【推荐2】Lulu has been my closest and best friend in the past five years. In fact, he always follows my order especially when I look after other animal friends in our ________.

This summer, many forests are damaged by fire. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire. Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out terrible ________ . At that moment, I no longer had any ________ that Lulu could come back to the shelter. ________, I was waiting for the firemen to tell me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman rushed into my office and________ me that my dog Lulu succeeded in saving four lovely little_________ trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu ________ the cats in his mouth, one by one moving them to a safe place.   

Upon knowing this, I ________ went to the forest with the fireman to_________ the cats. Once on the scene, we found Lulu wasn't there. Then we heard the sound of a dog coming from the ________. I recognized it was the sound of my dog Lulu. The fireman ________ the tracks of the dog until he found him barking ________ by the side of another fireman who was badly hurt. He was lying on the ground and waiting for help.

Thanks to Lulu, four cats and a fireman were saved.

That day, I was very________ of Lulu for his two heroic actions towards the cats and the fireman. Lulu had pity on both animals like him and a human being who was ________ to put out the fire with his team mates.

I ________ the fireman in his house with my dog Lulu. What a memorable ________ when the fireman hugged Lulu tightly to his chest.

This ________ story shows us that pets are ________ and caring. We should love and ________ them. One day they could ________ us in return for our kindness. So don't look down upon little animals.

【推荐1】When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome ( 红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches (抓痕), or other____. My brother and I___ and proved the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.

It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become____tired. She told us that she was going to____   on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie _____a scratch on his knee   that needed immediate____. We tiptoed( 踮 脚 走 ) into Mama’s room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie’s scratch.____on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.

We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and____Ronnie’s knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better._____, we tiptoed   into Mama’s   room to show her that we had taken   care of our scratches without____her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that____Mama didn’t feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel___ .

Twenty minutes____, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑) of Mama’s skin. She had Mercurochrome____her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie’s encouraging, we____tried to paint her   fingernails and toenails.

When Mama screamed in_____, we knew that she was awake. With all the______, it didn’t seem at   first that she was feeling better,___ she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.

We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have____that Mama had   been cured by the___ of Mercurochrome.

【推荐2】Reggie was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in the town, and they were all _______ him. Unfortunately, though, he _______ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried they would _______ him. Adults acted like he was unable to _______ them, as if he was a baby.

His friend Micheal didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be _______. Micheal’s father was the town’s mayor, and Micheal _______ to ask him to offer one day of the _________ to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs.

People liked the _______. The day became known _______ The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ________, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with ________ and laughter. But as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how ________life was when you couldn’t hear anything.

On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a ________ person. This meant he could be ________ just like any other boy; people saw a whole new side of ________. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures(手势), Reggie was the one who could exchange ideas best with everyone. This ________ that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were ________ by his intelligence and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They ________ that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to ________. That was the only difference.

So on that day, Reggie’s true nature became known and it was on the day that everyone realized you have to give people a chance to show how ________ they are.

【推荐3】She tuned up at the doorstep of my house. No way could I have sent her away. Maybe someone had ________ her out of their car the night before. “No ________ for her any more with the baby coming.” People find all sorts of________ for abandoning an animal.

I called her Goldie. She was so ________ during those first few days. She ________ ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her ________ owner’s. But eventually she________. Always ________ my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That’s why it was such a ________ when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. She started ________ and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a ________.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and ________. But when I saw Goldie ________ the four puppies I started to feel sympathy towards them. “I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared.” said the woman at the door.

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I’ve got Nugget now, and she looks just like her ________. And I’ve learnt a good lesson: not to ________ people.

【推荐1】On my way home from work every evening, there would be a homeless middle-aged man standing by the walkway. He was always ________, smiling, and sometimes almost dancing.

Every day after work. I would remember to gather some coins. If I saw him, I'd give him' the coins. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I saw him, as he looked to feel joyful. Sometimes we would ask each other about our day. His ________ would be the same, "I'm fine. Have a bright day. "

It ________ me that even in his situation of being homeless, he was so cheerful. He ________ me of how lucky I was, a single mother of four kids, with a good job to provide for them.

Then one day I was called into my boss's office and was told that I was fired (解雇) due to the weak economy (经济). A feeling of ________ filled my mind immediately, and for the rest of that day all I could think about was "how am I going to ________ my family, and how am I going to pay rent?"

That day I was very sad. I ________ forgot to prepare some coins for the homeless man as usual. As I waited for the red light to turn, he walked over with a big smile and asked, "How is everything going?" I told him I lost my job and felt really bad. "OK, I will give you a dollar today. Tomorrow will be another day, "said the man.

I was deeply ________ and burst into tears. I wanted to hug him! That day what the man handed me was more than a dollar bill. He taught me a ________ lesson. Whatever material things are taken from you, no one can take away your ________ to be joyful. Tomorrow will be a bright day and full of hope.

【推荐2】Yassin Terou owns a restaurant in downtown Knoxville. One morning, he ______ early, only to find someone had attempted to rob his shop. A rock was apparently thrown through the window and broken pieces were seen everywhere. But since the food is made ______ each morning and the cash registers are ______ every night, the thief went away empty-handed.

After realizing the person who broke in was probably ______ in some way, Yassin, instead of being ______, put up a sign that read “If you are hungry or need emergency money, just wait till we open! We are more than happy to ______ you when we are open!”

Sounds unbelievable, right? But to people who know Yassin, it is not surprising at all.

When he first arrived in the U.S. as a refugee, he struggled to find his ______ because of discrimination. But he quickly discovered the best way to fight the ______he felt was to be loving. With the help of local community,Yassin started a restaurant. He welcomes everyone into his restaurant, regardless of their ______. He knows and greets hundreds of ______ by name daily, and the relaxed and ______ atmosphere makes visiting feel like seeing family. At one point, Yassin was accused of “stealing ______ from Americans” by someone who was laid off. Despite the fact that he is a ______ citizen of this country and that he should just have ignored him, he calmly offered to ______ the man who charged him.

Yassin’s restaurant was presented with the title of “Nicest Place of America” by Reader s Digest in 2018. His success comes from the kindness, love and ______ he shows in everything he does. And of course, the food is delicious too!

【推荐3】Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _______ to his sister in Mommy’s tummy (肚子). He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.

The pregnancy progressed _______ for Karen. In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes…every minute. But something serious _______ during delivery (分娩). Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious _______. With siren (警报) howling in the night, the ambulance _______ the infant (婴儿) to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.

_______ inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, “There is very little hope.” Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had _______ a special room in their home for the new baby—now they planned a funeral.

After two weeks in ICU, it looked as if a funeral would come _______ the week was over. Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never _______ in ICU. But Karen made up her mind to take Michael to see his sister ________ they liked it or not. If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her ________.

She ________ him in an oversized suit and marched him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse ________ him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually ________ lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a ________ tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen pulled Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby ________ the battle to live. And he began to sing. ________ the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray...”

________ the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to ________ down and became steady.

“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen. “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away...” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.

“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping...” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.

Funeral plans were ________. The next day—the very next day—the little girl was well enough to go home!

The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!