1 . Kids love percussion instruments (打击乐器). In truth, becoming a percussionist requires a lot of ________ and practice. It’s believed that one more thing is vital—a good sense of hearing. Dame Evelyn Glennie, ________, has proven that isn’t always true.

At age 8，Glennie began taking piano lessons. Meanwhile, she also began losing her hearing. She was totally deaf when she joined her school orchestra (管弦乐队) at 12.The moment Glennie saw the ________ in the percussion section, she knew that was where she ________. At 15, she ________ the Royal Academy of Music in London for a solo percussionist. However, never hearing of it, they were unsure about accepting her. Ever ________, she persuaded them to take her.

Since Glennie made her first professional ________ in 1985, she has gained the fame as the world’s first full-time solo percussionist and won many awards.

When asked how she ________ the music, she says, “I use all my ________, especially sight, feeling and touch.” Paying close attention to the ________ and relying on feeling the music, she performs in bare feet on a wooden platform, which ________ her to feel vibrations (震动) from the instruments through the floor. She is in ________ motion as she moves from one instrument to the next.

She has become a(n) ________ wherever she performs. As a writer observed, “She was able to ________ disabilities aren’t barriers. They’re ________ to thinking differently.”

2 . One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a bit desperate, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home, who was, really _______ with her university studies. It was beginning to look like financial difficulties, which would make it _______ for her to complete her course.

So this friend of mine had done something _______: she had sent all her pocket money for the month to Tanzania to _______ her friend! This meant that she didn’t have much food to eat, no money to go anywhere outside the village, no money to buy any clothes, and so on.

I was so _______ that she did this for her friend and I felt I had to do something. So, _______ my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into the fair trade shop to buy some food. I didn’t have much money left myself but I thought I’d buy her an extra box of the muesli we both liked and some rice. I started talking to the woman _______ in the shop, who was also a volunteer and _______ told her about my friend.

The woman looked at me, _______. “Does she eat pasta?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. She immediately started to fill a bag with pasta, cookies, more muesli, sweets and other things until the bag was full. “Give her this for me. It’s my __________!” I couldn’t believe it but cried with __________.

I left the shop to go home with my __________ bag of food. I asked the woman her name. “Just Gloria! God bless both of you!” she said. Imagine my friend’s face when I arranged the gifts on my kitchen table. I have never seen her so happy! A few weeks later, she found Gloria in the shop and thanked her __________.

These two __________ women really showed me what true kindness and compassion is, and the __________ will stay with me for the rest of my life!

6 . It was New Year time, and it would be our first New Year away from Alabama. That winter, my mother and my stepfather moved our family to Southern California. My athletic little brother, Paul, was _______ about the climate that allowed him to go to the beach _______ he wanted. I, however, was a fat child with typical southern _______.

On my first day in the new class, I introduced myself in a low voice. All I said was my name and where I was from. The class burst into _______, “He talks funny.” I was so _______ that I went to place a call to Granny Smith after school, who was my biggest _______. But I didn’t _______.

On Sunday evening, the phone rang. It was Granny. She often took advantage of the discounted long-distance _______on Sundays. She said she’d _______ a New Year package. Sure enough, it arrived. Surprised at the box, large enough to hold a small refrigerator, we ________ it open. The smell of Granny’s house filled the room: a ________ of fried meat, sausages, furniture polish and decorations. While always filled with ________ holiday decorations and homemade food before New Year, Granny’s house, in my childhood eyes, was precious and fantastic.

There were countless tins and containers. We opened them to discover piles of holiday ________. She even included our traditional candy bars. The box was as bottomless as a magical box. There, ________ all these, was my familiar holiday.

Every New Year that we spent in California, the ________ service could call. Over the years, many treasures arrived in the box. For me, it’s always been the best part of the holiday.

7 . A mystery man, known as Benny, has been spreading love—one $100 bill at a time for more than three years in and around Salem, Oregon.

He randomly _________ the bills in shops to be found, surprising and _________ shoppers. Before giving them away, he _________ his bills. It is estimated that he has hidden more than $50,000, and that’s only what has been _________. Some people _________ where the bills are found, and notice that he has left them in stores, markets and fairs. Those who find one all have a similar tale about being _________ when a $100 bill, with the mark of “Benny”, falls out of the packaging of something they just _________.

It is _________ how these bills always seem to end up in the right hands. They help pay for living expenses, and even provide the homeless with _________ for a couple of nights. But the real __________ of Benny is that more than half of the __________ report paying it forward with their own cash or check. Some of the most __________ stories involve children. __________ shopping for toys, they decide to buy school supplies for those in need.

The bills are so __________ by people that they post them on their refrigerators or carry them in their purses. It’s a __________, they say, to give and be like Benny.

9 . Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday came, but the day went normally. Her husband _______ many years ago. She had not heard from her children for a long time, which was _______.

The last bell of the day rang. She picked up her _______ and walked towards her car planning to buy herself a chocolate dessert although her doctors don’t _______ it for her age. But who cares? It was her birthday, and she _______ it.

The thought made her smile as she _______ her car when a sudden “MRS. LLOYD!” _______ her. Agnes dropped her purse onto the ground. She looked around and was _______ by what she saw.

Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs. She hadn’t _______ they had prepared such a surprise for her. Her student Christian came over, picking up her purse, and ________ her to the rest as they all started singing Happy Birthday.

As the song continued, tears ________ in her eyes. As they finished the song, small pieces of coloured paper began flying all over the place ________. But that wasn’t the best part.

Some of the students parted and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two ________ that formed the number 70. “Happy birthday. Mom!” They exclaimed together, and that’s when Agnes lost her ________ for the first time.

Don’t forget your parents, ________ your life gets busy. We need to act and remind them that they are loved.

10 . A mystery philanthropist (慈善家), has been spreading happiness—one $100 bill at a time for more than three years in and around Salem, Oregon.

He randomly ________ the bills in shops to be found, surprising and delighting shoppers who get the added ________ .When it appeared that others might be trying to copy him, he started ________ his bills “Benny”.

To date, he has hidden ________ $50,000 worth of $100 bills, and that’s only what has been reported. Some people have been ________ when and where the bills are found, and they notice that he has ________ them in stores, markets and fairs. Those who find one all have a similar tale about being ________ when a $100 bill, with the mark of “Benny”, falls out of the packaging of something they just purchased.

It is ________ how these bills always seem to end up in the right hands. They have helped people pay their electric bill, make their rent, and even provide the homeless with ________ for a couple of nights. But the real magic of Benny is the pay-it-forward spirit he has ________ in the community. More than half of the ________ report paying it forward to their favorite non-profit or a stranger in need, which gives more people a ________. Some of the most heartwarming stories involve children. ________ shopping for toys they decided to buy school supplies for their classmates or groceries for the local food bank.

The bills are so ________ by some of the people who find them that they post them on their refrigerators or carry them in their purses. It’s a ________ they say, to give and be like Benny.