【推荐1】My students hadn't done well in memoir(回忆录）writing. Most of them passively described a day's events without touching the heart of the experience. ____I wanted them to share their personal experiences and communicate __emotions— disappointment, joy and pain.

In years past, I had tried to __ myself that it was simply their age, and that they weren't __ for that kind of vulnerability(脆弱）common to humankind. What I'd soon learn, however, was that it was I who was __my students. I realized I had to show them I was___ to do what I was asking of them.

I___ about my first-born entering the world two months ahead. I shared the fact that I drove with much___ for two hours behind an ambulance that carried my wife to the hospital. I painted the image of nurses and doctors scooping up(抱起）my four-pound son and racing out of the birthing room, my wife and I watching them __ , not knowing what to __. And I wrote about the ___when we were told he would be okay.

I read my essay to the class. When I finished, they also wanted to __ personal stories of their own. They learned that a memoir can cover the range of emotions. And that something that might,   __ seem like a"sad story" could turn out to be "happiness". The papers produced that year were far __ than any I'd read before.

My unwillingness to share, to write from the heart had held back my students. But when I___ made a change, they followed.

【推荐2】It was the last day of final examination in a large Eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors_______, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was_______. This was their last exam—then on to graduation ceremony and _______. Some talked of jobs they already had; others _______jobs they would get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to _______the world. The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite _______. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, _______only that they should not talk to each other during the test. Then they filed into the classroom. The professor _______the papers. And smiles _______their faces as the students noted there were only five essay-type questions. However, when the professor began to collect the papers three hours later, the students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened ________. No one spoke as, ________ in hand, the professor faced the class.

He surveyed the worried faces before him, then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” Not a hand was ________. “How many answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students shifted ________in their seats. “One, then? Certainly ________finished one.” But the class remained ________. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I________,” he said, “and I just want you to________ that. These questions you could not answer are relatively________in everyday practice.” “Then,” smiling, he added, “you will all________this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just________.” The years have obscured(模糊)the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

【推荐1】In 1970, a cyclone（旋风）hit the southern coast of Bangladesh（孟加拉国）. So severe and deadly were its effects that it's _______ listed as the world's worst-ever reported natural disaster. The _______ had a big impact on two Swedish men from Mission Aviation Fellowship（MAF）. They traveled immediately to Bangladesh for the purpose of seeing what they could do to help. They journeyed south by boat for several days, throughout the country's vast _______ network to reach the worst-affected area and began to envision（想象）MAF using an aircraft that would _______ direct access to large areas of the country that were almost out of _______.

Throughout the 1980s, MAF Australia, along with other MAF groups, sent staff to _______ assistance and their patience and dedication _______ since they built trust in the countries that had been _______.

In 1997, MAF could finally start a flight program within Bangladesh. At that time, besides transporting doctors to hospitals located in _______ parts of the country, MAF also ________ an on-call emergency medevac（前线急救直升机）service in Bangladesh.

On November 15, 2007, Cyclone Sidr hit southern Bangladesh. MAF's rapid response and emergency procedures were seriously ________ as the office received over 200 phone calls in one day from aid agency personnel in urgent need of ________ to and from the disaster zone. For the next two months, MAF flew solidly, seven days a week. The float plane became known by ________ locals as "The Sea Angel（天使）"-the only aircraft in the country of its type having such a（n）________.

In 2009, "The Sea Angel" was sent again for rapid assistance, ________ Cyclone Alla struck. Today, in Bangladesh, MAF makes over 750 flights and transports around 2,500 passengers annually.

【推荐3】When Arun Krishnamurthy was a teenager, he witnessed a pond near his home filled up with trash. The damage to the pond made a great_________to the beautiful pond in his memory. So he decided to do something to_________its original beauty.

In 2007, Krishnamurthy and his team founded the EFI to_________the garbage and restore the natural habitats of birds, frogs and native plants, giving wildlife a chance to_________. Over the past few years, the EFI has _________restoration work on 112 lakes and ponds._________, EFI aimed to restore lakes and ponds. However, its far -reaching influence surprised Krishnamurthy. The work has_________India's water supply for it helps groundwater recharge.

In fact, groundwater is_________to India, accounting for 80% of its water supply. However, overusing water is reducing reserves greatly. Government is required to take some measures, but Krishnamurthy believes it is _________that plays a significant role.

Currently, the EFI is facing a__________when it comes to waste disposal(处理). Up to 95% of the solid waste it __________ from lakes and ponds ends up in landfills. The group is researching on various__________of reusing and recycling more of the trash.

Despite the difficulties, he feels__________not only for India but for the world. He__________everyone to care for lakes and ponds, the dumping(倾倒)of the waste and needs of wildlife. With the right__________, each of us can make a difference to our planet.

【推荐1】Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the________ended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class________she was the youngest. I was awkward(笨拙的)and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my________. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too shocked to say no.________ no one had invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest________, wanted to see me.

When we got to the________she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies - which was my next________I would have thought she’d outgrown(长大而放弃) them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor, laughing as we made up________stories about the Barbies. That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be________when we were older. We both had wild imaginations.

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws(下巴)ached from________so much.

Paris had the whole________charmed(使入迷). The bookstore owners lent her fashion________, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces. Soon I was________in her magic world. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.

Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me________the tough teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your“________ enemy” can turn out to be your best friend.

【推荐2】In moments of danger, superheroes don’t ________, they leap into action. And so does the little boy when his baby sister’s life depends on it.

When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was________ on a chicken nugget (鸡块), he didn’t________. Instead, he calmly directed his dad to ________ the car they were driving in and went on to________ the obstruction (障碍物) from Lelia’s airway.

Jaxson said he’d learned the________ technique from watching superstar John Cena perform the movement on a show.

Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but ________ for his son, whose quick thinking________ a potential tragedy. “I couldn’t hear her because she was choking. ________, she wasn’t breathing. Thank God Jaxson was there because, without him, I don’t know if Lelia would be here.”

While________ were the last thing on Jaxon’s mind for doing what came________ when his sister needed him, they’ve been rolling in nonetheless ever since.

The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via video after learning of the boy’s________. “I heard a story about you, and it really________ my heart,” Cena said.

Cena’s recognition was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t________ there. On March 31, Jaxson’s hometown welcomed him with his very own march in ________ of a little hero who turned out to be the best big brother a little sister could have.

【推荐3】At 91 years old and with Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默病) disease, Gene McGehee was finding his golden years to be his loneliest. That all ________ one day when he heard the clear ________ of children’s laughter right outside his home.

When Gene ________ outside, he couldn’t believe his good fortune (运气) to discover a group of lively young kids playing. The children, from the daycare centre across the street, were more than ________ to include Gene in their fun. They nicknamed him Big Gene, and a special, long-lasting friendship was ________ between Gene, the kids and Megan Nunez, the daycare teacher.

Gene’s ________ Alzheimer’s disease means he now has only short-term memory. For the last three years, Gene has been ________ Megan and the kids every day for what he thinks is the first time. “Every day, I cross the street, and we stay together,” explained Megan. “I always tell the kids that his ________ is kind of sick, but his heart remembers us.”

Gene’s daughter, Cathy, said he suffered from (遭受) ________ until the kids came into his life and ________ his days. He now gets to just go outside and make new friends on a daily basis. “They have been such a blessing to Daddy, and he lights up,” Cathy ________ shared.

Gene and the kids enjoy their one-hour “playdate” every afternoon. They ________ jokes, stories, laughs and hugs. He sometimes even ________ their games. Even though the day’s cherished memories disappear as the sun sets, something remains in the depths of Gene’s mind. It is that ________ feeling that makes him go outside as soon as he hears the children’s ________ once again.