My life as an exchange student finally began! It was only a short 20-minute drive from the airport to Queensland University of Technology (QUT), but I _________ it a lot because my driver was very _________ and told me a lot about Australian culture along the way.

Before leaving home, I had a fair idea of what my _________ would be like. When O-Week (迎新周) at QUT finally happened, I felt that my life here really lived up to my first _________. The week-long event not only _________ me to take part in different clubs and societies, but also gave me a chance to _________ QUT’s campus. I loved the _________ of O-Week. It was really lively. Interacting with different cultures in person was really a(n) _________. I felt this was exactly what I _________ life in Australia would be like. I was really excited!

After __________ my new home, I found that living in Brisbane was quite different. I had the __________ to do a lot more and had no limits on __________ I could do them. For example, have you ever wanted pancakes even at 6 am? Besides, it is convenient to live there—one of my favorite restaurants was only a 2-minute walk away from my __________.

Besides, I found it quite interesting to meet and work with the locals. I loved Australia so much that I felt very __________ when my experience came to a(n) __________. I made so many friends there and I hope to see them all again on my next world tour!

We’ve all heard of an “Aha!” moment when something confusing suddenly makes sense or a brilliant idea ______ up out of the blue.

Chloe Marino was shopping in Hawaii with her five-month-old son. As sometimes happens, she got distracted and ______ left her wallet behind.

Luckily, the wallet was ______ by store security guard Aina Townsend, who ______ to return it to its owner after work. Not having a ______, the 22-year-old took it upon himself to bicycle for nearly an hour to the Marinos’ door.

“You know, I lost a wallet before, too and it’s the ______ thing in the world,” Townsend said. “I was just doing what I felt was the ______ thing to do.” Chloe who didn’t even realize she’d misplaced her wallet, was ______ by Townsend’s determination as well as his ______ to help out total stranger. Her husband Gray was so impressed that he ______ Townsend’s good deed on his Facebook page. The “Aha!” moment followed soon after.

Gray Marino’s pal Greg Gaudet was also ______ by the young man’s story. He set up a Go-Fund-Me page to see if people could pull together ______ money so Townsend can go to work by car.

Townsend’s good deed has translated into more than US $24, 000 in car-worthy donations, exceeding the original funding ______ of US $5,000 by nearly US $19, 000. “There were a few times in my life where people did a few things that made a really big ______ ,” Gaudet said. “He’s been working hard for a long time. He ______ it”.

Gene Work and his brother-in-law, Mark Rouco, were putting sod (草皮) on Gene’s yard. In the burning heat of the sun, they were soon covered in sweat and feeling a strong sense of_________. Gene fell onto the ground with a(n) _________ expression on his face. His wife Melissa Work was worried sick and _________ to call 911.

Even though he was close to death, Gene still _________ he sod. If it wasn’t put down that day, it would die. “While he was_________pain, he kept _________ me to have it put down because he didn’t want it to be_________.” Melissa wrote in a Facebook post.

Rouco was left behind to deal with the yard. An hour passed and _________ he noticed those EMTs (急救人员) showed up again. Gene had told them how badly he’d wanted to get the sod down, so they_________. With their help, the work was finally __________in under two hours.

At the same time, Gene got the __________ in time thanks to those EMTs’ quick actions.

The Works are still __________that those EMTs went above and beyond their __________. “These men,” Melissa said, “saved Gene’s__________, and then came back to save his grass. That’s just so__________.”