【推荐1】Madison Williams, aged 13, was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly, her mother, Leigh Williams, rushed in saying __________, “A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池）, and no one can __________ him.”

They ran to the neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s desperate mother and other people __________ a septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a __________. The boy, only 2, had slipped in.

Madison quickly __________ the situation. She was the only one who could __________ through the small hole. Without __________, she got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her __________ out in front of her, __________ told the adults, “Lower me in.”

Leigh and the others __________ her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side until she got through the __________. Inside, the tank was dark, and the air was sick. She used her hands to __________ the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist __________ a hidden pole, injuring the muscles in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her __________, Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she __________ grasped his foot.

Then, ten minutes after Madison had __________ the tank, she and the boy were __________. But the boy wasn’t out of __________. He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn’t __________. An adult gave him several hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was __________. Madison’s action made her a hero.

【推荐3】Cast Away is a heart-warming movie. Chuck, _______ by Tom Hanks, is the hero. He is a very successful _______ He is always so _______ that he has little time for his family. He keeps going all over the world for business talks. One day while Chuck is _______ across the Pacific Ocean, the engine of his plane suddenly stops _______ his plane crashes. But Chuck survives the crash and _______ on a lonely island.

Chuck has to learn to make a_______all alone on the island. He has to learn how to collect water, hunt for food and make fire. Perhaps the biggest _______ is how to live without friends and a family. In order to _______ Chunk develops a friendship with a（n） __________     friend—a volleyball he calls Wilson.

Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is__________on the island. He realizes that he hasn't been a very __________husband and father because he has always been away. During his five years on the island, Chuck starts to __________Wilson. He talks to him and__________with him as a family member. Chuck feels so happy because he can __________ his happiness and sorrow with him. He has found out that it is __________ to have someone to care about. He has also __________ that family is about feelings and that he must give as much as he __________.

The__________we can learn from Chuck is that loneliness helps us__________who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for each other.

【推荐1】One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ______ for hours as the farmer tried to figure out ______ to do. Finally he decided the animal was ______ and the well needed to be ______ up anyway, so it just wasn’t ______ it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his ______ to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel ______ into the well. At first, the donkey ______ what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s ______, he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked ______ the well and was ______ at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that ______ his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would ______ it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors ______ to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another ______ up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the ______ of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of ______ out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our ______ is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest ______ just by not stopping, never ______! Shake it off and take a step upward!

【推荐2】Hannah, an adventurous girl, lived in a small village on a land far away. All of the villagers were used to their ________ tasks and very few had the will to try something new. Unlike them, Hannah loved to ________ and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things.

One afternoon, she ________ an abandoned cottage. With curiosity she slowly opened the door and was left ________. In front of her was a room full of books glittering in the dust! She gasped as she ________ that she had found a hidden treasure. Before leaving, she ________ two books and decided to read them at her home.

From that day on, Hannah ________ read the books, which took her to a world of talking animals, mystical creatures, and daring knights. She read about characters who faced ________ with their determination and characters who ________ for good. She learned the power of love and friendship, and that the true strength lies within one’s own ________!

With the good in heart, Hannah started to ________ the gold from the tales with the people of her village. Soon, the ________ of Hannah’s storytelling spread. People traveled from different places to listen to her stories. ________, Hannah started writing stories of her own too!

Hannah’s passion and ________ blew life into the tales and her words breathed new life into countless souls. She became a beacon (灯塔) of ________, a reminder for everyone that even in the dustiest corners, there can be a hidden treasure.

【推荐3】In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty(贫困), and only the rich could manage without great problems. Three of those rich men and their servants were ________ together on a road when they came to a very poor village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, ________ he took all the gold and jewels from his waggons(四轮载重马车)and shared ________ out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the ________ situation, stopped for a short time and gave ________ all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little ________ to them. He made sure that they each ________ their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, ________ and went straight through the ________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ________ the third rich wan lacked sympathy. It was ________ that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they ________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was still travelling quickly, but his wagons, ________ the gold and valuables they had been ________, were now full of farming tools and bags of ________. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.