【推荐1】We had a tornado (龙卷风)touch down near the school, and as expected,，we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but _______ prepared for throughout the school year. I wasn't even in the _______ when it happened. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help _______items for a project. When the alarm stared _______ ,I immediately took my student ’ s hand and _______ as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado_______ to use. I never imagined actually needing to _______ my students up against the wall, have them crouch (蹲)down with their knees and heads_______ the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hears were_______ so fast that they couldn’t catch their breath，and the ________ filled their eyes looking up at me as they asked i their families and ________ were going to be okay.

In the midst of the very ________and dangerous situation, my students ________ themselves with the attitudes and mindset of children much ________ than them. Never in my life have I seen my students ________directions so quickly, and without hesitation. Even though some tears ________ down, and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave. They had such a firm ________ in my assistant and me that they were able to be 100% ________ . They were brave beyond their ________ today and for that, I am very grateful.

Right now, I ________ the day and am thankful for our safety，courage, and bravery.

【推荐2】On July 20, Yu Yifei, a 26-year-old medical intern (实习医生) at People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, made his way home in a sub way train on Line 5 after his first day’s training. When downpours struck the city, he_________about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall in Zhengzhou reached a_________201.9 millimeters between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Floodwaters_________a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began_________in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus Yu,_________to leave and fearing for his life, made a_________call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’_________rose. When subway workers arrived to withdraw them, Yu_________to get out. As he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help from someone needing a doctor. He quickly_________the white medical coat given to him at the hospital__________and returned to the platform to save people. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits__________. Some even applauded him.

As more passengers were pulled from the__________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He__________CPR, or first aid, to those in low-temperature shock from the cold water and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor nearly died. After__________consciousness and strength, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was__________and needed all his concentration to perform another CPR procedure.

That night on a subway station platform, he__________an exhausting six hours giving CPR to passengers who__________survived drowning. He also treated the injured. He__________the subway station at about midnight, with the white coat spotted with blood and__________. Three hours later, he met his father. With tears in eyes, his father and people__________smiled and gave him the thumbs-up.

【推荐1】I, a postman, married Kathy twenty-eight years ago. Our marriage life was filled with quarrels, swearing, throwing pots…—it was too much like ______. So I had an idea that our time as husband and ______ was about up but I didn’t expect it would ______ with a fight.

We were ______ at home one evening after tea, one at each end of the table. I was ______a book, and Kathy just sat there. ______ she said, “I do love you, Harry.” I was still in the book and said ______.

Then, “Harry, look at me.” My ______ came up, smiled and went down again to my reading. Maybe I was in the wrong, and should have said something, ______ the book was too good.

“I’m sure all that reading’s bad ______ your eyes,” she commented. I went on reading, not looking up. She added, “My dad used to say that only fools read books.”

The words ______ me and I couldn’t resist replying, “He only said that because he didn’t know how to read. He was ______.”

Kathy never read books. She hated ______ like poison. She sneered(冷笑), “No need to be jealous of you. We’ve got more sense, and too much to do.”

Then I was upset, but in a ______ way, “Let me read, anyway, won’t you? It’s an interesting book, and I’m tired.”

She ______ out loud, “Tired? You ought to do some real work for a change instead of ______the streets with that stupid post-bag.” She snatched the book out of my ______ and screamed, “Nothing but books, books, books,” throwing the book into the fire.

This really ______ me, so I slapped(掌掴) her across the face, not very hard but I did.

One day, a month after ______ the book, I came back from work and found a note waiting for me, “I am going away and not coming back.”

We ______ six years after we married.

【推荐2】I was at the post office a few weeks ago. I was being _______ while an old man with obviously big _______ problems was also trying to pay his electricity bill next to me. He was _______ to walk with a walking stick (拐杖), and his hands were _______ all the time. It looked as if he were going to fall. I found the old man was in _______ for lack of 20 cents!

The lady behind the counter (柜台) had the old man in such a state further _______ 20 cents. He searched his pocket, shaking violently and _______ looking upset. But instead of letting the man go, she _______ that if his bill wasn’t going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a _______ on next electricity bill for the ________ fee. It meant he would pay more the next time.

I was ________ to have heard that and the scene really made me upset. So I went over and asked the cashier to give all of the money back to the old man and then paid the ________ for him. The old man was ________ and said, “It’s very kind of you. But why were you doing this?” I said, “Because it was the right thing to do.” He thanked me over and over and smiled at me on his way out of the post office.

The ________ part in all of the event was that the old man walked straight to a supermarket and bought a basket of food, which he wouldn’t have been able to ________ if I had not got involved at the post office.

【推荐3】Mark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018. After two operations, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo(纹身) artist, to ______ fingernail tattoos for him. His ______ made everyone in the studio ______ until they saw the final ______. “Everything turned from ‘funny’ to ‘amazing’,” Catalano recalled.

Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so ______ that people could hardly believe their eyes. Catalano never thought the image would become a hit worldwide.

It ______ Catalano further into the world of paramedical (医疗辅助工作的) tattooing. Now some people with life-changing scars travel long distances to ______ him. They enter Catalano’s studio to ______ the artistic healing they saw online. ______ flesh-coloured inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients’ ______ about themselves.

Leslie Pollan was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless operations to correct the scar on her lip.” Traditional operations made me feel ______,” she says. “So I search for other ______.” Catalano hid Pollan’s lip scar ______, giving her confidence back.

“You don’t understand until you’ve been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different ______ to life.”

Every time Catalano sees his customers’ satisfaction, he thinks his work is ______ and he will keep doing it.

【推荐1】When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant ________ Miller King, who was the best player at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for ________ . Just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm I went to see him after he came back from ________ He looked very pale, but he didn’t cry. That season, I ________ all of Miller’s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, ________ I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for (负有责任) Miller’s ________

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller stuck going over a fence-which wasn’t ________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ________ from. But despite that challenge he accepted. I helped him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ________. Thank you for     ________ me.”

His words freed me from my bad ________ . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. He was ________ ahead of me. I was right to have ________ him. From that day on, I grew ________ and a little more real.

【推荐2】How I Failed My Oxford Interview

As soon as the words left my mouth I knew I’d_______“You think Jane Austen is soft?” The man opposite me asked in disbelief. Then, he and his colleague took turns to _______ my claim, finishing each other’s sentences as they stressed Austen’s novels were, in fact, fierce.

“I just mean…” I said in a(n) _______voice, trying to keep the tone light, “that she’s not as fierce as Virginia Woolf.”

The two professors patted this idea around, too, like a couple of cats toying with a frightened bird --- giving _______ examples of how Austen’s work was, on the contrary, more fierce than Woolf’s. With no more defensive action to take, I _______ smiled and said, “Let’s just agree to disagree, shall we?” And all that moment, my dreams of going to Oxford university _______ in a puff of smoke.

Part of my problem, in hindsight was a lack of confidence. _______ I was a straight A student and had prepared for the interview to the best of my ability, I wasn’t a skilled debater. When faced with two experts who told me that I was wrong, instead of defending myself, I rolled over and accepted _______.

To pass the interview, you need confidence, of course. You also need a _______ passion for your subject, not just a keen interest. In other words, don’t put comments on your personal statement that you don’t have ________ for your in-person backup.

So, months later, I already knew the contents of my thin envelope when it appeared on my doormat. ________, I felt a pang of disappointment. I had wanted to go to Oxford since I was 13. I used to look up images of my favorite college with the same ________ of a bride-to-be browsing wedding dresses.

Ultimately, I didn’t have what it took--but, looking back, that was ________ a bad thing. Instead of going to Oxford, I found a university that was a better fit for my interests. I loved my eclectic course, where I could write an essay comparing Jane Eyre to 50 Shades of Grey.

Failing my Oxford interview also provided a valuable life lesson. I’m now more confident in my opinions, more passionate when it comes to debate, and I try to back up my points with ________ evidence. What’s more, I had never since ended a discussion by giving a ________ laugh and saying, “let’s just agree to disagree, shall we?”

【推荐3】One day it was raining heavily and nearing dusk. I was_________for an appointment in a nearby city that I knew only by GPS, and now my phone had_________.The usual interstate(州际公路)exits were closed, and I couldn't_________because it was raining so much. I couldn't_________how to get where I was going or how to let my partners know that I was_________to make it on time.

I_________at a McDonald's in a poor area of a town and walked up to what appeared to be a mother and her teen daughter. "I'm sorry," I said "but do you mind_________I search a number on your_________and make a call? I need to let them know I'm_________?”She handed me her phone and then told me I was__________, she was about to turn it off because she didn't have enough__________to pay her bill.

The young girl and the mother__________to be clinging(依赖的)to each other and talked together as I made the__________. I managed to get in touch with the people. They thankfully knew where I was and told me__________to get there.

As I readied myself to leave, I__________into my wallet. I didn't usually have__________, but today I found a $20 bill. In gratitude, I__________it into the mother's hand and then turned to leave quickly, because I didn't want it to be about me.

As I walked through the doors，I heard the mother__________.Her daughter called after me and said, "You have no idea how you just__________us."

I still think back to that day, even now, they had no idea how much they helped me, yet I was the one being thanked. It's funny how that__________.