1 . I was 40, with two adorable children and a caring husband. And I’m enjoying a challenging but _________ career. Although this is “success”, sometimes I feel my heart asking if this is who I truly am.

The chaos of the family kitchen was _________: the noise of the kettle, pots and dishes, and the conversation _________ while I’m making breakfast. I escaped _________ to my bedroom. Only in silence do I bear the self that is _________ from the children and wonder who that person might be.

So, I journeyed, for the first time in a decade, without my husband or kids. I went with a friend to _________ in Iceland. I hoped the consideration of walking would help me better _________ who I wanted to be. For 6 days, I was absorbed in wild scenery and real weather. The mountains in Iceland rise black and tall into the heavens against the white snow. Looking outside at wild wind and rain and knowing there’s no decision to make _________ the soul. Climbing a mountain against sheets of rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal _________ me how little I actually needed and how strong I felt __________ uncomfortable.

I found __________ in Iceland, and time to consider “the me” outside career and kids as I shared stories with strangers with no __________ past and no expected future. When I stopped talking and just listened, I was surprised at how my __________ changed—I became more generous. I learned generosity can __________ more space and more warmth __________ when there may not seem enough to go around at first glance.

I came home to __________, chaos and love. I know the answer isn’t waiting out there on the top of a mountain or inside my head, however __________ I try to hear; and it isn’t in conversations with other seeking souls. The answer is in front of me with every step on my own life’s __________.

I’m not finding myself, but I’m creating myself. I need the storm as much as I need the quietness. __________ is built under a heavy load. I’m expecting to pick up all of my loads and travel __________.

2 . During the winter vacation,I was involved in an image-processing project. My task was to extract（提取）the shape of every cell from a(n)__ of microscope images. It seemed quite straightforward at first,but it turned out to be __.

Since I did not have any experience in image processing,I studied some basic ___on my own and started to use a very popular function library(函数库）called OpenCV. As the time was __,I just learnt to apply techniques without going into the mathematical rationale(原理）。As a result,I didn't complete the task in an efficient way and____lots of time.

Through this project,I got a good __ of the importance of studying the basic knowledge. I will probably ___to spend more time studying the theory before I ___another project. By learning their underlying mechanisms(机制），I will be able to ___the tools to suit my own needs. In this way,1 may achieve___ results.

Another challenge I met was about the brightness setting. When I sketched(勾勒）the __ of the cell by the computer,I first set the brightness value to 50,___that the computer could delete the dark places and extract the shape of the cell___. But it turned out that the standard didn't fit for every image. So 1____the brightness value to 30,but that didn't __ either. It was very hard to find a value that worked for all ____

From this,I began to appreciate human eyes. Our eyes ___the amount of light entering them automatically through a feedback system to achieve the best image representation,but computers are not that __. There is still so much that we don't know about the human body.

In summary,I think it is good for students to be involved in real projects___ they can begin to learn about various fundamental ___and get themselves ready for the future.

3 . All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, is Karla Gibson’s mission. “I wish everyone could join me. There are so many ____ things going on in the world; I mean every day,” said Karla.

Karla had the ____ and sense of duty in December of 2013. The single mother of three said she tended to feel depressed around the holidays, so she ____ to do something to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and ____ her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to the incarcerated (囚犯). She hoped to ____ others.

“We have to do something. Our ____ can make a difference in someone’s day. You ____ know when someone might be having their worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude,” Karla ____.

Karla’s greatest ____ so far had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karla’s birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the ____ $127 to pay for other people’s drinks. She sat at the end of the drive-through holding a ____ that read, “Have a great day.” She ended up ____ about 23 customers. “It was really fun. It was ____ one of the best birthdays ever.” she said. Her kindness that day didn’t go ____. One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their ____.

Karla’s acts of kindness have become a ____ affair. Her two sons are always ____ others. “Sometimes I’ll ask Kyle, ‘So, did you do anything extra nice today?’ and his answers are like ‘Somebody ____ something in the hallway and I picked it up’ or ‘I held the door for someone’, that kind of thing,” said Karla.

It’s because of Mom that the boys think it’s ____ to give a hand to others. “I think it’s a great idea of hers. It’s always nice to help someone out ____ they really need it,” said Karla’s 15-year-old son Chad.

4 . Mother’s Day, 2017 was the last time that all my three kids would be kids at home. I was _________ a Mother’s Day to remember.

That morning, I got up early and left for _________ . The boys and I were going _________ , not unusual, so I expected the time I’d have with the three of them surrounding me during break. I entered the office after my class, _______ the crowd for their faces. I didn’t find the boys, but wasn’t too worried _______ their classes often ran late. I found a row with plenty of room for all the four of us, _________ spots for my handsome young men.

The longer I sat there, the more _________ and angry I got. How could they _________ their mother on this of all days? I couldn’t _________ my work, only on how I’d been wronged. ______________ the time the last morning class ended, I could hardly wait to get home and give them a piece of my mind.

Arriving home, I noticed a pile of roses on the ground. I looked closer and saw they were the ______________ of a track made from fresh flowers, which led to our room. As I ______________ the flowers, the door got opened and three ______________ faces greeted me. They let me see what they’d been working on all ______________ .

______________ the entire floor were the words, Happy Mother’s Day, We Love You. They were spelled out with ______________ . The space was ______________ with the sweetness of roses and other flowers. They’d asked for a leave and worked all morning, gathering the fresh flowers and ______________ them into a surprising message.

I immediately realized I’d been hurrying in my ______________ of the situation. While I had been feeling unloved, they had spent their time writing a ______________ to show how much they really cared.

5 . Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me. I reacted_____and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just_____with that!" We've all been there with________incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the_____parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I_____that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely._____rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad_____, maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the_____of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I_____to think about the other side before I_____. Usually the reaction causes more of a_____.

I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always_____my head whenever those_____happen. I've_____my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what_____that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do_____their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they_____it and_____what the other person's problem might be. Even if the other driver really might be_____or doing a "power play," no more_____reactions will occur because of their irritation.