【推荐1】Both of my parents were full-time workers when I was a child. I was always locked indoors so that they could go to work without ________ about me. I didn’t have any ________, either. So for a long period of time, I would sit beside the small window and look unhappily at the outside ________.

One day, when I was walking towards the ________ as usual and wondering whether I could do something unusual to ________ time, I tripped over by a chair and fell down with my hands ________ on a floorboard. When I tried to rise, I ________ a hole under the floorboard and there was something in it. I ________ my hand in and took it out. It was old and small: Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. ________ I was bored, I decided to see what was inside this little book.

Mr. Bartlett had ________ quotations from thousands of people. It was the first time that I had seen people’s various kinds of ________: happiness, sorrow, surprise, loneliness and fear. To ________ them, I read the book again and again. Then I realized that I might be ________ because I had no one to talk and share with, and nothing to play with ________.

Later on, I read more and more books and understood more feelings and I always kept the book with me-it opened a ________ world for me and with it I began a journey of     16    .

【推荐2】Great books can do great things for you in your life. They________have for me and I use a simple method to make sure I don’t forget what I’ve learned from the best books I’ve read. It’s really simple and I highly________you give it a try.

First, as I read, I________the best points made by the author, the ones that jump out at (一下子吸引) me and instruct,________and motivate me. Next, I make a________in the front or back of the book, with the page number and a short summary of what________me as a real gem (宝石). After I have finished the book, I________all the page numbers and quotes (引用) onto a fancy notebook. Then, anytime I need a mental, emotional or motivational push, I quickly and easily________my notes of a particular book. It’s easy and simple.

My mentor Paul J. Meyer said, “It’s better to________or review over and over, 20 or 30 or 100 great books than to read 1,000________books.” I have never forgotten that and it has ________my life and dreams very well.

In________the notebook, I see my notes on books like, “Satisfaction” “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” “The Power of Now”, to________just a few. All these will________me of the time I read the books and the________I got from the author. Of course, I can also share the insight I develop from the book with my readers.

【推荐1】I got stuck. The question raised on social media wasn’t difficult, but it was like a bucket of cold water, shocking me into a ________ .

“What do you do for fun?” I couldn’t ________a single answer. Living alone, with an office in my home, work time had ________more and more of my days until there was no ________safeguarding my personal time. Being ________, however, is not the same thing as being productive.

Something needed to change. Then a four-legged creature entered my life. I wanted to start her off as a socialized pup who was ________with other dogs and humans around, so I took her to weekly playdates.

I remember walking into the room, my tiny puppy ________in my arms, and watching other puppies roughhousing (打闹). “I can’t do this,” I muttered (嘀咕), ________to leave. “Wait.” One of the puppy moms ________me. “Just sit here beside me and let her stay in your lap.” Her pup was about the same breed (品种) and size as my Trixie. Both our puppies were a little ________. However, my initial panic ________, and I returned week after week. The dogs, ________to their natures, are happy to be part of the activities and never fail to bring us ________and laughter. Our friendship grew, and we found we had more in common than just our good ________in dogs. My weeks no longer pass by without meaning.

As I recall my past habits, I realize I am accomplishing as much, if not more, by changing my ________from being busy to being present.

【推荐2】Liam Garner was just 17 years old when he started out on his big adventure—a 20,000 mile bike trip from Alaska to Argentina. In early January, he finally _________ his trip, 17 months after he started. He had a tent, a sleeping bag, a phone, a first-aid kit, and some _________ parts for his bike. Other than some _________ and water, he didn’t have much else. Initially, his parents were _________, but they became his biggest supporters as he traveled south along the West Coast, _________ Mexico by December.

_________ up with a friend, Logan, they overcame _________ like a bike accident, extreme heat, and even robbery in Colombia. In Mexico, they considered _________ because the incredible heat made biking extremely difficult. But things _________ once they reached Central America, and they decided to keep going.

Without being disheartened, Liam pressed on through rain, sun, heat, cold, deserts and mountains. Finally, on __________ 6th, 2023, he reached Ushuaia, Argentina, completing his __________ journey. Now, accompanied by his girlfriend, Liam is __________ home to California, fueled by ambition to __________ a book detailing his incredible adventure. He dreams of __________ others to start their own adventures, highlighting that everyone is capable of amazing achievements; the __________ is building confidence to attempt the extraordinary.

【推荐3】A teacher from Melbourne, Australia, showed her devotion to her students by making toy plushies (毛绒玩具), which is inspired by her students’ drawings. She gave them to her_________at the end of the school term. Reid Parker, the father of one of the_________children who got a plushie, shared the creations online and started a wave of___________for the teacher.

“There are teachers out there who do amazing things for their students which. aren’t always as tangible (有形的) as what my son’s teacher has done,” says Parker in a statement. “Just being an adult who_________them can be enough to _________a kid’s life, or being a person who is passionate about dinosaurs, space, or art can jump-start a child’s _________.”

The marvelous creatures show the seemingly infinite_________of the students in elementary school. From fluffy (毛绒般的) friends with claws to wide-eyed _________, the teacher beautifully_________what’s on the page into a plushie the children will__________for years to come.

According to Parker, the educator started __________these plushies in 2020 and delivered them to the children’ homes. Since the teacher paid for the__________for the plushies from her own pocket, follow parents and good Samaritans (乐善好施者) online reached__________to Parker for ways to help her.

Teachers are superheroes. They go the__________mile for their students and change lives by__________, listening to, and enlightening their kids.