【推荐1】Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future and wanted to make a_________in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s_________I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

I started my_________as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous_________. I knew it would be_________, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time._________, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project_________.

I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to_________among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the_________. I would be going to a small____________near Abuja, Nigeria.

After completing my____________, I was sent to the village that was small and____________in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food____________I were their own family. I was asked to____________a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I____________in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes thought I learned more from my ____________than they did from me.

Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or____________to me no longer did, though I did not get____________with the local language, and returned to the United States a____________man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my____________forever.

【推荐2】The Cajun Navy is a group of volunteer small boat owners who help people during bad storms and floods. The group ______ volunteering during Hurricane Katrina. During that storm alone, they ______ more than 10,000 people from flooded homes and rooftops!Since then, they have saved more ______ around the US!The Cajun Navy has gone to save during many of the worst ______ that hit the US, such as Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Florence.

Using their ______ , they always go into places where people and animals are trapped by floodwaters. They bring their small boats and great skills to find those who are ______ and then they ______ them to safety. How strong and ______ they are in struggling with floodwaters!

Many of the volunteers are fishermen and ______ boat pilots. They, who come from the southeast United States, are expert in ______ through a series of swamps(沼泽)and narrow waterways. The skills they have help them find the way around ______ floodwaters.

A reporter ______ his feelings and meanwhile ______ their deeds after the Cajun Navy stepped in to help during bad flooding in Louisiana. ”The ______ were volunteers from the Cajun Navy, who had no ranks, no uniforms, no ______ medals awarded to them for acts of bravery. It was a ______ heart, not a commanding officer, that called them into risky ______ to carry endangered citizens to higher and safer ground,” he said.

The Cajun Navy is a great example of character in action. They do also ______ others’ enthusiasm to get involved. And more and more volunteers join the group. They often put themselves in danger to ______ others. And they do not do it for money or attention, but ______ because they can help and they want to help.

【推荐3】When Eric Darko arrived in Seattle from Ghana to participate in a professional leadership exchange program in 2015, he had no idea that his visit would be ________ — not only for himself, but also for the people in his community back _______.

The 33-year-old biochemist, who _______ in a regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority, a state agency in Ghana, _______ being ＂moved＂ by the experience of volunteering at Northwest Harvest, Washington’s only statewide non-profit _______ distributor.

＂I had never seen a food bank before. The _______ of hungry people coming in and picking up food really _______ me,＂ Mr. Darko says. ＂I am the kind of person who likes ______. I remember saying in our closing meeting I would open a food bank in Ghana.＂

Five months ago, he kept his _______, launching Eastern Harvest Food Bank in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It’s believed to be the first food bank in the country with warehouse operations.

Ghana is a country of about 28 million people. Despite its relatively small size, it ________ a fast-growing economy because of natural ________ such as gold, diamonds, and oil. It also has a strong agricultural sector, and the government is pushing more _______ in vegetable production.

Over the years, the government has made ________ gains in fighting hunger. Yet even with much progress, food ________ remains a problem.

With two assistants helping Darko as well as volunteers, Eastern Harvest Food Bank is ________ on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It provides people ________ — generally local residents who are age 50 or older — with ________ such as rice, beans, tomato paste, sugar and ________else. Since its launch, Eastern Harvest Food Bank has ________ more than 2,400 people.＂Some days we run out of food,＂ Darko admits. ＂We need more ________.＂

So far at least 54 volunteers, some of whom work for the Municipal Nutrition Office, have given their time to help distribute food. And some return with donations.

【推荐1】I was eight years old then. Looking______I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just______. We shook their hands and said, ”Good game!”

It is______to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand-instead of shaking it-and______the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was______. But during the “Good game” handshake after each______, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn’t look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good______when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a______on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped;______-I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents’ hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I’m happy today as a(n)______ that I have learned this______: There is something to be said for losing well.

____it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can______a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an______blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot______defeat is allowing the event to______his self-worth. In my opinion, when you______in something-though it may be______-look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a______way as you say, “Good game!”______to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

【推荐1】My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and _________ by anxiety and stress from work. The farm was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and a cat. She told me to _________ my body in the environment.

When I was ill, I tended to hide myself and _________ from the here and now. So, when I met a horse named Fira, I expected _________. As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled(用鼻子爱抚) her nose into my chest putting a(n) _________ pressure over my heart. Suddenly, I felt _________ I had reached a wellspring(源泉) of past hurts, fears and _________. I began to melt emotionally. I patted Fira’s nose and _________ her smell. I found I didn’t have to concentrate on feeling _________. I worked with Fira __________ learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. __________ I wasn’t sure at first what one would do with a horse except __________ it, I knew that Fira had connected me with the world in an uncommon way by __________ my feelings and giving them back to me.

In my meetings with Fira, I found that I __________ my usual self-consciousness and I would focus __________ on communicating. I learned to live in the present. With Fira by my side, I __________ a life in which trust comes first, and compassion(同情) __________. I found a deep peace in leading her __________ a path, by using my own power of intention to tell __________ to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quietness and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a __________ out of a very dark night in my soul.

【推荐2】The dolphin (海豚) swam in her tiny tank. It was early evening and the park was closed. She was alone again, missing her family.

Earlier that day, she had _________ her tricks (戏法) for the visitors; and though their _________ pleased her, they did not stop the anxiety of forced separation she experienced daily, _________ her family.

Later that afternoon, her keepers had conducted their usual set of _________ on her to make sure she’d be ready for the next day’s show. This time, she had given in quietly to their attentions. This _________ them, as it always did they were so happy when she obeyed them. But, when she didn’t, they thought there was a _________ and she would be punished.

She dived down and stared through the glass window into the observatory room. During the day, _________ crowded into this lower-level viewing room to watch her from an underwater angle. The glass was _________ with the hand prints of the many children who had pressed close to get a good view.

Her daily routine rarely _________. Trainers would teach her __________ tricks, to be added to her show. Occasionally, humans would bring their ill or __________ children to swim with her. And, over time, she would heal (治愈) them. But she’d always __________ the process so as not to expose her amazing ability to the humans.

She swam up to the __________ then stared sadly at the stars above.

She was far from her family and she was __________.

In the dark she sang…

But none of her kind __________ her.