【推荐1】A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers,   Inc.   One morning in 2009, Larry was ______along 165 north after delivering to one of his _______. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. _______ he got closer, he found ____ vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed _______ shooting out from under the _______ vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and _______the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on _______ and told Larry he had _______ an emergency call. They ________ heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. ________the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay ________ until the emergency personnel arrived, ________ she thought the car was going to ________. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move ________ she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man ________ and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the ________ if he was needed or ________ to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is ________—Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His ________ most likely saved the woman’s life.

【推荐3】Taylor Hash desired to become a career pilot and she was under training. One day, she had just started building up hours of flight time when a(n)________ struck. As she guided the Diamond Star plane off the runway at airport, on her third-ever independent ________, the front tyre (轮胎) of her plane fell off.

Taylor was ________ at that point that she had just lost important landing equipment. “I didn’t feel anything wrong in the take-off ________,” she said. However, a(n)________ pilot Chris Yates, saw something and immediately took action. He knew that Taylor would have to make a difficult emergency landing. He ________ the control tower and said, “The Diamond Star that just took off lost its nose wheel tyre on the runway.” Yates asked people there to put him through to Taylor so he could help her. When Taylor learned what had happened, she was in ________.

Therefore, Yates ________ that the most important thing would be to keep Taylor calm so she could follow him attentively. Then Yates ________ Tavlor and told her that she could ________ above the field until she was ready to land. “When you touch down, I just want that joystick (操纵杆) all the way back. You’re gonna hold it back like you don’t want that nose to touch,” he ________ her.

Despite feeling unsure, Taylor trusted Yates. With palms sweaty and lips ________, Taylor successfully create a best landing chance. Finally, she managed to land ________.

No sooner had Yates extended his arms than Taylor hugged him tightly with tears of ________ rolling down cheeks. Yates smiled, patted on her shoulder and encouraged, “it was your excellent skill that help yourself ________ the emergency successfully. I am so proud of you.”

【推荐1】28-year-old Jermaine Scott set up in business as a barber in Madison. Tennessee, about a year ago. He gradually noted the kids were ______ to tablets and cellphones when they came to the barbershop. It was ______ to cut their hair when they were focused on those. That led to the ______ of Scott’s “Barbershop Books Day” when kids could come and get a ______ haircut. What was required? They had to ______ a book while they got it.

He created “Barbershop Books Day” to help not only the kids, but also the parents. Madison has many low-income families and many are focused on just keeping their ______ on. For people in this community, $ 15 for a haircut per kid is not easy to ______ so in some way a reduction in the price can ______.

Scott began his initiative (倡议) by ______ five library books and putting them near his chair. Book ______ began pouring in when a local news station got ______ of what he was doing. Scott plans on taking his initiative a step further by ______ his “Barbershop Books Day” to an “Ice Breaker Book Tour” where he ______ to get kids excited to learn while also giving them ______ role models through motivational speakers. Scott said, “If I step outside my comfort zone and tell them school is cool, ______ it will guide them in the right direction.”

【推荐2】It was the last week of the summer holiday, and Robin was bored .His father , Leif ,was also at ____ on vacation. Leif suggested going sailing for a few days. Robin ____at the idea.

It was a sunny afternoon .Father and son ____ food for the trip and then set sail.Robin was old enough to learn some seamanship .He listened patiently as his father____ what to do. But as the boat hit the bigger ____ in the open sea,the boy feel seasick and lay on a bed.

The sunset at 10:30 pm found the boat ____ into more terrible weather .They’d be ____ to reach a port before dawn.Leif found that there was something wrong with the sail（帆） .He panicked and decided to____ it on his own. However,the sailboat shook ____ and threw him into the water.In the cabin ,Robin heard ____ from his father ,In the water,he saw Leif ,breathing ____ in his red life jacket.“Dad,what shall I do ?”Robin ___.

Robin dialed 112,the emergency number, but he was too far from Sweden to get a(n) ____. Outside , Robin scanned the dark____ wildly. His father had disappeared into the night.

The ___ fell with a noise like thunder. Remembering his seamanship____ just s few hours earlier, Robin pushed the tiller(舵柄) over. The sail filled again. Robin swung the boat around, ____ east, toward Sweden. Every few minutes, he checked his____. When Robin dialed 112 for the sixth time, he heard a woman answer: “Emergency service.” After 1.5 hours, Robin heard the news :“Your father is alive and well.”

The rescuers praised Robin ’s self-control and ____ decision to sail away for help. Leif’s praise is generous. “Robin’s wonderful kid who ____ that night, and he’ll make a great man.”

【推荐3】Annie was a great teacher who opened the door to Helen Keller’s life. However, she was sometimes ignored as people only ______ her student. In fact, her learning was just as difficult, if not more ______ than Helen’s learning as a learner. Without Annie, Helen’s life would have never truly ______.

Annie had trouble with her ______ when young. She went to Perkins School for the blind in Boston where she ______ many operations. As a result, her sight gradually improved and she became an outstanding ______ in her school.

After graduation Annie went to Alabama and met Helen, who was blind and deaf. She ______ her to read, write, speak, and most importantly, to ______ the world around her. Annie would let Helen ______ a thing and then she would ______ what the thing was onto Helen’s hand. Touching was almost Helen’s only way of knowing things. To help Helen learn to write, Annie got her student a specially-designed board so that Helen could write ______ on the paper placed over it.

Learning to speak was ______ . Annie would place Helen’s hand on her throat to feel the vibrations (震动) while speaking. Years later Helen finally ______ to speak clearly. If Annie hadn’t been that ______ and helpful, Keller wouldn’t have gone to Radcliffe College and graduated with good results.

Annie and Helen once traveled to Hollywood to film a movie based on their own lives. The movie, called Deliverance, was a(an) ______. But this didn’t discourage them from trying to earn their ______ in the entertainment field. They found that they were natural ______ and performed in many shows! Through their work, they ______ two million dollars for the blind.

Annie stayed with Helen until she died in New York in 1936. Another woman was asked to ______ Helen. For Helen, however, no one could ever take the ______ of Annie.