1 . My two-year-old daughter was playing with groceries in my shopping cart (购物车). A gentleman stood behind me with three ________ . He looked at his watch and me. While my daughter was ________ well, I knew she couldn’t stay there any longer. The man obviously was in a ________, and he’d be behind me a long time. I ________ to let him go first. “Thank you,” he replied ________ stepping ahead of me. His face lit up with ________ .

When the line moved forward I started ________ my cart. As I hurriedly opened my purse, my heart ________ :I forgot to bring my bank card. The gentleman had paid and was ________ his groceries. “Can you just put my ________ on the side please?” I was _________ . The gentleman said, “I’ll pay for her order.” But I _________, having over $250 worth of groceries. “You can just send me a check.” He ________ . “That’s too much of a car trip for the little girl.”

I was always willing to help others. However, there was a new feeling I ________ when I got help from others. I was shocked that a complete stranger would ________ another with a loan of that amount.

2 . Yang Xiaoyue and his wife sell fish in a market in Xuhui District. Throughout the years, Yang and his family have stuck to the principle of “being good people”. Yang’s father died when Yang was young. Although the family was poor, his mother always reminded him to help people in need.

The couple are honest business people. Once, a customer told them the fish he had purchased had not tasted right. Since then, the couple have been steaming a fish to ensure it tastes right every time before they sell fish. In Yang’s opinion, customers come to his stall because they believe he will sell good-quality fish. Yang’s fish stall is popular. Some customers continue buying his fish after moving from the neighborhood.

One day, Yang saw a notice, calling for donations to help poor families as he passed by the village committee office of Tianlin. He donated 200 yuan and asked himself: “What else can I do?” Yang and his wife discussed the matter. Eventually, they wrote a letter to the committee, indicating they wanted to provide fish, for free, to families living with special difficulties. Since 2002, Yang and Yuan have provided fish to the disabled and the elderly living alone.

Yang also writes poetry. In one poem, he wrote: “At 28, I decided to be a warmhearted person who sells fish. So far, I have walked to see this world, bringing vigor (活力) wherever I go.” Yang says the most important virtue he learned from his mother is “being kind and honest”. He is determined to pass that virtue to his offspring.

4 . Kyle Semrau came home on the morning of April 12 after an overnight shift feeling light-headed. He told his wife he would be laying low for the day, joined by his 6-year-old daughter, Macie.

On a normal day, Macie would have been at school, but that particular morning she had refused to even get dressed for school, so she stayed home. It turns out that her unexplained want to stay home was for the best.

Later in the day. Semrau collapsed from a medical event that caused him to slip in and out of consciousness. Macie learned her dad was in trouble when she heard him yelling. In a moment while Semrau was conscious, Macie asked her dad for his phone passcode so she could unlock the device. She logged in, opened the browser, and phoned the local police department.

Macie relayed the relevant information, including their address, to Judy Smith, the Eliot Police Department’s administrative assistant who answered the phone.

“That’s really lucky,” Semrau told Boston 25 News. “I still have it saved. If you open up my browser, that’s the way it is spelled, ‘Elliot poliz’. She pushed the call button, which actually goes right to the dispatcher (调度员) here in town.”

The police arrived two minutes after Macie called.

Semrau’s medical emergency was due to issues with his sinuses (鼻窦炎), which led to difficulty breathing, according to Seacoast Online. He is now home and doing well.

“If I can say anything about this whole experience, it’s for everyone to teach kids about awareness. If I hadn’t taught my daughter certain things she wouldn’t learn in school, this outcome could have been completely different,” Semrau told Boston. com. “She is, and will always be my hero.”

6 . Yusra Mardini, one of the 29 refugee(难民) athletes chosen to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, has managed to prove the tenacity(坚韧) of human spirit.

Before her life took a(n) _________ turn, Mardini grew up in Syria, a beautiful country facing great _________. It wasn’t until she was 17 that she and her sister decided to leave behind their country for a better _________. The two made their way to Germany in hopes of _________ a new life.

On the last leg of their _________, as Mardini recalls, they _________ a small rowboat but the motor stopped working. For over three hours, the sisters swam _________ alongside the boat in freezing Mediterranean waters, working to keep the boat _________, which was carrying 20 people, until they reached their destination _________.

Today, Mardini is a __________ because of her bravery. At 19, she was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency but her __________ don’t end there. The Olympian continues to be __________ about refugees and a year after her __________ in Germany, she was __________ to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio for the women’s 100m swim.

“When I __________, I am not only fighting for my country, I’m fighting for the __________ around the world, __________ to keep their passions alive just as I did. My aquatic(水上的) __________ have saved my life in more ways than one,” said Mardini.

“I know that I am not carrying my country’s flag, but I am carrying the Olympic flag which __________ the whole world. I am standing for people beyond __________,” she said.

7 . Harry Potter, Thor, a baseball player, and a gentleman in a bowler hat. Logan Houghtelling turned into all of them, in class and way before Halloween—all to bring some cheer to his own life and the lives of his friends.

Life was difficult for the San Francisco Bay area teenager. He worried about his father, a firefighter who was battling wildfires, and missed his friends during the pandemic. “I thought, ‘Well, I know other people are feeling like this. So, why don’t I dress up and try to bring happiness to people?’”

So starting in August, he set out to cheer up his classmates, his family and others who have come to wonder what he’ll wear next for his classes on Zoom. One day, he popped up on screen in a toga(宽袍) and a golden leaf crown; another day, he put on a cowboy hat and a western shirt. In September, he wore the uniform of the Chicago Cubs. He even dressed up as a bottle of sriracha sauce. “I’ve had two teachers who just couldn’t help laughing and couldn’t go on with their lectures,” the 15-year-old said.

Most ideas come from Halloween costumes that he wore previously and clothes from around the house that he adapted with the help of his mother, Meredith Christensen, a primary school teacher. “I’ve actually had friends who I’ve come across in the grocery store that are saying, ‘You haven’t been posting his pictures lately. I look forward to his pictures every day,’” she said.

The Arroyo High School sophomore has also made special appearances elsewhere. While his 12-year-old brother Cody attended a virtual class, he dropped by in the background as the titular(名义上的) character of the “Where’s Waldo?” books.

Houghtelling said that it’s important to try to focus on the positive and help lift others up. “I think there should be people who go out and bring people happiness,” he said. “More people need to do that. We just need to spread positivity.”

10 . Echo, a two-year-old Harlequin Dane, has been turning heads everywhere she goes since her owner dyed （染色）her coat purple, blue, pink and green.

Sierra Schoon, a 22-year-old woman from Grand Junction in Colorado, has been coloring her service dog, Echo, using pet-safe dye, ever since the dog was about six months old. The young dog lover said that she uses vegetable-based Arctic Fox hair dye, and that Echo loves to just sit there for three or four hours while she applies the dye. And when they go out for walks, it is quite obvious that the dog also feels quite delighted when people keep staring at her, as they tend to get very confused by her unusual look.

“It becomes a joke that we tell people. When they ask, Oh, is that dog naturally colored this way? We say 'Yeah, she's a Galaxy Dane' Schoon said." You kind of stand there for a minute, look at their reaction and let them stew and then finally tell them,   'No, she's dyed that way'. I never thought that anybody would ever think that a dog would naturally be pink or blue, let alone pink, blue, purple and green.

However, after photos of the unusual-looking Great Dane spread online, people said that they felt sorry for the poor animal. Some accused Echo's owner of using her as a fashion accessory for attention-seeking purposes, and a few even went as far as accusing animal cruelty, saying the owner of this dog should never be allowed to have animals ever again.

In fact, the dyeing has actually helped Echo get over her shyness. Because of her big size most people preferred to keep their distance, and this always made her very nervous, because the Great Dane is extremely friendly. The eye-catching dye makes people more comfortable around Echo, and Sierra said that she noticed a positive change in her personality as well.