looked at my daughter and asked if those items were for him. When he listened to the ________ answer, he smiled, thanked my daughter a lot and started eating. After a short chat with the man, they went back home happily. The ________ on my daughter’s face made me feel ________ a hungry human was a correct thing. It added to our happiness — I had the ________ to conduct an act of kindness.

5 . Originally, John Bravo was just an ordinary high school student in Georgia. He ran around to attend ______ in different classrooms every day.

John’s school is very ______. In order not to be late, John has to run ______ across the campus, rain or shine. Because he ran through the same path every day, other students began to ______ him, and sometimes a few students standing next to him would ______ him. Soon his ______ began to circulate on campus: That John running to class daily. As a result, more and more students began to come to see John ______ for class. This scene became a unique ______ in the campus.

Someone created a Tiktok account to ______ his running to class every day. Several videos of John running have already ______ tens of millions of likes. John became an Internet celebrity.

Gradually, the ______ behind John’s running to class was revealed. John is actually a foreign student. His English is not very ______ but he worked very hard. The classrooms of 6th and 7th classes were far apart, ______ in order not to be late, he ran away immediately when he heard the bell.

After hearing this, people also felt this scene was very ______ and felt this is what a campus should look like. Everyone needs that positive ______. This is literally Forrest Gump 2.0.

6 . A 13-year-old boy Bede had a great love for chess. He spent countless hours practicing his _________. One Wednesday afternoon, as Bede was walking home from school, he _________ a poster announcing the World Chess Championship taking place in his city. It _________ his attention immediately. Bede’s eyes widened with _________ as he read the details, and his heart skipped a beat. But at the same time, he was afraid because of his lack of match experience, and was _________ to take part in the game.

_________ by his parents, Bede decided to participate in the competition. As he arrived, taking a deep breath, Bede _________ the registration desk. The tournament organizers were _________ to see such a young boy standing before them. _________ his determination, they cheered Bede on.

As the championship progressed, Bede went from being __________ and uneasy at first to feeling __________ at ease and in his element now. Despite facing __________ opponents, like the seasoned grandmaster, Bede remained calm and persevered. He analyzed each move carefully, and his confidence grew with each game. Although Bede did not win the championship, his courage and __________ earned him respect and admiration, __________ chess players worldwide. Bede __________ to study and practice, knowing that the journey to becoming a true chess grandmaster had just begun.

7 . We’d just taken the first big test of the year on the American Revolutionary War. I _______ the test because of my anxiety, so I was feeling pretty _______. The next day, I noticed my history teacher asked several students to go to his office. I _______ he was talking with them about their test scores, so my anxiety was _______. Finally, it was my turn. I _______ my history teacher’s office.

He said, “Hey, welcome, Paul!” I was almost in tears because I was _______ so much. He said, “I see you’re uncomfortable. Do you have test anxiety?” “Yeah,” I replied. “I thought so.” He continued, “You _______ seem to know your stuff during discussions. I wanted to _______ you and give you a better chance. What can you tell me about the American Revolutionary War?” “Um …what?” “Regard this as a(n)_______ discussion, okay?” I calmed down and we ________ to have a conversation about the important events and ________ of the War. Finally, he said, “You only got a score of thirteen percent for the test. Based on today’s talking, I’m going to give you an eighty percent score. Are you ________ with that?” I answered, “________! Thanks a lot!”

I found out that my teacher did ________ like this for all the students who did badly in the examination. Not only did we get better ________ overall, but we even got better at taking tests later because it took away our pressure.

8 . It began on a cold rainy day in an alley (小巷) outside Lagos. But 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu from Nigeria seemed ________, dancing barefoot across puddles (坑), jumping, and turning around. His________ took a quick video, ________ it on social media, and went back to teaching.

Then the ________ of “likes” and “shares” filled these few simple seconds with the potential (潜力) of ________ a new life. Actress Viola Davis saw the video and ________, “It reminds me of the ________ of my people. We create, soar, imagine, have great passion, and love...despite the difficulties that have been put in front of us. Our people can ________!!!”

In the past few weeks, some 15 million people from around the globe watched, fascinated, as Anthony danced across the puddles. Thanks to this support, he received a ________ to study virtually with some of the world’s best ballet dancers a at New York’s American Dance Theatre.

Famous male ballet dancer Calvin Royal Ⅲ was also ________ by Anthony’s dancing. He offered help and ________Anthony and his classmates. He told the young dancers, “You are not only ________ your world there in Africa but you re changing the minds of many people.

Many people in Anthony’s community have never seen a ________ dancing ballet before. He told BBC, “When my friends see me dancing, they are ________,” ‘What is this boy doing? Is he doing a foreign dance?’ Where I Where I live there are no male ballet dancers like me.

But now, his love of dancing is ________ for Anthony, his incredible teacher, his classmates, future Nigerian dancers as well as boys who love ballet.

9 . I was born in a small town in Vadodara City. Gujarat. India, with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). My _________activity was restricted, which meant that a world of limitations lay ahead of me. Doubts about my ________ are common. Few people know that my life will become a living testamenty (证明) to how much one person can ________ with support and training, even if we have to face great _________.

Although I was rejected by many at first when I ________ schools, the principal of St. Teresa’s School warmly embraced me. Her ________ and that of some teachers and classmates really helped me throughout my school life. Taking me to the bathroom, taking notes for me in class — these daily gestures of ________ really helped me because I couldn’t walk on my own and I was a(n) ________ writer. With their help, I made progress both ________ and personally.

After I successfully completed college, my family and friends ________ me to open a computer training center. It became a place of power where I taught ________ skills to over a thousand people. Students with cerebral palsy are ________ how to solve the problems they face. I enjoy their success and feel comforted by my lasting ________ on their lives.

I hope my story shows that with determination and strong ________. we can all overcome our limitations and ________ a more inclusive and understanding world.

10 . Each year, I write a Christmas list for my family. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the ________ of a perfectly chosen gift that I would never have thought to ________. It’s just that, more often than not, someone else’s ________ of the perfectly chosen gift is not mine. I’d rather they just stuck to the ________. However, there is one area where I ________ hand over control—the Christmas stocking.

My mum makes a stocking for me every year. There are ________ to the stocking. It will always _________ chocolate coins and a pair of gloves. There will be some sort of seasonal ________, like colourful lights. And then there will be ________ supplies. We’ll buy each other little bits of skin care, such as soaps. There will be kitchen tools to replace the old ones. We use stockings as a chance to ________ each other’s daily lives, to replace the small things that you ________ because there’s always something more important to spend the money on.

These oversized socks packed with small gifts might not be ________ in fancy ribbon (丝带) and placed under the tree, but to me they bring as much ________ as the most expensive present. They_________ that the person who filled that stocking understands your life, sees the details of it, and wants to make it easier.

Buying a woman a beautiful piece of jewellery that absolutely meets her taste isn’t easy, but finding ten small items that will _________ her daily life is an act that requires truly seeing her.