【推荐1】It was two days before we would leave our house. I thought back to the old days in the house. However, we were saying _________.

My husband said some things like the rocking chair and the kitchen table wouldn’t _________ in the truck. I said, “But we have to take them!”

“But there is not enough room,” he said.

We lived on the east side of Mississippi and our parents were in the west, so we always _________ to move out there to be with the people we missed. When a chance came for my husband to work in the west, we decided to _________.

“Could we get a bigger truck?” I asked, still trying to bring everything along with us.

“Amy, this is the biggest truck,” my husband said. I stood in the garage. _________ that we had to leave behind some furniture, I felt upset. So I called my mom.

“Hi, honey. How’s the _________ going?” my mom asked.

“Some furniture is not gong to fit,” I said, trying to keep my voice _________ and not to burst into tears. “It’s hard to leave them behind. I sat in that rocking chair and read stories to Azure. I sat at that kitchen table with my _________.”

“Honey, these things are not the _________. You don’t need the rocking chair to remember ________________ to Azure. You don’t need your kitchen table to remember family dinners. You’ll always ________________ those memories whether the things come with you to your new ________________ or not. And you don’t have to ________________ about losing the memories.” my mom said.

My mom was ________________. We’ve been very happy in our new home. Though we have half as many things we did before, we have not ________________ the memories of our old home.

【推荐2】I owned a book publishing company for many years. One day in 1997, I was ________ by an article in a newspaper that ________ the topic of graffiti (涂鸦) “Random Acts of Kindness”. Then I determined to ________ a book of people's stories about kindness. I stuck a marketing label on the back cover of the book that ________, “Join the Kindness Revolution!” I thought it might ________ people to open the book.

Obviously, it ________, because millions of people bought the book and over 20, 000 of them wrote us a letter ________ to join the Kindness Revolution.

Later, I appeared on over 600 ________ and they were almost all a(n) ________ of the same thing. Every time, I would tell a ________ from the book then ask listeners to call our hotline and share theirs. In the process, I was ________ to hear thousands of different stories. It is al-most impossible for me to ________ what that experience was like because each story was a powerful jewel of link between two people who had ________ nothing in common except they were both people.

It had a deep influence on my life. And I would say that the single most important thing we can do is to truly ________ others. That small act opens the door of all ________.

【推荐3】“None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities (机会)you have.” Those were ____ words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.

Bailey was in the leading position of the Students’ Union. The young man had planned to____ at his high school’s end-of-year ceremony (典礼)on schedule. ____, just the week before, he received shocking ____. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without ____, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn’t ____ him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his ____ face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his ____. Without doubt, his surprise appearance ____ everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to ____ his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily ____, no matter how hard life was.

At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to ____ their time. “The future is truly in our hands. ____ about having impractical long-term dreams. Let’s be ____to short-term goals ,” He____. “We don’t know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is ____ us.”

When the senior ____ his speech with the school’s ____, “Altiora Peto,” which means “I fight for higher things”, the entire room burst into cheers.____, Bailey’s message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and ____ the words “Thank you”.

【推荐2】While traveling, you might have stayed at a hotel or a family member’s house. But have you ever thought about staying in a stranger’s ______?

This might sound______, but it’s actually a trend that’s becoming popular around the world, including China.

Lodging rental (借宿出租) companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to ______. This website allows people to rent out their ______rooms or apartments as an alternative to ______in over 190 countries.

Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a ______economy. Through the Internet, people share ______such as cars, apartments and ______their expertise.

______post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the ______and find their favorite place to stay. Users ______their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.

A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his ______for $22 (140 yuan) per night through Airbnb. This is no ______car. Powley took out the car seats and changed the ______to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.

But Airbnb does have some ______. Sometimes you end up living with a stranger or it is not as ______as it looked like online. ______, hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and it’s a complete ______.

In China, Airbnb operates in five ______including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major ______in Airbnb users in the past year.

【推荐3】In March, 5-year-old Wynn Radke came home from preschool with no idea that she wouldn’t return for months because of the COVID-19. Her mom Colleen________her to think of a goal to work toward that involved a(n)________activity. Wynn wasted no time and shouted, “67 waterfalls (瀑布)!” While the number was________, her mom loved the idea so much that she________to help the little one!

The lovely pair’s first ________ took place on March 28, 2020 at Fairy Falls, and it was amazing! From there, they ________ hiking to different waterfalls, documenting their progress________they inched closer and closer to their goal.

________, Colleen said the challenge was simply a way to get Wynn outside instead of “just watching YouTube all day.” But it ended up being something therapeutic (有益身心健康的) for them to do during the________2020 has brought their family. Between Wynn missing her friends and Colleen losing her job, the waterfall________have helped a lot.

It took Wynn and Colleen five months, but they finally________Winnewissa Falls—their 67th waterfall—in August!________reaching her goal, Wynn ________, “I did it!” And she wasn’t the only one who was________. When she returned to school, her friends and teachers________ her with celebratory balloons! For her mom, the adventure was less about the milestones (里程碑) and more about the time they spent together.

【推荐1】While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about half a mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, so I decided to _________ him. I had about a mile to go on the road before turning off.

I started _________ faster and faster. And every block, I gradually closed the distance. Finally, I _________ him and passed him by. I felt like a winner, _________ he seemed unaware that we were in a _________.

After I passed him, I realized that I had been so _________ on competing against him that I had missed my _________, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.

Isn’t that what _________ in life? We spend most of our time _________ with neighbors, friends and family, trying to __________ them, or trying to outdo them — while there was never a competition in the first place.

Unhealthy competition is a continous process and a never-ending cycle. No matter what you do, someone will always be __________ you; someone with a better job, a nice car and more money.

So stop doing that! Just feel __________ for what life has offered you. Stay concentrated on your __________, and live a healthy life. There’s no competition in destiny. __________ your own race of life and wish others well!

【推荐3】One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ______ for hours as the farmer tried to figure out ______ to do. Finally he decided the animal was ______ and the well needed to be ______ up anyway, so it just wasn't ______ it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his ______ to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起)a shovel (铁铲)and began to shovel ______ into the well. At first, the donkey ______ what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's ______, he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked ______ the well and was ______ at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that ______ his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would ______ it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors ______ to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another ______ up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the ______ of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of ______ out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our ______ is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest ______ just by not stopping, never ______! Shake it off and take a step upward!