【推荐1】There was a pretty strict system of segregation (种族隔离) in Atlanta. As a Negro child, I couldn’t go to the so-called white schools, any public _________, or a lunch counter to buy a hamburger in many of the stores downtown. I couldn’t _________ any of the theaters.

I had _________ hating not only segregation but the cruel acts that grew out of it. I had seen police brutality (残暴行为) _________ my own eyes. I can also remember the organization _________ as the Ku Klux Klan. It stood out white supremacy, and even used violence to _________ segregation and keep the Negro in their place. These things did _________ to my growing personality.

In my late childhood and early adolescence, two incidents happened that had a _________ effect on my development. One day my dad and I went to a store and took the front empty seats. Then a young white clerk came up and murmured politely: “I’ll be happy to _________ you if you’ll stand up and go to those seats in the back.” Dad immediately retorted, “There’s nothing wrong with these seats. We’re quite ____________ here.” “Sorry,” said the clerk, “but you’ll have to ____________.” “We’ll either buy shoes sitting here,” my father retorted, “____________ we won’t buy shoes at all.” So he led me out of the store. This was the first time I had seen Dad so furious. As we were walking down the street, he muttered: “I don’t care how long I have to live with this system. I will never accept it.”

I also remember riding with my dad another day when he ____________ drove past a stop sign. A policeman ____________ up to the car and said: “All right, boy, pull over and let me see your license.” My father instantly retorted: “Let me make it ____________ to you that you aren’t talking to a boy. If you persist in referring to me as a boy, I will be forced to act ____________ I don’t hear a word you are saying.” The policeman was so ____________ in hearing a Negro talk to him like that. He nervously wrote the ____________ and left the scene as quickly as possible.

The experiences ____________ to me at a very early age that my father hadn’t adjusted to the ____________, and he never has.

【推荐2】Eight years ago, Nixon, 59, started each day from a bench of the St. Petersburg, Florida, waterfront. Watching a sunrise makes him feel ______.

“Seeing you ______ here, I know everything will be OK.” a woman’s words changed his perspective. Nixon ______. “That’s when I knew: I needed to pay attention to the people ______. I needed to ensure them we ______ to each other.”

______ watching sunrise, Nixon started smiling at people and ______ conversations. People began joining him on the bench, asking for advice.

“I wanted them to walk away ______ they didn’t have to feel alone.” said Nixon. “People feel their purpose hasn’t been ______ in their 50s. At this stage in life, this is definitely my ______.”

Weather permitting, Nixon will sit on the bench before sunrise every morning. His presence and ______ to listen have led some people to ______ him the Sunshine Mayor. No matter what problem a person wants to ______, Nixon lends an ear.

Once a couple talked about problems in their relationship. “The husband was ______ working, rarely home,” Nixon said. “It was ruining their marriage. I told him: ‘My friend, if your wife’s words didn’t scare you, then maybe the possibility of losing her will.’” Finally, the man agreed to slow down.

No topic is off limits, but some ______ want to sit next to someone and share the silence.

【推荐3】A long walk is not only a scientific and effective way of physical and mental relaxation, but a good way to work up an appetite. But for the _________ student Emma, it’s also a _________ to settle hunger.

Emma aged 6 is taking part in the FareShare Footsteps Challenging, promising to walk 100 km to_________ money to help feed people _________. And her efforts are already paying off. So far she has _________ 19 km and is on the top of the Little FootStep leaderboard, well _________ the way to meeting her fund-raising _________ of $2,000. “Moving makes you feel _________ and helping other people makes you feel happy, too. Every school day I am walking, running or riding 1 km. Then on the _________ I am doing a lot more. I have been going up and down my long driveway—sometimes I__________ stop and feed the cows,” Emma said.

__________ in country Victoria with __________ of fruits and vegetables in her home garden, Emma understands the __________ of nutritious food. “It helps us grow and stay__________. It also helps us stay alive and own lots of energy,” she said.

The FootSteps Challenge is __________ by charity kitchen FareShare and was__________ by its chefs (厨师) who walk about 15 km a day as they turn rescued and donated food into 50,000 nutritious meals to __________ to the needy each week. The charity __________ fresh produce, including from supermarkets, manufacturers, farmers and wholesale business.

A small team of FareShare chefs and 1,500 community volunteers cook home-style meals for hundreds of charities across Australia, including homeless shelters, women’s refuges and community food bank.

The FareShare FootSteps Challenge encourages participants (参加者) to “move for meals” by walking, running, riding or even swimming. The little girl Emma, who__________ up to fight hunger, set a good example to us. Everyone’s act of kindness __________ to the needy.

【推荐1】Peter,a 5-year-old boy,showed such great interest in sea shells that he often picked them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. For Peter, sea shells lay shinning on the ________beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling in the sky.

One day,the two were hanging about in a ________ when Peter found his younger sister was not ________   He looked back and found Shirley ________ in front of a toy shop,with her eyes fastened on a beautiful doll.

Holding his younger sister's tiny hand, Peter entered the shop. He tiptoed(踮起脚尖）to ________ the doll and handed it to Shirley. The sister was very happy to hold tightly the doll,wearing a smile on her ________ face.

Peter went to the ________ and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost,Sir?”

The shopkeeper looked at the boy with interest, asking,“Well, what can you ________?”

Peter took out the money that was ________ for their breakfast, gave it to the shopkeeper and asked, “Sir, is it enough?”

Shaking his head ________， he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not enough. ”

The kids were so disappointed. Watching his sister's smile ________ ，Peter frowned.

Without hesitation, he ________his shells on the counter, and asked the shopkeeper ________ ,

“Is it enough now?” Without ________ counting them, the shopkeeper replied, “These are ________the cost. ” Saying so, he kept only two and returned the ________ shells and the money.

Peter left the shop with Shirley very happily,leaving an assistant in that shop ________ .

He asked the shopkeeper, “Sir! You only charged them for 2 shells? !” The shopkeeper said with a smile, “For us these are shells, but for the boy they are ________. His love for his sister is the most precious. When he grows up, he will remember he ________ a doll for his sister with the shells. He will cherish love and warmth in life-cherish every little ________ sea shell in his heart. ”

【推荐2】Gina Ginsberg was born to a wealthy family that lost its fortune. For years, Gina’s life was ________. Eventually she managed to ________ in the U.S where she became a practicing physician and co- founder of a free health clinic. She was accomplished and ________.

But she ________ constantly that the family would fall into ________. She would tell her three children, “We ________ have one dollar for food today. It has to ________ all of us.”

Gina retired in 2020 and ________ her retirement funds. She still thought money played an important part in her life. But her attitude towards spending money was much more light-hearted.

“I once gave a guy a $20 ________ for pumping my gas,” she said. “He was like, ‘Wow, how ________!’ What if I could do that over and over?” So she ________ to give away $100 a day for a month to those in need of help. She would write ________ to share her activities with others on her website. She set some rules for herself. She had to meet each person as part of her normal routines.

That ________ was marked by many similar meetings. The process of ________ made her feel good. When the month was over, Dr. Ginsberg ________ it hadn’t been enough. She felt grateful she could afford it. Small actions can make a big difference.