【推荐1】A woman in her 20s from Aztec, New Mexico, went on a hiking trip in the Deer Park area along the Colorado Trail. She _______ off-path and didn’t follow the pathway. _______, she headed south along the Animas riverbank.

That’s when her worst _______ happened. She fell off along the mountain’s side while taking photos. She also broke her leg and was forced to spend two nights in the cold _______ without knowing how she could get out. Slowly but surely, she found a place where she could easily be _______ and started calling for help.

The Silverton Narrow Gauge Train was carrying people to appreciate the beautiful _______ of Silverton. One train _______   noticed a woman who was crying for help. She told the train conductor, who _______ asked for an emergency response team to _______ them in their rescue. The two train conductors, Nick and Kylah stopped the tour train and asked the passengers to wait as they ________ to rescue the woman. Nick got supplies and materials on the train to ________ the hiker’s broken leg. Kylah stayed with her and kept her ________ until the Silverton Medical Rescue Team arrived.

The woman was rescued and sent to ________. Luckily, aside from the broken leg, she ________ just fine. She thanked all the people involved, especially the train conductors. The ________ could have happened but for the train passenger who noticed her asking for help.

Marshall Helm had been _______ his granddaughter to the bus stop early in the morning when the smoke and _______ arising from the house next door _______ his attention. Helm _______ to the endangered home and threw open the garage door only to find flames climbing up one of the building walls. _______, at that very moment he did not _______ to charge past the flames and into the house so he could make sure his neighbors were _______.

Gary and Kathy Benjamin had been _______ upstairs when they awoke to hear Helm shouting about the fire. Although they were confused by the _______ and had no time to figure out what had happened, they __________ to run into the hallway and escape with Helm through the back door just as the flames were swallowing the __________ through which he had come in only a minute before. Thanks to Helm's quick __________ , the Benjamins suffered only __________ smoke intake—and even though they lost their home in the fire, they are simply __________ to Helm for saving their lives.

“Lifesaver-lifesaver is all I can say,” Mr. Benjamin said. His wife added, “Hero, he's our __________”.

【推荐3】A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was _____ along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. _____ he got closer, he found _____ vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed flames shooting out from under the _____ vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on _____ and told Larry he had _____ an emergency call. They _____ heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. _____ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay still until the emergency personnel arrived, _____ she thought the car was going to   ______ . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move ______ she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man ______ and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the   ______ if he was needed or ______ to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is for certain — Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His ______ most likely saved the woman’s life.

【推荐1】"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was brought in her arms, the mother began to _________ sadly. The baby had been born without _________.

Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was _________. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from _________ one day and cried for being called a freak (怪人) by his classmates, his mother sighed, _________ that his life would be full of sadness.

Two years went by. The boy's father _________ with the family doctor. The doctor believed he could transplant on a pair of outer cars if they could be got. Then the father said to the son. "You are going to the _________, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. But it's _________." The operation was a great _________. Later he got married to a beautiful wife and found a(n) __________job.

The secret was __________ for many years, but the day did come finally. The son stood with his father over his dead mother. __________, the father put out an arm and raised his wife's thick, brown hair only to __________ that she had no outer ears.

Real __________ doesn't lie in what is done and known, but in what is done but __________.

【推荐2】When I was born there was already another youngster in the family—a collie dog just three months old.

Laddie _______near me, ate with me and played with me. I _______ dressed him in my clothes. We _________ almost everything and we cuddled for comfort and _________ I had no brothers or sisters, so he was my brother.

Years passed and when I returned from school one day and opened the _______, there was no Laddie. Believing he was playing "hide-and-seek", I searched all his favorite _______ places. Meanwhile my parents were trying to _______ to me, but I was not listening, I was searching and calling madly for my _______ .

The blow was more than I could bear, and as a result I was _______ and off school for many weeks, suffering from extreme sadness.

Many years passed before I got a dog of my own. He was my son's ________, Yogi. The two would get up to all kinds of mischief (顽皮). When Yogi's ________ came we all went with him to the vets and hugged him, petted him and ________ him for his company and love. That way it ________ the blow for us.

The loss of a（n） ________ is heartbreaking, but we have the option of providing that final release with dignity and relieving   ________ It's what must be done.

【推荐3】Just five months earlier, I would never have thought that I would act in a play in front of so many people. Without the encouragement of my_________, Mrs Sather, I might never have found that courage.

I was an extremely_________girl. It just wasn’t in my personality to make a sound in public. I used to_________myself in my writing. Mrs Sather also encouraged me to write more. I think she was one of the first people to see my real _________and know how to help me.

One day, she told us that we were going to_________ a play — The Wizard of Oz. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy,” she said. A lot of hands shot up. _________, of course, was not one of them.

After school, Mrs Sather said to me, “Dallas, I was _________ you didn’t raise your hand. You’re great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality. I’m sure you are     _________for Dorothy! I have you in mind for Dorothy and want you to write the play too! If you _________don’t want to, though, I won’t make you. It’s your__________. ”

Encouraged by her__________, I suddenly wanted to see what I really could do. I __________the role. After five months of practicing, line memorizing, and costume designing, we were __________.

At the end of the play, when my teacher and my classmates stood up and __________, I knew they were not just congratulating for my performance that night, but for the success that they knew would come in later years because of my newly found __________.

【推荐3】After my cancer diagnosis (诊断), my friend gifted me a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl. Despite my physical limitations, _________ the green plant became an achievement during a time when I felt _________.

As a family physician I was used to _________ care, now I was the one relying on others. The _________ change left me feeling unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, _________ me to my old identity and taught me I could still be a caregiver and be _________.

Through surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy (化疗), I _________ looking after the plant, and it thrived (茁壮成长), so did I.

But before long, _________, it began to show signs of stress. No matter what I did, the _________ kept browning and dropping to the __________, which made me frustrated and uneasy. I seemingly related its struggle to my own health, fearing it __________ the return of my tumor (肿瘤).

As my anxiety eased, I __________ guidance online to figure out how to better take care of the poor little thing. Following the __________ found, I transplanted it to a larger pot, allowing more room and nutrients it required. When it returned to the sunny window, we both began to thrive again!

Now, the lucky bamboo was not just a __________ item in my home but a representation of life, and the ability to find __________ even in challenging circumstances.