1 . I’m just a senior in high school who works at a local Baskin Robbins. In and outside of _______, I always wear a smile and try to influence my kind _______towards customers. But lately, I’ve been inspired by the stories here to reach out kindness in other ways beyond just acting _______. So, today, when I went to work, I _______I would take my first big step and _______help a complete stranger.

Two _______girls came into the store and _______. I offered them my usual "Welcome to Baskin Robbins!" _______. One of them finally decided upon a chocolate chip. So I made a big scoop (勺), weighed it and _______it to her. Interestingly, though, the other girl didn’t get anything ________I could tell she was looking at a variety of creams.

It was when she gave me the money that the other girl, who ________was the younger sister, ________out, "I wish I could have ________." When I heard this comment I knew that it was my ________to give a little something to her. So, I told her that I would ________for her scoop. She was in disbelief at my words. I asked her what flavor she wanted and handed it to her. I then ________the $3 for it and gave it in the cashier.

She appeared so ________. It was truly wonderful to help this young girl and make her feel special for a moment. It was funny, though, how my co-workers looked at me like I was ________. But, I did not________that I spent a little, because the feeling I ________from my action was worth a million dollars. What a meaningful thing.

2 . Manuela got up earlier and bought two bags of cat food. She began going to the__________ barbershop on the corner, making her weekly visit to see Hussein, the old barber. Hussein was both__________ and delighted to see Manuela and the bags of food. The two hurried over to the tiny food dishes lined up in the alley. Several __________ appeared soon.

As the two _________ and made their way back inside the shop, Hussein’s smile __________ and he explained he was about to   _________ the barbershop. He had been told to leave within 7 days. His ___________barbershop simply couldn’t pay enough rent and the landlord had invited another roomer, one who wouldn't be __________ animals outside.

Manuela’s eyes began to___________ as Hussein expressed his___________ about the homeless cats he cared for. But as fate(命运) would have it, there was something better___________ for the barber and his cats. As Manuela’s blog supporters read her___________ about Hussein, they, one after another,__________ donating to him and his cats. Every day for the next week, Manuela went to Hussein with the__________ . And on the fourth day, something unbelievable happened when Hussein was able to____________a storefront in an old building near his shop. No electricity,___________ there was potential. Manuela and other people __________ to help paint and clear rubbish while electricians made all the necessary__________ .

In less than two weeks, the barber was back in___________ again. Through the kindness of strangers, _________ , his and his cats' whole world was brought back.

3 . My family were on a vacation in Dubai and having a good time. One day, we were visiting Abu-Dhabi, ________ with a few passengers in a bus. At our first ________, we got out to take some pictures. At our second stop, we noticed that we had ________ our shoulder bag at the first stop. The ________ part was that our passports, visast hotel booking papers-everything was inside that bag and we ________ at the thought of having to return to India in two days.

During this process of ________ our bag, we came into contact with so many strangers whom we found to be really concerned and helpful with our ________: A tour guide and a bus driver helped us to ________ the position of a taxi and then called it for us, so that we could travel back to the first ________ to find our bag. Finally, we got there and we saw a tourist who was standing there ________ his friend’s car. Obviously, he had to go somewhere, but instead, he decided to ________ us and showed us a way to call a free police station number for a(n) ________.

An officer on the phone said a local woman actually found our bag. He ________ the bag and found a number to a travel agency. He ________ the travel agency and asked his driver to send the bag there. The driver placed it at a ________ place to us, from where we could get our bag back easily.

On that day, at first there was real ________ inside me and I was ________ thinking of what would happen next. In such a state of mind, I was not able to say ________ to all those persons who helped us in such a (n) ________ situation. And I don’t even know their names. But I’ll never be able to forget their ________ and their kindness.

4 . Pamela Malhotra and her husband Anil K. Malhotra have spent the last 25 years buying abandoned agricultural land and reforesting it. They want to _______ the land to a bio-diverse rainforest for elephants, birds and other _______

Now the couple _______ 300 acres of land in Brahmagiri, India. They’ve spotted more than 300 kinds of birds as well as many _______ and threatened(受到威胁的)animal species. But, this was not the _______ in 1991 when Anil and Pamela came to this part of the country. "When I came here, it was a _______. The owner wanted to sell because he couldn't grow coffee _______ anything else here," says Anil who worked in the real estate(房地产)and restaurant business in the US before moving to India. “For me and Pamela, this was what we were _______ all our life. "

The couple had a love for _______ from their childhood. When the Malhotras came to India, the pollution ________ them. "That was when we decided to ________ something to reclaim (开垦) the forests in India," says Anil. "We were not looking for money. Early on, we ________ that shortage of fresh water will be a ________ for India and the rest of the world. Acquisition, protection and reclamation of forested lands and wildlife habitat, where vital water sources have their origin, is the only way to ________ ourselves, ” explains Anil.

They sold property (财产) they owned in America, bought the first 55 acres and began to grow a ________. Soon, they bought the land nearby as well. "Many of the ________ considered their holdings 'wasteland' as very little grew on it and were ________ to get money," says Anil.

Stopping poaching (偷猎) was a ________ and often the locals did not understand what this couple was doing, so it required a lot of talking to create ________. They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep poachers away. “There are times I have ________ with poachers. I was even in great danger once, ” says Pamela. “I hope what we are doing now will make a difference to animals. ”

5 . A Milwaukee bus driver went above the call of duty when she stopped to save an unlikely would-be passenger：a toddler.

Irene Ivic was driving on a freeway overpass when she _______ a barefoot toddler，Milwaukee County Transit System spokesman Matt Sliker said. The child，wearing a red onesie and a diaper，was quickly _______ to the crossroads.

“I'm just _______ I was in the right place at the right time，”Ivic said at the awards ceremony held in her _______ on Thursday.

Ivic stopped the bus and ran out to _______ the toddler，as seen in a video _______ by the transit system. She carried the child to the bus，_______ passengers gathered in disbelief.

“Oh my God. Oh my God. I am   _______，”Ivic said in the video as she sat down in the driver’s seat with the toddler.

A _______ on the bus took off her winter coat and wrapped it ________ the little girl，who was ________ to the touch. The ________ were freezing that day，on December 22，according to the transit system.

Ivic sat talking to the child，stroking her hair. The little one soon fell asleep in her ________，as seen in the video.

The 19-month-old had been cold and scared but was ________ unharmed，police said.

The child went missing after officials believe her mother had a ________ health crisis，the transit system statement said. “Authorities eventually ________ the baby with its father,”Sliker said.

This is the ninth   ________   a lost or missing child has been ________ by a Milwaukee County Transit System driver in recent years，according to the statement.

“I absolutely love kids. I used to be a ________ and I have children of my own，so I'm so happy I was able to help this sweet，________ baby，”Ivic said.

6 . The first time 10-year-old Jordie Rowland came into the barber shop, it was a disaster.

Jordie, who has autism (自闭症), ________ with his parents to run outside the moment he entered the shop. I ended up ________ around the shop with him that day. I got in a few cuts ________ stopped the haircut when I saw Jordie was ________. Cutting hair can be ________ for some children with autism. Jordie was no different. I felt I’d ________ and it made me ________ to learn more about autism so I could connect with him and take away his ________.

After the first ________ haircut, I suggested to Jordie’s parents they bring him back every two weeks at closing time. That went on for a few months. His hair was long. I could ________ cut it properly. I’d get a couple of cuts in, and then he’d just go crazy. That was a really ________ time. But I knew we had to just keep going.

I even went to his house to give it a try. No ________. Then the owner of the barber shop ________ me for allowing a customer to come in after closing time. Discouraged, I ________ that job, and soon opened my own shop. Every two weeks, Jordie would ________ my shop after it was closed. This lasted about eight months.

A few weeks ago, we made ________. I sang “The Wheels on the Bus” to him. I didn’t know he was ________ nursery rhymes (儿歌). I was just trying to ________ him. He looked at me as if he were mesmerized (迷住). I gave him a full haircut for the first time. I realized our slow, two-year effort had ________.

Two weeks later, Jordie let me do it again. I often don’t charge them the cost of the haircut. Maybe the reason I do something like this is to increase my ________ of the kids like him.

7 . Christopher Garrett was an engineer with the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. While serving in Afghanistan, Christopher was shot and ______. He was hospitalized and then medically ______.

Christopher was ______ to be returning home to his wife, Brittany, and was looking forward to getting back to normal life. Soon, ______, it became clear that “normal” was going to have a new ______.

Christopher’s ______ made things difficult. Things that had once come ______ to him-like mowing the lawn (修剪草坪) — now seemed almost impossible. Even still, Christopher was ______ not to let his injuries get the best of him. Even though he only had an old-fashioned, non-motorized push mower, he ______ to go out and mow the yard, working through the ______ until the job was done.

It was ______ for Brittany to watch her husband go through this pain. When she saw Christopher threw himself down on the ground in tears one day, she ran to him, thinking he was ______ an emotional breakdown. When she got out to the yard, however, she saw the ______ of Christopher’s tears Sitting in the yard was a(n) ______ riding lawn mower. Attached was a note: “I hope this ______ time for the things that matter most in your life. Thank you for your ______ and for my freedom. A grateful American.”

Though the Garretts have no ______ who left the mower in their yard, it is clear a neighbor had seen Christopher ______ and wanted to help. That person may never know just how much the ______ meant to the Garretts, but for this couple it was life-changing.

Christopher still has a long ______ ahead of him in the recovery process, but thanks to this generous stranger, the journey is now a little easier.

8 . As a teenager dreaming of a writing career, I was inspired to discover that two of my favorite movies were both written by a female team: Kirsten and her writing partner, Karen.

I didn’t think they’d take a young writer like me __ . But still, I wrote Kirsten an email letting her know that I had an idea I wanted to __ with her and Karen, and asked if they’d be __ to meet with me.

I didn’t even expect a(an) __ to my email. However, 12 days after I sent it, I received a(an) __ reply from Kirsten.

Her email included this line, which made me __ up from my computer chair: “Karen and I would be honored to __ you and to hear more about everything you're working on.” We met for ___the following week, and after a three-hour meal __ laughs and sisterly advice, a friendship was born.

___, Kirsten and Karen __ the idea I shared with them.

Their __ in my ideas at the earliest stage of my career is something I’ll never forget; it’s what made me believe that I could be a good __ too, just like them. And more importantly, our __ is still going strong all these years later.

In fact, Kirsten is the first person who ever suggested I __ a novel. Actually, she gave me this __ while we were standing on the Teens section of Barnes & Noble, a bookstore where several years later, our __ would sit together on the shelves.

I wish every young writer had someone like Kirsten in their life to help __ them on their way. As I looked at our books hanging out together on the bookstore shelf, I once again though how glad I was that I sent that __ years ago.

If you too have an idol who you would love to learn from, simply __ out and ask them. That might be all it takes to set you on the path to your dreams.

9 . If you are a perfectionist, you are probably familiar with the feeling of wanting to get everything just right. You may struggle with handing in papers, agonize(苦苦思索)over projects at work, and even worry about small errors from the past. High ______ are one thing, but perfectionism is quite another. And as some researchers have discovered, ______ perfection can have serious consequences to mental and physical well-being.

Since perfectionism is ______ with negative outcomes, what can someone with perfectionist tendencies do to change their behavior? Although people are sometimes ______ to give up their perfectionist tendencies, psychologists point out that giving up on perfection doesn’t mean being unsuccessful. ______, mistakes are an important part of learning and growing. ______, imperfection can actually help us in the long run.

One possible ______ to perfectionism involves developing what psychologists call a growth mindset(思维方式).Researchers at Stanford University have found that cultivating a growth mindset is a key way to help us learn from our failures. Unlike those with ______ mindsets --- who see their skill levels as inborn and unchangeable, those with growth mindsets believe they can improve their abilities by learning from their mistakes. Psychologists point out that parents can play a ______ role in helping their children develop healthier attitudes towards failure: they can praise their children for making an effort even if their results are imperfect and help children learn to ______ when they make mistakes.

Another ______ option for perfectionism is to cultivate self-compassion(自我同情). To understand self-compassion, thank about how you would ______ a close friend if they made a mistake. Chances are that you’d probably make responses with kindness and understanding, knowing that your friend meant well. The idea behind self-compassion is that we should treat ourselves ______ when we make mistakes, remind ourselves that mistakes are part of being human, and avoid being _____ by negative emotions. Self-compassion can be beneficial for mental health, but perfectionists tend not to treat themselves in compassionate ways. If you’re interested in trying to foster more self-compassion the researcher who developed the concept of self-compassion has a short exercise you can try.

Psychologists have also suggested that cognitive(认知的)behavioral therapy can be a way to help people change their beliefs about perfectionism. Although perfectionism is linked to lower mental health, the good news is that perfectionism is something you can change. By working to see mistakes as learning ______, and replacing self-criticism with self-compassion, it’s possible to overcome perfectionism and develop a healthier way of setting goals for yourself.

10 . “Come on, Cindy!” Darcy sounded so impatient, “We’ll be late for class.”

“Darcy, I can’t find my ________.” I dropped my book bag to dig through my coat pockets. “My money was in it.”

“Someone took it.” Darcy said. As usual, she was quick to point away from the ________ side of things. “Oh. I’m sure I just misplaced it.” I hoped. Even though we were best friends, Darcy and I were just so ________.

We rushed into class. Darcy ________ the news about the theft. By last period in gym class, I was ________ of having to say over and over again, “I’m sure I just left it at home.”

After gym, we went into the locker room. I was changing ________ I heard a gasp from Darcy. I looked at her and found her face was white with ________. There, at her feet, was my wallet.

“It fell out of her locker!” Darcy pointed at Juanita, a “new girl” in our class. “She ________ it.”

Everyone began to ________ Juanita at once.

“Darcy caught her red-handed.”

“Report her!”

I looked over at Juanita. She picked up the wallet and held it out to me. Her hands were ________. “I found it in the parking lot. I was going to give it to you.”

Darcy spit the words “I’m so sure!” at her.

“Really, it’s true.” Juanita’s eyes began to fill with tears.

I ________ for my wallet. I didn’t know what to think, ________ when I looked over at Darcy, her attitude made me sick inside. I looked at Juanita. She was scared but looked ________. I knew I held her ________ in my hands.

“I am so glad you found it,” I smiled. “Thanks, Juanita.”

The ________ around us broke.

“Good thing she found it,” everyone but Darcy ________.

“If there is any money left in your wallet.”

“Not now. Darcy!”

“You are so naive!”

It wasn’t until others left there that I opened my wallet.

“It’s all here.” I couldn’t help but feel ________. A folded piece of paper fluttered from my wallet. I opened it to see what it was.

“She just didn’t have time to ________ it yet.”

“Darcy, maybe you spend too much time ________ people.”

Darcy grabbed the note, read it and threw it back at me. “Whatever!” she said and stomped off. I knew that something had ________ between us.

I read the note again.

I found your wallet in the parking lot. Hope nothing is missing.

Juanita

P.S. My phone number is 55-3218. Maybe you could call me sometime.

And I did.