【推荐1】If you’ve never experienced the embarrassment of having your card declined at a grocery store checkout, consider yourself very lucky.

Jason Boudreaux was not so_______during a recent trip to Cade’s Market. Jason, a former _______who now works as a sales manager, had just deposited(储存) his paycheck an hour before he_______at the store to pick up some seafood.

_______with depositing checks, Jason didn’t realize that the funds wouldn’t be available right away. Just before it was his_______at the register, he’d been_______with the man behind him. When his card got declined for the $30purchase, the man he talked with paid for him.

Jason_______a photo of him and the man on a social networking website,_______by the touching words, “This gentleman said ‘I got you.’ I said ‘No, you don’t have to.’ He_______, ‘No problem. I got you.’”

Jason was so excited about the man’s________that he didn’t manage to catch his hero’s________. Jason’s post continued, “This guy just________for a complete stranger. He should be________.”

Jason said he was fully________to put on his detective hat and spend time tracking the man down, but with a friend’s help, he found the man________.The man is Kevin Jones, a father-of-three who drives a truck for a living. Now, they’re friends who feel as close as family.

【推荐2】There was a millionaire who was looking for a new artwork for his house. He_______　 all the artists in his city to have a try, and he promised a good_______. 

“Let me paint a picture on a blank wall. It will be more beautiful than _______ you have ever seen before. I _______ you will not be disappointed,” an artist said one day. The millionaire agreed. 

A day later, another man came and said, “Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I am also a(n) _______.” “What would you like to _______?” the millionaire asked. “I will make exactly what that man is painting on the opposite wall. _______, I will do so without looking at his work. I would even _______ a curtain put up between the two walls so that either of us cannot see each other.” This _______ the millionaire, so he decided to give him a chance.

A month later, the first artist reported that his work was completed. The millionaire asked the second artist, “When will you ________ your work? I am coming to see the first wall.” The man replied, “My work is ready, too!” 

The millionaire was satisfied with the first artist’s painting and ________ him plenty of money. He then asked for the curtain to be opened up. The same painting was seen on the ________ wall, too! The millionaire wanted to know the ________. The man said, “I just polished(磨光) the wall every day!” 

It was a wall ________ of white marble(大理石). The man polished it till it shone like a ________. The reflection of the painting across the room showed up on it.

【推荐2】To beat the blues of staying at home all day, I _______ an ‘online book exchange’ on account of my friends. Details were _______ to understand, and I spent hours trying to make it clear.

I had my doubts, though. For one, it involved _______ a copy of your favorite book to a complete stranger, and then waiting for a series of people to _______ the chain, till you received some books _______, from complete strangers. A natural pessimist I am, I _______ if I would receive any books. But _______, I sent a copy of my favorite, Jeffrey Arche’s The Eleventh Commandment, to a stranger. Days later, I was _______ when the first book arrived! And soon followed another 10 books that I had never in my wildest dreams imagined I would receive. Over the next two weeks, books kept _______, ranging from Dr Abdul Kalam’s autobiography (自传) to Charlotte Jane Eyre and a bestselling Japanese thriller. I even ________ my afternoon nap (午觉), ready to open the door ________ another book was delivered.

There is something intimate (亲密的) about exchanging books with strangers. By ________ a book with someone, I believe we end up sharing a part of our soul with them.

The posting about the book exchange on social media brought me ________ to many old friends, with whom I had lost touch due to the ________ schedules we all had before COVID-19 ________ our plans. It fired long discussions about trying out wine in Vietnam.

【推荐1】As temperatures dropped during the deadly New York blizzard(暴风雪), Jay Withey’s truck was running low on fuel so he was left _______ in Cheektowaga, New York, on December 23. Instead of waiting for rescue, he _______ : he decided to seek _______ by breaking one of the windows to get them inside as he began to _______ more people stuck outdoors with nowhere to go The school alarm went off, _______ police officials were unable to reach the school during the storm. He also left the front door open so others could make their way inside. Once inside, he opened the kitchen door and grabbed just the _______ food to feed people. The group _______ indoors for about 24 hours and left the next morning. As the storm _______ , Withey found a snowblower (吹雪机) inside the school and helped people dig out their cars. He _______ helping 24 people during the storm. Before leaving, he left a note ________ for breaking into the school and explaining his ________ .

On December 29, the police posted on their social media asking for help in seeking the hero, a man who assisted several people ________ the blizzard. They wanted to thank him for “his ________ actions that saved people’s lives.”

Of course, no ________ are expected to be made against Withey for bursting in. “The selflessness that people ________ is what western New York is really proud of,” concluded the Police spokesperson.

【推荐3】Recently, I was admitted to hospital for surgery. To deal with the______of long days there, I brought my computer with me. My consistent strategy during such a hard time was______.

It’s not difficult to find words have played a large part in ______ me. Every time I’m under______I keep journals. They have always been the place where I can explore my inner self. Through putting innermost thoughts into words, I can be______ of what is going wrong and finally ______the problem. Of course, I then feel relieved and cheerful. Writing is actually a______ process.

Apart from keeping journals, I______update my column online. Each week, I ______one article. Whenever seeing people______my articles and share their opinions with me, I know my stories resonate (引起共鸣) with them, which brings me a strong sense of______. The joy that writing brings me is undeniable, which inspires me to keep moving.

There is______behind the statement that writing can improve our mental well-being. James Pennebaker, a social psychologist, states, “When something______happens, the brain tends to play the non-constructive thought patterns over and over again and thus we become stuck. In such a case, writing______us to look back, construct a narrative, and then organize ideas.”

Needless to say, I have no intention of______in future as writing takes root in my life and keeps enriching my life.