1 . Childhood should be full of friends, play, and happiness. But when children are_________ and without their peer(同龄) group, they may _________ a helping hand to get back on track. That’s why schools in India are teaching _________.

Actually, it is important to _______kids to be resilient (有弹力的). They needed a(n) _________that could teach students to identify emotions and ways to release them.

The happiness course was _______started by the Indian government in 2018. It _______ mental health, well-being. It also encouraged_______ peer interactions for elementary school children. The course included storytelling and teamwork activities.

“The happiness course is a(n)_______, and schools should welcome it. The objectives include developing self-awareness, mindfulness(正念减压法), critical thinking, and helping children ________ life skills to deal with stress,” said Shikha Banerjee, the principal of the Seth Anandram Jaipuria School in Kanpur.

“Mindfulness(正念减压法) is the cornerstone(基石) of the happiness course and its biggest ______________ is that every day 1.6 million children in Delhi start their studies in school with mindfulness. It has been________ as a turning point in the lives of students studying in Delhi schools and has relieved (缓解) children from stress and __________ their focus in studies,” deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said during the Mindful Education Awards 2021 program.

The award is good to recognize the efforts of schools in creating a mentally and ________healthy environment for the development of ________ through teaching mindfulness.

2 . Recently, I received an invitation to have dinner at my friend’s house, and it turned out to be a meal unlike any I had ever experienced before.

All the friends invited were a little_______. It’s not that Ben is unsociable or a bad cook, but he is known for never _______ more than necessary. So, why was he hosting a meal for us? Did he buy something _______ for his friends? When we arrived, Ben greeted us at the door and led us into his dining room, where a beautifully set table awaited us. “Nothing but the_______ for my friends!” Ben exclaimed. We all sat down and looked nervously at each other — what did he_______ to?

Soon, Ben returned with four bowls of steaming hot soup. “It’s a _______of carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes,” he explained. The next course was equally mysterious, as it was _______blend of vegetables.

As we ate, we chatted, and eventually, the _______turned back to the food we were eating. Marina asked, “Did you follow a recipe for this, or did you _______it up?” Ben paused and put down his fork. “What I cooked ________ what I could find,” he replied. Marina was taken aback. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” Ben smiled and responded, “True, but there’s________variety in what you can find outside of supermarkets.”

Seeing that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually ________ away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of________ , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.

So Ben had ________ provided a decent (不错的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of discarded food is enough to________ millions of people.

4 . It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy across the street who stormed in and out of his own house. He did it often enough that a _________, William Dunn, wondered what was going on in his life. So Dunn asked him.

“He told me that he didn’t have a _________,” says Dunn, now 58, “and I realized there might be something I could do for him.” That something was fishing, a passion Dunn’s father had _________ with him.

Since then, Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every weekend to fish. Most didn’t have father _________ in their lives and had never fished before. Some were _________ kids who had shuffled from one home to the next.

In the beginning, Dunn— “Big Will” to the kids—spent a good chunk of his _________ from his job selling tires to rent charter boats for the kids. Then, in 2018, he started the nonprofit Take a Kid Fishing Inc. He and a small group of _________ have introduced more than 2,500 kids-most without fathers around-to the _________ peace found on the water and the exhilaration of nabbing a _________.

“I’m able to forget about the __________ when I’m fishing and concentrate on something fun and __________,” says Smith, 21, who is in a foster program for young adults. “Fishing is learning for __________. I’ve learned that I deserve a better life than what I had. Whenever I feel __________ about something, I know it’s time to go fishing.”

Dunn’s own father __________ this past December. As a result, the fishing trips have taken on new meaning for him. “I have even more passion for it because now I’m fatherless too.” That’s why he’s always eager to watch the kids on the boat.

“There’s nothing like feeling that first tug on the line and seeing a kid __________ with a smile,” Dunn says. “I feel lucky to witness that every weekend.”

5 . Mrs. Smith knew something was wrong with Miguel, one of her best students. Lately, he looked so tired and hungry that he no longer _________ his studies. As a result, he was always _________ in his tests recently. Mrs. Smith was very _________ but the boy told her he was all right until she found Miguel on the _________, sitting on the ground and studying.

That night, Mrs. Smith visited Miguel’s _________, only to be told that they had just out of _________. As a result, Miguel’s families had no _________ and lived in a shelter. Miguel now didn’t have a _________ to do his homework on, and it was so _________ that he couldn’t concentrate on his study there.

Mrs. Smith knew she had to do something to __________ her student. She arranged a small desk in the back of her __________ for Miguel, got him extra school supplies and permitted him to stay back after __________ to do his homework in the office instead of on the street. Meanwhile, she __________ the school principal to hire Miguel’s parents at the school cafeteria.

With Mrs. Smith’s help, Miguel was able to focus on his studies again and get his __________ back on track. Undoubtedly, it is Mrs. Smith’s kindness and care that really make a big __________ to Miguel’s life.

7 . The road to success

Near the small town of Grottoes, Virginia, a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry’s grandfather to the woods nearby. A far cry from the bright lights and shiny ___of the National Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by___a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.

Like his father, basketball star Dell Curry, Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this muddy basketball court. He probably didn’t realize it at the time, but it was ___he learned to be creative and flexible as a player. You see, with every ___, the weak plastic backboard gave way. The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions. Knowing where the ball would go wasn’t easy. He had to ___his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great___ was another thing he learned. Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket. In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen ___his skills.

Despite his father’s successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps. But Stephen carried on. Playing basketball was his___. He would not give up. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small,____ school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.

___ for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. He performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.

After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years ___, Stephen explained his philosophy, “I never really set out to change the game... What I wanted to do was just be myself... I know it _________ a lot of the next generation, a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the ___ of it, value the fact that you can work every single day to get better. You’ve got to be able to put in the time and the work. That’s how I got here. That’s how I continue to get better every single day.” Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living ___that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become. Through self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop, he has shown that anything is ___.

10 . I loved my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Gross. She had such a sweet smile and was ______to us. I wasn’t sure what her ______was at the time but she already looked very motherly. She never ______her students. To me it felt like having a second mother as my teacher. I always _______the times I spent in her classroom.

One such memory is still with me to this day. We were doing math problems while Mrs. Gross walked through the classroom ______our work. I finished first and lifted my ______ up just as Mrs. Gross walked up behind me. She looked at my work and______, saying, “Well done, Joe. You’re a______ boy.” It felt good to be______ . From that moment on I always tried my best. I always wanted to be what she considered me to be. She awakened a______ in me to be the best person I could be. With her gentle love and ______ I started down a wonderful path that I am still on today.

David Whyte wrote, “People are hungry, and one good word is______ for a thousand.” I think the good words Mrs. Gross gave me helped me______ my own good words with others. I think the______ Mrs. Gross showed me helped me give love to others. Kind words, loving acts and a helping hand are______ in the eyes of someone in need. Make your life a gift of love.