【推荐1】One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her ________ swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was ________ by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine _______ herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the desert heat of Utah, picking up rubbish and ______awareness about zero-waste and climate change.

With a deep _______ of the environment and a desire to make a _______, Catherine, Davey, and a group of ________“environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side rubbish pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only ______ 0.9 miles in an entire day, they ______ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of rubbish.

Catherine and Davey ________ with us ________ stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their efforts to continue their journey. After spending weeks ________ how she would have enough ______ to fly home for their two-week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope ________ with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus _______ outside of Denver, they ________ got help and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where________from all over the state came together with the ________ of cleaning up rubbish all over the park.

Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ______ was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ________ themselves to their task and enjoy the journey.

【推荐1】“How does the yard look?” My father asked, with his eyes shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my     ________ .“Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough ________ . Then I recited all the changed I had ________in his yard and he smiled contently.

When I was young, my mother ________in a car accident, leaving my father alone to________their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always ________and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always ________us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to ________that belief.

In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been________on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of________, he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colors. Through his continuous hard work, the land________turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. While our friends were enjoying their vacation through traveling to different places, we were________working with my dad in his yard, watering the flowers, weeding or cutting off the branches. Sometimes, our friends were envious of our working vacation, and we would ________them. Dad made his yard very________so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.

For so many years, when we were ________, we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could ________us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us ________that enabled us to survive and__________major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not ________the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in ________, recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.

【推荐3】The first day at school has left a deep ______ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was ______, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to break in me in the course of class unless...” She was speaking when I heard a______ “Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn't realize I was bare feet ______ then. I wanted to get them. but I dared not do that. I shook my hand, meaning “Don't wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still ______my eyes on my teacher. I really didn't want her to take ______ of me，but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned ______ and my heart ______ faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately, I was so nervous that my ______ hands couldn't get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I ______ from my seat quickly. “Can you ______the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. ______her surprise, I did very well. Finally she said, “Be seated, please. Study hard.” I looked up at her to find a smile on her face. I felt ______ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my ______ as something embarrassing(尴尬) but ______.

【推荐2】I believe I have a personal duty to make a positive impact on society. I’ve tried to _________ this goal by choosing a career in public service. As a physician dealing with the challenge of infectious diseases, I consider my job a _________, which allows me to help ease the suffering of humankind. I have three principles to _________ my life, which I always think about.

Firstly, I have a strong thirst for _________, I think I will never know as much as I _________. This is what keeps the _________ of knowledge hot. And it is why I would do my job every day even if I cannot get high income.

Secondly, I believe in fighting for _________, I sweat over all the stuff, without feeling _________ for it. One of the byproducts of being a perfectionist is anxiety. But this anxiety creates a _________ tension that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.

Thirdly, I believe that my goal to be a physician is to __________ humankind. I have spent my __________ on public service. Most of it involved research, the care of __________ and the public health policy on AIDS.

I think, to control this terrible disease __________, I must be guided by these principles: continually thirsting for knowledge, accepting nothing __________ of excellence and knowing that the__________of society is more important than my gains.

【推荐3】After ten years in the same company, I found my job was no longer fun. However, I didn’t have the confidence to apply for new jobs due to lack of experience. I felt ______.

A friend suggested another path- ______. I had toyed with the idea of studying for a master’s degree but ______ stood in my way. Yet I found a course at London College of Communication, ______ my job and enrolled (注册).

During the 18 months that followed, I began to flourish (茁壮成长). Not only had I found the courage to take my life forward in a new and ______ direction but the self-doubt that had followed me around like a shadow began to ______ gradually. My classmates and I treated each other as ______: Younger students ______ my experience and knowledge when it came to group work. I made new friends and joined committees.

I also decided to move out of home. Living in student halls was a(n) ______. The life in halls added to my sense of ______and confidence. I was ______ new things every day. Even making myself a meal or managing my small living space made me feel ______.

Soon after completing my master’s, I made my way back through the university gate-this time to ______. I am now a lecturer on the same course that I took. I ______ the person I was before and smile-she didn’t yet know her ______.