1 . 17-year-old Addison Bethea had her world turned upside down in late June when she was bitten by a shark while playing near Keaton Beach, Florida.

Addison is a cheerleader and a tennis player. And she is also quite young to experience such a serious _________ and crisis. However, Addison has a _________ attitude, and she will be just fine!

As a native of Florida, Addison knew that if _________ by a shark, her best way was to hit the fish in the nose. But she did hit _________ in the face and tried to _________.

Addison’s elder brother, Rhett Willingham, was swimming nearby when he heard his sister _________ loudly. He quickly came to Addison, struggling to get the shark off from her, putting her into a _________ on the water and wrapping her bleeding leg with a tourniquet (止血带). Addison was instantly rushed to a hospital. Luckily, the _________ she received from Rhett, who is a firefighter and EMT (内科急救专家), might very well have saved her life.

About her brother, Addison said, “He’s always been kind of _________ a hero to me. I knew once I was in __________, he would help me out. Furthermore, he made a promise.” That is a wonderful brother-sister __________!

The injuries in Addison’s right leg were extremely serious. __________, the surgery(外科手术) was a success, and Addison is doing well in her __________. She has __________ her sense of humor and her faith to get through the hard times. Michelle Murphy, Addison’s mother, said, “God blessed us by allowing Addison to __________ and we will never lose focus on that gift.”

2 . Growing up, Juleus Ghunta could hardly read. Ghunta and his three sisters lived in a rural (农村的) part of Western Jamaica. They were ________ by a single mother. “Life was very ________ for us,” he recalled.

When Ghunta went to school, he couldn’t catch up on his reading skills. By the time he entered the sixth grade, he still couldn’t ________ words or read with understanding. “I ________ in school with a deep sense of ________ ,”he said.

When Ghunta was about 12, a young teacher decided to ________ a special reading program for struggling students. Ghunta was the first student to ________. That teacher would become the person who ________ his life.

“The teacher was very ________ to me,” he said. “She did not ask me anything, just telling me that I should work hard and believe in myself.” With her ________, Ghunta’s reading skills ________ started to improve. “She had left me with the gift of literacy (读写能力),” he said. “and with a deeper appreciation of my personhood and ________ as a human being.”

After that, Ghunta’s life took a new ________. He graduated from his primary school with a number of academic (学业的) awards. He went on to middle school, and later, college.

Today, Ghunta is a published children’s author. He said, “I would like her to ________ the significant impact that she has made on my life, and the ways in which I have carried this ________ of her hope with me.”

3 . One sunny afternoon, Lily found a lost kitten hiding behind a bush. It was mewing with tears. Lily’s heart melted (融化) at the ________. Without hesitation, she picked it up and held it in her ________. From that moment on, Lily and the kitten, whom she named Whiskers, became ________. They spent their days exploring the woods, running after butterflies, and even ________ secrets. Lily would often read her favorite books aloud to Whiskers, who seemed to ________ happily by her side.

As the seasons ________ and years passed, their bond only grew ________. Whiskers grew into a big cat, but his love for Lily remained firm. He was her constant friend, offering ________ during her challenging times.

One winter’s day, a heavy snowstorm swept through the town, leaving everything ________ in white. Lily, worried about Whiskers being out in the cold, searched ________ for him. After hours of searching, she found him huddled (蜷缩) beneath a tree, his fur was ________ in frost. With tears in her eyes, Lily gently picked up Whiskers and rushed him home. She ________ him in a warm blanket, nestled him by the fireplace, and held him close. As they sat together, lying in the ________, Lily realized just how much Whiskers meant to her.

From that day forward, Lily promised to always value the special ________ they shared. Through thick and thin, they would stand by each other’s ________, their hearts forever intertwined in a bond of unconditional love and friendship.

4 . Oscar Wilde, a famous poet and playwright, is probably known for his conversation as much as for his literary works. There are some stories _________ the fact that the man, as well as being a great wit (说话诙谐的人), was also often rather wise.

When Wilde was studying Classics at Oxford, he took part in a(n) _________ once. As a result, he needed to _________ a chosen passage from the story of a famous person. After several minutes, the examiners were _________, and signaled him that he could _________. For most students, they would have _________ finished there, but Wilde ignored them and _________ to translate. Again the examiners attempted to give him a(n) _________, and this time succeeded, telling him that he did a good job and could leave. “Oh, do let me go on,” said Wilde, “I just want to see how it _________.”

On another occasion, Wilde __________ that one day he was hard at work __________ his poetry. “I was working on my poems all the morning and __________ a comma (逗号),” he said to his friend. “And in the afternoon?” his friend asked. “Well, I put it back again,” responded Wilde.

But it’s __________ that there is always someone who is much smarter than us. The renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt was once talking to Wilde when he went to __________. Wilde inquired, “Do you mind if I light up a cigarette?” Bernhardt shot back, “Oscar, I don’t mind if you burn.” Did the witty Wilde meet his __________?

5 . I have had this long-sleeved shirt since college. After many years, there are warning _________ that it is on the way out. Some buttons are getting a bit _________. And even there are those faint _________ of meals that haven’t quite come out in the wash. Though _________, it is still my favorite.

One morning, I was putting on it for the family trip when my wife noticed a hole in the elbow (肘部). She advised me to _________ it or it would get worse. But it was so tiny. I decided to _________ it and went to reach for the backpack at the top of my closet when I heard the rip” sss- “ Was that...? I reached for the closet door and _________ it shut. Riiippp again. The tiny hole became a big tear, leaving my arm _________ ”Now you look like a scarecrow (稻草人),” My wife laughed. “Maybe you should throw it away.”

Should I? I asked myself in such a fast-fashion world which rushes to produce clothes that _________ the latest trend, few material items __________ our loyalty. But this shirt had seen a lot with me, from my __________to my marriage. I knew even a piece of clothing represented a life __________ lived. I intended to stay __________.

“Is it time to let that shirt go?” My wife asked. I paused for a moment and then grabbed a pair of scissors.__________, I soon picked up my “new” __________ shirt and showed it to her. “Not yet,” I replied with a proud smile.

6 . My father once told me some advice. “The advice,” he said, “was that if after the first 50 pages of a book you don’t get _________, you’re allowed to cease reading and _________ again later when you feel ready for it.”

A reader, he suggested, needs a little _________ to adapt to a book’s _________ tone, rhythm and voice. But at the same time, this advice gives a person permission to _________ reading. Nobody needs to _________ themselves to finish reading a book they’re not interested in. I _________ like the gentle suggestion to return to a book “when you feel ready for it”. It’s a(n) _________ that reading is a kind of relationship with yourself and that this relationship is not _________.

I like to think my father’s readerly advice can be __________ in life more generally. Give things a fair __________; don’t judge too hurriedly. It’s helped me when confronted with common landscapes, unanticipated __________ and awkward social situations. Resisting the __________ to escape or to complain, has meant I’ve come to __________ the particular charm of a wide variety of places and personalities. Besides, when something doesn’t feel right, don’t be afraid to quit it, __________ for the time being.

7 . One hot summer we discovered ice cream sandwiches at the corner store. Although it was expensive, we managed to buy one and taste it, and then we were _________ after that.

My dad worked nights. When he came home one _________, I heard the jingle (叮当声) of change in his pants and something _________ slowly came into my mind. On hearing his sleeping sounds, I _________ in and took a handful of change. It was enough for my friends and me to eat like greedy _________. And I became a hero to my band of friends.

That went on every day for about two weeks. One day there was no change in dad’s pocket so I felt _________ for a moment, then took out two whole dollars. I had been OK with taking the change, but those dollars made my face _________. Even before we began enjoying sandwiches, my stomach felt sick —if dad knew what I had done, he’d kill me.

Early that afternoon, I _________ myself in our basement, crying. Feeling guilty and _______, I regretted having stolen the money. Just then my dad came in. Touching my head gently, he asked what had happened to me. Gathering my _________, I told the truth. In a moment I will never __________ he said, “Son, I’ve known since the first day you took the money.” So shocked and __________ was I to hear my dad’s words that I couldn’t __________ a single word. Dad explained that he had been waiting for the moment when I could realize my mistakes and he felt __________ that I had the courage to admit it. Deeply touched by what he said, I __________ my dad and promised to be an honest person.

8 . During my university days, I joined a school overseas community project coordinated by The Green Volunteers. After the trip, I ________ to try out something new — gardening, which can also be a creative hobby that allows people to express themselves through the maintenance of their garden space.

Watching my plants grow from ________ and trying different sorts of plant-related activities got me ________ right away. It has been ________; a pleasure and an honour to ________ others and to meet like-minded people. You are never ________ in the quest for a better world.

In our work, we ________ out to people to get them to be more ________ about the world we live in. The trees and shrubs (灌木) we plant also act as a source of ________ for people to create change where they are. There were several times when members of the public ________ praised on the butterflies our ________ attracted and hoped to bring them to their place.

One day, when you find yourself having some free time and having this ________ to do something “good”, find a purpose that calls out to you and that rings with your ________. It is about something bigger than you. Get your ________ dirty, feet wet, and go all out and cherish the moments. Your passions may ________ through the years, yet we hope your commitment to making our world a better place will stand firm.

9 . When Alex Walker was four, she had to stay in the hospital to get some tests for her epilepsy (癫痫). Her dad had given her a stuffed animal, Sky Bear, which kept her ________. But when she saw other kids in the hospital without stuffed animals, she felt ________.

Alex had ________ up some money that she had ________ to use at Chuck E. Cheese. ________, she used it to buy stuffed animals for the other ________ on her hospital floor. They were so happy to receive the gifts that Alex decided to ________ even more. She called her project Alex’s Fluffy (绒毛的) Buddies and began ________ money by growing and selling tomato plants and flowers. “I love growing things,” she says. “And I know people love to eat tomatoes because they’re really good.”

As people heard about Alex’s Fluffy Buddies, they wanted to ________. They sent her stuffed animals and money to buy more. In the last six years, Alex has ________ almost 8,000 Fluffy Buddies to hospitals, shelters, and other programs. “People are ________ to help so that I can make kids happy,” she explains.

Alex also raises ________ for Canine Assistants, the organization that recently provided her with a service dog. “I want other kids to have a friend to help them through ________ times too,” Alex says. “I still give away Fluffy Buddies and donate to Canine Assistants. I want to help as much as I can! If you want to help others, look for something people ________ but they don’t have, or look for a way to ________ someone’s day. See how you can help.”

10 . Alia found herself disappointed in the drawing studio after missing out on picking her classes due to illness. She had hoped for Biology, but it was ___________ by the time she got to choose. She loved everything about science, from the way it used facts to how it revealed the basic nature of things. But ___________ was so... un-scientific.

The first class project was self-portraits (肖像). Some students were drawing self-portraits using___________. Others were working from photographs. Alia___________the incomplete outlines, feeling like a cat in a dog show.

The teacher ___________ her. “Every portrait begins with a circle,” he said. “Then you create a series of lines.” To ___________, he drew a group of small, quick portraits. He began each one with a ___________ , some straight lines, and a triangle (三角形) to determine ___________ the eyes, nose, and chin (下巴) should go.

___________, Alia began her own self-portrait. She ____________ the basic form of a head, the way she had been shown. From there, she used lines to plot the ____________ of her face. The process took patience and ____________ . She had to take note of each detail. One wrong measurement could throw off the whole ____________.

Alia was surprised by the structure and discipline involved in drawing a portrait. Measuring, studying details and ____________ the basic nature of something ______________ her of what she loved about science.