【推荐2】Katie Whetsell has been enjoying Disney movies from an early age and would often watch them with her mom, Karen. Confident about herself, Katie knew she _______ would be a performer in the future.

When Katie was nine years old, her family were shocked by an unexpected _______. Katie’s mother was diagnosed(诊断）with cancer. When the doctor told the Whetsell family that Karen's disease was serious, and that she was _______ to get well again, they made a(n) _______. Disney World had been a longtime dream for Karen. So the family headed to Disney World for a trip that none of them would ever _______ .

While they were watching a light show, a performer put her hands on Karen's shoulder. They exchanged smiles and, to this day, Katie still remembers how _______ her mom looked. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to _______ for Disney. Sadly, Katie's mom Karen lost her _______ . Her family members _______ her every day and often think of that Disney vacation.

Katie went on to pursue(追求）performing for a living. She ________ for years, working as a waitress and trying to make it as a(n) ________ . Her effort finally ________when she was hired as a performer in Disney.

Katie says she could help other families get away from the ________ in their lives, whether it's a battle with cancer or simply helping adults feel like kids again. “Everything we do at the parks makes a ________ . We give people an opportunity to ________ with their childhood.”

【推荐3】If you have an eye for photography and a passion for fashion, then becoming a fashion photographer may be your cup of tea.

The booming (迅速发展的) fashion ______ means that the demand for qualified photographers who can shoot good pictures is ______ the rise.

A fashion photographer works in the ______, competitive world of marketing and advertising. They often take photos of anything ______ fashion, which includes models, their clothing, accessories and makeup products.

It’s a glamorous (attractive) career with numerous perks (额外所得) including good pay, plenty of ______ to scenic spots and the chance to work with models or pop stars.

Some top photographers such as Mario Testino become celebrities in their own right, operating ______ studios and launching careers in photographic arts as well as fashion.

But, to plunge (投身) into a career in fashion photography requires many skills and ______. You have to make the models feel relaxed and work well with fashion editors, art directors and stylists.

Photographers ______ not only to record fashion but to “create a work of art”. _____,they have to represent the ideas of fashion designers to the ______.

To enter this field requires a college degree or ______ training in photography, skills in image editing and a good understanding of the fashion industry, which means being familiar with ______, products and designers.

You need artistic ability. Fashion photographers ______ work directly for fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar or Elle either full-time or on a contract (合同) ______.

Freelance (自由职业) photographers are employed by retailers and fashion houses ______ Gucci or Chanel. They also have agents who sell their photographs for a commission.

【推荐2】Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to _________. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed _________ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never experienced before, the words flowing _________ from her.

_________, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She _________ being in front of other people. She was very shy at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to _________ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making few friends. She had excellent grades, _________ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and _________ her to join in. “I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us. ”

Her mother wouldn’t let the _________ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you may do it. The trick is to look past the __________ to find the love of what you’re doing. ”

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the __________ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, __________ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she __________ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new __________ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she __________ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the part was hers.

【推荐3】One day, I had a serious quarrel with my father. I felt he was always trying to _________ me and I wanted to break free. After we exploded in_________, I stormed out of the house and went back to school.

All that day, my mind was racing with _________ thoughts. After all, he hadn’t even finished high school, but here I was a mighty college student! How dare he try to _________ me on my life and plans?

Suddenly, I realized that I didn’t do the assignment that was _________: a thought card. Dr. Simon always _________ us to think deeply by raising all kinds of questions about social issues, political issues, personal issues etc. _________for something to write, I could only think of the _________ I’d just had with my dad.

“I am the son of an idiot (笨蛋) !” I wrote and then _________.

The next day, Dr. Simon gave back our cards. On the card, he wrote, “What does ‘the son of an idiot’ __________ with the rest of his life?” His question got right to the   __________ of the issue: Whose responsibility was it?

I felt like someone had __________ me in the face. Again and again, my parents didn’t   __________ me and I blamed them for this or that, but how could I get away with blaming them for my life?

Slowly, my thinking __________ and my relationship with my father improved. Instead of controlling, now I saw him as caring. And it all started with the innocent-seeming __________.

【推荐1】In 1914, World War I broke out. After hearing about all the men being _______ to fight in bloody battles, Edith decided she must help. So she went to Brussels in Belgium, where her hospital had been _______to a Red Cross hospital to care for war_______

There, she encouraged the nurses to treat   _______soldiers that came through their doors, _______which side they were fighting on.

In August 1914, German forces_______ into Belgium and took control of the country. It was at this time that Edith made a decision that would change her fate-she decided to help British, Belgian and French soldiers _______to Holland, a 'neutral(中立的)country ' where they would be _______

Working closely with a_______network of people, she sheltered Allied(同盟国的)soldiers in her hospital________they wove well and then sent them out through a(n) ________ passage. She also helped to ________ them with a bit of money and secret ________for their escape.

________ time, the German police began to suspect Edith, and her colleagues urged her to run away to save herself. Edith refused, and ________ staying and helping Allied soldiers leave Belgium.

But in August 1915, ________struck when a Belgian spy discovered the secret passage ________ the hospital and reported it to the authorities. Edith was arrested and kept in prison. Many people felt she should be treated with ________, given that she had done so much work to help and look after both Allied and German soldiers.

________, their cries went unheard, and following a short ________, Edith was found guilty and shot by a German firing group in Brussels.

【推荐2】I’ve been working as a UN Peacekeeper in the Central African Republic for the past two years. Before this, I was a pilot and I _________ my work. However, I felt it was my duty to help innocent people who are caught in trouble, so I _________ the United Nations.

The Central African Republic is a relatively small country. Since it got _________ from France in the 1950s, there have been many violent conflicts between the government and rebels (反叛者). In 2012, a civil war began, due to which, over one million people were forced to _________ their homes and there were many deaths and injuries. _________, the United Nations launched a peacekeeping _________ in the country.

We peacekeepers _________ cities and villages to _________ that no conflict is occurring and help bring supplies of food and medicine. We are a _________ that can keep people in conflict apart.

As a woman, I am particularly __________ as I can act as a role model for many women and girls in the country. When they see how others respect me, they feel that they also __________ to be respected and treated __________ to man.

My life is not __________ in any way! It’s long hours in a very tough environment. I have basic__________ with just a bed in a shared room. Of course, being away from my family and friends is also very hard at times. However, I know that the Central African Republic is safer because of the UN Peacekeepers, and that makes it all __________.

【推荐3】Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was________by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected (弹出) and parachuted into enemy hands. He was________ and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now________about lessons learned from that experience.

One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, “You’re Plumb! You________jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were________!”

“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.

“I________your parachute,” the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and________. The man pumped his hand and said, “I guess it worked!”

Plumb assured him, “It________did. If your parachute hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. He says, “I wondered how many times I might have________ him on the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said‘Good morning, how are you’, or anything________, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a________.”

Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels (深处) of the ship________working on each parachute, holding in his hands each time the________of someone he didn’t know.

Plumb asks his________, “Who’s packing your________? Everyone has someone who provides them with what they need to________it through the day.” Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down. He needed his________parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these________before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to________and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through________times.