1 . I was shocked to see my baby Dani with a cleft(唇裂) at his birth. After the delivery, I wasn’t _______ to see my baby. All I could do was to ask for information about Dani. Dani had his surgery on the seventh day! It was a terrible experience. I buried myself in great _______.

Things _______ when I met Dr. Anastassov, who brought Smile Train—sponsored cleft care to Bulgaria. Dr. Anastassov was my _______ from the moment we met. He helped me build the confidence in Dani’s _______. At six, Dani finished his speech therapy(矫治) and could speak as _______ as everyone else.

Dani wanted to be a _______. When he began his formal training, the medical exam was very _______ for him. They knew he was different, even if they couldn’t immediately tell how. So they worked him harder than the others. But Dani showed great _______ and passed. He is now ________ his dream as a pilot!

Being Dani’s mother is a(n) ________. He has been so successful because we ________ him to understand that people with clefts should not be ________, because they can do anything.

Now I ________ Smile Train to help those like my son. I ________ my experience with them. I’m happy to work here and make change for the better every day.

3 . Wayne Rogerson’s close friend, Ashley Cooper, died when he was seriously injured in a crash in 2008. His family later _________ that his donated organs (器官) helped save seven people. This _________ Mr. Rogerson to start donating blood.

Mr. Rogerson said he _________ to do his bit and had donated blood 21 times, seldom _________ an appointment over eight years. But he could not have known the _________ act of giving blood would _________ save his own life.

At a donation _________ in 2017, a Red Cross Australia Lifeblood nurse discovered Mr Rogerson’s hemoglobin (血红蛋白) count was low and _________ him to seek medical care. “I had no _________, none at all,” he said. After Mr. Rogerson went to a hospital and had medical tests, doctors said that he had developed cancer.

Mr. Rogerson spent about three months in hospital for an operation and treatment. During that time he ____________ two blood transfusions (输血). “I was so ____________ that they got it in time...I was fully recovered in November that year,” he said. But, to his ____________, he can no longer donate blood due to ____________ reasons. “After being both a(n) ____________ and a recipient (接受者), I urge everyone to donate if you can,” he said. “The ____________ you save might just be your own.”

6 . Putri Prihardinni, a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has continued to develop since she began studying it a year ago.

When she was 10, she _________ from constant headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home in Indonesia. After several weeks of _________ the bitter herbal medicine, her symptoms disappeared.

“His medical skills were like magic,” Prihardinni recalls. The _________ of being cured by TCM encouraged her to _________ TCM study.

Also from Indonesia, 21-year-old Banon Sayekti is one of Prihardinni’s _________. As she has never been _________ to TCM therapy before, Sayekti found it _________ to understand this branch of medicine at the beginning of her first semester.

“Chinese people believe that good health requires a _________ of yin and yang, and TCM doctors not only _________ a patient’s symptoms, but also to his or her __________ physical condition.” Sayekti says.

Many overseas students, __________, face difficulties in fully understanding the meaning and function of TCM medical terms __________ cultural and language barriers. To help them, the university offers various training courses for freshmen.

“People in my country are becoming increasingly interested in TCM. Numerous social media vloggers(视频博主) in my country are __________ their experiences with Chinese medicine,” Sayekti says. She plans to open a TCM clinic after graduation. “I want to tell my friends Chinese medicine is a __________ choice.”

As for Prihardinni, she wishes to obtain a postgraduate degree. “TCM study is a lifelong __________. I know it is not easy to persist, but I would like to give it a try.”

7 . Recently, my mother experienced a surgery. It was conducted to ________ a valve (心脏瓣膜) in her heart, which couldn’t function well. During the first couple of days, my dad was telling me on the phone how wonderful the nurses were in the ICU and how they ________ my mom. They did everything needed to make sure she was ________ at all times.

I told him it would be great if we could think of a(n) ________ way to show our thanks. In the whole process of ________ a major surgery, the nurses are often the people who get ________ the most and aren’t thanked enough for the care they give to each patient. My dad had a(n) ________ that we could bring along some chocolates for them. But I said it was too common.

When finally I arrived at the hospital, I had the ________ to meet these kind people, who my dad had told me had spent almost 36 hours caring for my mom ________ over the past 3 days! I came up with a good idea and I think they really ________ it.

When my mom recovered well and was ________ to leave the hospital, we handed them the silk banner (锦旗) I had been making for 2 days. They were all shocked and thanked us. But I said it was we that should ________ the wonderful care they provided to my mom.

Nurses really are the true ________ of the process of recovery. It was so nice that this ________ presented us with a unique chance to thank them directly for their ________ to others.

8 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated _______ with Western medicine, he decided to _______traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In 2015, Wu came to Henan province, where a strong TCM culture can be _______. After a year of learning, he _______ the language barrier and started to learn Chinese medicine. Wu always _______ some Chinese herbal medicine by himself to know their flavours and effects, just like Shen Nong, a character in Chinese legend. In Wu’s opinion, TCM is one of the best-preserved _______ of Chinese culture.

Studying TCM also _______ Wu’s mind and lifestyle. He used to be _______ to electronic devices, playing video games every night. Instead of being trapped in the fast-paced but unhealthy daily _______, he now lives a(n) ________ and peaceful life, practicing good habits like drinking tea and reading.

Wu ________ what he has learned to help his family. He always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after ________ their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his ________ for TCM.

Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “________ comes from being out of touch”, said Wu. He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in Germany, which could serve as a(n) ________ between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.

9 . I’ve had a chronic (慢性的) illness since I was a baby. It has caused me to ________ a lot of medical tests and treatments. When I was thirteen, I had a medical event and started breathing ________. I was taken to a children’s hospital and immediately put in a private room. After a few tests, I was put on oxygen, and connected to a bunch of monitors. Then，a new ________ came in.

Visibly nervous，he said, “Hi. I’m going to take some blood today.” I said, “Okav, no problem. I’m ________ blood work.”

The nurse continued to look ________ and started walking uneasily around the room, getting out supplies. I noticed that the ________ he pulled out was extremely large and wasn’t what is usually used for blood work when someone is ________ to a hospital.

He sat down, and I could see that his hands were shaking violently. He then cleaned my entire ________ with orange antiseptic (消毒剂), the kind used for surgical sites, I asked, “Why not just use the ________ alcohol wipes?” He didn’t answer but started putting a tourniquet (止血带) on my arm and handed me a stress ball. “________ that as hard as you can.”

The nurse was now ________ like a leaf in the wind. He said, “This is going to hurt…a lot. Stay ________; that’s really important. Don’t move at all, even if it ________.” “Okay...”

I had no idea what was going on or why a simple blood draw would hurt so badly. It seemed like it took forever, but ________ the tubes filled with blood and he pulled the needle out. Then, he just wrapped my arm and left, without acknowledging anything that had just happened.

It truly was one of the most ________ and horrible things I’ve ever experienced in a medical setting, and I never went back to that hospital.