My husband and I were paying a visit    1    my parents in Tucson. We went to a fast﹣food restaurant for dinner together.My husband went to the counter    2    (order) dishes and I stood with my parents.

My dad is 90years old. He can hardly see very well and walks with a stick. I was scanning the restaurant,    3    (wait) to sit at the first table that was    4    (convenient) than others.A woman who was sitting with her son made eye contact with me and asked me to come to her. With a    5    (puzzle) look on my face, I pointed to myself and said, "Me?" She    6    (nod) and said, "Yes,you." I walked to the table and she said," Bring your family here. I can finish eating at the counter. My son is in    7    hurry to leave anyway." My eyes    8    (fill) with tears as she wiped down the table and guided my dad to the seat.

I always believe that there are    9    (nature) kind people in this world.This woman has set a good example to her son,    10    is a really lucky guy.

During the summer vacation, I took part in     1     16^th Natural English Contest（竞赛）, in which I was listed in the top 10 and     2    （gain）valuable experience.

I never expected     3    （go）that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.     4     at that moment, I set out for the long ride, All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright（怯场）, I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     5    （teammate）, my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her     6    （compete）. She was like my coach,     7     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     8    （clear）.

Thanks     9     the contest and the help pf my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when     10    （talk）.