【推荐1】Old friends They finish your sentences, and they tell you the truth when you've had a bad haircut. ____ mostly, they are always there for you-whether it's in person or late-night phone calls-in good times and _____. But as the years pass, it becomes increasingly _____ to see each other, to make new memories. ___, my high school friends and I promised to have reunions.

A few months ago, we met up for a two-day _____ in the American Southwest. We grew up together in Maine and have said for years that we should have a（n）_____ event, yet it was often put off or _____ due to schedule conflicts（冲突）. Not this year.

The weekend _____ long talks by the pool, wonderful meals, and a hike that brought the entire group to _____. Not tears of sadness or anger, but a close tie with such physical ______ between us. It's heartbreaking that we can't spend our days together in the same neighborhood. But that's ______. Grown-up life.

The most ______ is the group's adaptability to one another. The time we ______ apart is non-existent. No need to get reacquainted, we jump back in the saddle（车座）and it's as comfortable as ever. Old friends—friends with an ever-present ______ of support and sisterhood, friends that know each other-are hard to come by and yet we ______ today as we were years ago, laughing in the back row of Mr. McKechnie's 9th grade math class.

Life today,______, has no math class. Our world is full of ______, full of fear. Yet it ______ me— now, more than ever—how important it is that we stay ______. We may have questions about our future, but we have true faith in our past, and though this reunion of friends has come to a close, we are already ______ our plans for the next one.

【推荐2】For most people, getting a car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want and whenever you want. Getting a car did_______these for me, and it also brought my best friend and me_______. But then it tore us apart.

My best friend lives not far from my_______. Soon I seemed to become her_______when I drove a car at the age of 16 in December, since her_______is in late summer, seven months behind me.

And so I_______her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream_______, shopping and to the movies—all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so_______that she gave me a key to her house.

A week after I began to_______, she was with me when I had my first accident. She was there and________me. And we kept it a________, since I didn’t want people to know. From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my________and my best friend.

High school is a time of________. But for a long time I couldn’t________how we became so distant (疏远的). Finally, my best friend________her dream car. With its________, the passenger seat of my car became________. Our car trips became less frequent until I didn’t________drive down her street.

It’s funny how a car can change a(n)________so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I________it. I wanted her friendship back even if it couldn’t be the same.

【推荐3】17-year-old Norwood was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. As they_______ to a crossroads, a black car hit them. Their car sailed into someone’s yard and_______ into a tree.

As smoke   _______from the car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! _______!”

The impact had caved in Norwood’s driver’s side door, jamming it_______. Shaken, but otherwise OK, she _______   out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also_______ to free themselves, Norwood ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons in the back_______, unconscious. She threw open the back door and_______ her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best as she could. She dragged Simmons to________   and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No________ of life,” Norwood told CNN, “That’s when I started CPR.________, I earned my CPR certificate yesterday. ”

She started________ Simmons’s chest and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No________. And then, after the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue breaths, Simmons regained consciousness. She was________ by what Norwood did and expressed her appreciation to Norwood.

【推荐1】From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students’ Union. I always _______ them for taking responsibility for all of us. Years flew by, and soon I was able to _______ the election, praying I would win. But the reality struck — I hadn’t had the _______. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school _______ knew me. I just did not have what it _______ to win a school election. I was _______. As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop _______. I decided that I would join in the election _______ in my final year at school — and I would do my best to win.

I recognized that my _______ had a lot of things in their favour. What were the ________ that would work in my favour? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest ________ was the faith I had. I would not allow my ________ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ________ my election plans a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the __________to represent them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, so I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my ________. In order to learn how to present a great election speech, I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students cheered. The joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also theirs.

【推荐3】Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun homework—to draw a picture of something for which they were_______.

Most of the class might be_______economically disadvantaged; but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. The teacher thought these would be the subjects of most of her students’_______. And they were.

But Douglas made a_______kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery (不幸), weak and unhappy. As other children played in the playground, _______, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those_______eyes.

Yes, his_______was different. When_______to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an ordinary hand.

His strange image captured the_______of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a________because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and________people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God for God feeds us. And so the________went on—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other pictures, she walked up to Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was.

The little boy looked away and muttered (低声说出),“ It’s yours.”

She________the times she had taken his hand and________with him here and there, although she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” Or “Let me show you how to________your pencil.” Or “ Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

【推荐1】Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “ When anything______, believe in yourself. ”

When I was a young boy, I was   _____ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed______me. I was sad ______ could do nothing. Later, _____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _____it. What a terrible _____! It meant I had to speak _____all the teachers and students of my school!

“ Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to _____.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I______ the   topic “ Believe in yourself ”. I tried my best to _____all the speech and practiced it over 100 _____. With my mother’s great love, I did_____ in the contest. I could hardly believe my______when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) _____the teachers and students. Those classmates _____once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “ Congratulations! ” ____ me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

___ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ____ to be sure and I will find myself. This is ____ not only for a person but also for a country.

【推荐3】Last year, I started the journey of being a remote product designer. The thought of a flexible (灵活的) schedule, a comfortable home office, and the escape from the _______ public transport was incredibly _______ . The first few weeks were filled with a long-lost feeling of _______ .

However, the _______ of working from home gradually set in. I had started my day with the best _______ , promising myself quick breaks and regular stretches (伸展) . But deadlines, endless emails, and virtual meetings _______ me to my computer throughout the day, leaving me little time to _______ . Gone were the short walks to a coworker’s desk and the quick lunchtime walks around the office complex. Finally, my world was _______ to the walls of my home, my steps _______ in meters only rather than kilometers.

One day, I tried ________ one of my favorite dresses and it wasn’t passing through my waist (腰) at all. Looking at myself in the mirror, I saw a ________ person carrying extra weight, rather than someone enjoying freedom. The ________ of work and personal life had left me feeling like I was a never-ending motion machine.

This incident (事件) marked the ________ of a journey of self-discovery. I made up my mind that I needed a (n) ________ not just for my waistline but for my overall well-being. It was a promise to prioritize my physical and mental health, and a promise that I could ________ control over my life and my body.