【推荐1】I enjoy feeding a colorful flock of birds in my garden. About three years ago, I noticed a newcomer to this festive display. It was a baby chipmunk, apparently on its own. Over that summer, I watched it ______. The brown stripes on its back darkened. The next summer, when the chipmunk was ______, I wondered whether it would ______ me to feed it by hand. I named it Chip.

I decided to employ the ______ I used to persuade wild cats to come close for food: patience, a soft voice, slow ______ and repetition.

Before Chip would approach, I’d ______ its favorite food — sunflower seeds, bend down and keep very ______. I’d leave my open hand in place, unmoving, ______ the animal would know I wouldn’t ______ it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.

Finally, late in that second summer, Chip did ______ more trust. One day as I ______ a seed in my palm, it ______ and carefully took the seed into its mouth.

After about two months of this ______, I went further. With my index finger, I touched its back ______ for the first time. Chip stayed put, eating seeds, before rushing into the bushes. Today, the chipmunk comes out of ______ when I call its name, and lets me pet its soft, silky body.

A friend once mentioned that after she ______ a dog, she noticed that her elevated blood pressure had approached ______ without medication, and she became calmer and could handle stress better. I think I, too, feel calmer from my ______ with Chip.

I’ve also developed a greater respect for nature and its ______ and the opportunity to ______, protect and save wildlife.

【推荐2】Yassin Terou owns a restaurant in downtown Knoxville. One morning, he _______ early, only to find someone had attempted to rob his shop. A rock was _______ thrown through the window and broken pieces were seen everywhere. But since the food is made _______ each morning and the cash registers are _______ every night, the thief went away empty-handed.

After realizing the person who broke in was probably _______ in some way, Yassin, instead of being _______, put up a sign that read “If you are hungry or need emergency money, just _______ till we open! We are more than happy to _______ you when we are open!”

Sounds unbelievable, right? But to people who know Yassin, it is not _______ at all.

When he first arrived in the U.S. as a refugee （难民）, he struggled to find his__________ because of discrimination. But he quickly discovered the best way to fight the __________he felt was to be loving. With the help of local community （社区）,Yassin __________ a restaurant. He welcomes everyone into his restaurant, regardless of their __________. He knows and greets hundreds of __________ by name daily, and the relaxed and __________ atmosphere makes visiting feel like seeing family. At one point, Yassin was accused of “stealing __________ from Americans” by someone who was laid off. Despite the fact that he is a __________ citizen of this country and that he should just have ignored him, he calmly offered to __________ the man who charged him.

Yassin’s restaurant was __________ with the title of “Nicest Place of America” by Reader s Digest in 2018. His success comes from the kindness, love and __________ he shows in everything he does. And of course, the food is delicious too!

【推荐3】The skies were dark. Rain fell in big drops. Along the way, I saw some schoolchildren rushing home. I also saw that some _________ repair work had been abandoned (中止) by workers. _________, the workers had left in a hurry because of the storm. There were no _________ and it was hard to see what was on the road.

It looked like a hole had been dug and covered with boards in a hurry.

I moved on but suddenly _________ as I heard some sounds. It sounded like children _________. Not thinking much about it, I quickly _________ and went back to the place from where the sounds came. Two small children had _________ the hole on the road. The boards had been moved away by the force of the rushing water. I told them that I was going to get help and ran.

I was not sure what to do or where to go but _________ to go to the nearest house for help. I knew the man, Mr. Lee, who lived there. I called Mr. Lee and told him about the _________. He said that he would get some rope. A few other neighbors also quickly __________ the rescue party and together went to the road. They __________ to get the children out of the watery hole safely. The children were very frightened and they __________ with cold.

The parents of the children who had just arrived from work were totally surprised to hear __________ what had happened. They were __________ for what we had done. I was very happy that I had been part of this act of neighborliness. I went home with a good __________.

【推荐1】Alexis Lewis, a 7-year-old girl, set out with her family on a trip to explore different parts of the country. During the hours on the road, her grandfather, a rocket scientist, would _________ cool ideas with Alexis about science. Eventually, everything her grandfather said _________ Alexis to become an inventor.

Fast forward to the 2019 Kid Inventors’ Day event _________ on January 17th in Brooklyn, New York, Alexis, 14, was one of the seven kid _________ who attended the event. With an audience of 200 people in _________ and more than 500 others watching on Facebook Live, Alexis talked about her award-winning invention, the Bamboo Travois (雪橇). It is a lightweight device made of bamboo, a net rope _________ wheels. A person can use the travois to carry someone else while walking long _________.

Alexis also _________ another one of her inventions: the Emergency Mask (面罩) Pod. It is a football-shaped canister (小罐) that _________ a smoke mask and can be thrown through the window of a burning building. People inside the building can put on the mask to __________ themselves from smoke inhalation (吸入). __________ firefighters helped her test the invention by throwing it hundreds of times into the second storey windows of buildings.

The world __________ new thinkers like Alexis and other young inventors who __________ the event. Kids are the ones who can solve the __________ that the older generation creates. It’s our job as adults to show kids the possibilities of __________ they can make and create.

【推荐2】My mother once said her aim in life was to be capable of satisfying her desire to leave a personal legacy（遗产）in this world．Whatever was thrown to her life， she never ______． Her strength， her determination， her belief and values were her strongest qualities and she   ______them with everything she did． She left us with many ______to share， whether they brought us bitter tears or delighted laughter．

My mother's skills to make ______were endless．She showed great potential as an enterpriser(企业家) and a leader of vision．My mother dreamed of one day owning her own company but she ______believed in stability and worked the ______9am-5pm job being a dental hygienist（牙科保健员）and eventually ______in the Health Insurance Industry ______her retirement．In daily life，she had amazing leadership skills and forward-looking ideas that made us ______that anything is possible if you have a dream．

My mother's greatest accomplishment，besides ______her two daughters， was ______being able to receive her four-year degree in Science and Management． That accomplishment took many years to complete but her ______never faltered（变弱）．She was truly a（n）_____． Several years after receiving the degree，she became an author，another important ______made by her．Her first book called Red River Rising was published in 2002 and ______in 2006 a book called Reality in Rachel was published. My mother's ______to express her words，through her books and poetry，______many of us．She always seemed to know exactly what to ______with her touching words． It's a ______that she isn't here to write her story today but I pray I can ______her through my words．

【推荐3】The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was extremely excited. It was my dream university, and my ______ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t ______ me to get into such a competitive school. In fact, the best thing they ever did for me was to ______ me from doing things ______. When I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present ______ I got a C.

It ______ when I was in third grade. An only child in an Asian family, I had just ______ with my family from Taiwan to Los Angeles. Months into third grade, I developed a strong feeling of ______ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or ______. I’ll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything, because you won’t ______ it.”

Clearly dad wasn’t the ______ Asian tiger parent, pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best ______, and neither was my mom. They didn’t want to push. They wanted me to be ______ and healthy. Dad’s ______ of a “failing grade” gift amazingly ______ my worries and pressure. What’s more, I ______ getting A’s and B’s throughout high school, but without the added stress and fear of failing. I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me ______ to encourage my own desire for achievements.

I now realize I was ______ when I thought I didn’t receive a present from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable (宝贵的) ______: the space to develop my own desire for excellence, and the healthy mind to ______ it.