【推荐1】I was leaving for a new job in Europe and my younger brother would be leaving for college. We only had a few precious months left as a family living under the same _______. Everything would change in the _______. A family of magpies (喜鹊) _______ in our maple tree. This family seemed to be extraordinarily lively. One early morning, the noise was so _______ that my dad went out to see what the birds were doing. He found a young magpie _______ around the yard, flapping (拍打) his little wings and yelling.

Dad looked up in the tree to find Mommy and Daddy Magpie sitting on a branch and glaring _______ at him. He had to do something for the poor little thing. Dad called the zoo for _______. They told him not to _______ it and assured him the baby would learn to fly on its own. Dad no longer _______ the magpie around the yard. He did, however, watch him ________ from the living room window, just to make sure a cat didn’t turn him into ________.

The next day I got a ________ at my summer job. It was from my father. He never called me ________. He asked me if I saw Morey before I left home — he named the bird Morey.

Driving home from work, I ________ it wasn’t only about the magpie but also about his own little fledglings (幼鸟) who were ________ the nest. It was about my brother and me. Dad felt as helpless as the Mommy and Daddy bird watching in the tree. He couldn’t make us fly nor could he ________ cats once we left the nest.

I got home and found him looking out of the kitchen window with ________ in his eyes. I ________ him by saying Morey might have learnt to fly with very good parents raising him.

Soon it was the end of August. Bags were ________ and it was time for my brother and me to leave the nest. In the end, Dad had nothing to worry about. He ________ his little fledglings well. And we flew...

【推荐3】Yesterday, I posted a photo of a pile of cross stitch kits (十字绣) on my blog. To my _______, many readers say I do well in them. I couldn’t use them all, _______ finally I decided to give away the rest to ladies in my neighbourhood who like to _______a project with their own hands.

I_______them all up into a box and decided to start with the lady who _______a pub. She’s perfectly kind and she served me with a cup of coffee. I took her out to my car and showed her the _______. I was holding it in my arms beside my car when another car _______up next to us with two other ladies in it. Within moments I was pushed against the _______behind the weight of three elderly ladies and I had to fight my way to pick up the empty box. The three ladies had taken every single item in that box with _______expressions on their faces and lots of thanks. One of the ladies has a son who is a firefighter. She decided to give some cross stitch kits to the ________station. Her decision did make me pleased. I had in my mind a wonderful picture of all these ________and strong firemen sitting around all working on their cute cross stitch Christmas stockings while they ________for fire alarms to be called in.

Finally, ________and laughter all went around, and then I e­mailed another ________, who often visits me and also likes cross stitch kits. She promised to send me her extra cross stitch kits, too. I just know kindness will finally ________on to others.

【推荐1】Soon after my arrival in Luanda, I realized that I was going to have some free time available. I decided to _____ it doing something useful and involving with the ______community.

I started my research for volunteering opportunities here and a blog post ______ my eye. It was Ashima's _____ on how she started her _____ journey in Luanda. Ashima has been volunteering at the Foundation for Art and Culture for more than a year. I decided to _____ with them and soon after I got a very warm and welcoming _____ inviting me to the foundation. The next day as I _____ into the foundation little did I know it would become such a(n) ______ part of my life in Luanda.

I was a bit hesitant ______as I had never worked with children before and my Portuguese then was much ______than now. But as I slowly started doing some activities with children, there were not any ______ . All that you ______ was a heart full of love and everyone ______ the language of love.

I found plenty of _____ to do with kids, keeping them busy and having fun. Together we played, sang, learned new things, ______ new games and reinvented the old.

The children coming to the Foundation are wonderful, and full of _____ and energy. It is a beautiful place with wonderful projects. Without doubt it is the best _______ I could have found in Luanda, and I am very ______ to go there as often as I can. The staff _______there really make you feel welcome and at home.

【推荐2】Despite the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighborhood arrive at their college classes on time.

A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been _______ free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started _______ his car to the young people, Wilson has _______ an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous _______ with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he’s _______ have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they’ve also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students _______ call him “Grandpa”.

Tina Stern _______ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free _______. “It’s not just a ride; you’re not just sitting there in _______ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually ________ the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he’ll ________ those things.”

Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organization, On Point for College. Although the ________ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes ________ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students.

If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to ________ them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what’s needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ________ to buy them a meal.

For many students, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, it’s also entirely ________ for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don’t have a reliable car, while others have to ________ vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has ________ them to complete their education – but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the ________. “I just love driving and I love these kids, “Wilson said. “It’s such a(n) ________ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”

【推荐3】Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent lots of time out on the sea. There she _______ saw whales, seals, and other marine (海洋的) animals. She developed a love for the wildlife living along the coast.

“I remember being so _______ them and wondering what was happening in their life,” Doughty said.

She also _______ that their livelihood was influenced by pollution and other human-related activity. She wanted to do something to _______ these animals.

So she _______ a marine biologist and worked with organizations that provided help for sick and injured sea animals. But as many nonprofits (非营利机构) closed their doors, Doughty decided to _______.

In 2011 she set up her nonprofit, Marine Mammals of Maine, and has since provided help and medical care for more than 3,000 sea animals.

When COVID-19 broke out, things became more difficult, but they couldn’t afford to _______ — the animals still needed their _______.

“We were so nervous of how we would _______ as a nonprofit in uncertain times,” Doughty said. “Luckily, our team stood strong and we were able to ________ to help animals.”

When another New England-based marine animal rescue program stopped its animal care during COVID-19, Doughty’ s work became more ________ than ever.

“We could no longer bring any ________ to their rescue center and there were not enough rehabilitation (康复) places for these animals. So, we were really ________ and there was more pressure for our center to stay ________,” Doughty said.

“I feel this strong ________ to help these animals,” Doughty said. “This is what I was put on this Earth to do.”

【推荐1】When Leah was 10, she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show _______ and sympathy,” she says. “But that wasn’t happening.”

Leah decided to _______ her handmade bracelets (手镯) at a local event and asked each person who got one to do a kind deed for someone else. A note _______ to each bracelet said, “Let’s just show other people they are _______.” As Leah gave out bracelets, _______ spread. She began to receive bracelet requests worldwide, and to hear from people who’d delivered kind deeds. One person _______ a tired store clerk with sandwiches. Another paid for a stranger’s coffee. “A story that _______ touched my heart was that someone established a homeless camp!” she said.

When Leah couldn’t _______ requests for the bracelets, she began selling wristbands with “Kindness Travels” on the outside and “kind” on the inside in _______ languages.

So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has ________ a party for kids at a homeless shelter, paid the rent for hurricane ________ and more, using the money from wristbands ________ and donations.

Leah hopes to ________ other kids who want to help others. ”Just come up with ideas! Never be ________” she says. “Age is just a ________ . You always have the power to do something.”

【推荐2】On August 27, Jpnathan Ceplecha was on a hill in the woods behind his house in Redwood Falls, when a tree that he was cutting fell on him. In a second, both of his legs were suddenly _______ under an immovable log (原木). His legs were _______ instantly and he was in enormous pain but, with no _______ on him and because he lives alone, nobody knew what was happening to him.

Throughout his isolation, Ceplecha ate plants and insects within his _______ drank sweat and rainwater that he collected in his _______ , had covered his head in his shirt during the nights to _______ the insects as he slept.

His kept his sanity (头脑清醒) by breaking down every day into hours, and each hour into minutes. He tried to distract himself from _______ by meditating (冥想) and inventing rhythms to _______ from dawn to dusk.

Family members had become _______ when Ceplecha wasn't answering their phone calls and didn't ________ for work. Ceplecha's father found him on his property and ________ the Redwood County Sheriff's Office. It took nearly two hours for ________ to rescue Ceplecha from underneath the tree. He's now recovering in a hospital.

Ceplecha's famiiy said that his legs would be likely to be ________ after undergoing surgery, though “he needs a long road to full physical ________ and his feet are still in bad condition.”

“He had the ________ to live,” an official of the Redwood County Sheriff's Office said, “I don't know of many people who could have survived such an unpleasant experience.”

【推荐3】I’m a professor teaching people how to think more creatively. _______ , this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.

At a family picnic, children used to have the handkerchief-throwing contest, which I realize now, was not meant to show any real _______ , but simply for laughs. But it stirred my love of thinking outside the _______ .

The host gave each child a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who threw it the farthest. The first little throwers _______ mighty strength, but the cloth opened and fell to the ground. So when one kid after another threw harder when the handkerchief always opened, it _______ me. The secret was not to throw harder but to keep the cloth from _______ ! Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would _______ the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they separated, people might not notice a small rock _______ in the grass. I had a good chance of _______ with it, but I didn’t want to win by cheating. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. I began tying the handkerchief around itself to make it ________. When I approached the ________ as the final contestant, people were already laughing. I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off maybe 60 feet away. The laughing ________ suddenly. The host stared at me and then ran to ________ if I’d cheated the crowd. “It’s just the handkerchief.” he declared. The adults applauded and I felt ________.

This is how I learned the secret to creative thinking. I wanted to continue looking ________what things seemed to be.