1 . Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad: He knew everything. In sum, this was our ______: I asked questions and he told the ______. When I grew up and moved out on my own, I seldom called him. But when something broke in my ______ and I needed to know how to ______ it, like the toilet, I would call him. Gradually, I called him less, because I got ______. My husband had most of the knowledge and skills I ______.

Our phone call developed into three ______. I said, “Hi, Dad.” He said, “Hi, sweet. Here is your mom.” Because I still ______ my mother. I usually asked her questions like “Do need to call the ______ for my daughter’s fever?” Sometimes. I ______ if my dad had already shared everything I needed to know.

This past summer, my husband and I moved in with my parents for three weeks while our house was being decorated. Dad asked me to help him ______ the bulkhead (防水壁). I didn’t ______ to do it. It was the least I could do for free rent.

As we put the new bulkhead together piece by piece, my dad knew ______ which piece went where, so I asked, “Why do you know how to build a bulkhead?” “I spent a summer in college building it on the Jersey Shore,” he answered. I felt ______ and I thought I had knew everything about my dad before. After that, I often called my dad and talked about daily little things. To us, it was a (n) ______ beginning.

2 . David Cote, then CEO of Honeywell, shared the pros and cons of hiring a CEO with experience in the role. Experience can make directors feel more ________ at a candidate, but the question is: Does he or she have the ________ to make a difference? If they don’t possess that hunger, they won’t investigate things deeply. So in many cases, experience is ________.

Are inexperienced CEOs more likely to have hunger than others? If they have no real reputation, they’ll be more likely to be driven to ________. For example, when Cote was CEO of Honeywell, some leaders said to him they didn’t know if the company could be ________—and that even if it could be, they weren’t sure whether he was the ________ to do it because he was not their first choice. Those comments just ________ his hunger. He decided to impress them.

Does the finding that previous CEO experience can hurt a person’s performance ________ you? An experienced CEO might say, “I am ________ in this work, so I know how to settle it.” Rushing to conclusions tends to ________ an experienced CEO to all facts and opinions. People will ________ act according to their own experience, which is an instinct (天性). So sometimes experience can be a(n) ________.

Rather than a fundamentally necessary factor for a CEO, ________ is simply the icing (糖霜) on the cake. The hunger ________ it. Nobody knows the future. It’s more important to hire somebody eager to ________ things, regardless of their experience.

3 . Gutiérrez’s life would never be the same again. He found a (n) _________ book in the trash while driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighborhoods, which stimulated his _________ to rescue books from the trash. Afterwards, he _________ his book collection into a community library for children from _________ families.

Because libraries tend to be distant from poorer communities, the _________ of buying new books is nonexistent for families _________ to make ends meet. However, Gutiérrez’s community library becomes a true representation of how one man’s trash can be another’s treasure.

Today, his community library _________ most of his home. Everything from school textbooks to storybooks can be _________ in a collection of over 20,000 books! The library is open every weekend, when children are allowed to come in to _________ the book collection.

Apart from school-going children __________ the benefits of the library, adults are also welcome to   __________ their horizons to build a better life for themselves. Despite his great contributions to community, Gutiérrez is not yet __________ with this result. He continues to search through __________ for reading material and has even travelled to book fairs in Mexico to share his experiences in building a library from unwanted books.

Gutiérrez’s journey to give back to his local community is an amazing example of how every one of us can __________ improve the lives of those around us by __________ needs, investing time and finding a simple solution.

4 . When the economic crisis hit, Bruno and Marilena lost their jobs in Florence. It was then that they decided to return to their hometown in Tuscany. There, they _________ their lives by making the best use of their available _________ to establish an eco-friendly homestay (民宿) called Bed and Break-fast. This turned their _________ life into a fairy tale. They grew their own organic foods, adopted rainwater collection systems, and practiced natural farming to embrace _________.

Guests at their Bed and Breakfast are treated like extended family, sharing home-cooked meals together and _________ stories of their travels. _________ about Bruno and Marilena’s enthusiasm for guests quickly spread. The homestay was _________ with a boost in popularity as more people started to seek a(n) _________ from busy city life. In a fast-paced world where surface-level interactions are common, Bruno and Marilena have created a space where _________ connections thrive.

__________ the welcoming environment they’ve created, living in the Italian countryside has allowed them to embrace a relaxing pace of life. They rise with the sun to __________ their fields, retire under a blanket of stars at night, and __________ seasonal harvests for the long winter. Though the work could be tiring at times, they discovered __________ in their sustainable interaction with nature.

Through commitment to community and sustainability values, Bruno and Marilena have not only found their inner __________ but also built a successful business that ensures their __________ stability and continued country life for years to come.

5 . Morning exercises started. The students at Coqen County Middle School in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region eagerly _______ on the playground, forming well-organized circles by classes. Set to the backdrop (背景) of rhythmic traditional music, they _______ themselves to the dance, turning into springs and dancing happily.

Under the _______ of their teacher, who oversaw the exercise from the playground's edge, students were encouraged to maintain their _______ levels by bouncing higher and keeping up with the beat.

This dance, originating from Cishi Township several hundred years ago, _______ a visually appealing “spring” element, perfectly _______ for the liveliness of children.

To keep its nearly 700 students _______ and engaged during class breaks, the school _______ the county arts troupe (剧团). Fourteen talented dancers were _______ with the task to teach the Cishi bounce dance to each of the 14 classes.

“Many students come from rural areas but only a few are ________ with this dance,” said Dondrup, head of the arts troupe. ________ , within a span of two to three weeks, both teachers and students mastered the basic ________ of the dance.

By ________ students to both the dance’s history and cultural significance, and actively participating alongside them, teachers effectively heightened the students’ ________ .

“Not only is the class more cohesive (有凝聚力的), but the ________ between teachers and students is also deepened,” an official of the school said.

6 . I grew up playing sports. My husband, Kenny, was working as a basketball coach. We weren’t surprised when our daughter Kennedi showed early ________ excellence. Watching her outrun other kids, we knew she was destined (注定的) for ________ on the track.

By the time she turned 13 years old, our family life was full of practices and track meets. I had ________ of college scholarships and even the Olympics in my mind. Certainly, I did not expect it when the doctor ________ Kennedi’s right ankle was seriously torn.

I couldn’t help ________ the days when I was a track mom. When Kennedi was only six years old, we made track our household ________. That meant a full schedule of training and competitions. Slowly but surely, track ________ our lives. To ensure Kennedi wouldn’t miss any ________, we canceled family gatherings. I even ________ the time Kennedi could spend with her friends.

________ the role I played in Kennedi’s life, Irealized that I probably cared too much about the medals but I was ________ of Kennedi’s true feelings. So I decided to make a________. For the first time in years, we tried something ________: an actual family vacation. It was the best time we’d had together.

The good news was that Kennedi ________ very well after some surgery. We’re back to a busy family life. But we ________ miss family vacations, as we know nothing is more important than making our beloved ones healthy and happy.

7 . Yesterday, I was shopping in a store, minding my own business, when I saw someone _______ a dog with a “service animal” vest. I gave it very little _______ at first. But then, in the soup aisle (过道), I saw the person and his dog again. When I walked by, the so-called “service animal” growled (咆哮) at me, showing his _______.

_______, service animals are trained not to do that kind of thing. Honestly, it _______ me, and I _______ the dog, fearful of being bitten. I thought about going to find a _______ but finally decided not to because I was afraid to be _______ with the person.

But the dog’s behavior got _______. In the milk aisle, the dog was not growling. Instead, he got his body close to the ________ and started pooping (排便) while the owner just watched. Then, his owner walked on, paying no attention to the waste left in the middle of the ________ aisle.

At this point, I couldn’t stand it anymore, and ________ it was time to actively get a worker. Soon a worker came to guide the dog and his owner out of the ________. Seeing that fearful dog and annoying person disappearing, I felt ________. There was nothing wrong with loving dogs, but dog owners should raise dogs in a ________ manner.

8 . Many years ago, I was living in Cali, Colombia. My younger sister decided to visit me for a holiday. However, on the day I was supposed to go to meet her at the airport, I somehow_________time and realized that I was leaving my home much later than I had wanted to. And to make matters worse, when I went outside, the rain was_________from the sky and I couldn’t get a taxi to take me to the airport. I_________jumping onboard a public bus to Palmira, where the airport was. Except it wasn’t exactly going to be_________the airport.

The driver said that he would _________me off at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport. I had no_________but to travel with the bus. The_________took ages, however. When the bus did eventually reach the _________mentioned crossroads, the stop appeared to be in the middle of _________.The driver pointed in a given__________and told me that the airport was down that way. By this time, I had burst into__________.My sister would be arriving in twelve minutes, and there was no way I was going to be able to__________in time. Beside myself with __________, I begged the driver to drive the six kilometers down to the airport to drop me off. He stood up and asked the other__________to take a vote.__________, they all agreed. Thanks ECN to them, I arrived on time.

9 . The sun was preparing to rest for the evening. Saying goodbye to the clan (氏族), I headed back to camp. I looked forward to setting my ________ aside for an evening to reflect on my time in Ethiopia.

I wasn’t long headed home when I heard a ________ behind me. “Photo, photo, photo.” A young Surma boy about 7 or 8 years old followed closely at my ________. I breathed a tired sigh. I hoped he would find someone else to ________ his photograph, but he kept following me. He managed to draw my attention. With eyes ________ open, full of hope, he asked me again with ________ on his face, “Photo?”

As I looked at him, half interested, an idea for a composition ________ into my mind. I prepared to take the photograph, but his energy suddenly shifted from eagerness to shyness to fear. No matter what I told him to do—how to stand, how to ________ — I just couldn’t get the shot. Struck by ________, I gave up. The boy looked alone and awkward. He’d wanted his photograph taken, but now he went camera ________.

To cheer him, others in his clan gathered around, clapping loudly. ________, the boy’s face immediately broke into a smile. I intuitively (凭直觉地) took a few shots of the moment.

That photograph turned out to be better than the ________ I’d imagined. Reflecting on my experience with the Surma boy, I realized I had been ________ in my own ideas and wants. When I agreed to take the shot, I was looking for a ________ end result for myself. But all the boy had really wanted was to be seen for a moment. That was the moment that needed to be ________.

10 . We never know when our paths with long-lost friends come together. It can happen anywhere and usually when most ________.

Last month, a friend’s mother ________, and I attended the memorial service. While consoling (安慰) her, I suddenly ________ my two friends with whom I was no longer in contact. They were ________ with one another on the other side. It didn’t take me more than an instant to know the ________ thing to do. So I walked to them and said hello.

I knew it could go either way. They might not be ________ talking. Or maybe one would and not the other. As it turned out, all three of us chatted for over a (n) ________. We shared news about the latest things that were happening in our lives. There was so much to let each other ________ wonderful things, ________ things, losses, lost loves, and even health issues.

We each showed an interest in the ________ of one another, asking questions and ________ full of attention. We were catching up, and most of all, we were _______ again.

Our mutual friend, whose mother died, overheard us stating our intentions to make an effort to rekindle (使恢复) the ________. Despite being in a state of grief, she was ________ to hear our discussion. She was the only one who had kept in contact with all of us lost souls.

I was glad to ________ have the opportunity to mend broken friendships. But I never imagined it would happen at a funeral.