【推荐1】Porras and her daughter Elena have been taking weightlifting classes together for five years, though Elena is paralyzed from the waist down.

When Elena was born, she was diagnosed with a cancer which _________ from immature nerve cells. This resulted in her _________ to walk. Porras was in such a(n) _________ that she needed to see a psychiatrist herself.She was _________ to create a long-term plan for life and start _________ . A local health club trainer recommended weighlifting.

Once Porras started attending the strength training classes, she _________ Elena with her, “She saw me become _________ again and start to have my community. I wanted her to be a part of that, too.” Now Elena does _________ training with her mom. Together, they have become stronger, both mentally and physically.

Out of their expectation, a miracle _________ . Months ago, Porras was about to __________ Elena into the car from her wheelchair, but had to go back to __________ the door.“When I turned around and found her in the front seat, I was __________ . ”Porras said. “I got in by myself, Mom. I’m __________ like you.” said Elena.

Today, Elena is in a survivorship clinic and __________ numerous tests to get her health __________ . However, as Elena gets older, they have to face more __________ . Luckily, all of her efforts __________ . “Each year I find myself more __________ and mentally stronger,” said Porras. Meanwhile, Elena’s workouts have __________ her growth. “You can be happy or sad, but I __________ to be happy.” said Elena.

【推荐2】When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could take tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he _________ in class.

When I took the first exam, I was _________ to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained _________ .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that _________ because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I _________ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his _________ .

One more test before the final exam. One more _________ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time _________ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my _________ did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what __________ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the __________ goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even treated myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __________ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the grade as you __________ , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him, __________ that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I __________ my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: You alone must set your own standard of excellence.

【推荐3】Enjoying a swim at their local beach was once a daily pleasure for Melati and her sister, Isabel. But in 2013 when Melati was 12 and Isabel just ten, the sisters started to lose _________ for swimming in the waters near their home on the island of Bali. More often than not, plastic bags would circle around them as they _________ . Then as they walked back to shore, red and white plastic shopping bags would _________ their legs and body.

Melati didn’t think much about it until later in 2013 when her teacher gave a lesson on world _________ like South Africa’s Nelson Mandela and England’s Princess Diana, whose efforts had inspired movements of _________ change. That day Melati walked home in _________ , thinking something needed to be done to preserve the beautiful island from becoming _________ by waste.

Melati and Isabel started by sharing the idea with others. Soon they’d _________ a team of 15, made up of school friends. They _________ their group ByeBye Plastic Bags(BBPB). Its mission was __________ to stop people in Bali using plastic bags.

The following year the BBPB team spent their lunchtimes __________ meetings and organizing an online petition (请愿) to collect signatures to ban plastic bags. Within 24 hours of __________ , more than 6000 people both local Balinese and people from around the world had __________ . “This was the first moment when we knew, we were onto something,” Melati says.

Years later, the girls’ enthusiasm has resulted in big changes. In 2017, they organized Bali’s first beach clean up. Around 12,000 people collected 36 tonnes of rubbish. In 2018 BBPB __________the government to ban single-use plastic bags and straws. The ban took effect in July 2019.

Today BBPB is a global youth movement and has over 50 teams in 29 countries. “We didn’t start with any clear __________ ,” Melati admits. “We didn’t know how we were going to complete a seemingly easy task but we knew that we wanted to and had the desire to figure it out. ”

【推荐1】A tradition for my wife and me is to make holiday treats and drive around town to deliver them to about 15 friends. We do this over two days and gain a lot of _______ seeing people and wishing them well.

Last night kindness had a _______ connection with timing. First, we showed up to deliver to our 95-year-old neighbor right before she was ready to go to sleep. Next, we delivered to friends who had just finished dinner and were _______ for something sweet. Shortly after, with plate in hand, we _______ our treats to a neighbor and her daughter who were coming home from a walk. _______, an eighty-five-year old neighbor was on Zoom with friends _______ what Christmas meant and said that our surprise was the perfect _______.

One friend was not home when we _______. She was cool on the phone when we rang to let her know we were _______ a small treat for her. She told us she was on her way and ________ if we would wait. She said that she could use a hug. She had just ________ from the Emergency Room. Her husband, who had been ________ continuous medical obstacles, had just fallen, broken his hip and needed ________. We got her hugs.

From a perfect dessert after a good ________ to support for friend worried about her husband, our sweets ________ a lot to many.

【推荐2】Patrick, Scheels store’s fishing manager, always helps customers with their angling (垂钓) needs, but one______stood out.

One day, a young boy named Xander entered the store with his mother, Brynn. Patrick noticed his eye were filled with______about the world of fishing. For nearly an hour, they______their shared passion.

Brynn shared the______of Xander’s connection to angling, explaining, “My dad, a fisherman, passed away last year, but Xander never got to go fishing with him. So over the last year, he’s been______grandpa, wishing he could go fishing with him.”

______by Xander’s longing for a connection to his late grandfather, Patrick decided to take action and______Xander his first fishing pole. “It was sixty dollars and he bought it with his own money,” Xander said. This______gesture brought tears to Brynn’s eyes, and she acknowledged that such acts of kindness aren’t ______.

However, Patrick’s generosity didn’t ______here. This fishing enthusiast went a step further by______a memorable fishing trip for Xander and his family. To______that Xander had a fulfilling experience, two professional anglers from Scheels______him on the trip, offering guidance and teaching him valuable skills.

Patrick’s kindness was ______a breath of fresh air for Xander and his family, who described the fishing trip as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.“I felt like it was my______to pass on the good word of fishing,” Patrick said.

【推荐3】Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a________to two of our country's persistent problems: garbage and________. It's called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a________of local snack lovers:________toss your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the________.

Chip eaters________their empty bags from Doritos, Lay's, and other favorites at two________in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store,________Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they sanitize (消毒)the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, four hours to sew a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags,________whether they're single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is "waterproof, lightweight, and easy to carry around," Oleita told the Detroit News.________its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and, as of last December, created 110 sleeping bags.

Sure, it would be simpler to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags.________that's only half the goal for Oleita—whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life—and her fellow volunteers. "We are devoted to making an________not only socially, but environmentally," she says. And, of course, there's the symbolism of reusing bags that would________land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It's a powerful________that environmental injustice and poverty often go hand in hand. As Oleita told hourdetroit com: "I think it's time to show connections between all of these________."