5 . Five years ago, Kelly Klein of Minnesota gradually recovered after battling the cancer. But in 2020, it returned, and she had to lie down every day to _______ the treatment again.

The first time around, the beloved teacher was _______ to take six months off work for the monthly chemo (化疗). _______, during these days, she spent her five-hour chemo sessions on the _______ — teaching her students online!

Kelly has been teaching at Falcon Heights Elementary for the last 32 years. She said it’s a process of _______ the society, and more than a job. So the _______ of having to take more time off was _______ what she never expects to do. But the move to online school during COVID-19 made it _______ for her to see her students. Since she has to sit in a chair during each treatment, she realized her monthly _______ was a perfect chance to see her kids!

“Teaching 5-year-olds is like ________ Disney World. Everything there truly ________ them and they’re so excited about everything that it gets me ________ though I’m suffering from the cancer,” she said.

Headmaster Beth Behnke wasn’t ________ when Kelly said she desired to find a way to ________ her students. “Because I know what this ________ to her. It is her cause that she ________ very much.”

Kelly’s battle has been a great ________ this time because it’s terminal. Knowing this, Kelly decided ________ to spend as much time as possible with her lovely students.

What an educator with an abundance of ________! If only every child could be ________ enough to have a teacher like her in their life.

6 . The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation，several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.

I was rather shy back then，content to_______around with my few friends and to concentrate on my_______.I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough_______to go to college.

But my good record soon became a_______to my well-being. In early June of senior year，the headmaster called me into his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him，my heart________fast. This was the_______for my hard work？I said something，but not very clearly，and hurried away from the office.

I was_______about the decision，finally agreeing to compromise. I wasn’t the only speaker—I would_________the honor with five other students. Still，it was doubtful whether the task was________me. How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?

Graduation day soon arrived and，as________，I was nervous. I’d been practicing my speech for days，and I had it________.But I had never been so________in my life. The first half hour of the ceremony passed，and then my________came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes，I finished my speech，_________back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance.

Now I still have the________of that speech. My voice trembled a little，but________it was clear and strong. I’m proud of that tape. I achieved something I’d never_______ —I spoke in front of hundreds of people._________I didn’t realize it at the time，the successful completion of that speech gave me the________to participate in class at college，to give oral reports，and to eventually break free of my________.

I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation. But I am glad I did. I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.

7 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A dog waiting on a roadside for four years has finally been reunited with its owner thanks to a social media post. Anuchit Uncharoen happened to be there. He ______ passing by the dog and seeing it being ______ by a woman late in the afternoon.

When he ______ her, he learned that the dog was thought to have been ______. The woman said she_______ took the dog to her home, but the ______ friend escaped and returned to the street, waiting for its ______. Since then, the nice ______ had been regularly bringing food to him and making sure he was ______. Others in the community had been ______, too.

The dog’s heartbreaking situation made the ______ online, eventually reaching his owner. He got in touch with Anuchit and explained that he and his family______ a dog named BonBon four years ago. Their dog had the same ______ as the one in the pictures.

The owner said that BonBon was with them on a trip to a relative. His dog might have ______ out of the car while on the road. He and his family______ for BonBon back in the roads but without luck.

They ______ their pet dog had died and were ______ to discover him alive and well. When the owner paid BonBon a visit, surprisingly, the dog ______ to go with him, even if his tail wagged in ______.

Someone once said, he might only be here for a(n) ______ of your life, but for him, you are his whole life. So to them remember to be kind.

8 . I remember when my husband started coaching the basketball team at a local high school in Richmond, California. He had a passion for sports and loved _________ with kids. Sitting in the _________ during the first game, I cried with joy as I watched him _________ with the students. He seemed to _________.

On the car ride home, we both realized that he has a _________ for teaching. Not just on the _________, but also in the classroom. He _________ a well-paid job in finance, and went back to school to obtain his teaching

_________. He landed a job teaching 8th grade US history to the amazing kids at Helms Middle School in San Pablo. He had found his _________. Little did I know that I would be in the __________, too.

My husband knows that I work for a software company that is __________ with 3D printing, and that’s usually the extent of his __________ in my profession. I was __________ when he asked me to be a guest speaker in his class that first year.

While I was planning my first __________ for his students, I asked myself, “What should I do? How do I integrate(融入) design, modeling and 3D printing into 8th grade US history?”

I __________ my friends, read the local teacher blogs and thought I was __________ to go. But during my first lesson a(n) __________ thing happened: I kind of failed. The end result, __________, was better than I ever expected.

At the end of the class, I asked the students how they felt about what they had __________ learned. They raised their hands and __________ answers and sought me out to more questions. When the bell rang, they thanked me for my time.

9 . As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats, I _________ the lower berth(铺位), so that I could enjoy the _________ of outside from the moving train. I don’t know why I always preferred to get the _________ seat. An elderly lady _________ the front seat of mine. I looked at her. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. At one point, we met our _________. She smiled at me and I gave her a response. Both of us were _________. By that time, the train was in its full speed.

It was 4:50 pm, evening time. So, _________ time was still in a long way, I couldn’t _________ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”

She looked at me and friendly said, “_________ camp, dear.”

Suddenly my enthusiasm __________ to know the reason. I politely said. “Auntie, you are __________ someone?”

She smiled and said, “Yes!”

Just to continue the conversation, I talked to her in a very cheerful __________. “Auntie, you must be feeling so __________ to see your child and your grandchildren.”

________, this question hurt her a little but boldly (大胆地) she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyway, I had only one son who was __________ and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I bought so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not __________ my son’s clothes for some other soldiers, so that I would control my __________ and would be happy thinking that my own son has __________ it.”

I was shocked hearing her heartbreaking story! But I __________ the old lady from the core of my heart, I was thinking of her __________ heart!