【推荐1】For many of us, it takes a long time to build good exercise habits. However, with gyms _________ across the country, many people have seen their exercise routines disappear. A _________ gym owner in Illinois anticipated that, and did his part to make sure that _________ stay active and meet their _________ goals.

Drew Whitted, _________ of the Be Strong Gym in Bloomington, Illinois, allowed his members to _________ more than $ 40,000 worth of workout equipment to _________ at home, free of charge, during the state’s stay-at-home order. He said that he didn’t want people to _________ their workouts — and he’s glad to see how it’s bringing families together. “Now I see a whole _________ , getting through this shelter in place, getting through this __________ time doing these workouts together, bonding together, becoming   __________ , and happier together as a family,” he told CNN.

About 80 members took him up on the offer, signing out __________ ,but Drew held some back, so he could hold online training sessions every day. The small business owner has __________ to retain and pay all eight of his employees, and has offered members a free month when the quarantine (检疫隔离) is __________ . Gym member Paulette Cocco was blown away by the __________ : “He had recently put a lot of __________ into getting new equipment,” she told CNN. “I mean, his equipment is really beautiful, so it was a __________ sacrifice.”

She added that she would personally be paying him for the __________ month, anyway. The rest of Paulette’s family has recently started working out at home with her, and they are __________ to join the gym when it reopens. Whitted has __________ no worries about the equipment making its way back to the gym when it reopens, saying that members will be excited to work out together again.

【推荐2】I have been in love with Yoga for many years. The practice of Yoga can lead to a ________ between mind and body. In the training, there is a ________ motion that has been one of my favorite poses. Each time I participate in this practice, I feel a deep sense of ________ with all those in the group.

Instead of standing alone, the class stands in a ________ close enough for us to hold hands. Each of us gives and ________ trust and support from one to another. As a unit we shift our ________ to one foot, resting the other foot against our ankle or our leg muscle. Slowly we ________ the hand position so that we are palm to palm. We ________ our arms and create a crown (王冠) of hands above our heads.

A slight ________ may start and soon we realize we have the ________ of each person in the circle, trusting them to protect us from ________. We feel a sense of security, closing our eyes knowing we are ________. In time we return to standing on two feet before shifting to ________ on the other foot.

As we finish, there is a moment of silence for us to ________ absorb the love and support we have received. Balance with support makes standing together ________ in community. So much better than standing alone.

【推荐1】Nicola White recently made an incredible discovery.

Nicola White is often_________by what she finds in the_________. This is because White is a mudlark — someone who hunts for_________items (物品) by the sides of rivers. White often uses these items to_________works of art and, in 2014, she _________her job to focus on this full time, but even she didn’t expect to_________anything that would inspire a(n)_________to the 2.5million pets that were_________during the Second World War.

On one of her regular walks by the River Thames in London, White_________a round edge poking out (露出) from behind a rock. At first she__________it was a coin. “However, when I cleaned it off, I could see the faint (模糊的) outline of some letters. I felt__________as soon as I realized there was a__________and address.” she said.

The name was Bonzo Tabner, a dog that lived in Pelton Road in Greenwich, London, during the Second World War (1939-1945). White’s survey put her in contact with__________Clare Campbell, who has written a book about animals during the __________. Campbell told White that some pets at that time were put down on the Government’s orders.__________were told that if they couldn’t send their __________to the safety of the country, it was kinder to have them put down.

To__________these animals, Campbell and White have__________money for a memorial at the Old Blue Cross Pet Cemetery in Greenwich, which was unveiled (公布) on 11 August. Commenting on the__________, White said, “This, for me, is the most exciting kind of mudlarking find, as it can bring a__________back to life from the past.”

【推荐2】In our Afrikaner culture, we had a delightful tradition baking(烘烤)cookies at Christmas.

I have a friend who’s from a different culture. She _________ me into teaching her to bake Christmas cookies when knowing about my baking plan. On that day, she arrived in a(n) _________ mood. We already imagined the tasty treats that we would proudly _________ to our families and friends even before we started! _________, in South Africa, it’s usually very hot in December. _________ hard work and long hours in a hot kitchen to the mix, and you have a recipe for _________!

I taught her about some skills in baking. But some of them would be challenging for a(n) _________ baker, let alone a first-timer. Guiding my friend bad put us well _________. On my own, I’d have done quickly and correctly. Or I could _________ and just let her watch. But I had to keep the __________ that I would teach her. Finally, we had 20 gift boxes, each __________ a mouth-watering selection of cookies. My friend couldn’t wait to share the beautiful __________ with her family. She said what she’d learned that day was more than a lifetime of __________ recipes and looking at pictures.

I was glad that I hadn’t done everything myself to make the process __________. I would have done everything for her instead of doing everything with her, but the “doing with” is what made a big __________.

【推荐3】I grew up in a multicultural family; my father was Italian, and my mother was Greek. A gift of fate (命运). ________ me to learn to speak both languages ________ as a child. Besides speaking their own languages, my parents often communicated in French at our dinner table. ________ I spoke Italian to my father and Greek to my mother, I ________ French at university.

Being a multicultural individual helps me to understand and connect more deeply with people from ________ parts of the world. Best of all, it’s helped me to develop cultural ________ and patience. Here’s a(n) ________:

One day, a Middle Eastern man ________ me when I visited a shop. He was able to respond to my questions and ________ my problem. But when I walked away from the shop, I felt uncomfortable and slightly ________ because he avoided eye contact for 20 minutes. He looked sideways at the desk behind me. Never ________ did he look at me while talking to me. Later, I told the incident to my friend, who ________ me of an vital cultural truth of some Middle Eastern counties that I had ________. I spent most of my early years in the Middle East, where males and females are taught to ________ their eyes or avoid eye contact with each other. This practice is a sign of propriety (得体的举止), which can be ________ for being rude by anyone unfamiliar with the culture.