It’s not easy to achieve success. I deeply believe that it is worth taking time and ______ to prepare for big tasks, especially after my first experience of giving a ______.

I will never forget how difficult it is to give my first speech. It ______ me a whole day to prepare for the topic and write a suitable speech. I searched for information online for a long time so I could ______ that my manuscript (手稿)was perfect. I tried to recite it, but I soon found that it was even ______ than I thought it would be.

Asking for help is a useful way to deal with a hard task. I turned to my teacher, who gave me lots of ______ that were of great help to me.

On the day of my speech, the microphone was broken. I was so ______ that I forgot my speech. ______, the host helped me calm down so that I was able to go on, though I didn’t feel like the speech was very successful.

But I learned a lot from this ______. It showed me that I hadn’t prepared well enough, I hadn’t practiced enough and that my “roots” had not grown deeply enough.______ in the world follows natural rules, like the growth of bamboo-the more time we spend preparing, the deeper our roots grow, and the greater success we will have.

Growing up in rural Malawi, Africa, William Kamkwamba’s life was filled with ancient way and mystery. His family was _________   and they lived in a small house without electricity. At night, they went to bed early because the kerosene（煤油）to light the lamps was _________.

A terrible drought in 2000 left many Malawians _________. Security was having sacks of corn and not having them was _________. He still wanted to learn and when he was _________ from school by his inability to pay the _________, he found the free library. There he read a book called Using Energy, which _________ him in science and gave him an idea that _________changed his future. In the book, William found a picture of a windmill, and a brief _________ of how it could be used to generate __________ from wind. He realized that if he could __________ a windmill, his village people could live a far better     ________.

The next year witnessed William’s __________ and determination. He began to collect any material __________ --pieces of wood, broken bicycles--and started to build a windmill. He __________ many challenges and failures. Finally, at the age of 14, William __________ his first one. Seeing electric __________ coming from William’s house, the village people came running. He had found a way to __________ the wind.

William Kamkwamba has made the world realize that even the starving kids in Malawi have much to __________. He struggle with his dreams and __________ hardships in his life, yet he always worked hard, and never gave up.

I couldn’t miss the little old lady with her kerchief (方头巾) on her head in the biting wind. I could tell she was____. I decided to stop and offer her a____. Of course, she declined, but when I asked again and insisted, ____ she got in the car. I took her to her destination, and by the time she got out of my car, she was____and thanked me.

I was late for work that day, but I was so glad that I____That was 40 years ago, and the beginning of a new____ one that continues when I’m out driving in cold or bad weather.

Once, a young doctor jumped in. She had___a long shift and had been waiting at the bus stop to go home. When asked to get in my car, she had no____and, for the first time, I was able to help someone who___medical miracles on a daily basis. That felt good. But the best part of what my ride offers is the____. I do tend to ask a lot of questions. ____, everyone wants to chat. We are usually laughing by the time the ride is over.

Now as retirement____, I believe I have found my calling. I will be happy to join a community driving____to take people where they want to go.

As the years pass, perhaps I will be the one standing at the bus stop. Perhaps there will be somebody who____a window and offers me a ride. I will continue to have____in the kindness of strangers.