【推荐1】When Lew heard about how students can be denied lunch if their parents don’t keep up with payments, he was shocked.

“I was reading up the lunch _________ crisis—how some schools tossed (扔) the lunch because a kid did not have _________ money, or stamped on the arm saying, ‘I owe lunch money,’” Lew told ABC News.

At Lew’s son’s school, there was an outstanding debt of $97.10— _________ $100 that could make the difference between a child going hungry or having a _________ lunch as Lew said students who couldn’t _________ would still get fruit and milk.

So, Lew did something about it, he _________ a GoFundMe project to pay the school’s lunch debt—but he didn’t stop there. In just five days, Lew _________ over $23, 000—enough to pay the lunch debt at 90 schools. Even singer John Legend donated $5, 000 to help further the _________. Then Lew decided to raise $50, 000 to _________ the lunch debt in neighboring districts.

The world is filled with __________. Sometimes, there are things we have the power to __________. This father noticed the unfairness and took action to fix it. And then something __________ happened. One small act of __________ ballooned into something big to the point that it got national attention.

It shows that if you put your mind to __________ others, even with a small gesture, it can make a huge __________.

【推荐2】On a hot summer day when I was 13, I was bored in my attic (阁楼) bedroom. Thinking about how to _________ that boredom, I leaned (斜靠) sideways, and my hand landed on a floorboard, which _________ up and almost hit me in the head.

When I looked inside the open space _________, there was something like a book. I _________ it out. It was old and small: Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. I wondered whom these quotations were supposed to be _________ to, because I’d never heard of this book. And _________ I was bored, I decided to see what was inside the book. I started to _________the pages, reading about different _________. I learned about comfort, hope, love and even loneliness.

I began spending all my free time reading Bartlett’s. It felt like a new world _________before me. I learned about different quotes and phrases, and I got to __________ how language could be used to __________ complex emotions. I also realized how those emotions I’d felt while reading Bartlett’s became __________ in the characters I encountered in novels.

When I went to college, Bartlett’s came with me. Over the years, I’ve kept my __________ copy, which I still often refer to. I’ve bought a few of the newer __________, but the first one is the one that __________ me, that helped me escape from the boredom, and see more than my young mind and heart could understand.

【推荐3】A first responder on a motorcycle pulls up with great urgency to the entrance of a supermarket. I thought that there was a(n) _______ inside the store-a pretty logical conclusion. But then I saw him take out a shopping _______. I had to investigate further.

He told me he had just been at an apartment where an elderly man required medical attention. After his condition was _______, the older man’s part-time caregiver came over to monitor the situation. Before leaving the apartment, the first responder _______ the man’s refrigerator and noticed that it was nearly empty. So in consultation with the caregiver, he quickly wrote up the shopping list and _______ over to the supermarket. I helped the first responder get some of the _______ items and my job was fruits and vegetables. But I asked the first responder why he thought of checking the refrigerator. He replied that he does it on a(n)_______ basis. Besides, when he tells various supermarkets what his mission is, they invariably give him a discount. He takes the phone number of the people for whom he is _______ the items to tell them afterward what to expect to pay. And then the store also agrees to do the

“What a complex operation,” I said to the first responder.

He replied: “It’s just a(n)__________ little service. If they eat better, they’ll hopefully stay healthier.”

【推荐1】“We’re going where!” It was more of an exclamation (惊叹) than a question. “We’re going to do what?” Now that was a real ________, because I wasn’t sure I had ________ right.

And so my ________ repeated it. “We’re taking you to Colorado to ________ your eightieth birthday. And we’re all going on a hot-air-balloon ride.”

I almost started breathing heavily. I took a moment to let it ________. “A hot-air-balloon ride?”

“Mom, don’t you want to go? I remember you ________ to do that on your fiftieth birthday. And I want to help you fulfill your bucket list.”

“Honey, eighty is a ________ way from fifty.” “You’re not afraid, are you?” I didn’t want to ________ it, but that was the reason I hadn’t gone ________ ago.

She continued ________, “We’ve got a lodge (屋舍) reserved for your ________ week in July.” Now I was backed in a corner. “Who’s the ‘we’?” “It’s going to be all girls: me, your three daughters-in-law, and your six granddaughters. I’ve ________ each of them, and they’re all in.”

My mind was whirling (混乱). My three daughters-in-law! One was local, one in Tennessee, and another in Hawaii. And my granddaughters all lived even farther.

“Did you say all?” “Yes, all.” The tickets were purchased. The flights were ________.The lodge was booked.

To ease any ________, she sent me a link to watch a reporter taking her first ride with the company. They first checked the wind and then explained how the balloon was prepared. ________, I watched her experience on the liftoff (升空). I can do this, I thought. It was time to start making my to-do list: pray, lose weight, and pray.

【推荐2】Henry was originally bred to be a show dog with beautiful smooth hair, but his unique qualities made him a perfect therapy dog. His job was to visit elementary school classes and listen to students ________ to him. Henry gave the children his full ________ and never corrected them or ________ them when they tried so hard. At the end of each session, the children would place a ________ on his nose, such as a cookie or a sausage, which he would jump and ________ in his mouth.

One day, a special education student, Sam, joined the class. Henry laid next to him as the boy ________ to read aloud. ________, after some time, the teacher whispered, “That is ________! This is the first time that he has ever read aloud!” It was just one of the many times Henry ________. His patient and welcoming existence helped students to build ________ while they were reading.

As time went on, Sam was noticed his reading abilities had improved a lot. He was reading faster, more fluently, and with more ________ than ever before. It was clear that the ________ companion had played a great role in this ________. By providing a comforting ________, it had helped Sam with his reading abilities, and by actively listening, it had ________ Sam to continue improving.

Henry was not just a dog. He was a special companion that ________ impacted the lives of numerous young students. His encouraging attendance and ________ nature helped the students to ________ their fears of reading aloud and develop their reading skills. Henry was not ________ a dog. He was a true reading buddy who created tiny ________ wherever he went.