1 . I was lucky because I found my lifelong career early in life-creating something meaningful with imagination and knowledge. Wozniak and I started Apple in my parents’ garage when I was 20. In 10 _________ Apple had grown into a two-billion-dollar company with a well-known electronic product launched. We’d just _________ our finest creation, the Macintosh, and I had just turned 30. Then I got fired.

How can I get _________ from a company I started?

Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to _________ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went _________. But then our visions of the future became _________ and eventually we had fallen out. When we had some words, our Board of Directors _________ him. And so at 30, I was out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, which was _________.

I really felt _________ for months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs (企业家) down-that I had dropped the baton (接力棒) as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to __________ for messing everything up. I was a public __________, so I even thought about running away from the valley. But something __________ me: I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that a bit. Consequently, I decided to turn the tables.

__________ as I was about my future then, it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a(n) __________ again. It freed me to enter one of the most __________ periods of my life.

2 . High school is a time filled with memorable events such as graduation proms (舞会). For Josephine, her high school experience ________ due to financial difficulties, before she had the ________ to go to prom in the tough 1961. However, her grandson, Michael Ganczewski, decided to give her a magical ________ during his own senior prom.

When Michael asked Josephine to be his prom partner, she initially ________ his idea, ________ saying she was too old for a prom and Michael would have many young girls to choose from. She was not going to the prom, but she was just ________ for feeling loved. But for Michael, his grandmother was the perfect ________, and then he ________ her. On prom night, Josephine wore a beautiful dress.

Though ________ about her dancing skills initially, she soon discovered that the true ________ of the evening lay in simply being with her grandson.

Josephine admitted she wasn’t too ________ with this generation’s latest dance trends, but she ________ to do her best. Her grandson’s desire to make her feel cherished ________ her deeply. As she remarked: “For the rest of my life, I will never ________ that he wanted to show me a good time. That to me is very ________.”

As if the gesture itself wasn’t ________ enough, Josephine’s prom night ended with a ________—Josephine was crowned (加冕) prom queen, fulfilling a(n) ________ she had waited for since 1961.

This wonderful night, filled with ________ and joy, just showed the importance of the ________ between a grandson and his grandmother.

4 . James Mogaji is a security officer at Providence College Raymond Hall in Rhode Island. His enthusiasm made him such an integral part of his students’ lives that they ______ him as one of their own family.

Daniel Singh, a sophomore, described Mogaji as an attractive ______ in their residence hall, “He’s someone you’re ______ to. He was really kind and compassionate.”

The story takes a(n) ______ turn when the students discover that Mogaji has not ______ his family in Nigeria for more than a decade. The discovery sparked a wave of ______ enthusiasm among the students. Out of sympathy, the students ______ a fundraiser for him. There was overwhelming ______ for their efforts, with nearly 800 donations received, exceeding (超过) their ______ goal.

The students gathered around Mogaji and ______ him an envelope containing $3,000 to help pay for his trip to Nigeria. It was a heart-warming scene. ______ moved, Mogaji covered his face with his hands and fell to his knees in shock.

“We take care of our family. That’s what we do here at Providence College,” said the student handing the ______ to Mogaji. “We love you. You’re part of the family.”

The students’ ______ has not only touched hearts, but also made dreams ______. Mogaji is planning his long-awaited trip to Nigeria in June, a trip made possible by the ______ and solidarity of a university community that truly embodies (体现) the spirit of family.

5 . When I was growing up in Auckland, my relationship with clothing was all about utility (实用). Clothes needed to be __________ and keep me at the right temperature. I had a very clear picture about myself: Someone who didn’t __________ clothes. Naturally, I came to __________ the act of shopping, an activity where __________ were largely unavoidable.

But it all began to __________. My first day out in London was unexpectedly cold. Jetlagged (时差) and overwhelmed (不知所措的), I walked into a department store. That’s when it __________ me; I think: It was the __________ procedure that was important, the weighing up of __________, the imaginative projection of the person you might be in this scarf, versus that one. This was the important bit, far more than the __________ act of choice. And it was not __________ at all.

Over the remaining two years in London I began thinking about what I liked, what my __________ was—whether a style, a fabric, a color. I began to see that shopping didn’t __________ need to involve a purchase. The world opened up. I stopped avoiding my own reflection. I still wear items of clothing that I __________ during my stay in London, 20 years ago now. More than this, I __________ people differently. I try to look with care and __________ at how they present themselves to the world, and the stories and messages these choices send.

7 . I entered the cat section of the shelter, observing all the ears turning as my footsteps echoed (回响) down the hall. Then I was _______ to a cage with a large message written in red marker: “_______, He Bites!” The slim, brown cat was _______ in the back of the cage, but as I looked inside he opened an eye and smiled—sort of—showing two tiny white fangs (尖牙).

The young cat, less than a year old, quickly _______ and came to the front of his cage, loud purring (咕噜声) coming out. I wanted to touch his long, soft fur (毛皮) but I remembered the sign and hesitated. I had never _______ a cat with a warning label before. He continued purring as I _______ stuck my index finger between the _______ and touched the soft fur behind his ear. Then he _______. The purring stopped.

I didn’t move my finger _______ he’d move faster than I could. I waited to see what he would do. One paw (爪子) was lifting slowly as if to hold my arm in place—I ________ so he could give me a good bite. I prepared myself for the ________ but then the purring began again.

For half an hour I stood at his cage letting him get used to me ________ him. In the end he did not bite me, much to the shelter manager’s ________. I took this wonderful cat home and for seventeen years he stood by my side—biting when necessary, but purring much more ________. If I had listened to that warning and ________ him by, I’d never have known one of the best friends of my life.

8 . Jeff Jens can clearly recall the first time when he realized solar power was the real deal. On a cold November morning in the 1980s, Jens ________ his hand over a vent (排气口) cover in his father-in-law’s home, where he and his wife Boisclair were visiting. Boisclair’s father had installed (安装) a solar panel system in the house, which ________ water in the bathroom.

“I was ________,” Jens said. “I remember feeling the ________ air come out with my hand over the vent. I realized solar power is for real. And it should be with us right now.”

Three decades later, climate change has become a lively ________. “We’ve been ________ about it for a long time... We now have a strong sense of ________ and we have to do something,” Jens said. “It’s not an easy thing because there is no road map.”

The couple soon had the idea to ________ Jens’ alma mater (母校), Denison University , and offer seed money for the solar development. Though the university ________ declined, they followed up months later with a ________ to install solar panels on a student housing building.

“We realized by ________ startup money to some groups that want to do something but are still not financially committed, we could ________ our desire,” Jens said.

The couple has now ________ 18 projects across the country, the majority in Illinois. With four still ________, Jens estimates by the end of 2024, the development s will have ________ a total of 1,100,000 kW.

10 . Heat waves area fact of summer. When one hits, Manhattan turns into a concrete desert; even my dog is affected. The moment Millie_________the temperature outside our building, she makes a(n)_________and heads back home. Today is going to be a day when_________happens, which makes me satisfied.

I recalled the_________Saturday last year, which was perfect for an outing. “Come on, Mil,” I requested her, “You need exercise!” She gave me a begging look and then_________in the direction of the city park, moving slowly, on purpose. I tried to speed up but ___________

Finally we arrived. Millie settled herself for a nap (打盹) in the _________, under the bench where I was sitting checking my phone. Napping was not_________! I glanced up and scanned the surroundings for a ball I could throw.

I saw dogs were everywhere, relaxing, stretching or just sitting_________with their people. Owners read books,__________themselves, or napped, heads leaning to one side. A breeze gently blew from the Hudson River, causing trees to__________. Otherwise, all was quiet.

Millie was right. What was all the__________about, especially in such a good day? Take a__________. I switched off my phone, slipped it into my pocket and__________my eyes.

A day when nothing happened and I felt____________.