2 . I am an ordinary 17-year-old girl. I go to school, chat to my friends and play my guitar. I don't have much in my mind. At least, that's what most people think. In fact, life changed drastically (巨大地) for me and my family in the summer of 2011, when I was 10. It was a beautiful summer's day when my dad had his accident. He had gone out for a bike ride and seemed to be taking a lot longer than usual. When Mum called him to check if everything was all right, a nurse answered the phone. I was inside the house and could hear her speaking to someone in the garden. As I looked out of the door.

I knew something terrible had happened. She looked stricken ( 受困 扰的) and I stood worriedly in the doorway until she hung up and told me Dad was in hospital. He had been involved in a road accident and had a severe injury. On that beautiful day, we didn’t have many details about what was going on because the nurse couldn’t disclose a lot through the phone and the unknown was the scariest thing. I had no idea whether my dad was going to live. My mum went alone to the hospital and I stayed at my grandparents’ house. I was too shaken to do anything, so I just sat quietly and hoped that everything would be OK. I don't have any siblings (兄弟姐妹), so Mum and I were the only ones in the house for the eight months when Dad was in hospital. It seemed empty and quiet especially as Mum was sometimes at work when I got back from school. Before Dad went into hospital there had always been someone there asking me about my day and helping me with homework. Now there wasn’t. I became more independent and tried to take care of myself as much as possible. When I think about my life, I split (分成) it into before and after the accident because I feel like a very different, more mature person than the one I was before. Most people’s childhood fades slowly into adolescence and then adult life, but mine ended abruptly (突然地). I was forced to grow up.

3 . Jasen was diagnosed with a type of cancer. Despite going through several treatments, there was no saving his _______, and by age 7, Jasen was completely blind. Today, the only thing he can_______ is whether it is daytime or nighttime. _______, despite growing up blind, Jasen never hesitated in following his dreams, no matter how _______ they may have seemed. And it was this_______ that won him the role of quarterback on a local football team.

The 15-year-old grew up following the sport of football at least three times a week, attending local games with his father, who would _______ the action going down on the field. He fell in love with the sport and knew that he wanted to give it a_______ himself. When his parents _______ him an iPhone, he started _______ all the football teams in the area to see if they would accept him.

Nichols, coach of him, ________ that the first time after seeing the boy play, he realized that the kid "could do anything". What Jasen lacks in vision, he ________ in spatial (空间的) awareness and memory, knowing ________ where his teammates are supposed to be, and throwing the ball with accuracy.

In order to ________ his team and play his role on the court, Jasen always ________ every play and all the positions his ________ should be in when he throws the ball.

"Just seeing him, he ________ me there's nothing you can't do, and that ________the other kids .Ever since he joined my team, the team have ________ around him", coach Nichols said. "It ________their attitude to life. He makes the season. Even if we don't win, just having that chemistry with the team has probably been one of the ________ things."

4 . TJ Lawlor has been working at Whole Foods Market in Redwood, California, for 12 years now. He _______ to go out there early to start a great day at work. It was his friendly face and great disposition (性情) that made connecting to his customers _______. The connection he made with a particular _______ was extra special. Now 19 years old, Riley Dehne is a young man with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) who is _______ about everything “frozen.” It was his love for the movie, Frozen, that _______ him to anything cold or frozen.

Six years ago, he went to Whole Foods Market with his mom. He _______ went to the Frozen Section, and that’s where he met TJ. After a short _______, this kind store clerk _______ Riley to fill up the freezers with goods. He even gave him a popsicle (冰棍). _______, Riley enjoyed visiting the store, which no one ________ would last for years. Riley visited every week, and he helped TJ put goods on the shelves and ________ the rubbish. All of these things were done while his mom, Andi, ________.

“It honestly ________ my heart,” Riley’s mom said. “Sometimes, when there’s someone with a ________, it can be harder to get to know them. TJ took ________ to get to know Riley, to ________ his strengths and build on them.” Andi ________ TJ a lot and she even wrote an article about their special friendship in her local paper.

TJ also drew ________ and strength from this young boy. “Every time this guy comes in, nothing but love, nothing but smiles,” TJ said. “When something in life ________ me, this guy cheers me up. He cheers me up, and I cheer him up. That’s what I look for in a ________ ”.

6 . A couple of months back, my son Shine had his trombone(长号) stolen from my car, which he was comfortable with. At first, we were very ________. After anger, we were disappointed, and then we got through that and felt ________ for the person who stole it. Although we felt ________, we felt more pity for the thief who might really needed it. We learned that telling friends about our sorrow ________ us and made us feel better.

We received messages of ________ from many friends. Shine received the sweetest letter from a classmate ________ him that although things in life can be sad, ________ is everywhere to be found. And ________ a boy in a different school heard about the situation and decided to ________ his trombone to my son. It turned out that he was really in his________ at playing it as the stolen one.

We got a chance to ________ that strange giver, who later knew that Shine never ________ learning and making music. They talked face to face ________. The boy said that he had a good music teacher who led him to another______and that it was the best decision he had ever made. Shine said from the bottom of his heart that he would stick to his ______ path as always. With the precious present, Shine attended his first band concert.

The boy told us that to the receiver of kindness he may feel ________, and to the giver who grasps a real ______to change things for the better, he absolutely feel lucky, too. We’re deeply ________ for everyone’s concerns. And we’re even grateful that the trombone was ________. It taught us so much about the healing powers of the public, even people we have never ________ before.

7 . It’s 6 p.m. on a Friday, and rather than heading home after a long workweek, Renee Dixon, a preschool director in Indianapolis, starts her second job as an Uber driver.

The money Dixon earns as a driver does not go into her own pocket. Instead, she uses it to buy holiday gifts and winter clothing for all 50 of her students. “So many families don’t have money to get Christmas presents this year. Some parents have lost their jobs, and others have had their wages cut back,” Dixon said. “A lot of them come from low-income families and are below the poverty line.”

The coronavirus pandemic, she said, has increased the need. “As far as presents go, a lot of these kids are likely to get nothing this year. I know how that feels,” said Dixon. “Being a driver in this special period, I have my own strict rules ,” she said. In her car, mask-wearing is required. Each passenger must sanitize (消毒) their hands upon entering the car, and she uses wipes to clean the back seat and door handles between each ride. Plus, she keeps the windows open a crack to circulate fresh air.

Not only will her efforts bring joy to the children, but the gifts will also lessen the great pressure parents feel at this time. Alongside the money Dixon has earned through driving, several people in the community have donated money or offered to buy gifts for the students, including Eva Cheung. She quickly decided to get involved after hearing about Dixon’s efforts through Dixon’s husband. She said, “You read about people like Renee, but when you are finally able to connect with somebody like that and help fulfill their vision, it’s an amazing feeling.”

“Everything I’m doing is for these kids right now,” Dixon said. “Their world has turned upside down, and it’s no fault of their own. They deserve this from me.”