1 . Julia found some of her grandmother Georgie’s old design sketches (草图) from the 1940s. Georgie told her granddaughter she was proud of the sketches and wanted them to be _________ by more people, for _________ was a big part of her life. “Being alone all day was difficult for Grandma. I think doing something would _________ lift her spirits,” Julia said.

Julia took some pictures of those sketches and made a post. It became _________ overnight. A lot of replies under the post _________ Julia to physically make her grandmother’s designs. Though her sewing (缝纫) skills were _________, Julia decided to figure it out. And she learned the basics soon.

With the help of her grandmother, Julia spent countless hours _________ the sketches and turning them into complete designs. Despite the great interest her followers had in_________ her grandma’s designs, the dresses Julia recreated were not for sale. “We have _________ when we do these projects and we don’t like to take this too seriously. Maybe one day that’ll become a career, but right now we’re just focusing on our __________. I’m glad to put on the dresses and __________ them to Grandma. I __________ that I will re-wear the dresses. So I try to be as environmentally friendly as possible,” Julia said.

“You can have your own __________ and it’s never too late to go after it. You can still follow something __________ in your life at any age. Maybe it won’t __________, but it’s worth taking that risk,” Julia said.

2 . I have struggled with feelings of unworthiness since forever. My most painful moments were at parties. My friends made fun of me because I was rhythmically (有节奏地)__________ and I couldn’t get my__________ body to imitate the latest dance moves. I was never chosen to dance. I felt like I didn’t__________.

Around age 12, I decided that the way to__________ these feelings of unworthiness was perfection. If I was just perfect then I would fit in. But this strategy didn’t__________.My self-esteem (自尊心) was high when I got good grades and felt__________, but crashed when I didn’t do well__________, or was left out.

After several years of spiritual growth, it__________ me that for many of us, self-worth is tied to our__________. We experience low self-worth__________ we fail or lose approval. So I have begun to cultivate an unconditional self-worth. It’s not about doing things perfectly.__________, “Unconditional self-worth” is the______ that you deserve to be alive, to be loved and cared for.

The__________ to unconditional self-worth is not always easy. It takes courage to free yourself from the __________ you’ve placed on your worth. But this journey is beautiful and worth taking. So I challenge you to embrace yourselves and find your metaphorical (隐喻的) __________ floor and move freely.

3 . As I walked to the market, I saw an old and dirty man sitting in front of a shop. It was ________ that he was a beggar looking for help. I made a ________ that on my way back I would give him whatever ________ I had. A few feet away was a drunk-looking man ________ on the pavement and no one who passed by ________ , including me.

When I returned to see the ________ old man was still there, I felt a sense of ________ to offer some help. I took out all the change to hand it over to him. He hardly looked into my eyes but ________ his head as though saying that he did not need it. I ________ and pushed it into his hand.

As I was ________ of my great act of charity, the man walked up to the drunk man and asked him something.________ , I couldn’t hear what he said. I only noticed him walk to the tea shop and buy some food with the ________ money I gave. Then, he went back to the man, helped him to sit and eat the food. He ________ I was still there, so he explained that man had not eaten for two days and had no ________ to sit up. And that was why he collapsed (昏倒) on the pavement.

Suddenly I felt so small and admired the ________ of the old man who had so little compared to me.

4 . I’ve reached the turn-around point of the day’s kayaking (皮划艇) trip. Sweat runs down my cheek as I ______ my fingers through the cool water. I look around. It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon. This, I whisper to myself, is ______.

Solo outings had never ______ my mind before because I always had loyal friends willing to tag along. But three years ago, I moved to Cleveland. Meeting close friends in a new city is ______. And a world wide health crisis made ______ impossible.

In October 2022, I decided to ______ a whole day on a solo hiking trip. I went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to ______ the autumn leaves. Five miles in, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive. I was more ______ of my surroundings than I’d ever been while hiking that day. I studied the markings of trees, focused my ears on each forest sound and did something I had almost never spared ______ for: I listened to my own thoughts. Every word in my mind pointed to a newfound ______—solo hiking is my happy place. From then on, I have adjusted myself to any solo activity.

Pride ______ through my body when I first launched my kayak. My chest, ______ tightened by nerves, was bursting with happiness as I finally reached the middle of the river that I’d long ______ standing on shore before.

Adventuring alone has become like medicine for me! It’s also pushed me to go ______ my comfort zone and to meet new people. Through meetups and social media, my adventure friend circle has ______. But at least once per month, I schedule time to hit nature with my favorite trail buddy: me.

5 . As my dad got a new job in southern Florida, we moved here from our old home, school, friends and everything. There were so many_______for me. In a new school full of strangers, could I make friends? Would I _________? My mind was filled with_______.

Being shy and quiet, I read a lot. Loving books and reading helped me get excellent results. Teachers _______me for that. But other kids disliked me getting top_______and answering questions in class. I felt like a ( n ) _______.

Then one day, a tall strong boy in English class walked right over to me. He_______himself. He said he was on the school basketball team. I _______that - he was the star player!

“ Hey,” he said.“ Do you think you could _______ me? You do really well in English class.” I could, and________I would. From that moment on, life at school________. Basketball players walked me to classes and ________ me in hallways. As the team tutor (导师), I fit in. Nobody ________me anymore. I was thankful to be________enough to help the team.

I taught the guys about grammar. They taught me how to dribble (运球) a basketball. More importantly, they gave me the________to be myself - and to be a short girl who really knew how to dribble a basketball!

6 . The polar bear was a tiny point in a frozen white world. A film crew began to follow at a distance, gradually getting_________, hoping to get a good picture. However, the bear came to a rest at a hole in the ice and started to_________. So did the crew.

For 12 hours the bear lay half asleep, half ________ without a move. It was too long; the crew had been working for 22 hours ________ on the sea ice. Cold and exhausted, they ________ defeat.

Hours of waiting for little reward is not_________. “It’s the price we pay to get unique images,” says award-winning photographer Florian Ledoux. “It is a ________ for us to get each shot in Arctic — we push our limits.” The battle is intense especially during winter:_________ darkness affects your mood, the lack of routine_________ your body clock, you are forever fighting the bitter cold, and everything you touch with_________ hands sticks to your skin. However_________ your clothes are, the cold bites through.

An Arctic photographer for years, Ledoux has witnessed the significant ________ there. It is heating up, causing ice to melt and ________ the whole ecosystem. “Am I just photographing? No,” he says. “I try to catch some unique beauty of ________, to give a voice to the one that cannot ________.”

7 . In high school, Edward’s teacher noticed Edward, a 6.5-foot-tall teen, always sat sadly in the back of the classroom. He had no friends and_________ate lunch by himself. The teacher considered_________him sometime.

The night when the teacher_________the final test paper, she noticed Edward should get a D,_________she still wanted badly to give him a better grade. As she decided to go home, Edward walked in. His eyes were full of sadness. He_________the teacher and said, “I know I’m getting a_________grade on my final. I’m a lazy, selfish and stupid person with no_________.”

The teacher looked into his sad_________and said, “Edward, in my heart, you are_________to get an A. I believe in you and I will always be here for you. Now, go and__________the life you dream of. You’ll go far in the future as long as you work hard continually and I’ll be__________you.”

The teacher’s words gave Edward__________that he was really worth something. And these words changed that young man’s life. Edward’s__________improved gradually. Now he is a world-famous dentist.

The story shows that there is so much power in that small__________in our mouth — the tongue.__________the proverb goes, “The tongue has the power of life and death.”

8 . I tried to keep my car in control. I pulled by the nearby _________ and parked on a slope (斜坡). I opened the _________ and took out the jack (千斤顶), _________ for centuries, dust-covered piece of metal. I thought, “I can _________ it.” I loosened the nuts and placed the jack down. Half an hour later, I _________ the tyre. The only thing supporting front was the rusty jack. Back in the trunk, I pulled out the spare tyre, _________ the entire car. I saw the car going downhill. Bang! The jack collapsed and the car collapsed.

An inner voice said, “You’re stupid!” Then another voice, “_________!”

The people at the distant bus stop opposite the gas station were looking at me curiously. I was _________.

In the gas station, behind the counter _________ a big man with a smile. The name tag said, “Jay C”. He said, “My friend, was your car doing push-ups?” I told him I did something __________ and I asked him for __________. We got out. Jay C looked at the car and said, “You were right; that’s stupid. Let me __________ you.” You never know who you’re going to find when you reach out. I found a (n) __________ jack master!

Jay C helped me lift the car up skillfully. That night, I stopped to change a tyre, __________, the tyre changed me! I used to believe to reach out was a __________. I discovered my weakness was refusing to reach out. When you reach out, you attract ideas that lift you up.

9 . I was cooking dinner when my cell phone rang. My friend Anna called because her car_________ and her two kids were hungry and tired. She asked if I could go and_________the kids while she was waiting for the car service.

I asked my husband to_________cooking dinner and then started my car. As I was driving to my_________, fog formed and thickened. After picking up the kids, I had to_________in thick fog.

The children were my responsibility and I couldn’t help but be_________. I tried to put on a brave front as I drove in almost zero_________. Soon the fog thickened to the point where I could hardly see and my anxiety began to_________. I knew I had to pull over, but I couldn’t even see the lines on the road. I drove as_________as possible, going to the right where I thought the__________might be. I stopped and reached for my phone, only to realize I had left it at home. While I was__________what to do, flashing lights in my rearview mirror (后视镜) caught my attention. It was a huge relief to see a police car getting__________. The police officer asked for my address, __________ me to follow him and guided us home. Before I found time to __________him, he had disappeared into the darkness.

All I could do was be__________in my heart.

10 . Eugenie George was a financial writer and educator from Philadelphia. When she first heard that her friend Jean passed a financial counseling exam, her heart ________. She’d failed the same test weeks earlier, and she ________the certificate to advance her career.

But then, instead of being ________, she called Jean. “I told her I failed and ________I was envious,” she said. George knew that being honest would reduce her ________and she was surprised that when she shifted her ________, she could share her friend’s happiness and experience her own, in turn. “I congratulated her and told her she________ me,” she said. Jean was impressed by George’s honesty and ________that she would share her joy. Jean expressed her gratitude and shared with George her ________in preparing for the exam and offered some practical methods. “You can ________me whenever in need. And I am ________sure that you can do it next time,” Jean told George. Although the two were in different states talking on the phone, they felt they had never been so________

Finding pleasure in another person’s good ________ will make the relationship more close and enjoyable.________ in someone else’s joy can also develop resilience（适应力）, improve life ________and help people cooperate during a conflict.