(2013·高考四川卷)“Look，it’s Baldy！”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the___on my head，it was___horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old，I suffered serious____after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors____to save my life.“Holly’s very____to be alive，”they told Mum and Dad.“But she’ll be___with scars on her head，and of course her hair won’t grow there.”
As a child，I cared much about my scars，so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn’t，people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me，they never____understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was____to a children’s burns camp，where children like me can get any help.There，I____14­year­old Stephanie，whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so____that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn’t____what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from anyone else，Holly，”she____me.“And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great____it！” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something____.So weeks later，at my 13^th birthday party，____by her bravery，I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.
Now，I am____of what I look like and much happier，because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.

(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members，____，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound­blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.
I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.

(2013·高考陕西卷)To celebrate the end of our exams，my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We____hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter.When our____came，I started walking towards an empty table.By bad luck，my purse strap(带子)got____on a chair and the tray(托盘)that I was holding slipped___my hands and went flying in the air.The tray，and its contents，____on a man who was just about to____a bite of his sandwich.I stared，greatly____，as the drinks soaked(浸湿)his white shirt.
Then I___my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of____.Instead，he said“It’s OK”to____me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure____to do next，my friends and I went to a table and sat there，trying our best to look____.A moment later，the man came out of the washroom and___our table.My heart almost stopped____.I thought he was going to ask for my father’s__and call him.
To my surprise，he merely smiled at us，handed us some cash and said，“____yourself new hamburgers.”He then walked____without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse，____he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still____in this world.I’ll never____his actions.

(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely self­centred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wanted，knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.
That was why she was alone on the____，wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beach­house，____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ？”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop me，I’ll scream.”
“What are you doing ？”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.
“I’m going diving，”she answered.
“You shouldn’t swim today，” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own____！”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you’ll be____，”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流)．Saltwater hit against her face，making it____to breathe.Oh，why had she not listened to advice?
Panicking，she began to____.Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface，she heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____，she saw the old man rowing an ancient­looking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____，”he shouted angrily，as he dragged her over the side of the____.Gratefully，Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach­house.

Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV      his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve        him for about six years and his     breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.
Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like       of us, to look for a better future for his family. He       eight kids and they live in the United states but     of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I     him once a day to check on him and spend some     time with him.
I even watch TV with him that I don’t even      , but the       is that he feels someone is there       him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel     enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start      for him.         I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his     _   , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not       , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can       me anytime.
It is important to care about someone,       it isn’t your own family. You would be      of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please       a difference in someone’s life.

Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and     stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of    . When Joshua was born, the doctor     us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet.      , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that     we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach.      , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school     an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally     with the children, was appointed to be the    .
On the day of the contest, I made my     through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture,       it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture     leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was     for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it      with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to     the kids, you can image my     when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I     it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a    feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his  sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations    . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any    ?

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square,       Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face        first into the mud. David        her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”      , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more      since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a       danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having        of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked       .
　　One day, David's teacher announced  a        homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an       ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea        David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I        your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“        the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I       make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off  the button and the        returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father        as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the       . Happily Susan cried out, “It        !”
In July 1999, David was      national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate      .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.

My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida.We were__ _ about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and __  her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__ . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__  at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were __  by the aisle（过道）. I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, __  we could be together. They __ , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a _  several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and _  the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_  refused to move elsewhere. She was very__  about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__  to help her.
There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __ . Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __  five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was __  for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without _ , and the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the _   of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. __ , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __  to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" __  to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.

The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once ______ by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he ______ Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed_____ talent.
Rossetti looked them____carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least ____of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a_____ man, and he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were of little ______ and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.
The visitor was ____, but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____. He then apologized for ______ Rossetti’s time, but would he just ____a few more drawings—these done by a(n) ____ art student? Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they_____. “These,” he said, “oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.” 
Rossetti could see that the old man was ______ moved. “Who is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “No.” said the old man sadly. “It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago. ____ I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and___ drawing—too soon.”

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the     . People walked in, between the cars       newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar      in most poor developing' countries.         
While we were   for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of    in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's      unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively    clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of     his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he    got to the outside of our car. Out of     , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and     , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to     the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly      his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's      . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control,       we decided to go on our way.
I      and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in       ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He      our sympathy. Life hasn't been      to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what       is all about . facing life bravely.