【推荐3】We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name ______ each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the ______ , the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of the sheep.

Before New Year's Day, people are ______ shopping and ______ their houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to ______ the New Year. On the ______ day of the New Year, people ______ their new clothes and go to visit friends. They say “ ______ ” and some other greetings to each other. People ______ have a good time ______ the festival.

【推荐1】In high school, I did a scientific experiment. The experiment made me _______ that science could teach us a lot. It teaches us the _______ so we know where we are from. That day, I firmly _______ to be a scientist. Ever since that day, I have studied harder _______ in all my science-related subjects. After school, I do much research on how I can become a _______ scientist in the future.

One of my _______ in becoming a scientist is Barbara McClintock, who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. At 25, she already had her PhD in botany. After that, she started her _______ as the leader in the development of maize cytogenetics (玉米细胞遗传学) and she _______ herself to that research for the rest of her life.

If I am lucky and given the _______ to achieve my ambition as a scientist, I want to be like Doctor McClintock. She ________ something that helped the other scientists ________ the things about genetics (遗传学).

I know I will be able to achieve my ________ as long as I put my heart and perseverance into it. If I achieve my goal, I will share my ________ of success with all the kids who also love science and want to become scientists. My future will be as ________ as the stars in the night sky. However, my future is still far. I will make the most of the ________ to achieve my greatest ambition of becoming a scientist.

【推荐3】What do you think a former football player might do in retirement? ________ a school cafeteria employee probably won’t come to your mind.

Jared Veldheer was also a bit ________ when he found himself ________ the role. But when his two children’s school didn’t have anyone to ________ their kitchen just weeks before the start of the academic year, he found himself drawn to the position.

Standing at 6 feet, 8 inches, Veldheer certainly doesn’t ________ like your typical lunch server, but that isn’t the only thing beyond people’s expectations. ________ sticking with the usual meals, he was creative to make healthy yet delicious meals for the kids.

Because the school uses an online portal (门户网站) where parents ________ food about two weeks before the start of each month, Veldheer ________ the lunch menu a month in advance. When his first one went live, the students’ parents were ________ to find foods like braised (炖熟的) cabbage and mashed cauliflower on the list.

Creating meals that the students will love is no easy task, but Veldheer is ________ about doing everything he can. Veldheer isn’t ________ to ask the students for their ________ feedback. Despite having a few harsh (but adorable) critics, the ________ that Veldheer has developed with his students is absolutely heartwarming to witness.

“I’m smiling from ear to ear seeing this every day. The kids look straight up to him yet can feel so ________ and confident in asking him questions and trying different ________ ,” said the principal.

【推荐1】Manny Remilus spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital as a child. Now he is a _________. And using the healing (治愈) powers of music, he is trying to make the hospital a _________ place for patients.

When he _________ his childhood, the thing Remilus remembers most vividly is how a nurse really _________ him when he was in hospital, which made him feel like he was at home. It really helped him forget the troubles of being in a(n) _________ environment, where he was not always having his family with him. _________, as he grew up, he _________ that he wanted to do the same thing in _________.

Now, Remilus has fortunately _________ his dream. Thanks to the nurses, he still recalls that time __________. And he is determined to be a good __________   for the kids at New York’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center. So he __________ music as he thought it is a very powerful tool. Even an impromptu (即兴的) mini “concert” can boost the patients’ __________. He sings all kinds of songs to the kids, from nursery rhymes to contemporary music. He hopes his hospital bedside __________ inspires other nurses to bring joy to their patients.

“We are all going through tough times, so whatever it is that you find can help __________ and bring you back to 100%, find that thing and do it,” said Remilus.

【推荐3】Just a couple of days ago, I sold a book to a friend of mine. She paid the amount I charged and asked, “Is that ____? It doesn’t seem like it will cover shipping.”

To be honest, I didn’t calculate the shipping costs ____ and I barely broke even(收支平衡) on sale of the book. I ____ that I had learned my lesson and that the next time she could ____the difference(差额). Thinking nothing of it at the time, I received a(n)____ from my PayPal account that this particular friend had paid a(n)____sum to more than cover the charge of the book and shipping. I was so deeply ____by her act of kindness and desire to encourage a passion for writing by ____ the sale of my first book. It nearly brought me to tears. Happy tears!

This is just one recent ____ of everyday kindnesses I often take for granted. I could name so many more. Often ____, or less valued, these small acts of service, friendship, and human care are what it takes to make the world go round. They are the fuel that won’t ____ our love banks, but rather puts the positive ____forward ten times.

With illness surrounding us and some countries at war, people are ____ more than we can imagine. As the everyday ____ often make the life journey feel mostly uphill, these small gestures of goodwill can easily light a spark of kindness that can easily ____ like wildfire, erupting into a flash of peace and love this old world is eager to know.