Bella arrived at the parking lot at about 12:00 p.m. She ________ into her car, and began the 40-minute ________ home. She’s just worked so much and felt quite ________. She almost drove on auto-pilot (自动驾驶仪). A few minutes later—wham! Out of nowhere a truck ________ her backward 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in the car, injured by the hit.

As it happened, Peter was going to bed ________ he heard the loud noise of metal on metal and ________ glass coming from not far. As a volunteer firefighter, without ________ Peter grabbed a flashlight and ran out. He came to the truck that had ________ Bella’s. Once Peter concluded the driver was OK, he ________ himself and spotted Bella’s car trapped on the railroad tracks. Just then he heard an urgent bell sound: a ________ was coming!

Peter ________ to Bella and knocked at the window. She just looked at him, her eyes ________. Peter thought he had to get her off right now. He pulled the handle ________, but the door was damaged and jammed shut. Peter ran to the passenger’s side and threw open the door. He grabbled Bella’s arms, and pulled her until he could ________ her out and bring her to ________ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, the train crashed into Bella’s car!

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he set up his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra _______ “school” fee. He always owes his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, _______ to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the _______ made through years. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also required to be taken down for _______. Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying it for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a _______ fake. When he was proud of his “smarts”, immediately, in the _______ of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which cost nearly ￥100,000, into pieces _______ hearing Glen’s words. Glen was _______. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined _______. For many times of entry-exit ________ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and ________ him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if ________ reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be ________ by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep ________ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ________, which he would remember as the secret of his success forever.

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student Union. I always ________ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections, ________ I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ________ a school election. I was ________ .

As I cried in my room that evening, I ________ took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would ________ elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my ________ had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ________ and helpful. And my biggest ________ was the faith I had. I would not allow my ________ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ________ my election plans for the next year.

I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the ________ to speak for them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, ________ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to give an election ________ , I also took a course on successful public speaking.

The day after election, when the head teacher announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students ________ . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my success was ________ theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had ________ much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people ________ the way. I had won the ________ and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ________ their day.