1 . Krista Sheneman was diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病) around five years ago. Since then, health has become a(n) _________ part of her life. As she _________ that a lot of people weren’t _________ of what she went through on a daily basis as a diabetic and that people with the disease were thought to be _________ to simple activities, she _________ a mission to walk 470 miles across three states.

Throughout this _________, people watched her blood glucose levels (血糖水平) through an app that was connected to her glucose monitor. The monitor provided real-time _________ when her glucose levels went too high or low. She showed what a diabetic was like and reminded people to constantly _________ and make sure that they are eating the _________ things. Just something as simple as stress can __________ their blood sugar.

To __________ for her walk, she spent eight hours a day on a treadmill (跑步机) while managing her diabetes. She thought it was important to bear in mind that there was just the creative difficulty that you had to __________.

After a great effort, she __________ crossed the finish line. Her walk contributed to people’s understanding of diabetes and has __________ other people who are also battling diabetes by showing them that the ________________ can’t stop someone from being active or achieving goals.

3 . I manage a financial department. I recently promised my team that if they exceeded their goal, the company would _________ them to a very good Italian restaurant that we all love. They exceeded the goal by a lot, so I made a _________ for the sixteen of us.

The day of our outing, we were seated. Right away and in a while the waitress took our _________. Then, the waitress told us that she was sorry, because the person who was supposed to be helping her didn’t _________. So she had to _________ our party, and other customers on her own.

She looked visibly _________ when I told her that I would pay for everything on one check instead of separate checks. Our ordering was a little chaotic. We were busy having fun and conversation, so none of us _________ that. The food was delicious and we enjoyed it very much. It came time for the _________ and, as was explained to me when I made the reservation, the restaurant _________ an 18% tip to the bill. The bill came to about US $ 650 before the tip and I gave her my credit card.

She returned with my receipt and thanked us and __________ that their service was a little slow. We told her everything was perfect and thanked her for working so hard. She had been so nice to us and __________ that I left an additional US $ 50 cash tip in the receipt folder.

All of a sudden, the waitress came out of the restaurant and grabbed my arm. I was thinking if I forgot to sign the __________ or something when I noticed she had __________ in her eyes. She thanked me for the tip and said she really hadn’t __________ it. She had had a __________ time lately and the tip really warmed her heart.

4 . It’s 1:30 am in Kenya’s populated north, and 50 people are lying on their backs on the shore of a dried-up river, staring up at the night sky. These stargazers have travelled 250 miles to Samburu to _________ the Perseid meteor shower(英仙座流星雨). They are not _________: Every few minutes, arrows of light shoot _________ the sky like silent fireworks.

The Star Safari is organized by a Kenyan astronomer(天文学家), Susan Murabana, who has brought a 50 kg,170 cm-long _________ to allow the group to view Mars and deep-sky objects. But here in Samburu, where _________ pollution is minimal, the Perseid meteors—visible with the naked eye(裸眼)— _________ the show.

Every two months, Murabana and her husband put their equipment on to the _________ of their truck and _________ to rural communities, where they help up to 300 children to view the planets and learn about constellations(星座) and the _________ of astronomy. Her primary mission is to give __________ an opportunity that she wishes had been available to her.

“There is a common misconception in Kenya that astronomy in general is hard, boring, and only for boys,” she adds. “I’d like to __________ young ladies that it’s not right and that they, too, can become astronomers,” says Murabana.

“When I started this work, I was a lone ranger and I wanted to change that.” She says. __________ by a similar outreach activity, which lighted her __________ for astronomy in her early 20s, Murabana set up her own outreach program after her online master’s degree in astronomy in 2011.

She __________ Dr Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, as a role model. “I hope that one day, those small actions can make a butterfly effect that __________ the first African woman in space.”

5 . On the night of the speech contest, I was worried about the shy girl. My heart _______ when I knew the boy on stage previous to her, sure enough, was fairly _______ with his humor and personal style. The whole audience burst out a wave of _______ almost every 30 seconds.

My palms (手掌) began to _______. It was the first time that she had been on the stage, so I couldn’t blame her for any _______ . The strong spotlight made her so insignificant that nobody _______ she had been on the stage.

But the moment that _______ me occurred. I clearly heard a _______ voice, “Now, your _______ please!” The whole audience fell quiet. Small and thin as the girl appeared, the ________ look on her face instantly caught everyone’s eyes. Then her speech was on, logical and well-organized. Words of power ________ freely out of the girl like magic. When her speech ________, a thunderous applause sounded from the audience. When the competition was concluding, all of us waited ________ for the winner’s name to be called. Tears of joy ________ my vision when the host announced she won first prize. Holding the medal tightly, she gave me a brilliant smile. I ________ her into my arms, too excited to say any words.

7 . Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a _______ in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for_______. Leave a _______for the cleaners…

At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep…

Then the door banged(砰的一声) open as the_______came from school. “Mom! Mom! Where are you?” “Didn’t you even get up yet?” “What about dinner?”

“I’m sick. And I can’t do anything. I’ll have to leave all to_______. Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table.”

“Wonderful!” “No problem!” The children ran off_______. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt_______! But everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs_______the children.

There was a sudden crash(破碎声). Then a voice shouted, “Get the baby out of the way   _______he cuts himself. Don’t ________Mom’s rest!”

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news. They________your plate and the dog ate all your dinner.”

The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appeared,________. They were proud of what they brought. There is a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat.

Suddenly, Mother felt________. As the children watched________, she ate her cold dinner. “Everything________so good,” Mom smiled. “Thank you, my kids. I feel better now.”

8 . I choose to go to the Medical University in Nanjing, wanting to study in the medical field. I would spend the majority of 8 full years _________ with China’s diverse culture.

In my first year, it was _________. The language problem was more than what I had _________. Even shopping proved challenging. I could not bargain during my first few months. I finally decided to _________ Chinese language classes.

While studying in China, I acquainted (使熟悉) myself with the local vendors (小贩). My Chinese was getting smoother so that I could _________ with them. There was nothing _________ than listening to the stories they would tell about their _________. One vendor selling me fresh mangoes would always tell me stories about his home. He _________ told me how his grandmother would _________ four kilos of ginger (生姜) every two days in the winter for soups. He said she did it to keep her family __________ and keep the common cold away.

This story __________ me even today, and I look back on this story with so much __________. You do not understand how special a moment is while it is happening. It was such a simple story that the vendor told me, but I __________ it. Because of him, every time winter comes around, I make homemade soup and make sure to add ginger. __________ how he and his family enjoyed this every winter to keep warm and healthy __________ me to do the same.

9 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm. As we restore the land, I feel my well-being _________. I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected _________ occurred in my life. We _________ the farm.

It has taken us a couple of years to _________ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our _________ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “union” in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around and _________ the weaker trees. We placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.

We also learned how to depend on others. Our workman worked _________ and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is _________. The desire to recover this land has continuously _________ in me and I have seen this __________ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a (an) __________. And my son has found his own kind of union that __________ him.

Owning a farm was never our __________ but it came when our family needed a __________ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and __________ of what will appear next.