【推荐2】Recently, a 70-year-old woman has won hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin- -a social networking video platform, also known globally as TikTok, where men and women commonly show their working out or share ________ tips.

Trying to stand out from the crowd amid the floods of such videos can often be difficult, but a/an ________ new account, which has only been active since last year, has ________ to do so easily.

The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, well-built ________ that would leave viewers green with ________ .The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even ________ on a reality show on China Central Television.

According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 ________ within just a few months. “The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50,”says Chen. “I think they will be ________ to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can also achieve something in the gym. The message I want to ________ is that it is never too late to ________ good health.” For Chen, her ________ for exercising was born out of a need ________ desire to become famous.

According to Chen, her health had been ________ since she was a child. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,“ says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement. She ________ had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy.

“We cannot stop aging ________ exercise can slow it down, she says. “Instead of spending money on medicine, it is better to spend money on fitness.”

【推荐1】Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.

【推荐2】One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ______ for hours as the farmer tried to figure out ______ to do. Finally he decided the animal was ______ and the well needed to be ______ up anyway, so it just wasn't ______ it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his ______ to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起)a shovel (铁铲)and began to shovel ______ into the well. At first, the donkey ______ what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's ______, he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked ______ the well and was ______ at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that ______ his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would ______ it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors ______ to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another ______ up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the ______ of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of ______ out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our ______ is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest ______ just by not stopping, never ______! Shake it off and take a step upward!

【推荐3】It was a hot day: the whole group was sitting in the shade reading. Sitting beside me was six-year old Mylea, moving her _______ in time with mine. Then I noticed other students, each _______ a picture book for the first time.

In creating Racquet and Literacy League for Youth (RALLY), I hoped to _______ two of my passions: tennis and reading, with inner-city children. Throughout the year, I had advertised for campers and volunteers.

But on the first day of camp, _______ my careful planning, things did not go smoothly. Two boys _______ over the net, their noses bleeding. During the reading time, no one _______ a book. They would rather watch films at home, Eli told me, than learn _______ tennis and read boring books.

I _______ myself home that afternoon, feeling I had failed. Soon I realized that I should get to _______. That evening, I called my volunteers together for a meeting, and with their help, __________ the entire curriculum; each __________ would pair with a camper to help him / her during reading lime. To emphasize praise and progress, we gave out awards for most __________ reading, tennis and behavior weekly.

Mylea said she had a(n) __________ of taking the book home to read to her mom tonight. Looking at her __________ face, I offered her a hug. Somehow, after the schedule changes, these children, who had been __________ during reading time, began to find joy in reading stories.

I’ve heard the expression, “a mind is a terrible thing to waste.” I witnessed its __________ firsthand at RALLY. Disadvantaged children lack no desire to learn, but the resources to __________ that desire. Solving this issue is a __________ task, but I saw much transformative power at RALLY. RALLY’s progress didn’t follow the straight road. __________, with creativity and efforts, I can overcome the twists and reach my destination, and help others reach theirs, too. I can’t wait to __________ the journey.

【推荐1】Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new_______ in high school.  

_______, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _______ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the _______ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart _______ as the list ended without her name. Feeling _______, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework. 

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was_______. She moved on to English and history, and was _______ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those _______. Feeling better, she decided not to________ math for the time being. 

Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ________ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ________. High school was just as her mom had said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ________ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ________ fish you can be.”

【推荐3】“New Recruits (招募) Wanted.” This________caught my eye and revived (重新唤起) the dream I had since my childhood. But, just as________, I reminded myself that I was getting close to sixty. Hesitating for a while, I finally entered the hall and filled out a(n) ________.

My dream of becoming a firefighter began when I watched the television show Rescue 8,   ________ with the cooperation of the Los Angeles Fire Department when I was young. Unfortunately, life doesn’t follow young people’s dreams. A career in construction, a family to     ________, and many other factors got in the way of volunteering with the local fire department. Now, ________retirement, my wife and I have just relocated to a beautiful village near Seattle. I have time to give.

To my delight, I was accepted for ________. Yes, I was the oldest recruit, and it was so   ________that I was ready to drop out one day. When I got home from practice that day, a friend came over. I was about to say I could________do it anymore when he passed me a beautifully-illustrated book of firefighters who are in     ________ , with a personalized message of inspiration, encouraging me to follow my dream. As I looked through the________ , I felt amazed at the courage and devotion of these brave ________ . It gave me the strength I needed to carry on.

Over the next few weeks, the training continued to be tough, but I never lost     ________again. I lost twenty pounds, but eventually I was certificated as a firefighter. And now I can drive the big red trucks and ________ my community. When most of my friends are retiring, I’m ________ a new career I love. And I know that you're never too old to take on new challenges; never too old to follow your dreams.