【推荐2】Bilibili star, Zhao Hongcheng, uses her platform to promote greater understanding of the lives and needs of disabled people.

According to the ________ data from the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, as of February 2020, the total number of disabled people in China reached 85 million, ________ 6.21 percent of the country’s total population.

Compared to most people with disabilities, Zhao is ________.

Born in 1990, a ________ has been part of Zhao’s life since she was 1 year old due to the aftereffects of a disease. However, it did not stop her from completing her ________ and graduate studies before becoming a ________ worker in Shanghai.

Her childhood was relatively ________ thanks to the support of her parents. They attached great importance to her education, so she ________ completed her studies. Zhao ________ in English at a university in Hunan province and later pursued a master’s degree in English literature at a university in Shanghai.

After graduating, Zhao was ________ by e-commerce giant Alibaba in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. She spent the next five years working in the Internet industry as a product manager.

In 2019, the rising popularity of short videos ________ Zhao.

She felt that she should make some videos of what she ________ in her daily life. If it went well, it could give people with disabilities references and suggestions, and if not, ________ it would draw people’s attention to related issues.

After her fourth video spread widely on the Internet, she ________ to make short videos and, in 2021, became a full-time content creator on Bilibili.

And now, as a video content creator who has over 84,000 followers on the video-sharing platform Bilibili, Zhao wants to be a ________ between the disabled and the rest of society.

【推荐1】Brandon Leseberg and his sons, Louie, 6 years old, Everett, 3 years old, headed for their farm one afternoon. When the sun set, Brandon_______ feeding his cows and decided to go back. His two boys ran ahead of him. Louie_______at a water tap on top of an old well to drink water. However, the board on the well had grown fragile(易碎的) over time. When Louie stepped on it, it was_______. Louie fell into the well! Brandon didn’t notice the_______until Everett told him. Brandon ran to the well with worry and jumped in, and luckily, he_______Louie.

Knowing they couldn’t stay in the ice-cold water for so long, Brandon put his own legs against the narrow walls to_______himself when he lifted his son, _______his body was still partly sliding down. Though tired, Brandon shouted to Everett, “You have to be_______. Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need _______.” Everett did as he was________.

Minutes passed like hours for Brandon. He’d been hoping for the________of strangers, but there was no sign of anyone. ________, about 15 minutes later, Christi and Mark, their neighbors, were coming to rescue them when they heard Everett crying for help. Finally, Brandon and Louie were________by the neighbors. Brandon was________for all the rescuers’ action. “If there is a(n)________in this story, it’s three-year-old Everett. He’s a real lifesaver”, the neighbors said.

【推荐3】The teacher asked, “Is everybody ready?” I _________ wasn’t ready. It was the early 1980’s. I was in my high school typing _________ and totally confused.

I had taken it as a (n) _________ course because taking French or Spanish language seemed too difficult. _________, I wished I hadn’t chosen it. I was on _________—my fingers were shaking and my heart was beating wildly. I had thought we would just be learning to touch type (盲打), not be tested on speed and accuracy. Besides, I was the only freshman in the class, and the other students were _________ to me. My young body felt too nervous to be typing so quickly and _________.

The teacher said, “Hands on home keys. Eyes on books. Ready, type!” Suddenly, the room was alive with 30 electric typewriters’ keys _________ on. I tried my best to _________, but it was obvious that being a secretary wasn’t in my future. While I didn’t __________ many errors, my typing speed was horribly slow. And I knew I wasn’t going to get a good __________ on this test. I really __________ taking this class and wished I could be learning French instead.

Now years later, I’m a novelist. I’m so happy that I took that class and learned how to type. It has helped me write countless __________ flowing through my mind and into my __________ through keyboards. It has helped me to write e-mails full of kindness to __________ with friends and family. It has helped me to do what I should do and share what I was meant to share in life.