1 . Earlier that evening, my mother called, telling me that my brother died in a car crash. I stumbled (跌跌撞撞地走) around the house _________ what to put into the suitcases. My husband, Larry, and I had been packing for moving to New Mexico. The house was in (a) total _________.

I tried to hold my tears. I _________ picked things up and put them down. I couldn't _________. What I'd heard on the phone echoed (回荡) through my head.

Larry phoned a few friends. _________, someone asked to speak to me. “If there is anything I can do, let me know.” “Thank you,” I replied. I didn't know what to _________.

The doorbell rang and I rose slowly for the door. It was Donna.

“I've come to clean your shoes,” she said. _________, I asked her to repeat. “When my father died, it took me _________ to get the shoes cleaned and shined for my father's _________,” she said. I hadn't even thought about shoes.

Shoes were gathered. Donna __________ herself on the floor and got to work. The love in the act __________ my tears. Watching her __________ on one task helped me pull my __________into order. Laundry first, I told myself. One by one, the jobs fell into place.

Now whenever I hear of an acquaintance's loss of a loved one, I think of one __________ task that suits that person's __________. If the person asks, “How did you know I needed that?” I'd reply, “Because someone did that.”

2 . When the Covid-19 pandemic struck Indonesia’s island of Bali, tourism-the driving economic force in the region-just about came to a halt. More than half of Bali’s economic profits comes from tourism which ________ hundreds of thousands of Balinese people. Many moved back to their home villages. And with more people returning to the villages, more trash ________. With so many people out of work，they were also going ________.

Made Janur Yasa, a restaurant owner in the town of Ubud said he wanted to find a way to help people in his community during the pandemic while also ________ the ongoing problem of plastic pollution. So, he ________ a program where local villagers could exchange plastic for rice—a barter system that would ________ the environment and empower the local people. Residents can turn in plastic trash they ________ in exchange for a main food staple.

In May 2020, he ________ the first exchange in the village where he was born and raised. It was a success, and the ________ quickly spread to other villages across Bali. His non-profit，Plastic Exchange, was born.

The program ________ local neighborhood groups called Banjars that collect plastic from their homes, streets, rivers, beaches and surrounding areas. Villages hold community exchange ________ once a month in which residents can bring in plastic to trade in for rice. Yasa says the organization has so far helped ________ thousands of families and collected ________ 300 tons of plastic for recycling.

“Teenagers come with a smile. Elderly people are there. Young kids come with their mothers. That’s what keeps me ________, to see them all excited about it.” Yasa said. “They were feeling powerless, and this gives them ________.”

3 . A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort _______they all read the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who _______ the school? ”

All of the students thought that this question was some kind of _______. They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school. It was _______ that she was tall and old, but how would they know her _______?

So they all _______ their test paper, leaving the last question _______. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked if the last question would count toward the results of the _______.

“_______”said the teacher.

He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ________ many people and they are ________individual, so they each are worth your ________ and care, even if all you do is ________and say “Hello”.

Over the following days each of the students ________ the importance of finding out the name of the cleaner and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ________ that everyone is important.

4 . 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.

5 . When I was little, I spent much time at my grandfather's house, watching him paint all day long. What I remember most was how he _______ painting old ships.

As I grew up, we hardly _______ . I noticed he didn't really _______ much anymore. About a year ago, he had a heart attack. In and out of the _______ for a while, he recovered but was still _______ ,moving around his house in a wheelchair.

Then, I started _______ his house and we began to talk more. We discussed life and our interests. Every time I _______ , he wanted to talk a lot. I figured he was lonely and enjoyed the _______ . Wondering why he didn't start painting again, I made it a point to casually (不经意地) _______ it when I came over, telling him often that he should paint again.

It ________ ! He started sending me to buy paint and poster boards. He asked me about colors and ________ me his paintings. I loved the way he painted the ________ ships. He looked happier. Painting seemed to have brought back some ________ part of him.

Cleaning for my grandpa has brought us closer. Despite his seventy-five years of age, I ________ to discourage him from painting. Days like these are ________ , and I enjoy the little moments.

6 . Sitting in front of the computer, she efficiently logs in to her email and social media accounts using her chin (下巴).“I used to be very ________. Back then I would never have imagined myself with so many friends,” said Wang Yajing, a 24-year-old woman who is paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down.

Wang was born in 1992 in Fuyang. Different from other little girls,   she was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), ________ to move from the neck down. But Wang did not ________ living the life she wanted. In 2008, she ________ herself to operate a computer mouse and keyboard with her chin, and began to ________ poetry on the computer. For the next eight years, Wang ________ unimaginable difficulties and published over 4, 000 poems and stories.

________ her writing, Wang also devotes herself to people ________. She holds lectures and ________ people she meets online. She has a lot of friends on all her social media accounts. Whenever they have trouble and need to ________, Wang always listens to them ________ and encourages them to stay ________.

“I know I can’t solve their problems, but I am willing to ________ their sadness. When they are ________ and lose hope, I can be there to stop them. Because I know everything will be okay in the end and life is too ________ to give up.” said Wang, smiling.

7 . Who needs sleep?

It’s 2 a.m. The time when you should be in beds, sound asleep. But pull back the curtains and you might be surprised by the number of lights on in your street. Night-time is ________ just for sleeping. It has become the new daytime, offering us the chance to catch up on everything we didn’t manage to finish during what used to be our ________ hours. Now, ________ sleeping, we can check our bank balances by phone, buy groceries, surf the net for cheap flights or go to the gym.       

Such flexibility, ________, has a price. Our bodies are run by circadian rhythms (昼夜节律), a prehistoric internal clock that regulates when we feel sleepy or awake and affects our body temperature and level of alertness. It makes our brains and bodies ________ during the day and allows them to recover through the night. So powerful is this clock that even two weeks on a nightshift without break will not ________ its rhythm, and when scientists keep human volunteers in isolation, without any indication of what time it is in the day, they still show daily cycles of temperature changes, sleep and wakefulness, and hormone release. But, ________ working against our body’s natural rhythm is likely to cause ourselves both physical and psychological damage. Research also shows it may actually ________ our risk of health problems such as stomach diseases.        

Consultant Tom Mackey believes that our normal circadian rhythms are increasingly being completely ________. “More and more of us are being pressured into doing things at odd hours. This is going to have a(n) ________ impact on quality and length of sleep. If people don’t go to bed at a reasonable time, say around   p.m., and have between six and eight hours of sleep, they will be unable to concentrate. You need sleep for rest and ________. If you stuff your mind with information for too long, then everything gets disorganized — you become ________ to manage daytime activities.”        

The circadian rhythms that run the sleep/wake cycle are as old as ________ itself. Our prehistoric ancestors would have needed their biological clock to get them out hunting during the day and probably in bed around nightfall to avoid intruders. Our night vision is not as fast as that of nocturnal (夜间活动的) animals — our natural rhythm was to sleep as the sun went down. The invention of the electric light obviously ________ that. Like most biological systems, circadian rhythms are not made to ________. Our internal clock runs a bit longer than 24 hours, hence its Latin name, circadian, which means “about a day.”

8 . Meeting your family's nutritional needs may seem difficult considering today's busy lifestyle. But it doesn't have to ________ . Even a new emphasis ________ more fruit and vegetables doesn't necessarily mean more preparation time if you ________ the convenience of canned food.

When you open a ________ of fruit or vegetables at home you have fresh packed nutritional produce at hand, with no man-made ingredients and no preservatives. And all the work has been ________ for you: the slicing, the peeling, even the cooking. Canned fruit and vegetables leave you the ________ to be creative. And with the variety of fruit and vegetables available these days, you can serve different combinations, create new dishes, and ________ new tastes to old recipes. Canned foods are good as well. A United States Department of Agriculture and National Nutritional Foods Association co-sponsored study shows canned vegetables to be just as ________ as fresh or frozen. Because canned vegetables are ________ within hours of being packed, they generally retain 70 to 90 percent of their nutrients.

Fruit and vegetables canning is as ________ as your grandmother "stores up" tomatoes and other things from the garden. Fresh produce is taken from the field at just the right time, ________ to the cannery, checked, washed, sealed, and sterilized. All this generally ________ in less than 24 hours to ________ the best quality and nutritional value without the need for any preservatives.

Use the liquids that vegetables are ________ in as a substitute for water in recipes to get that last drop of good nutrition.

Most major brands of canned fruit and vegetables include nutritional ________ and ingredient statements on their labels. This is especially important to those on calorie-conscious or restricted diets.

9 . One girl is being praised for a letter of apology she wrote to the rangers (园林管理员) at the National Parks Service (NPS). She reportedly _________ a rock home. In expressing her _________, the girl also returned the rock to the park. Later the NPS shared the letter on their Facebook page.

“Dear Park Ranger, I _________ like Tom Branch Falls,” the girl, named Karina, began her letter. “I love it so much that I _________ to take a souvenir home.”

“So I took a rock. I’m _________, and I want to return it,” she said. The heartfelt letter _________ with a postscript (附言) of “also look at the back”—where the girl _________ a picture of Tom Branch Falls. _________ for Karina, the park rangers were _________ by her sincere apology and even __________ back.

“Dear Karina, thank you for returning the rock! It has made its way back to Tom Branch Falls. If every __________ took a rock home, that would __________ 11 million rocks would be gone from the park every year,” the park officials wrote in their Facebook post.

“Now that you know to leave __________ the way you find it, we hope you will help share this __________ with others,” the officials wrote. “It is always a __________ thing to give others the chance to discover something meaningful!”

10 . I had a deadline (截止日期) for a huge project at work. When I’d picked up my son that afternoon, I bought a roast chicken for dinner. I _________ that’d save me an extra hour to _________ my project.

It was 6:00 p.m., and I was typing, making good _________. Then my sons, Nathan and Jordan, came in and said they were hungry. Soon my 18-year-old daughter, Julia, made the same   _________ .

Suddenly I couldn’t help _________. “You can put the roast chicken in the microwave by yourself,” I nearly shouted. “I think you’d realize I’m busy and just take some _________.”

Twenty minutes later, a plate filled with food appeared on my _________. I smiled. “Sorry I screamed at you guys. I’m just so _________ of being ATF around here. I mean All Things Food. If it’s food-related, it _________ falls to me. Since we eat three times a day, it’s a __________ job. Now I am so busy and have to __________ my project in two days.”

Then Julia said, “Mom, for the next two days, we’re ATF. We will __________ the load to help you.”

The next two days, my children prepared the meals and __________ them to me. Then I took a __________ , and got back to work.

To my great joy, I finished my project __________ . I’m grateful to my children. They showed me that it’s our joint duty to take care of each other.