【推荐1】The greatest sports moments often have a wonderful flow state behind the victories or performances. Being in flow refers to the moments where distraction reduces, and concentration ________ .

It was a _______ summer camp ping pong tournament where I was not only down I set, but 7 points behind my opponent (对手), who had only 3 points left to ________ the set, and the tournament. For a comeback, I had to win at least 10 points, without making ________ !

Facing the desperate situation, I could ________ it a day and let my opponent win. Perhaps my opponent had already focused on the ________, but failure wasn’t an option! Thus, I ________ it out, hoping for the best. I told myself, “Let’s just try and win the next point, nothing else.” ________ deep, I stared at the ball with a clear mindset and keen ________. I took it, hit it back and scored!

5 points to go, 4 points to go... My opponent started getting visibly ________ and made mistakes. Point by point I was getting closer to being even.7-8. I was one point away from doing the ________. My mouth was shut and my eyes stayed ________ the entire set. He made another error. 8-8. The comeback was complete. The crowd went ________! Winning the next 3 points, I managed to win that set. In the last set, my opponent turned restless again. ________ the flow, I ended up winning the final set, and the tournament.

Despite a small game, it inspired me a lot. Not being able to control how our opponent plays, we can _______ how to react. Don’t be there, where you are not. Instead, be here and now! Stay in flow! Be concentrated!

【推荐2】When most people in Shanghai, ________ is experiencing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic emerged more than two years ago, are retiring for the night, others are working to keep the city ________.

Long Anhua, 51, a native of Hefei, Anhui province, became a truck driver after he arrived in Shanghai in 2008. ________ the pandemic, his main job was to ________ automotive (汽车的) parts.

He told us in the past he finished work at about 7 pm, but during the pandemic, he does not return to the ________ provided by the logistics’ company until after midnight. “We all want to deliver as many supplies as quickly as possible to ________ in lockdown,” Long said.

All the drivers in his company are on call at night to ________ urgent deliveries are completed, eating and taking naps in the trucks have become their ________. And to ensure driving ________ , Long and eight colleagues have been ________ by the company to take turns to work the early and late shifts, stopping for a ________ every few hours.

Long admitted he feels ________. “But I can ________ — it’s what I should do during the pandemic, and what I have done so far that embody (体现) my personal ________ ,” he said. He also added that he is able to persevere (坚持) in the fight against COVID-19 because of his family’s understanding, support and ________.

Recalling the day he delivered supplies to his own ________, Long was a little upset: “It’s hard to ________ my feelings at that time. Although I was so close to my family members, I couldn’t ________ them. But my wife encouraged me, telling me not to worry about her and the children and also ________ me to protect myself when I made deliveries. From that moment on, there have been just two things on my mind — that the outbreak will ________ as quickly as possible and that I can soon get together with my family members again.”

【推荐3】Every Christmas, the firm I worked for raised money for disadvantaged kids. I’d dress up as Santa and ______ out with some colleagues to deliver gifts. Some years ago, we were returning and ______ right in front of the lights as they turned red.

I became aware of a car coming up behind us at speed. It ran ______ another vehicle and then they both came to a stop. I asked my workmates to ______ the police and fire department. In order not to put others at risk, I turned my truck sideways(向旁边) to block the traffic. Then I jumped out and ran to the cars. There was a loud bang and flames shooting from one car’s front. As a volunteer ______ , I knew the car’s battery had ______ and that there was no time to lose. Still wearing my costume, I ______ to tear the door open and walked the driver over to the safety of my truck.

Other than some cuts, he was fine. I left him with my workmates and went to check on the driver of the other car. ______ , he was also unhurt. Then I headed back to direct traffic around the ______ vehicle until the emergency services arrived. The first two police officers on the ______ laughed as they jumped out of their car. “What’s happened here, Santa? OK, you probably have ______ to make,” one of them said. “We will ______ from here.”

Weeks after the accident, I agreed to meet the guy I’d ______ from the car in a local park, where he was sitting with a girl, his daughter, Amber. It ______ out that she had been estranged(疏远的) from her mum and dad, but ______ home after the accident. What’s more, she was the girlfriend of Jordan, my son.

【推荐3】Missy was an energetic nine-year-old girl. She loved school and sports. ________, things changed. Missy began to feel tired all the time. Something wasn’t right, so her parents took Missy to hospital. It wasn’t long before they heard the news — Missy ________ cancer. “We live in rural Queensland and we had to get on a plane that day to get to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital so Missy could start ________. We have two other daughters, so my husband had to stay behind at home with them. It was really ________,” said Anj, Missy’s mother.

From the moment she began treatment, Missy was unwell. “She didn’t ________ her hospital room for three months ________,” explained Anj. “We almost ________ her twice due to complications (并发症). At one point her immunity (免疫) was ________ and she was sent to a separate room.”

“I was really ________,” said Missy. “It was painful and I really wanted to bed with my family. I felt sick and I couldn’t walk for a few weeks. I needed ________ just to do basic things like going to the toilet.”

Thankfully, Missy’s treatment was ________. On the 13th of December, she was able to ring the ________ chemotherapy (化疗) bell in hospital, ________ the end of her treatment. Missy still has to have ________ checks, but she is much better. That’s why, when she grows up, Missy wants to be a researcher to ________ a cure for cancer.