Terry was going to give his girlfriend Anna, a very special gift for their first-year anniversary. He was going to make something    1     (him). Even though he wasn't    2     (particular) handy, he still wanted to give it a shot, because he knew that    3     he wanted to give her could not    4     (buy) in a store.

Terry    5     (decide) to make Anna a necklace. It took a good amount of time for Terry    6     (design) the necklace and glue everything together. On the day of their anniversary, Terry took Anna out to dinner,     7     he was going to reveal his big surprise.

After finishing the dinner, Terry finally revealed his surprise to Anna. He took out his, hand-made necklace and gave it to her. Anna's    8     (respond) to the gift was far from what Terry expected. Anna was on cloud nine after    9     (receive) the necklace. Her reaction to the gift made Terry very relieved.

The fact that Terry had made the necklace himself made it much more special to Anna. She wore her boyfriend's gift as soon as he gave it to her and never took it    10     again.

5 . I was taking a nap(小睡) when a loud noise woke me. Outside the window in a parking lot, a car had just_____into a chain-link fence. The fence bent out in exactly the_____of the car’s back end.

A short man wearing a shirt unbuttoned to_____his chest got out of the car, with a shaven head. I disliked him_____. After a few seconds of_____the damage, the man tried to_____that. He first attempted to pull the_____fence back into place, but it wouldn’t move. I took a drink from the glass,_____cheering. Then he pulled against the fence’s support pole, which bent_____and was more likely to recover. But the pole suddenly broke. I laughed out loud this time. This was______. He went back to his car. He must be going to leave all the______behind for someone else to tidy up.

That, I thought, would be the______. But he reappeared a few minutes later with some______and got to work using them. He fixed the fence, and even______it using a support bar bought from a nearby grocery. Now it would be extra______, stronger than before.

This man was actually a______for me, and I was the lazy one. My______assumptions were all about myself. I wouldn’t fix that fence and would______.Years later, I still look out of my window at that______. It still looks new. And it makes me______what else that man has made better, and how I can make myself more like him.

6 . Twenty years ago, I became involved in pet therapy(疗法) work with our Angel. As she matured and went through professional training, we realized that she would be good at this new job.

Angel is ten now and works every week. She visits two hospitals, providing day care for the elderly, and our library’s PAWS for Reading program. At the library, six to ten dogs lie on the floor, and the kids pick a book to read to a dog. After they finish, they get a card with the dog’s picture and history. Angel also helps out at a special-needs camp. She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her, especially the kids she has worked with.

We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work. I brought Angel to our local hospital to visit a woman who was completely unable to move the right side of her body from a stroke(中风). One day, my husband, Jack, got Angel up into a chair next to the woman’s bed, asking her if she wanted to give Angel a treat. She nodded. Angel gently took the treat. Then the woman raised her right hand and started petting Angel. Her friend couldn’t believe her eyes.

After that, every time we saw the woman, she lifted her left hand. We’d tell her she had to use her right hand, and she would. Next, you’ll fall in love with this woman’s story of rearing her own Angel later in her family and why she calls it the best decision she ever made.

7 . During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses. But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.

Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan. Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas.

“Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are,” said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.

They learned to work hard to sell their veggies. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o'clock. Some of them went to the farmer’s market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall. To lower the cost, they learned to bargain with the sellers.

At about 6:30 am, they began to sell vegetables. They peddled loudly to attract customers. After several days, they got some experience, too.

For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers an extra plastic bag.

When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone took notes and shared their feelings.

“We are tired,” said Dalin. “but we gained a lot” .

10 . I have suffered from depression (抑郁症) from a young age, and it heavily influenced my teenage years. After a long struggle, I found ________ and it changed my life.

My depression really started after my family ________ to the UK when I was about eleven years old. Getting used to life in a foreign country was very ________. Friends I knew were gone, and the change in environment, school and family life ________ my depression. I had a lot of ________ in life. This made it feel impossible for me to ________. For years I woke up a lot in the middle of the nights, ________ and unable to deal with my depression.

At the time, I didn’t understand it was a(n) ________. I remember one day I was coming back home after playing in the park, I couldn’t ________ strength to get myself home. I leaned (倚靠) against a wall and ________. It felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders. I never really turned to anyone either, ________ I felt there wasn’t anyone who could help with my ________. Looking back now I know I was ________ and I could have dealt with things better.

What turned around my life was ________ street dancing.

I was encouraged by a friend, and I ________ taking classes at a studio in London. I then went out and ________ a lot of other dancers to practice and train with. It gave me a ________, and the happiness I got from it helped me ________ my depression. The dancing helped change my life and my studies.

My________to anyone who might go through something like this is reach out for help. ________ myself up means that I can get help when I need it. My friends have offered me their support when I need someone to talk with.