【推荐2】When I was in my final year of college, a good friend of mine was planning to visit a toastmaster(宴会主持人) club and invited me to join her._________I loved the idea of public speaking and hoped that the_________would be also where I would see myself someday, I was a self-doubting person filled with pessimism, which never gave me the_________to take that baby step.

Later, my another friend encouraged me to_________one of the forums. _________, I still never joined in it until I_________ . It was when I started working in a company and moved to a different city, and I was lonely that I_________myself harder to give this forum a(o)_________. Little did I know that it was this little forum that was really a start to bigger_________Since then I have started to__________the road to my career as a toastmaster gradually.

That friend doesn't know what a(n)__________his little encouragement has made on my life. Today I am a__________individual; pessimism no longer has the upper hand and I can__________call myself a public speaker. I still remember when I__________my first paycheck for my public speaking, tears weren’t enough to__________my emotions. I have been speaking on __________occasions to various audiences since then. Whenever I walk up to the platform, holding the microphone, I believe that I am nothing but myself.

I don’t just give a__________to the crowd. Sometimes, I tell them a story—one that has a__________reflection of my past pessimism, one that is related to my sincere__________for that friend of mine and one that__________my hidden passion and talent, which might have been forgotten had it not been for her encouragement.

【推荐3】Today’s birthday gift was to my friend Oscar in Portland who is unhoused. I got him a $50 Kroger _______ so that he can buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Oscar and I have been talking a lot about his health and how important _______ is. It’s really _______ for Oscar to get good food. Most of what is _______ to him are not fresh foods. As he has an immune (免疫的) disease, these kinds of foods are really making it _______. Now that spring is here, _______, he can get fresher produce.

I _______ him to the book called Fiber Fueled. After reading it, I started learning to make meals just from plants. The more I learn about plant-fueled eating, the better I feel about this decision. And this book is specifically about _______ the body’s capacity to cure itself. So my friend _______ the book from the library and it will come in soon. He wants to learn about this too since he has serious immune issues. That’s how he lost his job and then his ________.

I want him to ________, and find a job and a home again. And I won’t stop helping him until that ________. Once my social security checks come in, I plan to make sure he gets Kroger cards every time I get paid so that he has plenty of fresh produce.

Oscar’s page on Twitter is @MyHomelessMeals. More than anything, he shows ________ for every single person who helps him on a daily ________. He always shares what we send if he can, too. He recently joined Service Space because he said their mission statement is ________ with his values. He’s quite an exceptional young man.

【推荐1】10-year-old Jack created a plastic minifigure (人偶) that looks much like him. Fondly named “Mini Jack,” the toy was carried with him wherever he went.

One day, after arriving at school, Jack ________ dug into his backpack to find Mini Jack. He was overcome by a wave of ________ after realizing it had slipped out of his backpack on his morning walk to school.

In order to ________ the toy, Jack decided to create a missing person poster. He immediately created a(n)________ drawing of the figure with an accurate description: “Light brown hair with matching eyebrows. Hawaiian shirt in blue with palm trees.” Jack added a ________ in large letters at the top of the picture: “________ !!! He is very special to me.” He also offered a reward of two pounds and included his home address.

After learning about the ________, Jack’s mother shared a picture of her son’s ________ online. But she was still ________ about the chance of finding the figure considering how small it was.

________, Jack’s poster served its intended purpose. People in the community were ________and left helpful comments. A girl found the figure during her journey to school and her mum informed Jack’s mother ________. Both Jack and his mother expressed their gratitude for the ________ from their community, and ________ the two-pound reward, they gave the girl a box of chocolates.

Once reunited with the minifigure, Jack was filled with joy and placed him in a ________ place — inside a small car. “I want to make sure I never lose him again,” said Jack.

【推荐2】Many years ago, a teenage boy named David arrived at a children’s institution in England. He was referred to me, a(n) _______, by his head teacher. David had lost both his parents and was understandably sad and _______. I met with him twice, but he _______ silent.

I recognized the limitations of psychology in _______ his deep pain but found that empathetic listening and shared activities like chess provided a safe space for David to _______. So we played every Wednesday afternoon in _______ and without any eye contact . I _______ to ensure he won once or twice, providing a sense of _______ and success.

Gradually, David began to _______. He arrived early and ________ participated in setting up the chessboard. It seemed as if he enjoyed my ________. I thought David needed someone to share his pain with, and he sensed my respect for his ________. Months later, I watched David ________ over the chessboard. Suddenly, he looked up at me and said, “Your ________.” After that, he started talking and making friends. He wrote to me about his bike rides and plans to get into university. Later, he really started living his own life.

David showed me how one can reach out to another person without ________, just with a hug, a shoulder to cry on, or an ear that listens.

【推荐3】A student who was preparing to graduate from school sent out invitations to her family in the hope they would be able to attend on the day.

It wasn’t until a________dropped back in reply that she________she had sent one to the wrong address and the message inside is restoring (恢复) people’s________in humanity.

The card politely informed her that her ________ no longer live at the address, and the new occupant (居住者) took the time to________the student on her achievements-even enclosing$20 inside as a________The stranger’s heart-warming act was posted on Reddit, where the receiver said, “I________sent a graduation invitation to my extended family’s old address. I received this touching card (and $20!) ________!”

It________ , “Regretfully I must inform you that your relatives are not located at this address. I________this house in September and am not________ with former owners. I unknowingly opened the envelope ________ to them by mistake and am returning the ________ to you. That being said, I offer my congratulations! I don’t ________ you, but I am ________ of you for pursuing a career in a STEM field. US women have a lot of work to do to take our place in science.”

The image of the card has________hundreds of comments as people were left________by the heart-warming act. One said happily, “It brought a ________ to my face. What a wonderful and kind gesture from a(n)________ .” A second said,   “Some humans are absolutely________ .”