【推荐1】I once heard a person say, “Good friends are just like stars. You may not always see them, _________ you know they are always there.” It perfectly describes my friendships with Angie and Raegan.

Angie and I became _________ on the first day of kindergarten. A little unsure of myself, I asked my mother _________ to make friends on the first day of school. She suggested I go up to another little girl and simply _________ myself. So when I saw Angie cross the room, I _________ right up to her and said, “Hi. My name is Missy. Would you be my friend?” Angie looked at me as if I’d lost my mind but she answered, “Sure.” Then the two of us were _________. We’ve been friends ever since.

As hot and humid as Indiana’s summers are, Angie and I _________ a swimming pool. Neither of us had one. Then Raegan came here. She _________ into the house on the corner with a swimming pool! We wanted to have a swim there, so Angie came up with a “brilliant _________”. We came to Raegan’s house and hung out on the street saying things like, “Whew! It’s __________ out here. Wish there was a place we could swim...” Raegan invited us kindly. We soon discovered that we liked Raegan more than her __________.

We became friends, and it has been that way __________. Through dance classes, cheerful camps, college courses, our marriages, and __________ in life——we’ve been forever friends.

Those friends are the most __________ gifts in my life. Friends come and friends go, but Angie and Raegan will __________ be in my life——just like the stars. I hope that you have such amazing friends in your life, too!

【推荐1】Today, caring people across the country are finding creative ways to improve the lives of the homeless.

The Nashville Street Barbers is a group of hairdressers who are “trying to make their community a _________ place one cut at a time.” The inspiring group was _________ in 2017 by hairdresser Caroline Lindner, who created the _________ to help the homeless.

Since then, the Nashville Street Barbers has _________, thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Hardee’s All Stars program and, most importantly, thanks to a growing group of _________ visitors. Linder _________ that the barbers have seen such a success because of the connections they’ve made with their visitors, who they treat just like paying (付费的) customers. “I know most people are particular about their _________ and our _________ are not different”, she told. “We had to prove and gain _________ which got people to come back every Monday __________.”

What started as a one-person effort has become a city-wide __________ that now provides up to 80 free haircuts a week. Lindner even has plans to __________ the program, bringing the Nashville Street Barbers to locations beyond the city. The team hopes to make a __________ through their __________ story. “Our final goal,” they say, “is to __________ others around the world to start their own barbering communities and help their communities.”

【推荐2】A few years ago, I was at a restaurant with my friends, having a Christmas dinner. About 10 minutes before we left, two girls _______ and sat near me. They started to read the _______ and I could hear what they said. They _______, “It’s so expensive!”

As we left, I told the manager I wanted to _______ the two girls. He figured that the high _______   was $100 including taxes, so I gave him $140 and told him to give the waiter whatever was left as a Christmas _______. Touched by my act the manager said he would _______ anything over $100 and give the waiter $40. We agreed that he would tell the two girls after we _______ that someone had paid for their meal. I wanted them to _______ whatever they wanted without considering the cost.

The next day I went to the ________ restaurant again to eat dinner with my family, the manager   ________ me. He walked to me. From him, I knew ________ about the thing after we left. The two girls felt ________ and were moved to tears. They appreciated the kindness and said they would ________ the kindness on to others in need.

I do this several times a year, but I ________ like the two girls’ reaction, which makes me think it valuable to do such things!

【推荐3】My father and I started our morning by rushing into the store in our small town. I waited in line while he shopped _______ to pick up a few things. As I was standing there, I saw an old woman waiting behind me. She had dirty hair and wore old clothes. It _______ that she had not had her dinner for days.

She bought only a few things and decided to _______. Then I found that she was moving _______ behind me. It made me feel _______. Without thinking, I placed a(an) _______ over my wallet. I’m afraid that this homeless woman might _______ it.

Then it was my _______ to pay. As the waiter rang up my things, I found that I was 67 cents short. I _______ my father, but he didn’t hear me clearly. He asked me to repeat what I had said.

At that time, a long, grey arm reached over from behind. She laid 67 cents out on the ________, saying, “We all need some help sometimes.”

I was greatly ________ at it! Here was a woman who clearly had very ________ to give and in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly! She had ________ to help me without having been asked for! What an impressive ________ this woman gave me about ________ others!