The incident happened one day in November. A stranger asked Sammy where his mother and father were, and he knew something was off. While the woman was _______ to him, she insisted that she knew his family. The woman _______ he should come with her, but young Sammy didn’t follow.

He was understandably _______ the situation but out of it he came up with a plan. The youngster entered a store he regularly went to and _______   the cashier, Hannah Daniels. Thirty-year-old Hannah was behind the register and Sammy’s _______ were something she would never forget.

He whispered to her, “Act like you’re my mom. This lady is _______ me.” Hannah remained calm, but she didn’t take Sammy’s words lightly.

Hannah _______ placed herself between the boy and the woman. The woman was standing just outside the store, so Hannah could _______ the door and lock it _______ something terrible happened.

Sammy recalled the ________ moment and noted that he was trembling in the ________ . His dad had taught him about stranger ________ and the risk of kidnappings(拐骗). As a result, the youngster knew how to ________ to the woman.

When the boy’s father, Sam Green later watched a video of the incident ________ from the store’s security camera, he said he was moved to tears. He hopes their experience would ________ other moms and dads to educate their kids because it can make a significant difference.

Lessons of a Monitor

Time goes by fast I can still remember the day when I _________ stepped into senior high school. On my first day, I stood alone in a comer of the classroom, _________ in the world of my own thoughts. Other students got to know each other quickly, _________ I wasn’t speaking.

Soon, the class bell rang. We all sat silently in our seas. Mr Song, our new teacher, _________ into the classroom. As he finished his introduction speech, Mr Song asked, “Who wants to he the monitor?” So many students tried their best to _________ their hands.

As usual, I quietly sat in my seat. I had never _________ being a monitor because I didn’t believe I could do it well. _________, to my surprise, Mr Song turned to me and said, “The boy at the back, you’ll be the monitor, OK?” Looking into his trusting eyes, I could not _________. Although I thought about the _________ tasks I would face, I decided to accept it and said, “OK, I’ll do it!”

That was my first time that I __________ and showed my determination (决心). And it __________ me forever. Carrying out the monitor’s duties every day, I discovered my hidden __________ for leadership (领导). I came to understand the importance of standing up __________ difficulties. Now I can stand __________ in front of the whole class and give a speech. And I never shy away from asking teachers questions. Standing up has given me __________ and courage. And these qualities (品质) will stay with me on the journey of life, no matter what I experience.