【推荐1】Jayce began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two arms. He had one.

It started when one boy ______ him, said his mother, Lewis. He’d return to his home with questions: “Why am I ______? Why me? His mother recalled he was actually mad at God for making him that way and that it was a heavy ______ to his heart.

Lewis ______ she didn’t know what to do at that point. A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader, Trashaun, becoming an Internet hit after ______ videos of his slam dunks (灌篮), and, like Jayce, he ______ most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. To her surprise, Jayce was immediately ______. At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun was ______ an inspiring moment for Jayce—he saw a role model with a similar ______. If it had stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy enough. But little did she know that a family friend had already ______ to the newspaper to help set up a ______ with Trashaun to build Jayce’s confidence.

The boys met and instantly ______ with each other as both of them were in the same condition. They rode bikes, took photos, and shot basketball on the court. Instead of spending the whole day feeling ______ for themselves, they had a lot of fun. However, Trashaun did get ______ with Jayce sometimes. They talked about his left arm. He told Jayce he was perfect the way God made him. He also told him not to let anyone ______ him and not to let those words shake his ______.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a noticeable ______ in her son. As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him ______ to help more kids. “Honestly, it ______ a lot to know that I changed Jayce’s life,” Trashaun says. Still, he never dreamed that his ______ would have such an impact. “I just thought my friends would see them, and be like, ‘Oh, he dunked it!’”

He certainly did.

【推荐2】What does it mean to be a hero? I think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others happy. My hero is Mr. Wright, my chorus (合唱队) teacher.

When I was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. I was really close to them, and losing them was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to ________ through. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think; I felt like I couldn't even breathe. It was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and I ________ into this huge hole of depression (抑郁).

________ I was battling depression, I was determined to make my high school years the best of my life. It was difficult to be ________ , but I had to try. I joined Women’s Choir. Mr. Wright was the choral director and he was so funny that the first day, I just knew I had made the best ________ of my life.

As the year progressed, I loved chorus more and more. I began to smile again and really enjoy life.

Then one day that all changed. My friends—or those that I thought were my friends—started talking about me behind my back. I was hurt , and I sat by myself. Mr. Wright came over and asked what was wrong. The look in his eyes told me that I could ________ him. Trying hard to ________ back tears, I told him the whole story.

When I finished, he nodded and told me, “If you never learn anything from me, learn this: No one is worth ________ your joy. ” What Mr. Wright said really ________ a chord (心弦）in my heart. He ________ cared about me and what was going on. I’ll never be able to thank him enough, because he not only saved me but has ________ every day of my life since. Any time I feel like giving up, I remember Mr. Wright's words and push forward.

I’m proud to say that I ________ my depression, and I'm now a senior. I’m still a part of chorus, and now I'm also in the best choir at my school.

Mr. Wright is a hero to everyone he meets. He cares about every single person who walks through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher I've known. That’s ________ he deserves to be Educator of the Year. He deserves the ________ not just this year but every year.

I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Wright. You are an ________ teacher, and I hope you realize that. You’re my hero.

【推荐3】Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the _______. Many houses were _______. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were _______ that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We _______ send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending _______ children to relatives in other towns.”

“We’ll _______ him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be _______ with him.”

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him _______ he would let Johnny _______ with him.

“He is a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any ________.”

“________, Johnny’s uncle Peter said. ________ I’m not ________ to children. I ________ a very quiet and peaceful ________.”

“You won’t know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.

________ Johnny, ________ was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days ________, his mother and father ________ a telegram from Peter.

It said, “I’m returning the child. Please send the ________.”

【推荐1】Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To _________ her skills, Lola trains for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships, she _________ seventh out of 16 girls. That’s especially impressive, _________ she is legally blind, born with a rare eye disease.

When she was little, her mom _________ that even though little Lola couldn’t _________ well, she was _________ . So her mom signed her up for gymnastics.

Though learning gymnastics has been _________ for her, she has never given up. She doesn’t let her _________ stop her from doing what she wants to. Her biggest _________ is the balance beam. Because of her eye disease, she must use her sense of touch to help her. “ You have to __________ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go. ” says Lola. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall off the beam and got her personal best score.

Lola never thinks about __________ . The highest is level 10 in gymnastics and her __________ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to __________ what she’s learned when she grows up.

Lola is __________ of all her hard work and success. Her __________ for others is “ just believe yourself ” .

【推荐2】There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)______being sent away, this boy was the______student in his class. He was at the top in every______always with high marks.

But the boy changed after______home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ______ He hated being in a______. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he______committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt______and no one loved him.

His parents started______about the boy. But they even did not know what was______with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and______him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and_______After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most______person for me. I want to see you_______ I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words______the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He______his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had______he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He______the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him______!

【推荐3】Backpacking (背包旅行) through Africa, I always carried some food with me _________ I couldn’t find something to eat.

I was _______ through a local market one day when I saw a jar of _________ jam (果酱). I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the _________ time I had seen peach. I took it.

For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little _________, I would carefully _________ the lid (盖子) and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious. I didn’t _________ it with anybody. It was put safely in my _________, taken out on only special _________.

Once cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody looked for ____________ and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some ____________ clothes.

In my hurry to ____________ further discomfort (不适). I forgot that the jar of jam was ____________ in my clothing. One forceful yank (猛拉) and my __________ jar of jam crashed (碰撞) to the concrete ground, breaking into pieces.

I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags (衣衫褴褛的) ___________. Without hesitation (犹豫), she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ____________. Still ____________, she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out (舀出) the __________ jam and placed it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fish bones (鱼刺), she ____________ the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container ____________ she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.

My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.