1 . If you were to see an injured animal on the side of the road, what would you do? Would you stop? Call 911? Call Animal Control? It’s a(n) ______ many of us don’t have to see, but something that still ______ on a regular basis.

Florida citizen, Patrick Hennessey, was driving into work at 4:30 one morning when he ______ two dogs on the side of the road, one of whom looked to be ______. He decided to call 911, and ______, two wonderful officers showed up to save the day.

Officers Boggs and Reed ______ the scene, where they found two dogs. One was badly injured while the other stayed by her friend’s side, ______ to leave her alone. It appeared as though the injured dog had been hit by a car. The ______ and Patrick worked together to bandage up the dog’s leg, and then ______ each of the poor creatures some food.

The officers didn’t leave the dogs’ side until Animal Services arrived. Boggs and Reed ensured the dogs were ______ and would be well ______ before handing them off and saying goodbye.

After some rest and treatment, the injured dog was back on her ______ and the two officers visited her and her friend once more. As soon as they arrived, the dogs ______ their heroes. They couldn’t stop loving them!

People from all over the country praised the officers for their ______ and compassion (怜悯) towards the dogs. Reed and Boggs were just ______ that they were able to help and see a happy ending for the sweet dogs.

2 . Having Spider-Man close gives you the courage to face the coming days. It certainly________the moment if he pays you a ________. That’s why recently Spider-Man and Captain America ________from the roof of Le. Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The kid were ________. The staff cheered. And the parents cried. It was one of those________moments when everything that’s right with the world converges into(汇聚成) an explosion of ________.Kids and parents find a little more hope, a little more ________.

Children really need ________. They help kids deal with the world around them, ________ a little bit of hope and much entertainment. In our world of uncertainty, our kids ________ need a bit of help, keeping their balance and looking forward to a better future.

Farther south, another team of window washers also made their ________ as superheroes at a hospital in St.Petersburg, Florida, and the children were cheerful. The distraction from their pain is ________ to their mental health, helping them ________ faster and making them happy.

We can all be somebody’s superhero for a day, an hour or just a moment. Distracting someone from the ________they are feeling with a little something to cheer them up just ________ their day, not just hanging from a rooftop.

3 . The tech industry created many wonders. However, when it comes to how they are used by kids, they usually bring a _________ influence on them.

My kids________ iPhones very early by playing with the old models my husband and I ________ after we got new ones. As a little girl, my daughter learned the English words on her own from an iPhone app. Besides, she was_________ by simple apps that could repeat her facial expressions and read children’s stories to her. At that time, I considered iPhones quite _______ and usually permit her to use iPhone as a reward.

Things were good for a few years ________she discovered YouTube. I   was_________the first time I caught her watching YouTube videos at midnight. The YouTube videos were so ________ to her that she could not resist watching them even at midnight. It should not have surprised me how ________ YouTube would be. After all, I have spent a good part of my career predicting (预测) users’ needs to _______ users’ stickiness (黏着度). We do not want our users to _________ our product. But at no time did we realize that those users might be our ________ one day. Their immature brains and low self-control ability _________ to avoid the influence of those advanced tech products.

After seeing how my kids got lost in YouTube, I ________ my attitude towards iPhones. I took away their iPhones because they stand little chance of disentangling (使解脱) themselves from the _______ tech products.

4 . My son Timmy was born with several rare developmental disabilities. By age 13, he had had at least 10 surgeries on his legs and feet. Balancing and walking was very ________ for Timmy, and he needed a great deal of help with mobility.

Meeting Janice, who ________ treat Timmy, changed Timmy’s life. Janice and Timmy ________ an immediate bond. That bond led us to get our Larry, the biggest dog I’ve ever seen. Janice, being so ________ with my son and her dogs, knew Timmy and Larry would make a perfect ________.Larry, not usually easy to bond with, was ________ like glue to my son the minute they walked in the door.

Larry has changed Timmy, s life so much for the better. Not only does Larry give my son ________ for his mobility issues by keeping him steady on his feet and protecting him from ________, but he is also his best friend. If Timmy is sleeping, Larry does not ________ his side. If Timmy does not feel ________, Larry still will not leave his side, even to ________ or go out.

Larry slows to Timmy’s pace and watches every ________ he makes. They walk along together in perfect steps. It is truly ________ to watch the two of them together. This year, Timmy and Larry began their journey in high school together. The ________ that Larry gives Timmy is priceless. Larry is always there to support Timmy for mobility, for falling, for companionship, and is his best ________.

5 . A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called “Super Grannie” after it was reported that she is _________ about running and has completed over 100 marathons (马拉松) so far.

Most people _________ to take it easy after they retire (退休), but Wang Guilan, from Liaoning, is _________ not one of them. She only started running at the age of 50, as a _________ to keep in shape, but soon realized it was her passion (酷爱). She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasn’t _________ since. From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times, and this year she set a new record, becoming the _________ person to ever complete the 168-kilometer Liaoning marathon.

“This lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast? That’s _________,” a runner in his twenties said after seeing Wang compete _________ the Liaoning marathon in April. Last year, she ran for the 110 km version of the marathon with her _________. It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours __________ they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by __________, and chose the longest distance.

So __________ can a 70-year-old stay in good condition to complete a marathon, while most people half her __________ couldn’t finish? One reason, according to Sina, is that Wang Guilan runs at least 20 kilometers every day. And she __________ running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning, but in winter she runs on asphalt (沥青) roads.

Wang Guilan __________ believes that age is just a number, and plans to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life for as long as her health allows it.

6 . “Never give up! Never give up!” shouted my two young children, Max and Charley, as they marched behind their grandmother Mimi. They were ________ the ice-cream truck.

Before starting the search on that July afternoon, Mimi heard the ________ sound of the ice-cream man’s bell. ________, the ice—cream man’s visit is a daily occurrence, although the time between the sound of his bell and the leaving of his truck is short. One must be ________ to catch him.

Max and Charley were ________ when they didn’t catch him in time that day. That lasted until Mimi’s eyes shined and she said, “Never give up!” She explained that the truck might be ________, but they could hurry off to find it at its next ________.

After about twenty minutes of walking, Max’s ________ in the search began to waver (动摇). He ________ that they should give up and said, “Maybe we should give up. We have been walking pretty far and haven’t seen the ________ yet.” Charley said a quick “No way!” and ________ he shout with Mimi. Somewhat doubtfully, Max ________. Not knowing which ________ the truck had taken, they had to ________ where to search. They were ________, but they didn’t quit.

Just two blocks later, they found it. Mimi, Max and Charley screamed with ________. “Never give up!” In that moment, my mom Mimi did for my ________ what she had done for me for countless times. Simple though it was, that phrase became our battle cry for the ________ we faced in many years she raised me and my brother alone. Leading by ________, Mom taught us just how much one could accomplish with a positive attitude. Now, she is taking the same ________ in her relationship with her grandchildren.

7 . When my son was very young, he didn’t like grocery stores. The bright lights, tons of goods and people would result in his ______of self-control. At that time I didn’t ______that it was because he had sensory processing disorder (感官处理失调症), and grocery stores could be very ______for kids like him.

One day, I had to ______a few things, and no one could help to ______my son. There were no other _______ I had to go with him. As soon as he was put into the cart he began to______. The only thing I could do was to finish shopping and ______the store as soon as possible. ______, I saw a woman in the distance waving her arms crazily at our ______. I looked behind us ______we were the only people there. I was ______. I pushed the “race car” cart and kept ______towards the woman and when we got close she slightly tapped her______into ours. “Oh, my goodness!” she said to my son. “What a crazy ______you are! You must be the fastest!” My son went from crying to laughing in a second. Then she showed me a look that I will never ______. It said, “It’s okay. You’re doing your best and I know because I’ve been there myself.”

It’s been many years since this happened, but every time I’m in that store I______that woman. I want her to know what her ______appearance did for me and my son that day. Now, whenever I ______a mom having one of those moments with her kid, I always______that look and help make their day a bit lighter.

8 . The Munfords were moving into a house they bought. They wanted to see if all the furniture was in good condition before they used it. James Munford was_________ the built-in drawers in the closet last month, when he found two cases holding 46 gold Liberty $5 coins and 18 Morgan silver dollars that were made in the 1800s. They looked really old, like they were really worth a lot of _________.

James and his wife, Clarrisa, who are both retired thought the coins are _________a family heirloom (传家宝), so they went ahead and made sure the owner _________them back. James texted pictures of the _________to the home’s former owner and made plans to _________them.

“We really didn’t know anything about the _________of the coins. We really didn’t _________, to be honest with you. We knew they were not ours,” said Clarrisa Munford, who runs a restaurant business.

The home’s _________owner, who asked not to be __________, estimated (估算) that the coins were worth about $25,000. He said he’d put the containers in the back of his sock drawer a few months ago for safe keeping and didn’t see it in his__________ to get packed up and moved out of the house. The rest of his coin collection was in his safe. He didn’t realize the coins were __________until the Munfords contacted him. He added that he would never have known if they had __________to sell the coins and keep the money for themselves.

The Munfords are still unpacking and their furniture just arrived last week, so they haven’t had a __________to see if there are any other __________.

9 . I went to a camp last month, and I met this strange girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the sun at lunch,I said,"Want to come and _________ with us under that tree over there?"

When we _________ another person for our volleyball team and invited Elizabeth to play with us, Elizabeth said,"_________ I wanted to play volleyball, I'd _________ be playing volleyball."

After a few more _________ comments (评论) like that, I _________ to stay away from Elizabeth. But _________, I was paired with her on a natural walk.

"What do you like to do for fun?" I said, trying to make small talk _________ we started out.

"I like to walk in peace and quiet, "Elizabeth replied.

"OK" I said, getting the _________ .

Then we had the quietest, most peaceful walk in human history. Until—

"Hey!"I said. "Why is that __________ in the middle of the path?"

"Oh no! "said Elizabeth, "I think he is hurt!

As we got __________ , the bird flew away.

"That's good. "I said. "He might be taking a rest over there.

Elizabeth whisper (小声说道),"But what if he's in __________, like my granddad?"

"Your granddad?" I said.

Elizabeth looked at the ground. "He fell and broke his leg the day camp started. He's __________ in the hospital and in so much pain."

"Oh, no — that's __________!" I said. "I'm so sorry."

Elizabeth shook her head. " I'm sorry. For some __________, whenever I get really sad, I'm __________. I guess it's cause I just want to be __________or something."

"I__________ it," I said. "I don't always know how to __________ it when I'm feeling down."

"Thanks," she said.

"I really __________ your granddad gets better soon, too," I said.

"Thank you," he said, smiling.