【推荐1】The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary supported by charity is now open to the public by appointment only, where the wild horses live in freedom under long-lasting protection. I called ahead about stopping by to ________some 2022 calendars. After discovering that the Choctaw pony Imagine, was May’s calendar girl, along with her mother Tahiyah, I was ________, and wanted to share a few more calendars with my friends, I sponsor the pony Imagine annually, and have the ________ to name her.

“How many ________ do you want?” asked Susan, the president, and executive director of the Sanctuary. I thought for a moment, ________ in the sunshine through the transparent glass roof of the office, where Susan and 6 staff members were busy ________ the documents needed to operate the 11,000+ acres of ________ area for hundreds of horses. Through the bank of windows, I could see a herd of horses off in the ________ .

“Four. No. How about five?” I replied, trying to do the ________ in my head on how much that would be. “Do you take a check?” “Oh, I forgot my checkbook!” I laughed. “Credit card?”

Susan straightened the small pile of calendars and ________, “How about we give you these calendars? They are our perfect introduction to our mission of ________ the awareness of protection.” That’s something unexpected. ________, I took a deep breath and bargained, “How about if I ________ to the Hay and Cake Fund?”

We both smiled. Such a clever exchange of ________! It is in ________ that we receive. We gave for the sake of giving and any reward was ________.

We even went to ________ Imagine. With her distinctive markings, she was easy to ________. She’s ________ and is bigger than her mother now. She was happily grazing in the same herd I had ________ while in the office.

【推荐3】In American culture, I am noticing a lack of respect, especially among children. This should be treated _________ since disrespectful children will become disrespectful teenagers, and then disrespectful adults. American culture is _________ the ways of teaching respect, while other cultures have methods that Americans could learn from.

In 1995, I spent a couple of months in Kenya where I lived with a pastor’s family. This pastor was a part of the Maasai tribes that have some unique customs. One of them is the _________ that the children give the adults. When an adult approaches a Maasai child, the child will _________ and tilt their head slightly saying “Suppa”. The adult responses by saying “Ippa” touching the top of their heads. This simple act shows respect for the adult. The children _________ that they are their elder and that the adult deserves respect.

In my early 20’s, I worked at a children’s home in South Carolina where the children from 4 to 19 years old were taught to respect their elders. They _________ me as “Mr. Vince” and every adult worker there with a “Mr, Mrs, or Ms.”. However, as I counsel and talk to teachers and other professionals who work with children now, there seems to be a _________ in such as friendly behavior that children give adults. Fewer students treat teachers with respect: Children frequently talk back to their teachers, parents or seniors, interrupt conversations, and disregard their _________. Children casually speak with other adults like waiters, store clerks, postmen, cashiers, etc. in the way as if they are children’s _________.

Immanuel Kant expressed two __________ attitudes in Europe that are still dominant today. One is that only humans are persons because they have autonomy—they freely choose to act on principles by __________ laws on themselves, and not on desires. It is this mind based on __________ that gives humans special status. Second, to learn to follow principles instead of desires, a human child needs to learn __________ to the laws of adults. They must practice __________ regulation before they are able to practice autonomy. Kant said that “act in the way you want others to act in the situation, taking other people as persons, not __________ you use for your own goals”. Only in this way can you become a real person with intrinsic values.

【推荐1】Tom is one of the first and one of the most inspiring kids. His passion (激情) is the _________ and he has been giving to those in need since he was only six.

Several years ago, Hurricane Charley _________ near his home in Tampa, Florida. Afterward, he _________ 27 pickup trucks full of water. He donated it to aid those who were displaced by the _________.

Then Tom _________ the Little Red Wagon Foundation to focus on helping homeless kids. There were 1.3 million homeless _________ who live in the United States. “These kids don’t have a _________. They don’t have a safe place to sleep at night,” said Tom. “They are out on the _________ not because they want to be, but because it’s out of their control.”

Tom has led many incredible _________ in his campaign for homeless children. In fact, Tom __________ across the USA, nearly 2,500 miles, from Tampa to Los Angeles to __________ money for homeless kids.

As Tom said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a __________ step. Most people don’t walk a thousand miles, or 2,500, but what it really means is that we all need to take that first step to get something __________ done.”

Tom also lived outside in a box with only a sleeping bag and cardboard for 7 straight days to raise __________ for homelessness. He received over 6,000 cans of __________ food that he delivered to local homeless shelters.

【推荐2】During the past nine years, much of my spare time has been spent in taking things apart. I _________ fixing almost everything from electronics to vehicles.

I _________ discovered my love for taking things apart when I was eight. I was playing with one remote-controlled car when it _________ and broke into pieces, showing its inside _________. I had no idea what they were, but I was _________ by everything inside—the motors and circuit boards that made it _________. So I began to take apart all of my remote-controlled toys to _________ out their principles of movement.

As I got older, I understood how those parts _________. Then I realized that if I took something apart, I could use the pieces to make something else. That led to _________ many things, like an elevator for my building and motorized wooden boats, all __________ electric motors and circuit boards. I guessed my __________ for fixing things came from my father. Ever since I could hold a tool, I’ve followed him around, helping him __________ things. Then he taught me not only how to repair things but how to build them.

When it was time for me to __________ to repair cars, I immediately loved it. My first __________ was an oil change. When it was done, I felt __________. Since then, I’ve been proud of my knowledge of cars. Now, I can fix almost anything on a(n) __________.

People always say, “You should choose your __________ not based on money, but on what you love.” I’m lucky that I found my favorite occupation at such a __________ age. I know becoming a(n) __________ will give me the opportunity to take my interest in creating new things and __________ it to the world.

【推荐3】It happened the day before Thanksgiving holiday when I just moved to my new school. Our teacher asked each student to bring cards, candies and other _________ to school. She wanted us to _________ Thanksgiving as a class. I looked forward to the activity and thought it would be a good chance to know my _________ one by one, so I asked my mum to help me make some nice cookies and Thanksgiving cards. I couldn’t _________ to present them with my gifts.

When the day finally _________, things went very well at first. All of us were busy giving out gifts and seemed very _________. However, when our teacher asked each of us to _________ what we received and say whom it came from, I realized that I received _________. I couldn’t hold back my _________ as the teacher called my __________, because I didn’t get anything from anyone. I was __________ by the young people who were my __________ classmates.

It was surely a __________ Thanksgiving Day for me. But I didn’t want to hate my classmates. I knew they did not ignore me __________. They just didn’t remember me because I just arrived a few days ago.

Since then I tried to be kind to them and __________ hard. And what I did eventually paid off. I became one of the __________ students in my class. My teachers and classmates were __________ of me and I always had many good friends by my side.

I’m glad that I made the right decision and __________ my classmates’ friendship in the end. It also helped me realize that only kindness and __________ can lead to lasting friendship. That is one of the best __________ I have learned in my lifetime.