During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist.

I often felt there was a lack of ceremony in my life. The ceremony of passage to mark transitions was _________. Therefore, I was especially _________ when a friend invited me to go with him for a hike that would mark his _________ entry into elderhood. We would be _________ by three other companions. One of them was a wise and gentle elder who would serve as our _________. But whether it involved a ceremony or not, an opportunity to walk in the backcountry with people who knew where they were going sounded _________ to me, and yes was what I said.

It was a long drive and we started out early, _________ along mountain roads to a campground at the edge of a wilderness area where we met our guide. We then walked along a gently rising trail. Along the way there was green grass and bursts of colorful _________, and we soon got down into a sandy creek bed, which we followed for some time. The wonders of the wilderness _________ before us, and every now and then our guide stopped to call our __________ to the shift of the environment, instructing us to __________ the spirit of attentiveness and gratitude.

Occasionally, he paused to adjust the leg brace (支架) he was wearing to support his knee, but these too were teachable moments. “Getting __________ slows us down,” he said, “but when we slow down, we become aware of things. That’s one of the __________ of being an elder. We are allowed to slow down and notice. Life may not have so many ceremonies, so we need to __________ changes. We should move forward with the right __________: being humble, appreciative and positive.”

Responsibility is the good character of human race. However, in this world, few people have self-esteem, self-confidence, enterprising, compassion, perseverance, filial piety and kindness.

The faucet (旋塞) has many uses: to provide water _________the people. _________, some people will turn on the faucet and are unwilling to turn it off.

In the school, there are many classmates littering. This is a bad behavior. Littering garbage back to pollute the environment, making the campus unclean.

It is _________ that there is a young man studying in the United States _________ has good grades in school and is also very smart and capable. After graduation, he thought he could find a good job with his knowledge and ability. However, he went to many companies and _________ rejected. When he asked _________ he was rejected, the reply he got was: Although you are very talented, you escaped the ticket 3 times. My company is _________ have talents and good quality such as integrity (正直). This is also a _________.

Do what you can do by yourself. The tasks assigned (分配) to you by the teacher _________ be done to the best of your ability.

When you see a very __________ person, you will __________ think about his miserable life or continue to weave him in the future. This is your kind __________. If you get a failing test paper, you will definitely push all the responsibilities to the teacher. It’s not right __________ this time. It’s __________ you don’t study hard to fail the exam.

Classmates, let’s __________ action! Let us reinvigorate (使再振作) and change our bad ailments, not to litter and so on. Then, we can become a modern little citizen with a sense of responsibility.