【推荐1】These days，upcycling(升级改造) is popular with people．They _______ something unique from existing materials rather than buy more．My granny，Bobo has spent 92 years doing just that out of necessity．

Wasting time and resources was _______ an option in the world she grew up in．With seven children to _______，she lived a hard and economical life．Bobo has been upcycling _______ the day Great-Granny Annie put a needle in her hand and taught her how to give new _______ to every fabric(织物)in their farmhouse．

Just like Bobo，my mother，Cindy，_______ making her clothes．She _______ her homecoming dress and bought the fabric with money she earned _______ at the can factory．One generation passed on to the next the _______ of creating something beautiful and useful by hand．

Granny’s and Mom’s sewing skills meant that no matter the budget，Christmas，birthday，and wedding gifts were ________．From a baby blanket to a bib(围嘴)，each treasure   ________ a special quality of personalization．In my home I am ________ by upcycling at its best．

Thanks to Bobo’s ________ ways，the artistry of handwork lives on in four ________ of crafters．Granny Bobo lived it．Mom carried it on．I am picking it up by listening and ________．Now my daughter，Greta，is also learning to use those ________．

I sit and watch ________ as Bobo’s hands weave needle and thread．In 92 years，her hands have known and ________ life，home and family．Age has brought the ________ of some memories．But if you listen to her stories while she ________，you’ll journey back to the old farm with her．

【推荐3】I try to take part in as many sports as I can at school, but to be honest I'm pretty hopeless! _______, last week I decided I'd try to get onto the school relay(接力赛跑)team, _______ they' re considered really cool. And _______, after some running tests, I actually succeeded in getting a place - only as a reserve for competitions, but still! Then I _______that was just the beginning. The other team members didn't exactly object to a newcomer,but I could _______ they didn't totally approve of(认可) my being there. The team is made up of the _______ sports people in the school, so _______ them was a real honour. And any _______ they were in usually resulted in a win. Anyway, the yearly school sports day was coming up, so I thought I'd better start _______.

________, the sports day came, and I was as well prepared as I could be. And I knew my friends all ________ me, so that helped a lot. And just then we ________ that another team member had been injured, so they'd be ________ me to help them win.This was my ________. I started concentrating(集中注意力)as hard as I could on the ________ ahead.

I was really ________ waiting for the runner behind me to pass me the baton(接力棒). But suddenly there he was-and I was off! And guess what? I ________ faster than any other members of the team-and we ________ ! It was fantastic! But the best part was that ________ the race, the rest of the team insisted on carrying me round the track on their shoulders. I’ll never ________ it!

【推荐2】About 15 years ago, Oliver Muensterer packed his suitcase and traveled from his home in Leipzig, Germany to a town a few hours away. He had a job interview, so he arrived the evening beforehand.

When he woke up the next morning, he took a shower and started to get ________. Just then, he noticed that he’d forgotten to pack a white dress shirt. He thought he had prepared ________ for everything. He had his suit and a tie, but somehow he had forgotten the shirt.

This ________ sent Muensterer into a panic. He only had about an hour until he needed to be at the interview. He ________ down to the lobby (酒店大堂) and went to the front desk to ask the man behind the counter if the man could ________ a nearby store where he could purchase a ________ shirt.

The man listened to his ________ carefully. And he hardly had ________ it when the man said, “I have a ________.”

But rather than ________ Muensterer to a nearby shop, the ________ did something ________. Without saying a word, he took off his own white dress shirt and handed it to Muensterer.

“So I put it on and I went to the interview. It was not my dream job, so it didn’t ________ in the end, but after the interview I came back and I gave him back his shirt. I expressed my gratitude to him heartily.”

That single gesture of ________ has stuck with Muensterer over the years. “And so ever since, when I see someone who needs anything, I’m very willing to ________.”

【推荐3】The thing happened last year. The ________ was conducted compulsorily during the COVID-19 outbreak. Most people were forced to stay at home and many lost their jobs. But one day I had to ________ to the company because of an emergency conference. And that was when something memorable came into my eyes. It was the ________ of a boy standing on the road with a ________ in his hand. He seemed to be from an educated family from the ________ words on the large notice. It read, “ I need money badly for my mother’s ________ ! Thank you for your attention, dear friends! ”

I was anxious to catch up with the conference. Therefore, I didn’t stop the car. Unemployment and poverty were a ( n ) ________ sight in the large city. No wonder we motorists drove by without offering assistance. We were taught that giving money helped ________ a dependent lifestyle, or it made many people unwilling to earn their living.

As I ________ away from the boy with that large notice, I was extremely ________ . Could it be a shame? What should I do? Turn back or move on? As I ________ with these questions, I saw a car ________ in front of the boy. A man got off his car and went to talk to the boy, “ Take the money and wish your mom a successful operation. ” ________ , the man lent the boy a hand. As I ________ , somebody else sprang into action and did what I could have done. Since then I’ve been ________ that it is important to do something for someone in need, whether it is big or small, because something is better than nothing!