3 . About six months ago, I got an unexpected package. The return address was a latitude(纬度) and a longitude(经度). Inside was an envelope that had a bunch of________paper towels. They were covered with________. I had no idea what it was all about________I began to read the paper towels carefully, which all brought back my________.

At 18, I went to college and got a part-time job in a________. My coworkers were some guys who had been working for too long and felt________, so they came up with some jokes to make fun of me. But there was a lab assistant named Howie, who started defending me________them. My dad had been in the army and taught me cryptograms(密码). So, I loved to send________messages to Howie on these paper towels. Now, he’d________them for 62 years.

How could I get in touch with him with this________address? After Googling it with great efforts, I________it! I sent a letter to him, and got a postcard back, saying, “Nicer than nice to hear from you.”

Then we started corresponding. We shared happiness and sorrow in the past years. That's________he has gradually changed my life. I almost________after my husband and daughter died, but what he did has brought me________. He introduced to me a sweet passion to face my life and gave me back a sense of self-worth. Our friendship is magical to be________after over six decades!

4 . My son, Ben, died at the age of 23. As I ______ the loss of him, I found peace on the mountain peaks of New Hampshire, where he spent his childhood. ______ was my way to hide from the pain of loss. Every step,path and peak gave me the ______ to recover.

About a month after his death, I hiked Carter Dome and Mount Hight with ______. Standing at the top, I ______ the mountains that my son loved. For a moment the blow of his death to me ______ and I could breathe.

The following weekends I ______ Mount Moosilauke, Mount Cannon, then Mount Flume, Mount Liberty and so on. While hiking the mountains, I ______ lots of difficulties — navigating (导航) mountain roads at night, camping on the slopes and planning routes. Mount Cannon ______ the exciting change in my life: I was no longer ______ of walking alone. Instead of feeling my beating heart and anxiety inside, I began to ______ the snow-covered trees and the beautiful blue color of the sky.

Ben's death has led me to more outdoor ______ than ever before. I've gone from taking occasional weekend trips to ______ going hiking in the country for a few days. If Ben lived, I would have done these things with him. I am really ______.

These days I hike to ______, not to hide. I find Ben, and I also find myself: I'm turning into someone ______ and ready to face more challenges in life. The sorrow of forced ______ becomes the silence of the path; the peace of nature ______ the pain of loss. Hiking is exhausting but fun, and it teaches me that sorrow and ______ can live together. I find ______ along the way.

5 . When I was a boy, my parents owned a small grocery store. As I ________ those days, many people come to mind. One such person was Nick.

I still remember the first time I saw him—or perhaps “experienced” him is a more ________ term. The moment he entered the store I could feel a rush of ________ fill the place. Singing at the top of his lungs, Nick made quite a(n) ________.

Nick had great enthusiasm for life. I really admired him for his ability to be completely himself and at ________ with everyone he met and in every situation. For me, his ________ wasn’t really what he did or how he did it, but rather that he was absolutely comfortable simply being himself — a true free spirit. The memory of Nick ________ me of the encouraging phrase, “Dance like no one is ________.”

Countless times I’ve resisted expressing myself simply because I didn’t want to ________ looking silly or foolish. I often ________ my true self behind a wall of insecurity, but respect those who ________ this inhibition (压抑). No ________ this is why I remember Nick so fondly, for he was who he was, and didn’t for a second ________ any of it back. Whether you loved him or hated him, Nick most certainly danced to his own ________ and never apologized for it.

Perhaps someday I, too, will have the courage and confidence to ________ the steps to that dance.

6 . My dad was magic. He could make a corner store appear out of nowhere, getting me a bag of chips and an old-style bottle of Coke. That was the best part of those _________ days when I was young with my _________: no school, and wide-open countryside.

The smell of dust and _________ wind pushed fast through the windows _________ we drove down winding roads. Although I know how terrible it sounds, the smell makes me _________ my dad. For years I have enjoyed that _________. We would talk about pretty much anything on those _________: Dad seemed to know everything about everything. He could tell you _________ a mile was. But what I did not know was that he was _________ the odometer (里程表) the whole time.

Those magical corner __________? He just knew the countryside so well that he knew __________ when to ask if I wanted a snack, to make it seem like a store just __________ the sky onto the side of a country road. I don’t remember much else of those summer days, but they will __________ with me for a lifetime.

Even after I became an adult, my dad was __________. He and my mother were very __________ in their way of raising me, encouraging me to get an education and job, and then think about a husband and family. But they let me __________ my own way to get there, and didn’t say a lot when I chose a __________ order of completing those things. He showed my son a taste of my childhood and the __________ summer days on country roads.

This past year, he trusted me to __________ him record his memoirs (回忆录). And now that his days are over, I wish I had thanked him more. For being my father, giving me so many __________ and being magic.

8 . Mack was watching an interesting soccer match on television. He was thirsty for ________ such a soccer uniform and told his mother about it. The days were passing by without response from parents. Disappointed, he never ________ his idea.

Mack kept considering how to achieve it soon. He found his mother ________ with her work. A sparkling idea struck his mind. He could paint one of his uniforms while his mother was busy. He was ________. What if his mother saw and scolded. Finally，he made up his mind to paint.

One day his mother was busy as usual. After ________ she went home and stared in great ________ when she discovered a painting on a pair of trousers. Mack felt nervous for his mother's sudden arrival.

“I can't ________ the uniform, but I can paint it on my trousers,” he said to his mother. “then I will have my soccer uniform to ________ my dream.”

He was afraid to face his mother. But this naughty boy has worked out his idea. His selection was praiseworthy. Now the soccer uniform is all ________.

“Mom，I hope you will ________ me for the work.”Pleased to heard the pleasant words，she appreciated him for his work，ignoring the mistake. She didn't ________ the uniform in the form of painting.

It is his ________ soccer uniform. He screamed out of joy and liveliness. The school uniform has been spoiled but perhaps he will be more sensible another time.

“Now，it will remain as your memorable work out of your thirst for football. ________ you have input your efforts. These ________ add to your willpower to achieve your goal.”she conveys.

“Thank you Mom，for the uniform and sorry for ________ the school uniform.”He ran playfully.

10 . Little Isabella Hibbert was just four when she found her mum Chelsea ________ on the kitchen floor at their home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in 2018.

The quick-thinking youngster grabbed Chelsea's phone and ________ 999 and gave the call handler her ________ before climbing on a stool to let the doctors and nurses in.

Chelsea, 30, said: “I got up in the middle of the night and the next thing I remember is the doctors and nurses being here. Isabella unlocked my ________ and phoned the ambulance. She ________ on a little chair, got the house key and let them ________. Then, she phoned my mum, who was across the road. I ________ and she was sitting there ________ at me. That was the bit that broke me, thinking she was there on her own. Even to this day, it is ________ she did that when she was so small. She got a special ________ from Rainbows, which was really lovely. I'm so ________ of her.”

Three years on, doctors aren't sure what caused Chelsea's mystery ________ and are still running tests but suspect it was a blood disorder. But they heaped praise on Isabella, now seven, for ________ help so quickly, meaning Chelsea got ________ hospital treatment. Emergency call handler Clare Cattermole said: “She behaved really well. She was ________ and is a real credit to her mum.”