【推荐3】When he was 5, Nicholas Lowinger visited a homeless shelter with his mother. He was_________to show off his new light­up sneakers(运动鞋). But his mom warned him against doing so, _________that these children might not have such things.

Sure enough, when Nicholas met kids at the shelter, he_________realized that they were living in _______ that were different from his own.

“I saw other kids who looked just like me. The only_________was that they were wearing_________shoes that were falling apart. Some didn't have a pair of shoes to call their own.” said Nicholas, now 15. “I've been_________to grow up in a family that is able to provide me with whatever I need. A lot of kids here in the U.S. don't have the same_________.”

That first shelter_________left a strong impression on Nicholas, who started__________all the shoes he'd outgrown to local shelters. But he soon__________that his donations weren't that helpful.

“It__________me that I only had used shoes to give to them__________new shoes that fit right,” he said. “No two people's feet are exactly the same, and__________you are wearing someone else's worn shoes, your feet aren't going to be comfortable.”

So at the age of 12, Nicholas started a program that donates__________shoes to homeless children. Then, __________ the help of his parents, he started the Gotta Have Sole Foundation(基金会), which has donated new footwear to more than 10,000__________ children in 21 states.

“Something that seems so__________, a pair of shoes, can make children feel__________ and gain confidence.” Nicholas__________other young people to do the same.

【推荐1】In 2010, Justin Horner was driving down a busy freeway in Portland, US, when his tire blew out. He _________ to the side of the road and made a _________ indicating his need for help.

Three hours later, a van finally pulled up and out came a Latino family of four. Despite the _________ barrier, they worked together to _________ Horner’s car, relying on the daughter’s broken English. One hour later, the car was fixed and the mom pulled out a big jug of water for them to drink and wash their hands.

Horner _________ them sincerely and attempted to give what he had in his wallet—a $20 bill—but they _________ to accept it. Despite their resistance, Horner _________ and eventually placed the money in the mother’s hand before walking away. A few moments later, their small daughter called out and offered Horner a _________ — a tamale (玉米粉蒸肉) —which he gratefully _________.

As they slowly drove off, Horner unwrapped the tamale and discovered his __________ wrapped inside. He rushed over to the van to give it back, but the father simply shook his head and smiled, saying, “Today you, tomorrow me.” With a __________, he drove off and Horner never saw the family again.

Months later, Horner shared his experience online, which __________ thousands of likes and comments. His story evolved into an essay in The New York Times and even inspired a handful of short films.

Horner knows that the phrase, “today you, tomorrow me” wasn’t __________ by that stranger in the van. He said it’s a common expression in Mexico, where he believes the family was from. However, the idea behind it is __________ .

“At the end of the day,” Horner reflects, “it shows that everyone can be __________ at some point and that everyone requires assistance.”

【推荐3】Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his _______ to let my mother _______ her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the _______. One evening, our father came home and there was no _______, not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as _______ as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.

_______ I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not _______ us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he _______ and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow, he _______ to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children ________.

My father did not eat and had ________ all day but he sat there and felt ________ at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my ________. At that moment, I felt ________knowing that he tried his best not to let us ________, and he wanted us to know he was always there with us.

In ________ times, I think, it is important not to ________ weakness but strength. ________ the mother is the cement(黏合剂) that ________ a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.

It is his values and ________ that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.