1 . The other day, I was looking at my schedule for the summer. I had a moment of _________, realizing I’d be without my laptop for two weeks during our family camping trip.

You might be thinking my _________ sounds astonishing and that two weeks with no pressure to work, just relaxing in nature is the time to refresh and restore one’s _________ and body. I used to be a workaholic (工作狂). So taking two weeks off from my business made me _________.

I know I’m not _________ here in our busy world. To work hard is especially significant for high-achieving people to _________ in their careers. We live in a culture that _________ the state of being busy. There might have been many times when you _________ some relatives or friends on the street and heard they said they were very busy when asking about their recent _________. Being busy is the new normal. Therefore, when we’re not busy, we feel like we’re doing something wrong.

I’m not saying working all the time makes us feel OK. Taking a break brings us __________. We’ll be more __________ after relaxing, thus having more novel ideas. Iceland has __________ a 4-day work week for 2,500 people. A study by Stanford University found that their __________ didn’t decline; they reported a better work-life balance.

Our brains aren’t designed to __________ all the time. Working hard enough to pass our limits will unavoidably lead to burnout. Therefore, we should give ourselves a(n) __________ once in a while.

4 . My parents, siblings and I took our first camping trip to the Lake Houston Wilderness Park recently.

We had finished putting up the _________ when it suddenly started to rain. Luckily, we had _________ our tent on a high flat ground where water could not pour in. Mom got some snacks and drinks ready for us while we played games and _________ about our daily life, which made wet-weather camping fun. How _________ it was camping under the sound of the rain! We were gathered around in the center of _________ and it was a nice feeling. Even with the rain, I had never been so _________.

The rain died down before dark and the sky turned clear. Soon, Mom _________ a big meal over the fire for the family. I sensed that a hot meal and good _________ would warm us right up. While we ate together, Dad _________ at the stars and told us about his childhood. As we laughed and __________ on our days, the stars shone like diamonds at night.

The following day, we had a good time __________ the rocky trails around our campsite. __________ hiking in the forest, we had a lovely late afternoon boating. It was amazing to see the __________ changing rays of the sunset behind the pine trees. That evening we packed up our __________ and headed home.

I am very grateful for this camping trip, which has left us unforgettable __________.

5 . Every year about 40, 000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They ________ with them lots of waste. The ________ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing, changing the face of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I’m skeptical about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experience.

However, I soon ________ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of ________ among tons of rubbish. I find a ________ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are ________ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be ________.

The best of a Kilimanjaro ________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ________ as spiritual places by in any cultures. This ________ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ________ go through five ecosystems (生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, giving way to lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ________ — low clouds envelop the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ________ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4,000 meters is the highland desert: gravel (砾石), stones and rocks. ________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with permanent snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro ________ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

8 . When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the _________ we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery, but for me, the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever _________ a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got tired, they _________ started complaining.

“How much farther is it?”

“I can’t go any further.”

“My _________ is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the teachers was, “Suck it up (忍耐一下)!” The _________ is that the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of exhaustion. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the signs and given them _________. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy, they _________ the discomfort, and in most cases _________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t recall a single camper complaining at the top of the _________.

There are two ways to deal with an ____________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that ____________ energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ____________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re ____________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life ____________ for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own suffering, to move past it and focus on a ____________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place.

9 . I love traveling and when I am tired with work, I will choose to travel to make myself relaxed. Three years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of ____ , so I went to Atlanta for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and _____ for a while.

One morning when I was walking around in Atlanta, a(n) _____ suddenly came to me. “Why don't I go to the Greek island of Santorini which I have long wished to pay a visit to?” Therefore, the idea of a two-week European ______ alone was born.

I was confident that I was brave enough to have driven _____ across the US before, but traveling to other _____ whose languages aren't the same as mine ____ me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to ____ with people there.

But I soon _____ that if 1 wanted to follow my dreams, I had to _____ out of my comfort area. If I let _____ take control of me, I'd get nowhere.

Immediately, I began making plans for my vacation. As 1 ______ for more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, another island in Greece, which I _____ just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived in _____ two days later, it was like I was in a dream. What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely _____ from the pressure of my work. How _____ it was to see people riding their bikes to the _____ they would like to go to!

It's such a wonderful experience that 1 won't forget it forever. Some people might say, "It's not a big _____ : it's just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day,“ But it was more than that to me. It was about having a _____ and when it was time for it to come true, don't be afraid to let it ______ .

10 . Liz was quite excited these days. She was going to travel to Asia with her mom. Neither of them had ______ traveled out of the United States before. They were going to ______ to Hong Kong. They would travel on their cruise(乘船游览) ship to Shanghai and Beijing after ______ in Hong Kong for three days.

“Beijing is inland, so we have to _____ about a two-hour bus ride to get there from the port. I _____ the name of the port. Anyway, we’re going to ______ the Great Wall, the Tian’anmen Square, and the Forbidden City. It's going to be so ______!” she told her neighbor Jane.

From China, the cruise ship would go to Pusan in South Korea, and ______ to Tokyo. From Tokyo, they would _____ a flight back to Los Angeles.

“The trip is going to ______ three weeks. It's only going to ______ us about $ 2,800 each if we don’t _____ anything.” She laughed.

“I hope your trip is more _______ than mine was” said Jane. “I took a cruise to the Bahamas, _____ almost all the passengers got _______. I caught some kind of disease that made me ______ for almost three days. They ______ us a discount(折扣) that we could use on a _____ trip. No more cruising for me. That is really a pity.”

“We’ve ______ those things,” said Liz. “Mom and I are going to be ______ our hands every 30 minutes, and we’re bringing surgical masks with us.” Good preparations may help a lot in the travel and make it a pleasant and successful one.