1 . Miloszek was born with a heart defect. His condition is too _____ to be treated in Poland, but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case. _____， they require 80 percent of the payment up front, a sum the family simply could not _____. That's when Maria Andrejczyk _____ in to help!

Just a week after _____ her first Olympic medal ever and returning from Japan, Maria posted a _____ on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning off (拍卖掉) her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek's surgery.

Days later, a Polish convenience store chain called Zabka _____ the medal for $125，000, which was more than Maria had _____ to get. Not only that, but when her _____ broke, more people began donating money to the fundraiser. Finally, she ______ more than enough cash to cover Miloszek's trip to America! And the ______ doesn't end there. Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her ______ after all!

“We were very touched by the extremely ______ gesture of our Olympian, so we decided to support the ______ for Miloszek，” the company wrote.“We decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria! We are glad that we were able to ______. ”

3 . A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $100,000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to _________ employees, they got money back. 

The employees were going through _________ last week when they came across a _________.Inside was $97,004. “It was so much cash,” employee Kelsey Croy said. “I looked in the bag and we _________ it right there on the desk. And it was $97,004.” Thankfully, the owners _________ a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off _________ that morning. The employees _________ called the couple but there was no _________. 

Not wanting to_________ that amount of cash in the store, they called in the Zanesville Police Department. __________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn’t realized the money was __________.They told police they withdrew all their money to another bank. On the way, they __________ at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes. That’s __________ the money ended up there.“When we finally __________ them,they just asked if they could get it tomorrow,” the officer said. 

The couple has since made contact with the original __________ who found the money to thank them. “I’m just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people,” Croy said.

4 . After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life _______a lot after his death. I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to _______my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but_______school and work to support my family. However, a thread of hope flashed in those_______days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped!_______, I looked up, only to find that “the sky” was a dark blue umbrella. Then a man with a crutch (拐杖) said, “Why not run with an umbrella? I shook my head with_______, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father’s_______, could I only be a slave to the fate?

While walking together in the rain, I knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend_______time on it. Looking at this guy, I had no sympathy but _______. I took the umbrella from his hand. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident________his dream. His present work was demanding and was not his cup of tea; however, every travelling was a start to him. To his happiness, he never________heart and still “ran” on the road of life.

________by what the man remarked, I became an insurance representative later. After two years’ running, I got my________and the life condition in my family________better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you________the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!

7 . I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear (内衣) while I saw our house burnt to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been sound asleep in my bed when a _______ woke me up. My nana’s _______ was just next to my brother’s and mine. A fire had broken out there and awakened her. Hearing her shouting, my older brother _______quickly. While I was walking difficultly in the _______ and darkness, he ran from room to room _______ everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could _______ anything, the fire destroyed it.

I stood there _______ when the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched _______ while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹息). I _______ what was going to happen to us since we had ________ all of our things. As I looked around, though, I ________ something for the first time: The things that ________ aren’t things. I saw my older brother running to get ________. I saw my nana and dad sitting together and my mom ________ our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all ________. Everything that was essential (必要的) had survived the fire.

9 . A wise man was passing through a city. While he was walking, he ______ a coin on the road. He picked it up. Despite his simple life, he was satisfied and he had no use of that coin. So, he planned to donate it. ______, throughout the day he didn’t find such a person. Finally, he reached the ______ area and spent a night there.

Next morning, he ______ and was told that a king was going for his invasion of another state with his army. When the king saw the wise man, he ______ his army to stop. He came to the wise man and said, ”I am going to beat another ______. Thus, my state can be ______. So bless me to be victorious. ”

After ______, the wise man gave the coin to the king！The king was confused with this because he is already one of the richest kings! He ______ asked, “What’s the meaning？”

The wise man explained, ”I found this coin yesterday in your ______. But I had no use. So I had ______ that I would donate it. I walked around till the evening, but found no one to donate it to.

Everyone was living a ______ life. It seemed that they were satisfied with what they had. But today, the king of this state, still has the desire to ______ more and is not satisfied with what he already has. I feel you are ______ this coin. ”

The king realized his ______ and gave up the planned war.

10 . Once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困) in a land. Three rich men were _________ together when they came to a very _________ village.

The first couldn’t stand seeing the poverty, _________ he took out all his gold and jewels and shared them among the villagers, wishing them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the _________ situation, stopped for a short time and gave _________ all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little _______ to them. He made sure that they each _________ their fair share and would have enough food to _________ for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _________ and went straight through the ____________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ____________ the third rich man lacked sympathy.

Three days later, they ____________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was ____________ travelling quickly, but his wagons (马车), ____________ the gold and valuables they had been ____________, were now full of farming tools and bags of seeds.