1 . The 12-year-old Abraham Olagbegi developed a strange disease. ________, he got a chance offered by Make-A-Wish. It’s an organization whose ________ is to make the dreams of seriously ill children ________.

Rather than something for himself, Abraham chose to show ________ for his good luck by passing it along to others. The ________ Abraham asked for was to feed the homeless one day a ________ for a year.

His mother Miriam was very ________ of Abraham and she wasn’t surprised by her son’s ________. That was because Abraham and his family often ________ in their community handing out hot meals to the homeless. “It was always a ________ thing to do, and that’s what I grew up doing that,” Abraham said. “So, I am so thankful to have the chance to do what I was ________ to do.”

On the third Thursday of each month, volunteers in Make-A-Wish help Abraham to ________ up to 80 homeless people.

While a dozen days of ________ is admirable, when the year is up, Abraham plans to go on. “We’re very excited to be able to ________. It’s just so meaningful.” Miriam said. “If I was homeless, I would want somebody to think of me and to do something ________ for me, so, that’s what I try to show.”

2 . Lentil as Anything was first opened in Melbourne’s St. Kilda in 2000. At the time its founder, Shanaka Fernando, was living in a tent, so he knew something about what challenges those living a(n)_________ life faced.

Shanaka Fernando saw that lack of money was often the _________ to people who tried to connect and contribute to their community. The _________ of his Lentil as Anything from the onset was to re-engage those who were _________ .

What is special about Lentil as Anything is that it placed a _________ box on the counter instead of a cash register. Customers were asked to _________ what they felt their meal was worth and what they were _________ to donate towards the not-for-profit philosophy. The money left in the box was, and is _________ today, used to run the restaurant.

Shanaka Fernando _________ that instead of money alienating（使……疏远）people, it became a unifying force for his staff and his diners. The burden of paying Lentil as Anything's __________ , bills and rent is surrendered to the goodwill of the people.

Food is mostly __________ from local organic food suppliers and is prepared on-site and often served in buffet（自助餐）style allowing diners to __________ their own meals. For vegetarians（素食主义者）there is also a small range of vegan __________. Over the past years, hundreds of the disadvantaged or __________ have worked at the Lentil as Anything restaurants.

In 2007, Shanaka Fernando was awarded the Australian of the Year award as local hero for his __________ culinary（烹饪的）company.

3 . Of all the stories of Olympic medalists, the most touching one is that of weight-lifting champion Oscar Figueroa.

During his athletic _________, the 37-year-old man had the chance to _________ in the Olympic games four different times. But he met with plenty of heartbreak and _________ before he finally succeeded.

In the 2004 Olympic games, Figueroa made his first _________. Because he wasn’t satisfied with his result, he looked _________ to competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympic games to prove himself. _________, just two weeks before the event, his hand was _________, which set him back in his weightlifting and _________ him the chance. By the London Olympic games in 2012, Figueroa took home the silver medal.

In spite of all, he’d already _________, he still aimed higher. In 2016, he headed to Rio to __________ the highest prize and he did. After his final lift, he __________ his shoes and put them on the stage, indicating that he would __________ from the Olympics. Amazingly enough, he took home the gold that year!

No matter how hard he felt, he never gave up, serving as a __________ example of hope, perseverance, and determination. Oscar Figueroa is the __________ Colombian man to have even taken home the gold in his field. He said he was __________ for the whole country in the competition in an interview.

4 . A dog in Virginia jumped into action one Thursday morning to warn a family of danger. Charity Golloway and her two children were able to make it out of their house without _________ and call the Valley Volunteer Fire Department thanks to Butter, a homeless dog that had _________ a few months before.

Golloway made an outdoor _________ equipped with an electric lamp for the dog, _________ the dog was probably homeless. The lamp Golloway was using to keep Butter warm obviously _________ , and the doghouse was less than five feet away from their home. In response, Butter ran to the outside of Golloway’s bedroom window and started barking _________ .

“He knew something was not right and that someone needed to know it. He’s a(n) _________ dog,” Golloway told WJHL.

The barks woke up Golloway, who arose in time to hear the _________ of the fire breaking a window in her home.“The fire just got _________ really fast,” Golloway said. “It’s actually hard to believe how fast it ____________”

Golloway and her kids ran out of the house and were able to ____________ the fire before it grew larger. Thanks to Butter’s quick ____________ , no one was hurt.

When firefighters arrived, Butter was there to ____________ them. “It was a really nice dog,” said firefighter Justin Stidham. “It came up and played with all of us. I was sitting there petting it. It was just as nice as it could be.”

A ____________ of Stidham with Butter went viral (走红) on Facebook. That’s when Golloway learned Butter was not actually Butter. The dog’s original owners recognized Butter as Cooper, who had run away from home over the summer. Golloway said she plans to give Cooper, the dog she knows as Butter, a steak before he ____________ for his good deed.

5 . I knew Ernie, son of Al. He is one of the kindest men I have ever known. I saw the _________ between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere, _________Ernie never talked much about his father.

One day, I worked up my _________ to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie told me the _________.

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son _________ a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very _________. But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been _________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt _________. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could _________, and he __________ alcohol for help. In time Al became an alcoholic (酒鬼).

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose __________ he possessed—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing this, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! What a complete __________”

However, Ernie said __________, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a __________ I had been to judge Al __________ a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

6 . Maryann Webb, a former teacher, knew the impact that literacy (文化水平) and social skills can have on a child's well-being. After a little research, she ________ that three million Australians were living below the poverty line in 2017, and over 700,000 of these were ________. “As a parent, I was shocked by that statistic and how many ________ children live across Australia,” says Webb. “The more I learnt, the more I was ________ to do something.”

Her bright idea was first to ________ Play and Learn packs. The “Play and Learn” packs each come with a(n) ________ doll, the book Imagine If You Had a Friend, which also ________ advice to parents and carers about bonding with children over reading, and an activity book. The packs are gifted to children from ________ socioeconomic backgrounds, and kids ________ disadvantage, trauma (精神创伤) and vulnerability.

What ________ was Project KIN (Kids in Need): a charity that not only helps underprivileged kids, but ________ social pathways for women who feel socially isolated. Today, Project KIN has more than 600 female ________ who sew (缝纫), knit and crochet (用钩针编织) dolls.

“Our goal is to encourage human ________ that contribute to the social and emotional well-being of our volunteers and the communities they live in,” says Webb.

“We know our ‘Play and Learn’ packs won't ________ the problem of disadvantage, but we believe they're a ________ and real piece of the change puzzle,” adds Webb.

7 . In October, our student union held an online culture cafe to allow our schoolmates to learn how to make Chinese dumplings together. The international group ________ members from China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

After ________ the process of making dumplings, we wrapped the meat filling into the center of the dumpling. Some foreign schoolmates were quite ________ because they didn’t know how to do that. Therefore, we Chinese people taught our schoolmates step by step. To make a beautiful dumpling, it’s important to pinch (捏) its edges a little ________ and push the sides toward the center to seal (封入) them to ________ that the filling will not ________ while they are being ________.

One schoolmate from Australia said she ________ knew how much fun it was to make dumplings before, and she was curious about why dumplings are so ________ Chinese people. Born in a traditional Chinese family, I shared my ________ with her.

When I was a kid, my grandma told me the culture of dumplings is its inclusiveness (包容性) and ________. Different types of fillings suit different eating ________ for Chinese people. For example, there is no one ________ filling for all types of dumplings. Furthermore, dumplings will come with a ________ of fillings, such as pork, cabbage, chicken, mushroom and shrimp fillings. No matter what types of fillings are in dumplings, people focus more on their ________ and expectation.

The online session (课程) was ________. Not only did we have an enjoyable ________ about making dumplings, but we also ________ a positive and inclusive attitude toward cultural diversity. It was a positive ________, and the foreign schoolmates got a better understanding of Chinese ________ and culture.

8 . Stoney’s Family Restaurant is getting much attention for acts of _________. With a Giving Board, it lets people _________ meals and donate things to customers who need help.

Evans, a member of the staff of the restaurant, came up with the idea when she _________ that some people were suffering. She explained, “Their struggling life makes me upset and I want to help them. I believe many others also want to do their part _________.”

With the owner’s_________, Evans hung up the board and many people started _________ meals and money. Evans said they want to keep the process _________. If people have things to give, they can just put them on a table and if someone needs something, he can take it away directly.

There are many donations but getting customers to _________ them is harder. Many poor people are _________. “That’s what it’s there for! Just take it,” Evans said. She even went outside to __________ people to use the Giving Board and to pass the __________ around.

As people spread the word, the act drew more attention. Evans got __________ from other business owners. “We’re willing to start __________ jackets and similar things, __________ families can get a blanket or a coat,” said a store owner.

Kindness can become a habit. Your small __________ may change another person’s life.

9 . Once a farmer employed two servants who worked on the farm. One day, the farmer commanded them to _________ seeds while he was away.

The first servant worked _________ in the fields every day. Though he felt so tired sometimes, he never quit. He just took a _________ and thought of his master coming back. There were also times _________ he got by stones,insects and other objects, but he still continued obeying his master’s _________. He knew that someday all his hard work would pay off. But the other servant wanted to _________ the pleasure of the world. He thought that his master would _________ know what he was doing. Thus he put aside his master’s command and _________ his own will.

Many years _________ by, but the master still did not come back. The faithful servant kept his master’s ____________ and kept on planting seeds in the fields, while the other servant ____________ around the world, enjoying himself.

One day their master ____________ appeared. When seeing one servant ____________the crops in the fields, he was very pleased. But when he couldn’t find the other, he felt very ____________.

The master called the two servants together, ____________ why he had been gone for such a long time. He said he had a(n)____________ home built, and whoever had been ____________ to him would stay with him and live in the new home as payment. So he asked them to report to him how good their harvest was. The first servant announced that he had a good harvest every year ____________the other servant bowed his head and asked for forgiveness because he had ____________for his master.

The master finally rewarded the first servant ____________ a new home. The other servant got nothing and was dismissed.

10 . I’d just returned from a walk with my dog. At the front door, I _________ my pockets for the keys. When I _________ I didn’t have them, I decided to return to the paths we’d taken. I spent an hour looking, but my _________ ended in vain.

At home again, I pulled the backup key from its hiding place and let myself in the house. I was so _________ that I fell asleep on the sofa. _________ I heard my car alarm blasting (轰鸣) from the garage. I rushed to the car and _________ the alarm with the spare key. I went back in the house but it started again. I turned it off, went back inside, and the alarm blasted again. I _________ the process.

Back in the house, I waited, but the next _________ was the front doorbell. _________ it was a neighbor ready to blame me, I opened the door slowly and turned on the light with __________ ready.

In the snow stood three neighbors from several streets away. One of them __________ her gloved hand, with my keys hanging from her pointed finger and a big smile on her face! She said, “ __________ about all the alarms, but your key has the alarm button, and we kept __________ it until we found your __________!” I was so __________ that I took the keys and said, “How can I ever thank you? What a brilliant __________! You are so kind!”

Before she and the other neighbors waved goodbye and __________, she said, “It’s not a big __________. Happy to help. You’d have done the same thing!”

I don’t think I’d have done the same thing! Pressing the alarm until I heard a car alarm wouldn’t have __________ to me. I was astonished by her __________.