【推荐2】Ibby Piracha is one of many regular customers at his local Starbucks in a small town in Virginia, US.__________, Ibby isn’t like the other regulars – he’s________. Krystal Payne, a new employee, wanted to do something to make Ibby feel more_________. So she spoke with other employees about Ibby, learning that they always did what they could to give him excellent__________. But Payne wanted to take it a step further.

She went home and spent her night learning American Sign Language so she could better__________with Ibby. The next day, she wrote him a small__________saying: “I’ve been learning ASL, just so you can have the same_________as everyone else.”

Ibby, who was overcome with emotion over this small act of kindness, has_________the note at home ever since. Ibby was so__________by Payne’s gesture (友好的示意) that he posted it on Facebook to share with his friends. His _________was then reposted by many other people – a result that he did not__________. But he is happy that Payne is getting the__________she deserves .

The next morning, Payne heard about the post when her manager__________her and mentioned that there were many requests from reporters to__________her. A Starbucks spokeswoman heard about her_________gesture and said the company was very________of Payne’s actions. “My job is to________people have the experience they expect and that’s what I gave him,” said Payne.

Ibby sees Payne’s act of kindness as a(n)__________. “It shows that she respects deaf people,” he said. Payne now knows enough ASL to take Ibby’s_________, which makes Ibby’s life much easier. In the past, Ibby would have to order through text messages that he would show to the staff. Ibby still loves to visit the coffee shop, saying it is something that “gave me genuine _________– even now, I’m still smiling”.

【推荐3】When I was 15 years old, I was a straight A student. I was always _______ with a great group of friends, and I would hang out with them every weekend. Then I moved to a new place just before high school, and everything_______ overnight.

While trying to _______ to my new surroundings, I also started tenth grade. Going to public school in a big city, however, was harder than before. I started _______ not well in class. Although I tried hard, my mind would go _______ the moment I attended the exam. All my_______ didn't pay off, and I failed somehow. As a result, I became_______ and turned to video games.

An English teacher noticed I was_______ .He suggested I should go to the after-school classes for the kids who needed help. _______ to get a passing grade, I went. And that's where I met Oliver. ________, he became my best friend and I was back on ________. Little by little, my________ improved. It seemed that reshaping ourselves in a new environment wasn't that terrible as________.

As the year progressed, I made many friends and won many awards as well. ________, I see that my depression slowly ________. Having a friend really helped, even more than video games.

【推荐1】John was crazy about playing basketball. Every day after school, he would spend much time practising to   _______ basketball skills. Sometimes, he didn’t go back home until sunset, which made his mother_______ angry.

One day, as he was given a chance to watch a basketball game, he dreamed about_______the college basketball team the next year. On the way, he was happy secretly. Suddenly, a car hit him. Luckily, some passers-by called the _______number in time, and he was sent to hospital at once.

What a terrible experience! He_______from terrible injuries. It seemed like a bad dream. John woke up in a hospital room, _______to death. When the doctor told him that both his_______were broken and he had to sit in the wheelchair (轮椅) for the time being, he knew his_______of becoming a member of college basketball team was over. He was really_______. John followed what the doctor had told him, but it did not________entirely. When he left hospital, John was sent to a health center to________. He never heard of this center before, but he was relaxed when he knew his mother would keep him________. Life there was a struggle for him for the first few days. Despite the best efforts, he________to stand up. But he________to the changes. As time went by, he learned to be________about himself, bravely facing the difficulties.

【推荐2】A Race against Death

It was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world because of the heavy snow.

On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch _________ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious (传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be _________ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. _________, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s harbor was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the _________ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.

_________ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were sick. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n) _________. They would have the medicine sent by rail from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled (狗拉雪橇) drivers — known as “mushers” — would _________ it to Nome in a relay.

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. _________ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to cross a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most _________ part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would __________, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his way. He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to __________ the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, ________ to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to __________. He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog __________ in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been ________.