【推荐1】I was in a foreign country in a winter. I took a midnight train from the capital to the city where I lived. I was so tired that I fell asleep. When I_________my eyes, the train had_________the station where I wanted to arrive. I went and_________to the controllers. One of them told me to_________at the next station and wait for the train to my city. It would not leave until 4 in the morning.

One of the_________left work and got off with me as he lived there. He told me he would not feel okay if he left me there_________. He asked me to get into his car because it was_________outside. He looked like a really good person,_________, very gentle and pure. I got in the_________and we started talking.

“Have you ever been here?"

“Well, I have always ____________the station, but never stepped into the city."

“You____________about our nightlife? It is great! Would you like to see it while having a short____________in the car?"

I was____________ but I did not feel anything negative. Actually I found it very nice. He had no further expectations: he seriously wanted me to see the____________.

We had a short ride around the city and it was great. To this day I've always remembered that guy with deep____________and respect.

【推荐2】Lauren recently returned to her home to find a terrifying surprise.

Lauren was ______ to see a mountain lion taking a rest behind her sofa when she walked into her house, the mountain lion had ______ some water from the pond in Lauren's yard before ______ her home through a back door that had been left open.

“This is wild,” Lauren wrote on Facebook, “The door was open and the room has stairs ______ around real tree branches, so the lion probably didn't even ______ it was walking indoors until it was inside.

The lion was very ______ when it couldn't find the way out. Then it ______ behind the sofa and______ there for six hours.

Lauren wrote that she first made a noise to wake the lion. but then gazed (注视) ______ into its eyes, and blinked (眨眼睛) to ______ it. For the animal, blinking is saying “I trust you” ______ gazing directly at it may lead to an attack.

“It was amazing to realize that this ______. I gazed then blinked and then the lion did it back.” Lawrence said, “It clearly felt ______ and went back to sleep.”

When the lion woke up again. Lauren wrote that she again connected with a loving gaze and communicated _____through blinking. Before dawn, Lauren thought it was time to let the mountain lion ______ and showed the open doors to it.

“The lion ______ what to do. It walked out through the door, through the yard and through the empty field.” Lauren wrote, adding she has great ______ working with animals.

“It was a perfect ______ to the unexpected event that could have been ______. I’m not suggesting anyone looking for interactions (互动) with mountain lions.” She continued, “May it stay safely in the hills and enjoy a long life as a(n) ______ and healthy lion.”

【推荐1】It was years ago but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was _______ my daughter to the nearest airport to take a trip in the morning. It was a 3 hour round trip so after _______   her off at the airport, my son and I stopped at a McDonalds to have _______ .

We took a seat and I went up to _______ our food. Most of the workers there were teenagers just going through the job, _______ the food like an assembly line. Working at the cash register, _______ was an old lady about 70 years old. She was _______ to everybody. When each person came up to give their order, she gave each person a big _______ with a few kind words. It _______ my heart to see how she ________ the whole restaurant with her good cheer. When it was my ________ I smiled back and told her that she had the sweetest smile I'd ever seen. She ________ , patted me on the hand and said, “No extra ________ , Sweetie!”

When I was driving home I could still feel her ________ in my heart. She made me realize that it is ________ how we work so hard to buy things but the things we want most can't be ________ . They are freely given and ________   received. Love, smile, joy and ________ are all free of charge. They are the ________ we give each other. May we always ________ the delight in them.

【推荐2】Growing up, I was always fortunate to be around well-tended gardens at my parents’ and my grandparents’ homes. My grandfather was considered quite “green-fingered”, as there were always _______ flowers in his garden. Not only was it a nice one in the _______ sense, but what he _______ in it was also often on the dinner table, so it was also a very _______ garden.

I decided to turn my hand to growing some plants recently. I only have a small balcony to _______ my horticultural activities, but that has not _______ me at all. It’s possible to _______ a nice “garden” even in the most _______ space. I had already _______ to grow some flowers, but couldn’t ________ the difference between those and weeds, so my ________ and efforts turned to something much more practical: ________.

I took the ________ of one little tomato and planted them in a number of pots. After several weeks, I was ________ to see 15 tomato plants on my balcony in different ________ of growth. I keep my fingers crossed that one day they will ________ me something very practical indeed: some tasty tomatoes.

In this age when we have such fast-paced lives and ________ modern technology for so much, it’s very ________ to see this greenery on my balcony and to engage in a practice as old as time itself. ________, plant life is the most basic and oldest “technology” on our planet.

Even if you don’t consider yourself to have “green fingers”, it is something that’s well worth a try. You could be amazed by the ________.

【推荐2】By thirty-six, Scott Fischer had already climbed big mountains of Asia. _______, he had promised himself to conquer (征服) the second-highest mountain in the world — mighty K2 of the Karakoram Range.　　

Fischer and his guide, Ed Viesturs, began their trip with other climbers. As Fischer was preparing to make a long step, an ice block shifted under his foot and _______ him off-balance. His arm had been torn from its socket (关节窝) when Viesturs _______ him to safety. Fischer’s _______ was horribly swollen (肿) so they tried to return to base camp. Luckily, after two hours among the six climbers was a _______, who helped fix his arm. For two weeks, he stayed _______ in the camp to rest while others continued with the climb. The news that the leader had managed to reach the peak _______ him to pursue his goal despite a _______ arm.　　

When they _______ their climb, they met with countless other problems. At one time, they were almost________ by an avalanche (雪崩) while moving to rescue others. Fighting against all ________ , they struggled upwards and soon emerged into the magical world of intense blue sky. They realized they could go no further — they had ________ K2’s top. After a small ________ , they realized they had to return to the camp before dark but the footprints they made on the snow were hardly ________. With instinct (直觉) and courage, they finally managed to struggle their way back. After fifty-three days on K2, Scott Fischer ________ it.

【推荐3】I’d been exploring the 40-hectare woods around our cottage my whole life and I knew the way well. So it was a _________ when I found myself lost there.

One dull cold February afternoon, I had a sudden _________ to hike the hill with my two daughters. Putting on our snowshoes, we immediately _________ northwestward. While making our way up the hill, my daughters stopped occasionally to investigate unknown plants and to look at the abandoned deer beds… These really made their _________.

As the shadows started to _________, we moved further up. Soon, weariness began to _________ enthusiasm. We decided to return. Instead of backtracking over our _________ route, I chose to walk down the steep (陡峭的) side of the hill, _________ my general sense that ahead of us lay the stream that would guide us to the road. But as the terrain (地形) leveled out, I had my first major moment of _________: Where was the stream? Were we off course?

I instinctively (本能地) pulled out my phone to get my location, but it __________ in my hand in the cold air. __________, I started feeling a bit panicky. However, I quickly __________ myself, reassuring my daughters to continue walking. Focusing on the landmarks, I spotted a familiar tree and eventually __________ the road.

That winter’s day taught me a valuable lesson about habitual reliance on technology. If my phone had __________ then, I might have directly followed the GPS, ignoring the old __________ of depending on surroundings and life skills.