【推荐2】One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited _________ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became_________ . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had _________. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not difficult in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that shocked even him.

He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a _________behind the desk in the booth. “ _________ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously looking for someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then _________ his office in Morrison Building, satisfied that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good _________ ! He sat down with a smile.

His wife _________ those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married …

How are you with patience? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are _________. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important __________ of a happy and rewarding life. __________ some things are worth waiting for. __________presents many opportunities for wait training.

We can hate waiting, __________ it or even get good at it! But one thing is __________--- we cannot avoid it. How is your __________ coming along?

【推荐2】A year after Benjamin Canlas died at 17, his love of helping others lives on. Through a foundation_________by his parents, this kind young man is_________making the world a better place—one bike at a time.

In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost_________the coronavirus crisis. Thousands of people have to travel to take_________jobs to survive. But public transportation has been_________limited. Benjamin’s parents had the idea to_______bikes to deserving individuals (个人).

At first, their_________was to donate seven bicycles. But then they received more than fifty___________And then 27 people were awarded bicycles. These bicycles are_________to help make their lives a little easier.

Among the__________is Ronaldo Rosario. He sold rice cakes in the morning and smoked fish in the afternoon,__________many kilometers each day, which caused the borrowed bike to break often. So, he often lost__________time and some of his earning on repairs.

There are people still in need and much more__________needs to be offered. The foundation is working on launching more sustainable__________. The goal is that these programs will help more people while also__________others to be kind and help those in need.

【推荐3】Natalie Te Paa, a blind singer, was in London for her birthday with her friend Claire Sara. The two decided to go to get a_________together at a restaurant. What happened after they ate _________them both. The staff presented Natalie with a plate that_________“happy birthday” written in Braille(盲文)using_________!

In previous birthday celebrations,the staff in the restaurant simply sang to their birthday guests. But this was the first time the restaurant had_________disability in such a special way. The staff went to great lengths to_________her birthday—from looking up how to write the message in Braille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough so it would not_________when Natalie touched it. And their efforts_________—Natalie was moved to tears.

Natalie’s friend,Claire,_________a video of the sweet moment, and she shared it online. The __________scene was viewed more than 16million times, receiving over 4.3 million likes.

“The fact that people have responded so much just shows how much the world needs __________ right now,”Natalie said. And the birthday girl went on to talk about how she hoped the video would__________people to have a larger conversation about inclusivity(包容性).

“__________is not easy. There are a lot of times when you do face discrimination and other things that are__________and tough. So, the fact that they did that for me__________opened up a conversation of awareness,”she added.

【推荐1】Mr Baker lives in a small town. Nobody is richer than him there, but he wishes to get more money all the time. One day, on his way home, he finds there is a ________ on the ground. He picks it up and puts it into his pocket. That evening after he has supper, he brings it out and begins to ________ it in the room. He is interested in a piece of news on it. Some gold is found in a desert (沙漠). He is afraid someone would know about it and he starts off, without ________ anybody about it. He wants to find out ________ the gold is.

The greedy (贪婪的) man walks on the desert for two weeks, but he doesn’t find any gold, and his food and water is gone. His horse is so weak that he can’t ________ it. He has to go back to his hometown, but it is too ________. His horse at last died and he is too hungry and thirsty to go any further. He looks ________, and finds there is nothing but sand. Suddenly he sees a man ________ on the ground far away. He crawls(爬) to him and finds he is dead, with a bag in his hand. He hurries to open the bag to find something to eat, but it is full of ________. He throws it away. As he is dying, he cries and says, “Now, a bag of bread is far ________ than a bag of gold. How sad!”

【推荐3】My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to ______ the family.

When we met ______ weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we arrived, he would bend over and give me a ______ on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other ______ I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!

Then on a rainy day I ______ to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the ______ big smile appeared on my father’s face. I ______ what would happen next. I ______ put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a ______ look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never ____ him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”

Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the ______ stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he ______ came back. Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have ______ a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.

How I wished I hadn’t ______ my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have ______ regrets (遗憾) by doing this.