1 . Sluhan, a preschool art teacher, will help her students debut (首次亮相) their artworks in her final art show with the school.

The preschoolers hold a ________ each year, allowing the parents an ________ into what they have been doing in the classroom.

On Thursday, the school will be closed for Sluhan to ________ the classroom into an art gallery ________hundreds of the students’ pieces.

“Before, we would just put pictures up in classrooms or ________ them to the walls,” director Seely said. “Now, the school will be ________ changed. You won’t even know it’s a ________.”

It is important to Sluhan for the children to ________ several different methods of art. The preschoolers ________with different materials and colors to learn what they like and also to ________ art.

Seely says there has been an increase in the students’ ________   in art since Sluhan joined the preschool six years ago. Many of the young students have started to list “________” when asked what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids receive one hour of art each week from Sluhan and she tries to ________ each hour with enriching material to create a base for their ________. The lessons help the children become more appreciative of art. They are better able to ________ that art is not one particular thing.

The art show is a(n) ________ way for parents to understand what their kids have learned. It’s also a way for the kids to ________.

For the past six years, Sluhan has put in a lot of work to create the art program and the art show as they are now. With her ________ to care for a family member, the school has found a new art teacher, who will ________ with the art shows and the curriculum Sluhan has ________.

2 . Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his ______ face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese ______, for whom he has ______ for the past fifty years. Yuan Longping ______ what is called super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first ______ pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high ______. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the ______ in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice ______ in China each year is from this hybrid strain.

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping ______ from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life ______. As a young man, he saw the great need for ______ the rice output. At that time, hunger was a ______ problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ______ the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. ______, in a recent harvest, nearly two hundred million tons of ______ was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world ‘s people are ______ from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now ______ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. ______ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of ______. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing ______ twice as large as before.

3 . A friend of mine called me at 2 am. I usually worked through the_________, so I was awake. She was_________some problems and wanted to talk to me about them.

I was_________with work, under a lot of pressure._________my work, I also had a lot on my mind. But I_________to stop what I was doing, put it all_________and talked to her. It did the trick because we managed to find some kind of clarity to the_________after the conversation.

I felt happy. I know that sometimes what_________is not really what you talk about or whether you have found a(n)_________solution to the problem. What really counts is knowing that when you are going through a（n）__________time, you have a shoulder to lean on. Just knowing that somebody__________enough to give you time, support and__________, without any judgment, is enough to__________much of the weight that you are carrying.

I've ever been in situations where I've had to__________through things by myself, with no support at all. Living like this makes you very__________. But it also makes you cynical, and leaves you feeling like you can only depend on yourself.

I have had__________from people at times, totally__________when I have really needed it. And I realise what a(n)__________it can make, having someone to talk to.

I really hope that I was able to give my friend support. Even though we did not__________the problem, I hope that I was able to__________her of some of the weight that she was carrying.

4 . A young man travelled by train. As it was ________ across a wildness (荒野) passengers looked out of the ________ idly and aimlessly. When the train came near a bend, it _________ and then an unadorned (简陋的) house came into ________. It was so clearly ________ the deserted landscape that everybody on the ________ turned to “admire (赞赏)” it. Some passengers ________ began a discussion about it.

The ________ man was also impressed by the scene. On his return he ________ the train at the nearest station and ________his way to the house. Its ________ told him that he was troubled by the ________ of the train, and he wanted to sell the house but ________would buy it.

Soon after the young man ________ thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a ________ place for advertisement (广告). It was facing the railway ________ where the train had to slow down and the ________ passengers would cast their eyes on the house to ________ themselves.

He managed to get close to some big companies and tried his best to let them ________ the advantage of the place for ________ . Finally the Coca-Cola Company took a lease on (租用) it and put up promotional signs. The young man was paid 180 thousand dollars for a three-year rent.

5 . Many years ago, a man became lost while driving his car through the countryside. Foolishly he tried to read his map as he was ________ and soon drove off the road and landed in a dich (沟渠). ________ he wasn’t hurt but his car was stuck in some deep mud (淤泥), He decided to look for ________. Not far away, he ________ a farmhouse and decided to ask someone for support.

The man soon met the farmer and told him of his ________ situation. Pointing to his field, the farmer said, “See that old horse out there?” The man looked at the tired, poor and ________horse then looked back to the ________. The farmer said, “Yep, old Warwick there can do the job!”

The man shrugged (耸) his shoulders and thought to himself, “I have nothing to ________.” So the two men and Warwick made their way back to the ditch.

The farmer ________ old Warwick to the car, snapped the reins (拉住缰绳) and ________ loudly, “Pull, Henry! Pull, Nellie! Pull, Ted! Pull, Franklin! Pull, Warwick!” Then the aged horse pulled the car out from the dirty mud. The car was ________ !

The man stood in ________ . He thanked the farmer and then ________ why the farmer called out all those other names ________ he called out Warwick.

The farmer just smiled and said, “Old Warwick is almost blind. As long as he believes that he is part of a ________, he doesn’t mind ________.”

A good leader encourages others to trust him.________, a great leader supports them by giving them ________ belief in themselves. Active encouragement is the biggest key to ________ teamwork. When people ________ in an encouraging environment, the sky really is the limit (限制) to the things that can be done.

7 . Stepping into a new phase of life requires a lot of trust in ourselves. Everything is ________, and change is constant.

My wife, Elba, and I were in the middle of our transition from New York to Florida, leaving long-time jobs and relationships and ________ over. As with all change, there were gains and losses, but the trust was helping us ________ all of it.

We ________ family and friends, although with technology we could remain connected. But we couldn’t ________ or enjoy a meal with them. However, the truth was that we never had to be ________. Wherever we went, there were people. Everyone we ________ were new! That would be a wonderful opportunity that if we trusted ourselves, we would make new ________.

A few days after ________ in Florida, I had to go to Atlanta for a business trip. On my return home from the airport, I took a taxi. The driver, John, and I got into a(n) ________. It turned out that John ________ in our apartment complex. He noted that he had picked up thousands of people over the years but ________ someone who lived in his complex.

I shared about my ________ to Florida. John offered valuable information about my new home including hospitals, doctors and restaurants. We ________ in the most unexpected way.

Change is not for the coward (胆小鬼). It needs ________ to travel to unexplored waters. Letting go of what we ________ and opening ourselves will be ________ even when we seek change. Trust in ourselves during this process and allow a space for ________ and openness. This spirit allows us to ________ into a new community or workplace with faith and a positive attitude. We will meet and develop new ________ and enjoy all that change offers.

8 . An old lady and a high school student have formed a wonderful friendship through a program that connects seniors with young people.

Myrtle MacDonald, 99,   _______ for the local program after feeling _______ during the pandemic (流行病). She was _______ with Jaelyn Brown, 17, based on their common _______ —nursing.

“I just found her more interested and less in a hurry than I _______ . It has filled an empty spot,” said MacDonald.

MacDonald, a former _______ , spent much of her life living in other parts of the world _______ people in need. The stories are encouraging to Brown, who also _______ to become a nurse. "In high school they kind of say you go to school, you get a _______ , you have kids. It's a normal thing. But talking to her has made me __________ I don't have to limit (局限) myself to one thing. I __________ have it all,” she said.

For the high school students taking part, the time spent with __________ can be used as volunteer hours needed for __________ . They're supposed to speak for 30 minutes each week,   __________ many go far beyond that. "I love and look forward to getting to talk to __________ every week. We talk about an hour and 15 minutes. The time just goes by so __________ ," said Brown.

The program has been __________ both seniors and high school students. __________ the pandemic, seniors can't meet with their __________ in cities and students are having trouble getting their volunteer __________ .

9 . Kaycee, Wyoming, was the exit we took to seek help for our leaking back left tire on our rental car. Traveling from northern Wyoming down to Denver, we were only an hour into our six-hour _______.   The exits are few on this part of highway. At the end of the _______ was a Sinclair gas station. When we _______the woman at the register who might be able to help us, she _______Tom and gave us his number. She was so _______, even offering to call him herself,_______there was a large stream of customers.

When my husband _______ Tom, he was just pulling off the Kaycee exit himself, returning from a four-hour delivery of a vehicle to Sheridan, Wyoming. What were the chances that his timing (时间的选择) would be _______ for ours? The man within 100 miles who could _______ us was there for us.

During our visit to his __________ in the heart of Kaycee, the tire was__________

From start to finish, what could have been a several-hour__________ took just 45 minutes. At that time, we __________the workings of a small Wyoming town where everyone knew each other and where we were helped by a man named Tom, who had spent his entire life in Kaycee and __________ told us about his school days, and his children.

When something like our __________ time in Kaycee happens, I imagine what if it had been __________ ？What if we had been there for hours? What if we had __________ our appointment later that day? It gives me an even deeper appreciation for the way it __________, for the people we met, for the town we came upon and for the __________ of others and the skill of Tom, whose life is far different from ours,__________ surely a very happy and content one.

10 . On the morning of my 60-year-old day, I decided to complete at least one act of kindness for each coming day. Unexpectedly, I did two _________ on the day.

This morning, I chose a small local coffee shop _________ large one with crowded customers. I wanted to pay for someone’s_________. Knowing that cash (现金) wouldn’t be_________, I buy a gift card. I gave it to the _________ and suggested what she might do with it.

Then this afternoon, while _________ in line at the casher’s in the supermarket, I noticed an elderly lady behind me with a few cakes. I asked if she’d let me _________them. In a heavy German accent (口音), she smiled but_________. I didn’t want to force it, and I_________ to her what I was doing. She said she had only been here for a couple of days, but wouldn’t forget all the____________ that she was seeing! And that gave me ____________ to stick to my thought.

The second one happened when I walked back home. I ____________ at the crossroad and the yellow lights began to ____________. When I started to cross the road, I felt a car wasn’t going to ____________, so I had to. The____________then had her window down, saying, “I’m sorry.” I just said “that’s____________,” instead of offering her a few “unspeakable words”. It seemed like a____________reaction (反应) for me, not a forced____________, which made me feel____________ . Every act of kindness you have for others would ____________ you the best of the world.