【推荐1】My nephews Nived, 8, and Krishiv, 5, were getting ready for their new karate (空手道) class. Their mom _________ me to drop them off because she was unavailable. As we were leaving, we found a little_________ sitting outside the door.

Since we are typically_________ with our life and pay little attention to stray (流浪的) creatures, they usually run away when they_________ the presence of humans. But this one_________ when she suddenly found us a couple of steps away. We felt she might be afraid, or she might be in need of some_________

With my push, Nived_________ the kitten gently. Nived was usually quite afraid to_________ animals, but this time with my encouragement he brought her in. We_________ a little bit of milk, and she drank__________ we took turns touching her back.

When we had to leave for the karate class, she__________ us out the door. Two street dogs showed up and we could__________ see her freeze in fear. We all felt __________. We tried to put her in our scooter (小型摩托车) so that we could__________ her to the karate class, but she__________. We said our prayers and moved on.

【推荐3】A teenager encountered a helpless bumblebee (大黄蜂) and _________ it. It’s now a loyal _________ of hers.

It all started two weeks ago when Lacey Shillinglaw, 13, found the large bumblebee _________ in the road while walking her dog. She _________ the bee and noticed it had a broken wing.

She tried to put it in a _________   spot, on some flowers in a nearby park, but it _________ to stay put. It buzzed back over to Lacey and crawled all over her, and after an hour she _________ and headed home with the creature on her shoulder.

Despite repeated _________ to leave the insect outside, it has refused to leave Lacey’s side. At night Lacey puts it in a little pot beside her bed, and while there is no lid, the animal stays put until morning when Lacey is _________. Lacey takes it into the __________ to feast on nectar (花蜜). However, as soon as the teen goes back inside, it is right beside her. “It’s completely lovely. It’s on her 90% of the time during the day. We have all the doors open a lot and it just never __________,” said Lacey’s mother.

“I’m so happy and I just __________   spending my time with her,” said the girl. “It’s so lovely and I love our   __________.”

Though Lacey’s story is very touching, female bumblebees may attack if they feel they are __________. So next time you see a (n) __________ bumblebee, make sure you’ll not get attacked if you want to help.

【推荐1】A year after he died. Benjamin Canlas' love of helping others lives on.

The Canlas couple created a foundation to honor their son and his _________.Benjamin once saw a food seller riding a _________ bicycle, To help, Benjamin used his own money that he had_________ to fix it. After their son's _________, his parents saw away to connect private donors with those in need to_________ their son.

In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost as a_________ of the coronavirus crisis.Many have had to take odd jobs in different people's homes, which_________ more traveling from one place to another. However, public transportation has been_________.So many people must walk for hours to get to these jobs. Benjamin's parents had the idea to_________ bikes to help.

When the contest was announced, they did not know how much__________ there would be. At first, their plan was to donate 7 bicycles. But then they__________ more than 55 requests. At last, 27 people were awarded bicycles, which helped make their lives__________.

Even if the contest ended, kindness__________ .The foundation said there were people still in need. It is planning more__________ to help more people while also__________ others to be kind and help others.

【推荐3】Imagine that you’re approaching a coffee shop. Suddenly, your eyes are drawn toward an interaction between two _______ happening outside its doors. One man sits, leaning against the glass window, with a plastic bag of belongings on the sidewalk. A woman, with her hand tenderly outstretched, _______ him some bills. As you walk past the _______ and enter the coffee shop, do you _______ pulling out few bills and giving them to the man?

If you answered yes, you’re probably _______ what social scientists from UCLA’s Bedari Kindness Institute call “elevation” — an uplifting emotion often accompanied by a(n) _______ feeling in the chest, sometimes even by tears. _______, that feeling comes with some contagious (有感染力的) kindness. Researchers from the institute have studied _______ kindness can be contagious.

What they found, in short is yes.

In the study, half of the participants watched a video titled “Unsung Hero”, which follows a young man as he _______ his daily routine often ________ to help others. The other half watched another video of a man performing impressive parkour stunts (跑酷特技). These participants ________ five $1 bills as payment for their time. Then researchers invited them to make ________ to charity. Compared with the parkour ________ , people who watched the “Unsung Hero” video gave 25% more to charity.

________ by the insights obtained from the study, researchers at the institute teamed up with YouTube Kids to plan a series of videos to encourage K-12 kids to show others ________ as a way to remove bullying.