1 . Mike Veny was walking to his truck one afternoon when he received an email from a colleague _________ that some information he needed for a project wasn’t available. Immediately, he became _________ and thought about a growing list of complains: a coworker who _________ him, people on the street were looking at him funny, his dad hadn’t _________ him all week... Veny, who works in a company that _________ mental wellness (心理健康), recalled, “Bad feelings stormed faster and faster until things _________ 10,000 times.”

_________, Veny had a plan for dealing with these. He _________ in the middle of the street to collect himself and then got into his _________. He thought about the answers to three __________: What do I feel? Anger, but also sadness at losing work and fear of whether I would get the motivation by going to the __________. Where do I feel it? In my chest and stomach. What do I need now? Time to feel the emotions rather than suppress (压制) them.

Next, he went to the gym. The music was loud and he became relaxed while he __________. When he got home, he did yoga, which he says helps him let go of his __________ emotions. In bed that night, Veny __________ he had a smile on his face. He said, “I felt like I was in __________ again, like I had taken my power back.”

2 . There is much we can learn from dogs. In _________, they are our best companions, seeming to understand our every emotion. They accept us when we feel _________, waiting hours for us to return from school. And for adults, they remain our _________friends. It’s no wonder we have such _________for them.

Capitan, a lovely dog, always _________his master Miguel. But when Miguel passed away, Capitan disappeared—only to _________later at the graveyard(墓地), lying on Miguel’s grave. Despite many_________to bring him home, Capitan always ran away, back to the graveyard 15 miles from the house. Such _________touched Miguel’s family and the graveyard caretakers. Capitan didn’t _________ himself to new friends. He just stayed close to the gravesite, sleeping there every night and sitting__________ during the day.

Capitan became a symbol of faithfulness. But it still remains__________how he found the grave in the first place. Miguel died in a different town and was__________directly to the site. There was no clue for Capitan to follow, yet he __________the man he loved. For us humans, we can more easily find those we love. Capitan reminds us that despite the difficulties that__________us, there is always a way to get back to __________love.

3 . When my mother told my father she was pregnant (怀孕的)，the first thing he did was buy a TV. It was 1957 and TVs were _______ technology back then. He thought that with a baby, they’d be going out a lot less and that he would need to find _______at home. That was the first _______ he gave me. But when I think of other gifts my father has given me, the first would be a love of _______ . He is not usually an observer of life, but he can be _______ and insightful (富有洞察力的)．He is always right in the middle of our study．He and my mother gave me a love of words and books. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two years old, so we _______ listened to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king-not songs.

The second is _______ all. Even when my sister and I were little, the conversation around the dinner table was _______ but adult-level. Your age didn’t matter. If you voiced an opinion, you had to _______ your case and give evidence. He ____________ everyone the same - child or adult, CEO or cleaner.

The greatest gift to his daughters was that he took interest in our ____________. Most successful women I know had fathers who ____________ their intelligence. My father said my mother was the wisest person he had ever met. They met at a dance in the early 50s, when she was a teacher. Wanting to ____________he told her about Jane Austen’s Emma, but misquoted (错误地引用) the book. My mother ____________ him and he was in love from that moment.

Over the years, my father taught me never to stand still and to ____________ for change. I continue to follow his lead.

4 . My children had both left for college at the same time. I _________ had no purpose, no reason to get out of bed in the morning, no _________ to do anything.

A few months later, we all _________ for Christmas. Though I was _________, I could not help but think that the good time would _________ quickly and in weeks, I would be back again in my _________ house and I would be more depressed than ever

And then my daughter, Emma, handed me a blessing box as a Christmas gift and told me to write down things I was _________ for and put them in the box. Then I could read them later when I was feeling down or sad and _________ myself that there were many good things in my life. That night, I wrote down the first _________, folded it and put it into the box, and then one for each night until the kids left.

The holiday decorations __________ and the house was once again cold and cheerless. One day after work, I __________ the box under a pile of books and I quickly took it out. One by one I pulled out each piece of paper, __________ and read it. With them, I remembered all the good things in my life.

Now I write notes of thankfulness weekly and re-read them often. It has helped me deal with depression and __________ and has given me a new __________ to life. I’m learning to __________ the quiet time, even the big house.

5 . For my daughter's 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn't really have the ________ but we knew how much this band meant to her.

The night before she was like a ________ at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to ________ with us, because she couldn't ________ . On the night of the concert it was good to see her so ________ and excited, as she and her boyfriend set off.

Needless to say when they ________ after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band, ________ her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well ________ . This will be a memory she would never forget, and nor would we.

________ full of excitement from the night before, the following day they ________ to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I laughed, loving the fact that she had not ________   that quality as she grew up.

Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a ________ each. On each present were the words "Because you are the ________ mum/dad in the world. "When we expressed our thanks and told her she didn't have to, we asked her why she had bought us gifts. Her answer was simply "Just because I love you."

This wasn't something ________ from our daughter; she had always given us gifts when she wanted to express her ________ , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn't have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.

6 . I have just finished my years in Colmar, in eastern France. I _________ in Leeds, a large city in the U.K.! I was _________ in Chester. I had lived there until I went to university.

I _________ in a secondary school in Colmar. I taught English to several classes and over a year I grew quite attached to my _________. I enjoyed preparing lessons that they would _________ and games that would make them laugh. Telling each class that it was my last lesson with them was _________ painful. It is likely that I will _________ see most of these students again. I didn’t want to _________ this beautiful town, nor lovely colleagues （同事） and students behind.

I attended university in Leeds. I _________ a house with six other people—it was great fun and I have some __________ memories of our time together. Within just two years, Leeds became my second __________. I knew where to go for many kinds of things, the nice places to eat and who I could turn to for help. It was a(n) __________ to leave the city.

Last but not least, I must mention Chester. I am __________ to have a group of friends from secondary school there. We still meet up when we’re back in Chester. Being in Chester also       ________ spending time with my family.

I no longer know which place to call home. However, when I’m in one place, I will __________ the other two — which makes me quite sad.

7 . “I’m going to tell you a story,” I tell my class of high school seniors. “It’s a tale about love. And heart-break. And embarrassment.”

Their eyes widen. I ________ my throat. “In sixth grade,” I begin, “I fell madly in love. His name was David. He was tall, ________, kind of a bad boy—which I found fascinating. Unfortunately he had no interest in me at all. So it was Valentine’s Day. That day as I spilled my Valentine cards onto my desk, and among many small ________, I saw an enormous one, decorated beautifully. My mind ________:‘Who could it be from?’ With trembling hands, I ________ open the envelope and out fell an image of a queen, the heading of which ________, ‘To a Queen of a Valentine.’”

I give the class a ________ look. “I turned the valentine(情人卡) over, and at the bottom I saw the ________ and almost fainted: David. Then my eyes ________ up to the writing above his signature. It said, ‘To the Ugliest Girl in Our Class.’”

“Well, it ________ Valentine’s Day for me. It shook what little ________ I had in myself for a long time after. But I ________. And now I refuse to give up this holiday of love to the meanness of one ________ boy.” I smile. “And that’s why we’re going to have a party. A party that ________ kindness instead of cruelty.”

Their eyes ________. They are willing to let me take them ________ I am going. I hand out some paper so they can make cards. “Now please write something positive and sincere to everyone in the class. Even if it’s someone you ________ know, there’s always something nice to say.”

All these years, I’ve made it a routine in each of my class. After 20 years of teaching, I________few hopes that students will ________ all of the grammar or vocabulary I taught them. But if all a student ________ of one of my classes are the valentines they received one long-ago February, to me that makes it all worthwhile.

8 . Who has the biggest effect on my life? While I have learnt from many great teachers, the greatest and the most _________ of all is my mother.

Bringing up seven children on her own is never an easy _________ for my mother. She experienced more than her share of pain and _________ in a lifetime.

One thing I remember the most of my mother is that she never lets hard times dictate (支配) her life and the future of her children. Instead, she always believes that however _________ life is, a rainbow will always appear after the _________. I grew up watching my mother work hard day and night. Being a primary school teacher, she _________ us with all the necessities. She sold snacks and cookies to ensure that we had a good education. The _________ she placed on our education ensured that all her children had university degrees.

Hard work is a great investment that never _________. She taught me the values of hard work and education to _________ my dreams. By working hard, my mother has taught me discipline and __________ management. The fact is that women should be __________ but at the same time not let the family members __________.

She also taught me to never __________. When I struggled with physical and emotional problems, she was always there to give the support and __________ I needed.

As a man, I may not __________ it well but I can see that you often put your own life after us. Unselfishness is a __________ state of motherhood. You will do everything to see the children grow and __________. For me, you have __________ taught us good habits since my childhood.

My mother is my greatest teacher, a teacher of love and __________. I cannot thank you enough for what you have taught me. You are my teacher and will always be my __________.

I have a crush (喜欢) on a girl in my class, but I haven’t told her. I know being at high school isn’t the best time to start a relationship, but I can’t_________ myself.

Li

Being a(n)_________is normally the time when we begin to think about_________,   and everyone always remembers their first_________.

However, there are a few things you should_________.

First, you must remember that a senior student’s top priority is to study as _________as possible. This means that if two students were to_________a relationship with one another, they may get distracted (分散注意力) from their _________.

And _________it might be nice to have a boyfriend or girlfriend to __________your life with, high school relationships don’t normally__________forever—your final grade will, __________

Second, you should consider your school’s __________. Many schools don’t allow their students to have relationships, so keep that in__________.

That said, there’s no__________that you can’t make friends with a person you have a crush on. __________, the other girl or boy may not even feel the same way about you—but that doesn’t mean you can’t be good__________.

In the meantime, __________on your studies more than your love life—at least until you graduate from senior high school.

It may seem like you have no__________to do what you want right now. But once all the hard work of being a senior is over, you'll be free to__________whoever you like.

Dale