1 . While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about half a mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, so I decided to _________ him. I had about a mile to go on the road before turning off.

So I started _________ faster and faster. And every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit but just within minutes I was about 50 meters behind him. Finally, I _________ him and passed him by. I felt like a _________, while he seemed unaware that we were even in a _________.

After passing him, I realized that I had been so _________ to compete against him that I had _________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.

Isn’t that what _________ in life? We spend most of our time _________ with neighbors, friends and family, trying to ____________ them, or trying to be in front of them – while we are ____________ in the race with them.

We use most of our time and energy in competitions, where we miss out on our own paths to our destination as a result. Unhealthy competition is a continuous process, a ____________ cycle. No matter what you do, there will be someone ____________ you: someone with a better job, a nicer car and more money.

So just feel grateful for what life has offered you. Stay concentrated on your ____________, and live a healthy life. There’s no competition in destiny. ____________ your own race and wish others well!

2 . When you are storm chasing，most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning we were in Wichita，Kansas，midway through a project to _________ the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring.

We loaded the car with our _________, and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we _________ the heart of the storm, we found ourselves _________ with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail (冰雹). Photographer Krystle, at the wheel, sped up to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too _________ . We could _________ keep pace with it.

Then we caught sight of something _________, created by the storm: a rain-wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it _________ for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately _________ for communication. We couldn't see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition (探险) leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle __________ changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road,__________ the madness of that dangerous chase.

We weren't done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another __________ waiting for us. This time, we __________ to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to __________ its extreme anger.

A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning-filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky — a beautiful __________ for those reckless (不顾危险的) enough to seek it.

3 . Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years ________ photos of women from around the world, is challenging these standards.

She believes that beauty can ________ many forms. “Beauty just means being yourself,” Noroc told NPR,“I don’t think we have to ________ ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t ________ need to change.”

________ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc hastraveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.

From a struggling Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects (拍摄对象)________ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what ________ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “No matter where I go, it’s the ________ that carry all the culture and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and ________ them,” Noroc told CNN.

Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a(n)________ impression on her. Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the ________ while her faceis covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes “She Fighter” as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered an amazing enthusiasm and a(n)________ sisterhood.”

In Iran. Noroc met Farnoush, a woman who lives in two worlds. “In one, she is an economist, by ________. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her ________.” For Noroc, the women’s beauty ________ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.

5 . In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of _________ and was forced to spend the night in his car. This _________ until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked _________ into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in _________, he found himself _________ to the waiter, telling him he had lost his _________. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked _________ the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, _________ a $20 bill that looked _________ it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have __________ this,” the owner said. The young man couldn't believe his good __________! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a __________ , bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand __________ the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money __________ . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was __________ and he helped me in a way that didn't embarrass (使困窘) me. So I just made a __________ to help others if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a (an) __________ man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he __________ thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at __________ time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at __________. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

6 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she________something shiny under a pile of rubbish. She picked up the ________ to take home, as she often did on her treasure-hunting walks. Chloe was later ________ to discover she had found a stolen Olympic gold medal.

The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while ________ for Team USA in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. The medal, along with other personal belongings, was ________ in May of 2016 when someone broke into Jacobi’s can. Though police managed to ________ some of his stolen items, they hadn’t been able to find his ________ Olympic medal. It may have been lost forever, if not for a 6-year-old girl’s treasure-hunting ________ .

Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and ________ realized it was his stolen property. He found Jacobi’s email and sent him pictures of the treasure. After________ the medal, Jacobi was astonished, just speechless.

Chloe was ________ to give it back after speaking with Jacobi on the phone. ________, Jacobi promised to speak to her class when school begins again this fall. The ________ of this little girl reuniting an Olympian with his beloved possession is ________ . When we talk about character and doing the ________ thing, Chloe represents the Olympic values in every sense of the word.

7 . That year I was eleven and in sixth grade. In Wethersfield, all sixth-graders are ________ to take part in the R. O. P. E. Program. Its main ________ is to believe your peers (同龄人), work together, and ________ new adventures. These programs including falling backward and ________ peers to catch you, working together to fit into a small circle (圈子) and something of that kind.

I was ready to take part in these ________ . Falling backward and fitting into a small circle were nothing to me. Crossing over a stream (小溪) with nothing holding me up but a rope was daring, but I could ________ it. Finally the day came when my sixth grade class would travel to climb and rappel (绕绳下滑) a mountain in Southington. Those people who were too ________ were allowed to practice climbing and rappelling a smaller area of rocks, but that wasn’t for me. I could climb the big mountain.

Twenty minutes later, my ________ arrived. As I was well ________, I set off at once. I got a quarter of the way up but couldn’t seem to get any ________ . I tried and tried. I began to put myself down and cry. There was nothing more ________ than my classmates were looking at me. All I kept ________ was “Lisa, you can do it. Try to fit your foot in there. ________, Lisa. You’re almost there.”

It was then that I thought to myself, “Why am I crying? I can do this.”Almost ________ I went on going up the mountain. Within five minutes I successfully ________ to the top.

10 . Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch — and they ________ it. “Again, Daddy, again!” Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again. He throws his arms and legs out   ________ he were flying, his eyes wide with ________. His trust in me is ________, which is quite a nice feeling, but at the same time gives me a huge sense of ________.

I hope Jacky will always trust me fully, but I know that, as he gets older, it will need more effort and sound judgment ________. Trust is such an important part of a parent-child relationship that it’s something that I can’t ________to lose. Every time I ________ Jacky to something new, he’ll do it only because he trusts me and feels ________ in the knowledge that he won’t get hurt.________，teaching Jacky to swim means he has to believe that, when he’s swimming in the big pool, I’ll come to his rescue if his doggy paddle lets him down.

________, in the workplace, trust is important for strong ________. It is something that every manager should work hard to ________ among their team. If people don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to follow your directions and willingly become a loyal (忠诚) team member. A ________of trust can make people work against you rather than for you. At the very least, it means that people are not going to be giving you their best. Good ________, like good parenting, is a long-term commitment.