【推荐1】A decade ago, I was engaged in pet therapy work. As I dug deeper into the job, I had a desire to _______ the pets’ daily work to let more people realize their _______ and efforts. _______, they were unable to communicate with us in oral language. It was when I became _______ with the work of my golden retriever’s (寻回犬), named Clark. As he _______ and went through obedience training, I realized that he would be a good partner.

Clark is 12 now and still works every week. As a(an) _______, he visits two hospitals, a day care center for the _______ whose children work far away, and our library’s PAWS for Reading program. Clark has also helped out a kids’ _______ needs camp. He is so popular that everywhere we go people _______ him, especially the kids he has worked with.

We have seen some very special things through our ________ work. I brought Clark to our local hospital to visit a man who was ________ paralyzed (瘫痪) on his left side from a stroke. One day, my wife, Anna, asked him if he could give Clark a treat. Surprisingly, he ________ right away. And Clark ________ took the treat. Then the man raised his left hand and began ________ Clark. His friend said happily, “He has never ________ that hand since he had his stroke!”

________ it seems appropriate that when Clark visits hospital, he also ________ tricks for the patients with his paw. The best one is when he ________ on the floor and crossed his paws. He stays ________ there and doesn’t move until Anna says “Best wishes”. It’s the best wishes for all the people Clark ________ as well as for himself.

【推荐1】Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its _________ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, _________ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome (唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n) _________, they decided to do something about it.

“It _________ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff _________ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how _________ they are.”

When the shop opened, it immediately had _________ out the door. National press attention _________, and six months later, it had to move to a _________ space. Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the __________ it has built in the community. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it’s what __________ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can __________ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s __________ a cup of coffee. It’s a human rights movement. It’s given our employees the respect and a sense of being __________ that they deserve. For many employees, it’s their first job, and their __________ fills the air.”

【推荐3】He could have placed it in a corner or could have sold it to a friend down the street or a stranger on a shopping website._________Dave Kellner, of Riegelsville, decided to share his beloved cello(大提琴) with a young musician with ability and ambition who didn't_________one.

On Friday, the 69-year-old man _________the Easton Area Middle School to _________present his cello to Anna Smith, a seventh- grader who plays in the school orchestra(管弦乐队).

Kellner _________the cello nine years ago when he retired and decided to start a_________. He spent two years trying to improve his skills, but the effects of arthritis(关节炎) made it_________for him to go on practising.

He could have _________the cello to the district's music programme. But he wanted it in the hands of a talented, serious-minded local_________who couldn't afford to purchase a cello. Donna Palmer, director of the school orchestra, said it was difficult to__________after narrowing down the field to three worthy students. __________the instrument was given to a 13-year-old who says she hopes to __________ the cello for the rest of her life.

Because of his kind act, Kellner will be able to experience the__________of hearing it played at spring musical concert. And knowing she has another fan in the__________could help keep Smith motivated to practise and perhaps eventually__________the cello.

Kellner's__________to reach out and improve the life of a talented, young musician is__________. A good cello can cost roughly $2, 000. That's a high__________for many poor families. In the hands of a child with talent and determination, it can__________a life. It is hoped that there are more Dave Kellners out there who understand the value of passing on a(n)__________musical instrument..

【推荐1】I choose to go to the Medical University in Nanjing, wanting to study in the medical field. I would spend the majority of 8 full years _________ with China’s diverse culture.

In my first year, it was _________. The language problem was more than what I had _________. Even shopping proved challenging. I could not bargain during my first few months. I finally decided to _________ Chinese language classes.

While studying in China, I acquainted (使熟悉) myself with the local vendors (小贩). My Chinese was getting smoother so that I could _________ with them. There was nothing _________ than listening to the stories they would tell about their _________. One vendor selling me fresh mangoes would always tell me stories about his home. He _________ told me how his grandmother would _________ four kilos of ginger (生姜) every two days in the winter for soups. He said she did it to keep her family __________ and keep the common cold away.

This story __________ me even today, and I look back on this story with so much __________. You do not understand how special a moment is while it is happening. It was such a simple story that the vendor told me, but I __________ it. Because of him, every time winter comes around, I make homemade soup and make sure to add ginger. __________ how he and his family enjoyed this every winter to keep warm and healthy __________ me to do the same.

【推荐2】My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening meal, when all of a sudden, we decided to do a small act of kindness. We were to use the ______card to make someone’s day and hoped that would send more ______ out into the world.

Being at a ______, we decided to pay for someone else ______ and see what would happen. We both got ______ with the idea and decided to do that.

We looked around for which ______ we should pay for, and then chose one—it seemed like an immigrant (移民) family with a few children, ______ their snacks at that time. I could ______ a family bond between them and that they were having a nice time together. We called the waitress to ______   the idea to her.

We showed her the smile card and told her we wanted to pay for that ______. We made sure she knew that we wanted to be anonymous (匿名的). She was ______ and got super excited, saying how   ______ generosity has become in the day-to-day commercial lifestyle, which made us further ______.

Soon after, we left—feeling excited and grateful to get an opportunity to ______ smiles. It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment, but it ______ felt special—not because I was“______” someone, but because I felt ______ to various people whom I didn’ t even know—the waitress and the family.

I don’t know what ______ next, how the family felt and ______ or how the waitress experienced the situation— ______ I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people, including myself.

【推荐3】I arrived late in Thessaloniki after my flight was delayed (延迟) over three hours. _______, my Airbnb hostess still picked me up from the _______ and made the 40-minute _______ to her place. We got there at around 11 pm!

Sadly, I realized I had almost reached my _______limit. I decided that I wouldn’t be spending any money on dinner that night. _______, I’d choose a budget-friendly breakfast the next day.

Upon hearing this, the mother of the lady running the Airbnb gave me a _______, said something in Greek, laughed, and left. I _______this was a goodnight embrace (拥抱) and I prepared to go to bed.

A little bit later the older lady _______, with a big plate of cheese, boiled eggs, and salad. She wouldn’t allow me to go to bed _______a late-night dinner. I was totally ________by this kind gesture towards a stranger (me).

The meal was delicious, and ________I tried to offer the lady money as a thank-you for her ________, she refused. All the worries of the day disappeared and I went to bed smiling and with a(n) ________stomach.

When I was leaving the next morning, I left 20 euros and a thank-you note, and I ________them to make sure they would be found after I left.

This hospitable (好客的) Greek family fed a hungry stranger and really ________my time in Greece. I loved everything Thessaloniki had to offer in the way of history, culture, and natural beauty.