【推荐1】Usually, someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” This kind of question is often raised when we have _________ with families as children.

Well, it started out being a cowboy or super hero. Later it was fireman, policeman, lawyer... As I grew older, my dreams of the future _________. Before I was in college, I was asked, “What will you _________ in?”

By then, I had my heart set on _________ a teacher as my father. So, I studied and prepared for that life. I _________ nearly full time on my career. Although my physical disability after an accident prevented me from working full-time, I still insisted (坚持) on _________. I am content that I could realize my dream and perhaps have a(n) _________ influence on someone’s life. My kids are now on the way to _________ their goals, which makes me delighted.

However, for many, there is a “thief”, which goes around _________ our dreams. Sometimes, the __________ will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, but the greatest thief is, so many times, just __________.

We find ourselves just about reaching our __________, and a “small voice” inside says, “You’ll never make it,” “You can’t __________ do this.” “Very few have ever done this successfully.” And on and on the “small voice” predicts (预测) some kind of __________. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are realized. It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us __________ lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for success.

【推荐3】Every year, in preparation for New Year’s Day, my family holds Baking Day, a very important tradition to our family. It began years ago and is nearly _______ as much as New Year’s Day.

For our Baking Day_______we certainly bake pies and cookies, but the most _______ dish we work on is my great-grandma’s L Noodles. She _______ it “L Noodles” because she felt the vital ingredient(成分) was the _______ that went into creating it. As a little girl I asked her for the _______ and leaned accordingly to make this dish other families rarely eat on New Year’s Day. On Baking Day, together my family make L Noodles we’ll _______ beside other dishes, using kitchen items _______ from my great grandma and telling her stories. I understand this isn’t a _______ New Year dish, but it means a lot to me-it’s about ________ and the special legacy(遗产).

________, my girls never met their great-great-grandma. But it’s amazing to ________ them to make L Noodles to pass down this legacy and make them ________ of her life. I tell stories that my great-grandma once ________ me when I was a little girl to my girls most nights. They brighten up knowing I heard the same stories in childhood. And we experience the legacy of love in something as small and ________ as that.

【推荐1】23-year-old Ganesh Baraiya is living proof that nothing is impossible. Despite facing _________ because of his short stature, he managed to become the world’s shortest doctor.

Ganesh Baraiya was born in the Talaia Thaluka area of Gujarat, India, and faced adversity (逆境) from a very young age. He was born normal. _________, at the age of four, his parents noticed that his head was _________ his body, so they took him to a doctor. They learned that the boy suffered from an _________ condition and there was nothing anyone could do. Wanting to help her son, Ganesh’s mother put a tub-like helmet on his head to prevent it from growing and give his body a chance to _________. In school, he was often _________ because of his large head and short stature, but he also had friends who _________ him and he was able to focus on his studies.

Despite his physical limitations, Ganesh Baraya was always very _________. He knew he wanted to be a doctor from a very young age, and put all his energy into his studies, working hard to get high grades. When the time came, he applied for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS), only to be _________ because of his dwarfism (侏儒症). Despite his good test results, the Medical Council of India rejected his application because of his height (only three feet), __________ that he wouldn’t be able to perform his duties in emergency cases.

Ganesh was shocked by the rejection, but he wasn’t about to give up on his dream. With the help of his school principal, he __________ the District Collector, then the state Education Minister, and __________ knocked on the doors of the Gujarat High Court. __________ of his efforts were successful, but he refused to give up. His case reached India’s Supreme Court, and justice was __________ done. In 2018, India’s top court of law awarded Ganesh the right to enroll in an MBBS, and he did just that the following year.

“I was very disappointed three years ago, but I refused to accept their refusal. Now I am very happy that I got justice from the Supreme Court,” Ganesh said. “Now I am on the way to fulfill the dream I’ve __________ since childhood. I know I’m different, but I want to live a good life like other people and make my parents proud.”

【推荐2】When amputee (被截肢者) runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her motto is, “I can do hard things,” she is not joking. She has completed 104 marathons in 104 days, _________a prosthetic (假体的) leg.

Hunt-Broersma, 46,_________her 104th marathon on April 30, near her home in Phoenix, Arizona, breaking an unofficial world record along the way. Brick Runners, an organization that supports_________who raise money for_________, even designed one of her favorite T-shirts, which reads, “Strong Has Many Forms.”

Hunt-Broersma, who is from South Africa, lost her leg below the knee to cancer when she was 26 years old. She ran the first of her 104 marathons on January 17, 2022._________,100 in as many days, to_________non-disabled runner Alyssa Amos Clark’s 2020 record of 95. But in March, after non-disabled British runner Kate Jayden unofficially broke Clark’s record with 101 marathons in 101 days, Hunt-Broersma knew she’d _________to run at least 101.

As she did her_________42.2-kilometer runs, Hunt-Broersma’s social media popularity grew, and she raised over US $67,000 to help other amputee runners_________the prosthetic arms and legs they need. These can cost over US $10,000, and__________insurance companies don’t usually __________them.

Hunt-Broersma said she hoped to__________people everywhere to push themselves to do challenging things even if they have__________.

Guinness World Records said it knew about Hunt-Broersma’s 104 marathons, and that it would take 12 to 15 weeks to look at the__________before the record can be__________by it.