When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My ____  (1)  ____ was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of ___(2)____ who passed by and ____  (2)  ____ a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the race and gave it a ___  (3)  ____.

   The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn't ____  (4)  ____ if I could finish.

   At one point near the end, a 70 - year - old man ran past me very ___  (5)  ____, and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn't even keep up with him. I felt ____  (6)  ___ for a second.

   But then I ____  (7)  ____ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had __(9)___ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ___(10)____ was only to finish.

   After a minute, it ____  (8)  ____ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned ____  (9)  ____ about myself in that moment. I turned my ____  (10)  ____ into inspiration.

   I decided that I would not ____  (11)  ____ running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and ___  (12)  ____ properly and one day I would be one of those 70 - year - olds who were still running. As I ____  (13)  ____ the finishing line, I was proud of my ____  (14)  ____.

   In life we all have those moments when we ____  (15)  ____ ourselves with others. It's only ____  (16)  ____. Don't allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into ____  (17)  ____ and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

As I left the shop, I thought of my   (17)   question about God letting people live past their best of their life. Why, that woman was more alive, more optimistic and more   (18)   to life than I was.   (19)   has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something   (20)  .         

Face adversity(逆境)with a smile

   I told my friend Jack that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean       .”He explained that I should be glad of the      exercise that the hill provided.

   My      to the hill has now changed .I used to      as I approached it, but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to    and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend.     , I have a smile of    as I reach the top of the hill.

   Problems are there to be faced and      .We cannot achieve anything with a/an     life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to       a University degree. She wrote,“Character cannot be       in ease and quiet. Only through      of trial (磨炼) and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired (鼓舞) and success achieved."

   One of the main      of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties.      we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.

   Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated（截肢）following a flying accident. He was       to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces(擅长的人).He was a/an       to others during the war. He said, “Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense (废话).      your mind, and you'll never       crutches (拐杖) or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school , join in all the games you can. Go     you want to. But never, never let them    you that things are too difficult or impossible.’’

I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more  (1)  and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had   (2)  from the fast-moving world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one   (3)  . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some   (4)   and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were   (5)  and no one seemed in a hurry to   (6)  .We waited, tired and   (7)  . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could  (8)  only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter   (9)  alongside. My granddaughter sat on my   (10)   as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be   (11)  soon.

At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table,   (12)   they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their   (13)   , I knew it would be a  (14)  wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and   (15)   their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.

We were very appreciative of their kind   (16)  . We thanked them   (17)  and moved to their table. The girls quickly   (18)  their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day, I   (19)  _to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was   (20)  .

  I believe in the power of hugging. It's quiet but ____  (1)  ____ moment we share when we hug. It's the ____  (2)  _____ that flows from my heart to yours when I want to say something but _____  (3)  ____ just won't do sometimes. Hugging is the power we possess when we put our arms ____  (4)  ____ someone. It can change _____  (5)  ____, making a patient a person, a familiar person a friend.

   My grandmother taught me about hugging, whenever she _____  (6)  ____ me in her strong, loving Irish arms. She always hugged seriously even when her back had become _____  (7)  ____ and her strength had weakened. My mother hugs my children the same way—heart open and arm wide, breathing them into her _____  (8)  _____.

   Once I became aware of its _____  (9)  ____, I started experimenting: I held my mother-in-law then moved onto my sisters-in-law, aunts, and cousins. I tried it with a friend who had _____  (10)  ___ my life with laughter, but I was too ____  (11)  ___ to tell her, and acquaintances(熟人) that I wanted to be friends with. Some were confused, _____  (12)  _____ others accepted. But all had one thing _____  (13)  _____, that is, the next time I hugged them, they _____  (14)  ___ me back.

   For me, hugging has become _____  (15)  _____ a physical interaction. It has become a way of thinking, the answer to life's _____  (16)  _____ and tough choices. I've often wondered how _____  (17)  ____ my life would have been if I hadn't learned the power of hugging! I believe that a hug is like a battery _____  (18)  ____ —a good one can keep me going for a long time.

   Never take the giving or receiving of a hug _____  (19)  _____. That small gesture of putting arms around someone else _____  (20)  _____ love, acceptance, and sometimes eyen forgiveness. I believe that a hug can change the world.

   When traveling around the world, I came across a beautiful town called Trancoso in Brazil. The people in the town were friendly and warm. What I   (1)   liked was that everyone gives the   (2)   acknowledgement(打招呼)when seeing each other   (3)   a wave or a stare. So as I was walking down the streets, people gave me the thumbs up. This   (4)   my day.

   When I was lying on the beach, a man walked up to me to sell me some hats. I loved the hats but didnˈt have any money   (5)   me. He saw that I was   (6)   the hats, so he gave me the hat and said he would see me again to get the money and that there was no   (7)  . This was such a(n)   (8)   way to sell something. Of course I accepted the   (9)   and still take the hat with me wherever I go because the hat makes me remember how   (10)   people could be.

   Later on that day another man came over to me and asked   (11)   I wanted to eat in his restaurant. I accepted his offer   (12)   and followed him. It was the perfect restaurant for the town,   (13)   ten tables. The dishes were delicious and he paid   (14)   to each dishˈs taste and color. When it was time to   (15)  , he only took cash and I only had a card. With the   (16)   ATM about seven miles away, I didnˈt know what to do. He   (17)   to me and said, “Just pay before you leave town.” This was the second time in one day that I had been given something without immediate pay. How surprising it was!

   What I   (18)   from these experiences is that there are people out in the world   (19)   main focus(关注点)isnˈt money but making other people happy with their   (20)  .

An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands  (1)  , his eyesight was not clear, and his  (2)  unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were  (3)  every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and   (4)   sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass,   (5)  would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,”said the husband.

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate  (6)  in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.  (7)  grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a  (8)  bowl. Sometimes, when the family  (9)  grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.  (10)  , the only words the couple had for him were sharp（1 1）when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this  (11)  .

One evening before supper, the father  (12)  his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?”Just as  (13)  , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little  (14)  for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to  (15)  on it.

The words  (16)  the parents so much that they were  (17)  . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.  (18)  no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and  (19)  led him back to the family table.

I’ve read lots of stories about family memories. In those  (1)  , I’ve found voice of sadness and longing. It’s true that so much in our daily lives makes us  (2)  all the time. We find ourselves with less and less time to spend with our  (3)  and friends. I’ve had the same  (4)  myself.

I used to have  (5)  times with my grandfather when we lived together. When I was very young, I often enjoyed spending time in his  (6)   , watching the flowers and watering the fruit threes. But as I grew up, I   (7)  became “selfish”.

Once when I was 6, we went shopping together. As we took the wrong bus and ended up getting  (8)  unable to find our way back, I couldn’t stay  (9)  and shouted rudely in his face. I was so stubborn that I wouldn’t say sorry  (10)  returning home, thinking I had nothing wrong.

Now I   (11)  how ridiculous(可笑的) I was at that time！And I also realize how  (12)   it was when I finally admitted I was   (13)  ！When I truly wanted to express my  (14)   , my grandfather had left us   (15)  leaving me with no more chance to   (16)  my mistake. I couldn’t  (17)  say to him the three words--- “I am sorry.”

We are spending more and more time outside, with less and less time to  (18)   with our families at home. So   (19)    the most of every second you have with your loved ones, because time  (20)  going, waiting for no one.

When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before   (1)   and began cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up   (2)  earlier to water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to   (3)   weeds (杂草) from the corn field. It wasn’t long   (4)   I felt very tired but the field ridge(田垄) seemed   (5)  . Finally I totally threw myself     (6)   inthe field, feeling    (7)  . My dad seemed to have   (8)   my mind. He came up and said, “Farming is tiring and really takes   (9)   and sweat, but in   (10)  the sweet harvest will be worth the   (11)  .” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father   (12)   and added, “Rome is not built in a   (13)  , but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever   (14)   with a huge project, just break it into   (15)  parts and then complete it one by one. Finally you’ll be amazed at your   (16)  .” Hearing what he said, I was greatly   (17)   and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch (一小片). Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I     (18)   inweeding half an arch of corn field.

Now, I have tried different jobs and finally   (19)   down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my father’s devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me   (20)   all kinds of difficulties.