【推荐1】For the past 18 years, my daughter has been around me all the time. Now that she is in college, the _______ of our relationship has totally changed and our relationship is completely _______. I’m not going to be there every morning to have breakfast with her. I won’t know when she’s mad or when she’s happy. Here’s a little story of our new _______.

A week ago, my daughter wanted to _______ so she called me during the day as I was in meetings. I _______her later on, but she was in class. At midnight, she reached out _______ to ask if we could talk. Well, guess what? I was _______ . I thought we would talk the next day, but she was not   _______ .

Research shows that parents are _______ when their children are grown up, but for me that is when I start to get concerned. I am always left to________ , how can I, as a parent, remain ________to my daughter to guide, support and love through life's changes?   

We may have to ________ the way we communicate. My daughter encouraged me to go digital. That’s how I ventured into the world of social media, following her updates and occasionally sharing my own experiences. Through this   ________ presence, the physical gap is ________and I feel I still have an active role in her life. This experience serves as a reminder that ________, however scary, holds the promise of growth in our shared journey.

【推荐3】For many people, being locked down during the pandemic means having more free time to get those creative juices flowing! Fanni Kovacs and Hosszu Norbert are professional _______ and entertainers. The fun-loving couple _______ going out in the world to entertain others, so they decided to use their _______ to spread smiles in a new way. Since they’re such big movie fans, they figured they would recreate _______ from their favorites!

“Our love for movies is what inspired this series. When we were still at university, we loved _______ whenever we had the chance. _______ those days, we had saved up a lot of accessories (配饰) and costumes. Thus, we could _______ our theatrical work when we were stuck at home,” Fanni said.

“We mainly choose topics for the _______ based on which setting we can pull off and which is relatable to the topic of lockdown in general,” Fanni added. “We have been _______ something like this for quite some time, but now we finally have plenty of ________ to make it happen.”

They’re also finding other great ways to give. Norbert ________ as a Red Nose Clown Doctor, which means he visits hospitals to cheer up sick kids. Now that he’s unable to physically go to see them, he’s switched to online ________.

They’re just trying to make people ________ during these hard times. They are ________! These pictures are amazing. These two really know how to use their talents to bring joy to others, something that’s more ________ now than ever before. Great work, you two!

【推荐1】Bill Sumiel, 71-year-old, was dealing with kidney failure and had been on dialysis (透析) 30 miles from home.

He had _______ diabetes over 20 years before, which led to his kidney problems. He was on the transplant list, but no matches had yet appeared. So he _______ his current treatment.

Timothy Letts, a Uber driver of 31, was _______ north when his phone rang. Uber _______ Sumiel’s ride-hailing order to him. Letts could see that the older man was weary-looking but in good _______.

“Sumiel really _______ the trip with positive energy.” says Letts. Over the 40-minute drive, Letts shared that he was an Army veteran. Sumiel mentioned that he’d _______ volunteering at his church and in his community. But he was doing less these days, because the dialysis treatments left him _______.

Sumiel revealed that he was _______ a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor candidate, given that he didn’t drink or smoke. Sumiel agreed, though he didn’t think much of it as they kept driving. Letts, ________ , couldn’t stop thinking about it.

About a quarter-mile away from Sumiel’s house, Letts said, “I’d like to see if I could be a ________ to give you a ________.”

After the initial excitement, Sumiel started feeling a bit less ________.

Sumiel was touched by Letts’s ________ , though he wondered if it had just been an emotional moment. Letts was ________ to his word, and he got in touch with Sumiel a few hours later. After a months’ screening ________, the results were ________: Letts was an ideal donor, and they were a perfect match.

On Dec. 7, 2021, 14 months after the ride, they had their ________ successfully. Being ________ today, Sumiel is volunteering full time remotely. Letts has moved to Germany to work with the Army’s family. They look forward to the day they can ________.

【推荐2】A 7-year-old girl, Bella Smith, had thought all kids had a happy childhood like her. Then one day she was told that a girl of her age had never __ a birthday party because her family couldn’t __ it. Hearing that, she felt, __ to her family for being able to hold birthday parties for her, but she also felt sorry for those who couldn't even had a birthday celebration because of __ issues.

So she went to her mom, Marlana Evans, and they __ an idea. That’s how they decided to start Bella’s Boxes, a(n) __ through which they made birthday boxes for children whose families were badly off.

The boxes were __ with balloons, cake mix, candies, and sprinkles inside. Most of these were donated by the local community. Bella couldn’t be shocked more that the community had joined in her __ .

As the girl’s mother __ , Bella is always ready to reach out to help others in need. Bella, whose birthday is on March 26, only asks for more __ for her project every year.

___, the girl had to stop her project for a while because of the pandemic(流行病), though they had already more than 70 birthday boxes __ . By that day, she had already handed out 300 boxes.

The girl has melted (融化)hearts of millions __ her kindness and she was highly spoken of over the years online “You are so __ !Thank you for what you are doing, ” someone wrote, while someone else commented(评论), “You are a shining light in dark times and you really make a __ to those kids!”

【推荐3】Not long ago, I was at a grocery store, and an elderly man in front of me was using a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program card — what we used to call food stamps. The card reader kept ________ his payment. He’d apparently gone over his ________ for the month. He was confused about how it’d happened and more than a little________   about the situation.

While I was trying to decide if the man would be displeased or ________ if I offered to step in and pay the ________, the young cashier said, “Sir, this happens all the time. It’s not a problem. I promise we can ________ a solution together.”

The line behind us was growing long, but the cashier didn’t show any ________ or anger. He ________ the man was over his limit for the month but wasn’t over by much, so he helped the customer ________ which things he could make do without until his ________ was refilled. It was ________ that the cashier had done this before. He told his old customer once again that this was a common ________ and not a problem at all. The man left with his dignity ________. He would ________ have a sense of loyalty (忠诚) to that grocery-store chain.

When it was my turn, I ________ the cashier’s name on his nametag. And when I got home, I sent an email to the manager of the store to ________ the employee for his kindness and customer service. I got a reply with thanks from the manager, letting me know that my remarks would be ________ in the employee’s file and noted each time he was up for a ________.

While his act of kindness had a positive influence on the life of someone who was ________ that day, I hope my act of kindness ________ had a positive effect on that cashier’s career — and possibly his paycheck.