【推荐2】Even 15 years after my grandfather’s death, he is still following me around, whispering in my ear on what to do. He is still the British-accented adviser in my head, giving me a nod of _________ for my right choice, and raising an eyebrow _______ he disagrees with something I’m doing. His wise and optimistic views _________ to affect my life.

My grandfather walked 10,000 steps _________ every day, and not because he had a $100 fitness tracker _________ him to do so. Instead of “exercising,” he worked in his garden, _______ vegetables that kept our family through many winters and roses that were the joy of many summers.

He was good to the _________ in the way that people used to be before they had to be told it was the right thing to do. Actually, he never _________ a car or learned to drive, so he walked everywhere he could and took a bus the rest of the time.

After my grandmother died, I used to go and _________ with him on weekends. We walked around, chatted to the neighbors, and went to the grocery store for food and milk. Occasionally I would __________ a little cake for him in his kitchen. At the end of the day, before he __________ the light, he would say, “That was a(a) __________ day. I enjoyed every minute of it.” I never doubted for a moment that he __________ it.

In the morning, I’d __________ to his whistling in the kitchen downstairs (usually it was Raindrops Keep Falling on Mr Head). At the time, it __________ me — I am not a morning person — but now I’d give anything to hear that whistle one more time.

【推荐3】People have been told to stay separated — at least six feet apart and to practice _______ state and local officials call “social distancing”. Some have been asked to work at home. But as people try to slow the spread of the _______ coronavirus, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities _______.

Simple acts of kindness are sprouting up online and in public, as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to _______ those who can pass this long and isolated time smoothly, and the people who may not have the means to _______.

For Jesse Farren-James, _______ out has taken the form of organizing trips to the supermarkets for supplies, and use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. She _______ the offer in a Facebook group for the community residents (居民), and some people came and _______ to her. “I just feel so lucky _______ I have so many people in my life to rely on and so sad that not everyone has that,” she wrote in the group. In another interview, Farren-James said the “community is coming together” and “there are so many good and amazing people ________ to help others”.

Also, parents in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been raising money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. Lisa Graustein has been organizing this activity. On Thursday, she used the more than $2,000 ________ by neighbors to purchase food in a restaurant supply company. A group of volunteers ________ the food and planned to distribute to schools for those who may need it.

“Food ________ is real in our city and this crisis is going to be ________.” Graustein said. “But here’s something we can do to deal ________ with the hard time.” This idea is spreading. She said friends in four ________ states had been running similar campaigns. Next, she wants to find a way to get landlords (房东) to ________ abandon rent for residents in ________ difficulties because of the outbreak.

As our president Xi said, we want to build ________ community, everyone should get ________ during the pandemic.

【推荐1】I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I _______ asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good as he had his wisdom teeth removed. The young man then continued to ask me why I always seemed to be in high spirits.

His question _______ me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to _______ life that day.” I said. “Choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,” I continued, addressing all sixty students in the class. “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I _______ the freeway and turning onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and _______ down the road to the college.

“As soon as I got there, I called AAA (汽车协会) and asked them to arrange for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what has happened. “This is my _______ day,” I replied.

“‘But your car breaks down’, she was confused, ‘What do you mean?’”

“‘I live 17 miles from here,’ I replied. ‘My car _______ have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: _______ the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to apply for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more _______ fashion.”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled, I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I scanned the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student’s ________.