1 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical student, made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a downpour struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ through a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus, Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to rescue them, Yu _________ to get out. However, as he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) on those unconscious and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ yet he gathered up his strength and tried to provide help to those in need. In the end, Yu and the other rescuers managed to save many lives from the flooded subway train. Yu’s actions proved that even in the darkest of moments, there is always hope for humanity.

2 . Growing up in Ireland, Pierce Forde loved motorcycles. His _______ in it only grew as he got older.

One day, Forde was heading straight through a crossing when a car _______ turned left. The vehicle dashed against his motorcycle, whose front wheel _______ to the ground, severely injuring him and he was _______ on the ground.

Out of nowhere, a man _______ at his side. He took Forde’s hand and said, “You’ll be OK, brother.” Even though his _______ , Forde noticed the man’s deep and comfort-giving _______ which reminded him of the singer Barry White.

“What’s your name?” the man asked, “Pierce…” Forde replied.

Forde started shaking. So the man _______ the same questions several times, “What’s your name? What day is today? Where do you live?” He insisted that Forde concentrate on him but not on his _______ .

Luckily, the doctors arrived and took Forde to the ________ . He had been there for three weeks when, one day, the man who had helped him ________ at his hospital room.

“I just started ________ …just tears rolling down my face. My ________ is here,” Forde recalled.

Ford and the man ________ about their life. After about one hour’s conversation, they shook hands. The man wished Forde an early ________ and he walked out of the door.

3 . Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of _______. One night, the winds _______ hard, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The _______ were in trouble and they sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers quickly gathered in the town square, _______ the sea. When the team started their rowboat and fought their way _______ the wild waves, the villagers waited nervously on the beach, holding lamps to _______ the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the hoping villagers ran _______ the volunteers. Falling on the sand, _______, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not _______ any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely overturned the rescue boat and all would have been ________.

Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to ________ the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, ________, “Please don’t go. Your father ________ in a shipwreck (海难) 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul, has been missing at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have ________.”

Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. ________ everyone said ‘I can’t go, let someone else do it’, there will be ________ going to help. Mother, this time I have to do my duty.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and ________ into the night.

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a ________. Finally, the rescue boat came into sight in the distance with Hans standing up in the bow (船首). Cupping his hands, the captain ________, “Did you find the lost man?” ________ able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my older brother, Paul!”