【推荐1】On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical intern (实习生), made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a heavy rain struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to withdraw them, Yu _________ to get out. As he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white medical coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) to those in low-temperature shock from the cold water and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ and needed all his concentration to perform another CPR. What a good man!

【推荐2】Earthquakes are common；thousands of them happen each day.But most are ______ weak to feel.During a ______ earthquake，there is often a great noise first.Then the earth ______ terribly and many houses ______ down.Railway tracks break and trains go ______ lines；a great many factories are ______；thousands of deaths are caused，and many more lose homes...______ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ______，other disasters such as fires often______.More buildings are destroyed and more ______ caused.

It is well known of the ______ of a possible earthquake，and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes.More than 2,000 years ago，______，a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ______ a machine which could find out from which ______ the seismic(地震的) waves had come，and this machine is still ______ by scientists today.Now we know much more about earthquakes and ______ they happen，but we still cannot ______ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen，and cannot ______ it from happening.So earthquakes are among the ______ disasters in the world.

No one can stop natural earthquakes.______，scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.

【推荐3】I had a lot on my mind as I recalled my teddy bear (泰迪熊) on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been _______ with it happily in our farmhouse. How quickly things _______ ! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had _______ all those things with my memories.

I have never known my mother to be so _______ . When picking up my ashen (灰白色的) clothing, she moved with emptiness (空虚). The _______ was heavy to us.

After moving to the temporary (临时的) house, my father told me dealing with this would cost _______ money. It brought about a wave of _______ and life became a struggle.

“Hey, Jason,” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands. “Jason, we know what _______ a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through _______. We started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school ________. We love you and we want you to have this.

My eyes were filled with ________, and I had never been so moved. I had felt so lonely for the days after the fire that I became ________, unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the impolite behavior I had shown to them. They were my true friends and by sharing this ________, they were my family.

Yes, things are getting back to ________. But what I learned from this journey of discovery will ________ with me forever.

【推荐2】A new week began. Marcus entered the school. _________, he cried out “What happened to the stadium?” Someone had painted faces on the stadium wall!

All students were whispering with _________ about the graffiti (涂鸦). Possible explanations spread like wildfire _________ the school.

Later, when Brian cleaned the blackboard, Marcus _________ the paint on his hands. He _________ that it was Brian who did it. After school, Marcus followed Brian and _________ on what he was doing. When Brian opened his locker, Marcus saw small cans of paint! He decided to _________ it to Mr. Johnson.

The next morning, Brian was called to the principal’s office. The moment Mr. Johnson _________ asked about the graffiti, Brian cried. _________, Brian explained that he liked to paint, but he couldn’t join the art club because he had to go __________ home after school to baby-sit his little brother. “I’m sorry and I’ll __________ the stadium,” he sobbed.

Though angry at first, Mr. Johnson began to soften as he realized how __________ Brian was. “Brian, painting graffti on school walls is a very __________ matter. Of course you should clean and __________ the wall.” Mr. Johnson paused, “__________ I must say, those paintings are quite good. Did you do it alone?” Brian nodded, “Yes. I’m good at painting.”

Mr. Johnson thought for a moment before making a(n) __________. “Well,” he said, “Some teachers suggested that we hire a local __________ to paint our school mascot on the school wall. Would you like to participate in that?”

“Really?” Brian hesitated, __________ to believe it.

“Yes, but it’s hard work, and we can consider it part of your __________” Mr. Johnson said, trying to hide his __________ as he picked up the phone.

【推荐3】Nibblett was heartbroken when her baby was taken from her. She always _______she’d find him. Her husband was an American soldier. During the Vietnam War, when one had a kid half-American, half-Vietnamese, people would _______ them, especially their family. So after Nibblett gave birth to her son, her father _______took her son away and did not let her know where he took him. The baby, who’s now named Kirk Kellerhals, was _______from a Vietnamese orphanage (孤儿院) at the age of two. He was raised with the _______ that his biological parents had died during the Vietnam War. However, his biological mother had been praying (祈祷) to _______ with him. Nibblett never _______ faith in finding her long-lost son and submitted (提交) her _______ to the Family Tree DNA website, in the _______ of him doing the same. Luckily, Kirk added his DNA to the very ________ family tree website.

Two years later, Nibblett finally found her son. After 48 years of being separated, the two made ________ work in reuniting. Kirk anxiously waited outside for his mother to arrive, he did not want to miss a ________. He never thought he would know his biological mother, but she never gave up hope that she would ________ her son one day. The first words they speak in each other arms show the ________ of faith and love. Nibblett cried into her son’s arms. “Thank you God for ________ my son to me.” While Kirk cried to his mother and told her, “Thank you for finding me.”

【推荐2】Passing Along A Gift of Love

Ten years ago, my mom gave me a peculiar but welcome thing: a fancy blood pressure monitor. My doctor told me I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was_______it. Being in my early twenties at the time, this situation should have_______me, but it didn’t; I had long been suffering from_______anxiety and stress that ended up being a decade long _______. It’s only been in the last few years_______through lots of meditation, self inquiry, exercise, and diet, I’ve slowly _______from it, day by day.

I’m happy to say that I no longer need my blood pressure monitor. My mom is in good_______   and doesn’t need it, but I know she spent a decent amount on it back when her_______was not the best._______, I decided to put it up for sale online for a nominal fee, and a woman____________saying she wanted to buy it from me shortly after____________it. I went to a coffee shop and____________her, along with an older woman who looked like her mother. Neither of them looked like they were in the best of health.

She____________took out some cash from her wallet to pay me, and it____________me then and there that there was no way I could possibly let her pay me. I had a smile card at hand in my wallet; I____________   it in the bag and told her “Here, just take it.” She was confused and____________to hand me the money again. I again insisted that she take it. She was____________and thanked. I wished them good____________and a happy life.

Although I didn’t____________my mom in cash, I am more than happy that I repaid her by passing     ____________her gift to someone who really needed it.

【推荐3】A man worked in a post office.His job was to handle(处理) all______that had unclear addresses.One day he came across a letter which was_______to God. He opened it and it ______,“Dear God, I am an 83­year­old woman and I live on a very small pension. Yesterday someone stole my_________.There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had______until my next pension comes.Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two   friends for______Without that money, I have________to buy food with.I have no family to_______, and you are my only________.Can you please help me?” The man felt______about this，and went around showing the letter to all the other workers.Each of the________their wallets and donated a few dollars.By the time he________his showing, he had collected 96 dollars._______then he sent it to the old woman.Thanksgiving Day came and went.The workers________forgot about it.Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God.All the__________gathered around when the letter was_______. It read, “Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because   of your kindness, I was able to_______a lovely dinner for my friends.We had a very________day, and I told my friends about your_______gift.Thank you very much!”   Seeing this，all the workers felt_______at the nice thing they had done.They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.