1 . I realized recently that if I ever have to move again I will need a separate truck just for all the _________ hanging on my walls. I have calendars, old post cards, inspirational sayings, nature scenes, and so many pictures hanging on them. From baby pictures to ones _________ just last year, there are the smiling faces of my children looking down on me from my walls as I walk through my house.

I _________ one of these just recently, a tiny one cut out from an old photo. It was of my youngest son Casey as a baby. He was standing in the bathtub smiling _________. He wasn’t even two years old yet. I took off my glasses and put my face close to _________ it. There was a light in his eyes that _________ through that photograph. I could see the beautiful soul within coming out of that picture. This was before the first _________ of Autism (自闭症) appeared in him. This Autism would largely _________ his speech, limit his learning, and make him dependent on us for the rest of his life. It would keep him from becoming the boy I _________ he would be.

I felt the pain of regret and __________ looking at that picture. But then I remembered just yesterday when he __________ and leaned close to me while we watched something he liked on television. I looked into his eyes at that moment and saw that same __________ and that same beautiful soul that was in his baby picture. Autism might have affected his mind and changed his life but it never touched his __________.

Like my son Casey, each one of us has a __________, beautiful and shining soul within full of love and light. It is up to us, though, to __________ that soul, to let it shine, to let it share its love with everyone, everywhere. May we always do so.

2 . It was the festive season. Mum had baked some delicious _______. Moreover, the refrigerator was _______ with chocolates and ice-cream so I helped myself to all the goodies. That night, I woke up with a painful toothache.

When morning arrived, I had to make an _______ with the dentist. After arriving at the dental clinic, I _______ first, and then walked unwillingly towards a chair. I did not even _______ to look at the other patients. Seeing patients coming out of the treatment room, with large pieces of gauze(纱布) sticking out from their mouths, only seemed to _______ my pain. I was determined never to taste another cookie or take a _______ of chocolate in the future.

When it was my turn, I went into the treatment room. I heard the dentist greet me, but I could not bring myself to _______ to his greeting. The _______ of the drilling equipment and the treatment tools only increased my feelings of sickness. The dentist ________ the offending tooth with various instruments. He ________ me that it was best to extract the tooth. The next minute or so was one of the most ________ moments of my life. I paid the price for my greed.

Soon the pain gave way to a(n)________ feeling. After paying for the high fee of the treatment, I walked out of the clinic confidently and ________ for the nearest bus stop. I ________ that this would be the first and the last time I stepped into a dental clinic. That tooth gave me a lesson that I’ll never forget.

3 . Krista Sheneman was first diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病) around five years ago. Since then, health has become a (n) __________ part of her life.

She __________ that a lot of people weren’t __________ of what she went through on a daily basis as a diabetic and that there were so __________ diabetics in her country. Therefore, she __________ to complete a mission to walk 470 miles across three states, which would offer insight into what diabetics go through.

Throughout this __________, people watched her glucose levels (血糖水平) through an app that’s connected to her glucose monitor. The monitor provided real-time __________ when her glucose levels went too high or low. In this way, she shows what it looks like to be diabetic and reminds people to constantly __________ and make sure that they are eating the __________ things. She added that just something as simple as stress can __________ blood sugar.

To _________ for her walk, she spent eight hours a day on a treadmill (跑步机) while managing her diabetes. She thinks it’s important to bear in mind that there must be unexpected difficulties that she has to __________.

After a great effort, she __________ crossed the finish line. Her walk contributed to people’s understanding of diabetes and has __________ other people who are also battling diabetes by showing them that the __________ can’t stop someone from being active or achieving their goals.

4 . It’s never been easier to deal with well-being, yet many of us focus on our physical health but _______ our psychological well-being, an expert says. For those _______ at home during the coronavirus pandemic(冠状病毒大流行), _______ well-being is more important than ever.

The _______ the coronavirus pandemic brings can seriously challenge our mental health. If you are struggling or feeling _______, you are not alone. The global health crisis has _______internal health issues to the fore(在显眼位置).

Communities and workplaces are more open to _______ and understanding psychological health issues than they were a year ago. This could be an _______ to make some positive changes in your life. “Feelings of struggle and stress are not _______ that you are unwell or ‘broken’; they are signals that something important needs your attention,” says ________ Dr Michelle McQuaid, who has a decade of experience ________ positive psychology interventions in workplaces.

“Provided you have the ________ knowledge, tools and support to respond to these signs, such struggles don’t have to ________ your well-being or performance. In fact, they can enhance your learning and growth.” McQuaid is working with the Hong Kong-based ________ Just Challenge on a recently launched virtual employee wellness platform for corporate clients. The company, which is ________ good at offering physical challenges and programmes for companies, has ________ this platform to help companies looking to ________ their staff, who are often working remotely, ________ stress.

Delivered through video tutorials, the Wellness Programme offers mental and physical health education. That is great if you’re working for an ________ company that cares about the personal health and success of its staff, but ________ your firm has not subscribed to the programme, there is still a lot you can do.

5 . Have you ever had the 24-hour bug? You have a fever, you ache and you have to stay in bed. Well, most people have had it sometime, and can _______ it in 24 hours. Most people, that is, except mothers.

Mother gets the _______ that’s going around. When the children _______ home from school, hungry, they find her in bed with a _______ of over 38 ℃.

“I’m sick,” she says. “I can’t do anything. I’ll just have to leave it all to you. Cook the potatoes..._______ the baby...set the table...” The children dash off like soldiers going into _______.

Then Father comes home, looking _______. Mother starts worrying about him. “It’s nothing, darling. I can get up and do dinner and—”

Father _______ his head. “You stay right there. Don’t worry about a thing. The kids and I will take over.”

Suddenly there is a _______, followed by Father’s voice. “Get the baby out of the way before he cuts himself! Where’s the broom? Don’t ________ your mother!”

Then the house grows________. It is clear to Mother that the family is eating dinner while she lies there sick and ________.

They’ve ________ all about her. They’re doing fine without her.

Suddenly, to her surprise, the children________, beaming, with her dinner. There’s a glass of water, a plate with three beans, a cold boiled potato, a tiny slice of burned meat loaf. “Can we stay with you while you eat?” the children ask. “The kitchen is a ________. And Dad’s kind of ________.”

As the children watch ________, she eats her cold dinner. “Everything ________ so good,” she tells them. She notices, without surprise, that her ________ and pains are gone.

“I hope you feel better tomorrow, Mum. We miss you,” the boy says.

Mother smiles. “I feel better already.”

SO YOU SEE HOW IT IS with mothers. Other people have the 24-hour bug for 24 hours. But if a mother feels ________ enough, she can recover from it in 12 hours or less!

6 . A cinema-goer who suffered a heart attack while watching the latest Bond movie was saved by fellow film fans who performed CPR on him. The film’s title? No Time to Die.

81-year-old Malcolm Clarke had been revisiting childhood haunts(常去之处) in and around Chesterfield where he grew up as a_________for his birthdays. Then he had gone to_________the new Bond film with his wife on Saturday night to make the latest_________more impressive.

_________, Malcolm had a sudden heart attack at the Odeon cinema in Sheffield, South Yorkshire while watching the new film._________of the audience, believed to have included a doctor and a nurse,_________came to Malcolm’s_________and helped keep him alive. Thankfully, their_________were successful and the ambulance soon_________and took Malcolm to Northern General Hospital. And now Malcolm is in a(n)__________condition.

Malcolm’s son-in-law, Andrew Wileman, said, “Four__________people among the audience worked on him for about 15 minutes because he had__________consciousness(意识). The ‘rescue team’,__________two ladies and two gentlemen, just__________shortly after they did the good deed. There is no__________that they saved Malcolm’s life in the cinema.”

“The consultant at the hospital said the quick CPR had saved his life in the__________before the ambulance got there. He would have__________, but he was lucky,” Andrew added.

Andrew said he was “completely unconscious” while the kind people__________to save his life using the on-site defibrillator(除颤器) in the cinema.

The family has been reunited with three of the four__________and they were__________to meet the fourth to say thanks.