One morning, Chand, working as an assistant in an Indian hospital, spotted me outside the Covid-19 ward(病房). I was then________trying to find out about my brother’s________. But it was: terrible day for doctors—some patients had died, and new________were being wheeled in.

So Chand________to me and asked if he could help. I told him it had been three days since my brother was put on a ventilator(呼吸机), and no one came to update us. Chand________help and told me that there had been no turn for the________in the last 10 hours.

I was________because it was just what I needed to hear while I waited for an hour outside the ward, anxious and________. I told Chand how depressed I had felt until his________cut through my panic.

Later, I often________Chand and his colleagues to take messages, bringing support and________. His hopeful words gave me some relief. In the most difficult times in my life, such kind, calming words________a lot to me.

When my brother was discharged after nearly a month, I sent a message, expressing my gratitude to him for his________help and endless efforts. And I was so impressed by his________under such circumstances. He is a________in this fight like doctors and nurses.

More than I had dreamed of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the students’ 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 participate in the elections, _________ I would win. But the reality struck me 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 win 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 enter for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my _______ had a lot of things in their favor. What were the points that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly 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 a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to _________ them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, so I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election __________, I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the highest number of votes, the students __________. That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also 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.

Jasen was diagnosed with a type of cancer. Despite going through several treatments, there was no saving his _______, and by age 7, Jasen was completely blind. Today, the only thing he can_______ is whether it is daytime or nighttime. _______, despite growing up blind, Jasen never hesitated in following his dreams, no matter how _______ they may have seemed. And it was this_______ that won him the role of quarterback on a local football team.

The 15-year-old grew up following the sport of football at least three times a week, attending local games with his father, who would _______ the action going down on the field. He fell in love with the sport and knew that he wanted to give it a_______ himself. When his parents _______ him an iPhone, he started _______ all the football teams in the area to see if they would accept him.

Nichols, coach of him, ________ that the first time after seeing the boy play, he realized that the kid "could do anything". What Jasen lacks in vision, he ________ in spatial (空间的) awareness and memory, knowing ________ where his teammates are supposed to be, and throwing the ball with accuracy.

In order to ________ his team and play his role on the court, Jasen always ________ every play and all the positions his ________ should be in when he throws the ball.

"Just seeing him, he ________ me there's nothing you can't do, and that ________the other kids .Ever since he joined my team, the team have ________ around him", coach Nichols said. "It ________their attitude to life. He makes the season. Even if we don't win, just having that chemistry with the team has probably been one of the ________ things."