【推荐1】To be a firefighter there are obvious skills one must possess, such as bravery, selflessness, humility, and perseverance. ____, there is a major technical aspect that most are unaware of and takes approximately two years to _____

The first step involves passing a difficult____examination — 150 questions covering firefighter knowledge, Emergency Medical Technician functions, spelling, and reading comprehension. Next, you must be selected to complete a thorough____check that includes checking your police record and contacting elementary school teachers, neighbors, old jobs and friends to discuss your character. After this comes a(n)____ in front of a board of firefighters, asking a series of situational questions. If you manage to successfully pass, your ____ test is to complete a series of demanding physical assessments.

That written exam was the____part for me. I needed to study material long to ____ grasp the information. However, with my ____ work schedule, I didn't have much time to study. By sacrificing ____ , I managed to squeeze in five hours of ____   daily, surviving with only three to four hours of sleep a night. To make matters worse, word got out that the first class would ____ consist of twenty-five people. Over 1,300 people had____ the test. It might have sounded ____ , but I had made up my mind that I was going to become a firefighter and nothing could ____ me.

On the test day, I was excited and nervous. When the test was ____ , I walked out of the testing center feeling like the weight of the world was____my shoulders.

Several months went by before ____were shared. I was selected for the first class! I broke down in tears, overcome by the weight of my ____ . It had taken two years of hard work and a ____ attitude to realize my dream.

【推荐1】95-year-old Pauline Kana and her grandson Ross Smith have a bond unlike any other. At 95, Pauline “Granny” Kana is living a (n) ________ that is more colorful than most people of her age. She’s a comedic social media ________ that can be found shooting guns, reviewing the coolest products on the Internet, and ________ in matching outfits (服装) with her grandson Ross Smith on his social media pages. She’s ________ as “Gangstar Granny”. Kana and Smith do just about everything and anything in videos.

It all ________ about five years ago, when Smith was a college ________ at the University of Dayton. One day he ________ a video asking his grandma to block one of his basketball shots and it went viral. Their humor is ________. Everyone knows Granny is funny.

The grandmother and grandson’s videos weren’t ________ at first. So, Smith went on to ________ an MBA and play professional football in Europe. ________, he found that he’d much rather ________ with his grandma and make silly videos. He believed he was ________ to make it pay off for him and his grandmother. Grandma didn’t ________ participating — she thought she was just posing for ______ for the first three years — and didn’t really have any ________ how big their reach was until Smith bought her an iPad for Christmas where she was able to see the videos on the Internet and see how many people they were reaching.

The grandmother and grandson have a TV show in the works and are hoping to raise money for Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) ________. Ross Smith tries to give his grandmother money but she won’t ________ it. She grew up poor and ________ to let him buy her a new house. She likes the one she lives in. But he is coming up with a plan so that he can dump funds into her ________ account.

【推荐3】One day, the restaurant owner Chu learned one of his regular customers, an old lady, was losing her battle with cancer. He ________ to drive 6 hours to cook her favorite dish.

After ________ his plan, Chu, together with his two colleagues, made the trip to Vermont. The next morning, they set up a makeshift (临时代替的) ________ in the bed of their truck. When the dish was ________, the team rang the doorbell. The old lady ________ the door. Seeing Chu and the dish, she could ________ believe her eyes. She cried with a(n) ________ expression on her face.

Chu ________ her the moment he saw her. “We’ve seen many ________ come and go. However, she always ________ not only in the way she enjoys the cooking but in always making sure to praise the dishes to the staff.”

Their mission ________, Chu and his colleagues turned down an offer to stay for dinner, also ________ to take any payment. The lady’s daughter knew how much the dish ________ to her mother. She said Chu’s generosity left her and her mother with tears of ________.

“She is a lovely lady. It is an honor to help realize the family’s wish.” Chu said, “It is a ________ experience, and I’m happy that we could make it happen.”