4 . There was an old dog in the middle of the road who seemed lost. You could tell he had loving owners because he looked _______ and he had no street sense. The basset hound (巴塞特) was _______ a busy street, and everyone was stopped. A man was able to lead the dog out of the road with a _______ he had packed for his lunch. The dog had no collar. I said I would take him to the police station.

When I did, the police told me they did not _______ animals. They said I would have to take him to the _______ 20 miles away. I told them I was working and _______ . I asked whether they could _______ the dog until I got off work. If the dog owner hadn’t _______ by then, I would take him home. They agreed. I got home at six and called the police station. I was _______ to learn that the owners had ________ their dog. The police said the people wanted my name and address to send me a thank-you note. I gave my ________ , but never expected to hear from them.

Later that day, I was making ________ and heard a knock on the door. It was the flower man holding a large, beautiful arrangement. The card read, “I may be ________ , fat, and hard of hearing, but you were a wonderful woman to save my life. My small owners are ________ that I wasn’t killed. With much love, Barney the Basset Hound.” I got flowers from a dog! They were a perfect ________ for the centre of my dinner table.

6 . My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and_________them all but I don’t agree with my father.

Three years ago, my father took me to a(n) _________to visit one of his friends. His friend_________a small airline. It was the first time I had seen a_________airplane. After my father’s friend discovered I had never been in an airplane, he_________me to fly with them. When we took off, I felt very excited.

Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly.He even let me fly_________once. I wanted to become a pilot but to do this, I would have _________my father’s wishes.

At the age of 18 ,I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him_______. As he walked ahead of me and followed, I didn’t know what I could say to help him understand my_________ for flying. I took my courage and said,“Father,I have something__________to tell you. I want to go to college and become a pilot, I have talked to the schools and they agreed to__________me financial(经济的)help.”I felt nervous in his__________. Then he spoke,“I was wondering when you would tell me. I have been__________money for you.” When I heard this, I couldn’t help____________ For the first time I really understand his____________love for me.

7 . A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I tried to complete my work, I happened to _______ a big bee on the skylight (天窗). It was high up, but I thought _______ it would take no more than 5 minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. All that had _______ was that the living room was a mess and that I was dizzy (头晕目眩) from _______ into the sunlight. I didn’t expect to waste an hour on an insect so _______ but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.

In our daily lives,we often think that we can solve problems just by taking the time. Besides, we often imagine what can work in our favour but we _______ think of all the negative things that can affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year may not go as _______ and that is completely normal. It is _______ acceptable to feel challenged — even at a task you thought was simple — because that is part of life.

If you can _______ that nothing will ever be easy, then life may seem slightly more manageable. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the classes I wanted to ________. In high school, I thought ________ might be easier because I could have a schedule best suited for myself. Yet each time, I was both wrong and disappointed. After accepting that school wouldn’t be easy, I found myself with a more positive attitude and ________ results.

Of course, there should be preparations made to account for expenses or time. Doing so can help you ________ your goals in a better way. However, there is no need to beat ourselves up (过分自责) when something stands in our ________. Maybe we cannot see a(n) ________ coming our way, but we can always give ourselves the extra time to catch it.

8 . When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t _________. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could _________ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister didn’t have talent.

I was better at my _________. My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to _________ me. But the only time when he was available was Saturday at 3 pm. Back then, I was _________ by the British TV show . The Avengers, which was _________ every Saturday at 3 pm. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I _________ this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a _________ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she _________ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she changed her career. She went back to college, got a __________ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids off on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never __________

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital (音乐演奏会). A big crowd of friends and family __________ for her. As she played, I looked around at the __________. Everyone was obviously enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those __________ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite everything.

Talent is __________. But enthusiasm is even more important.

9 . I went to hunt for a job in a magazine company. For merely five editing _______, there were over 300 applicants, and only 50 could enter the final interview after the written test. On the day of the _______, I got well dressed without having breakfast. The company _______us to draw lots(抽签) to determine the interview_______. I was the 23rd. Before me was the 22^nd candidate who was a short and plain-looking girl wearing light blue _______clothes without using any make-up.

I did not_______that two hours had passed_______only 10 candidates had been interviewed. As I did not have breakfast, my stomach started to ache. Half an hour later, I could hardly _______my book and large drops of sweat rolled down my forehead.

_______, someone patted me on the shoulder. It was No. 22. ________ I didn’t have breakfast and that ________came to me, she bought me a bottle of milk and a piece of butter bread! I felt considerably________all over my heart, because I had not________ she would be so nice to help me, her rival, in such a(n)________ situation!

Finally, I________among all candidates and managed to be an editor.