1 . The Afrikaner culture that I grew up in has a delicious tradition-baking lots of different types of cookies at Christmas. We bake for days on end to fill our cookie tins, and prepare cookie baskets and boxes to _________ to friends and neighbors.

I have a friend from a different _________ background. She also loves cooking and baking. When she heard that I was planning a baking day, she was _________ She talked me into promising to teach her how to bake my Christmas cookies.

A week before Christmas, it was _________ baking day, We both envisioned (想象) the beautiful and tasty _________ that we would make for our families, friends and neighbors.

The baking got off to a slow but determined start. The techniques and skills that had used countless times were new to my friend. And some of them would be _________ to an experienced baker, let alone a first-timer. On my own, I’d have done it quickly and correctly. But by midday, I could feel my _________ rising. Teaching my friend had put us well behind _________ .

There was, of course, any easy solution I could _________ and just let her watch. But I had promised that I would teach her. So we decided to __________ the variety of cookies bake more of the simpler versions and get creative with the icing. At the end of the second day, we had 20 beautiful gift boxes, each displaying a mouth-watering selection of cookies.

My friend couldn’t wait to get home and share the __________ of her labors with her family. Seeing how proud she was, I was doubly __________ that l didn’t act on my thought to do everything myself just because it would be __________ . Not only would I have robbed her of an opportunity to __________ but I would have robbed her of that new-found __________ and the pride she felt at having achieved something new.

2 . As the late afternoon sun beat down, Brandon finished feeding his cows and decided to call it a day. His two sons, Louie, 6, and Everette, 3, had tagged along.

As they ________ the house, the two boys ran ahead of their father. Unfortunately, Louie fell into a well for the board covering it had, over time, grown ________.

When Brandon realized what had happened, he ran to the well, and instinctively, he jumped in. With several desperate ________ he grabbed Louie, who was ________. However, there was no way they could climb out.

Looking up to see Everette, who was looking down at them from the ________ of the well, Brandon shouted, “Everette, you’re going to have to be a big boy and save us. Run to the road and ________ the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need help.” Everette did as he was told.

Minutes passed like hours as Brandon and his trembling son waited for ________. Finally, Everette’s face appeared ________ the well. “Daddy, are you still down that hole?”

“Yes. Did you get some help?”

“No.”

Brandon’s heart ________. “That’s OK, honey. But you have to go back out to the road and get someone to stop. OK, Everette?”

“Ok, Daddy.”

About 15 minutes later, Christi and Mark Mckenney were driving by ________ they noticed Everette. They ________ and asked if he was OK. “My daddy’s in a hole,” he told them.

The couple piled Everette into their pickup and drove onto the ________, and the boy pointed them to the well. Forty—some minutes after he’d jumped into the well, Brandon and his son were eventually saved. Other than some slight ________, Brandon was fine, but Louie suffered hypothermia (体温过低). ________, he was healthy enough to return to school a week later.

While the rescuers have been hailed as heroes, Mark isn’t ________ it. “We’re just neighbors helping neighbors. If there is a hero in this story, it’s three-year-old Everette. He’s a real lifesaver.”

3 . We hold certain professions to a higher standard when it comes to the mental health of their workers, and for a good reason. Doctors, police officers and pilots, ________ , have jobs that put others’ safety in their hands. So as evidence mounted about the psychological condition of Andreas Lubitz, a co-pilot in the March 24 Germanwings plane crash in 2015, it raised important questions about how to safeguard against such ________.

Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, says Lubitz had ________ the airline of a “serious depressive episode” in 2009 in his record, back when he was training to be a pilot. Investigators say Lubitz’s record also indicated “suicidal tendencies”. While it’s not clear why Lubitz apparently drove the plane into a mountainside in the French Alps, his case puts ________ on the imperfect system for screening (筛查) and supporting—pilots who are depressed or ________ other psychological conditions.

In the US, commercial pilots over 40 must submit to a physical and mental ________ every six months; before age 40 it’s once a year. Physical health is easier to quantify than mental wellness, however. “You somehow ________ to see if the pilot is well, and it’s not the easiest thing,” says Dr. Alpo Vuorio, a physician at the Mehilainen Airport Health Center in Finland who has studied depression and suicide.

Most airlines have psychological support programs for its crews; it’s a matter of ________ pilots to take advantage of them. “It’s a macho thing. You don’t want to admit you need help,” says Scott Shappell, a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University. That may be why, according to Vuorio who evaluates pilots for the U. S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), only about half of the pilots who experience depression ________ their symptoms. “It’s one of the most difficult things in aviation medicine,” says Vuorio.

Experts say the vast majority of depressed people pose no harm to themselves or others, and most can be successfully treated—but the ________ remains. Until 2000, the FAA had a ban on antidepressant use, making it an automatic disqualifier for pilots. After studies convinced officials such drugs don’t affect pilots’ alertness or mental faculties, the FAA change its ________.

The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency require commercial pilots to self-report any ________ or mental health issues, along with a list of recent doctor visits and any medications they’re taking. But, not all pilots do. “Pilots know if they self-report, it will be a black mark” on their ________, says Shappel. Any pilot reporting depression for the first time is automatically grounded before being re-evaluated and cleared to fly.

As with depression in any field, it’s hard to detect unless people ________ help. “If they’ve not been honest, we just don’t know,” says Vuorio. If a pilot is caught hiding a medical or psychological issue, the FAA still issues ________: large fines and a revoked license.

4 . I still remember the first time I told my then-six-year-old son, Lev, that a clam(蚌) makes calls with its “shell phone”. The laugh of _______ when he first got the joke was a moment I won’t ever forget. When I told it a second time in front of his friends Henry and Amir, I could see how _______ he was that I had made his friends laugh.

By Lev’s ninth birthday party, things had begun to change. After the seventh or eighth time I asked him “What do you call some with no body and no _______?” he simply _______ his eyes. “I get it, Dad…”

“…Nobody knows!”

“Stop it, Dad!”

I’m pretty sure I heard him say “Sorry about my dad” to his friends as they all ran _______ to play on their phones together.

I used to be the life of every party. When I was only an uncle, all the kids loved my jokes. Sure, there were other dads with theirs, but I felt as if _______ ever stole my honour. My wife long ago turned a blind eye to me, but she knew that my never-ending _______ for laughter from kids, no matter how _______ , was in my blood.

I tell you all this because after a lot of soul-searching, I’ve come to realize that I’ll never be able to _______ my past success. I need our relationship to grow. I need to be able to talk to my children, about topics ________ how a witch’s car goes “broom, broom”.

Thus, I’m offering my entire ________ of jokes for sale on the open market. I’m ________ with them all and it feels like the right time to sell my legacy(遗产) to some ________ new dad. As with all great works of art, my jokes are ________. But I can tell you that the first time you get your kid to laugh at the line “l don’t trust lifts because they always ________ you down, you’ll feel its worth any price.”

5 . Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in human history. How will that change our societies, our relationships, ourselves?

That’s the question that ________ Michael Wesch. The last time communications technology had such a wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press. Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand ________ the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each other. Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly and easily. As more books became ________, ideas spread much more rapidly. But what will be the impact of digital technology, the most powerful ________ tool we have ever seen?

Michael Wesch argues that communication is ________ to our relationships, so it follows that a change in the way we communicate will change those relationships. Wesch, a university professor, explores digital communication in his work. ________, Wesch and his students look at social networking and other interactive Internet tools like YouTube. When people create and share personal videos on YouTube, anyone anywhere can watch them. Wesch says that this ________ some people feeling a sort of deep connection with the entire world. But it’s not a ________ relationship; it’s not the same as the connection you feel with a member of your family. In fact, as Wesch says, it’s a relationship without any real ________ that you can turn off at any moment. So does it make sense to talk about a YouTube “community”?

Wesch himself ________ the impact of digital media when he created and posted his own short video on YouTube. It attracted immediate attention and has been viewed millions of times. In his video, he tells us that webpages get 100 billion hits a day and that a new blog is started every half second. He asks us to ________ the power of this technology and how we use it. What could we do with it? What is its potential?

________ the university, in the real world, Wesch believes it’s crucial for people to be able to use the new environment of digital media for the greatest possible impact. “It’s the ________ of our times that we are now so connected we fail to see it. I want to believe that technology can help us see relationships and global connections in ________ new ways. It’s pretty amazing that I have this little box sitting on my desk through which I can talk to any one of a billion people. And yet do any of us really ________ all the potential that’s there?

6 . “Never give up! Never give up!” chanted (反复唱) my two young kids, Max and Charley, as they _________     barefoot behind their grandmother Mimi. Mimi was leading them on yet another _________, straight off the beach where they had played before. This time, they were _________ the ice-cream truck.

Over the years, Mom taught me just how much one could achieve with a _________ attitude. She has taken the same _________ in her relationship with her grandchildren. Max and Charley were disappointed at missing the ice-cream man that day. That was until Mimi’s eyes _________ and she said, “Never give up!”. She explained that the truck might be gone, but they could hurry to find it at its next _________.

They walked block after block. Not knowing which direction the truck had taken, they had to make a(an)_________ guess about where to search. My kids’ tiny legs were tired, but they moved on, continuing to chant, “Never give up!”.

After about twenty minutes of walking, Max began to _________ his faith in the mission. He wondered out loud, “Maybe we should give up. We have been walking pretty far and haven’t seen the truck yet.” Charley yelled, “No __________ ! Never give up!” and continued her chant with Mimi. Somewhat doubtful Max __________ without protest.

Just two blocks later, they found it. Mimi threw a triumphant(展示胜利的) fist in the air, and Max and Chariey screamed with __________, “Never give up!” At that moment, my mom had done for my children what she had done for me countless times. __________ though it was, that phrase has become our battle cry for the challenges we face. Whatever setbacks they __________, I know I can always look at Max and Charley and say, ^“Never give up!” Upon hearing those words, they are instantly __________ to a positive state of mind—where the next ice-cream truck is just around the corner.

7 . What do you think a former football player might do in retirement? ________ a school cafeteria employee probably won’t come to your mind.

Jared Veldheer was also a bit ________ when he found himself ________ the role. But when his two children’s school didn’t have anyone to ________ their kitchen just weeks before the start of the academic year, he found himself drawn to the position.

Standing at 6 feet, 8 inches, Veldheer certainly doesn’t ________ like your typical lunch server, but that isn’t the only thing beyond people’s expectations. ________ sticking with the usual meals, he was creative to make healthy yet delicious meals for the kids.

Because the school uses an online portal (门户网站) where parents ________ food about two weeks before the start of each month, Veldheer ________ the lunch menu a month in advance. When his first one went live, the students’ parents were ________ to find foods like braised (炖熟的) cabbage and mashed cauliflower on the list.

Creating meals that the students will love is no easy task, but Veldheer is ________ about doing everything he can. Veldheer isn’t ________ to ask the students for their ________ feedback. Despite having a few harsh (but adorable) critics, the ________ that Veldheer has developed with his students is absolutely heartwarming to witness.

“I’m smiling from ear to ear seeing this every day. The kids look straight up to him yet can feel so ________ and confident in asking him questions and trying different ________ ,” said the principal.

8 . Students in Western Pennsylvania had a snow day on Monday. However, instead of _________ home or meeting for an indoor workout, these teens on a high school football team were _________ by their coach to get outside and help their _________.

Brian DeLallo, a teacher who doubles as the head football coach at Bethel Park High School near Pittsburgh, took to Twitter to _________ that Monday’s weightlifting session in the gym was cancelled, but he had an _________ assignment for the young men.

“Due to the expected _________ weather, Monday’s weightlifting workout has been cancelled. Find an elderly or disabled neighbor and _________ their driveway…that’s our Monday workout.” He also told the boys not to accept any _________.

By mid-morning 27 of the athletes were _________ photos to the coach, with some saying they were on their 6th driveway. One of the students even __________ that his elderly neighbors were not accepting their non-payment requirement, __________ a payment.

“What better __________ than clearing driveways,” said Braedon Del Duca, a junior on the team, who went from house to house offering their __________ with teammate Colton Pfeuffer. “It’s just __________ getting out here, helping out the __________, just helping out others that need help,” Pfeuffer said. “We’d love to do it for everybody that we can,” Del Duca agreed.

9 . I studied finance and economics in undergraduate.________,I realized that finance wasn’t the only option for me. So, I expanded my search to include other ________and non-traditional carcer paths.

Ultimately，I got an engineering________ at a large missile defense contractor(承包商)，In that role，I provided ________for a missile defense program throughout its’ entire lifecycle.I________with many functions, such as engineers, supply chain, and so on.

My transition out of missile defense happened naturally as I left to ________ graduate school.

After getting a taste of the innovation process in the missile defense world, I believed that I could be much more ________ if given the opportunity to build and expand upon my________ set.

It felt like the right time in my career to develop a deep ________of how successful businesses arc run and have a safe space to nurse my personal and ________growth.

Honestly, the________ to go to the Kellogg School of Management was really easy for me to make. It________ quality education, unique student culture, and the ability to focus on design thinking.

Going back to school was one of the most extraordinary ________of my life. It was the most interesting, challenging, fun, eye-opening, educational, and stressful two years, and I wouldn’t________it for the world.

As a product manager at Trunk Club now, I________a development team of engineers, designers, and data scientists. Every single day, I get to cooperate with them to define, design, and bring new ideas to life.

10 . As I walked along the sidewalk, a car had just turned onto Route 82. As the car rolled past, I noticed the driver suddenly ________ against the steering wheel. His wife in her mid-eighties stared ________ out of the passenger side window. She was ________ that her husband just passed out.

I instinctively (本能地) began to ________ alongside the moving car. My mind methodically assessed the ________. This was not good...

I reached forward, but there was nothing to grab. “Roll down the window!” I yelled, ________ wildly. Though confused, she seemed ________ to follow my words. With the window down, I was able to grab the doorframe. I ________ hard against the force of the moving vehicle. Cars passed one after another. Nobody even seemed to ________. By the time it registered that there was a crazy lady ________ on to the doorframe of a moving car in the middle of Route 82, they had already driven past.

I couldn’t stop the car! Then I heard the WORDS. I didn’t hear them with my ears and I was not thinking them. They were coming from somewhere outside of me. The words ________ me, clearly and calmly:

“Just. Keep. Pulling.”

I kept pulling, and the car began to ________. This is a(n) ________ opportunity! I opened the door and managed to ________ it out of “Drive”, and the engine made a horrible noise. A joyful “I did it!” feeling ________ over me.