【推荐1】People often ask me what my biggest regret is, but the truth is that I've never regretted anything. Sure, I've had _____but that's not the same thing. I _____finishing second in a judo (柔道) competition when I was sixteen. I was______because I had been training incredibly hard and had______myself I’d win. If I had won, 1 could have _____my city and, who knows, I might _____have gone to the Olympics already. But it didn't happen, and well, I’m______glad I’m not a professional sportsman --if I had to train for ten hours a day, I wouldn't have______for anything else. Perhaps if I had won that competition, I’d be______than I am now but I probably wouldn’t be any happier.

Another disappointment was when I did badly in my school-leaving exams. I didn’t get into the university I______to go to so I had to wait a whole______to try again. During that time, I got a______in a shop, which was a(n)______experience, and I also did an intensive______course. Then I spent three months traveling around Europe. So it meant that when I finally did go to university, I had much more experience about life and work and a better idea of what I wanted. I______if I hadn’t done all those things, I wouldn’t have done so well at university. Also, if I didn’t learn to speak Spanish, l’d never have met Carmen, my fiancée(未婚夫) on my journey.

So now, no regrets. The trick is, if things don't work out, you just have to _____the situation. My final university______is coming soon. If I get the grades I want, I’ll probably______and have my master degree. If I don't get the grades, I’ll have to get a job. But whatever happens, I know______I’ve tried my best, I won’t______anything.

【推荐2】The owner of the gas station near my house posts daily quotes on a board, such as: “When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you ________.

Most of the quotes are ________, but one quote was, for me, an ________ new thought: “Be who you needed when you were young.” Is the quote ________ we should be the kind of person we needed when we were young—for ourselves? Or that we should do it for our children and grandchildren and other young people we meet? Maybe we should do it for all, young and old ________? Why would I give so much ________ to a quote from a gas station board? Sometimes when my train of thought leaves the station, I just have to ________ on board and see where it takes me. I’ve been ________ this train for days, thinking about a person I needed when I was young.

My mother worked at a mill (面粉厂). One day when I was 12, I came home from school and found her drinking tea with the prettiest lady I had ever seen. “Hello, child!” said the woman, ________ my face in her hands. Her name was May. She was my mother’s friend, but she became ________ role model. I watched how she listened and encouraged and never ________ any one, even if they ________ it, and how she was always ________ to everyone. She was a woman of faith,________, and wisdom. I wanted to be like her.

After I left home for college, May moved away and I never ________ her again. The best reminders come from ____________ places sometimes.________ a quote from a gas station board, I thought of my friend May, someone I ________ when I was young and still hope to be like. We don’t always ________ people we admire. But remembering them ________ us to keep trying.

【推荐3】One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces(杰作).

A young couple_______the paintings ahead of me chatted _______ between themselves .I watched them moment and _______ the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's patience for_______her constant flood of words. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. _______ I heard her constant flood of words, I moved away _______.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a _______when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man _______into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended(展开) it into a long stick and then_______his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

"He's a __________man, "the clerk at the counter said, "Most of us would __________ if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made__________ that his life wouldn't__________. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there is a new art show."

"But what does he get out of the art?"I asked, "He can't see."

"Can't see? You're__________. He sees a lot. __________than you or I do, "the clerk said. "His wife __________each painting so he can see it in his head."

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the __________ of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __________and the courage of a husband who would not__________ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love __________by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined(交缠).

【推荐1】Today was the fifth time that I had beaten Janice this year at tennis. I was beyond________of myself, but as I stepped out of the court and passed by Janice, I found she________not to see me without raising her head, and she was________beside her father. My mind was racing with________. “Why can't she just________the loss? Is she purposely trying to mess my confidence so I will not________my best in my next________?”

My heart pounded as I dropped my head and held legs tightly. In a few seconds, my________was burning from embarrassment, and without even looking up, I could feel everyone's eyes looking at me________.

I came________to this tournament, because my parents were 3,000 miles away. There was no one there to________me or stand up for me. I was by myself, facing so many________. Just then, a warm hand tapped me on my shoulder. I was________to look up as tears streamed down my face. The person who tapped me was Janice.

I glared at her and actually________her to leave me alone. I expected her to start crying again and________to her father. However, she sat down where I was without saying anything.

After a few moments of________, she let out a big sigh and apologized for her unusual________.

Janice glanced towards where I was looking at. She carefully got up and________me away from the court. As we were walking, I turned my head around to make eye________with her father. He caught me staring and he waved at me with smile. Without________, I gave him a big smile and walked away, making sure that I had my head held high.

【推荐2】On Dec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of ________ with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to ________ the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage（孤儿院）, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children ________. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was ________ struck by the children’s lack of ________ to education — their school only went through the fourth grade.

Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one ________, Hermela. She writes:

Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became close and ________ to me to a point where it was becoming ________ for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and ________ education after the fourth grade became ________ and I knew I had to do something.

That’s when Nubia decided that she didn’t want a traditional Sweet 16. ________, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish ________ grade class for Hermela and other kids.

“The money could provide a (n) ________ solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day ________ of my party, “Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. ________, I want Hermela to continue ________.”

After ________ friends and family her plan, Nubia ________ a donation page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on CrowRise. Her ________ will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation（基金会）, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

So far, Nubia has raised $2,781 of her $10,000 goal. Nubia says her parents have been extremely ________; they’re selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

Nubia’s birthday may not have been a party, but it’s truly a celebration.

【推荐3】My childhood was a fairy tale, until it wasn’t. At age 15, I almost died from a rare medical._______, a disease not fully diagnosed in time. Despite survival, I was left with severe nerve damage to my right leg. To this day, I live in pain every_______moment. I went from being perfectly healthy to_______being able to walk and with that came a(n)_______depression that threatened to swallow me whole — a depression I still_______to this day.

As if that wasn’t enough, a year later my family’s house fell down, we had to move into a caravan (大篷车). My following days consisted of going between hospital_______, trying to study for my A-levels and_______in a caravan.

In that caravan, I started writing to_______relief from my worries. It was my life line that_______me together as I studied. And from the________of writing then, I’ve just published my first novel. Now let me________my story.

Being a girl that was into science and reading________me from other kids. You probably already have a mental________: Yes, I was a real-life Hermione Granger,________to fit in with my peers, with a differing worldview. They still laughed at me. Regardless of the________that came my way, I never felt down for long. After ups and downs,________I found friends who, although amused by my obsession with books and science,________those qualities about me. They encouraged my________. My desire to write and explore science grew stronger.

Now, I________with cutting edge technology for an aerospace engineering company. Back home, I write. Last month I published my first________Undercover Thief.

【推荐2】A team of volunteers in the UK rescued a dog in a very unusual way, using a drone (无人机) and a sausage.

Millie, a lovely and pretty dog __________ while she was out for a walk in Hampshire, near the southern coast of England.

After she was seen running on busy roads, her __________, Emma Oakes, contacted the Denmead Drone Search and Rescue (DDSAR) for __________.

Millie was __________ found in a wetland by the coast, at risk of drowning as the tides filled different parts of the area with __________. Police officers, members of the coast guard and volunteers __________ to get to her on kayaks (橡皮艇) and on foot while the DDSAR __________ a drone to follow her. But they were all __________.

After three days of trying to rescue Millie, the team thought of __________ a sausage from a drone to try to help her get to __________. “It was a crazy idea,” said the DDSAR’s Chris Taylor, speaking to The Guardian. But they decided to try anyway. With the help of a local woman who gave them sausages and even __________ the sausages, the team hanged one in front of Millie, who __________ it to higher ground. However, after taking a __________ of the sausage, Millie ran away again. It took two more days before she finally ran into the __________ of her owner.

Emma said it was __________ to finally have Millie home, and she was very thankful to all the volunteers for their hard work.

【推荐3】Christy was helping Mum sort through boxes they’d found in their new home. “Look,” she held up an old photo, “It says Mabel beside Dream Lake, summer 1910.” It existed for a long time but was well ______. Christy asked if she could ______ it. Mum agreed, adding that Mabel was once the ______ of the house, but she didn’t know about the ______.

Now Christy had a puzzle to ______. Where was Dream Lake? The next morning, Christy went to the ______ library, where she looked through ______ of the town. They showed streets, businesses, but no lakes. Back home, while she was ______ out her bedroom window, a ______ feeling hit her. Christy quickly ______ Mabel’s photo and ran outside. In its ______, a steeple (尖塔) rose above a border of ______ trees. It looked much like the one now visible above the line of trees of her backyard. “Mum!” shouted Christy. “It’s the same steeple. This picture was ______ in our yard!”

Mum hurried outside to look. “Yeah, the trees have ______ grown, but it’s the same steeple. But where’s the lake?” They finally ______ the historical society. ______ no one there had ever heard of such a lake. And all the ______ proved useless.

“I don’t ______ it, ” said Christy in confusion.

That night, ______ came down and cooled the air. Early the next morning, Christy woke up and looked out of her window. “Dream Lake!” yelled Christy. “We ______ the puzzle, Mum!”