【推荐1】Rene Compean was no stranger to Angeles National Forest. But after adventuring along a new path last April, he was lost.

As the day faded into dusk, following hours of______wandering, his concern turned to fear. The terrain (地形) was remote and______. Compean was unprepared for anything ______the two-hour journey he'd planned.

Compean climbed to a spot, some 700 feet above sea level, where he found at least one bar of ______ . "SOS. My phone is going to die. I'm lost," he texted a friend, attaching a photo showing______he was. The shot showed his legs hanging over steep rocks. All Compean could do then was wait and______.

Sixty miles away in Ventura County, Ben Kuo was working at home when he read a tweet from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, showing an image of a man's legs. The sheiff's search-and-rescue teams had spent the previous night______looking for Compean, so they______the photo to the public, hoping someone might know the location.

Kuo______looking for where photos are taken. When he saw the image of Compean's legs surrounded by rocks and greenery, he automatically pulled up a satellite map on his laptop. After______the greenery with the satellite map, Kuo realized Compean had got to be on the south side because there's not really any green valleys on the north side. That finding______his search, leading him to an area that______the terrain in the image. He cross-referenced the original photo with 3-D images of the area from Google Earth. The locations______! After spending 27 hours alone in the wilderness, Compean was saved!

Compean's story probably would have ended very______had a total stranger with strong satellite skills and a______ eye for detail not taken action.

【推荐3】I grew up in Michigan and have loved boats since I was young. I’d go out on my dad’s fishing boat, and every birthday I’d get a miniature boat with a viewing window. In Michigan, we’re _________ by lakes and I soon discovered that I loved diving and _________ skipped school days for the beach.

Three years ago, I _________ put forward an idea of running glass-bottom boat tours to an investor. It started in 2018. At present, My sons _________, manning the deck(甲板)and phones. We head out on the Cheboygan river and Lake Huron. We sail past lots of places of_________, with a historian on board explaining the history. We often scan the river to see what we can find.

One weekend this year, I met a _________ client. I thought I should find something to show him and managed to find a giant shell. Then I saw a green bottle. I swam to my boat, took a photo and then opened the bottle. It was full of water and had a paper inside. I _________ the paper and saw the date —November 1926. We were all amazed. The note_________: “Return this paper to George Morrow.” I was so excited to have found it.

We made sure to keep the paper safe. Before leaving the harbor, I posted a picture on my Facebook page and didn’t expect what followed.

The next morning, my phone _________ with messages. While I was driving home, I got a phone call from Michele Primeau. She told me she was George Morrow’s daughter. I didn’t believe her __________. She said her dad would float notes in bottles when he went on vacation or __________ them in walls when redecorating. She __________ he had posted this one on his 18th birthday.

In autumn, Michele came to visit. She brought some of his writing and the handwriting matched. She __________ I keep the message and the bottle.

It now sits in a display case in my shop. That Facebook post now has 87,000 __________. In a hard year, the discovery has brought purejoy.__________a Scuba diver(水肺潜水员), this feels like a lifetime achievement.

【推荐2】9-year-old Essence was peacefully eating lunch. _______ , she saw another student needed help. She did not hesitate to spring into _______ .

“When she was about to swallow her food, she _______ . Seeing the urgency, I went to help her, ” Essence told Good Morning America. Essence said she felt a bit _______ at first, but then she took deep breaths to help herself _______ . Teacher Samantha Bradshaw was also present when the _______ happened and she was very surprised to see a fourth-grader _______ in such a way.

Essence shared she once _______ how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video a few years ago. It’s fair to say her memory _______ her as she performed the life-saving ________ for the very first time! The student was saved.

The school community ________ Essence’s efforts. The afterschool program she participates in ________ an “Essie Day” by hosting a breakfast for her to show their ________ . The program, called “Girls Thrive”, is designed to show how young girls can make a ________ .

Despite all the ________ the brave student is receiving, Essence has remained ________ . “I told her how ________ we were of her, she said, ‘I’m just a kid.’ She does feel like a kid even though she did do something ________,” said Samantha. Essence said she hopes she doesn’t have to ________ the Heimlich Maneuver again. More than anything, she is ________ her classmate is OK.

【推荐3】On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it _________ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, _________ to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of inconvenience with lots of unexpected challenges. We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.

Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of _________ difficulties. We came to learn that something _________ could happen in a disaster. All over the world people _________ Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a _________ center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of _________ had been received and sorted.

As a family, we opened letter after letter. They gave us _________ and became a source of strength for us. We used them to _________ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ______________, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or ______________ in bed living happily and ______________.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so here we offer one of them to you.

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your ______________ accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this ______________ challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you ______________.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

【推荐2】What can simultaneously (同时) tear a community apart and knit it together?My husband and I accidentally found our _________.

While we were away, a(n) _________ caused by a storm hit our neighborhood and damaged our town. In our basement, we tried to pull old photo albums and school yearbooks — years’ worth of _________— out of the water and _________ them into bags. Actually, there was little we could _________. But I noticed a pattern. I found myself shouting, _________, “I forgot we had this!” _________, in a year or two, I wouldn’t be able to keep track of the things lost versus the rescued items.

But there are some things I won’t forget. I won’t forget the coolers full of water, cold drinks and sandwiches neighbors set outside, or the local restaurants generously offering _________ food and drinks for those too tired to make dinner. I’ll _________ the neighbors standing outside our door with masks and buckets, who __________ to help us clean out our basement. They stayed all day until it was __________. Looking around, I felt as though we had lost much but __________ so much more thanks to the __________ of friends and strangers alike. That memory will __________.

I watched members of our community hang a large sign over the most damaged part of town that __________ “Together, we will rebuild.” I know we definitely will.

【推荐3】Once upon a time, in a quiet village, there lived a teenager named Alex. Alex was a talented artist who loved painting beautiful landscapes and imaginative scenes. However, there was one thing that held Alex back-________ of trying new things.

One day, Alex ________ an advertisement for a summer art camp in a faraway city. The camp promised to challenge artists to explore new mediums and ________ their creative limits. Excitement and fear ________ within Alex’s heart.

Despite the fear, Alex decided to take a leap of ________ and attend the art camp. It was an opportunity to break free from the ________ and discover unknown creativity.

Upon arriving at the camp, Alex found a ________ group of artists from different backgrounds, each with their unique styles and perspectives. The atmosphere was filled with creative energy and a sense of ________.

Throughout the art camp, the artists were given various artistic challenges that pushed them out of their ________ zones. They were encouraged to ________ with unfamiliar materials, work with others, and take risks with their art.

Alex ________ at first, unsure of the outcome. But the supportive environment of the artists and the shared passion for creativity ________ a newfound determination. With each challenge, Alex discovered ________ talents and unexplored potential.

Returning home, Alex carried the ________ of the art camp. The fear of trying new things no longer held Alex back. Instead, it served as a reminder of the untapped potential waiting to be ________.