4 . My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and _______ them all but I don’t agree with my father.

Three years ago, my father took me to an airport to visit one of his friends. His friend _______ a small airline. It was the first time I had seen a _______ airplane. After my father’s friend discovered I had never been in an airplane, he _______ me to fly with them. When we took off, I felt excited. While we were in the air, I almost forgot I had to _______ the ground. All I could think of was flying would be my _______ in life and how I wanted to fly again and again.

Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly. He _______ let me fly alone once. I wanted to become a pilot but I would have to go _______ my father.

At the age of 18, I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him _______. As he walked ahead of me and I ________, I didn’t know what I could say to help him understand my ________ for flying. I took my courage and said, “Father, I have something ________ to tell you. I want to go to college and become a pilot. I have talked to the schools and they agreed to give me financial (金融的) help. “I felt nervous in his ________. Then he spoke,” I was wondering when you would tell me. I have been ________ money for you. ” When I heard this, I couldn’t help crying. For the first time, I really understand his ________ love for me.

5 . Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold what he had picked and _________ a few coins to help his parents. He had little schooling, for being so poor, how could his parents _________ school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked _________ a servant in a school. Seeing other children studying in the classroom, he felt sorry for himself. How he _________ to have the same chance! He decided to study by _________. In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he _________ stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had learned during the day. He worked _________ hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater _________ he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and _________ him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the __________ one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he had been a(n) __________ student of the school.

Robeson __________ through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the attention of some university professors. They admired his talent __________ his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and __________ him free guidance. Robeson felt happy, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road __________ success.

8 . Many years ago, when I was working in the emergency department, I met John, an amputee (被截肢者). John had lost a leg during the war. He was only 24 years old when that happened, _________ he never felt regretful. John said life had been _________ to him. John loved to _________ with the nurses. He loved to tell stories of how his family had come to this country. He really loved people.

When he learned I was injured in a car accident, John came to _________ me. I was walking my dog. As I crossed the street, a man went through the stop sign and _________ me. My neck was fractured (骨折). I was so afraid of the operation, _________ that I may not walk again. When John came, he sensed my _________. He shared his own _________ with me. He transformed (使转化) his own attitude to me and _________ me to believe, walk and learn to ____________ instead of death. He said if he could ____________ it, so could I. He came to see me every day for four whole weeks, until I was ____________ enough to be allowed to go home.

Life moved on. I didn’t ____________ John for quite some time, but we always kept in touch.

My mother ____________ one year ago. On that same day, I nearly lost my own life. I had an adverse reaction (不良反应) to a medication. I was sent to a hospital and ____________ to attend her funeral. John came again. He helped me understand how we feel, how we heal (疗伤) and how we move on. How powerful his presence was to me.

9 . I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip , I needed to find my_________to the Greyhound bus station , some 30 miles away . Being a_________   student , I had little money to get there .

I _________to call various taxis and shuttle services but they were all too_________ or too far away to pick me up . Then , I got some person on the _________who managed to figure out that I needed a ride to the Greyhound bus station but only had limited financial _________ and he agreed to transport me ! He came to pick me up about 45 minutes _________ . The driver was old and I _________why the shuttle didn’t have a meter（计时器）but his ID was there and I could see this was his_________. The driver was so kind . He knew I was__________so he distracted me with stories and good __________. He said I looked like his granddaughter .

At one point , I asked him why he__________so little . Then , he patiently explained that he was__________ retired and hadn’t removed his number from the phone book. When I called ,clearly upset , he felt__________to help . This man drove an hour out of his way to help a person he didn’t know for a fee that only__________his gas!Because of his kindness, I knew things were going to be okay . This man’s kindness warms my heart every time I think of him .

10 . Daniel lived on top of the hill. From his house, he could see the sea and the _________ below. One day, the villagers _________ something different about the sea. The sea seemed to be moving from the land. _________ of the villagers knew what was happening.

Daniel understood what was going on. He had seen such a(n) _________ when he was young. A tsunami (海啸) was approaching and the villagers had to be _________, but there was no time to send a message to the whole village.

“Jack!” he _________ to his grandson. “ _________ a torch quickly!” The boy did what he was told. Daniel took the torch and set his _________ on fire. Immediately, red _________ shot upwards and thick smoke rose into the sky.

Jack cried out, “Grandfather! Why are you setting our house on fire?” Daniel did not answer. __________, he stood quietly and watched the village. Suddenly, some villagers noticed the __________ and shouted at everyone to run up the hill to help put out the fire. When Daniel saw everyone running towards him, he was so __________. The villagers did their best but they __________ to control the fire. Daniel’s house was completely burned down but he stood on the hill __________. They thought Daniel had gone __________. They stared at him in disbelief.

Finally, Daniel said, “__________ towards the sea.” The villagers turned and saw a huge __________ of water rushing towards the village. They were __________ to see the water swallowing the whole village and __________ everything in its path.

Nothing was left of their homes __________ everyone was safe on the hill. The villagers realized why Daniel had set fire to his house.