1 . The thing happened last year. The _________ was conducted compulsorily during the COVID-19 outbreak. Most people were forced to stay at home and many _________ their jobs. But one day I had to _________ to the company because of an emergency _________ , And that was when something memorable came into my eyes. It was the _________ of a boy standing on the road with a _________ in his hand. He seemed to be from an educated family from the _________ words on the large notice, which was why I gave it a second glance. It read, “ I need money badly for my mother’s _________ ! Thank you for your attention, dear friends! ”

I was anxious to catch up with the big meeting. _________ , I didn’t stop the car. Unemployment and poverty were a ( n ) __________ sight in the large city. No wonder we motorists drove by without __________ assistance. We were taught that giving money helped __________ a dependent lifestyle, or it made many people __________ to earn their living.

As I __________ away from the boy with that large notice, I was extremely ________ . Could it be a shame? What should I do? Turn back or move on? As I __________ with these questions, I saw a car __________ in front of the boy. A man got off his car and went to talk to the boy, “ Take the money and wish your mom a successful operation. ” __________ , the man lent the boy a hand. As I __________ , somebody else sprang into action and did what I could have done. Since then I’ve been __________ that it is important to do something for someone in need, whether it is big or small, because something is better than nothing!

2 . It's the stuff of travel nightmares (噩梦).Taking something precious on your trip, keeping it close to hand so you don't risk______.it in checked baggage - and then realizing you don't have it when you get home.

For Rachel DeGolia, the nightmare of losing something on a______came true.In September, her______collection of family letters from the 1940s to 1970s was left on a plane as it pulled into Chicago Midway Airport.

It was, says DeGolia, “tragic (悲惨的)”But that tragedy turned to______- when, after a three-week search, one airline representative______ DeGolia with her letters.

DeGolia says, in summer 2021, she received a collection of family letters sent by her cousin.She decided to take them with her to her daughter's wedding party as she thought it would be the perfect occasion to share the letters with her brother.Her brother was very______and decided to take the precious cargo (货物) home, making

After the passengers got off the plane, crew (乘务员)______the cargo during their post-flight checks, realized the letters were precious, and handed the cargo over to a gate agent.The letters______in Sarah Haffner's hands.Haffner, a Baggage Service Office supervisor (主管) for Southwest at Midway, checked the letters______and realized it was very precious item that needed to find its______.

Normally, the procedure for reuniting items with their owners is fairly_ ______.Agents like Haffner look for any identification on the item, and then ______ the name to a passenger booking.If the person has been on a connecting flight, that's not an issue, because they have a database of______ going back a couple of years.But the______ was that the only identifying name in the whole batch of letters was Rachel DeGolia - and she hadn't been on the fight.

Haffner and her colleagues tried their best.After three weeks of______, they finally found some______of a Rachel DeGolia from Ohio on the Internet, “I was like, what are the chances -it's got to be her,”Haffner says.Then she managed to track down a ______ number.

“At 9 p.m.one night I got this call,”says DeGolia.She was______ to tears, calling Haffner“A wonderful young woman for ______her family legacy (遗产).

3 . If you’re a parent travelling by plane with young children, it can be hard when you’re trapped in the sky, fearing that other passengers are judging you. This is _________ difficult for people who have been going through a _________ time.

Lindsay Mains _________ the sweet note on social media, which a _________ handed her and her husband Nick during the fight. She explained that their daughter Luna died in July, after being _________ with blood cancer. Naturally, this disastrous _________   is something that Lindsay, Nick and our daughter Olive are still unwilling to accept.

The _________ to see their family ended up having a very emotional journey, thanks to fellow _________ Richard. During the flight, he handed Lindsay and Nick a card, on which he had _________: “My name is Richard. I have four kids and I can ____________ you guys are great parents. Patient and kind, just the world ____________. God Bless, RJ.”

Lindsay explained: Sometimes you need to be ____________ of the goodness in the world. After losing our youngest in July we ____________ took a cross country flight to see   our family. We got on the plane full of ____________ knowing we were going to our home but we weren’t able to bring our youngest daughter with us. We knew we were in a bad ____________ but have been trying to support our oldest daughter in learning tools to ____________ her sadness. This means she may be emotional and behave rudely, and the situation can ____________ for some time.

“We looked at each other and decided our relationship with her was more important on this day than our ____________ with the strangers on the plane. But as I prepared for angry ____________ or comments, Richard reached across the passage and handed us this ____________ note that made me cry and totally turned our whole day around.” Lindsay said emotionally.

4 . On January 9, 2022, it was another cold morning. Temperatures reached lows of 17. 6 °F (-8℃). Dusti Talavera, a housewife in the south suburbs of Denver, was washing dishes in her kitchen when she witnessed a frightening scene outside her kitchen window. Glancing out her kitchen window, she noticed a group of young children playing on an icy pond. Moments later, the children fell through the ice.

Dusti’s heart raced as she saw the children fall through the ice, and she immediately grabbed her shoes to run outside. Submerged（淹没）in the freezing water, the children had lost the strength to stay above the surface. Their fingers were only visible as they desperately tried to grab onto the edges of the ice.

Without hesitation, Dusti placed her own life at risk by stepping on the thin, unstable ice to try to reach the three children. As she reached her hands out to grab them, she also broke the ice and fell into the 15-foot deep pond.

Dusti was first able to reach and pull out the 4-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy. She struggled to reach the last child, a 6-year-old girl. After hearing the loud screams for help, the young girl’s 16-year-old cousin suddenly arrived on scene. He threw Dusti a rope, which she used to drag herself and the young girl out of the water.

All three children were pulled out of the icy water as first responders arrived on scene. The 6-year-old girl was not breathing and had no pulse after being submerged in the icy water for two minutes. First responders performed life-saving CPR. Once the girl was able to breathe on her own, the EMTs (emergency medical technicians) rushed her to the hospital.

6 . The Internet can be a dark, unbearable place. Readers generally don’t show their true________and thus feel free to leave bitter comments.

So_______, schoolteacher Decker in Florida felt________when her son wanted to share her________online. She’d recently taken an art class and painted an egret(白鹭). Her proud son posted a photo of Decker_________holding her painting. Below it he wrote: “My mom painted this and said no one would be_______ of it. It's her 2nd painting.”

Far from not enjoying it — more than 24,000 people________her painting! An artist saw the photo and made a decision to express his________for the mother by painting Decker carrying her painting. He even________the shy look on her face. He________himself having his painting of Decker with her painting and posted the image online.

Then, two days later a journalism student________her picture of the artist holding his painting of Decker holding her painting online. Well, thus the Internet just stepped in and_______. More and more people joined in and________the “fun”. By this time, the paintings and pictures of paintings had got over one million people’s________online.

Instead of the________remarks she was expecting, Decker said so many people were very_______to her. She registered a social media account to________their support. She wrote, “I was really________I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. You all have proven me so_______. You all are sympathetic, caring, and a ton of fun! You all have________me and strengthened my confidence. Thank you!”

7 . Denver, Colorado is one of the fastest growing cities in America. It also has one of the biggest populations of _______young people. A Denver coffee shop is seeking to solve the problem. The Purple Door Coffee Shop employs and_______homeless young people, giving them a second_______to make a new start.

For many years, Kevin Persons lived on the _______. Today, he is working in a bar, serving coffee. He is also working to move off the streets and into a home.

The owners of the two-year-old nonprofit_______three to four young adults per year. Shelters such as Urban Peak, where Kevin was staying,_______young people who are ready to commit to working.

Madison Chandler, co-founder of Purple Door,and her partner meet with their workers _______each week. They talk about topics _______ from mental health, finance to customer service. They also _______a life coach to make sure the workers have the __________ and skills that will set them up for success.

Kevin __________ that he is learning what he needs to __________ the struggles of homelessness and live a full life.

For Madison Chandler, providing these young adults with __________and education and helping them become confident and__________is worthwhile. The most __________part of her job is helping them achieve a life for themselves that they have dreamed of.