【推荐3】Five boys, aged 11, were playing at Clove Lakes Park. Then they _________ an open drain(排水管)and decided to get in. After _________ for about 10 minutes in it, the boys realized that they were _________ and decided to call 911.

“We’re _________ in the drain. We can’t find the way out,” one boy said to the 911 operator.

Following this call, firefighters were immediately sent off to the area where the boys said they’d entered the drain. Rescue teams found the boys’ _________ backpacks and jackets at the mouth of the drain.

Rescuers _________ to enter the drain. But the tunnel’s 40-inch opening _________ to about 30 inches further in, making it too small for the _________ to get in. So they decided to find another _________ .

While the rescuers were searching, the 911 operator instructed the boys to scream as loud as they could to catch their __________ .

Luckily,this strategy proved __________ , and rescuers were able to locate and enter a manhole(检修孔)to the boys’ __________ . Rescuers used ropes to __________ themselves down into the drain and found all five boys. __________ , none of the kids were injured.

In total, the boys spent roughly an hour in the drain, moving a quarter mile through the dark with a __________ for guidance.

【推荐1】Dreaming of photographing the world’s beauty, I wrote a travel wish list and hung it on my wall, not expecting to actually go anywhere. However, a local photo contest gave me a _________. I chose the Grand Canyon, one of my bucket list places to visit, since I got my first camera.

The journey was _________, with unique touches like aspen trees towering and lizards (蜥蜴)rushing about. After a day’s _________, I decided to have a good rest and start fresh the next day for the mission to _________ the Canyon’s grandeur.

The next morning, I woke up early to capture (拍摄) the _________. Reaching the overlook, I found an elderly man alone on a bench. After exchanging _________, he noticed my camera and _________if I’d captured any favorites. I _________ shared a couple of photos, not anticipating any further conversation that followed. He _________, revealing that he and his late wife, Betty, visited the Grand Canyon annually for their anniversary. Her __________the previous year marked his first return without her and he spent each sunrise reflecting on their treasured __________. His heartfelt tales __________ me deeply, as I, too, had experienced a recent loss, making the moment __________.

Returning home with numerous photos, I __________the best from my adventures for the contest. This journey taught me the value of chasing dreams, embracing challenges, and __________with others through shared moments, making it a truly enriching experience.

【推荐2】Despite their lack of long-time attention, children do hear the words and watch the actions of the adults around them. In other words, adults are major _________ on children. For one elderly woman, thankfully, this is the case.

It was a mid-January afternoon and school was over. As usual, 70-year-old Patricia _________ her grandchild, 7-year-old Mariah, from school.

However, when they arrived at Mariah’s home, things took a terrible _________. Once the car was in the driveway, Patricia _________ it. Patricia thought the car was in park but it was actually in reverse (倒挡). The car then continued to roll _________. Patricia attempted _________ to stop it. However, she fell and her leg got _________ under the front tire (轮胎) on the driver’s side.

Mariah, who was still in the car at the time, sprang into _________. She quickly _________ the key out after watching her mother and other adults often do so. What Mariah did successfully stopped the car from moving further.

The next moment, Mariah __________ up to her house and rang the doorbell __________. Mariah’s mother, Porchia, was shocked at the __________ and called 911 immediately. It was Mariah’s __________ move that allowed her grandma to free her leg from under the car. Fortunately, Patricia was not seriously __________. Days after the __________ incident (事件), Patricia recovered and left the hospital.

【推荐2】On August 2, 2023, Paul, 68, and Dawn Molineux, 66, from the United Kingdom, visited Southport’s Hickory’s Smokehouse to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary (周年纪念日) in advance. The actual date of their anniversary was August 29 but ________ was something they did not have much of, and they wanted to fully ________what they had.

The couple, who were high school sweethearts, found out at the beginning of the year that Paul had a ________ illness. With only about 18 months left together, they ________ to enjoy life to the full. So they went to Hickory’s to celebrate their ________ and were welcomed ________and surprised when their table had a “Happy Anniversary”________. Many staff members spoke to them, but their________James Davies left them with the most lasting ________.

Paul wrote on a Facebook food review group for Southport about how Davies went ________to serve them. Davies was ________ in the couple’s marriage and heard about Paul’s terminal diagnosis (绝症), but they never________what he did for them.

After enjoying their meal, some drinks, and a delicious dessert, Paul and Dawn ________their bill, which totaled £80. However, they soon realized that the amount was reduced to £0, and a message that came with the receipt ________: “Happy anniversary! The bill is on us.”

Paul admitted he was “lost for words” when Davies explained how touched he was by their story and had ________ their meal! Paul recalled, “My wife was just in tears when she saw the gesture.”

【推荐3】I had been trying for months to find a summer job working for a newspaper, to prove that I was an independent young woman. All my attempts were ________. Finally, I decided to be a “flag girl”, hired by construction companies to direct ________. I thought a written application wouldn’t do the trick, ________ I drove to the job site. That very day the foreman had decided to ________ one more “flag girl”. He offered me the job.

I ________ at the construction site Monday. The foreman gave me a reflective vest to ________ and a Stop/Slow bat to hold. He positioned me at a certain point and said I should ________ the seasoned flag girl at the opposite end. When she flipped (使急速地动) her ________ to Slow, I was to flip mine to Stop, each of us giving the traffic some time to travel along the road. The job seemed ________ but it was not… The first time I looked at my watch, I was ________ to see it was only 8: 30．I was tired of ________. By noon the sun was merciless and my arms were ________. By the end of the day all my bones were aching. As much as I wanted to ________ the job, I had a point to prove.

I stuck it out all summer. The next spring, I began to send out ________ to every newspaper again. My résumé (简历) ________ included being a “flag girl”. I got a (n) ________ at a small town newspaper, was hired as a junior ________ and spent my entire professional life there. My employer once told me that he decided to interview me because he ________ what a “flag girl who studied journalism” would look like. After listening to my ________, he knew I was the reporter he wanted, a person who wasn’t ________ to go outside her comfort zone to get what she wanted.