1 . Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. But life has a(an) _________ throughout her early childhood years to _________ barriers. Growing up, she led a nomadic (漫游的) life because her mother, who remarried several times, was always on the _________. By the time of high school, Steph had lived in 25 places.

When her stepfather died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a(an) _________ income, paying for college became a serious question. But she still tried to figure out what to do with a life so _________ her plan for schooling.

The _________ came one afternoon when she was cleaning her bedroom. She _________ a thick document where she found a handout titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List” by her high school English teacher Dorothy Clark.

It wasn’t homework, but it could be a(an) _________ for those not able to receive higher education due to _________ problems like her. The teacher had spent months creating a list of 153 books whose contents would be as __________ as a two-year study at an arts college.

Steph studied the list. Each of those books __________ her to learn more. The reading list was also a(an) __________ in her everyday life, even __________ with her on vacations to find out the next book. She never did get to college, but has now only four books left before __________ the list. She wishes she could thank Mrs. Clark for how reading the __________ on the list has changed her life.

3 . We were in for a whole new way of life when we moved to a horse farm in Winchester,Kentucky. One of the _______ parts of the move was getting to know the people in this small community. Even before we left Florida we had a(n) _______ of the friendliness of the residents and their _______ to help even strangers like us. “Your lower field is flooded,” was the first _______ we received in Florida from the former owner of the farm.

So we knew about the _______ before we moved, but we didn’t figure on how much it would _______ us once we arrived. Every time we went to town we passed those fences, _______face down. The trouble was that we didn’t own a _______ .

One day, our neighbor said, “I _______ to put my cattle in another field for a while. If I use my tractor and __________ your fence, could I use your lower __________ ?”It __________ that we needed him and he needed us. Soon, not only were our fences fixed, but his cattle kept the field __________ and clean. “Isn’t it __________ how we need each other and can each __________ the needs of the other?” I said to my husband.

One night our neighbor asked my husband, “Want to ride with me to __________ my farm?“ So my husband did. When he __________ home, he walked in, smiled and said, “Do you know what? He didn’t need our fields at all. He has 150 acres not even being __________ !” I went to sleep that night thinking about the __________ in our new community and how our new neighbor found a way to help us by __________ he needed us.

4 . It was an evening when my parents and I ventured across Nemeiben Lake, in Northern Saskatchewan. This _______ lake, which expanded 26 miles across, had a reputation as being the best fishing and tourist resort in the province.

The sun was _______ behind the dark rolling _______ and we set off. Soon the lake seemed to be deserted _______ the sky began to darken, looking much _______ in the darkness, which made me feel a little nervous.

And then suddenly the boat _______ something with such force that we all fell _______ in our seats. My father went to the back and found the water was now _______ in at a very fast rate.

The overloaded boat was now deep in water. The _______ was now to come. With our life jackets ________ , we waited as the boat sank deeper into the water. The biting cold was more terrifying than anyone could have ________ .

A strong wind blew ________ the lake and the strong waves carried us off into the night. I knew that ________ was near. Then suddenly, something quite ________ happened. A shadow appeared up ahead. I blinked in   ________ . A beautiful large diving-bird landed only feet from my grasp. It stayed calmly by my side and all of a sudden I didn’t feel ________ any more. Deep in my heart, I knew everything would be ________ .

When a fisherman found us the following ________ , our body temperatures were only twenty-four degrees after we had been in the water for 13 hours.

As I lay in the hospital bed ________ , I thanked God for all his mercy and for the guardian angel that ________ me. Anyway, that was an unforgettable experience.

5 . Ryder was born with a serious illness and has never been able to walk. When he started attending preschool, he had to be _______ to the end of the road in the _______ to wait for his school bus by his parents every day. As Ryder was unable to _______ for this bus if he was late like his schoolmates, he would have to wait for up to 15 minutes out in whatever _______ there was. Although his father had _______ a patio (露台) umbrella at the end of his driveway to provide some _______ from harsh weather, he still would get wet.

Then his father _______ for help on Facebook looking to see if someone might have an old bus hut (小屋). After the post, he was suggested to reach out to the _______ class at Westerly High School.

_______ , he sent an email to Dan McKena, who had been teaching construction technology at Westerly High School, asking if he’d be ________ in this kind of project. Delightfully, Dan ________ with an “absolutely” and then he worked hard on the hut with his students for weeks.

The hut made of wood was ________ enough to shelter both Ryder and one of his parents or a nurse comfortably and was finally ________ to the home six weeks later. Now, Ryder ________ it every day and his parents wait inside it every day while they await his returning home. He considers the hut ________ and does like to hang out in it from time to time.

6 . Last summer, with my neck tight from too much time at the computer, I knew I needed to _________ into the woods. My husband wasn’t _________, but I really wanted to see the Perseids meteor shower (英仙座流星雨). I decided to go _________ on my own, which I’d never done before.

After throwing the sleeping bag and a few things to eat into the _________, I was on my way. I was a little _________ about being alone at first but put that feeling aside for the time being as I drove to my destination. Once I reached the camping _________, I asked the young attendant if she thought I’d be all right camping alone.

“Sure,” she said. I’m not sure what I expected her to say, but her answer was somewhat reassuring. I heard thunder. Not a great start to my _________. The one thing I don’t like is camping in the rain. By the time I reached my campsite, it was _________. Once the rain stopped, I found a spot for the _________. Putting it up turned out to be a straightforward process. This wouldn’t be so bad I thought.

After supper, I got the fire started easily. Looking up, I couldn’t see much of the sky __________ the trees. Once I zipped (拉上拉链) myself into the tent, I realized how much room there was. I loved that I could spread out and throw my clothes all over with no one to __________ about the mess. Solo camping __________ has its benefits.

Falling asleep quickly, I was awakened a few hours later by some __________. It sounded too large and loud to be a squirrel (松鼠) or a chipmunk (花栗鼠). __________, after a few minutes, it stopped, but I was __________ the rest of the night.

I didn’t think it was a good idea to __________ and look at the stars after all. As I lay there, I heard wolves in the distance and an owl (猫头鹰) calling. I was somewhat glad I was __________ to hear this little slice of nature.

The next morning, my neighbors talked about how a bear had visited in the night and knocked over some of their chairs and a small table. Fortunately, the bear hadn’t done any more __________ than that.

While I was disappointed at not seeing the shooting __________, I’m now a lot more __________ about camping by myself. Bear or no bear.

7 . Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with a serious illness, my first thought was, “Why me?” And this thought _______ me throughout my journey. It wasn’t until I was _______ enough to look back that I realized how much of my life was _______ by my illness not in a bad way.

Being _______ for our past experiences and _______ can be a hard thing to do. We sometimes wish events in our past could be _______ so we could start a new life. But without these events, we wouldn’t learn, change and grow.

The day I _______ this was volunteering with my boyfriend. A friend’s wife came up to me and asked me how school was, _______ I said I didn’t like it that much. She then _______ by saying, “Well, if you hadn’t gone, you wouldn’t have met him.” and pointed at my ________.

This really opened my eyes, and after I left I started seeing everything in my life in this ________. If I hadn’t gone to that school, I would never have met my future husband. If I hadn’t battled ________ the illness, I wouldn’t have found my true ________. At first I didn’t see how my illness could have ever been a blessing. But when I looked at it as an experience for me, I started to see that I had a lot to be thankful for.

I grew closer to my mother while ________. I gained knowledge about myself that I could ________ gain through struggle, and learned how to take care of my wants and needs in a way that made me happy.

8 . The boy’s name is Aaron Moreno, and he’s 8 years old. He started his own business selling_________ in Los Angeles.

The story began earlier this year, when his mother _________ her job because of the pandemic. They were already in a financially _________ situation: Aaron’s older sister had been sent back to Mexico to _________ with her grandparents. They even ended up homeless, living in shelters.

In June this year, the situation got so bad that Aaron _________ to start a business selling plants to help his mom support the family. He hoped to make it_________ to bring his older sister back home from Mexico.

At first, he bought plants in the downtown Los Angeles and took them with his mother to resell at various places in the city. He called the_________ “Aaron’s Garden”.

It was hard work, as they had no tools of their own. They had to carry the plants by their_________ on public transportation. By June 24, he had a social software account that he used to start _________ what plants he was selling. Providers started bringing him plants to__________.

On July 13, __________ by Aaron’s initiative （倡议）and hard work, a friend of the family started a GoFundMe __________, and Aaron’s Garden started to get media__________ as well. “People support us by buying plants, following us, leaving us__________comments, and they tell us nice things to keep us moving forward. It’s what we__________, ”Aaron told local TV station.

All the hard work__________. The GoFundMe campaign had an initial__________of $1, 000, but it’s raised nearly $70, 000. Thanks to both the business and the__________ of donors, the family has__________ behind the shelters where they were living. The family has now moved into their own home and Aaron’s __________ has come back from Mexico!

9 . A professor was teaching his class. All the students were listening to his _______ with great interest. But there was one student whose_______ of mind showed he was in a bad mood.

The professor took notice of this student on the first day but did not say anything. But when this _______ for a week, he asked. “You are _______ in spirits all the time. What is the matter? Have some trouble?”

“Sir, that...” the student said. “... something has happened in my past, _______ which I remain troubled. I don’t know what to do.”

The professor was a(n) _______ good person. He called the student at his house in the evening.

When the student _______ the professor’s house, he was greeted with a _______ welcome. The professor went to the kitchen and started making lemonade for his student. He _______put more salt in the lemonade.

__________ the student had a taste of it, his mouth became sour. __________ this, the professor asked, “Did you not like the lemonade?”

“No, sir, this is not the __________. Just a little more salt in the drink,” the student said. “Now it’s useless. I will throw it away.” The professor __________ his hand to get the glass of drink from the student. But the student refused, saying, “No, sir. If you add more__________, the taste will be fine.”

Upon hearing this, the professor became serious and said, “You are right. That’s what I want to__________. Just as salt cannot be taken out of the lemonade, those bad experiences also cannot __________ life. Adding more sugar can change the taste of lemonade. In a(n) __________way, sweetness has to be dissolved (溶解) in life to forget bad experiences. I want you to take the sweetness in your life into __________ now.”

To his relief, the student __________ him and decided from then on he would not be troubled by the __________.

10 . For weeks, I carried out a campaign for traveling alone to New York. My father was _______ and felt I would give up sooner or later. He was _______. I was seventeen, a college freshman. I felt quite old enough to make the _______. I'd take a plane to New York City and then get on a bus for the rest of the trip. People did it every day. It would be easy, but I did need his _______.

With my grandparents' _______, my father finally _______. My father wasn't happy and secretly hoped that I would _______ the plan.

The December evening finally came, and I was too _______ to sleep on board. When I landed, I got my heavy suitcase and _______ to pull it to the bus station which was crowded with all kinds of people. I was dragging my heavier - by - the - minute luggage when a tall, young man __________. I thought he was coming to help, but before I could __________, he grabbed (抓住) the handle and began to move __________ away from me.

“DROP IT!” came a __________ voice from behind me. The young man let my suitcase __________ as he began to run away. Then a gentleman came, lifting my suitcase and took me to get on the __________. I thanked the man but he only said to me, “Take care of yourself, Jeanie Girl.” As I sat down, I was __________ that he knew my name. I didn't __________ telling him. I looked around, but he was __________ to be seen.

Who was he? And how did he get my name? I have no way to __________, but I can tell how I felt about him - very __________, because the only other person to ever call me “Jeanie Girl” was my own sweet father.