【推荐1】My mother turned ninety. I knew I needed to find a senior _______ center. Not for her — for me. If I were at her age, I would want to stay in shape to _______ life, getting a lot of pleasure. Yes, walking in local parks was my _______, but I wasn’t so active as before.

I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes _______ for seniors?” “Sure. Come and check us out! We start at 10 am,” the receptionist (接待员) replied and _______. The next morning, I went there. One part of me was _______ that the class was too easy, not doing me any good. The other part feared it was too hard for me to _______.

When I came into the room, a woman _______ me, “Oh, you’re new. Welcome.” Then the music started. The hour-long workout woke up the muscles I didn’t often _______ in daily walks, suiting me fine. I became a member there. My classmates ranged in age from fifty to ninety. Most gave the exercises their own ____________, doing as much or little as they could. ____________ no one kept score. Soon I learned physical well-being wasn’t the only ____________ there. During breaks, people chatted happily. Whenever some people were ____________ we asked around. Were they busy? Were they in hospital? Moreover, we signed cards for those who were ill.

I ____________ to be in good shape now as I’ve hoped. Still, I’m grateful for things more valuable from the class — close friendships and new social ____________.

【推荐2】Make the Most of What You Have Got

For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived into this world, he _______ everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was _______ obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.

There was no _______ or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs, that is, he was born without any arms or legs. But despite being physically _______, he was mentally _______ and the rest of his body was working fine.

_______ he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the age of 10, he considered _______ his life by drowning（淹死）himself in bathtub（浴缸）. These dark thoughts were _______ by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do _______ by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to ________ on his parents for help.

However, with his own efforts, things totally change when he becomes an adult. Nick is now a successful public speaker and is famous for his encouraging ________ which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He ________ so many people with the story of his life, how he has ________ so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.

Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives ________, even finding ways to do almost something ________ like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.

At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel ________. You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his ________ and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should ________ Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He ________ every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful ________. He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.

【推荐3】In the 1860s, John Roebling, a creative engineer, launched the idea of building a bridge connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn, New York. However, other bridge building experts thought this was _________ and told Roebling to forget the idea.

John _________ about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He then _________ the dream with his son, Washington, an up-and-coming engineer. Working together, the father and the son made a _________ of how it could be done and studied the problems they might face.

After these preparations, they hired their crew and began to build their _________ bridge. The project started well, but a(n) _________ on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of _________ damage. He wasn’t able to move or even talk.

_________, Washington did not give up and still wanted to complete the bridge. One day, an idea _________ him. All he could do was to __________ one finger and he decided to make the best use of it.

He touched his wife’s arm with that __________, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the __________ again. Then he used the __________ method of touching her arm to tell the engineers what to do. Then the project was underway again. For 13 years, Washington tapped (敲打) out his instructions with his finger on his __________ arm, until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-give-up attitude that overcomes a terrible __________ disability and achieves an impossible goal.