1 . Last Saturday, two teenagers, Jim and Bob, went to the Rocky mountains with their parents for the weekend. In the morning, the two boys decided to _________ Cathedral Mountain by themselves while their _________ relaxed at the campsite.

After three hours, they reached the top successfully. However, _________ began when they climbed down the mountain. Bob fell three meters off the path. He was badly injured in his right leg and couldn’t _________. Jim didn’t want to leave his friend and waited for help with Bob.

When the boys didn’t return that evening, their parents became very _________. They got in touch with park workers and began _________ the boys.

While waiting for help, Jim gave Bob his food and water and let him lie on his jacket to make him more _________.As it was getting darker, Bob told Jim to go back to the campsite, but Jim still didn’t   _________. He used his extra shirt to keep Bob warm.

At sunrise, Jim and Bob started the long climb back to their anxious parents with great difficulty. _________, after four hours, they arrived at the campsite. Bob thanked Jim for saving his __________, saying that is the greatest thing a person can do for his friend.

2 . A few years back a group of young teachers from another school was spending a day in my class. They were energetic, bright and _______. However, I noticed a key _______in their approach to teaching. Their desire to help kids was so strong that they never allowed the students to get the wrong answer or take a _______.

We were building _______that week. My students were working in groups of four. Each group was _______a small Viking model rocket, instructions, and the materials with which to put it _______. The challenge for each team was to precisely measure, _______, and assemble their project. One group was trying hard but making mistakes in the placement of missile sections. Several of the teachers _______going over to the kids to show them how to build the rocket _______. On a number of occasions I had to politely but firmly ask them to leave the kids alone.

It’s important to remember that we ________individually define the word failure. In my class, a rocket that doesn’t fly is not a failure. Failure ________only when students stop trying to solve a problem. It may he solved in five minutes, or it may take two months, as was the case where my students built an enormous roller coaster and could not create a loop with enough centripetal force to allow the cars to move along the track safely. ________those two months of failed trials were some of the most fascinating and exciting times the kids had in science that year. And when the roller coaster finally ________, the kids could say they did it themselves. They ________the physics of the roller coaster. I did the best teaching during those two months when I decided to ________and leave the kids alone.

3 . At the age of 15, I took a part-time job for the first time in my life. I worked at a restaurant near my home for a whole _______.

I thought working in the restaurant would be the _______ job in the world. However, I made some mistakes in the first few days of work. I broke a few glasses and cut my hands while I was washing dishes. And it was hard for me to _______ a full tray (盘子) with just one hand.

I was _______. “It will never rain roses,” my boss _______ me. “If we want to have roses, we must plant them.” His _______ were a big help to me. They showed me that the more I do, the better I’ll become.

Since that day, I have become more patient and willing to try new things. Working in a restaurant taught me to communicate with my customers and to _______ people in a well- mannered way.

The month soon came to an end. But I did not want to _______ working. It was not because I got a high salary, but I learned a lot from this work experience. Through it, I got to understand that you need more than just experience to master a _______. Above all, you need a positive attitude. My time at the restaurant will ____________ with me forever and benefit me in the future.