【推荐1】It was six years ago that something unforgettable happened. My wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding _______ that year. We drove from Ontario into Alberta, then southward into Glacier National Park in Montana, and _______ to Yellowstone National Park.

It was a _______ spring day, and the Beartooth Highway had opened for the season just days before. Alongside the road, there was still a great amount of snow there. The scenery was so impressive that we made lots of _______ to record memories with my camera. At the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the _______ views, with my wife in the center of my camera lens.

There were not many cars on the road. Sometimes, cars with energetic young tourists _______. And then we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, who wore dirty clothes, _______ behind our cars. As he _______ us, his only words were, “Give me your camera and get over there with your wife.” I must _______ I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. ________, he just took a picture of us, handed back my camera and rode off ________we could express our ________. The photo he took is one of the most valuable and ________ of our trip.

I learned my lesson somewhere I ________ expected it. We should never judge a man by his ________. If the motorcycle driver reads this story and remembers the situation, we would like to say “Thank you” to him.

【推荐2】Ciudad Perdida, Colombia’s “Lost City” is older than Machu Picchu. There are no trains or buses allowing of _________ travels to reach its ruins. The remote place is only _________ on foot: a tiring multi-day hike.

Despite this, I couldn’t _________ the opportunity to visit Ciudad Perdida. 12 other hikers and I went there in _________ with a licensed guide. The dirt path, which _________ through towering palms and dangling vines (藤蔓), proved _________ right from the start. Along the way we also met the _________. They have been left _________ for centuries and there’s a deep bond between them and the land.

The next morning, we were off early to _________ the heat, but high temperatures and muscle pain had already set in by the time we reached the final stage—1,200 stone steps to __________. After finally lifting my painful body up the long flight of stairs, my eyes __________ the scene that had __________ the backbreaking journey: Ciudad Perdida.

I looked down and wondered at the beautiful site below. While the return trip included __________ the mental hurdle (障碍) of having already accomplished our goal, the experience is the one I would do __________. It is the difficulty that makes the journey a more __________ one. Earned views are always better.

【推荐1】Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and______.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts______some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very________.

Gift giving is different in different______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone______, because many people have enough things and don’t want______gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a______. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to_______too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things______, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,_______money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift______has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

【推荐2】When you measure the distance between towns on foot, and walk to places that you thought could only be reached by car, it will change your mind.

I live in the suburb north of San Francisco, and _________is considered the main transportation for most people here. I still remember how _________ I was when I first learned to drive. While driving with music gently _________my heart, I was filled with joy. However, as time went by, that excitement _________. I feared driving, and felt worried and upset. Everyone seems to be in my way especially when I am in a _________. One night, a deer ran out from the dark, knocked against my moving car, and_________ across the street. I didn’t dare to get out of my car to see her. Crying on the _________, I hated my car.

When I joined the 21-day mindful walking _________, I began to walk with a mind. During the walking days, I smiled at every stranger _________ by me. I walked to the streets that I __________, would not pass through and __________ a tiny free library on the sidewalk. I began to__________ if I had really lived in this town all these years. It’s a completely __________ town that I know so little about!

I felt deeply __________ for the walking challenge. Maybe I will set foot on far lands again, yet I know the __________ is right here and right now.

【推荐3】Zibo city has unexpectedly become famous overnight on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue. The latest promotion gives visitors ______ admission to 10 tourist attractions in the city with their train ticket as long as their final ______ is Zibo.

This measure ______ the previous round-trip “barbecue tour” train between Jinan and Zibo. Passengers on the train are ______ by a banner (横幅) reading “Welcome to the Special BBQ Train”. They also ______ items including leaflets about Zibo’s culture, small gifts and snacks. Many also took videos and posted them on social media, drawing more visitors. “The high-speed trains are ______ with passengers,” wrote one netizen.

Barbecue is popular in China, ______ Zibo’s barbecue is unique. It’s made on a stove, and is ______ with flatbread (薄饼) and dressings (蘸料). The skewers (烤肉串) are 70-80 percent cooked before they are brought to the table, where diners can finish cooking them on their own stoves, which lends a sense of ______.

The barbecue ______ became a hit after a group of college students shot videos of themselves enjoying a meal and ______ them. Since then, many people, mostly the young, have ______ the city to try the dish. On several streets, ______ can be seen outside barbecue restaurants, which stretch for more than 100 meters.

Zibo barbecue is bringing more and more people to the city, and the local government needs to think about how to ______ the city as a whole, and its culture and tourism. The trend will eventually end if the local government doesn’t take ______ follow-up measures.