【推荐1】Jack was an American soldier. One day after he retired, he found himself ________ and then was told by the doctor that his kidneys (肾) were broken.

Jack, who was already 69 years old, __ started dialysis (化疗), which didn’t work well. The doctor said the transplant (移植) was a good choice. However, after several months’ searching, no suitable __ was found. Jack was so __ that, in early 2018, he even __ not attending a get-together party with some soldiers who he hadn’t seen for many years in Monterey, California. Finally, with his wife Shirley’s___, he decided to go, and that turned out to be a life-changing __.

In California, Jack __ with six fellow soldiers, including one he hadn’t seen in nearly 50 years, Danny. Jack told them about his __. “I asked him what his blood type is, and it __ to be mine,” says Danny. “I was immediately thinking, gosh. I might be able to___.”

Danny, then 70, was healthy and energetic. __, when he told Shirley that he wanted to donate a kidney to her husband, she worried that he might be too___. But Danny really wanted to help and ___to have a try. He sent his ___ records to where Jack was treated and soon, he was asked to take a series of physical examinations. __, the result showed that he was a perfect match.

The doctors gave him the OK to __, and the surgery (外科手术) was a success. “It's pretty amazing to be able to take a(n)   ___ organ (器官) out of one person's body, put it in another person's body, and have it __,” Danny says. “And there's nothing ___than helping another person live a better life.”

【推荐2】After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ________ for a few days, I was ________ to wait tables on my own. All went ________ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily ________ the tables not far from the kitchen. ________, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

Before I knew it, the ________ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________ every step. I remember how ________ I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was ________ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, "Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to ________ now, and my wife needs her ________ back."

At first his ________ did not get across. "What was he talking about!" Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife's orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was ________. I wanted to get into a hole and ________.

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.

【推荐3】Today the kids and I went to the grocery store before the storm came in. When we made it outside to load our groceries, the hurricane alarms ______ .

On our way home, we passed a man ______ so hard to get his wheelchair off the main road. We ______ and asked him if he needed help, he said yes.

Without a second ______ , my son Seth jumped out of the car and ______ this man who was a double amputee (被截肢者) up a hill about a block. ______, the hurricane alarms were sounding.

The man was so ______ , and he kept saying that I was raising ______ kids. There and then I explained to him that my grandfather was a double amputee and that I was raised to ______ out if I can. He said he could have been ______ in a terrible storm but for this young man.

Seth got into the car and as we drove off, his exact words were, “Mom, I ______ that we live in a world where people would fly by and honk(按喇叭) at a disabled person ______ voluntarily lend a hand.” I told him that’s why it’s so important to always help. Every little bit truly does ______. He is truly my______ and joy. I’m proud of you, Seth, for your ______ to be a kind human.

【推荐2】Jim owned a store. A customer once asked him how he managed to stay ________ all the time. His answer was, “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and bad ________ for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be in a good ________.”

Then one day, something ________ happened. Jim was about to leave the store when an armed robber came in, held him up at gunpoint, and made him open the ________. As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand ________. The robber saw this and probably thought, “He’s about to attack me!” The robber ________ and fired his gun.

Jim was rushed to the hospital. In the ambulance, he felt ________ because the paramedic (医务辅助人员) kept telling him, “I’m sure you’ll be OK.”

But when Jim was in the operating room and he saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he got the feeling that they thought he was ________ dead. He knew he needed to do something to change their ________.

There was a ________ who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was, “Are you ________ to anything?” “Yes!” Jim said loudly and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total ________. “Bullets!” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses burst out ________. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die.”

Jim survived, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what also helped was that he managed to remain an optimist even in the most ________ moment of his life.

【推荐3】Germany is a highly developed country. Many people think its people lead a luxurious (奢侈的) life.

One day, my friend and I ________ a restaurant. We noticed that a young couple were having their meal. There were only two dishes and two cans of beer on their table. I wondered if such a(n)________ meal could be fine and whether the girl would leave that ________ man.

As we were hungry, my friend ordered more food for us. When we left, there was still about one third of the food we had ordered on the table.

When we were leaving, the young man spoke to us in English. We ________ that he was unhappy about us ________ so much food. “We paid for our food. It is none of your ________ ,” my friend told him. The young man was so angry that he ________ took his phone out and made a call to someone.

After a while, an office r from the Social Security Organization (社会保障组织) arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he gave us a 50 fine (罚款), which ________ us.

The officer told us in a ________ voice,“ ________ is yours but resources (资源) belong to society. There are many poor people in the world who are ________ hunger (饥饿). We have no reason to waste resources.”

Their attitude to eating put both of us to ________ . We need to correct our wrong ________ . We are from a country which is not very rich. To save face, we often think we should order more than we can eat, which ________ our friends our generosity (慷慨). We should realize that resources don’t belong to a(n) ________ person but they belong to everyone. We can’t afford to waste them.