【推荐1】John lived in a beautiful home with his parents. One day, his father found him _________ and asked if something was wrong. John said sadly, “I have so many _________ in life, which cause me unhappy.”

John’s father patiently listened to him. Then he brought a bowl and placed a potato, an egg and some coffee beans (豆) in it. He asked John to _________ the things in the bowl, and tell what he felt about them. John described _________ he felt about each of them after touching.

The father smiled and asked John to place them all in three different bowls and pour _________ in them. He then boiled them all. After a few minutes, he father _________ the stove and put all the bowls on the counter to _________ them down.

Ten minutes later, John’s father let John touch them _________ and feel the egg, potato, and coffee beans. John had a _________ answer this time. And he said, the potato’s skin was easier to peel (剥皮) as it had turned very __________ , the egg had hardened, and there was a fresh pleasant coffee smell coming from the __________.

Hearing these words, his father __________ and told him how the potato, egg, and coffee beans reacted to unfavorable (相反的) __________ . The potato had become soft, the egg had turned very __________, and the coffee beans had changed their form __________ during their testing time in the boiling water.

【推荐3】In Las Vegas, one parent’s determination to help his daughter catch up on her reading has led to the creation of a groundbreaking approach in educational technology. Meet Dave Vinzant, father to 8-year-old Aubrie, who _______ difficulties in reading at school.

“It was about halfway through the first grade that we realized she couldn’t _______ ,” said Vinzant. Despite their efforts, _______ methods weren’t bringing about the desired results. “The _______ level was really high,” Vinzant-recalled. “After an hour of trying to get through a 10-15 page little book, she was _______ .”

Determined to find a solution, Vinzant took matters into his own hands. Although _______ a background in computer programming, he made up his mind to develop a tool that could effectively _______ his daughter. The result? A free _______ called WordStumble.

WordStumble isn’t _______ any reading app-Powered by artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, the program customizes (定制) stories for each user. “What is ________ is that it can take all of those words that she knows-or struggles with and it ________ a customized children’s story,” Vinzant explained.

For Vinzant, the success of WordStumble isn’t just ________ ; he wants to share with others. With his dedication and innovation, Vinzant is not only changing the landscape of reading apps but-also giving ________ to countless parents and children facing similar challenges. And as WordStumble continues to ________ , it’s clear that the power of one person’s passion can make a world of ________ for young learners everywhere.

【推荐1】Zhang Shangbao, 62, has worked as a “village doctor” in Hehe Town of Shilou County, North China’s Shanxi Province, since the age of 16. He has _________ more than 1,000 farmers in five villages deep in the mountains, and _________ to work even after losing his right hand in an accident in 1995. The five villages are located in a valley along the Hehe River, where it was difficult to _________ healthcare in the past. Many elderly farmers didn’t even _________ the urban part of Shilou County.

One of Zhang’s biggest _________ is that despite the government building roads _________ the villages with the outside world, he cannot ride a motorcycle to reach the villages because he _________ a hand in the accident. So he has no _________ but to walk to the homes of his patients in order not to _________ the illness.

After graduating from Lyuliang Health School in 1978, Zhang __________ a post in the city, but he chose to __________ to the village to serve the farmers. Whether in the summer heat or winter cold, Zhang has always been on __________.

Zhang Fengjun, Party secretary of Tietou Village, said: “For so many years, whenever the farmers from the five villages have fallen ill, their first thought has been Doctor Zhang, because he is quite __________ every time asking about illness in detail.” He __________ the hearts of the villagers.

Zhang has continued to work and provided treatments whenever a need is __________.

【推荐2】Minnie Blumfield believed that with age came a true appreciation of life — all life. That’s why, at the age of eighty-six, Minnie became the ________ of a flock of chickens deserted alongside a California freeway after a truck accident. The chickens ________ residence in the roadside bush, becoming ________ to locals as the Hollywood Freeway Chickens.

Like many seniors, Minnie lived alone and ________ on a pension (养老金). But to her, life was precious and not to be ________— not even the lives of little animals. Minnie simply saw creatures ________ and without hesitation, stepped into________. For nine years, while others sped past ________, Minnie provided food and water for the deserted chickens, using what little money she had ________. As the years passed, she worried about the day when she would ________ be able to care for her ________ chicken. Who would look after these poor ________ creatures if she couldn’t make her journey?

At ninety-five, just when the ________ of time began to ruin Minnie’s body, Jodie Mann, Minnie’s neighbour, ________. Jodie had noticed that the older woman also ________ many of the homeless cats in the neighborhood. A quick and lasting friendship ________. Learning of Minnie’s concern for the fate of her flock, Jodie ________ to find the chickens a new home.

Minnie is ________ now, but her concern for her fellow creatures lives on. Her courage and ________ continue to be a source of inspiration and ________ for me, for Jodie and for everyone else, as we continue our work of caring for all living creatures who share our planet, our homes and our hearts.

【推荐1】“Good afternoon!” That is how Bejo always greets each guest coming to my house. Even before they knock on my door or _________ the doorbell, Bejo has greeted them first.

Bejo is the name of my bird. He has _________ our family for months. He is a very _________ bird and good at imitating(模仿)whatever we say in a _________ voice. We all like Bejo and it is my job to clean Bejo’s cage and to feed him.

One day my parents went to see my sick grandmother. The reason why I had to stay at home was that there was nobody else to _________ Bejo and I should prepare for the tests, so I was not _________ to go with them. On that particular _________ ,I was watching TV and the housemaid Jumi went shopping. While watching TV, I heard somebody _________ open the front gate. At first I thought that Jumi had come home, but I saw two young men entering our yard. One man went to the kitchen and the other stayed in the yard _________ . Surely they were thieves.

My hands and feet were shaking. The kitchen door was forced open. When Bejo heard the noise, he automatically cried loudly __________ , “Good afternoon!” There was silence for a moment. “Who is it?” Bejo said as if it was the __________ of our servant Jumi. The thief ran to the yard to meet his __________ .“You said there was no one, but I __________ there is someone! Come on! Let us run before we are __________ ,”one of them said. Then they ran away. Bejo had saved our house from being robbed!

That very night I told my parents how Bejo made those two thieves run away. They all laughed. I was __________ because I am the one who feeds the bird.

【推荐2】Ruben Flowers discovered the photo by accident. It was early 2023 and he was ________ through photo albums at his grandmother’s house. Suddenly, there it was: a photo from 1994, taken on an airplane deck, showing him as a kid, sitting next to his ________ dad. In this picture, Flowers is looking at his dad in ________. His father smiles at the camera, ready to fly the plane.

Flowers had forgotten the photo existed, but seeing it again, he was ________ with memories of growing up, inspired by his father. He loved their trips to the airport, ________ in the training center, taking a go on the simulators (模拟器). He was proud when his dad talked ________ about his job at the school careers day.

Flowers, now 30, was just about to follow in his father’s ________ and begin flying as a First Officer for Southwest Airlines. Meanwhile Flowers’ father-also called Ruben Flowers-was nearing ________ and readying for his final flight as Captain. Thus, after rediscovering the ________ photo, the two men hoped they’d get an opportunity to fly together to ________ that moment. In March 2023, the older Flowers was flying his final Southwest flight. His son was by his side, as his first officer. He said, “That was an ________ feeling. To look over there and see my son next to me, for my last landing.” The younger Flowers echoed this-now that he has ________ his dream of flying with his father, his next goal is to ________ with his younger brother, who has just recently completed pilot training.

The older Flowers always made it his ________ to inspire and encourage his kids to ________ whatever they loved and whatever that might be.