3 . 2020, seeing so many world-changing events, is going to pass, even though it seems as if it has been going on for a _______. Most of us never thought we’d see a pandemic sweep the globe in our lifetime, yet here we are. But when facing the very worst situations, there were common people who remained_______, optimistic and energetic. There was also_______, sacrifice, heroism and hope, making up the touching moments of 2020. Here I will share a_______ story about love of ordinary people.

Dejan Velimirovic, a 35-year-old programmer, was one of Serbia’s first-known COVID-19 patients. He believes he got_______at a farewell(告别)party on February 29, 2020. Despite being young and having no history of_______   illnesses, his condition _______quickly. “He was lying in the bed for about a week_______he went to the hospital; he didn’t_______at all,” his partner Valentina recalls.

Velimirovic went into a coma and on a ventilator(呼吸机) for eight days as doctors tried to________him and return health to his lungs.________, he spent almost six weeks in hospital without seeing his loved ones.

________ the team of doctors and nurses, Velimirovic was eventually________and reunited with Valentina. He was shaking as he greeted his________, as they could finally be with each other again.

The couple planned to hold a church wedding and invite the medical staff who ________Velimirovic.________, as the pandemic hasn’t ended, they have had to postpone it. 

But by the end of 2020, they have their________ and they have each other. “I will remember this year for everything that has________me,” said Velimirovic. “ when I came back home and talked to Valentina ________, that moment was the most ________for me.”

5 . I’m a single mom. Unluckily, I was________earlier in the year so times was really________. My son had been in and out of the________for six years because of a severe disease. He was 8 years old and his brother was 7.

My sons knew we had________troubles, but they didn’t know how hard we were because my parents________for them. I was grateful that I had helpful parents.

One day, we were at a grocery store(食品杂货店) and I was________about grocery money and gas money because the day I had to pay for bills was________. Meanwhile, my 8-year-old son saw a homeless man outside the store. It was really cold and the man asked if we could give him some_______. My elder son walked to the man and gave him a dollar, and his brother did the________thing. I saw my sons talking to him and ________them say “be right back”.

They came over and asked me if we could get the man some hot coffee because it’s ________and the man had stayed there for four hours. So, we went inside, buying the man some________. Suddenly, I was not thinking about my________, or my worries at all. Instead, I was happy to see my sons do something kind, which was so________.

I hugged both my kids, because they had________me the great value of kindness.

7 . One Saturday afternoon in a small town, Emma came out of a shoe shop with some new shoes. They were _________ shoes, but Emma was very _________ with them. She was seventy-three years old and did not have much money. She began to _________ home.

It was a _________ town and there was nobody in the street. _________, Emma heard something behind her. She did not have time to look, because just then somebody ran up behind her, hit her on the _________, and snatched(抢夺)her bag out of her hands. Emma _________.

“Help! Help!” Emma cried. But nobody came. Emma _________ got up and went to the nearest house. The people there were very _________ and gave Emma a cup of tea. Soon an ambulance came and took her to a __________.

At the hospital a doctor looked at Emma’s head and back and told her to stay in hospital for a few days. Emma thanked the __________.

Later, a policeman __________ the hospital and Emma told him about the bag-snatcher. The policeman __________ a small bag. In it there were a lot of pictures of eyes and ears, hair and mouths. Carefully Emma took the small pictures and __________ a big picture of the young man’s face.

After two days, in a morning a policeman came to the hospital with Emma’s new shoes and an empty bag. “A little girl __________ them in the street and took them to the police station,” he said. “How kind she is! Thank you very much,” Emma said and felt happy, though she lost some money.

8 . We stopped to choose a cake for our daughter. We’d passed several other elderly customers but our daughter Norah seemed drawn to (被吸引) a man. Her face lit up like the sun and she waved excitedly saying, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” “Hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” He asked. They chatted for a few seconds.

We said goodbye and carried on shopping. A few minutes later, Norah asked me, “Can I take a picture with the old man for my birthday?” I thought the old man couldn’t have gone very far. So we quickly found him. “Excuse me, sir? She’d like to know if you’d take a photo with her for her birthday,” I asked. He looked surprised and then happy. “A photo? With me?” He asked. “Yes! For my birthday!” Norah cheered. And so they posed together and then they hugged each other like they were long lost friends.

We thanked Mr. Dan for sparing a few minutes of his day with us. He was moved to tears and said, “No, thank you. This is the best day I’ve had in a long time. You’ve made me feel so happy and valuable, Ms. Norah.”

Now, Norah and Mr. Dan often visit each other. While they don’t, Norah makes sure to call him at least once a week. Norah worried about Mr. Dan being alone and brought Mr. Dan a dog on his 82nd birthday. Mr. Dan said that his meeting with Norah helped to heal (治愈) his broken heart as he was having a difficult time before he met Norah that day. Sometimes talking to strangers turns into the most beautiful thing in the world.

9 . Shi Huishan is a senior majoring in Microbiology and minoring in Public Health and Music. She was ______ in microbiology in high school after she first learned about the immune（免疫)system.

As a result of her keen interest in biology, she______ the Beck Lab. Her project was to study a ______ that she has been struggling with herself. However, her hard work in the lab has not come ______.Working in research is hard; Sometimes she will do the exact same experiment several times and get ______ different results for each. She will have to ______ doing the experiments until the data becomes ______. From the experiments she learned that solving problems is an extremely crucial step in research. 'That is what ______ science and research exciting and interesting.

As a senior, she talks about her ______ as a researcher. Whenever the data was inconsistent, she always ______ herself. She did a lot when she ______ started research. But now she actively looks for the possible causes and ______ team members in the lab. It is an important ______ for her to learn, to be ______ about herself. She wishes there are more opportunities for students to openly ______ the struggles they have in research. Doing research is not all about ______ data.

After ______ , she plans to take a year off working as a lab technician before applying for her Master's degree. She said, “Facing ______ is what pushes people to grow and do things you might have never ______ you could do. As long as you are ______ and believe in yourself, anything is possible.”

It was a nice Monday morning and I was waiting for the bus at the station. “Here     1     (come) the bus,” a boy nearby cried out. But it was not the bus I was waiting for. Hardly had the bus stopped when crowds of people gathered in front     2     the door, waiting     3     (anxious) to get on the bus. Out rushed a young man with a cell-phone in his hand as soon as the door     4     (open). Chasing him was a tall and strong man. He was a policeman! The young man was     5     (catch) stealing a cell-phone.

Caught, the young man had something to say for himself. He said his father was ill in bed and couldn’t take care of     6     (he). Neither could his mother, because she had been blind ever since she     7     (be) born. Two younger brothers and a younger sister were waiting for money to go     8     school. Try as he might, the young man said, he couldn’t find a job. He said only in this way     9     (can) he provide for his big family and that should he have another chance, he     10     (will) not do this again.