【推荐1】I couldn’t believe it when Ron said, “Honey, I bought us two camels!” I’d always been an animal _________. But beautiful was not a word I would have ever used to _________ a camel.

They were babies when bought and I _________ them Nadia and Sybil. I remember Nadia once _________ a male calf that lived for only a short time. It broke my heart to hear her throaty bellows (嘶哑地吼叫) as she mourned (哀悼) the _________. After a week, Nadia went back to eating and roaming (漫步), _________. I can’t know her inner feeling, but the _________ she showed left a deep impression on me.

Last fall, Sybil was believed to be in a deadly _________. I could see the suffering in her eyes, but she _________ through the pain during the trip to A&M, where we knew she’d have the best chance of __________. Her strong will __________ me and even the hospital team.

In 2016, Ron was diagnosed with cancer. We were both __________ upset. For six months, he underwent intensive radiation treatments that left him quite __________. I took sole responsibility for caring for the animals, keeping our household __________ and lifting Ron’s spirits. I was __________ mentally and physically. But Nadia and Sybil __________ me that there’s power within us that carries us through even the toughest times.

Yet it wasn’t until I watched Nadia and Sybil live through __________ that I realized that even during those __________ years, there had been hope for me. Now, between animal feeding and other farm chores, I sit __________ in our cottage, more at peace than I’ve ever been. I thank Ron for bringing me these camels. They’re truly a __________ for me.

【推荐2】Justin Mutawassim was 5 years old the first time he took a flight. The Delta pilots onboard invited him to__________the cockpit(驾驶舱) , “I remember sitting there and being__________by all the buttons,” he said. By age 6, he had decided：“I wanted to be a pilot.”

His road to becoming a pilot was harder than he had __________as a child. His middle school teacher wrongly informed him that perfect vision was a requirement to become a pilot. “When I heard that I was really__________,” said Mutawassim, who wears glasses.

In December 2014, about a year into his studies at a community college, Mutaassim decided to __________. He got a job as a ramp agent(机坪操作员) carrying bags for Delta Air Lines. During this time, his__________to pursue a career in aviation(航空) became stronger, but he didn’t have the__________to make it happen.

That__________when he me this mentor, Martin. Martin helped him __________for written tests and eventually apply for ATP Flight School, where he was able to__________the necessary licenses in 11 months.

In spring 2022, after he learned Delta dropped the college degree__________for pilots, he__________applied for a position. To his delight he was offered the job. “It was a fantastic __________.” Mutawassim said. He reflected on how far he had come in only six years, from carrying luggage to __________a Boeing 767. Now, he is working toward his next goal of __________a captain.

On a recent morning, a little boy noticed him and said：“Look, there’s a pilot!” In that moment, it all came full circle.

【推荐3】Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.

The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting _________ as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather _________ test. I heard my classmates groaning(叹息), and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking _________.

Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw _________, was my score, 55!

I lowered my head, and _________ the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.

“The scores were not very good, none of you _________,” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”

A 55. That’s me!

_________ my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.

I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big _________ that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “_________ did you do in your test?”

“I got 55,” I said.

A __________ now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to __________ immediately. “But Dad, I had the highest score in the class,” I __________ stated(陈述). I thought that explanation would make a difference.

“You __________!” my father replied.

“But it’s the highest!” I __________.

“I don’t __________ what scores others had, you failed. What __________ is what you do!” my father firmly(坚定地) said.

For years, my father was __________ that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it __________.

We often don’t understand the __________ of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My father’s __________ have carried me throughout life.

【推荐2】The pandemic has been a dark time for many people. However, one mom found a way to make it _______ not just for her family, but for thousands of _______ using art and social media.

Angie Carel has always loved _______ with her family. “When I was a single mom, we did a lot of art because I could _______ none of the expensive digital devices. And we did art on a _______ basis,” Carel told CBS News.

When the pandemic hit and in-person learning was _______. Carel and her three daughters found themselves turning to _______ again. “Everyone was just sad. Then it _______ me that I was going to make them draw,” said Carel.

“I sent them a _______ — ‘Draw a smiling turtle. And show me your artwork this evening.’ And they did and we were laughing so hard at everyone’s drawing.” Carel added.

The drawing worked to improve their moods ________ and it also brought joy to others, because they ________ their silly drawings on social media. Carel’s friends wanted to ________, and soon, she had a whole community online ________ her drawing prompts (提示).

When more and more people were interested in her drawing prompts, she ________ the “Simple Daily Drawing” group on social media. It has grown to more than 8,000 members. Carel started asking members why they were joining, ________ they just liked art but the answers surprised her. After surveying the group’s members, she realized about 80% of the people were there to use the art for mental health.

【推荐3】You may think that someone whose loved one has just one lung would be clinging to masks to protect themselves from COVID-19. But Dennis, with his one-lung wife, actually _________ a single N95 mask to a first responder. The _________ farmer sent the mask along with a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, _________ him to deliver it to a nurse or a doctor. Governor Cuomo was so _________ that he posted the deed on Facebook, “This is humanity at its best. I share his letter as _________.”

Dennis became aware through the news that the first responders were _________ heavily on masks, but were at times experiencing desperate _________. So he thought, “It was just one little _________. But maybe if you get enough of them, it will result in a better end.” Dennis and his _________ wife, both over the age of 70, made this decision despite their own preexisting health conditions.

After hearing about this act of __________, Kansas State University considered __________ Dennis and granting him his degree! It was about 50 years ago that Dennis had to __________ the university after his father passed away. He was just two credits short from __________. He kept dreaming of going back to finish his degree, but his farming career kept him particularly __________. The university wanted to help his educational dream become a reality. They __________ that his lifelong experience in agribusiness more than covered his two missing credits, so they granted him his degree!