1 . While it may seem impossible for a simple question to change everything, that is in fact my story. I was a relatively _________ person. I created a business. I was able to travel. Life was mostly _________. Even so, I often felt angry, sad and frustrated (沮丧), which many people would call a normal _________.

With my business, I often _________ expositions (展览会). During a visit to a Mind, Body, Spirit Expo in Australia, I _________ toward a stand sponsored by Access Consciousness. A very cute guy was standing there, so _________ I stopped to chat with him. He had a lot of _________ in his hands. He asked _________ I wanted to take one. I chose a piece of paper and _________ it, “Who does this belong to?” I had no idea what that meant so I __________. He explained, “Many people have those days when they __________ in the morning and instantly feel __________, depressed or any other similar emotions. If you feel __________ after asking yourself this question, those thoughts and __________ are not yours. You are just __________ the emotions of people around you.”

I __________ this question and discovered that most of what went on in my __________, the emotional reactions and stress were not mine. I was simply aware.

Today I’m a supporter of Access Consciousness. I’m __________ relatively happy, but rather happy. I have created multiple businesses, written books and __________ the world sharing with others the methods I use to keep myself __________. It all started with a simple question.

2 . In the post-war era, re-gifting and returning gifts to shops were commonly occurring.My mother and Aunt Florence ran a_________. For them finding desirable stock (储备物) for the store was an adventure. But the greatest_________of all was getting the wanted items without taking too many_________ones ‘paired’ with them. This pairing resulted in a highly saleable item being paired with something that had to be heavily discounted just to move it off the shelves_________at a loss.

One item I particularly remember was an ugly ornament (饰物) framed in a horseshoe.My mother was shocked by its_________ . My aunt patiently explained she had to buy it to_________some attractive crockery sets (瓷器套装) in high demand. She had paid ten pounds for it and hoped to get five pounds for it. After briefly_________ it at ten pounds, she put it on our bargain table, expecting the crockery sets would sell quickly and cover the_________ on it.Several days later she managed to sell the ornament for three pounds to a value d customer who _________to give it to a neighbour, who loved horses.

The following Saturday, our family was invited to a 21st birthday party, and my father was     __________with buying a suitable gift from the jeweler in town. However, he delayed his __________because he had his car repaired. As a result, he __________a wrapped present from our own store’s stock. Little did he know that it was the __________ .

At the party, as the presents were__________, my mother held my shoulder tightly when she saw the ornament. The__________of our family, the gift’s original purchaser, and the recipient’s (接受者) family were a mix of shock and__________. My father, realizing his mistake,__________that he thought it was a collector’s item due to the ten pound price tag.

The next day, realizing my mother discovered the ornament which had been sold had been returned by Sheila, the recipient’s mother, who __________a ten pound refund , Aunt Florence burst into laughter, though the relationship between the__________owners of the ornament sourced.

3 . Do you find yourself pulling away from others, especially if you’ve experienced a deep disappointment? Maybe the most ______ thing most of us can do is to be with people when we don’t feel like being around anybody.

A man who lost his wife to cancer found himself wanting to be ______ . He dropped out of his community and ______ all of the activities he and his wife were used to for year. He ______ socializing at work and returned ______ home to an empty house after work. He turned down ______ from friends and co-workers.

His friends became ______ . One came by to visit and invite him over for supper the next evening. The two old friends sat in comfortable chairs by a ______ . The visitor extended the dinner invitation and ______ him to come, “You may need to ______ others to share your pain.”

The man responded that he felt better ______ staying with other people. “And ______ ,” he said, “it’s just too difficult to get out anymore.”

They sat in ______ for a while, watching the wood burn in the fireplace. Then the visitor did a(n) ______ thing. He took tongs (火钳) by the fireplace, reached into the fire, pulled out a ______ coal and laid down by itself on the earth. “That’s you,” he said.

The man sat in silence, ______ the red-hot ember. Neither man looked ______ as the once hot coal gradually transformed into a black lump. After some moments, the man said, “I get the ______ , my friend. I’ll be over tomorrow evening.”

We cannot ______ in any healthy way by ourselves. The leaf needs the branch. The branch needs the trunk. The trunk needs the roots. And the roots need the rest of the tree. We are ______ . And in that connection life and vitality (活力) are found.

4 . Juliette Lamour, a university student from Ontario, has won a $48-million jackpot (头奖)，becoming the________Canadian ever to win such a big prize.She bought her first lottery ticket after her grandfather gave her the________. “He said to me: ‘You just________18, go buy a lotto ticket and test your________’. So, I did,” said Lamour, when________her win at a media event.

Lamour said she had________all about the ticket until she heard news that someone from her________had won the jackpot. When she went to________her ticket through a mobile app, a jingle started to play and “Big Winner” flashed________

Now here’s where the story gets interesting. Thirteen years ago, Soo Today published a(n)________ story about two young sisters________their piggy bank to help people in need. It all started when Lamour had recently celebrated her 5th birthday and a catastrophic earthquake had just________Haiti, leaving much of the country in ruins. Lamour was________ to help without hesitation, donating a total of $61.38 in the piggy bank. That five-year-old girl who________donated all her savings to charity is now $48 million richer than any of her peers.

During the check________ on Feb 3, 2023, Lamour was asked about that story: “Is the universe somehow________you now for your childhood act of kindness?” “I don’t know,” she replied. “Everyone that’s reached out to us has made some________comments and I just keep________: ‘You deserve it. Good things happen to good people. Everything happens for a________.’I still don’t know why this happened, but I’m really just so________and I’m planning to do good things with the winnings.”

5 . It was already dark. After the jetliner_________safe and sound, it taxied to a stop at its parking slot in Doha’s airport. A small group of_________people gathered at the bottom of the gangway (舷梯) to_________the passengers who were just free from the war. Among those _________was 59-year-old Ahmad Sarmast, director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music.

He wanted to seem organized and remain_________. After all, the_________of the last few months had taught the director that nothing’s done_________it’s done. But then13-year-old Farida, her violin case in hand, appeared at the_________of the gangway; another to-be _________Zohra, also13, followed. They saw Sarmast,__________down the steps and hugged him. “That’s when I __________ and started to cry.” he said. “We all were.”

With Farida and Zohra in Doha, the months-long, tough__________to evacuaees (撤离人员) of the music school was over after the Taliban’s triumph (胜利) in Afghanistan. The flight’s __________ meant that all those willing and able to leave the capital, Kabul—almost 300 students, faculty, staff and their families were __________ .

But the__________was bitter-sweet for Sarmast. “We’re excited, happy, and__________that we got our community out of Afghanistan, which gives them the opportunity to chase their dreams and __________ musical tradition,” he said. “At the same time, it’s also very__________.You see, everything in Afghanistan is__________, everything for which so many people took so many risks to make music __________.