【推荐3】On my first day at the Skip Barber Racing School, I grabbed a suit and helmet and headed into the classroom. Standing in the front, I introduced myself to the class, “Hello, I’m Eddie, and I want to be a better _________.”

That day, after a quick _________ to basics, like turning points and braking, we jumped into a race car. Not knowing what to _________, I was very scared. Worse still, it was _________ heavily outside. When it was my turn, I was sweating despite it being cold in the shower, because I was so _________. When the instructor let me drive onto the course, I tried, but _________ the car. I tried again, but without _________. Finally, with great efforts I got it.

In the afternoon, the instructor told us where to turn, downshift (换低挡) and brake. To my surprise, I quickly _________ the driving skills and got faster and faster. _________ we were ready to head onto the full track. I couldn’t __________ I had actually driven a race car around the world’s most famous road course.

The next day the drills became even more __________. It was very terrifying the first few times, but as the day went by, I continued to get more and more __________ and comfortable with the race car’s capabilities. The final day was __________ the most fun day. I __________ everything and drove the car as aggressively as possible.

The days at the racing school gave me the most fun __________ of my life and I’ve become a much better driver. I look forward to doing more racing in the future.

【推荐2】Lucy Flores spends her days teaching preschool students how to read and write. After _________, the 23-year-old girl goes home and does the same for her 43-year-old dad, Luciano Flores. “I was thinking to myself. ‘Since I can teach these _________ to read and write, why can't I teach my father that?’ _________, we started about four months ago,” says Flores.

Growing up in Mexico, Luciano's family had _________ resources. The school he _________ didn't have much to spare, either. So, after about first grade, he _________ going to class and started working to _________ his family. He began a _________ in construction he continues to this day.

“His work hardly requires him to sign things,” Flores says of her father. “But he told nobody around him that he didn't have the _________.” Unlike her dad, Flores received a good ____________ in school. Last year, she became the first person in her family to ____________ from college.

A few months ago, Flores gave ____________ her dad a shot. Though ____________ at first, he was excited to start to learn. “That first day, I told him to write his name, but he didn't want to do it in front of me,” she recalls. “He chose to sit at the dining room table ____________, because he didn't want anyone to see.” After four months of ____________ together for two hours every time, three days a week, both were done with work. Flores reveals that her dad can ____________ write his name and even read some articles on his own. Witnessing her dad's ____________, Flores feels really ____________.

Meanwhile, Luciano shares that he's eager to ____________ learning to read and write. According to Flores, they're planning a trip to a local library together. “He's never been to a library,” she says. “I’m just wondering his ____________ to seeing a library full of books.”

【推荐3】Brandon Hau pulled up to the busy crossing for the railway trains. When the signals flashed ______, the gates came down. As he looked ahead, he saw an elderly man on a three-wheel bike, ______ by a large dog, making his way toward the tracks. Suddenly, something scared the dog, which leaned forward, pulling the man onto the ______.

The train was fast ______. Something clicking in his head, Hau ______ over to the man and shouted“hang on”.

The old man, Floyd Freiberg, lost both his legs to a rare muscle disease, but he _______exercising daily on the bike with the dog, his traveling partner. As he came rolling up to the tracks, he thought he could probably ______ the train. But the unexpected happened. The front wheel of the bike was ______ on the rails and the train was almost on top of him.

“I was ______ to get off. Then I heard this voice.”Freiberg said.

With just seconds left, Hau lifted the bike with Freiberg on it, and then dragged it to ______.The train came to an emergency stop. Freiberg and Hau hugged each other after their near miss.

A week later, Freiberg stopped by Hau’s house to ______ him again for what he’d done.“It’s amazing what ______ through my mind as I saw the engine coming,”Hau said.“But I never once thought about the ______ that I was going to die.”

Hau’s mother says it’s ______ of Hau to reach out to someone in need—a quality he learned from his father. Hau follows his dad’s ______ by working hard and helping others.