【推荐3】Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business: He sold machines of different kinds to farmers.

He had a big car, and usually _________ driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by _______ sometimes too, especially when the _______ was bad. He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow, and it was _______ tiring to sit comfortably in a train and to look out of the window without being worried about how _______was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray’s problems was often _______ to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not _______ great comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (使恼火) when he was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or food after a long and  _______ day.

Late _______ winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The  ________ by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and ________ . He was looking forward to a simple ________ satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire，and then a hot bath and comfortable bed. __________ he was walking to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also ________ there.  “As this is my first visit to this ________of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to ________  about hotels before l left home, I would very much like to know ________ you have here.”

The local man answered, “We have  ________ .”

“And which would you ________ me to go to?”Mr. Gray asked him.

The local man thought for a while and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: Whichever one you go to, you’ll be________ you didn’t go to the other.”

【推荐1】My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I _________ for a friend who had raised many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working _________ .

I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and _________ my longtime dream of working hands-on with _________ . So I researched online and found a(n) _________ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn’t even know where that was on a map! But they _________ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.

We were researching and _________ the animals. We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, _________ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals _________ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to __________ hem. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even __________.

We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep and __________ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to __________ enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their mind with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.

Seeing these animals __________ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was __________ to do.

【推荐2】Last week, I was stuck on a crosstown bus during rush hour. The bus was filled with cold, tired people ________ with one. another. Two men barked at each other for an unintentional push. An elderly woman got on, and nobody ________ her a seat. Anger was in the air; no mercy (怜悯) could be found here.

As the bus ________ Seventh Avenue, the driver’s words came from the ________ “Folks,” he said. “I know you’ve had a(n) ________ day and that’ you are depressed, but I will help out. When each of you walks by before getting off, ________ your troubles into my palm (手掌). My ________ goes right by the Hudson River, into which I’ll cast them.”

It seemed as if a spell had lifted. Everyone ________ laughing, their faces shining with ________. The passengers who had been ignoring each other’s existence were suddenly grinning (咧嘴笑) at each other — is this guy ________?

At the next stop, just as ________, the driver held out his hand, palm up, and. waited. All the ________ passengers performed the gesture of putting something into his palm. The driver ________ the same action at every stop that followed.

Occasionally we may sink into a grey world, but someone can ________ it like a ray of light, showing us hope. What if we are the light? Actually, anyone possesses the ________ to shine on others’ dark days.