【推荐1】I’m forever grateful for everything Dr Cohen has done to save my life.

While I was studying at Baylor University, I ______ from a loss of feeling throughout the entire left side of my body that ______ from 15 to 45 minutes. As a gymnast, I have always been ______ and I know exactly what I eat and do to perform at my best. So, I thought that ______ in my body could not be anything ______. After all, I was only 20 years old.

I continued my ______ at the University of Notre Dame to earn my master’s degree. When I ______ home one weekend, I experienced another loss of feeling. My dad, who happened to be in the room, rushed me to the nearest ______.

Medical examinations ______ a tennis ball-sized tumor (肿瘤) taking over the right side of my brain. My dad ______ made an appointment for me to see Dr Cohen to ______ the next steps. I knew I was in excellent hands, having Dr Cohen as my doctor. It even made me feel a little more ______ when Dr Cohen told me he would open my brain and give me an operation. This was without any ______ the hardest thing I had ever had to ______, but I always knew everything would be okay and that I would ______ whatever came my way. About a year and a half later, I made a full ______.

Not even a brain tumor could ______ me. Luckily for me, I ______ from the University of Notre Dame with my class on time! This ______ has given me a different opinion on life and made me very thankful that I am still here, ______ by such loving and supportive people.

【推荐3】Sharaine Caraballo and her husband Wilson met 82-year-old Paul Callahan in March last year when Wilson began working on their recently purchased home. Paul offered Wilson a ladder to work with. From then on, it didn’t take very long for the family of eight and their new neighbor to become _______ .

A retired Texas Instruments manager, Paul’s wife sadly passed away six months before the family moved into the neighborhood. Sharaine thinks her family _______ an important refuge (慰藉) for Paul.

“One of my biggest _______ was meeting our new neighbors. I was _______ who they were going to be and what they were going to be like,” said Sharaine, who is _______ from Pawtucket, New England. “When Paul welcomed us into the neighborhood, I knew I had made the right _______.”

Paul’s warm welcome really helped put the couple at _______ , offering the new homeowners advice and help with all kinds of _______ they were facing with their new home.

“He was coming over with tools. He’d bring screwdrivers (螺丝刀) and teach Wilson how to fix up the garage and Wilson _______ all his advice,” explained Sharaine. “He’s always coming over with little trinkets (小玩意儿) for the kids. They play with him a lot.”

Paul has ________ the role of de-facto (实际的) grandpa.

Sharaine’s kids love Paul as much as she does and the elderly man makes great ________ to make them feel at home too. As much as Paul has helped the family, Sharaine thinks her family played an important role in the months that followed the passing of Paul’s wife.

“I asked what ________ him to us and he said he was a very ________ person and that he grew up around lots of kids,” Sharaine said. “That’s ________ I grew up. My house was always where everybody ________ out.” He’s also the last of his siblings (兄弟姐妹), who have all passed away.

The Caraballos and Paul now see each other every other day. They spend every holiday together, and this Father’s Day Paul received a present from the family.

【推荐2】The Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program sounded like a worthwhile cause. One day, I noticed a ________ request for volunteers. Many children had been waiting well over a year, I ________ that it was directed at me. The question was whether the ________ would want me. Because of a nerve disorder, I could only walk with the ________ of sticks.

But a short time later, my caseworker called, “I have the ________ Little Sister for you. Her name is Karen; she is eight and legally blind.”

“Are you outs?” I said. “Me ________ the blind? I have to hold onto my sticks!”

“Beth, I’m ________ you’re the right match, because I want Karen ________ to someone who can show that she can do anything, despite a(n) ________ challenge. You are such a good role model.”

It was hard to ________, so I agreed to meet with Karen. We discussed how we could ________ our special needs. I asked her to hang on to my shirt and ________ never to run away from me. She wanted me to let her know when the land was ________. Those seemed ________ enough for us to accomplish, so we became ________.

During our ________ together, Karen and I have had great fun doing countless things from the ordinary gardening to the ________ of exploring New York City.

Today, Karen is fifteen, and I ________ get extreme joy listening to her share her ________. One day she is going to be a writer, another day a teacher or a seeing-eye dog trainer. She believes there is no ________ as to how far she can go if she never restricts herself.