1 . Johnnie Cowboy and his wife Monica call on people to think of their old neighbors who generally don’t handle the heat as well as younger people in hot weather.

They don’t _________ anyone to do what they themselves would not. Actually, they’ve done this for a decade.

They live in Kingsbury Towers Apartment, and the apartment is called _________ by thousands of residents. All of the residents know that at some _________, Cowboy and Monica will come knocking on their door to make sure they’re _________!

Each day, they go through their _________ to chat with elderly neighbors who might not be able to get out as _________ as others. They make supply runs for them and _________ their air conditioning is working. Monica says she will often call the management if they can’t _________ the resident inside.

Since older people are more likely to suffer heatstroke (中暑), staying _________ is important to help maintain their __________. However, sometimes it’s hard to tell if you’re overheated when you __________ alone. That’s where their visits __________!

No one asked the __________ to check on the well-being of their neighbors, but they did it __________! Sometimes we just have to do what’s __________ without being asked.

3 . On May 22, 2011, a hurricane struck my hometown. It destroyed 8, 000 buildings. ____ more than 1, 100 people, and took 161 lives. The roof of my parents’ house was broken. In seconds, the home they’d known for years became ____.

As soon as my parents were safely relocated(重新安置), I ____ to save their remaining possessions. ____, I discovered most of their fumiture and clothing had been ruined.

My parents had ____, however, that I could save some of their books and pictures. Unfortunately, every time I tried to ____ a photo album from a drawer or a book from a shelf, the nonstop rain wetted what I was trying to protect. I felt hopeless, so I ran outside. Suddenly, a short, thin, elderly man ____ at my side. It seemed like he rose up through the ground or fell out of the sky. He said to me in a very ____ voice, “Everything is going to be all right.” Then he ran through the rain toward the house and climbed up to the roof. I ____ him until I remembered I was supposed to save my parents’ prized possessions. I went back inside and ____ some towels and plastic bags in a cupboard. Using the towel to dry off several photo albums and books, I placed these treasured things into the plastic bags for ____ from the rain.

Suddenly, I realized it was no longer raining in the house. Looking up, I saw he’d____ in putting waterproof canvas(防水帆布)over the whole house. I ran outside to thank him, but there was no____ of him. I wanted to tell him how ____I was for his help.

This man was an angel sent to help me in my hour of need. He was a light in the darkness. He gave me ____, comfort and hope.

4 . “You’re going to buy me a bicycle?” I asked in_________. “Have you forgotten how old I am?” “No, I haven’t, and what_________does it make? Everybody of our age who travels in a motorhome has bicycles,” my husband said. I could not believe my ears.

When I was six, a girl was hit by a car while riding a bike and_________instantly. My parents told me bicycling would kill me. So, I never_________to ride.

But after I had children, I satisfied their_________to own bicycles and taught them to ride at an early age. Of course, I never_________that I would buy one for myself.

_________, I didn’t want to mess up my first travel before it started and I knew I needed to face my_________, so I decided to go along with this. One is never too_________to learn a new skill, I told myself.

After buying a bike, we were on our way to my first__________. With sweaty hands and a flying heart, I__________held the handlebars(车把) and balanced on those two wheels. There were a few sudden stops and__________starts over the course of the next thirty minutes, but I did it. I learned how to ride a bike.

Since that day, I have__________throughout Texas, California and Virginia. Bicycling has truly__________my retirement years, given me more self-confidence and, more__________, taught me that a simple, courageous act knows no age.

6 . For one Wisconsin father of three, being 45 years old hasn’t stopped him from performing 3, 000 push-ups while competing in a marathon. _________, Nate Carroll set a new world record for _________ 1.5 million plus push-ups over the course of a single year.

When Nate Carroll _________ his mission on June 14, 2020, he had two _________. First, he hoped to teach his children a lesson about the power of perseverance (坚持) by _________ an example to them. But in addition to being a _________ role model for his children, Carroll also devoted his time to _________ money for a charity.

With a full-time job, finding the time in his _________ to clock thousands of push-ups per day was one of Carroll’s biggest challenges.

“To _________ time to do 4,000 push-ups is impossible.” he told the Wisconsin State Journal. “There is a fact you need to __________. You have to weave that into your day.”

And he did push-ups whenever a (n) __________ presented itself.

In order to set a new Guinness World Record, Carroll has been __________ documenting his accomplishments both in a logbook and with video throughout his year-long __________.

“Set a goal, and try your best to __________ it,” he told Fox News. “Make it who you are, not something you do. That way, when life throws obstacles in your way and offers you __________ excuses to stop or says it’s too difficult, you find a way to persevere in spite of difficulties.”

7 . What was I going to do? School was going to be over soon, and one quiet little girl in my class still had not _________ an octopus (章鱼). I made them from bright-colored yarn (纱) and gave them to my _________ as awards for doing something excellent.

I had introduced the octopus award early in the school year. The first winner was a little boy. I was _________ a paper in one hand and an octopus in the other.

I said, "You did very well in this math test. To reward your much _________ , I've decided to give you the very first octopus award." He had the _________ of his classmates as the first winner of this award.

By the end of the year, only the quiet little girl had _________ to win an octopus. One Friday afternoon, I gave a _________ assignment. “Draw any picture of your choice. Write a few words to tell me about it.” I collected their papers and took them home to _________ .When I saw the little girl's drawing，I got _________ She had __________ a blue sky and green grass by a pond. On a path nearby were three people side by side. One was __________ crutches（拐杖），one was in a wheelchair，and one had no clear __________ fault.

Above her drawing she wrote: “The sky is __________ . The grass is green. And all the people are different.” I couldn't wait to get to the __________ and give the girl an octopus for her wonderful drawing. When I called her forward, I saw the __________ expression on her face.

8 . I’ve been told I was born middle-aged. That sounds about right. I took on a lot of family _________ at an early age, which meant putting away childish things long before childhood was over. When you have sensible adult _________on your mind, it’s _________ to find time to play. A few months ago, I was listening to a sensible adult podcast (播客) about publishing. During the course of the _________, the host said to his guest, “Ever since I read your latest book, I’ve found myself looking for opportunities to play.” When I heard a sensible adult podcaster talk about taking time to play, I thought “Well, that’s just silly.” The idea of playing as an adult seemed _________ in a way I couldn’t express clearly.

However, I didn’t know why the idea stuck with me. I didn’t want it at the forefront of my mind, but it certainly stayed there in my consciousness because the desire to play still _________ my mind a few days later.

One night, it must have been 9: 00 pm. I was cutting across the local park, which would have been bustling (熙熙攘攘) with _________ if I’d been there during the day. Now they were home in bed with their parents, and it was just me in this well-loved playground.

It was the swing set that really _________ my attention. When I saw it, I suddenly remembered playing on the swings with my cousin at the park near her house. I recalled the _________ of that childhood experience.

During the day you’d probably get a lot of __________ from other sensible adults if you were waiting in line with their children. But at night, with no one else around?

I __________ a bit, but nobody would ever know. So I got on the swing and pushed off the ground, and my body remembered exactly how to get going. I pumped (上下快速摇动) my __________ to go higher, higher.

The best feelings of childhood bubbled up inside me as I flew through the air. It was fun, __________ and simple. Eventually, I came down from the swing, but I didn’t resist smiling. I couldn’t. That smile __________ itself on my face, and it wouldn’t go away.

My childhood may be over, but that doesn’t mean __________ is.

9 . I don't remember how many years ago it was. However, I'm pretty ________ that it was a while back because I still had a cassette(磁带) player at the time. I had much housework to do. I was ________ of television and was in the mood for music. Then I pulled out one of my favorite cassettes and put it in the player. It started to play but before long the music ________ slopped. I opened the player and saw the tape in the cassette was all pulled out and twisted(缠绕). I ________ the old pencil rick to get the tape back in place but it was already broken beyond ________. I didn't want to ________ another of my cassettes with a tape-eating machine, but I really wanted some music. Then I ________ my ancient record player in the corner. I walked over and ________ off the top of it. I pulled out an old record of my mom's that my dad had forwarded me after her ________. I turned on the record player and a beautiful melody(旋律) from my childhood filled my ________. The sweet songs I grew up on slowly started to stir my ________. I felt the music within coming out of me. My spirit felt like singing so I started to sing, letting my voice ________ in merrily with the songs. At that moment I could feel the ________ of the universe all around me.

We all have music within us just waiting to ________. Don't let your music die within you. ________ your song with the world.