Last week I     1    (take) on a difficult task of showing kindness. The idea came from a few posts on a website. I decided     2     (reach) out to a few people I hadn’t talked to for the past few years.

One was a cousin,     3     I had lost touch with for 25 years. She was very happy when we got     4     touch. The other two were friends I hadn’t talked to in nearly 10 years. It was really good to talk to     5     (they) both.

With one of them, I reached out at a great time for him. He had forgotten my name     6    (entire) but remembered I disliked     7    (run) when young because I had asthma（哮喘）. He was grateful that I called him and said some very kind     8     (thing) to me about our past. I am glad our friendship mattered to him.

I think     9     is good to be the one to take the initiative（主动性）to be kind and reach out. Even if it seems difficult at the time, in the end it offers     10     (wonder) rewards!

I found it very difficult to speak in public. I think it's due to     1    fact that I'm naturally shy.

When I     2    (ask)to deliver a speech in my English class, I just stood still in front of the entire class. I couldn't move or say a word. I remember the classroom was     3    （silence)for several seconds. During that time, I was even more aware of everything around me, the other students staring     4    me, my teacher watching me, and the clock ticking on the wall. It seemed s if the world were standing still. I could feel sweat     5    (drop) down my back. My teacher saw that I was frozen with fear. She finally came up to me and told me     6    (relax),take a deep breath, and start again from the very beginning. Her kindness made me feel better. I finally     7    (get)over my fear and delivered my speech    8    (success).When I finished the speech, my     9    (classmate)all cheered for me!

Now I am still grateful for this experience, for     10     helped me overcome my shyness and build up my confidence.

Once there lived a rich man     1    wanted to do something for the people of his town.    2     first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed    3    very large stone. Then he     4    (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.    5    man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove     6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,    7    (say) to himself: “The night    8    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his         9    (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!    10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

Today we visit a small museum in the American state of Maryland. It     1     (call) the National Cryptologic Museum (国家密码博物馆). There you will find information     2     was once secret.

The National Cryptology Museum is on Fort George G. Meade, a military base near Washington, DC.     3     tells not only the story of cryptology but also the men and women who have worked in this     4     (usual) profession.

The word cryptology comes     5     the Greek “kryptos logos” It means “hidden word” Cryptology is writing or communicating in ways     6     (design) to hide the meaning of your words.     7     museum has many examples of equipment that was once used to make information secret. It     8     has equipment that was developed to read secret messages. The method of     9     (hide) exact meanings is called coding. People have used secret     10     (code) throughout history to protect important information.

Abby lost her mom yesterday． Her mom had a car accident． Her mom's car    1    （hit） by a drunk driver． The drunk driver is now in prison． Abby visited    2    prison to make him feel bad． You know what you did， right？ Abby asked． The drunk driver nodded and said "I'm sorry． "Then he started crying． "Sorry is not going to bring my mom back， Your    3    （careless） took away my mom．"

The drunk driver continued to cry． "I drank， because I was feeling lonely． Abby was    4    （real） mad and left the prison． She didn't want to see his face ever again． She wanted him to be in prison for life． To wake herself up， Abby    5    （take）a week off her work．Che loved her job，    6    she could not stop thinking about her mom．

Abby's husband told her to do something instead of watching TV all day． Abby agreed    7    him． She wanted to do something    8    would make her mom proud． Abby created a program to prevent drunk driving． She wanted to give drunk people free    9    （ride）． Abby visited colleges， clubs， and bars all across the country to encourage people not to drive after    10    （drink）．

6 . I never thought that little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, in pain and struggling to climb farther. With a broad smile, he asked me     1     I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed(残疾) in both     2    (leg) and was raising money for an operation. He said if doctors operated     3    (success), he could attend a training for a job. I was full of doubts. I even asked him     4    (show) his legs. In the end, I gave him some money. After a few days, he came back asking for more money. This time I was sure that he was cheating     5    (I). However, I gave him some.

A year later, I got a call from him. What he said was     6    (move). He said the operation was successful and he had got a job. He wanted to return my money so that I wouldn’t feel     7    (cheat) and would continue to help people who are     8     need in the future. I don’t know whether he guessed my facial expression that day, but tears     9    (run) down my face. That day I promised him I would continue to help people when I got an opportunity—small     10     big.