【推荐1】Percival Lugue is an artist in the Philippines. From the age of 5, he has had a ________ for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald’s and home-country favorite Jollibee.

Now, the 50-year-old has about 20, 000 toys packed from ________ to ceiling in his home and ________ a Guinness World Record from 2014, when his collection ________   more than 10, 000 items. “The toy is like a storyteller in itself,” said Lugue, explaining his ________ while sitting among his toys in his three-story home. “For example, it gives me a glimpse of that ________ period when I got it, the story of what’s going on.” he said.

Lugue built his home especially to ________ his collection. He compares the ________ that getting new toys gives him to Christmas morning. He has always played with the toy. But unlike the other kids, who would ________   their toys into pieces, even as a child, he took ________ care of them and put them on display.

While ________ purchases brought him most of his toys, some were shared by friends and family. “I would invite my friends to have lunch at McDonald’s and in one sitting I would be able to complete the ________ set,” he said.

One of his most ________ pieces is a “Hetty Spaghetti” figurine, a mascot from the Jollibee chain that his mother gave him in 1988.

His dream now is to ________ put his collection on display for the public or even open a museum to “give others a chance to ________ their own childhood memories.”

【推荐3】You never know how far a kind act can go.You don't know who it can___,either.When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began___,they had no idea how much it would   ___others to shower(大量给予）people with kindness.

89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital.She couldn't leave her ward.So to ___boredom,she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn't expecting one of the____to wave to her.She couldn't help but wave back at the kind ____.This was only the start of a special ___between the two.

Jeff Reick knew Porter was___,so he decided to send a kind____to her by finding some chalk and writing"Get Well” on one of the beams(梁）facing her ___“I just thought that was __,"Porter said."So I should do something to___ that."

When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold,windy day,she grew   __.She wrote"Stay safe"on a piece of paper,which she then ___on the window for the workers to see."When I saw 4 Stay safe' on a piece of paper,I __ and said to my coworkers,'Did you see that?""Reick said.If everybody willingly does things like that,the world will be a better place.

【推荐1】During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______ . Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I ______ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ______ .I ate the same food; I did the same thing. Clearly, I ______ my routines(习惯) My friend, however, became ______ One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______ .I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found my-self standing on a tennis court(球场).As I held my racket(球拍), I felt ______ .I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90%of them, and hitting the rest into the other court. The first few months were quite ______ .But one day as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched in ______ as my return landed where I had aimed(瞄准)it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!

【推荐2】My brother and I slipped out of the bed. We grabbed our _______ and put on our shoes. Without heaters in our old home, wearing coats inside was as _______ as wearing shirts in summer.

But this morning was _______;   it was Christmas. No Christmas tree, no_______ in our home. But following the _______, we were promised to find one present on the top of the shoes. Some years, we would find _______ but new underwear, and other years we would find new socks. The gift itself wasn’t our _______, but the brand new feeling made us scream with _______.

And then one special Christmas, I lifted the package _______ on shoes. I tore it, holding my breath and I found there was a doll with large brown eyes ________me. I grabbed it from the box and held the ________ against my chest.________ it smelled of plastic, it sent a wave of pleasure through me.

Those days flickered(闪烁) with memories of the ________ and easy life. It was a life ________ material possessions,________ one rich with appreciation for small things. Later as I ________ in America, life changed. We lived a rich life and life became easier. Gifts________ more and their purchase became urgent.________,our wants turned into boring needs. Sadly, what we ________ as children was now painted in a sorrowful scene. Although weather changes and seasons offer variety, we can ________ change by taking a step back to the simple life.