【推荐1】Living with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) often leads people to doubt their abilities. Growing up, Dylan Keuhl was_________frequently. He was told “no” more times than he could count. He felt_________throughout his life, but with supportive family and friends by his side, he_________. Now, Dylan has earned a bachelor’s degree from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He’s the first person with Down syndrome to ever_________this goal in the college’s 55-year history.

_________his historic achievement, Dylan was one of just three graduates out of 900 students who were     _________to give a speech during the ceremony. He prerecorded his speech, and he hopes that it_________not just his fellow graduates, but anyone who had ever been told their dreams were out of reach.

“I am the first person with Down syndrome to_________with a bachelor’s degree in Washington. When I first started, many people told me it wasn’t_________for me to be a college student. It discouraged me. Instead of__________, I build Yes Team. Yes Team is composed of Evergreen faculty, friends I made in college, and my family. This group__________me and told me ‘yes’ when I was far too used to hearing ‘no’”, Dylan said in his speech.

“Evergreen is based on acceptance,” he said. “It creates a(n)__________and open environment for all students. I believe more students, like me, can benefit from the__________and inclusion of the college,” he concluded. “Celebrate your abilities and live your life with__________and pride. You can achieve your goal__________!”

【推荐3】I stood beside the hospital bed where Russ, my husband lay pale and scared. He was diagnosed with leukemia (白血病) and was _________ to stay in hospital at least a month.

A month! We couldn’t afford being in the hospital that long. We were tight _________ .

“Go home and rest. Come back tomorrow,” Russ said, giving me a list of items to _________ . Unwillingly, I left his room.

The next morning, I _________ the car with everything needed for our hospital stay and _________ to school to see my students. Because we live in a small community, they would have heard about my husband’s diagnosis (诊断).

When I _________ my classroom, the chatter stopped. _________ on the platform, I found a(n) _________ with “Mrs Sargent” written on the front.

“What is this?” I asked. The _________ smiled as I opened the card and coins and dollar bills fell out—fives, tens, twenties. My throat tightened with __________ . “I can’t take this,” I said. But their __________ faces gave me no choice. There was __________ in their eyes.

As the adult in the room, I felt __________ for accepting cash from teenagers, but I could not refuse it. More important than the envelope in my hand was the __________ in their hearts and the lesson they had taught themselves: How wonderful it feels to meet someone’s need and to make a difference. I prayed this wasn’t a lesson for the day but for their __________ .

【推荐1】Yesterday morning, our area was hit by a strong storm. _________, there were no injuries or lives lost. In the afternoon, I received a text message from a resident abroad, saying that she was _________ for her mom, Alice, who received _________ through a nebulizer (雾化器) and was on oxygen. Alice lived in her house in the countryside. She had been ill but had no _________ to start the Nebulizer since the storm.

I offered to _________ the electric power company, but no one could help me. Alice had to use her car’s power to _________ her nebulizer. However, it _________ to start. Night was closing in and I finally posted Alice’s _________ online. Immediately, a young woman named Danielle telephoned me and said she had a generator (发电机). So I gave her Alice’s _________ and phone number. Then Danielle __________ her generator. She also gassed up the generator and made sure it ran normally before she __________ . Finally, at 8:00 pm, Danielle located the house and drove it there.

The next morning Alice’s daughter texted to thank me. She said her mom had slept well all through the __________. I smiled and breathed a sigh of __________. In fact, as a radio announcer in our area, a lot of people __________ to me. So I try to help others in return. I usually act as a middleman as I was in this case, putting Alice in touch with Danielle who is __________ about anything that needs her helping hand.

【推荐2】By morning, Arthur knew what he had to do after sitting all night _______. He went out and glanced again at his motorcycle. There was no hiding the _______ front lamp and the dent（凹痕）on the side. Arthur let out a sigh and went to run errands（跑腿）for his mother first.

It was late morning before Arthur was free to carry out his _______. He went toward Jay Pritchett's house. When the door opened, Arthur _______ his throat and said, "I'm so sorry. I carelessly knocked into your parked car." Jay looked at the 17-year old youth, _______. Arthur continued. "Sorry for not telling you _______. I was too frightened."

Jay was silent for a minute before saying in a _______ voice, "You think it is the right thing to _______ for your brother?" Arthur went pale, wide-eyed. Jay explained that his brother had admitted how he had ridden Arthur's motorcycle and lost________, resulting in the accident. Arthur asked ________, "Will he be arrested?" "No, just a small dent." Seeing Arthur's ________ expression, he went on, "I hope, ________, your brother will learn from this. As for you, remember that it is ________ to hide the truth."

Arthur thanked him and set off home. He was ________ of his brother's courage in admitting everything. He knew he could look forward to a good night's ________.

【推荐3】On a Sunday morning, Mr. Wilson went to the bank to draw some money. He filled in a form and gave it to the cashier(柜员). But when he took the money, he realized that the cashier had given him 14,000 pounds instead of 12,000 which he had filled in the form. Mr. Wilson saw that the cashier had no idea of the_________. So he kept the money in his bag and left_________.

However, after he returned home, he started to_________about how to deal with the_________2,000 pounds. At first he thought that he should return the money.   Then on second thought, he believed that he should _______it as it was given mistakenly by the cashier.   But there was a voice that kept coming from inside-you shouldn’t make use of someone's mistake. Mr.   Wilson’s_________ was increasing. What should he do with the money? He was thinking about the question over and over again.

It was about the closing time for the bank. Suddenly, he stood up, _________those2,000 pounds and went back to the bank. When he returned the money, the cashier seemed much more_________. The cashier thanked Mr. Wilson, took out 200 pounds from his pocket and _________it to Mr. Wilson, saying: “Sir, you did me a great favour. If you hadn’t returned this money, the same amount would be taken __________from my salary(工资). Thank you so much. Please use this money to buy some sweets for your kids. ”

Mr. Wilson__________and replied: “Brother, I am also thankful to you. Today’s treat should be from my side. ”

Mr. Wilson replied: “If it were not for your mistake, I wouldn’t have gotten in a fight with myself and overcome my__________. Thank you for this valuable__________.”