【推荐1】Chris and Nicole Davidson are a couple that live in New Tazewell, Tennessee with their 2-year-old son Elijah, 22-month-old daughter Erin, and a 7-year-old adopted son Eli, who’s been with the family for nearly a year. On December 8, around 8:30 p.m., the parents told stories to their________ and asked them to go to bed. Then they went to_______. However, a few hours later, Nicole woke up to the smell of smoke and _______that their house was on fire.

Nicole and Chris were able to _______the boys Elijah and Eli, though when it was time to_______ the 22-month-old baby Erin, the couple was faced with a _________ reality —the flames had already ________the room entrance. “The smoke and fire was so ________ that there was no way I could get to her,” Chris said.

“We went outside to get to her from the_________, but there was nothing for me to __________ on to reach up there,” the father told CNN._________, the 7-year-old Eli was eager to help. “I picked up Eli, who went through the window and was able to catch her from her bed,” Chris Davidson said.

“We couldn’t be more _________ of Eli,” Chris Davidson told CNN. “He did something a _____man wouldn’t do.” By the time the fire-fighters arrived on the scene, the family’s house was already almost burn to the ground.

“I thought I couldn’t do it, but then I said, ‘I got her, Dad,’” the 7-year-old Eli told CNN. “I was _______, but I didn’t want my sister to________.

【推荐3】When Evelyn Uba first moved to the United States from her hometown in 1983, she dreamed of one day finishing law school and becoming a lawyer. Now, after nearly a decade of _________, the California woman passed her state's bar exam.

Uba always _________ that she wanted to become a lawyer and wasn't going to let anything get in her _________. At 18, she _________ her hometown to start her college journey in America only to be faced with financial (财务的) difficulties when her father _________ a heart attack. Two decades later, after taking an extremely long _________ to get married and start a family, she _________ studying law at California Southern Law School in 2005.

Since graduating in 2011, Uba has been _________ to passing the bar exam, keeping the _________ she made to her father years before he passed away. She would take the ____________ all the time, sometimes coming close to passing, but finding herself ____________ after examining the online results. With each less-than-satisfying outcome, Uba became even more ____________ to study harder for the next time. The mom of four came home from work almost every night, opened up her textbooks and ____________ into the late-night hours.

After taking the exam this year, Uba checked her ____________ as she did many times before, not knowing what to ____________.Then came the exciting sigh of relief (宽慰) that she's been ____________ for nearly a decade. She passed.

She hopes to ____________ others to keep pushing even when times get hard and all ____________ seems to be lost. Now as a licenced ____________, Uba plans to get started by working to help give a ____________ to low-income individuals in poor communities.

【推荐1】Leadership is not just the ability to lead a team, it is a journey of selflessness.

“Alright, class! We are going to work in groups to create a mind map!” Mrs. Low said. “This is a great________

for our group leaders to prove themselves worthy of that ________.” Mrs. Low then raised one of her________ with great expectations. The class burst out ________. Rita and John glanced at me warily. I raised my head________, the gleaming badge (闪耀的徽章) with the words “Team Leader” on my ________. I took out a piece of paper and pointed to John, “Hey you! Make a list of the stuff that we have learned.” John did not________; he simply bit his lip, muttering, “Is this really leadership?” I turned to Rita, “And you! Start drawing the mind map!” Rita angrily slammed her hand on the table. She________, “Why do you have to be so bossy?” It was as if I was standing in front of a mirror, looking at my________, wondering if I was proud to see how I was behaving then. Questions stuffed my mind until I felt it was about to________.Suddenly, Mrs. Low tapped on my shoulder, and explained, “Leadership is not just about being a leader. It is to serve others, not yourself. It is a(n)________journey.” Her words had lit a light bulb in my brain,________all my confusion.

Taking a deep breath and________my pride, l dashed to John and Rita and apologized. Their annoyed expressions________smiles. The following time witnessed our________cooperation. It didn’t take long before we finished the project. Deep down, I recognized that this was just the start of my lifelong journey to become a true leader.

【推荐2】People will do all sorts of crazy things for their loved ones, and 72-year-old Raynor is a case in point. The American elder has been devoting a lot of his time to his _________ job, a beauty blogger, for which he _________ all sorts of beauty products, from creams to lipsticks for fans all over the country. It’s not exactly typical _________ for a man of his age, but his is not a _________ story.

Six years ago, Raynor’s grandson Jason was diagnosed (诊断) with a rare and cruel disease — spinal muscular atrophy (脊髓性肌萎缩). The boy was only five at the time, and doctors _________ that he only had about 18 months to live. But far beyond their _________, he has been battling his condition ever since. But it hasn’t been a (n) _________ battle. The only drug used to treat Jason’s condition could only be _________ from the UK and cost around $100,000.

Strong _________ to save his life drove his family to sell their house and borrow as much money as they could, but it still wasn’t enough. So Raynor started looking for alternative ways to earn some money and __________ live-streaming. __________, he knew nothing about beauty products, but he wasn’t afraid or __________ to learn. He went to cosmetics (化妆品) shops and kindly asked the staff to teach him about the products and how to use them. Soon Raynor’s online __________ started growing, and the financial burden on the family has eased considerably. __________ some negative comments online, the 72-year-old pensioner continues to work as a beauty blogger, testing products on himself and __________ them to his followers.

【推荐3】“I don’t want to see that cat in our yard again,” my husband said as he shooed the beautiful cat back into the neighbor’s yard. “I don’t appreciate her cat ________ in our yard,” he insisted. Sighing, I sent off a quick________ to our sweet neighbor, Cheryl, informing her of my husband’s ________ of cats. “I’ll do my best,” she replied some time later, “but it’s kind of hard ________ where she goes when I let her outside.”

The following morning, John stood at the window in our bedroom. “You aren’t going to ________ this,” he said in a low voice. “Come look!” “Oh, my God!” I cried ________. Right in the center of our yard were two ________ groundhogs (土拨鼠). John raised the ________, and the two raced into the woods ________. That evening, I happened to glance out the window, only to see a big fat groundhog chewing on the flowers we’d planted. “Something’s got to be done!” John shouted. He surfed the Internet and looked up what ________ the groundhog could cause and how they could be ________. “The groundhogs do not like cats. That’s ________… in fact, they hate the ________ of soiled kitty litter. Um… why don’t you text Cheryl and let her know the cat ban has been ________?” I couldn’t help smiling to myself.

That evening, we spotted the sweet yellow cat in our yard searching mice. The groundhogs were nowhere to be ________. “It’s a beautiful evening, isn’t it?” My husband smiled as we sat on the sofa.