【推荐1】In her 102 years, Sally Lepis has been known for helping her family, friends and neighbors. So when the old lady couldn’t _______ to replace her decades-old hearing aids (助听器) and it became increasingly difficult to _______, a local non-profit was happy to give a _______. Last month, Lepis was presented (赠予) with hearing aids, worth about $7,500, through Senior Dreams Come True, a non-profit program _______ by a law firm.

“Mrs. Lepis has _______ so much of herself over the years to friends, family and those _______ in her community,” said Jennifer Cona, a managing partner at the law firm. Lepis has long been the _______ that’s kept her family together, her niece, Olivia Schmidt, 73, said. When Schmidt was a teenager, her mother, Lepis’ twin sister, died at age 42. Lepis _______ jumped in and raised Schmidt in her Westbury home.

“It’s _______ that she has done so much for so many people and thinks ________ of it,” said Schmidt, who ________ to recommend her aunt for Senior Dreams Come True over the summer.

In July, Schmidt and her cousins wrote letters to the non-profit, ________ Lepis for her lifetime of ________ deeds. Later that month, Lepis learned she would ________ new hearing aids, replacing the ones she had used for the past 25 years, and it is ________ that Lepis will again be a lively presence at her family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

【推荐2】I was on vacation with my husband,my brother,his wife and daughter.We were not____with the area and got on a bus,thinking it would be a nice way to see the downtown's old town area.Well,____talking with the bus driver,we didn't find that we were.on the neighborhood route（线路）which____school children and delivers people to various ____places.That was a route of over about two hours.That was a surprise and a concern because we____our vehicle in a____parking area and it was going to end.

We shared this with the bus driver only to let her know we were not from the area and____for getting on her bus by mistake.Then she surprised us____further saying,“I get off shift（换班）after a few more blocks,and if you don't____taking my company car,I'd be happy to take you____to your vehicle before the time end.”The bus driver received permission from her____,so we gratefully said yes to her____.

She went out of her way to take us back to our vehicle____her shift was over and it wasn't on her route to home either.We were____and grateful for her kindness.____,because she shared some of her____about the school-age children she sometimes had on the bus route,I offered her a few____on how to quiet the children with a skill that would make the ride safer for them____for her.She was so____.It was a wonderful____of kindness!

【推荐3】Driving on the mountain road where I live can be both a delight and an adventure at times. Yet, you should also watch for holes, deer and squirrels ________ the road as well as fallen trees and rocks that may break loose from and ________ down the side of the hill.

I ________ upon one big rock just the other day. I saw a car and then a truck just ahead of me narrowly turn around it. But the stone was ________ there, which might cause traffic accidents. I turned too and then ________ over to a wide spot. I knew a rock of this ________ would break parts of a low riding car like mine if the driver didn’t see it ________. So I walked over and ________ the huge stone. It must have weighed 50 pounds, but with all my ________, I removed it. I felt ________ and walked back to my car.

The happening reminded me too of an old ________ I had read once: In a faraway land, a king had placed a huge rock on the ________ leading to his palace. Many nobles walked by and surrounded it, ________ that the king didn’t keep the road up better. Finally, a ________ farmer pulling a cart (马车) of vegetables arrived. He ________ and pushed the rock off the road. Then he saw under it was a bag of gold coins that the king had left for the one who ________ the path for those who came after. Later, he was not as badly off as before.

Now while there wasn’t any ________ under the rock I moved, my heart did feel a little more ________ as I was driving back home. Maybe the real ________ is the joy we spread, and the ________ we share.

【推荐1】It’s 27 years since my last conversation with my mother, who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me, “I never got my_________but one day you will.” Pointing to a tree or cow, she asked me to_________their English names after her. Feeling annoyed I asked, Mama, why do I have to learn these_________phrases? She held her pen right before my eyes. Hold it firmly, she _________me, for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to sail around the world. Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.

Turning seven, I traveled 30 miles to live closer to my school. But “closer” is a relative term in Uganda, which _________ I had to get up as the _________sun rose and then ran 8. 8 miles barefoot to school. Also, I needed to carry a stick in _________of snakes and dogs. During the rainy season, the path to school was _________daily and I’d swim with one hand, using the other hand to _________ the book bag on my head.

Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t __________primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this high dropout (辍学) rate includes the long __________some children must __________ among many other reasons.

Fortunately, I’ve made it.Whenever I see the sun rise, I am __________of the wisdom of my mother who __________me to dream big and to use the __________ of the pen to make my dream come true.

【推荐2】At the age of 13, Giorgia began to suffer a severe skin disorder, which started out on her arms and face and continued to _________. Soon the angry, red rash (皮疹) covered nearly 97% of her body at times and could be extremely uncomfortable.

But for Giorgia, the most pain was _________ she was treated by others simply because of her physical appearance. People would stop and stare at her in the street, because they thought she was _________. She knew the condition was _________ her life.

That seems not _________ enough on its own. Unexpectedly, Giorgia also lost her father. She felt like her world went to _________. They were so close when she was growing up, and she couldn’t _________ losing him.

Fortunately, Giorgia had a strong and beautiful spirit inside. She realized she had a(n) _________. She could shrink back from what she received or she could find the _________ to love herself and the way she was made. Giorgia __________ her body and decided she’d no longer try to __________ her skin. It was part of who she was. She started a photo series __________ displaying her natural self, hoping that others struggling with their body images will gain __________ and inspiration from the pictures she shares.

“We might have __________ that make us look different from other women, but we are still beautiful. I know my dad would be proud of me for my __________. Now I’ve come to terms with my disease, and I want to help others do the same,” says Giorgia.

【推荐3】When Marion Sheppard was unable to see anything in her 40s, she cried. Wasn’t it enough that she had _________ from being deaf since childhood? That struggle and the prejudice _________ with it didn’t defeat her, but made her _________.

Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood, but now she was so scared that she _________ left her apartment. She was _________ about the way she would appear to the world. Hard as it was, Sheppard later _________ herself to go out.

At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for _________ people, where she taught her first dancing class. She made a(n) _________ to teach her class there after that, but she was refused. She soon _________ Visions to let her teach on a voluntary basis. About four years later, her classes were so __________ with people that Visions hired her to be on staff. Sheppard’s students were mostly seniors whose eyesight had __________ as adults. With confidence-building praise, Sheppard also drilled (培训) dignity and independence into them. As a way to combine __________ with her faith, Sheppard __________ a group called The Blind Sisterhood. What is her __________ for maintaining both physical and mental health __________ life throws barrier at her? “Keep it moving!”