Justin Horner was driving down a freeway in Portland, when his tire blew out. He _________ to the side of the road and made a sign that said he needed _________.

Three hours later, a truck _________ pulled up. Out came a family of four. They were Latino, and their young daughter acted as the _________ between her parents’ Spanish and Horner’s English, so that they could work together to _________ the car. They spent about an hour on the repair.

“I just _________ them,” Horner recalled. “And I tried to give the daughter a $20 bill. And she just wouldn’t _________ it.”

But Horner was stubborn, and he put the money in her _________, and walked away. Then Horner heard their daughter asking him if he was _________. Indeed he was, and she came over with a tamale (玉米粉蒸肉). They exchanged thanks and the family __________ to drive away.

“I __________ the tamale and my money was in it,” Horner said. Horner immediately ran over to the truck to get the father’s __________.

The father saw Horner __________, rolled down his window, gave him a wave, rolled up the window and drove off. Horner also saw the young girl __________ goodbye through the window.

A few months later, Horner posted his story on social media, which drew thousands of likes and hundreds of __________.

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise _________ a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this _________ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a _________ idea because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the _________ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “_________ it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the _________ of it! When I first started _________ the practice sessions. I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much less what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get _________ and take a shot at the wrong direction— which made me feel really stupid. _________, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to __________ on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not to be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the __________ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the __________ part in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and make friends in the process— friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my __________ self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from __________ in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 per cent __________ whether I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

Parker Stewart, a 16-year-old boy, is from Sayre School in the United States. He wanted his study on the _______ to have an impact on the community.

In order to “_______ the carbon footprint,” Stewart planned to produce enough solar energy to _______ the school’s science labs. Now his plan is to happen. The installation (安装) of 30 solar panels is _______ for late November.

As he began his research, he _______ a useful phone app. By entering an address, he could find out how much sunlight the _______ receives each day. Based on how much sunlight it receives, Stewart found his school building was the _______ location.

At the suggestion of his science teacher, Debbie Wheeler, Parker first _______ an energy audit (测算) to see how much energy a _______ lab uses per day. Then, he started his research, ________ a local installer of solar panels to do the job.

Parker lacked money for ________ the project. He convinced Sayre’s headmaster to ________ him after explaining the ________ of solar power for the school and community.

Since Sayre provided the seed money to the ________ of one panel, the project has ________ to a total of 30 panels. They will produce enough energy to ________ the four science labs on campus.

“It feels like a dream to think that an idea from my Environmental class will have this kind of ________,” said Stewart, expressing ________ for Wheeler’s help.

Wheeler said the success was ________ Parker’s efforts in the project from start to finish. “I’ve had other students talk about environmental suggestions, but Parker had the ________ to make it happen.” she said.