It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining _____ and all I could think of was _____ down with two of my favorite ice creams. I _____ to make a quick trip to the newly-opened ice cream shop close by for a mid-day _____.

I ordered my ice cream and asked the server to _____ two tubs (桶) of chocolate ice cream for folks at home. Before I _____ it, I was halfway through my ice cream and was enjoying the _____ of the colorful ice cream in the show window, sitting pretty one next to the other.

Now that my to-go order was _____, I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. To my _____, the cashier had forgotten to bill my ice cream, ______ only for the chocolate ice cream.

The next few seconds passed by as I ______ between doing what was easy—paying the bill and moving out, and doing what was right—______ the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his ______, my ice cream would be charged against his ______.

That moment, my ______ was made and I went and pointed out what he had ______. He looked at me with ______ and thanked me for reminding him of his mistake. The smile of relief on his face made me ______ too.

I came out of the ice cream shop feeling really ______ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right ______ what is easy.

One day a great general asked his soldiers, “_________ is the strongest power in the world?” _________ of his soldiers put up their hands. They wanted to _________ the question.

The general asked the first man to _________. The first man is younger than _________ three, and he wasn’t very strong. He said, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.” “_________. Next please.” said general. The second man was very strong. He said, “I don’t _________ so. Soldiers use guns, so the soldier is the strongest.” The third man said, “Soldiers use guns, _________ our general gives us orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is _________ of them all. He said, “Love is the strongest. For love people don’t use guns.” The general __________ nothing. He work out a medal and gave it to the fourth soldier.

It was a September day. Today was the first day of high school for a freshman, Kayla. Kayla had always been a bit of a shy kid, but she had always ________ her studies. She was determined to make full use of her high school years.

As she walked down the hallways, Kayla couldn’t help but feel ________. The older students seemed so confident, while she felt small and unimportant. But Kayla was determined to succeed, no matter what ________ came her way.

It wasn’t long before Kayla’s determination was put to the ________. In her first week of school, she was assigned (分派) a(n) ________ project that required a lot of research and planning. Kayla did her ________, but she soon realized that she was in over her head. As she struggled (努力) to complete the project, Kayla began to ________ herself. She wondered if she was cut out for high school. But then, something ________ happened.

Kayla’s classmates began to notice how ________ she was working, and they started to offer her help and ________. They gave her advice on how to ________ her time better, and they shared their tips for ________ assignments. With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project on time and with great ________.

From that day on, Kayla ________ that high school was not a challenge to be faced alone. With the help and support of her ________, she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.