【推荐1】Mathew Belcher, a 29-year-old guy from Michigan, owns a gym. Thanks to the strict _______ of working out five days a week, he is able to lift hundreds of pounds of weight— but his _______ was put to the test when he heard a(n) _______ outside his gym.

Belcher saw a crowd _______ around two cars, one of which was thrown upside down. As he got closer to the _______, he saw that a man was _______ under the overturned car. There were already four men _______ to move the vehicle so they could free the driver, but it didn’t work at all. _______, Belcher came over in time. He managed to move the _______ car just enough so that the man could be freed. A police car then arrived and ________ the man and the other driver to the hospital.

Later the same week, Belcher went to ________ the man and wish him a speedy recovery. Belcher says that the nurses at the hospital gave him hugs and ________ him for what he did. The driver, 36-year-old Montrell Tinsley, who was ________, thanked Belcher for saving his life and ________ that he would visit Belcher’s gym once he got ________. Belcher, who was equally ________, told Tinsley that he was just happy he was okay.

Tinsley is expected to be back on his feet again soon. That’s ________ news, isn’t it? And people have started calling Belcher the Hulk (绿巨人浩克), ________ he may not have green skin. “I like being called the Hulk — that’s my son’s ________ character and he always says, ‘My daddy is the Hulk.’” Belcher ________ said, “I’m glad to have been there and I was put there for a reason.”

【推荐2】Lukas Kusters grew up in Wilmington, Deleware, loving the sport of football! He was so good at it that he became ____ to his team as “The Dutch Destroyer”. His ____ was to play in the National Football League (NFL) one day for his favorite ____ —the Philadelphia Eagles.

When Lukas was just 9, he ____ that he had a rare form of cancer. His battle ____ several months and he ____ the disease as hard as ever.

During his fight with cancer, the quarterback of the Eagles, Carson Wentz heard about Lukas? illness. Wentz and his teammates decided to ____ a video to send it to Lukas in the hospital, ____ him well.

While receiving the video from the Eagles was ____, it was Lukas’____ that was even more surprising. In the face of his massive and ____ illness, all that Lukas wanted to do was to show ____ to Carson Wentz by giving him one of his w Dutch Destroyer” wrist bands.

Through the Make a Wish Foundation, Wentz and his Eagle teammates ____ to visit Lukas in the hospital. They spent a ____ day together and Lukas thanked Wentz by giving him a wrist band. Not long after, Wentz took the ____ wearing the bracelet (手环) in an NFL game! People around the world took ____ in Lukas, his story of ____ and gratitude (感激) and his “Dutch Destroyer” bracelets. People started to buy that kind of bracelets. Thousands of dollars from ____ the bracelets went to help other families battling childhood cancer.

____ cancer took Lukas from the world, he left a(n) ____ legacy (遗产) that live on around the world.

【推荐3】Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun homework — to draw picture of something for which they were _________.

Most of the class might be _________ economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the boliday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her students’ _________. And they were.

But Douglas made a _________ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the tescher’s true child of misery (不幸) , weak and unhappy. As other children played in the playground, _________, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those _________ eyes.

Yes, his _________ was different. When _________ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand, nothing else. Just an ordinary hand.

His strange image captured the _________ of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a __________ because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and __________ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God for God feeds us. And so the __________ went on—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other pictures, she walked up to Douglas’ desk, bent down. and asked him whose hand it was.

The little boy looked away and muttered (低声说出). “It’s yours.”

She __________ the times she had taken his hand and __________ with him here and there, although she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand. Douglas. We’ll go outside.” Or “Let me show you how to __________ your pencil.” Or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

【推荐1】After ten years in the same company, I found my job was no longer fun. However, I didn’t have the confidence to apply for new jobs due to lack of experience. I felt _______ .

A friend suggested another path- _______ . I had toyed with the idea of studying for a master’s degree but _______ stood in my way. Yet I found a course at London College of Communication, _______ my job and enrolled(注册).

During the 18 months that followed, I began to flourish(茁壮成长). Not only had I found the courage to take my life forward in a new and _______ direction but the self-doubt that had followed me around like a shadow began to _______ gradually. My classmates and I treated each other as _______ : Younger students _______ my experience and knowledge when it came to group work. I made new friends and joined committees.

I also decided to move out of home. Living in student halls was a(n) _______ . The life in halls added to my sense of ________ and confidence. I was ________ to new things every day. Even making myself a meal or managing my small living space made me feel ________

Soon after completing my master’s, I made my way back through the university gate-this time to ________. I am now a lecturer on the same course that I took. I ________ the person I was before and smile-she didn’t yet know her ________ .

【推荐3】Five years ago, a friend asked me to look after his cat while he went on holiday, and I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale. So I moved to London and decided to _______ cat sitting (猫咪代养).

For me, cat sitting is about _______ two groups of people who need what the other can offer. I get to stay in people’s _______ without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get _______ cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away. It seems a fairer _______ than just watering plants or walking dogs — I’m more of a cat person.

I have always loved cats, and their gentle temper makes them ideal _______ for someone working from home. Cats have such different personalities, so it’s not surprising that I _______ more with some than others. An owner once told me not to _______ her cat to sit on me, as it had happened only once. But just four days later, the cat came over and sat on my lap. I sent her a photo!

Cat sitting helps me with my _______ anxiety disorder, too. I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t. Sometimes, this anxiety even ________ me from leaving the house. But since becoming a cat sitter my mental health has ________. Having my own ________ gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want. The cats have ________ helped.

Now I have stayed in 25 houses, ________ 30 cats and saved more than 10,000 pounds that would have gone on ________. One day I want to save up for a flat so I can have a cat of my own.