1 . Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly here she's been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.

The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.

To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geo-tag, she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the spectacular Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board, "Gallagher said. "My mum and grand-mother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos she receives only positive feedback."My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I've wanted to do, " she said. "I don’t know if it's my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, I've been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

2 . My 9-year-old daughter cornered me in the kitchen. "Daddy, I want a pet rat." Barbara held on with reasonable ________ about how she would take care of the ________ herself and how she would ________ responsibility by doing so.

I didn’t want a rat, yet that didn’t seem to be the right ________ for this situation, given the way Barbara had so maturely made her strong ________ . So I gave her the classic parent ________ . "Let me talk to your ________ about it." My wife didn’t let me down. She came up with the idea that Barbara could prove her ________ and responsibility by researching some basic ________ we had about rats: How much do they cost? What care do they need? The task might ________ her and we could move on to ________ pets, such as goldfish.

________ , she searched out the answers and even took detailed notes. My wife _______ . I drove Barbara and her 6-year-old brother, Edvin to the pet store and Barbara ________ picked out a baby rat. "I can’t believe I have a rat of my own after a year of ________   !" She said.

"It wasn’t your begging," I told her. "You made a ________ case for getting a rat. We wanted to ________ that."

"Dad?" Edvin immediately ________ . "Can I get a pet lion?" He quickly ________ five reasons why a lion would make a good pet.

I may have learned something about flexibility with the rats, but I had not ________ my ability to reason. "No."

4 . Overcome the Fear for Your Dream

I stood nervously behind the red curtain and glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing,_________my body tensed with anxiety.

My body_________when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and_________under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to_________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating_________.The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good_________”!

“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself

I stepped onto the_________and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly_________me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the_________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my__________fingers and for a moment my mind went__________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.

Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven's Moonlight sonata(协奏曲). The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed. I sat on the bench and my__________danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.

All the practice and__________I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to__________all the things she reminded me to do.“Keep your wrists up,relax your arms, don't raise your shoulders...I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously, but I never realized until now how it really__________.

When I reached the end of the piece, the audience started__________.I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile__________up my face. Inside I felt__________that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. l saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring__________out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for__________：Good luck!

6 . For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence. Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got ______ when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his______ took a turn. After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy ______ .

For Pruitt, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was ______ his stolen bike. But when he went bike shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the ______ of bikes was Covid-19 related, and what if the person who'd taken his bike really needed ______ to get to work?

With that thought in mind, Pruitt ______ a plan and posted it on the community website. He______ to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair-again______ . And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn't have the ______ to buy one.

The day the post went live, Pruitt received thirty ______ bicycles. Then came more than 500 enquiries for ______   information. By the end of 2020, Pruitt had repaired more than 140 for donation or to be ______ to their owners.

Pruitt tries to give his donations to families that are ______ struggling. ______ simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes.

In addition to ______ skills, Pruitt's lessons teach teamwork, encourage self-worth, and promote feelings of community. ______, the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment.

"It's a really great ______ for kids,“ said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. "Pruitt is certainly providing a ______, but it's not just the bikes. It's the relationships in the community. It's the ______ he can make on people."

On our way to the house, it was raining     1     hard that we couldn’t help     2    (wonder) how long it would take     3     (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.

We were first greeted with the barking by a pack of dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters     4     had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and     5     (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya(木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.

When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting     6     (compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many     7     (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were    8     (great) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we     9     (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars,     10     (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals.

8 . He could have placed it in a corner or could have sold it to a friend down the street or a stranger on a shopping website._________Dave Kellner, of Riegelsville, decided to share his beloved cello(大提琴) with a young musician with ability and ambition who didn't_________one.

On Friday, the 69-year-old man _________the Easton Area Middle School to _________present his cello to Anna Smith, a seventh- grader who plays in the school orchestra(管弦乐队).

Kellner _________the cello nine years ago when he retired and decided to start a_________. He spent two years trying to improve his skills, but the effects of arthritis(关节炎) made it_________for him to go on practising.

He could have _________the cello to the district's music programme. But he wanted it in the hands of a talented, serious-minded local_________who couldn't afford to purchase a cello. Donna Palmer, director of the school orchestra, said it was difficult to__________after narrowing down the field to three worthy students. __________the instrument was given to a 13-year-old who says she hopes to __________ the cello for the rest of her life.

Because of his kind act, Kellner will be able to experience the__________of hearing it played at spring musical concert. And knowing she has another fan in the__________could help keep Smith motivated to practise and perhaps eventually__________the cello.

Kellner's__________to reach out and improve the life of a talented, young musician is__________. A good cello can cost roughly $2, 000. That's a high__________for many poor families. In the hands of a child with talent and determination, it can__________a life. It is hoped that there are more Dave Kellners out there who understand the value of passing on a(n)__________musical instrument..