【推荐1】At a farm off Narrow Lane near Lexington, Kentucky, US, old-fashioned houses look over the little red barn (畜棚). The farm is mostly empty now because Jim Mahan and his family, who lived there for generations, have _________to a different plot of land in northern Fayette County.

But during the summer, the barn is_________city kids who have come to enjoy the farm. They’re_________of the Fayette County Livestock(FCL)Club, which showcases(展示)various skills. The barn is where they look after the animals. “A lot of Lexington_________don’t know anything about farm life.” said Adria Meier, 17, who has looked after goats and sheep for three years. “There is so much to learn.”

The dozen or so children who take care of their goats and sheep at the little red barn must take a six-hour class _________they get an animal. They pay for their own animals but get special club programs, such as _________that provides vet(兽医)care.

Mahan lets the group use the barn for free, and the kids_________up to three hours a day there during the summer. _________as his land gets sold, he doesn’t know whether the club can continue. What makes the FCL Club_________is that most of the kids can walk out their doors and take care of their animals. Most are driven to the barn by their mothers, __________usually hang around and chat as their kids__________and exercise the animals.

There are valuable__________learned along the way. For instance, don’t cut wool off your goat when there is wind, and sheep are social animals and will cry__________when separated. “Looking after animals helps teach us a sense of __________. Unlike learning to shoot an arrow,__________an animal isn’t something you can simply abandon,” said Carly Playforth, 16, from Lexington.

【推荐2】As a result of a disease, I lost my eyesight. I was no longer able to work. With so much time on my hands _______, I could have chosen to be _______ life being empty and without purpose. _______, I created the Hugs and Hope Club for Sick Children.

My disability was a new _______ for me. I often received e-mails _______ help for sick children. I’d posted their _______ and pictures on a webpage in order to _______ with others who wanted to help these kids, too. My service began as a small, part-time effort. By the fall of 2014, it had _______ into a full-time job and a huge _______ with over 500 volunteers worldwide. The website, which started as one page is now over 150 pages. Our outreach ________ daily. The club’s volunteer hug-givers and hope restorers mail out hundreds of happy mails to the kids and provide ________ needed support to their parents.

Nathan and his little brother PJ have the ________ Batten Disease. Their parents must ________ the $100,000 they need each month for medical treatment to ________ their boys. After their story was posted on our website, musicians volunteered to do a big ________ that helped to raise money. We wrote to television stations and, ________, the boys were featured on the show "48 Hours ".

When the club began, I was helping a little boy named Michael. Now hundreds of suffering families are part of the ________ of love. I want them to learn no one has to face ________ alone and that joy and hope are ________―like peanut butter. When you spread them around, you can’t help but ________ getting some on yourself!

【推荐3】Around 28 years ago, when photographer (摄影师) Liu Shibin first came to the Shitan Village in She County of Anhui Province, he was deeply ________ to the sights there. The 800-year-old village has peaceful lanes, ________ Hui-style architecture, water scenes, beautiful mountains and a deep cultural ________. After that, Liu came to the village almost every year and started to ________ how to use his power to help the village get out of ________.

Spring is the ________ season for photography tourism in the village. As how to attract visitors during other seasons, Liu got a(n) ________. As the sunflower scene in Qinghai Province was quite famous, Liu advised the local villagers to ________ that and plant sunflowers. In April of 2009, the photographer bought some ________ and paid to villagers to try them out. After the successful ________, Liu spread his sunflower photographs online and the local government then ________ villagers to plant more fields of sunflowers. Thus, more and more photographers and tourists came to the poor village which brought development to the ________ tourism.

When Liu first came to Shitan village, there was only one hotel for photographers, which could only admit 12 people. However, now the village can ________ nearly 10,000 people per day at the tourist season of spring.

Over the past years, photographer Liu Shibin has also shot many ________ for local villagers and sent them a copy for free. Liu has “shot” the small unknown village into a nationwide famous photography attraction, helping local people get on a road to ________ with his lens (镜头).

【推荐3】Two boys were on the way home in the forest.They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.They looked up and down the riverside，but saw no______of a bridge to help them cross over safely.Both boys______placed a foot on the surface of the ice and felt how slippery (滑) it was.Then one gave up but the first boy still______walking across.

“What are you doing? ” the other boy asked. “You'll______ ! ”“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.” The first boy got up and carefully took a few more______ . He fell down again.“What are you doing? ” the other boy______ . The first boy got up again，______very quietly.The process repeated itself，until______ , the first boy, bruised (擦伤) and cold from the______ice, crossed the river successfully.

“I've______it! ” he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend. “Now it's your ______. ”“I can't; I'll fall over.” “Probably, I did.” “But I'll______myself. It's much safer here.” “Yes, but this is the______that we wanted to get to.” “I know, but I can't.” The first boy______his head.“Can't or won't, ” he said to himself______he walked off in the direction of home.

Sooner or later, we all come across frozen______like this one.And we have a decision to make.Do we take the risk and cross over, ______that we could slip，fall and suffer pain along the way？______do we stay where we are, feeling safe, knowing that we will______get to where we want in life? In my______ , we should take chances to cross the river and get success bravely.