1 . Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair, Dan has had one dream:_________.

That is why he was_________to learn about a piece of research that could possibly lead to his_________. But there are two_________. First, the research may take years before it becomes a treatment. And the second is the most_________of all considerations: money._________by love for Dan, friends worked hard through a series of_________to raise 20,000 pounds. Dan felt he could really start looking forward to the day when he could turn his_________into a reality.

Then he_________Brecon, a 5-year-old who__________from cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Dan read about a new surgical operation that could allow the little boy to walk__________. But the surgery would__________more than 60,000 pounds — money Brecon's parents were having a__________time raising.

Dan said, "I'm in pretty much the__________condition, but it appears that Brecon can__________walk if he gets his surgery, and I can't right now. So I thought I might as well pass the money on to him. I'm__________to everyone who has helped me out, but this boy needs it__________I do at the moment."

And so he took this dream out of the bank and__________it over to Brecon's parents, telling them, "It would make me very happy to see the__________made to Brecon's life."

"I wanted to help someone whose life could get better," he said. "If I can help someone to walk, I will. Even if it means__________a dream to do it.”

2 . I spent time with some elders during my grandmother's five-year stay in the nursing home. I knew what it was like for them without any_________. So sad. They just kept loving each other and being kind.

One day, I saw a man_________on a couch in the hall who was frequently lying with his head on the sidearm. Earlier he had been trying to push Jean, who couldn't_________ far alone in her wheelchair, with his head, from his wheelchair. Obviously, it was quite difficult for him and it was also a_________for Jean.

I asked if they would like me to push Jean. Jean said with_________, “Yes, please!” and the man smiled a toothless “thank you”. I thanked him for his_________and pushed Jean back to her room.

Now, this same man was on his own and as I got_________, I realized he had only one_________and the one he did have was dry and full with rashes (疹子); he kept scratching (抓) it. I had a lotion (涂剂) in my bag that seemed to made him feel better. I even found myself________thing to do. He didn't speak English but spoke to me in his home language — Vietnamese — and tears started to come gently down his face. I____________his tears with tissues and patted him on his shoulder to__________him. He kept talking and looking at me as if I understood him. I nodded and listened.

We didn't____________each other and weren't blood-related and yet, in that moment, we shared a____________that went beyond blood-heart to heart. When I see him again, chances are that he won't recognize me-but I will remember him forever. And, every time my heart extends, it is______________.

3 . When faced with tough difficulties or troubles, people always give us positive words. ______ can lift our spirits indeed, but sometimes in some case it ______ depresses us. Psychology calls it “toxic positivity.” What is it? Let’s see the following ______.

Between sleepless nights, diapers (换尿布) and feeding times, having small children at home could leave Priscilla Goins feeling ______. She loved her kids, but it was a lot. “I would sometimes say ‘I just want a minute to myself,’” Goins, of Knoxville, Tennessee, said. “People would be like: Oh, you’ll miss it when they’re ______ or you should value it.” That made her so mad. She doesn’t ______ what people say. She disagreed at all. Actually, in those moments, she simply wanted ______ that she was going through the tiredness ______.

A focus on positive thinking, while putting challenging and ______ experiences to the side, is what some experts call “toxic positivity.” Being cheerful is not a bad thing. Certainly, a ______ attitude can be a gift to those around you, but it shouldn’t ______ listening thoughtfully to others’ experiences. When you are choosing to look at ______ from one angle-in this case a positive angle-you are very likely to dismiss or deny an authentic ______. That’s toxic positivity, which is what Goins ______ when she was looking for a bit of mercy about the ______ of parenting young children. Even if you’re trying to ______ someone, ignoring someone’s tough experiences can leave them feeling that they should ______ negative feelings in the future. ______ trying to find a positive spin, we are supposed to use accepting and comprehensive words. Sometimes we just need to say “Yeah, me too,” or “That makes total sense.” It’s allowing someone to express something that is ______, even if it’s hard to hear or it’s ______.

4 . Recently at the airport, I was leaving Portland, Oregon, to fly to Los Angeles. Because of the stormy weather, most flights were _______, and some were even canceled. The airport was crowded with_______ travelers, but I was delighted that for some reason my flight was _______ to leave on time.

As they _______ the final boarding, I noticed a man_______the counter. The ticket agent said that _______ his reservation had been cleared. She _______and told him politely that she would do everything she could to get him a _______ on a later flight. Her answer was clearly not _______ to him as he responded with his ________behavior. He went mad and everyone in the surrounding terminal area could hear his ________. He had an important meeting in Los Angeles, and he had to get there ________. I couldn't help feeling sorry for him, because I’d been in similar situations where I couldn't afford to ________ a flight.

Suddenly, a woman walked up to this man and said that she wasn’t in a ________and would be glad to give him her seat. Hearing this, the man ________ dead in his tracks and it looked as if he was to cry. He ________ the woman for being an angel in his life. He boarded the flight in great happiness and ________!

Of course, the man never knew the airline got that woman on another flight________ three hours later and gave her a free, first-class ticket as a ________ for her kindness. Surely she was blessed. As Mother Teresa once said, " Spread your love everywhere you go. “Walk path of love and kindness, and ________will be your constant companion.

5 . The situation of global pandemic（流行病）is still worrying．Malaysia will continue taking "Movement Control Order" measures to _____________ the spread of the disease．Times like this are definitely _____________ for frontline workers who have been working _____________ to ensure the safety of the public since the outbreak．

Due to the present situation, many eateries（饮食店）are deeply _____________．As only self-pickup and in-house deliveries are _____________, online platforms to promote options have found _____________ with restaurant owners．However, Creampuffsado, a local bakery based in Alor Setar, Malaysia, has just made the _____________ of hundreds of frontliners．The bakery's owner, Azrul Azali, _____________ a mass of bread to the town's frontliners．But what _____________ was Azrul's attempt in personally writing words of ______________ on all the packaging! He also contributed some to other organizations．"People have been very ______________ so far," said a police officer．"We are feeling ______________ for such a personal deed, ______________ it is a small act．"

Prior to this, Azrul had posted on a social platform, collecting netizens' ______________ words to hearten the frontliners．He then proceeded to ______________ them down one by one on the packaging．His ______________ was to make sure that all Malaysians were able to appreciate the ______________ the frontliners are making during this pandemic．

Every bit of ______________ in tough times right now is much appreciated, whatever ______________ it comes in．Either you're contributing meals or simply putting your knowledge and skills forward．Because every little action ______________ in helping anyone get through this period of time．

6 . I will never forget the year when I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _______Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d _______?” Just when I started to _______ that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women_______at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of _______, that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't_______Somebody had thought_______of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my _______ Christmas there special and memorable, I_______remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of__________for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I__________ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125 homeless children at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped (包裹) colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,__________with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were__________Before I called out their names and handed, them their gifts, I__________them that they couldn’t open their presents__________every child had come forward. Finally the __________they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces lightened and their bright smiles__________,up the room. The__________in the room was obvious, and__________wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew __________that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

7 . It was a winter night and I was in a foreign country.Though I knew everything here well, I might still _______ other people to help me with _______ .

I took a midnight _______ from the capital to the city where I lived.I was trying not to _______ as I would be home towards 2 am, but funnily enough I fell asleep and _______ my eyes only when the train passed the _______ where I was due to get off.The controllers told me to _______ at the next station and wait for the train to my _______ at 4 am. I got off at the station but it looked like it would be _______ to wait there alone for the next train.

One of the controllers ________ there got off with me, saying he felt it was not safe to leave me there ________ .He invited me to get into his ________ because it was ________ outside.I was a bit doubtful, but I decided to ________ him. Entering the car, we started talking. I told him that I had often ________ this station, but never visited the city. So he________ me a short ride to see Reggia, I was completely shocked, but did not feel anything ________. Therefore, I agreed.

Actually, I found it very ________ .He simply wanted me to see Reggia. He ________ me around and at about 4 am he sent me back to the station.Up to now, I’ve always ________ him with deep gratitude and respect. His help with the emergency made the winter night unforgettable and full of warmth.What I could do was just passing on the kindness in my life.

8 . “I can’t fix people’s problems, but I can help them feel less lonely,” said Katie Steller, a salon owner. _______her chair and scissors around the city, Steller gives out-of-luck_______ the gift ---one free haircut at a time.

Last summer, Steller _______ off the freeway on her way to her salon. She _______ at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She_______her window. “Hey! ” she shouted. “I'm _______ around to give free haircuts. If I go and bring my_______, do you want one right now?” Hearing Steller’s _______ , the man, who was in his sixties, was very surprised. “_______, I was really hoping to get a haircut.” he said. Steller hurried to her salon__________, and loaded a red chair into her car. Then she drove back and gave the man a new haircut. Soon the man looked good again and was __________with Steller’s skill.

So far, Steller has given about thirty free haircuts to people around the city. She knows that a haircut can change a __________ because one haircut once changed hers. As a teen, she suffered from a serious disease, and her hair __________ terribly. Seeing this, her mother, for the first time, took her to a famous salon and she got a __________ haircut. “Sitting down and having somebody look at me and __________with me like a normal person instead of a sick one helped me feel __________ and less lonely.” she recalled.

After that, Steller __________to help people feel the __________ she’d felt that day. Not long after __________   cosmetology (美容)school, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, __________out to people on the streets to spread the kindness.

9 . There’s a lot that can be conveyed in a handshake. Throughout history, such a(n) _______ was used to complete a business deal,_______ friendship, or signal trust.

But touching strangers can also lead to other, less beneficial shared_______ – like disease outbreaks. As fears about COVID-19 increase, France has warned its citizens to_______ handshakes. However, with histories dating back thousands of years, the greeting is likely too_______ established to be so easily stopped

A popular theory about the handshake’s_______ is that it began as a gesture of _________. Grasping hands proved you were not holding a weapon – and _________   them was a way to ensure your partner had nothing hiding up their sleeve.

There may be a_______ explanation for its lasting power. In a 2015 study, researchers in Israel filmed handshakes between hundreds of strangers and found nearly a quarter of participants________ their hands unconsciously afterwards.________, they concluded that a handshake may be used to detect chemical signals, and possibly as a means of________ – just as other animals do by smelling each other.

Behavioral scientist Val Curtis in London says that one possible________ for the handshake as greeting is to imply that the other person is __________   enough to share germs (细菌) with. Because of this, the________ can go in and out of style depending on public health concerns.

10 . As temperatures approached 90 degrees in New York City last July 4th, three police officers went into a Whole Foods Market to get something cold to drink. What they walked into was _______.

Once inside, they were_______ by a store security guard who asked for help with a(n) _______ thief. The woman in question didn’t have the _______ of a career criminal. She was obviously _______, and her cheeks were wet with tears.

The officers looked inside her bag. “All we saw was _______ of food. We didn’t see anything else,” Cuevas said. “I’m hungry,” she _______ quietly. Caught on the spot, the woman no doubt _______ to be put to jail for the crime of being hungry while poor. But the officers had other ideas. “We’ll _______ her food,” Sojo told the ________ security guard.

There’d been no ________ among the three men, no ________ to see whether they were all in. It went unsaid. ________, they picked up the woman’s bag and ________ her to a cash register, where each chipped in $10 to pay the tab. She would not be ________ today.

All the woman could do was silent ________ in gratitude. Covering her face with a handkerchief and ________ her tears, she repeated, “Thank you.”

She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of kindness. A man at the store posted a photo of what he’d ________ on Twitter.

But ________ was never what the officers sought. As Sojo responded, “When you see that someone needs you and they’re actually hungry, it’s ________ to walk away from something like this.”