1 . On weekends, I went to the local library to borrow books as usual. On my way there I would pass by the nursing home. This time as I_________toward the library, I saw an old woman_________there all by herself. Today I decided to go to_________to her instead of just walking past.

The old woman was very_________to share her life with me. She told me about her_________and that her father was an activist. She told me about the wonderful_________she had taken when she was exploring in Africa and the_________moments she had with her friends. And it felt nice to_________a smile on her face while she was_________her best times. We sat there for about an hour.

She told me she was__________and that it was nice to talk to someone after such a__________time. The last person she had had a(n)__________with was one of the nurses but she had found another__________and left. Up to now there wasn’t anyone for her to__________with.

It made me feel__________that some old people are easily affected by the social__________. And sometimes this can have a serious impact on their__________. We should try to best to spare some time to__________the elderly, whether they are our grandparents, neighbors or__________a random elderly person. The elderly woman was highly__________and I learned so much from her in less than an hour.

2 . When David Carter started his art major at the University of Texas at Austin in 1971, he had big dreams of becoming an artist or a writer. But he dropped out of university at 23 after he hurt his hand badly in an incident. He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia(精神分裂症) and spent several years without a home. Carter liked to spend time around UT-Austin, because he dreamed of being able to continue his study in the university and becoming a writer.

UT-Austin student Ryan Chandler said he met Carter during an assignment(任务)   on homelessness for The Daily Texan. “I interviewed him about homeless problems. After I heard his story, we kept in touch and really became friends. I learned he wanted to get back to UT-Austin, so I decided to help him.” said Chandler.

With the help of Chandler, who worked with the university office, Carter was assigned and adviser by UN-Austin’s College of Fine Arts. “It’s the greatest blessing I’ve ever received,” Carter said. “He did what had to be done to get me back to school, and I couldn’t have done it without him.” after seeing a magazine article about Carter, a UT-Austin alumnus(校友) decided to pay his tuition fees without telling his name.

Doug Dempster, dean of the college of Fine Arts, said in a statement that the school would be looking to help Carter in any way it could. “David Carter’s determination to complete his degree is a testament to finishing well what was started, and stopped, even many years earlier. We welcome him back as we do many students each year whose education could not be completed easily. We’re going to help him through his remaining course work.”

3 . Henry was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often ________ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so ________ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Henry and his wife were busily tidying up their new home, the light suddenly ________. Henry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along ________ and had to wait in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant knocks on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the ________ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Henry was a ________ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be ________, so he went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Henry in anger and shut the door ________. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to ________ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. ________ this time she was ________ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She ________ me here to give you these.” At that moment, Henry suddenly realized what caused his ________ in life. It was his ________ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ________ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been covered by his cold mind.

5 . Have you ever imagined being friends with squirrels? Monica hadn’t until one day in October 2016 when her family ___________ a tiny, injured squirrel. They took care of her and then released (释放) her back into the ___________. They didn’t expect to ever see her again. However, five years has passed and little Bella, that’s what they called the squirrel, ___________ comes to visit them almost every day.

As a baby, the terrible ___________ made by an owl (猫头鹰) left Bella near death. She was ___________ taken in by the family, and raised by them alongside three ___________ squirrels named Larry, Curly, and Moe. Bella stayed with the family until spring 2017, when she had healed (痊愈) successfully. Thanks to a regular ___________ of fruit, nuts, and baby food, Bella was ___________ to jump on the trees in the forest. The sweet squirrel never goes too far from her adopted (收养的) home, and stops by to say hello whenever she can, ___________ such a long time has passed.

“Bella sits right at the front door ____________ someone to notice she has come by for a visit. If no one ____________ her, she will jump over to the dining room window, expecting someone to see her,” Monica said, “whenever she stops by, she asks for ____________ more than a handful of nuts.”

Guess what the most ____________ part is? A few years after Bella’s original stay with the family, she found her way back to them ____________ an injured foot — and a belly full of babies — spending another few months of recovering. “It was truly exciting to watch the baby I raised ____________ her own babies,” Monica said. Bella now even has her own social media page, where her human family documents her adventures, with thousands of followers!

6 . Last night, on my way home I stopped because of being attracted by some hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. On my way in, a ______ man approached me and asked, “Do you have any bottles lying around?” I knew he would ______ them for a few cents, but I didn’t have any, so I said no. And again he asked, “Can you spare some ______?” I smiled, and said no again. He was very ______; he smiled back and said, “OK, thank you.” Even though he didn’t have anything, he was still in good ______. From the way he spoke I could tell he was ______.

Then I bought one hamburger and enjoyed my meal, but in the back of my ______ I wondered whether the homeless man was hungry. After I finished my ______ I decided to order another one for him. At this point I didn’t know if he was still around, but I ______ anyway.

At the ______ I ordered a hamburger and also a hot chocolate, because it was ______ outside, and I thought it would help warm him up. They delivered me the hot chocolate first and as I waited for my ______, I noticed the homeless man was standing right beside me. I looked at him and smiled, “This hot chocolate is for you.” He replied like a ______. “Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you”.

I always believe no matter how hard-up (缺钱) I am, there are always those who are worse off than I. When you help someone, it’s not always about money but about love. The love you give today, someone might ______ tomorrow. It doesn’t matter. Love anyway, because the ______ thing you can give is LOVE.

7 . Have you ever travelled around by bike? This spring my older brother and I ______ the busy city and spent a long weekend ______ in the countryside. Our speed was only 14kph, but we didn’t ______. We hadn’t come to break any speed records, ______. All we wanted was some ______ air and a break from schoolwork.

We really ______ ourselves while cycling along traffic-free country paths. There was plenty of sunshine, ______ it was quite cold, ______ in the mornings. The good news was that soon we ______ as we rode along. Our only ______ was when my brakes (刹车) started making a terrible noise. But I didn’t care as it gave us a(n) ______ to visit a cafe while a bike mechanic (机修工) had a look at it.

Every few kilometers there was a ______ where we could talk with local people. One of the women was very ______ and showed us the way when we got lost. On Saturday night we were ______ at 2 a.m. by some young people. They kept singing loudly in the next room, which made us ______ all night. We felt very ______ when we got up the next morning. Soon we ______. We were more cheerful on the way when the sun came out. ______, things like that happened only once. Anyway, I still like traveling around by bike—it’s ______ and it’s fun. If you’re looking for a short break that’s active and cheap, then cycling is a great ______.

9 . One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very_________ to him because it was a gift from his father.

After_________ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _________ from a group of children playing nearby.

He _________ them that the child who found the watch would get a present.

Hearing this, the children went inside the barn _________. They searched everywhere but still could not find the_________. Just when the farmer was going to_________, a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The _________ farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed. The boy answered, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the _________ of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes peaceful(平静的) mind can think __________ than an excited one.

10 . When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. After choosing his presents, he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.