1 . Draper was the owner of a secondhand bookstore. One day, when he was sorting through a pile of old books, an envelope _______ from one. Inside was an undated letter and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was _______ it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a _______ woman’s last words to her child. He had to _______ Bethany. “Whoever it is will keep this.” he thought. “You wouldn’t throw away a letter like that.”

He supposed if the book ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he would _______ the little girl’s face. Even if she’d since left the area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize the picture.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the _______ letter.

Meanwhile, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n) _______ herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the _______. As she read her mother’s _______ which she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be ________.

Bethany was only 4 when her mother ________. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally ________.

She remembered unpacking and looking for the letter, and then ________ searching through everything in the hope that it was there. “That’s when I realized it was gone and I’d never see it again,” she said.

Draper ________ the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Bethany was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger’s ________.

2 . 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 owner_______a receipt for tax purposes when they donated_______that morning. The employees_______called the couple but there was no_______ .

Not wanting to_______that amount of cash in the store, they called the Zanesville Police Department.________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn’t realized the money was________. They told the 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 sometime 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.

3 . He man Bekele was not atypical high school student._________spending his free time playing videogames, this 14-year-old was conducting experiments. His goal was to create a_________that could treat skin cancer, and make it affordable for everyone who_________it.

Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, He man_________saw people getting sunburned by the hot sun working outside. He didn’t_________much of it when he was really little, but a she_________he realized how serious skin cancer really was.

Skin cancer does have cures and it is_______in most cases. However, the average_______of skin cancer treatment is almost $40, 000. When hearing the shocking_________, He man planned to create a more__________and accessible solution. He started doing experiments and working on different things, which turned into his bar of soap as a project.

His__________won him the prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that__________kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems. He man was so surprised and__________when he first heard the news of his award. “It’s__________to see that my ideas can be __________and seen by the science community,” he said.

4 . Last year, I started the journey of being a remote product designer. The thought of a flexible (灵活的) schedule, a comfortable home office, and the escape from the _______ public transport was incredibly _______ . The first few weeks were filled with a long-lost feeling of _______ .

However, the _______ of working from home gradually set in. I had started my day with the best _______ , promising myself quick breaks and regular stretches (伸展) . But deadlines, endless emails, and virtual meetings _______ me to my computer throughout the day, leaving me little time to _______ . Gone were the short walks to a coworker’s desk and the quick lunchtime walks around the office complex. Finally, my world was _______ to the walls of my home, my steps _______ in meters only rather than kilometers.

One day, I tried ________ one of my favorite dresses and it wasn’t passing through my waist (腰) at all. Looking at myself in the mirror, I saw a ________ person carrying extra weight, rather than someone enjoying freedom. The ________ of work and personal life had left me feeling like I was a never-ending motion machine.

This incident (事件) marked the ________ of a journey of self-discovery. I made up my mind that I needed a (n) ________ not just for my waistline but for my overall well-being. It was a promise to prioritize my physical and mental health, and a promise that I could ________ control over my life and my body.

6 . On a freezing cold day last winter, I rushed to the local market for a few items, deciding not to use a cart (推车). As I approached the checkout area with my hands full, it was clear that the self-checkout tills (收银机) had momentarily stopped working. Three cashiers faced long lines, and chaos _________ with shoppers and carts full of groceries.

Like most, I surveyed the checkout lines, _________ choosing what seemed the fastest. However, my choice turned out to be the slowest, and _________ spread through the line. A middle-aged man murmured, _________ a chain reaction of complaints about the slow pace. The negativity spread, with one person _________ they would never shop there again.

_________ by the negativity, I turned my attention to the stressed cashier. The crowd’s displeasure didn’t _________ her work; instead, her stress increased, leading to mistakes and the need for a supervisor (主管). As my turn approached, I _________the cashier’s discomfort, trembling and sweating _________ the cold store.

In a(n) ____________ tone, I said, “Some days are quite the adventure, aren’t they?” The cashier, relieved to see a(n)____________ face, met my eyes and smiled. I encouraged her, saying impatience affected everyone, and I was in no rush.

The cashier thanked me for my patience, ____________ she was a new employee still in training. We ____________ a laugh, and at that moment, strangers became friends.

Leaving the store, I felt ____________ for the experience, unlike the dissatisfied shoppers. It dawned on me that sometimes mistakes happen in our life, but through understanding, we can mostly solve these problems, which requires ____________ learning. We are all, and always will be, in training when it comes to this great quality.

7 . When my father was a teenager, he had been declared a genius by his art teacher. He ______ to become an art major and had some ______ of his paintings. But when my mother got ill, his creative life came to an end.

I remembered my father’s ______ for art. One day, I asked whether he was interested in drawing a cartoon. My father was not much of a ______. When learning to drive, I had asked if it was more important to ______ the cars ahead or those behind. “Both.” Then he was ______ for the next three miles.

He gave no ______ answer to my query (询问). I asked again the following day. Still no real ______. I ultimately ______ the idea. I understood he had enough on his plate already. But a week later, I received an email from my father — with a(n) ______. I downloaded the file and there was the cartoon I had asked him to draw!

We began to draw cartoons. The process of creating gave him ______. As he built his art muscles back up, his teenage self’s enthusiasm ______.

It never ______ me that he could talk so much that I had to pretend I was getting a call to ______ his excitement. He is now painting and drawing. If he were to ask me whether I was prouder of the cartoon or of him turning his life around, I would say, “______.”