We are often warned by our teacher not to waste precious time, because time _______ will never return. I think it quite _______. What does time look like? Nobody knows for we can’t see it or _______ it and no amount of money can _________it. Time is abstract, so we have to _______ about it.

Today we are living in the 21st century. We look upon time as __________. When a person dies, his life __________. Since life is short, we must __________ our time and energy to our study so that we may be able to __________ the people well in the future. Laziness is the __________ of time, for it does not only bring us failure but also __________ us other harm. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and not __________ it until tomorrow.

Do you have a sister or a brother? Do you get on well with each other? The film Sister tells the story of a 24-year-old girl named An Ran played _________ Zhang Zifeng. There was the one-child policy(政策)when An was a little girl. Her parents _________ that An was disabled so that they could have a second child—her little brother. After the boy’s birth, her parents seemed to give almost all of their love to their _________ son. An became an “unwanted” child and she felt very sad. And she didn’t_________ much time with her brother because of their age. Thus she made up her mind to live a good life by herself.

Unluckily, when An was preparing for an important exam, her parents were_________ hurt in a car accident and then _________. She became the only family of her brother. She was really stressed because she faced a difficult choice _________ pursuing(追求)her own life and raising her younger brother. At the beginning, An wanted to go to big cities to pursue her dreams and decided to send her 6-year-old brother to a foster family(寄养家庭), _________ some of An’s relatives didn’t agree to her opinion. They thought An should stay at their hometown and raise her brother. After several months, An _________   to be together with her brother and she could also feel the love from the only family. At last, the film has an open ending and nobody knows An’s final decision.

The film has brought tears to many people’s eyes. Many people begin to think about__________ role girls or women should play in a family.

                            Make the Most of What You Have Got

For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived into this world, he_______ everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was ___________ obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.

There was no___________or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs. But despite being physically_________, he was mentally_________ and the rest of his body was functioning fine.

Life was not easy for Nick when he was young._________ he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered _________ his life by drowning himself in a bathtub. These dark thoughts were ___________ by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do_________ by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to__________ on his parents for help.

Nick was wrong. As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational__________ which focus on life with a disability(残疾), hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He__________ so many people with the story of his life, how he has__________ so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.

Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives __________, even finding ways to do almost__________ things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.

At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel____________. You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his __________ and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should ________

Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He______________ every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful __________. He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.