【推荐2】On a cold winter day, Dan took his dogs, Milo and Duke, out for their usual morning walk at Bark Park. But this peaceful walk was _________ by Mike, a (n) _________ dog owner who was _________ his best friend. His small gray dog, Jackson, had gotten lost somewhere in the park and he’d already been gone for quite some time. Small dogs don’t do very well in cold weather. Knowing that there was no time to waste, Dan and his own dogs immediately started searching the park. _________, Jackson was nowhere to be found.

Dan was about to _________ the search and was already heading back to his car. But as Dan and his dogs were crossing the bridge, Milo suddenly _________ something in the water. Thinking that his dog had seen a duck or something else, Dan tried to _________ the leash (狗链), but Milo wouldn’t listen. Duke _________ in, and the two dogs insisted that something was going on.

Dan looked out across the bridge and saw a small, gray shape, _________ in the icy river. The reality of the situation __________, and Dan immediately began running down to the water’s __________. Without even __________ a thought for himself, the brave man jumped into the water and moved straight towards the terrified dog. Jackson was trapped in ice and __________ holding himself above water. Dan used his arms to break the ice and quickly pulled the dog into his arms. The two swam out of the water and back onto dry land, Mike was waiting for Jackson and rushed him straight to a nearby vet __________. It’s reported that Jackson didn’t suffer any __________ from the incident and is as cheerful as ever.

【推荐3】It was a sweltering (闷热的) day in late summer. I was working in a local lumber mill (锯木厂). It was a dangerous and _______ work that paid very little.

One day the worn fans weren’t working and all of us were _______ in sweat and sawdust. When I looked around, every face I saw looked tired and frustrated._______, a voice called out: “Hey! There’s a deer in here.” A _______ little deer had wandered through an open door. All of us stopped _______ and went looking for her as she ran about _______ looking for a way out.

Now most people _______ deer for meat in the fall but also treat them with great _______ the rest of the year. It was _______ then that all of us were quickly working together to free this little deer. By ________ all the other routes we were able to guide her to search back to the open door. We watched as she bounded out of the ________ and went back into the woods. Then we walked back in to work. I ________ something, though. On every face there was a joyful ________. It was as if this one single ________ of kindness had energized us again and ________ us of what life is all about.

【推荐1】One day when I was 12, my mother ordered me to walk to the public library and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to ________ my strange problem — ________ to read.

In the library, I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf________ . The beagle (比格猎犬) on the book’s cover   ________   my eye. The first and only animal companion I ever had as a child was a beagle.   ________, one morning, he was given ________ to someone who had the space and money to care for him. I never ________ my beagle.

The beagle on the cover looked   ________ to my dog. My eyes ran across the ________, “Amos, the Beagle with a Plan.”   ________, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I   ________   it from the library for the summer.

I started to read about Amos very slowly and with ________ . It was about a dog who, like mine, had been   ________ from his family and found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of   ________ until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother’s call returned me to the   ________   world. I suddenly ________ something: I had read a book and loved it. Everyone knew I couldn’t read, but I had read it! Books were ________ , and I was going to read them.

I ________ told my mother about my miraculous (奇迹般的) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable ________ in my classroom performance during the next year. Years later, she was   ________ that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.

【推荐2】At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to _________ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of _________ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my_________.

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me so_________ that I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this _________ weight any more.

That year, I_________ a class where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A teacher shared her _________ story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

_________ by her story, I created the As We Heal（痊愈）, the World Heals _________. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000____________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world ____________ me as the perfect solution.

____________ I began my own personal weight I ____________ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the____________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right ____________. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began____________ in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I discussed with a doctor, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and ____________ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me a new reason to exercise____________.

A year later, I____________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is ____________.

【推荐3】On a winter morning, Chicago restauranteur Robert Magiet was driving across town when he spotted a poor woman trembling. At that moment, he _________ to do something. Magiet bought her _________ day’s supply and sent her on her way. After she’d _________ gone home, Magiet loaded up the food he’d _________ and distributed them to the homeless. _________ with the outcome, Magiet took to Facebook to see _________ he could continue the trend.

In the following days, Magiet bought up _________ for people in need. After opening a Love Fridge community food pantry this past June, Magiet _________ with the owners of restaurants to prepare and _________ 1, 300 meals for the needy. After Christmas, he partnered with Jason Vincent, __________ of Logan Square eatery Giant, __________ breakfast and lunch to the __________. Next, he reached out to his __________ Taylor Hammond, owner of The Stop Along, a Buck town pizzeria to __________ if he’d be willing to donate __________ for poor families. Knowing how much kids love pizzas, Hammond readily __________. “It’s like, I have a restaurant. I have food. I know people who have __________ and food. Let’s help people who need food,” Magiet told the Chicago Tribune.

Magiet __________ to continue his tamale (玉米面团包馅卷) runs for the remainder of the winter. Pizzas are still on the table as well, “If somebody in our neighborhood is struggling, we all struggle,” Magiet said. “I’m not __________ to save the world. I just attempt to help people who need food. If I have the __________ to go help somebody, I’m just going to go help somebody. To me, it’s literally that simple.”

【推荐1】Brennon had been an experienced barber for a shop for years. He ______ half a year ago because he wanted to do something meaningful. Later, on a busy ______ in Philadelphia, with a chalkboard saying “Haircuts for the Homeless”， he was ______ free haircuts to any homeless person around Philadelphia.

Such a ______ is sure to draw the eye of average passers­by. Sean Johnson was no ______. He was willing to give Brennon a job. However, Brennon said he had to ______ because he didn’t do this to get paid but just to ______ the homeless.

A month later, Sean invited Brennon to his new barbershop after ______ Brennon again who was giving haircuts on another sidewalk. Sean did something ______ when they got inside — he gave Brennon the ______， saying, “It’s yours now.”

“You see many bad things in this city. When you see ______ things, you just want to be a part of them，” Sean said. Brennon saw this as an ______ to do even further good for the homeless and accepted Sean’s ______．

Tuesday through Sunday, Brennon’s barbershop would be just a ______ one, serving the paying customers. But every Monday would be set aside ______ for providing haircuts for the homeless, still free of charge.