【推荐1】Shane was finally reunited with his favorite horse, Mongo, 8 years after it ran away with wild mustangs(野马).Shane _________ in a farm, riding and training horses, among which Mongo was his favourite. _________, he lost him while they were on a _________ trip in the West Desert.

It was an early morning when Shane _________ the hoofbeat (马蹄声) of horses. He got _________ and got out of his tent only to see his _________ horse running after a herd of wild mustangs. He tried to _________ Mongo but a snowstorm stopped him.

He reported Mongo _________ and for three years, he kept coming back to the same place where he left Mongo but he had no_________. Shane made sure people knew that Mongo was missing and even got in touch with the authorities. In 2017, Shane finally gave up on Mongo and __________ he was dead.

After five years, Shane was __________ to hear the good news about Mongo. An official sent him a message that his favorite horse was still alive. Mongo was __________ at a gathering. It was an effort to manage the population of horses in the area.

Shane drove for four hours to see the __________ and was so happy to __________ with his old friend, He had experienced many __________. However, life can be kind to each of us. It will give us something sweet after the tough time.

【推荐3】Going to the hospital can be difficult for anyone. Between all of the machines and being in a strange environment, it can be a (n) _______ experience—especially for a child.

Ella Casano, a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who often gets an IV (输液) for a rare disease, _______ how uncomfortable this environment can be for a kid and decided to create some _______ that would make it less _______ by placing them over the IV machine.

“When I had my first IV, I was very nervous at the _______ of so many medical machines,” Casano said. “As I saw more children experiencing the same feelings, I became more interested in creating a _______ experience for young IV patients. So I _______ Medi Teddy. I hope Medi Teddy helps you just as much as it does me.”

At age seven, Casano was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious disease. Most children recover by themselves, but Casano is in a _______ situation because her disease has never gone away. Every eight weeks she spends a day in the hospital _______ an IV. Without the ________ , Casano can’t even do daily ________ like running, playing soccer or riding her bike.

The girl’s kindness ________ the hospital staff. “Yes, I am proud of her, but ________ that I feel happy for her,” her mother said. “She has ________ so much, and I’m so happy to see her so excited that her ________ is taking off.”

【推荐2】Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. But life has a(an) _________ throughout her early childhood years to _________ barriers. Growing up, she led a nomadic (漫游的) life because her mother, who remarried several times, was always on the _________. By the time of high school, Steph had lived in 25 places.

When her stepfather died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a(an) _________ income, paying for college became a serious question. But she still tried to figure out what to do with a life so _________ her plan for schooling.

The _________ came one afternoon when she was cleaning her bedroom. She _________ a thick document where she found a handout titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List” by her high school English teacher Dorothy Clark.

It wasn’t homework, but it could be a(an) _________ for those not able to receive higher education due to _________ problems like her. The teacher had spent months creating a list of 153 books whose contents would be as __________ as a two-year study at an arts college.

Steph studied the list. Each of those books __________ her to learn more. The reading list was also a(an) __________ in her everyday life, even __________ with her on vacations to find out the next book. She never did get to college, but has now only four books left before __________ the list. She wishes she could thank Mrs. Clark for how reading the __________ on the list has changed her life.

【推荐3】A Tsinghua University student’s online stories about his penny-pinching campus life have brought many netizens to tears, who were moved by his meticulous(一丝不苟的) accounts of how study grants and ________ helped him overcome difficulties and inspired him to give back to society ________.

Upon enrollment(入学), the student was awarded a total of 13,000 yuan through a scholarship and subsidy(助学金) for poverty-hit recipients. Putting aside tuition and other fees, he ________ with just 6,500 yuan, which covered all his ________ in a year.

He lived on a ________ budget of about 400 yuan a month, eating frugally(节俭的) in the canteen and avoiding class outings ________ cost extra money.

In his junior year, he found ________ a tutoring job near the campus. The work earned him 100 yuan an hour, raising his spending power ________ 2, 000-3, 000 yuan a month.

After entering graduate school, he decided in turn to donate his hard-earned money to needy students. He ________ 3, 200 yuan to four students every semester through a charity organization.

“When I received the money from the university each time, my excitement was beyond words. Perhaps only those who’ve been flat broke can understand me,” he said. “________ coal on a snowy day is far better than adding icing on the cake.”

To express his gratitude, the student sent two ________ letters to the people who helped him every year, updating them on his studies and career plans. He ________ sometimes film a short video for the entrepreneurs, sending them birthday ________.

“Having received help myself, I believe I should give back ________ match the kindness,” he said. “I hope one day I can establish a(n) ________ like my fellow Tsinghua University alumni(校友) to help people in need.”