【推荐3】One year before Christmas, my mother gave us a used model toy car. My sister didn’t want it, so it was all mine. I immediately set down to wiping it clean and polishing it to a bright one, which turned to be a thing of _______. I became overjoyed at possessing it. My elder sister was amazed at the newly polished, refreshing toy car, with a hint of _______ and envy in her eyes.

As planned, our big family had a reunion on Christmas to strengthen the family bond. I shared the _______ toy car with Alex, my young French cousin. Eyes _______ to it, he fell in love with it the instant he saw it. It was a rare moment to see him feeling so _______ and happy. He’d been unlucky so far in life, suffering severe, life-threatening illnesses as a child, leaving him mentally and physically stuck and the family _______ cash. Such lovely toys were _______ dreams for him.

Seeing Alex’s consuming thrill brought by the red car, I was seized by immense joy as well. However, I was worried he would _______ it for himself. My mother also noticed Alex’s fondness, asking me whether I would like to give it to Alex. I _______ with myself. Giving it? Hardly could I imagine life without the model car! My heart kept aching at the ________ of giving it away. I shook my head ________. Glancing at my mother’s expectant eyes, I couldn’t help sobbing. Keeping it? Definitely, it would otherwise upset Alex. Torn between the two tough ________, I was totally at a loss. Nevertheless, I could feel my affection to Alex. I resolved to do the ________ thing.

When parting, my model car went with Alex. Though sad to see it go, my heart ________ when I saw his smiling face. Seeing the thumbs-up from my mother and sister, I did swell with relief, pride and joy, for I knew it was not a gift. It was our ________ and love for him.

【推荐1】Sports are important in our family. Both of our sons were high-school ______ . So I shouldn’t have been ______ when Lauren announced she was going out for the girls’ basketball team. But I was because she has Down syndrome (唐氏综合征).

My wife and I never told Lauren that she was ______ . We treated her like our other children. We didn’t want her to feel disabled.

I discussed Lauren’s ______ with my wife that evening. She thought Lauren would make the team and she was right. Lauren did make it ______ not all the girls wanted to play.

The season’s first basketball game ______ . It got off to a good start, but soon Verden, Lauren’s team, was behind. Lauren ______ followed the movement on the court and reacted to every ______ . Even though Lauren wasn’t playing, she looked as if she were having the time of her life. I felt ______ for my daughter.

Just less than two minutes were left, and Verden was down by seventeen points when Lauren was called in for the game. Lauren ______ the others fairly well. Then they passed Lauren the ball. She ______ it. She shot. She scored! A few minutes later, Lauren ______   us in the stands. “Did you see? I scored! I made a ______ !”

For sixteen years, I’d tried hard to ______ Lauren from feeling like she was different. But watching Lauren in the game, I saw that she really was different—not physically or emotionally, but ______ .

【推荐2】From the village, for the village

“In my childhood, the houses in the village were old, and the roads were _____ .” recalled Li Jing, 29, currently serving as the director assistant to the village secretary in Cuijiaba, a town ______ Hubei province. “But now, our village boosts modern, ______ homes, wide well lit roads.”

Li is a native of this village and was one of the first from her community to ______ higher education. After graduation, she embarked on a career in the city. However, she made the life altering ______ last year to return to her village. She was willing to ______ herself to her hometown and realized her own personal______.

When Li returned to her hometown, she received firm support from her family, despite some villagers who ______ her decision. She resolved to prove herself through ______ and action.

Li explained, “Her job involves extensive communication with the villagers, and promoting ______production.” “We hold meetings ______ about sharing insights on potato planting ______ , sales channels, market trends, and more,” Li said. “These gatherings provide us with opportunities to ______ the villagers with tools and offer a window such as live streaming ______ like Douyin   for them.”

In the near future, Li hopes to continue helping her fellow villagers raise their potato production and increase their ______ . Her long term vision is to promote urban rural integration (体化).