1 . This is a real story about an old man in China. Sixty-three-year-old Zhuang Guorong is a_______rural primary school art teacher, who has had a life of_______for more than 40 years.

Every year, the strong, younger-than-his-actual-age pensioner (领养老金者) goes to “the farmers’ home” of Chenyang Community to paint or_______other villagers how to paint.

“The farmers’ home”, a public building,_______the venue (聚集地点) for a_______ of the Sheyang Farmers Painting Institute. The institute is a government _______cultural organization in Sheyang County, in the north of Jiangsu Province, east China.

Zhuang works at the institute part time, and each year he_______up to ten paintings, which are then _______ by the local government. He_______ around 5,000 yuan — that’s about 740 US dollars — a year by doing this________ .

As well as earning himself some money, Zhuang says the job gives him an opportunity to ________his views of life to his fellow countrymen,________ the elderly.

“This painting is about a nursing home. We now live in a(n)________ society. We can no longer ________the traditional way of taking care of our elderly just with our children doing it.________, professional nursing homes are________ for elderly people’s ________.”

“In this painting, I________a scene of young people celebrating the birthday of a senior citizen. The ________I want to convey is that life in one’s later years can be happy. And all of my paintings are like this one — based on our ________lives.”

2 . As America continued to suffer from the pandemic (流行病), there were some ordinary individuals who held us together.

Here is how one _________ went. Louis Galvan was clearing off table 411, where a couple of his most loyal customers had _________ dinner. Like many others, his restaurant was hurting. The restaurants had just _________ some workers for the baseball season. More than 30 of his employees were counting on a big opening day that would never _________. In the days before the governor _________ his state’s restaurants, Galvan was especially _________ for regulars such as the ones at table 411. That night, they had_________ about $90 worth of food. But it was the _________ they'd left behind that blew him away. _________, it was two tips. One was $1,900 in cash. The other written on the credit card receipt, was $7,500. The couple __________ left a handwritten note on the receipt: “Hold it to __________ your guys over the next few weeks.”

“We were __________ that they were so generous. We didn't __________ it. They went above and beyond what was __________. I wasn't sure if we were going to stay open, but __________ we have someone like that, we're going to keep going. We will be offering food orders to go.” said Galvan. He divided the money __________ among the employees, so everyone got about $300. __________, Galvan could now pay the tip forward. “If there's anyone who does not have food to eat, __________ just needs a glass of water, they are __________ to come by. We are here __________ our community.” Galvan said.

4 . Sandra was a businesswoman in Orlando. Approaching her 50th birthday, she decided to___________ her love of cats and her work experience to start the Orlando Cat Cafe.

As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help _________ cats up for adoption with proper pet parents. What she didn't ___________at the time was that her café would help human visitors as much as the cats!

“The most___________thing in the cafe is that they always have new cats and cats need socialization, so both sides ___________!”says Laurie, who is one_________guest. She, like many other cat lovers, who _________have pets at home because of allergies (过敏反应) in the family, often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of ___________with cute animals whenever she likes.

Plus, Sandra's cat-adoption ___________aren't the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe! The coffee and food______________for visitors are made by Axum Coffee, a company that was also started to____________others. Axum is a city in Ethiopia where fresh water is ____________and even poverty is widely visible. In fact, the coffee and food are sold at a low price at the cafe, some of whose____________go to the people of Axum, Ethiopia, to help improve their____________ of life.

“My cafe and Axum Coffee have a(n)____________ mission to reach out to others. We hit it off and became partners, ”says Sandra.

Maybe the next time you visit Orlando，you'll____________Sandra's cafe, and hit it off with one of the cats up for__________ ! Adoption specialists are always on-site to help match the personalities of potential ____________ with those of the cats in the play area. And it ____________ ! More than 80 cats have been adopted since Sandra__________ her business in 2016.

5 . Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers _______a robbery at a restaurant chain.

When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in _______a mask and went up to the counter.

“I think we both saw him at the same time,” Nicole said during a news conference.     _______, she thought the man may be sick, given _______season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent _______, according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter _______their hands and that’s when we both _______what was happening.

The monitor video _______what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and _______the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen ________his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple ________to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and ________him at gunpoint (枪口) until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and ________him.

“It is my belief that if not for the ________actions of these two officers, the robber’s actions inside the ________would have escalated (升级). They acted ________,” said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD’s robbery unit.

The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just kicked in as the situation ________. “We both looked at each other and said ‘Let’s go,” Chase said. “When it ________people’s life in danger, any other officer would have done the ________thing,” Nicole said.

The suspect is now in ________in Louisville, according to the police.

6 . It seems that the great desire among the young is to be popular. And once they achieve ________, they want to keep it and ________ it. But the desire to be popular can________ you into looking and acting like everyone else. You can lose yourself in a sea of ________ hairstyles and thinking styles.

I was forced to ________ popularity long before in a talk I had with my daughter. Margy had to ________ schools when my busy work schedule made it ________ for me to move houses. I suppose that, for a girl in her teens, ________ a new school is as easy as spending a season alone in the tropical jungles. However, as the school year ________ to an end, one student after another came to her. They said they would have liked to be friends sooner.

I told Margy that I would have been more concerned if she had been a(n) ________ social success in her new school. That, to me, would have been the ________ that she had betrayed her ________ self in order to become popular. Sometimes young people try to force friendships into blossom by opening ________ their innermost thoughts to people they have just met. Such friendships are the least likely to ________.

I know that it has become harder and harder for a young person to stand up against the popularity wave and to ________ his or her own way. This leads to a great ________ for the young person who wants to find his or her own ________. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The road is worth ________. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. Well, come on! Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who ________ you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really ________.

7 . The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction manual(说明书).And each child is _______ .So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration，not _______ what to do. But in raising children，what we do is_______ by our culture.   Naturally then，Amer ican parents teach their children basic American _______.

To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children _______ on their own feet. From _______，each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more _______ to make their own choices. _______ choose their own forms of entertainment，as well as the friends to _______ them with. When they _______ young adulthood，they choose their own jobs and marriage _______.Of course，many young adults still _______ their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the _______” at around 18 to 21 years old，they want to be on their own，not _______ to their mothers' apron strings(围裙带).

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal.   American parents _______ their children   as   individuals—not   as   extensions   of   themselves.They _______ them   to   achieve   their   own   dreams.

Americans praise , encourage and give their children the _______ to succeed. When children become adults，their parents becomes more like _______. But _______ to popular belief，most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when their parents come to _______ them. Even as adults，they respect and honor their parents.

8 . Four years ago in church, I saw a child of my age. His ________ was pinned on the bulletin board, his dirty clothes barely covering his small,________ body. He should not have had a ________ on his face but there he had, showing off his white teeth. I walked past his picture every day ________ him less and less. His pictures are also sent to us not to show what the child looks like but to ________ us that we are sponsoring him. We need to reflect because we are so ________ in our own misfortunes that we ________ that there are people worse off than us. Our desires are insatiable (无法满足的) and we take for granted every ________ that we are blessed with.

I looked at the child’s picture today for the first time in a ________ time His letter came every few months and I ________ them over never taking the time to ________ back. I was just too busy spending money going to movies with my friends. We can’t just help others ________ and they need our time and hands to help create a better world for everyone.

We are presented with ________ opportunities such as work and education. What we don’t realize is that the people without these ________ would pay every last cent to get the opportunities that ________ themselves to us every day. When they are ________ to us, we shouldn’t push them aside.

I honestly ________ if everyone had a chance to experience these, this world would open up a little more and provide more ________ and assistance to those who ________ it most. Anything can help those homeless in our own city but ________ with me.

9 . On Dyec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of _______with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to _______the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children _______. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was _______struck by the children’s lack of access to _______— their school only went through the fourth grade.

Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one _______, Hermela. She writes: Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became _______and attached to me to a point where it was becoming _______for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and _______education after the fourth grade became __________and I knew I had to do something.

That’s when Nubia decided that she didn’t want a traditional Sweet 16. __________, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish __________grade class for Hermela and other kids.

“The money could provide a(n) __________solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day __________of my party,” Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live.   In short, I want Hermela to continue __________.”

After telling friends and family her __________, Nubia set up a(n) __________page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on CrowdRise. Her __________will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

So far, Nubia has __________＄2,781 of her ＄10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely __________; they’re selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

Nubia’s birthday may not have been a party, but it’s truly a celebration.

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s _______ as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived _______.

When she came home she sensed _______ unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the _______ were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry (进入). Had anything been _______ ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch _______ .

The following Thursday she went out at her _______ time, but she didn’t go to the club _______ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, _______ herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would ________ .

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and ________ she heard her letter-box being pushed open. ________ the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a ________ The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and ________ the water over the hand. ________ was heard outside as the ________ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was ________ by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long ________ the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly ________ at the club for her successful ________ .