2 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant ________ Miller King, who was the best ________ in our school.

The football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for ________.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from ________. He looked very ________ , but he didn’t cry.

That season, I ________ all of Miller's records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named the most valuable player, ________ I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s accident.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller ________ going over a fence—which wasn’t ________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the________ person in the world he wanted to accept assistance from. But even that challenge he accepted. I ________him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally safe on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for ________.”

His words freed me from my bad ________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. ________ but not defeated, he was still ahead of me. I was right to have ________ him. From that day on, I grew bigger and a little more real.

4 . On the first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know a mysterious lady. I stood up to _______ when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little _______ lady beaming up at me with a smile that _______up her entire being. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a big _______?” I laughed and _______ responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in _______ at such a young age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich _______, get married, and have a couple of kids.” “No seriously,” I laughed. We became _______ friends.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to _______ at our football banquet. She _______ her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old. We _______ old because we stop playing. There are only three _______to staying young, being happy, and _______ success. You have to laugh and find _______ every day. You’ve got to have a _______. When you _______ your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! Do not have _______. The _______ usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who _______death are those with regrets.”

At the year’s end, Rose _______ the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

When walk on the road, I came across an old couple. As they were going to pass by, the old lady greeted him and asked what the nearest supermarket was. I happened to live nearby but knew the nearest supermarket. So I told them how to get here, but they looked totally confusing. Since I was not in hurry, I offered to guide them to the supermarket. They gladly agreed. They share stories with me for the next 20 minute. When we finally arrived at the supermarket, they warmly thanked for me and I left with a light heart.

Our parents devote all they have to us. As we grow up, we are supposed to expressing our gratitude to them.

My parents work in our local hospital and often return to home late at night, exhausting and hungry. I had an idea which I should cook dinner for him. I managed to cook some food, waiting for their appearance eager. And never would I forget how happy they are when they saw these dish prepared by their beloved son. With this experience rooted in my mind, I have better understanding of love. What’s more, it is never too later to express our love to our family.

9 . Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your_______, but how you get back up after being_______. Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and it was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had_______the lower half of his body. Even if he were to_______, he would be lame throughout his life.

But the brave boy did not want to die_______did he want to be lame. Much to the_______of the doctor, he did survive. But_______from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just _______there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was_______. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a________to move around. One day, he________himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass,________his legs behind him. He reached the fence，raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence firmly________. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk ________. With his________determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run.

He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the________team.

In February 1934, in New York City' s Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not________to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run — this determined young man Dr.Glenn Cunningham, ran the world' s fastest mile.

A good example of the power of positive thinking and faith in one's self, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an________for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are________one, to the degree that death seemed the________option.

10 . New Year’s Eve should be a time of celebration. However, for Jimmy Nicholos, the start of 2021 was especially _______.

Jimmy is a(n) _______ man in California who works part-time at Start Rescue Resale Store which _______ most of the money they earned to help START Rescue, a nonprofit that saves animals. As the owner of a service dog, this _______ is particularly close to Jimmy’s heart.

One day after work, he went out with his dog Boots. While _______ the street, he and Boots were _______ by a large group of people approaching from the other side. Jimmy couldn’t find Boots. _______, Jimmy did everything he could to get back his furry friend as soon as possible.

He wasn’t _______. The other employees at the store collectively offered $10,000 for Boots’ _______. “The START team sent out hundreds of flyers, and worked 24 hours a day to ________ Boots,” Jimmy said.

As time went on, Jimmy was provided with ways to ________ the news about his lost dog, including a moment to ________ at a press conference. “Having lost my family and having no home to go to, I’ve ________ him to be my baby,” he said. “What he brought me was ________.”

After about two weeks with no ________, Jimmy was approached by a local TV station. He talked with them about his situation. Mere several minutes after it aired, someone called, ________ they had his dog.

Soon after, Jimmy ________ with Boots in the Van Nuys Community Police Station. He was so ________ to everyone who had a part in ________ him. Jimmy said that without them, this happy ________ wouldn’t have happened.