【推荐1】Last week, Octavius who is deaf and his mother Shatika Dixon went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate his fourth birthday. When Octavius and his mother were sitting there, a waitress named Kathryn Marasco watched from a distance and _______ that the mom was talking and signing to the little boy who had his _______ aids.

When Kathryn Marasco _______ that it was Octavius’ birthday, she asked her fellow server, Brandie White, to log on to a website with her to search for a special phrase for the birthday boy.

They _______ how to say “happy birthday” in American Sign Language, and quickly got all the _______ down. Then, the servers went up to Octavius’ table to _______ him what they had learned. “Happy birthday to you,” the waitresses signed. Octavius and his mom were very impressed.

Later, Octavius’ mother said this was the first time he had _______ with people other than her and his teacher. It was a simple phrase but an important _______ to Octavius. Thanks to the two _______ waitresses, his fourth birthday is one that he and his mom will ________ for a lifetime.

Dixon said the ________ from Marasco and White made her very emotional. “Everybody thinks we’re ________ when we’re talking and signing over there. So it’s ________ important to me that someone ________ that and picked up that phrase and made that ________ just for him, my baby.”

【推荐2】Taylor Hash desired to become a career pilot and she was under training. One day, she had just started building up hours of flight time when a__________struck. As she guided the Diamond Star plane off the runway at airport, on her third-ever independent__________, the front tyre of her plane fell off.

Taylor was__________at that point that she had just lost crucial landing equipment. “I didn’t feel anything on the take-off__________” she said.

__________pilot Chris Yates, though, saw something and immediately took action. He knew that Taylor would have to make a difficult emergency landing. He__________the control tower and said, “The Diamond Star that just took off lost its nose wheel tyre on the runway.” Yates asked people there to put him through to Taylor so he could help her. When Taylor learned what had happened, she was in__________.

_________,Yates   knew that   the   most   important   thing   would   be to   keep   Taylor   calm so   she could   follow   him__________. Yates started by reassuring Taylor and told her that she could__________above the field until she was ready to land. “When you touch down, I just want that stick all the way back. You’re gonna hold that stick back like you don’t want that nose to touch,” he__________her.

Despite feeling unsure, Taylor trusted Yates.   With palms sweaty and lips__________,Taylor successfully create a best landing chance. Ultimately, she strained every nerve to manage to land___________.

No sooner had Yates extended his arms than Taylor hugged him tightly with tears of__________rolling down cheeks. Yates smiled, patted on her shoulder and encouraged, “it was your excellent skill that help yourself__________the emergency successfully. I am so proud of you.”

【推荐1】Lexi Reed weighed 485 pounds at the age of 25—a weight that was quite ________ . Danny was overweight himself even though he came in at 280 pounds. But, the ________ part of everything was that the couple were both gaining more weight on what they already had with each passing day. Some of the daily activities, no matter how simple, became a real ________ for the couple. However, after celebrating their first ________ in 2016, they decided to make a positive change in their life.

The couple was making many plans to ________ in the new year 2016 like many other people around the world. They made a New Year’s resolution. But, it was not ________ to many that were made, as they decided to ________ a challenge that would change their lives forever--and for good! So many people make promises to themselves and others that they don’t really ________ , but the Reeds were not about to act like the others. Theirs were bound to come to ________ .

It was completely unknown to the couple that people were actually ________ them online when they started their journey. Their ________ attracted lots of attention, and people cheered them on. Lexi kept her friends and family ________ with her progress through Instagram. But they were yet to receive a major________ of their lives: They were ________ in a popular issue of People Magazine known as “Half Their Size”. Before long, the couple’s story had become a real ________ .

【推荐3】A single card, written by a stranger, became an important comfort to the receiver, a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. The woman kept the_________on her nightstand and read it every night before bed. She brought it with her to every appointment.

“That was the only card she got,” says Gina Mulligan,_________of Girls Love Mail, a nonprofit that she started to send handwritten cards and letters to support those who are _________breast cancer across the United States. Such is the power of one letter. The number of letters has increased since the_________began in 2011. Here’s how the project_________ . People send handwritten cards or letters to Girls Love Mail, where Mulligan and other volunteers_________ the letters. They then _________them on to 165 cancer centers across the country. To ensure they’re_________for receivers, each center will screen the letters a second time before the letters are_________by nurses.

The first requirement is that the letters be__________ — part of what makes the letters special is that handwriting is unique. Though people can cross things out and make mistakes, that gives it__________. “ We’ve__________people to make drawings or add stickers. One woman even made a needlepoint card.” Mulligan said.

Many studies show a connection__________social support and health outcomes. If people have__________supportive relationships or are included in a network of supportive people, they will__________ better mental health and a longer lifespan.