In a classroom in rural Kenya’s Rift Valley, a student taking notes alongside her classmates is     1     (impress). She wears the same school uniform — a grey skirt and a green sweater.     2    , there is one difference. Priscilla Sitienei is more than 80 years older than them.

Sitienei turned 99 years old on February 11. She said she went back to class to set a good example     3     her great grandchildren. She also wanted a new career. “I would like to become a doctor because I used to be a midwife (助产士),” she said. She added that her family members were     4     (support) of her decision.

Back in 2003, the government of the East African country began helping to pay for the cost of primary schooling. This has allowed some older members of society,     5     had missed out on education in their younger days,     6     (go) back to school.

This has given Sitienei more than     7     education. She has also become a film star. Sitienei travelled to Paris last year for the launch of a film about her journey. It     8     (title) Gogo, which means grandmother in her native Kalenjin language.

Sitienei is in her     9     (five) year of primary school. She enjoys other school activities, physical education classes     10     (include).

Practice Makes Perfect

Jim Abbott was born without his right hand. He was a     1     (talent) athlete and wanted to be a baseball pitcher, even though     2     (be) able to use two hands is     3     (extreme) important in playing baseball.

A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and     4     (wear) a baseball glove on the other -something that Jim couldn't do. However, he wasn't easily     5     (discourage). From the time he was four years old, Jim worked at overcoming this challenge. He practiced quickly moving the glove to his good hand     6     he had pitched the ball to his father. He was always forcing     7     (he) to get that glove     8     faster and faster.

Jim Abbott was determined to play. Ile loved the game so much that he invented his own method to do it with excellence. He     9     (go) on to be a Major League pitcher for the New York Yankees, and today is an inspiration     10     young athletes everywhere.

From the first day I arrived in Kunming, I had my understanding of China     1    (change). Far from being narrow-minded and hostile to     2    (foreign) ，people came up to talk to me the first time I went out on the street. It happened to be all in Chinese, so I didn’t understand much,     3    it did cause me to rethink my assumptions.

As my Chinese improved, this continued throughout my stay, from my landlord introducing me to people who could help us learn Chinese to     4    (get) to know the couple who ran a noodle restaurant nearby.

If you’re interested in other people, their culture, and their language, they’ll be    5    (friend) to you. China isn’t     6    exception.

Don’t judge a country by its media coverage,     7    (especial) some Western media, which have much prejudice.

I saw a very different kind of China with my own eyes. Kunming,     8     I lived for most of my stay, wasn’t much polluted. I had frank conversations with Chinese people about almost everything.

Still China     9    (develop) ，but the economic growth means that most people     10     (see) their living standards improve rapidly in the last 20 years. People I spoke with were generally optimistic about the future.

In his book, Intentional Living, author John Maxwell shares that back in 1976, he received a gift from one of his     1     (assist). As he unwrapped the gift, he saw that it was a book     2     (name) The Greatest Story Ever Told. He couldn’t wait     3     (read) it.

But when he opened the book, he was     4     (astonish) to see that the pages were blank. Inside the book was     5     note that said, “John, your life is before you. Fill these pages with kind acts and good thoughts of your heart. Write a great story about your life.” The intention of writing the story of his life excited him. Then, he     6     (begin) to write his book.

Every day we live out our story through our words, actions and decisions. But we must remember to live with intention to focus on what     7     (matter) most in life and to regain that focus when we get changed. Without intention, we can become unfocused in things     8     needn’t add to a life of significance and difference in our world.

Life isn’t perfect and it’s always hard,     9     we need reminders in our life from a friend, author, blogger, pastor or our inner spirit to re-focus us on the things that matter and make us live     10     (positive).

The tables quickly turned for an 89-year-old pizza delivery driver     1     received a surprise delivery of his own from "regulars". It was     2     $12,000 tip. Derlin Newey was in disbelief. “I don't know what     3     (say), except thank you,” said Newey as he held back     4     (tear) of joy.

Newey delivers pizzas about 30 hours a week. He started the job after realizing he couldn't live just only     5    social security. In addition to being a delivery driver, Newey is also a rising TikTok star thanks to some regular customers inspired by his spirit. The Valdez family said they always asked for him when     6     (order) pizzas and started recording his deliveries. With more than 53,000 followers, they often got comments asking why Newey was delivering pizzas at his age. The family     7     (decide) to do some good.

Newey was     8     (complete) unprepared. He didn't even know what TikTok was     9     was grateful for the unexpected blessing. “I'm glad to help him,” said Valdez. “We just need to treat people with     10     (kind) and respect. He stole our hearts.”

Like m05l other toddlers, one curious 20-month-old from Brazil who loves to explore and get into trouble. The story goes like this. When the chiId     1     (leave) home alone with an older sibling, everything was fine at first. But not long after that. they turned their back. The baby got angry and wandered away from home. When his parents came back, and found     2    (they) baby gone. The parents were so much worried about their baby and his safety     3    they had to turn to their families and neighbors for help. They immediately set out     4    (look) for the missing child everywhere，     5     failed to find anything.

Eventually，the family called for help from the police,    6     arrived with a search and rescue dog named Luke to look for the child.     7     sniffing around the property，Luke managed to catch a scent, and led rescuers into the jungle and straight to the child within twenty-five     8     (minute). Rescuers found the scared child     9     (stand) in some vines and bushes in the jungle ，so they immediately picked the toddler up and rushed back to the worried family.     10     (thank). Luke managed to find the toddler before suffering any serious injuries.