【推荐1】Yesterday I was doing some shopping and a man, who was in worn clothes, walked towards a group of us at the checkout stand (收银台). I ______ him say to one woman in front of me, “I don’t want to steal from this store… would you ______ me some food?” But the woman ______ not to hear him; it was ______ she hadn’t seen him, I waited for my ______ to be questioned, but it never came. So I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”

He ______ accepted. The man got a ______ and began putting sandwiches in the bag. As my ______ were being rung up (结账) I watched the man put the sandwiches into the bag; 1, 2, 3… He finally stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he answered 10.

The ______ cashier (收银员) looked at me for a while and then added them to my ______. After I was through, the man was wandering around the store saying he wanted something to ______, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a ______ eye on him. I admit I was too, as I didn’t want him to ______ anything either! I told the cashier that if he got a drink I’d just ______ it.

We both ended up ______ the store, but he stood outside talking to ______. Or maybe he was talking with someone who he thought was there.

This man’s situation made me ______. How many of the homeless also ______ a mental (精神的) illness? Maybe that’s even what ______ him to be homeless. I ______ to run into him again someday... maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.

【推荐2】Like most people these days，I can't imagine life without e-mail. But there's something about a letter，something more personal，more meaningful.

During my freshman year of college I was _____ . I loved to sing，and I was cast as the lead in the fresh play. The _____ didn't allow much time for studying，and then there were _____ to make and parties to go to. _____ my straight A average in high school，I didn't have good study habits. My first college report card _____ it. I sat on my dorm-room bed，staring at C's and D's.

I knew my parents had gotten a copy of my _____. My mother was an advocate for women's education. My dad ran his own business and was a leader of the community. They'd been so _____ I was following in their footsteps. I could have called home，but long-distance calls were expensive then. _____ ，telling my parents“I'm so sorry I've disappointed you”hardly seemed _____ .

I got two letters from the student union. My dad's letter was typed on his business paper. I could hear his voice，quiet，______ and kind.“I understand you are struggling. We have all been there. We all fail sometimes. We ______ ourselves and our family. ______ those who deserve to be at the top, when they fail, get right back up to the top again. And I know you will.”Dad wasn't ______ of me. He believed I could succeed. If only I had believed in myself as he did!

Then I opened the envelope from Mom. As I read, the miles between us disappeared and her words went straight to my _____ “I suspect you are ______ burdens. Perhaps you feel guilty about ______ that you are not proud of. This is the time when everything we' ve taught you — persistence, forgiveness and diligence — will ______ .”

I did, often. College got much better. My grades ______ . I joined a group that sang at dinners and concerts.

A letter can change the ______ . The message is simple and true: letters can touch our lives mysteriously and   ______ .

【推荐3】Once, on a cold day in September, when I was very little, my big sister _________ me to a beach not far from our house.

Near the beach there was a tidal(受潮汐影响)island, which _________ that when the tide goes out, you can walk to it, _________ when the tide comes in again, you can't get to it. Mum and Dad _________ let us go there.

When we _________ the beach, the tide was out. My sister _________ going to the island.

"But Mum and Dad said we couldn't. It's _________!" I said.

"Don't worry," said my sister. "I'll _________ you. Trust me."

I was a bit _________, but the island looked very nice in the autumn sunshine. We walked over the sand to the island and started to __________. We just found an old ruined building.

Suddenly, dark clouds covered the sun and it got windy. I said, "I'm __________ and I want to go home."

We walked back over the island to the __________. But we couldn't find it! It wasn't there anymore! The tide had come in and __________ the beach.

"Quick!" shouted my sister. "We have to run before it's too __________!"

The water was too deep and cold for me, and I started to __________. I was very frightened. But my sister was calm. She asked me to climb on her back. "Hold on!" she said.

The __________ was up to her middle, but my sister was very strong and ran through the waves with me on her back. She got very wet, but we got back to the mainland __________.

When we finally got home, Mum asked my sister why she was so __________.

We told her what had happened and __________ apologized to her. We both __________ not listening to their warning and learned our lesson---think twice before you leap.

【推荐1】One day, a young lady was standing at the street comer with a ______ in her hand. She looked _______. Several people passed by, looked at her but did not stop. I wondered why. Maybe it was because of the ______ she was dressed. She wore a dirty dress and looked ______.

As I crossed the street and came closer to her I asked her ______ she wanted help. She thanked me and smiled in ______. As it turned ______, she was looking for the hospital. I felt wonderful just ______ out, and taking that extra moment to help.

Many times in these situations I ______ up walking a person to where he or she is going when giving directions would be too ______. I like helping people this way due to my own ______. Many years ago, we traveled in Japan and needed the ______. A kind Japanese who saw our problem came to us and helped us out. This man just took my heavy bags and ______ us to where we needed to be, we could not speak any ______ while the man could not speak any English. Although we could not communicate through ______ we communicated through the heart.

Sometimes when I ______ special favor for a ______, the person will say, “I   hope I can do ______ for you one day to return the favor.” They already have done something for me by giving me the opportunity to help them. But I hope that when they come ______ a situation where someone needs their help, they will be ______ to reach out as well.

【推荐1】I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _______. Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤) is _______ seen as a sport for men, but I decided to see if I could do it.

Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _______. From morning to night, I would sit watching the _______ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _______.

For three years, I _______ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My best memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _______ because he’d lost to a girl.

My last _______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.

I was so _______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see nothing but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had __________ by four points. The cameras and __________ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so happy. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, __________ began to run through my knee.

Because I hurt my knee, my __________ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I still want to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have __________ that you can do anything you want if you put your __________ into it.

【推荐3】I never really enjoyed running. But my _________ with running has changed. I’m a _________ living in London. When my mom became ill with cancer and there was no _________ of her living much longer, I decided to move back to Harrogate. My work as a musician didn’t _________ and I just wanted to be with my mother.

I have been _________ psychotherapy(心理疗法) for more than three years, which has helped with my anxiety, but back in Harrogate, I _________ to do something else positive for myself, as looking after my mother _________ me. I wanted to do something physical and running _________ that need.

Getting up before six was _________ for me. But I made myself go running three times a week. After starting last summer, I would run with __________ members and talk about my mom with those I’d known better. It helped me put my __________ in the right place to face another day. And it helped me process my feelings after my mom __________ in October.

Although therapy has been the __________ for all the positive things in my life, running has added to that. Together, they have changed my __________ to life and I’m now less anxious than I was. While running, I feel grounded and I live in the __________.