【推荐1】I arrived late one night, so I had dinner in a restaurant. As I was_________my meal，an older couple came in. They were_________hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. I was_________at the love they showed for one another,_________this was shortly after my ending a 20-year marriage and I still had_________in my heart. As I paid my bill，I asked the waiter what their bill was. He told me and I gave him the MYM40 to pay their bill. He_________if I knew them and I told him, “No, I just wanted to repay them for the_________that they were showing to each other,” and then I left.

The next day，I_________the same restaurant. After I had been seated, the same waiter told me that a_________thing happened after I left the restaurant. When the older couple went to pay for their meal, they were told another__________had paid for it because of their love for each other. Amazed, the couple__________and asked for the bill of a young couple in their 20's, They paid it and left,__________"Love brings love", to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.

I smiled and said, "That's nice," and continued to order my__________. About 45 minutes later, I walked over to the hostess stand. She smiled and__________that I would not have to pay for my meal. The waiter and she felt they had to pay my bill, she said，due to the__________that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couple from the night before. When I told her that they didn’t have to do that, she said with a smile "Love brings love."

【推荐2】At the very beginning of this school year, I got myself into a regretful situation. It was a Wednesday _____ and I went to see a friend to watch the sunrise before school. It was about 4:30 am and we were _____ outside next to my car. To our _____, someone in a neighbouring house was in his _____ and showed his headlights on us, yelling at us to _____. As we got into my car, he had called the policeman. Since I had my _____ for only about six months and not a full year, I was fined for _____ a passenger.

This was the first time that I had ever got _____ For about two months, I was _____ and had no one to ______. I kept everything to myself because I was not ______ talking about everything that had ______. I didn’t even talk to my head teacher and lied to him by saying everything was ______ But my attendance (出席) and ______ became terrible. I was among the top 30% of my class ______ my rank had dropped by about 6 marks. I was under lots of stress and lacked ______ to do well in school. My biology teacher noticed I didn’t try my best and talked with me. She made me ______ the last two months was not me.

Now, my working habits have been much better and I know what I want to do with my ______. I plan to take courses in graphic design (平面设计) in university because I can express my thoughts in a (n) ______ way. I’ll work to my fullest potential (潜力). This is what I ______ and I know that now.

【推荐3】I was out in my fields, spade (锹) in hand, planting trees this morning. I feel _________ when I do it, knowing that long after I am gone, these trees will stand high above the land, _________ oxygen for humans not yet born.

Each spring, as I am _________, my mind goes back to a (n) _________ I have of my grandfather: walking with him on the land, listening to his _________ and learning about nature. He often told a story which has _________ in my imagination all these years.

It was in the early 1900s, a man lost his wife and daughter to a terrible disease. Filled with _________, he decided to act as a _________ shepherd (牧羊人) in the hills. He was about 55 years of age at that time, and as he _________ his sheep, he looked around and saw the land was ____________. Then the old man felt he needed to do something to help the land ____________, for it had once been a splendid green forest.

He collected some ____________ of oak trees from other places, ____________ watered them and cared for the young trees that sprouted (发芽) the next year. For the rest of his life, he planted every day. No one knew his story until he was 90 years old. Yet he ____________ to plant, perhaps only five trees a day. At that time, the hill had become a green forest, ____________ as far as people could see.

【推荐1】Every year, many dolphins worldwide are captured (捕获) and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially children. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to_________them. As a result, they start spending most of their time near the pool rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer_________long distances. It affects their_________greatly, and has proved to have_________ results.

Thus comes the question, “Should captive dolphins be_________?”

Jeff Foster, a 55-year old expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their best physical_________. Every day, he used to train the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like_________dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.

_________Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4-5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was_________what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would__________in the wild.

This program was a big success, but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but__________a year later because of all the misery (不幸) he__________. The sudden environment change did not__________him well.

If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the__________to ensure it doesn’t happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to__________kids with sea animals without having to capture dolphins.

【推荐2】A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire, which made a local headline news. Hamlin, the _______ of the W-Underdogs shelter, told the local media.

Keith Walker, 53, a homeless man, _______ his life to save several cats and dogs _______ at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility’s founder said.

“I was nervous as hell. I was really _______ to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals and I _______ into the shelter after a fire engulfed (吞噬) its kitchen.” Walker told the media. “If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn’t be here _______ him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs.”

_______ the shelter was not completely destroyed, the fire left it uninhabitable, according to W-Underdogs founder Gracie Hamlin.

“He is my guardian angel (天使),” Hamlin told the media. “Even the firefighters didn’t want to _______ the dogs. They called animal control, but Keith was already in the building _______ the cats and dogs until they were all safe.”

Hamlin ________ knew Walker, who has been homeless since he was 13 years old, because she lets him ________ his dog, a pitbull (斗牛犬) named Bravo, at the shelter every night.

Walker was on his way to ________ Bravo and take him for a walk when he saw the fire. He was able to rescue all the animals-six dogs and ten cats.

“________   the great loss, I’d like to thank him for saving my animals,” Hamlin said. “To my ________, all my animals are safe and sound. Homeless man as he is, Walker is truly my ________ .”

【推荐1】When Lucia’s father couldn’t afford to hold a celebration for her 9th birthday, the Ethiopian girl decided to become a tech expert and _______for a celebration herself.

Drawn to the field for its money-making potential, Lucia began learning by _______ around some local computer repair shops. Google searches and borrowed books from local colleges _______ expand her knowledge at that time. Soon, Lucia made much _______from her after-school tech jobs.

Now, at the age of 19, Lucia realizes that tech has the potential to _______ a lot more than just money for birthday celebrations. “Technology is of great _______ to Africa’s future. Training the young generation in tech will _______ something lasting.” Through initiatives, like Girls Can Code and iCog Labs, she tries to increase girls’ participation in the field and guides them to create tech-based _______to community problems. With the Anyone Can Code program, Lucia taught programming and robotics to children through _______ ways, including clubs and summer camps.

However, Lucia faces challenges. Though many Ethiopian girls do ________ in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, their parents often prevent them from pursuing these fields. As a result, girls in Ethiopia don’t ________any subject of these fields as their major (主修专业)after graduating from high school. Besides, tech education isn’t ________seriously in schools in Ethiopia. People think programming is not ________ unless you want to be a computer scientist.

Despite these, Lucia keeps on________ the Ethiopia’s next generation to study tech. She loves the field and wants to inspire other girls that ________ the same passion as her in her country.

【推荐2】How far would you go to help a friend? Jeremy Savage, aged 17, and Ian Marshall, aged 16, both from Canada, had their friendship tested to the limit on a recent trip to the Rocky Mountains with their parents.

On Saturday morning, the two boys decided to _______ Cathedral Mountain by themselves while their parents relaxed at the _______. After three hours, they reached the _______ and enjoyed the beautiful view from the mountaintop.

_______, trouble began when they started the climb down. On one very dangerous part of the mountain, Ian _______ three metres off the side of the path. Jeremy climbed down to where Ian was and found him badly injured and not able to _______. Jeremy had to decide what to do. He needed help but he did not want to leave his friend. He _______ the dirt and blood from Ian's face and hands, and then tried to help Ian stand up, but Ian's right leg was hurting too much. They had to _______ and hope that help would come.

Meanwhile, as darkness started to fall, their parents back at the campsite became very _______ that the boys had not returned. They got in touch with park workers and began ________ for the boys. Soon more than 20 people were looking for them on Cathedral Mountain.

While they waited for ________, Jeremy gave Ian his food and water and let him lie on his jacket. As the evening grew ________ and the temperature dropped, Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents but Jeremy ________ did not leave. He thought it was too dangerous for Ian to be ________ on such a cold, windy night. Jeremy used his jacket and an extra shirt to keep Ian ________ and they rested together through the night.

At sunrise, Jeremy ________ that the only way to help his friend was to carry him down the mountain. So, they started the long climb back to the campsite. Sometimes Jeremy carried Ian on his back. Sometimes he carried him in his arms. ________, after four long and tiring hours, they came ________ their relieved parents, who were still looking for them on the mountain. “I will always remember what Jeremy did for me,” said Ian ________. “He saved my life. That is the greatest thing that a person can do for his ________.”

【推荐3】When I was shopping a few months ago, I saw a man trying to get people to donate (捐赠) to a charity for children. I _________ to him that I couldn’t _________ there was something wrong with my bank card. It was a_________ time and took months to get back our money. However, I noticed the man was _________ and cold, so I offered him a _________ in the nearby restaurant.

Last week, I _________ home on a really hot day, finding my husband Stewart was at the table with a person from a charity having a_________. We talked for a while and then I said, “I _________ you!” He looked at me in surprise and said, “Oh, you’re the lovely lady that _________ me a big lunch and drinks when I was at the __________ trying to get people to donate.” We both laughed.

My kind act had really saved him and I loved the fact that Stewart had__________ him in out of the heat for a cold drink. In our daily life, maybe we __________ know how we __________ people when we do good things. But in fact, __________ we do does influence others. __________ is so catching.