【推荐1】Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of her country’s persistent problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalists from Detroit are asking for a(n)_______ of local snack lovers: _______ throw your empty chip bags into the trash, _______ them so she can _______ them into sleeping bags for the homeless.

Chip eaters drop off their _______ bags at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers _______ them. After they sanitize (净化) the chip bags in soapy hot water, they _______ them open, lay them flat, and iron them together. They use pad-ding (填料) from old coats to fill the insides.

It takes about four hours to _______ a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, _______ whether they’ re single-serve or family size. The ________ of the sleeping bag is “waterproof (防水的), light weight, and easy to ________ around,” Oleita told The Detroit News.

Since it started in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and has ________ 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be ________ to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the ________ for Oleita and her fellow volunteers. “We are ________ to making an impact not only socially, but environmentally,” Oleita says.

【推荐2】The government of India issued a lockdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The _________ was badly affected by the pandemic. _________, millions of people lost their jobs, including Mohan Paswan — the father of 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari. They had no money for _________ and for food, so the landlord threatened to kick them out and _________ their electricity. Kumari and her father’s only _________ was to return to their home village in Bihar, which was more than 1,200 kilometers away.

Even though there were special _________ for migrants who wished to return home, Paswan was not able to walk to the railway station due to a(n) _________ from a traffic accident. Out of _________, Kumari used the 20 dollars they had left to buy a pink bike and _________ on May 8th for the village. Kumari would __________ in the front, while her father would sit on the back seat with heavy __________. They traveled more than 100 kilometers a day and only __________ at gas stations to sleep at night. Along the way, they __________ kind strangers who gave them food and encouragement; one truck driver even __________ the father and the daughter a ride for 30 miles.

They __________ arrived at the village on May 15th and were __________ with their family. This story of the __________ girl has moved many people including the __________ of the national team and a director. Kumari has been invited to join the Indian __________ team in the 2024 and 2028 Olympics and has also received an offer to __________ in an upcoming movie.

【推荐3】One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods _______ she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and _______ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she _______ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. _______ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and _______ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the _______. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a _______.

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy _______ that his mistress (女主人) was in danger. He jumped _______ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ________ scent (气体) as he lowered his head. He ________ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ________ into the air, the dog ________ through the woods until he found the ________. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ________, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ________ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ________.

When she opened her eyes and ________ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you ________ me, Laddy, ” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of ________. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.

【推荐2】I’d like to share my story of kindness. I had a car _______ and needed to get a new car as soon as possible, but I don’t have _______ . Everything is more _______ these days. So I saw some second-hand cars for around $5000, but then I found that one _______ about $4000.

This car has some _______ and only one key, but it has good steering (转向装置), windows, safety airbags and newer tyres. So it is much _______ than my old car. After a test drive, I said I _______ to buy it. The seller, Richard, said that he expected me to pay only $3500 as I was the _______ person whom he had hoped would buy it. He said he’d had some terrible interactions with people pressuring him to _______ it to them. I’m a single parent with an eleven-year-old child. I think he was touched by the ________ of how I had an accident and that my car was not ________ anymore.

I paid the money and the next day he was ________ enough to drive the car to my house. Then he told me that he’d ________ the tank with gasoline and bought me an extra key! The total costs amounted to almost $300. How ________ ! We have been driving around feeling so safe and happy. He has made such a ________ to our lives!

【推荐3】Everyone was taking notes, but a giggling drew my attention. Walking over to the ________, I asked for her note. ________, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the soundless ________ between teacher and student.

Eventually, she handed it over. It was a hand-drawn picture of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m silly” coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, ________, was working angrily as I ________ not to cry. Fortunately, I was able to keep myself ________. I said nothing until there were about six minutes remaining. I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how ________ this was for me. Then I told them to ________ anything they wanted to tell me.

As I read the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing ________ you,” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” But there were two notes saying something like I was too strict, and I ________ certain people too much.

________ I thought I was driving them to success, I was ________ pushing them away. I had to apologize. But the next day, one girl handed me a card ________ by all the students expressing sincere regret for the ugly joke and asked for ________.

This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the ________, but it does enlarge the future.

【推荐2】Jason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). One afternoon, Jason returned home in _____ and shouted: “I’m never going to school again!” He was ______ with food that other kids had ________ him on the school bus on the way home. Jason later told us what had _________

A few days earlier, Jason had ______ up for the school running team. That day, a few older students made ______ of his performance on the track. I called the headmaster about the ______ and it never happened again. One day, as the other kids exercised in the gym, they ______ one lone runner-Jason jogging around the snow-covered track.

A few days later, Jason told us that each month, students ______ an “athlete of the month”. Jason’s name had never been ______. But that day, one student said: “Sir, I would like to nominate (提名) Jason for the athlete of the month.” The coach looked _______ “He works harder than any of us, Sir,” the student continued. Tears ______ in Jason’s eyes as everyone in the class put their hands up. We, also in tears, looked on as he ______ showed his certificate (证书).

Whenever I lose ______, I think of this story. I remind myself that challenges are not overcome by force, but by patience ______ and faith.