【推荐1】As a kid, my life was like a kid adventure movie. My parents always played the parts of _________actors in the movie, leaving me as the shining star.

My father could _________ anything even if he was not a repairman. He always seemed to know exactly where he was going, and knew the most efficient _________ to get there. I never heard him express any doubts. His air of _________ made our home a safe place.

But since I became a father myself, I’ve come to _________ that my dad must have had moments of confusion. It never showed, and we never talked about it. I also began to _________ my father’s efforts as he worked _________ to provide for his family. Later I _________ stories about his dreams _________ in the name of being a “father”. Despite his talent in baseball, he gave up that__________ career to become my dad. I began to understand the balancing act he faced: family vs. the dampened __________ of his own soul. He __________ his personal dream to go after what was considered a higher calling — that of giving his kid a(n) __________ to follow his dreams.

Now I hope to give my kids the greatest gift my father gave me — warm, gentle __________ of their childhood. No matter how difficult their lives may become later on, they’ll always be able to take __________ in those sweet memories.

【推荐3】This story happened when Gandhiji was practicing law in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. His office was three miles from his _______.

One day a colleague of his, Mr Polak, asked Gandhiji’s thirteen-year-old son, Manilal to fetch a book from the office. But Manilal _______ forgot till Mr Polak _______ him that evening. Gandhiji heard about it and _______ Manilal. He said, “Son, I know the night is dark and the way is long and lonely. You will have to _______ nearly six miles but you gave your _______ to Mr. Polak. You promised to fetch his book. Go and fetch it now.”

The family were _______ when they heard of Gandhiji’s _______. The punishment seemed too _______. Manilal was only a child, the night was dark and the way was lonely. He had only forgotten a book ________. It could be brought the next day. This was what they all felt, but no one had the ________ to say anything. They knew that once Gandhiji’s mind was made up, nobody could change it. At last Kalyan Bhai gathered up courage. “I’ll fetch the book,” he ________. Gandhiji was gentle but ________, “But the promise was made by Manilal.” “Very well, Manilal will go but let me go with him,” Kalyan Bhai pleaded (请求). Gandhiji agreed to this and Manilal ________ with Kalyan Bhai to fetch the book.

The kind and gentle Gandhiji could be firm as a rock at times. He saw that Manilal ________ his word and did as he had promised.

【推荐1】Every day on her walk to school, Khloe Thompson, 9, always came across the same homeless people and couldn’t help but feel troubled. She _________ asking her mom again and again why or how they were there, and at the end of the _________ she always wondered, “What can I do to help?” Seeing these people _________ in her community touched her deeply, which is what finally _________ Khloe to create her own non-profit organization to _________ the lives of local homeless people.

“No dream is too small or too big!” Khloe _________ on her GoFundMe page, which was set up by Khloe and her mom Alisha and has _________ $14,000 in the two months since it was _________. “Any _________ raised on this page will go toward our organization filing fees and any future __________ projects. The more we raise, the more voluntary activities we can organize, and the more people we can help!”

The __________, called Khloe Kares, plans different projects to lend a hand to those __________ in the community. And Khloe’s first __________ was Kare Bags, which are intended to help the homeless. With the help of her great-grandmother, Khloe prepares __________ and fills them with __________ toiletries (洗漱用品), like toothpaste, soap, and shampoo.

“I like to __________ them a nice bag,” says Khloe, “Sometimes they give me __________ or kisses, sometimes they say ‘God bless you’ and then they say thank you.”

For Khloe, Kare Bags are just the __________. Now she is planning a toy drive for kids living in group homes. In her heart, Khloe __________ to make the toy drive a yearly tradition. “Khloe understands that other kids may not have the same __________ as her,” says her website, “so she wants to give back.”

【推荐3】Years ago, I took Indian Railways to a small town to visit a dear friend and on the return journey, the train was delayed (延误) by several hours.I _______that Indian towns had lots of street food and that I would certainly find some food on the way. So I_______the food that my friend had offered me for the train journey.

Finally, after starving (挨饿) until almost midnight because there was no_______ available (可获得的) in the old station, I came to _______my decision. I_______ there would be some food on the train. _______there was no food available on the train either. I sighed (叹气) and sat on my bed, looking and feeling rather_______.

A middle-aged couple sat across from me and_______ a small package of food. The smell made me even _______. The wife whispered something to her husband, who shook his head at first, and then seemed to ________. With some awkwardness, they gave me 2 pieces of flatbread. The husband profusely apologized (一再道歉) that they had nothing more to________. They had only packed 6 pieces of flatbread, 3 each for themselves but ________ to divide them into three parts, while being very________that the food was not worthy of a guest to their country.

I was speechless at their ________. I took the food, which for me was more valuable than anything else that night. Finally, I found words to________them. They just smiled and were happy that I accepted the food.

I really admired this generous couple.