1 . After the publication of my first two books, I sent my publisher Summer of the Wolves. I'd written it with great passion, filled with ________. But the publisher ________ it. I sent it to two or three other publishers. The ________ results!

I thought this novel must be really bad and cried for three days. I ________ the novel. But I couldn't stop ________ . In a few years, I focused on my skills and ________ a few more with agencies.

One day, a ________ asked, “Do you have anything else?" And yes, I did- -Summer of the Wolves. “Send it to me," she said. So I did. A few weeks later, she ________ my rewriting it in first person.

It had been written in two voices in third person. Therefore, that was a(n) ________ amount of work to me. But I was willing to take the ________. Two months later, she ________ me when it was published and asked me to write another one. I couldn't believe ________ was knocking at my door.

I am not a great talent, but I am a ________ worker. I've published 11 novels but written 15. Will those other four ever ________ the light of day? I hope so. I keep working and never give up. It is a ________ not a short race.

2 . Months before her wedding, Kjersten Gruys was becoming increasingly anxious about her body image after shopping for wedding dresses. She felt that the mirrors surrounding her, were contributing to the_________. Gruys_________to take a whole year off from looking in and engaging with mirrors.

It wasn’t_________. “I wasn’t just avoiding mirrors, but all_________surfaces, from the glass windows of stores to freshly washed cars. I ended up_________up the mirrors in my home and workplace. I_________myself to avoid seeing reflections when I was walking outside,” says Gruys.

But, she said, the_________were worth it. She spent less time thinking and worrying about her_________, and had to simplify her makeup to_________her no—mirrors lifestyle, both of which__________time and money. She realized that some things had no impact on the way others__________her. For example, she had thought that eyeliner made her eyes stand out and that people “__________her better” for that, but she__________that she was treated just the same without it.

She also learned to__________her friends and family more, when she checked in with them to find out whether she had food on her__________.

__________spending some “mirror time” before her wedding ceremony, Gruys took some time to journal. She says that she’s__________to have it to cherish.

Would she__________the experiment to others? “If someone is interested in examining the role of vanity (虚荣) in their lives, I think this is a__________thing to do.” says Gruys. “Yet, even if you do this for a day or two, you may realize it’s really a__________.”

3 . When you find something you love to do, you should do something about it, as one man has proved by turning his hobby into a dream _________.

Former waiter, Bartek, who lives in London, started cooking as a way to _________ the time during lockdown but the hobby has ended up _________ changing his life. The 25-year-old shared videos of his food on TikTok under the username @ letscook and went viral, _________ 580,000 followers. His videos have proved so popular that he has _________ to quit his job to start cooking full-time.

It all _________ in April 2020, when Bartek made a cheesecake at home during lockdown. His younger sister Tosia, 16, thought the sweet treat looked so impressive that he should _________ it on TikTok. Although he was _________ in cooking his own simple food, and had previously worked as a _________ at Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Bartek had no experience with __________ cooking meals in front of a camera.

The TikTok star, who is originally from Poland, __________ to give the video-sharing app a __________ and his second post-creamy garlic chicken-went viral, reaching 500,000 people overnight. Finding it fun to experiment and bring forth new ideas for classic dishes, he __________ posting videos, filming the process on his phone and __________ the videos himself.

His audience has continued to grow ever since and he __________ his success to his mum, Mariola, who would __________ traditional Polish recipes for his family.

The new cook has become so __________ that he was able to quit his former job in August 2021 and has now __________ his own recipe book called Let’s Cook. He said: “I’ve always been in the __________ with my mum so she taught me a lot, but I only __________ got into cooking because of lockdown. And now I am doing my dream job.”

4 . Not being able to see someone you love for a long time is hard, but it does make a reunion（重逢）more special.

Owen and Stevie________several years ago at their school in Chicago. They became close friends and it seemed that nothing could________them. Unfortunately, their friendship was________three years ago when Owen and his family moved to Missouri. Owen and Stevie were________to keep their long-distance friendship.________, it wasn't easy not being able to see their best friend every day.

Recently, Owen's dad was________for a business trip to Chicago. The two families naturally took advantage of this amazing________for a reunion. Instead of telling Stevie the great news, they kept the________from him. When the big day arrived, Stevie was________kept in the dark.

That day, Stevie's mum________to pick him up early. Little did Stevie know that his best friend was________him in the back seat. When Stevie________his mum's car with a basketball in his hand, Owen was hiding in the car. Yet the moment the door opened wide, so did Stevie's________!

“What are you doing here?!” Stevie said with a big________.

"I'm________you in Chicago! That's what I'm doing here," Owen replied, then giving Stevie a huge hug.

“I feel like I'm dreaming,” Stevie said..

5 . Wyatt Dennis has loved motorcycles all his life. Last year, Wyatt ________ a lemonade stand on the way to the motorcycle race to raise some money to ________ a set of toys. But unexpectedly, on the first day, he not only made enough ________ to get his toys, but also was ________ to donate $200 to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

This year, Wyatt's lemonade stand became a ________ after someone staying at the camp-ground next door ________ it on social media. When the 8-year-old boy saw a steady stream of people at his lemonade stand just outside Sturgis, he felt very ________. His mother Robin managed to ________ exactly what happened. The truth just blew her mind, too.

So far, the post has been ________ more than 60,000 times and ________ across the USA and drew hundreds of ________ from all over the country to stop by on their way to the motorcycle race. Wyatt loves seeing the ________ people and waving to them. Even if they don't ________ to buy lemonade, they ride by and say “hi”.

Whether he is serving lemonade, posing for ________, or sitting on a motorcycle, Wyatt is having fun doing these. His ________ image has left a deep impression on everyone and he has become something of a local _______. He has raised enough to donate $4,500 to St. Jude and he has no ________ to pump the brakes anytime soon. Instead, he intends to donate more. As it is what Wyatt wants to do, he will be out here every year ________ lemonade to everyone who is here and ________ do what he can to ________ people in need.

9 . Early last summer, I bought some yam（山药）roots for food but days later, a tuber （块茎）left was sprouting（发芽）. Thinking it was a waste of money to throw it away, I _____ the tuber into a flower pot hoping that it might take root and ______ something that could be put on the dinner table.

In the following months, I ____ the tuber regularly. Thankfully, the _____ yam grew well. Soon it was autumn, and I decided to ______ .

I pulled out the leaves of the yam and began to dig with my fingers carefully for I knew the yam could ______easily. Suddenly my fingers __ the yam root. When almost no __ was left, I tried to pull the root but failed.

In ______   , I turned the pot over. Half of the yam root had grown through one of the three holes ______

The whole tuber, _____ two parts, one in and one out of the pot, was in the _____ of a handwritten L. Unlike ordinary yam roots, the part outside the pot was not round—it was _____ , looking like a hand of an old farmer who works hard to make a ______ . The very end of the part outside the pot was _____ . Obviously, the skin must have been rubbed off during its __ with the heavy pot. The very tip of the unusual part seemed to be bleeding.

The sight filled me with ______ . Then and there my opinion of the plant _____ . I came to understand that the tuber, though ______ wounded, had struggled hard. Such was a yam, an ordinary-looking plant with ________characteristics.

10 . Super Nintendo World theme park

The Super Nintendo World theme park is to open in Japan next year, and has opened a Mario Cafe and Shop before the________.

Opening this month, it is the first Mario Cafe and Store in the world which will have exclusive（独有的） ________ and souvenirs. Pancake sandwiches in the ________ of Mrio’s and Luigi’s hats will be ________ . Cream sodas and soft drinks in super mushroom cups will also be ________, along with Nintendo ________.

While exact dates have not been given, it aims to open early 2021. Japan remains off the travel list for Brits. Japan is not letting UK ________ into the country ________ British people will have to wait a while longer to visit.

Fans of the game will be able to play Yoshi’s Adventures, a ride which takes ________ along a track with views of the park as well as animatronics scenes. Guests will sit in Yoshi-themed cars________ they travel throughout the land. There will also be a real-life Mario kart ride where you can ________ your friends.

In the park, guests will play Super Mario in real life ________ “power-up bands”. The bands will track and sync（同步） activities ________ walking around the park, letting guests collect________ and compete with other people. The bands have six options________ on the characters ----Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad and Yoshi.

The app will show visitors ________ to find coins, and feature a map of the attractions. After________a profile, fans of the games can beat each other.

Last year, Tom Williams explained that the scores could be sent back to the game console to________for another visit. An officer with Universal Creative, Thierry Coup said, “think of Super Nintendo World as a life-size, living video game where you are a ________ . You are not just playing the game but living in the game.”

The next Nintendo land is ________ to open in Universal Studios Hollywood, with Orlando opening after that. There are also rumors of a Donkey Kong and Princess Peach ride at the Super Nintendo Land in Universal Studios Orlando.