【推荐2】“Fire! Fire!” what terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night. It was a large, old wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I ________out of bed, opened the door and stepped ________into the passage. It was full of thick ________.

I began to run, but I was still ________. Instead of going towards the stairs, I went into the ________direction. The smoke grew ________and I could see flames around. The floor became hot under my bare ________. I found an open door and ran into a room to get the window. But ________I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something ________and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to ________my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave away under me and I fell to the floor below with pieces of ________wood all around me.

I saw a flaming door-way in front, put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terribly, but I got ________. As I reached the cold ________outside, my bundle of clothes gave me thin cry. I nearly ________it in my ________. Then I saw a crowd got together in the street. A woman in a night dress and a ________man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came ________madly. “My baby!” she cried. The crowd ________madly as she took the smoke blackened bundle out of my arms. I had some difficulty in ________ her. She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had ________ her baby.

【推荐3】Patrick, Scheels store’s fishing manager, always helps customers with their angling (垂钓) needs, but one______stood out.

One day, a young boy named Xander entered the store with his mother, Brynn. Patrick noticed his eye were filled with______about the world of fishing. For nearly an hour, they______their shared passion.

Brynn shared the______of Xander’s connection to angling, explaining, “My dad, a fisherman, passed away last year, but Xander never got to go fishing with him. So over the last year, he’s been______grandpa, wishing he could go fishing with him.”

______by Xander’s longing for a connection to his late grandfather, Patrick decided to take action and______Xander his first fishing pole. “It was sixty dollars and he bought it with his own money,” Xander said. This______gesture brought tears to Brynn’s eyes, and she acknowledged that such acts of kindness aren’t ______.

However, Patrick’s generosity didn’t ______here. This fishing enthusiast went a step further by______a memorable fishing trip for Xander and his family. To______that Xander had a fulfilling experience, two professional anglers from Scheels______him on the trip, offering guidance and teaching him valuable skills.

Patrick’s kindness was ______a breath of fresh air for Xander and his family, who described the fishing trip as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.“I felt like it was my______to pass on the good word of fishing,” Patrick said.

【推荐1】For a teen running in his final cross-country outing before graduating from high school, his personal best wasn’t about marking the fastest time but something more________.

When he came out of the blocks that day, Brandon Schutt knew if his ________ was good enough, he still had the potential to ________ the upcoming state meet. A mile into the 3.1-mile race, though, Schutt felt bad. Instead of risking injury, he ________ to a comfortable pace.

________, Omaha Burke High School student Blake Cerveny was also running. Aiming to beat his own personal record, after a fast start, he continued to ________ himself hard. Suddenly, Cerveny’s legs cramped (抽筋) up and ________ him. But determined to finish, Cerveny rose from the track again and again. However, about 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled (蜷缩) on the ground. His legs had simply ________.

At this time, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a ________. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he also refused to________. With a second ________, Cerveny was on his feet. At a measured jog, with Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny maintain ________, the two completed the race together. Schutt even ensured the injured runner crossed the finish line first, ________ his opponent a faster time.

In today’s competitive world, it was ________ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the ________ of true sportsmanship still had legs (会长期受到关注).

【推荐1】I was once the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to the North Pole, where wildlife is_______. After two days of travel, we reached a fjord (峡湾) and_______several seals resting on the ice. I wished to get a picture of a seal as it came up for breath at a hole. Therefore, I_______my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole.

At two in the morning, a colleague_______us. He had noticed a polar bear approaching in the distance. We ran to the_______of the boat to see what would happen. At first the bear walked toward the boat. Then it turned and_______directly for my camera. The motion sensor_______to its movement, starting the camera to take pictures. The bear_______the camera, gently sniffing it._______the bear knocked the camera into the hole! My camera and all those________pictures disappeared beneath the________.

________,a year later, I joined a similar trip to the same spot. I obtained________to bring a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a colleague to________it. We would try to________the camera.

When we arrived back and set out our search, we________technical difficulties almost immediately and had to pull the ROV out of water twice. However, on the third try, the ROV caught hold of the camera. As we eventually got the camera up, we________loudly. I managed to take the memory card out and later________all 149 photos.

Finding that camera is the most satisfying________of my career. I have never experienced such a________of excitement when we pulled that camera out of the water.

【推荐2】I am Russian, but for the last five years, I’ve lived in Kansas. What ______ me to this country was my American husband, John. I work in a department store, where my coworkers pronounce my Russian name so ______. Every time I ______ it, I feel as though my mom is embracing me.

In my ______ country, people believe that Americans always keep big smiles on their faces even if they don’t have a(n) ______ reason to do so. The American smile, the Russians have decided, is not ______.

Last year, John encouraged me to go see my mom back in Russia. My manager even gave me a month ______ for the trip. I bought a plane ticket and packed my suitcase. Then came COVID-19. My mood became ______ as I realized I couldn’t go see my mom.

A couple of weeks later, my sweet coworker, Miss Donna, asked me, “So what’s happening with your trip to Russia?” I told her that I had to ______ it and that I wouldn’t be able to see my mom this year.

Miss Donna didn’t say anything at first. Then she ______ a big American smile and said, “Well, you can come over and see my mom!”

Oh, my Lord! That’s what my husband always says when he’s at a loss for words. Imagine, a mom for ______ ! I ______ don’t know whether I would offer the same to someone in need of a mother’s ______, but my new people sure would do it for me. I know that because of the virus you shouldn’t hug friends, but you can still ______ someone’s heart. That’s how my heart felt at that moment: ______. So, yes, believe me, the American smile is genuine.

【推荐3】Rosie Honeywood was happy to receive her new locks from a charity, Little Princess Trust. It provides wigs (假发) for children who have lost their own ________ through cancer treatment or from various other ________ reasons. The youngster, who suffered from alopecia ( 脱发症) at the age of two, has never felt embarrassed about her ________ of hair. It was only when she started ________ that she wanted to get a wig, so she could ________ like her fellow classmates as well as some of her favorite princesses.

Rosie said: "I was extremely ________ on the day before I got my wig. The Little Princess Trust knew that I had got alopecia so they ________me a wig to look as if my hair had grown________"

When Rosie ________her wig, she asked her mum why they didnt have to ________it. Her mom explained how charities like the Little Princess Trust ________. After hearing about the process, Rosie was keen to ________ other children in a similar position to her. Together with her mum, she wanted to ________to complete the 5 km along the seafront (海边) to raise money for the charity

The pair________ their first 5 km practice last week and have already hit their fundraising target. Her mom added: "I was so impressed with everyone at the ________and what they do and it would be amazing to fund as many wigs as we can