【推荐1】My parents, siblings and I took our first camping trip to the Lake Houston Wilderness Park recently.

We had finished putting up the _________ when it suddenly started to rain. Luckily, we had _________ a high flat ground for our tent where water could not pour in. Mom got some snacks and drinks ready for us while we played games and _________ about our daily life, which made wet-weather camping fun. How _________ it was camping under the sound of the rain! We were gathered around in the center of _________ and it was a nice feeling. Even with the rain, I had never been so _________.

The rain died down before dark and the sky turned clear. Soon, Mom _________ a big meal over the fire for the family. I felt that a hot meal and good _________ would warm us right up. While we ate together, Dad _________ at the stars and told us about his childhood. As we laughed and __________ on our days, the stars shone like diamonds at night.

The following day, we had a good time __________ the rocky paths around our campsite. __________ hiking in the forest, we had a lovely late afternoon boating. It was exciting to see the __________ changing rays of the sunset behind the pine trees. That evening we packed up our __________ and headed home.

I am very grateful for this camping trip, which has left us unforgettable __________.

【推荐3】My grandson Ty has always been very quiet and reserved. __ a chronic illness that has kept him mostly housebound(不能外出的）for the past three years has made him even more so. On Christmas,in ___of Ty's 16th birthday coming up in April, his parents gave him a truck. Driving around town with a learner's permit ___by his dad was such a huge deal to Ty! He couldn't wait to __ 16 and get his license. Our large extended family___ a party to celebrate, but of course, by the time his birthday __,the driver's license bureau was __ due to the Covid-19 crisis.

What a big___ that was for everyone. Then I had an idea: if we couldn't all be in the same room to give Ty a ___ , we'd give him a birthday parade！When the day arrived, Ty felt depressed about both his license and the __ party until his mom got him outside. Three SUVs and a truck __ with 16 grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins honked and hollered in the street. Ty was surprised___ words, and grinning from ear to ear.

We kept a six-foot __ between us and sang “Happy Birthday,” led by Ty's grandfather Jerry on the trumpet.We took a family picture and laid Ty's___ out on the glass,then loaded back up to finish our little birthday parade.

You never know when and how the Lord is going to bless you, but the most __ blessing of all was how much our unusual celebration brought Ty out of his shell.

【推荐1】Jeff Cavins is the CEO of Outdoorsy, an RV rental (房车租赁) company with a strong system of charity. So when Jeff _______ that the four-year-old Noah from Spokane, Washington needs an RV to get him to a _______ heart operation at Boston Children’s Hospital, he immediately took action and _______ a free RV rental for Noah’s family. Because Noah _______ machines to keep him alive, a _______ vehicle was not a good _______ for getting him to Boston. A commercial _______ wasn’t a choice, either, due to his oxygen amount and too much _______ to germs is not good before such a big _______ .

Once the RV rental costs were covered, Jeff ________ to help the family — covering the cost of gas to get them to Boston and the cost of a hotel so they could live more ________ during their ten-week hospital stay. The Outdoorsy team also ________ fun camps for the family to stay at along the way, as well as ________ a VIP tour of the Columbus Zoo and a walk onto Wrigley Field to meet with players during batting practice.

Noah’s successful open-heart operation ________ 11 hours. Three days later, Noah was ________ and on the road to ________. To this day, Jeff keeps a picture of Noah in his office, as a ________ that Outdoorsy exists for a greater ________ than just renting RVs and camper vans. Jeff and his team are beyond excited to watch Noah grow up. They ________ that there must have been a very special ________ waiting for him on the road ahead, and they can’t wait to see where this life takes him.

【推荐2】My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. _______was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.

Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my _______, injured my youthful happiness: ''That girl, what a pity she is blind. '' Blind! A(n) _______word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. _______I turned and called out, ''Please don't feel sorry for me. I'm having lots of fun. '' _______the fun was not to last.

In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only _______sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was _______.

Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. _______to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How _______I was to my piano, ________I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.

Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance ________into friendship, she sensed my ________. She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You're trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried ________?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted ________, you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was ________to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, ''God, show me the ________for which You sent me to this world. ''

In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying ________my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my ________friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. ________are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I ________closer to God and, through Him, to immortality.

【推荐3】“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home!” I _______ to my mother as we moved boxes. _______, going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.

I was born and _______ in Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to _______. Last year, my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown, New Orleans.

Only three months after my parents made the _______ to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I _______ the new environment was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. Far away from almost everyone and everything I had ever known, I was _______. To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Starting high school is a scary _______ on its own.

I spent my first few months in New Orleans, _______ wanting to go back to Virginia. But after that, I ________ that I had a choice. I could continue missing my old home, or I could start trying to build a new home right here. I ________ the latter.

As soon as I stopped giving all my ________ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that local people were giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbors taught me how to cook some local food, and I found a wonderful ________ of neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to ________ myself and to rebuild my life.

Because of my resilience(适应力) in creating a new home for myself and the ________ that local people have shown to me, home is right here.