【推荐2】My five-year-old son was amazed by the beauty of the dancers _________ the classic story, presented by a ballet company. Afterwards, he expressed an interest in learning to _________, the classmate who lived next door laughed. “Don’t be _________, there are no boys in my dance classes.”

One afternoon when my son waved from the front window to this classmate as she left for dance class, his eyes _________ with tears. “Mom, boys dance too.”

My son _________ to pursue dance, but I held the same view as my peers, I discouraged him of his dreams. Dance lessons were put _________. Instead, I admitted him in many other classes. However, he never lost interest in learning to dance.

Finally, he got to have his dance and voice _________ during his fresh year of high school even though he was also busy with those classes. His goal was to try out for the school’s madrigal choral troupe, a group that performed at various_________. The competition was fierce, and the _________ was made and posted finally. He managed to practise at a dance academy that welcomed male dancers. The hard work __________ — he made the cut. He developed as a member of the madrigal troupe, and it paved the way to his dance __________.

During his first year of college, he was __________ a role in a national touring company. Several years later, he moved to New York City and was offered a chance to __________ his idol, Bob Fosse. Over the years, my son has danced in dinner theatre, summer stock, television and various musicals. Indeed, boys dance, too.

When I wrote the article about diversity twenty years ago, I still felt the sense of __________. My message holds true today: “It’s okay to be __________. Go for it!”

【推荐3】Although Dr Brien always wanted to be a singer when she was a little girl, Brien has never thought that she could create a source of joy in difficult times because of her_________. Gifted in making beautiful music, she never_________becoming the creative founder of her hospital’s_________Ward Choir.

The idea came about at the beginning of 2018 when COVID first hit. “Many seriously ill patients are_________and fighting for their lives. To_________spirits across the _________, I started singing in the passages (走廊). The mood_________as soon as the music started! I_________felt the staff and patients cheer up. I decided to make music in the hallways and spread our message of_________to the wider world. Who knew the choir would end up such a__________!” she says.

Brien called on anyone who was__________to show respect for healthcare workers. “I__________20 people at first, so you can imagine the__________when I got 200 eager musicians and songbirds ready to__________! It’s rewarding to see our hard-working cleaners__________with our doctors and nurses. We perform songs touching the hearts of people, providing some__________for everyone,” says Brien. With plans to__________, Brien intends to include more healthcare workers in her now famous choir. “We want to extend our appreciation to worldwide healthcare workers. I__________if you’re having a bad day, our music will__________your day! You may have a tough time, but we want you to be__________that we’re here for you, always,” Emma says.

【推荐2】Ethan has always dreamed of becoming a firefighter. Recently, the 18-year-old got a ________ of what it really feels like to save lives!

It all ________ when Ethan and his two friends, Ryken and Jackson, both 17,were heading to a local basketball court. They looked up and saw ________ pouring from the Citadel Mews Retirement Home. Pulling over in their tracks, they ________ to the Retirement Home to see if they could help.

“We knew that the elderly people were struggling ________,” Jackson said.

The ________ teens first went to the rescue members. Learning that there were still people inside the building, they didn’t ________ to go in after them. Thinking nothing of their own ________ , they ran up to the fourth floor and began to carefully ________ the rooms.

“Knock on every door, say, ‘There’s a fire; everyone gets out,’” Jackson ________. “After that we’d open the door and take a ________ look through to make sure no one was in and go to the next ________.”

Smoke began to ________ the hallways, and the roof was in flames, but they were so focused on evacuating (疏散) everyone that they didn’t have time to be ________. “The only thing that was going through my mind was to get out all the people ________ in the building,” said Ethan. Soon he found an old lady ________ to make her way downstairs, and he picked her up and ________ her outside.

The three teens are receiving lots of ________, but they insist they were just raised to do what they thought was ________.

After this experience, Ethan said he is more convinced than ever that he wants to be a ________.

【推荐1】Elmer Whitaker sighed as he looked over his muddy crops. A terrible ________ had swept through his farm the night before, and his crops were now covered in ________ and destroyed. His neighbor, a kind young man named Thomas, ________ to offer his help.

"What a disaster, “Whitaker said.” My whole family has always survived on the harvests of this field. I feel ________ and don't know what to do now.

Thomas calmed him down and thought for a moment. “I see this not as a disaster but as an ________ ,” he said. Whitaker looked at him ________. “How can it be?” he asked. Thomas smiled ________, “Now you have a chance to try something new. You’ve always grown beans and cabbages. Why not try planting ________ crops that will also fit in this soil? You can diversify and therefore ________ your farm once again.”

Elmer Whitaker considered this. Thomas was right-he had become set in his ways. This disaster could push him to make his farm ________ and sustainable in a new way. “You have ________ me,” Whitaker said. He clapped Thomas on the back. “Thank you for showing me the opportunity in this difficulty. ”

And so Whitaker ________ new crops and soon, the farm was full of life again. Farmers from neighboring towns were ________ with the wonder of Whitaker’s fields, and they began to ________ their crops as well. Elmer Whitaker’s farm has become a ________ of adaptability and hope, telling everyone that in every storm, there is a chance for new growth.

【推荐2】“There is no Santa Claus,” my big sister dropped the bomb.

I fled to Grandma who was always kind to me. I knew she would be_________with me. Grandma was home, and the cakes were still warm. Between _________, I told her everything. She was ready for me.

“No _________? Don’t you believe it! That rumor(谣言) has been going _________for years. Now, let’s go.”     “Go? Where?” I asked.

“Where” _________to be Kerby’s General Store. As we walked in, Grandma _________ me ten dollars. That was large in _________days.

“Take this,” she said, “and buy _________ for someone who needs it.” Then she_________ and walked out.

I thought of Bobby Decker. He sat __________behind me in the class. Bobby Decker didn’t have a __________ . I knew that because during the cold weather he ________went out for a break. With growing excitement I   __________ the ten-dollar bill. I would buy Bobby a coat! I__________on a red one.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in __________paper and wrote, “To Bobby, __________Santa Claus” on it. Then she drove me over to Bobby’s house, announcing that I was now and forever __________, one of Santa’s helpers.

We stopped near Bobby’s house. I took a __________, dashed for his front door, threw the present down on his __________, rang his doorbell and flew back. Finally the door opened, and there stood Bobby.

That night, I realized that Santa was __________ and well, and we were on his team.

【推荐3】My father taught a simple recipe for making rice to me when I was a child. Back then, I used to sit on the kitchen counter _________ him, how he _________ the grains in his hands, _________ pieces of dirt or other tiny imperfections. He swirled (打旋) his _________ through the water and it turned cloudy. When he _________ the grains, the sound was as big as a field of insects. Over and over, he cleaned the rice, removed the water, and filled the pot.

My father did not need _________ or measuring cups. He closed his eyes and _________ for the waterline, Sometimes I still dream my father, _________ in the middle of the kitchen and smiling. He wears old buttoned shirts and _________ trousers. This memory is so __________ that sometimes it impresses me.

Every night, he would perform this __________—cleaning, removing, and filling the pot. When I was __________, he passed this task on to me but I __________ did it with the same care. I went through the movements, splashing the water around, pushing my finger down to __________ the water level. Some nights the rice was turned into terrible porridge. “Sorry,” I apologized, my voice soft and __________. However, my father would keep __________, as if he noticed no difference between what he did so well while I so __________. He would have every last mouthful, his chopsticks __________ quickly across the plates. Then he would rise, whistling, and clear the table, every __________ so steady and sure. I would be __________ by him that I was the best cook in the world.