1 . I can still remember when for the first time I came to realize that people were frightened of my brother. I was 20, and my boss at the time was telling me about how several days earlier he had taken his little girl down to the local playground. My brother, who loves _______ alone and is severely autistic (患自闭症的), was already there. “I was frightened he would _______ my little girl,” my boss told me.

I’m still not sure why he told me this. Perhaps he was admitting his own weakness, but to me it felt like an _______. It made my heart hurt that my _______ brother should inspire fear like that. It made me angry that this man felt his ignorance was worth _______. I imagine the anger and hurt I felt then is something _______ to how the parents of another kid with autism were feeling.

Their autistic son, Faruk Ali, was _______ in the street by two police officers as he was outside his house, helping to collect rubbish. Collecting rubbish probably made him happy. Many autistic people _______ organizing and systematizing something. But his simple enjoyment of this _______ was interrupted in such a seemingly violent way simply because he looked “suspicious”, which must have hurt him _______. Disabled people and their relatives must realize the fear and _______ that the general public may have. That this can sometimes turn into violence is absolutely terrifying.

Andrew Young, another man with autism, was _______ after he pointed out that cycling on the pavement was dangerous. Some people with autism believe following _______ is very important, but the killer said telling someone so can be considered as “threatening”.

Clearly, life is not just _______ for those with autism, but also for people with mental illness and mobility problems, and _______ for anyone whose behaviour might not fit the majority definition of “normal”.

2 . What does it take to become famous? Talent in singing, dancing or acting? Or________ good looks? These days, it seems like a pretty________, and a lot of makeup can make anyone a popular star. But, occasionally, an honest smile and a hard-working attitude might take you quite________ .

Recently, an Tibetan young man named Tashi Dingzhen has gained a lot of online followers. Though his ________ to fame has been very much accidental, Dingzhen has since been ________ by both the local tourism department, and the online streaming platform Tencent Video. However, when________about his own dreams, the 20-year-old said that he wants to be a “horse-racing prince”, a decision which has been ________by many.

________can be fleeting (稍纵即逝的). Every day there are thousands of people on the Internet________the latest trends, behaving in very similar ways, and taking part in the same type of variety shows... all for the________to gain fame and fortune. A few________down the line, or perhaps even only a few months later, the majority of these individuals or groups will ________ from our memories in the end.

Everyone is born________. We like different things, have different personalities, and pursue different dreams. That is what makes life so dynamic (有活力的) and ________. Should Dingzhen choose to take Tencent Video’s________and try to become a celebrity, he might just end up________into the background under heavy makeup and uniform dance moves. Of course, it’s________that his fame will fade even faster if he stays home and continues to race horses. But at least then he will be able to follow his________to do what he wants________choosing to pursue fame and, in the end, ________ himself. If you were in his shoes, what would you do?

6 . In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression (攻击) in other animals. This sometimes happens with ______ also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the ______ in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or ______ me to put on my coat. And I have ______ that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, ______ sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don't get to see this ______ side of others. Often, we try every way possible to ______ showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong, do we ______ people to show the kindness that's in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a ______ highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more ______ than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some ______ alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment, I decided to do something I had ______ done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed. No more angry shouts and no more ______ !

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, "I have a ______ here. I am weak and doing the best I can." And everyone ______ . Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to ______ . They couldn't get around me because of the ______ of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited,   ______ the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations ______ us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be ______ if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we're scared.

8 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.