【推荐1】Scott Poore is an animal lover. He moves into the shelter kennel (犬舍) with the ________ of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted. Queen, a 3-year-old dog, has just gotten the most ________ roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a(n) ________ visitor at the shelter, he is familiar with all of the ________. However, little Queen in particular has really ________ his heart. Poore says that he recently began to notice that Quen seemed to be “losing ________” in finding a forever home. “I have been visiting Queen every single day for over a year now and I can ________ see her giving up. She used to get so ________ when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed.”

So to raise awareness of Queen’s situation. Poore packed a suitcase and moved into the dog’s kennel to keep it ________. Poore says it has been ________ managing his work while also living at the shelter, but hie is ________ to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen. Since he ________ the kennel earlier this week, he and his new puppy roommate have been ________ the headlines of dozens of national news stories, although no possible ________ have stepped forward.

Delightfully, this dog has eventually been given a loving home after his path ________ with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

【推荐2】I had a busy to - do list today and was about to get started when my sister called.

I talked with her for a short time and could _________ my seven - year - old niece (侄女，外甥女) in the background, full of energy as always, and getting blamed for something. I _________ to speak with her, both because I love talking to her and because I was _________ that I could help redirecting (使改变方向) some of her energy in a more _________ direction and give my sister a break.

I listened and talked with her on the phone, giving her as much _________ as she needed to share her thoughts and _________ herself.

The conversation went for quite a while. _________ my time, she gifted me her funny stories and sense of _________. She said the cutest things that always _________ me and caused me to laugh out loud! She told me about her friend’s birthday party, which __________ a cake, chocolate ice cream, and sand art! Then there were __________ about her new little brother, cute animals she saw recently and of course, the weather!

Forty minutes later she __________, saying, “Well, I should __________ have let you get going.”

At one point in the conversation my __________ had turned back to my “to - do” list, but then I consciously (有意识地) turned it back to her. I chose to be __________ with her and give my full attention to her so that she __________ important and special. __________, she is indeed important and special. Children are so precious (宝贵的) and __________ so fast! And we can learn so much from them, including the __________ they see the world. When choosing between my niece and my to - do list, I __________ that chores and errands (差事) could wait — every time!

【推荐3】I used to be the shyest person in the world. I ___behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to a (n) ___person-including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.

___asked to speak in class, I could hardly ___, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) ___earned me jokes-about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ___voice lessons. After a little bit of ____, I did-as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) ___. After exercising a lot, I finally gained ___in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before ___the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and -nothing. I couldn’t remember the ___of the song ! My face turned hot. The ___pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought ___me: I’ve embarrassed (尴尬)myself enough in front of this____. There’s really nothing else to____. So in my second song, I just____and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as ___as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.

On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was ___how much people liked my singing. One classmate ___said that I should be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person any more. ___has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

【推荐1】I was on vacation with my husband,my brother,his wife and daughter.We were not____with the area and got on a bus,thinking it would be a nice way to see the downtown's old town area.Well,____talking with the bus driver,we didn't find that we were.on the neighborhood route（线路）which____school children and delivers people to various ____places.That was a route of over about two hours.That was a surprise and a concern because we____our vehicle in a____parking area and it was going to end.

We shared this with the bus driver only to let her know we were not from the area and____for getting on her bus by mistake.Then she surprised us____further saying,“I get off shift（换班）after a few more blocks,and if you don't____taking my company car,I'd be happy to take you____to your vehicle before the time end.”The bus driver received permission from her____,so we gratefully said yes to her____.

She went out of her way to take us back to our vehicle____her shift was over and it wasn't on her route to home either.We were____and grateful for her kindness.____,because she shared some of her____about the school-age children she sometimes had on the bus route,I offered her a few____on how to quiet the children with a skill that would make the ride safer for them____for her.She was so____.It was a wonderful____of kindness!

【推荐3】When struggling single mom Shetara Sims won $100 on the lottery, she decided to donate it all to the family of a police officer who had been shot while on _________.

Sims did so despite her own financial worries. Like many Americans facing _________, she had recently lost her job. One Kansas City resident said she had only $7 left when she found a dollar bill in a parking lot. She used it to buy a lottery ticket, _________ $100. Sims’ 12-year-old daughter, _________, suggested they donate it to the family of the wounded police officer rather than _________ the money.

The officer’s difficult situation was a _________ of their own tragic experience. Sims’ eldest daughter was killed in 2012. “The police were really there for us more than anyone I can _________,” Sims said. “They came to see my kids. They did a lot. They were fathers, therapists. They were everything.”

To _________ some of the hope these officers gave to her family, Sims called the police department to make her donation. She decided to donate the money without _________ her name or number.

News of the __________ donation soon spread throughout the community. Officers spent days __________ her down, hoping to find her. “It’s really __________ to us,” said Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

Once they learned her __________, officers started a campaign for Sims. Hundreds of people had __________ wanting to help. By Wednesday, it had raised more than $59,000. Becchina said it’s kindness from people like Sims that motivates __________ including him to keep serving.