【推荐1】His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his palms. The sun was as hot as the _______ he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The bar (横竿) was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most _______ day of his pole-vaulting (撑竿跳高) career.

You couldn’t tell whether Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet. As soon as he _______ on the inflated (充了气的) landing mat, Michael immediately began _______ for his next attempt at flight. He seemed _______ the fact that he had just beaten his personal best _______ three inches and that he was one of the first two competitors in the pole-vaulting _______ at the National Junior Olympics.

When Michael _______ the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no _______. At the same time, he ________ the people sigh (叹气), he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his ________ jump. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A ________ would get him second place. It was nothing to be ashamed of, ________ Michael would not ________ himself to have the thought of not winning first place.

He rolled over and found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that ________ the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.

As he sprinted (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to ________ like an eagle.

He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6 inches: a new National and International Junior Olympics record.

With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael’s life would never be ________ again. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics and ________ a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best by 9 inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

A challenge can sometimes make a ________ to the life, and bring ________ the best in us.

【推荐2】When the host announced that my choir( 合唱队) won the second place of the World Choir Game,   I couldn’t believe what I heard. All the __ that we made earn their meaning. Through this unforgotten experience,   I __ much.

In the semi-finals,   we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song,   I suddenly heard an unexpected __—a girl in the alto( 女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were ___by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir’s leader,   Mrs. Li noticed it and __ used her hand to keep time,   but she __.

After the song,   the smile on Mrs. Li’s face __ and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got __. My mind was blank,   but quickly I __ the only thing we could do was to __ the performance. Then with a smile,   Mrs. Li became a __ again,   who seemed to have tally forgot what we had done. We sang the __ song as usual.

After the competition, I was __. Just because of one person’s __, the whole choir must ___the fact that we might lose the game. I cried,   but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we___ the girl who played poorly. __，I came to her, encouraged her,   and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our __ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake,   but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling____the same goal No matter what you will experience with others in the future,   successes or failures, __ or tears, these   will surely become your precious treasure and memory.

【推荐3】Hunter Leininger, from Canton, Georgia, USA has been doing adventure racing since he was 7 years old. Now, at age 19, he has set world _______ , traveled around the globe, and completed over 50 races! And he is now on a mission(使命) to encourage other young people to follow their own_________.

Adventure racing is a_________sport that includes lots of different_______ on unmarked trails in the wilderness such as hiking, running, rafting, canoeing, biking, climbing, horseback riding, orienteering, skiing and sailing. Races can_______ from 2 hours to 2 weeks!

Hunter became _______in adventure racing through his dad, who is an Adventure Racer himself. While playing soccer and football, Hunter was looking to try something _______ . He asked his dad if he could_______ him in an Adventure Race, and he went on to_______ his first race in about 6 hours. Hunter loved being on the same team as his dad and he has been attracted to the sport ever since.

Hunter has learned a lot of perseverance(毅力) through adventure racing. There can be a lot of ________ in a race, but if you ________, your whole team will have to__________. This is unlike other team sports, like basketball or football, where you can stop and be________ by another player. In racing, and in his life, the sport has taught Hunter to keep going when situations get __________

Hunter wants to inspire young people that they can complete________ things at whatever age and that they don’t have to__________until they get older to go after their dreams. That is one of the most common ________ in our society, “You’re not old enough to start that business; you should wait until you get older.” The biggest problem with this mindset(心态) is that once people__________their dreams at a young age, they probably never come back to them, which________ them never to complete anything. The best time to do something is now, so go after your dreams before it’s too__________!

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter（陶工）with a wife and ______ fine sons. One night, his older son developed a ______ stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal（肠的）disorder, neither Al ______ his wife took the condition very ______. But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was ______. To make matters ______, his wife left him a short time later, ______ him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned to ______ for help. Eventually, Al became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism ______, Al began to lose everything he owned—his land, house, etc. Finally Al ______ alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a totally ______ life! What a complete failure!”

As time went by, I began to ______ my earlier ______ judgment. I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most ______, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, ______ that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my ______ to ask him what on earth his father had done ______ he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son. ‘”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a ______. He had not left any ______ wealth behind. ______ he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

【推荐2】Fake It to Make It

After ten years of working for a Wall Street bank, I determined to go beyond a nine-to-five job. Scanning advertisements, I learned a _________ company was to hire more consultants. With great excitement, I made a(n) _________ with a branch president. That day, it went so well that I was _________ he would hire me on the spot. _________, he told me to come back for 12 more _________ with his top salespeople!

Over the next five months, every one of them _________ me from working as a consultant in finance. "You are better off in a safe nine-to-five job." "Eighty percent of newcomers _________ within their first year." "You have no investment experience." The more they attacked my dream, the more my stomach   _________. I realized I would have to " _________ it till I make it", though.

Eventually, the last interview with the president came. "You've got the job!" he announced, and then added, "On one ____________ that you must resign, participate in our training and take an exam." I ____________. "It's 250 questions long and you must pass it without one point lost on the first ____________! "

I nearly choked at the prospect (前景) of taking a huge leap of faith into the unknown. However, attracted by this great ____________ and the courage I had never had, I ____________ hard and said, "I'll take it."

As instructed, I cut my lifeline to the bank and leapt into ____________ waters. After the training, I took the exam and when the scores were displayed, I let out a loud sigh of ____________.

My experience ____________ the truth of Thoreau's words: "If one advances ____________ in the direction of his dreams and ____________ to live the life which he had imagined, he will meet success ____________ in common hours."

【推荐3】The earthquake was over and the city was in ruins. I had no choice but to walk home as all the _______ had stopped as a result of the quake. On my way home I _______ an old lady at a bakery giving out free bread, which made my heart warm. A man was holding a sign saying, “Please use our toilet.” He was _______ his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend, _______ wanted to be of help to others, stood in the cold with a sign, “If you don’t _______ a motorcycle, I’ll be glad to drive you home.” And then I saw him pick up an old man and drive him all the way to a faraway place!

Then the next day I drove to have my car _______. There was not enough _______ and many gas stations were closed or had very long lines. I got worried, since I was _______ fifteen cars. Finally, when my turn came, the man smiled and said, “_______ this situation, we are only giving $30 worth of gas per person. Is that alright?” “________. It’s nice that we are all able to ________,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

At the escape centre I saw a man ________ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their centre. However, after he cleaned up the tears, his next ________ surprised me. “I am very grateful that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t ________ any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” Hearing that, I realised there was a bright future on the other side of this ________.

【推荐1】Though having one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills on the court. The 13-year-old recently gained wide _______ from cyber citizens in China when a video of his _______ ball controlling skills in a one-on-one situation was posted (发布) online.

“It’s so inspiring. How can you easily _______ your dreams after watching his video?” One cyber citizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

_______ in southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Zhang _______ his right arm in an accident at just five years old, which was a _______ for such a young kid. Zhang, however, _______ to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate (命运) _______ his life because he has a dream: to be a _______ player.

“How can you play basketball with just one ________?” Zhang always had to face the ________ from other kids around. “Hard work” is the only answer that Zhang has in his mind.

Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball, and has ________ improved his skills.

In the video, Zhang showed his ball controlling abilities in front of a defense (防守) several professional basketball players ________ and received a loud cheer from people ________ on site.

“Your right hand has been taken away in a ________ way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real ________ in this game,” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang’s ________.

Zhang has posted 13 videos of him ________ basketball skills on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tik Tok, and ________almost one million likes.

“Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang wrote when posting one video. Indeed, he ________ the first one.

【推荐2】Pooja Rani entered the boxing area at age 18 all thanks to her coach Sanjay Kumar. However, even with much _______, Pooja felt shy to wear the boxing gloves. She also knew that her father would not _______ her taking up this “violent” sport. But Pooja went after her interest_______ anyway until one day when _______ came to her father — he discovered the truth and stopped her playing the sport. “My father wasn’t _______ of boxing because he thought it violent. He didn’t _______ me playing other sports but boxing was a _______ no-go zone,” Pooja said. It then took six months of continuous _______ from Pooja and her coach Sanjay to _______ her father to change his attitude.

She won the National Youth Boxing Championship (锦标赛) in 2009, which ________ her career on an upward path. In 2012, she ________ two silver medals at the Asian Boxing Championship and the Arafura Games. Later, she acquired a gold medal at the South Asian Games in 2016, thus making her ________ for the Rio Olympics that year.

Unstoppable as she was, her wins came to a ________ for some reason. During that time, she was ________ by many people. It took her a whole year to get back on ________ with their assistance. And what a comeback! Pooja ________ in an impressive way, winning back-to-back gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championship in 2019 and 2021. This ________ her to be the first woman boxer to ________ the title. Given the long and ________ road she took to get here, for us, Pooja is ________ the “queen of boxing”.