1 . Barbara Washburn’s life atop the world’s highest mountains began with a job tip from her mailman in 1939. The position he recommended, as a secretary for Bradford Washburn, director of a museum, didn’t _________ her. She didn’t want to work in that museum and work for a _________ mountain climber.

But a year later, she married that mountain climber. Soon the young woman who had never _________ was standing on the 10,151-foot Mount Bertha “Once we gave u our planned route due to storms and took a step path instead,” she recalled.

Barbara became the first woman to _________ the Mount Hayes in 1941 with Bradford and their team. She took the _________ along a particularly dangerous path, because the team felt she could be _________ enough to be pulled up if the ground broke beneath her. She tried to stay _________ and confident, but she was trembling (发抖) _________as climbing ahead. Fortunately, she didn’t slip and everyone _________ safely behind her.

In 1947, Barbara made the hardest decision during her life—leaving her children at home and climbing Mount McKinley. After __________ nearly two months, she made it, and no woman followed in her __________ for another 20 years. “Climbing Mount: McKinley was not the last __________ of my life,” she said. “__________, my life has been filled with many dangerous journeys.”

Bradford was a trained cartographer (地图制作者), and the couple took on a charting project which look seven years and nearly 700 helicopter trips. They reached Nepal to __________ Mount Qomolongma in 1984. Four years later, the work was __________ and published in National Geographic.

2 . The Munfords were moving into a house they bought. They wanted to see if all the furniture was in good condition before they used it. James Munford was_________ the built-in drawers in the closet last month, when he found two cases holding 46 gold Liberty $5 coins and 18 Morgan silver dollars that were made in the 1800s. They looked really old, like they were really worth a lot of _________.

James and his wife, Clarrisa, who are both retired thought the coins are _________a family heirloom (传家宝), so they went ahead and made sure the owner _________them back. James texted pictures of the _________to the home’s former owner and made plans to _________them.

“We really didn’t know anything about the _________of the coins. We really didn’t _________, to be honest with you. We knew they were not ours,” said Clarrisa Munford, who runs a restaurant business.

The home’s _________owner, who asked not to be __________, estimated (估算) that the coins were worth about $25,000. He said he’d put the containers in the back of his sock drawer a few months ago for safe keeping and didn’t see it in his__________ to get packed up and moved out of the house. The rest of his coin collection was in his safe. He didn’t realize the coins were __________until the Munfords contacted him. He added that he would never have known if they had __________to sell the coins and keep the money for themselves.

The Munfords are still unpacking and their furniture just arrived last week, so they haven’t had a __________to see if there are any other __________.

3 . I loved my first grade teacher, Mrs. Gross. She had such a sweet smile and a ________ way about her, I wasn’t sure what her age was at the time but she already ________ very grandmotherly. She was soft-spoken and had a very gentle ________ of humor. Unlike some teachers she never ________ at or punished her students. To me it felt like having a second grandmother as my teacher. Every day I arrived at her classroom and sat ________ at my desk with a big smile on my face. Throughout all my years of school I always ________ the time in her classroom the most fondly.

One such memory is still with me to this day. We were doing math problems that were ________ on the blackboard while Mrs. Gross walked through the classroom ________ our work. I finished first and lifted my head up just as Mrs. Gross walked up behind me. She looked at my work and ________. Then she said, “This is rally good work, Joe. You are a very ________ boy.” As she walked on, she ________ touched my shoulder and I felt ________ in my heart. It felt so good to be ________. It felt so good to be appreciated (欣赏). From that moment on I always tried my best. I always ________ my study. I always wanted to be as smart as she ________ I already was.

4 . I was out of work when I was in Key Largo. Though I was in ______ times, I chose to enjoy my life. I ______ taking walks in the morning, which became a large part of my ______ lifestyle.

I walked out of my house for my little walk at about 7:30 one morning. I usually ______ sneakers (运动鞋) for walking, but I decided to ______ with other shoes that day. While walking through the neighborhood for a while, I ______ my feet were starting to hurt. But I ______ the peaceful walk so much that I went on.

______, I felt like dancing. So I did. Some people passing by seemed a little ______ but amused (逗乐) by my early morning dance. I politely ______ as I continued my dance.

My ______ went to how grateful I was to be here. I ran through all the things I ______: my health, my great friends, my family, etc. I believed that my thanks ______ the dance I was performing.

I have spent my life searching for my ______ here on earth. I have been looking for the meaning of life. But now I fully understand that my true purpose is to spread this joy and show that the happy and peaceful ______ is for all of us who truly seek it.

5 . Every day I get outside and take a walk near my house. A few weeks ago I happened to _________ a nickel (镍币) on the road. I stepped on the _________ and kept walking. After a while I started thinking of my daughter who always stopped to pick up loose change. If she saw the nickel, she wouldn’t _________ it. I wanted to go back for it, but I thought it would be _________ if someone saw me picking up a nickel.

Later that day I told my daughter about the _________. She didn’t say, “Don’t worry about it. It is only a nickel.” Instead she said, “I would have picked it up. When added up, they became something important.” She had forever taken advantage of _________ small opportunities.

Deep into the night, I was wondering that it didn’t take long for me to change my _________ from that nickel to those small opportunities that I had stepped on _______ passed by. How many opportunities had I lost _________ I thought they were not important?

The next morning I walked along the __________ road. I was determined to pick up that nickel if I saw it again. But it was ________. Someone else usually takes advantage of the opportunities that others __________ to pass by. When we decided to take advantage of them, the opportunities were no __________ there.

Since the day I walked past that nickel, I have paid much attention to small opportunities around me. I began to understand that a small opportunity can serve as the __________ of something bigger. What a great life ________! And it only cost me a nickel.

6 . On quiet days, Rober Moore, a retired (退休的) high school music teacher, likes to think about the list: the names of all 900 of his students.

Unknown to Mr. Moore, a small group of his students had been ________ a surprise for the past year. They ________ him out to the place where he had worked and then surprised him with the greatest ________ a teacher can receive.

From across America and three foreign countries, Rober Moore’s students returned, ________ 300 of them, all to tell him about the huge ________ he had made in their lives. Many went into education. Many more went after ________ including John Atkins, who graduated in 1976. “I have a 25-year ________ singing the LA Opera all around the country. It wouldn’t have ________ without you.” Atkins said.

The students rented the old Poncan Theatre and ________ one special show for their teacher. Their beautiful _______ and their increasing success undoubtedly ________ what a good teacher can ________ in a career. In their school days they felt discipline (纪律) was huge, and Mr. Moore was always ________ with them. But they said they would do anything they could to ________ him, and on that night, they did just that.

Strict teachers often go unappreciated (不被感激) for many years, but if they are good, ________ thanks do come thundering in.

7 . Over the past 38 years, Mr. Wang has pretended to be someone else many times,and has even learned to ________ different dialects (方言), leading to him being described as an “Oscar-winning actor”.

The 60-year-old is not an actor, but a ________ However,he is more devoted to his “________ ” than any real actor.

In the 1990s, a group of thieves often sold stolen goods with the help of some beggars. To look into the ________, Wang disguised (伪装) himself and ________ the beggars. Dirty shorts and old shoes gave him the ________ of a real beggar and his convincing dialect soon won him the ________ of the beggars.

“I often ________ them to drink alcohol. Once they were ________,they began to talk a lot,"Wang said. “I'd then ________ myself to use the toilet, ________ what the beggars said, and send the ________ to my teammates.”

Wang, who is often in ________ situations, is also a judo (柔道) master.   “As long as I get close enough, no criminal can ________ from me,” he said.

Wang's ________ won him several honors, including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit.

8 . The new, “used” car that I bought just three months ago wouldn't start the other day. The factory battery that ________ along with it decided that it had worked long enough and ________ to take an early, permanent retirement. My ________ neighbor gave me a jump but the battery stubbornly wouldn't ________ the charge. After getting one more jump, I ________ to the local auto parts store to buy a new one. Installing (安装) it was much more ________ than we thought, however, so I took it to a local mechanic who finally got the new battery in and the car ________ once again.

Driving it this morning, though, I ________ that the time and date on the screen in the dashboard (仪表盘) had ________ gone back to nine years ago, resetting to the ________ date of the first time it was started. While my son smartly figured out how to ________ it back to today I thought about all the times I had wished I could go back in time and undo some of the ________ and missteps I had taken in my own life.

Yes, many of my choices brought me ________ in the past, but they have also brought me wisdom for the present. When you ________ your own life, don't regret the roads not taken Instead, be ________ with the path you are on, the things you have learned, and the love you have shared.

9 . Many people suffered from hunger due to 2020's crises．Fortunately，they could________World Central Kitchen ( WCK)，a non-profit organization founded by Spanish chef Jose Andres that provides meals to those in________．

In 2010，Andres went to Haiti to________meals after the disastrous earthquake．________by the experience，he founded World Central Kitchen．Since then，WCK has organized________teams globally to help people when the worst happened．________，2020 was a challenge even for WCK．“It's the busiest year in our history，” said Andres．

WCK understands that hunger requires________attention，and there is no time to wait for full________or fill out forms．So its staff are organized as________ as possible to disaster zones and work directly with those________．This is a principle that's central to their organization．“Everywhere we go，we get the same amazing________：A community knows what people need，and we can achieve much more when we________those needs and get people to act locally，” said Andres．

For Andres and WCK，despite the fact that there will be many________，they are committed to pushing forward．Andres said，“I know what________our team every single day：Wherever________people need to eat，we will be there．”

10 . The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted made sure their family had food to eat. But it also helped their _______ and was likely to change the _______ of his life.

With the pandemic(疫情) _______, food stores in the area were nearly _______. Places that sold plants for gardening were closed. People had no enough vegetables to eat. So Zachariah and his father _______ seeds from whatever fruits and vegetables they could find to plant on the_______of the garden. They also watched YouTube videos to learn about _______ and remembered information that Zachariah’s grandfather had _______. Over time, the garden would help_______20 other families in their community.

Zachariah came to learn that farming should work with nature instead of trying to control the land. In the past, Zachariah worked in Wales in Britain as an teacher. He __________ why the food he ate in Wales was better than the food he ate at home. Zachariah realized that the food was __________. It came from local farms __________ and was not treated with chemicals.

Zachariah is now considering a(n) __________ profession: farming. “It will be my __________ in the future. I am quite __________ at helping others and being in nature now.” he said.