1 . “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I was a kid, I ______ the question. Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t dreaming of becoming something grand or ______, like an astronaut.

Now, as an organizational psychologist, my job is to fix other people’s jobs, and I’ve come to believe that asking youngsters that question does them ______.

My first complaint about the question is that it ______ kids to define themselves in terms of work. If we define ourselves by our jobs, our ______ depends on what we achieve. So when you are asked what you want to be, it’s not socially ______ to say “A father” or “A mother”, let alone “A person of integrity”.

The second ______ is the implication that there is one calling (职业) out there for everyone. Research shows that ______ one leaves students feeling lost and ______. After all, not everyone has that talent for grand jobs.

If you manage to ______ the above barriers, there is a third hurdle (难关) : careers rarely live up to your childhood ______. In one study, looking for a(n) ______ job left college seniors feeling more anxious and less satisfied with the ______. As Tim Urban writes, happiness is reality minus expectations. It’s clear how expectations ______ our perceived happiness. If you are looking for extreme happiness, you’re bound to be disappointed.

Asking kids what they want to be leads them to ______ a career identity they might never want to earn. Instead, invite them to think about the different things they might want to do.

4 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical student, made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a downpour struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ through a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus, Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to rescue them, Yu _________ to get out. However, as he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) on those unconscious and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ yet he gathered up his strength and tried to provide help to those in need. In the end, Yu and the other rescuers managed to save many lives from the flooded subway train. Yu’s actions proved that even in the darkest of moments, there is always hope for humanity.

5 . Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and ________ of consumer demands for environment friendly products have ________ the pollution problem. One ________ is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

________, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. ________ they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be ________ or can it only be used once?”

A recent study showed that two ________ five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the ________ they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.

Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products ________ labels to show that the product is green. Some companies emphasize that their products are clean and safe in their advertising and have made it their main selling ________.

The ________ for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink ________ they do business. No longer will the public accept the old ________ of “Buy it, use it, throw it away and forget it.” The public ________ is still here, and companies are ________ their act gradually.

8 . Eradajere Oleata thinks she may have a partial solution called the Chip Bag Project for two of her country’s persistent problems: garbage and poverty. The 26-year-old student from Detroit is asking a(n) ______ of local snack lovers: ______ throw your empty chip bags into the trash, ______ them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.

Chip eaters ______ their empty bags at a print shop and a clothing store — two ______ where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they are ______, it takes about four hours to sew a sleeping bag, each taking around 150 to 300 chip bags, ______ whether they’re single-serve or family size.

Since 2020, the Chip Bag Project has ______ over 800,000 chip bags and, as of last December, created 110 sleeping bags.

Sure, it would be simpler to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the ______ for Oleata and her fellow volunteers. “We are ______ to making an impact not only socially, but ______.” she says.

Of course, repurposing these bags is meaningful. ______ they would have ended in the trash. It’s a(n) ______ reminder that environmental injustice (不公平) and ______ often go hand in hand. As Oleata told hourdetroit.com: “I think it’s time to show ______ between all of these issues.”

9 . Emma Jones’ three-year-old son, Eric, was sharing a hot dog on the deck overlooking her friend Sarah Roth’s swimming pool. One moment Jones was watching Eric play around with the other children at this _________ of moms and kids last July. The next moment he disappeared without a _________. She turned to her friend Machel Rawlings and asked, “Have you seen Eric?”

Rawlings stood, _________ the pool and suddenly screamed. Eric was found _________ face down in the deep end. What happened next was a _________ textbook response: As Rawlings dived in the pool, grasped the boy, _________ him over and swam him to the end. Meanwhile, their host, Sarah Roth, dialed 911. At the pool’s _________, Rawlings handed Eric up to his mother. His skin was blue and wasn’t breathing.

Rawlings who’d taken a CPR course just four months earlier, immediately began rescue breathing. Hanging up the phone, Roth, a former flight attendant who’d accumulated _________ experience before, _________ CPR from Rawlings. Three long minutes went by with Roth breathing into Eric’s mouth and __________ chest compressions (按压) while Rawlings and Jones __________ his condition. Gradually his color __________, and as the ambulance was arriving on the __________, Rawlings looked at Roth. “He’s breathing,” she said.

The __________ with which the women acted saved Eric’s life. Emma Jones found any words seemed powerless. She said __________, “They did everything right.”

10 . I am a freshman at Orange High School. In 2013, I ______ an organization called Love For The Elderly.

Many elderly people have no one to ______ them and love them. When I say this, I am talking about pure love—______ love for the elderly people that exemplifies(是...的典型) the perfect kindness and ______ no matter what the circumstances may be.

The elderly have ______ the pathway to success for my generation. They should have been shown appreciation and respect but are often ______. Generally, we seldom pay much attention to their previous effort. The elderly are such an extraordinary group of people, and their wisdom can ______ be learned. They are worthy of the best. Therefore, I launched the organization and decided to make a change.

My ______ for writing led me to create such an organization, where people from different countries ______ anonymous(匿名的) letters filled with love and joy. I then forwarded these letters to nursing homes across the country. To this date, I have ______ over 1000 letters and received numerous responses from nursing homes.

Last month, I had the ______ to accept $100 from KindSpring through their monthly kindness contest. Hardly had anyone helped my organization. Therefore, we do not receive much ______ and that $100 helped ______ many costs, including postage and envelopes. This gesture of kindness has been very ______ to my organization, and I could not be more ______. If you would like to take part in our activity, please visit lovefortheelderly. org.