【推荐1】“Dad, just touch the green button! The one with a little picture of a telephone on it!” I was shouting to my father as I _________ him on how to answer it.

My father is already in his eighties and lives alone. To communicate better and _________ his later life, I bought him an iPhone, but my father _________ resisted using it. After my repeated attempts of persuasion, he unwillingly _________ this strange device.

It took my father about a year to learn to answer and make calls. Fortunately, my father’s tech skills have _________ to FaceTime capability. During a FaceTime call, we had a rather _________ moment. As he couldn’t _________ me well, he held up the screen to his ear. This meant all I saw was his large _________. For a long time, I could still _________ Dad’s ear emerging on the screen, which made me laugh.

Then this past summer I introduced him to Wordle — a popular word puzzle. He caught on fast and became __________ about it. Now he looks forward to __________ the puzzle as soon as the new game comes out after midnight. Every morning he sends me a text, telling me the __________ of the day. This has unexpectedly strengthened our bond.

It is quite __________ that at 89, my father has mastered the iPhone to the level that he can access and send emails and texts, and even do his banking online.

The __________ to smartphones has been blamed for damaging interpersonal relationships. However, I can say the iPhone has __________ our relationship.

【推荐1】“I’m sorry, but visiting hours are over,” The nurse said _________. My husband Eric had just got out of surgery. I wanted to stay with him, but the hospital’s visiting policies allowed no _________.

The nurse handed me a piece of paper. “That’s my cell number. You can _________ me tonight if you’re worried or just want a（n）_________.” I knew Eric would be _________ OK, but I couldn’t be with him when he needed me, which still _________ my heart.

I _________ Eric’s nurse once I settled in my room in a hotel. She texted back, saying he was still feeling sick. I sighed, feeling the _________ rush in. Then I turned on the TV to distract myself, which didn’t _________. Around midnight, Eric’s nurse texted me. “He’s fine now and just fell asleep. You should get some __________ now, too.”

When I had checked into the hotel, the clerk said, “We have a cabinet full of books and games in the corner. We’ll feel __________ if you use anything there during your stay.”

I made it to the hall to __________ a book. I was looking through the titles when I heard a sound behind me. It was an elderly woman, who __________ herself as Shirley, adding that she had been there to accompany her husband in hospital. During our talk, her __________ attitude made me feel much better.

The next morning, when __________, I felt much better at that time than when I came into the hotel yesterday.

【推荐2】It was the last day of the month-long summer camp. All the camp leaders and volunteers were preparing for the party that evening. Some were setting up chairs and tables outside, some were preparing water balloons for games we’d play later, and some were_________fruits.

A pastor（牧师）came to me,_________me a small broom and a dustpan, and asked me to sweep the gym. Alone. I had no_________. I was a team leader at camp, and this pastor was my employer. I put on as_________a face as I could and_________to sweep the floor. The whole situation felt so _________. I was angry.

During a_________between sweeps, I looked up. The same pastor who told me to sweep the gym was_________moving the speakers and cleaning the stage in the front of the gym. He worked alone, too. And I noticed the calmness and_________in his eyes as he worked.__________, my unhappiness left my heart, and in its place grew a sense of__________for what I saw in the pastor.

First, being a leader doesn’t mean doing all the fun things, all the time. It also means____________and hard work. To be a good leader, it means doing things one doesn’t really__________with a cheerful, genuine smile. Second, taking the time to think is________ to being a good leader. Without time for________, you might__________what’s more important. Third, however complex a task maybe, however long you have to work on it, you have to__________it. Cleaning the whole gym with a small broom seemed________. But I made it, one sweep at a time.

       I__________the pastor on my way to the garbage bin outside the gym. He looked up and smiled at me—and I smiled back. It was a tired smile, but it was a__________one.

【推荐3】Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Grand Cane, Louisiana, last December when something caught his eye, As Alvin ________ he saw that the object was a broken balloon Attached was a piece of paper ________ with star stickers.

"Dear Santa," the handwritten ________ read. "My name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, a puppy. With love, Lura."

Moved by the note, Alvin ________ the was going to make Luna's wish come true. On January 2, 2021，Alvin posted a photo of the balloon and the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the ________. At first, he wasn't confident the________ would work. But as he saw the number of people sharing his post climb into the hundreds, "My hope grew into ________.” Alvin says.

Meanwhile, Leticia, Luna' mother, whose family had a hard time in the past year, had no idea that such an effort was ________ One day in early January, "Someone found Luna's balloon." said a friend in the call. ________ by her friend many times, she logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin's post. Leticia was________. But, before reaching out to Alvin, she________She hadn't really expected anyone would find the balloons, let alone________to buy gifts for her daughter. When Alvin told her it would mean a lot to him to________ the girl's wishes, she agreed to let him send some gifs.

Now, after having received much ________Leticia and Luna intend to pay it forward. "Luckily, our prayers are answered," she says. “When you ask for something, it may not happen ________ but it will happen some day."