1 . It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30. The nurse had him take a _______ in the waiting area,_______ him it would be at least 40 minutes_________someone would be able to see him. I saw him_______his watch and decided, since I was_______busy—my patient didn’t_______ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he_______to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_________. He told me that she had been_________for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be____________if he was a bit late. He replied that she __________ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __________ him for five years now. I was____________, and asked him, “And you__________go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me but I know who she is”. I had to hold back __________ as he left.            

Now I __________ that in marriages, true love is____________of all that is. The happiest people don’t__________have the best of everything, they just__________the best of everything they have. ____________isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

2 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

3 . I was a shy girl and I was afraid to talk to people I didn’t know. I enjoyed the______of exploring nature. ______, at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My ______ was reading. I spent a lot of time studying and was ______ good grades. My only failure was Spanish—I’d get all As on my written work and tests, but Ds and Fs on the ______ part.

Eventually I went to college. During my third year of college, I had ______ of being shy and determined to change my outlook and behavior. One day while at school, I noticed an advertisement for ______ on the local classical music radio station. I had ______ listening to classical music, and I could easily pronounce names such as Tchaikovsky and Chopin.

I had no background in radio, and absolutely no hope of getting the job. The idea of ______ thousands of listeners in “radio land” terrified me. However, I ______ survived the interview. I was given brief descriptions of symphonies (交响乐) and a public service announcement to read, and a list of composers’ names to ______. It wasn’t hard for me. I left the recording session (录音场次) with a sense of relief and a sense of ______. About two weeks later I actually landed the job. It was a ______ job, but I grew to ______ it greatly. I began to feel comfortable talking to people.

Although I now spend many hours each week talking with people, I’m ______ basically a quiet person. Perhaps it is my soft voice and my ______ nature that helps draw people out when they respond to my questions when I ______   them. My former shyness is a ______, as I can relate to people who feel discomfortable when they talk to reporters. I still enjoy moments of loneliness and the ______ found in nature. But I’m also glad I decided to make a ______ in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.

5 . As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to ________ a little pocket money.

One day I ________ on the door of an elderly woman and asked ________ she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in ________ and I showed her my worn ________, which no longer kept me warm. She ________ me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be ________ now.” She then ________ a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a ________ job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________ new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to ________ me with your report card and I will ________ you when I see you have worked hard and have some good ________. Now reach our your little hands and take out as much ________ as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and ________ so much money that it was ________ for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________. She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________ her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighbourhood. I will never forget the huge ________ this wonderful lady made over my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

6 . After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the ________ had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I ________     an old lady at a bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart ________ . A man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our ________” He was ________ his house for people to go to the washing room.

My friend wanted to ________ others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will ________ you to your house. ” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a far-away place!

Then next day I drove to ________ my car with gas. There is a lack of ________ now and many gas stations are either closed or have very ________ lines. I got ________, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my ________, the man smiled and said, “ ________ this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “ ________. I’m just glad that we are all able to ________ .” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

I saw a man at the evacuation center ________ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next ________ surprised me. “I am very ________ that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t ________ any food at all. Please go to that center as well. ” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this ________.

8 . I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to ________sixth grade. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she ________ that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a ________ conversation. After that day, she gave me particular ________ and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that ________ believed me, and my ________ started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my ________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, ________ in my studies, as I knew she would ________ my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally ________ second in my class.

Then, after sixth grade, she started to drift apart(逐步疏远) ________ still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in seventh grade, we ________ spoke, but by then I had become the ________ in my class. When I left school, I was ________ with her, as she never answered the ________ when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths ________ again. I met her at a wedding. I could not ________ asking her, “why did you stop talking to me?”

“You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree ________ on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel ________ of you. You are your inspiration(鼓舞) and do not need to ________a shoulder, ” she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her.

9 . My mother was a nurse and often took me along to visit the families she was caring for. Among them was a woman who had a _______ disease and was always lying on the bed.

One afternoon, my mom told me that we needed to visit the woman at her home, and that we needed to be there to _______ treatment, and we would stop at a store on the way. I thought we would stop at a _______ store, where we can buy some pills, but we pulled up to a _______. My mom headed to the make-up area and bought the most expensive bottle of perfume they _______. To my surprise, she also bought a _______ nightdress. When I asked my mom who these things were for, she said they were for her patient. My mom further explained that although this woman was older and unable to _______ her bed, she was still a lady, and she still _______ dignity (尊严) and beauty. She _______ to me that when we care for someone, we should look past the ________ or the illness and we look into the soul of the human so we can connect with them with sympathy.

I ________ realized that my mother’s great strengths and abilities were ________ the very young and the very old, those who can not ________ out their needs and hope for themselves, and need trustworthy and loving care providers. Under the influence of my mother, I knew in the 9^th grade I would become a ________. Today, my dream has come true. I work as a clinical psychologist, working hard and remembering what my mom taught me, and I’m not ________ that I find my work filled with patients who are very and very old.

10 . I felt my childhood was left on the plane to the United States when my baby cousins returned home. It was a really _______ moment for me.

During their stay in China, they had not only brought back the happy days of my childhood, but also helped me _______ from an at-times selfish teenager into a reliable grown-up.

Three years ago, my aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen and _______ an apartment close to our house. We were pretty _______ to have our family, especially a baby girl, so close to us. Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters, but I knew the one that _______ between us was the strongest. As she began to walk on her own and talk in full _______, I realized my great _______ on her. I noticed that she’d _______ some of my unpleasant actions, _______ with her mother as I had done the same. Yasmeen made me realize what a good ________ should be.

When Maya was born, Yasmeen had a hard time ________ her younger sister. She was jealous(忌妒) of the attention we all paid to the little baby, so I did my best to keep her company when she felt ________. Once Yasmeen got over her jealousy, she was able to ________ Maya’s presence, like we all did. I tried my best to change my ________ in order to spend more time with my little cousins.

My ________ with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of being a good example.________ I helped my little cousins in a way, they have taught me how to be a good sister; and most ________, a better person — a more patient person, who would not be ________ by their endless questions; a(n) ________ person, who would be able to have fun and share with others; a role model, who ________ the babies ideas about right and wrong.