【推荐1】I went to the beach nearby. It was a ____ time watching families come and go for a warm weekend here. As I was near the end of the beach, I noticed a ____ playing alone. It seems that she built a little sandcastle with a moat(护河) ____ it and now was trying to ____ the canal with water.

Unluckily, there was no ____ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, cup her hands and then ____ to her little sandcastle. Sadly not much of the water was __ it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and __. I so wished I could ____, but I didn't have a container with me.

Watching her, and feeling helpless, I had an aha moment. I realized that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly ____ in my bag, took the bottle out, and walked over to ____ it to her.

Confused at first, she smiled but shook her head ____, saying no. I comforted her with that it would make getting the water much ____, and that’s what I would do. She smiled widely and finally took it from my hands after I ____. Not wanting her to feel __, I walked off the beach, seeing her running over to the sea with a big smile,____ with a bottle in hand.

In my heart, I know that when she notices that someone needs __ in life, maybe, just maybe, she would recall this little act of kindness by a __. And maybe that would make her more __ to jump in and help ____ a little gentler world around her.

【推荐2】I was waiting to pay for my bill in a store, when I heard the cashier talking to a boy about 5 years old in front of me. The cashier said, “I’m sorry, _____   you don’t have enough money to buy this   ___ .”  Then the little boy ____   me and asked, “Uncle, are you sure I don’t have enough money?”I ____ his cash and replied, “It’s not enough, my dear.” The little boy was still   ____   the doll in his hand.  Finally, I asked him ____ he wished to give this doll to.

“It’s the doll that my _____ loved most. I wanted to_______her for her Birthday.” His eyes were so _____while saying this.“My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could _____the doll with her to give it to my sister.”

My ____ nearly stopped. He looked up at me, then showed me a very nice photo of him, _____ he was laughing. He then told me “I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won’t       ____ me. I wish my mother doesn’t have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be ______   my little sister.”

Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly______ my wallet and said to the boy. “Suppose we check again, just ______ you do have enough money for the doll?” He said, “OK, I hope I do have enough.” I______ some of my money to his,   without him seeing and we started to count it.  There was enough for the doll and even some______ money for something else. “Thank you God for giving me enough money!”He went away hurriedly. I also finished my shopping in a totally ______ state from when I started. Shortly afterwards, it hit me ______ he was the very boy whose mother and sister had been killed by the terrible traffic accident , which was reported two days ago in the local newspaper.

【推荐3】Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family. At 18 she married and _______ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a _______. Her husband supported her decision.

_______, Canadian medical schools did not _______ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study medicine at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to _______ her medical degree.

Upon graduation, Charlotte returned to Montreal and set up a private clinic. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, and became a busy doctor again. Charlotte _______ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting _______ bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.

But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had _______ a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was _______. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons wanted her to complete her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to issue a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte ________ to practice without a license until 1912.

In 1993, 77 years after her death, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman.”

【推荐1】Driving on the mountain road where I live can be both a delight and an adventure at times. Yet, you should also watch for holes, deer and squirrels ________ the road as well as fallen trees and rocks that may break loose from and ________ down the side of the hill.

I ________ upon one big rock just the other day. I saw a car and then a truck just ahead of me narrowly turn around it. But the stone was ________ there, which might cause traffic accidents. I turned too and then ________ over to a wide spot. I knew a rock of this ________ would break parts of a low riding car like mine if the driver didn’t see it ________. So I walked over and ________ the huge stone. It must have weighed 50 pounds, but with all my ________, I removed it. I felt ________ and walked back to my car.

The happening reminded me too of an old ________ I had read once: In a faraway land, a king had placed a huge rock on the ________ leading to his palace. Many nobles walked by and surrounded it, ________ that the king didn’t keep the road up better. Finally, a ________ farmer pulling a cart (马车) of vegetables arrived. He ________ and pushed the rock off the road. Then he saw under it was a bag of gold coins that the king had left for the one who ________ the path for those who came after. Later, he was not as badly off as before.

Now while there wasn’t any ________ under the rock I moved, my heart did feel a little more ________ as I was driving back home. Maybe the real ________ is the joy we spread, and the ________ we share.

【推荐2】At a speed of roughly 20 miles a day, the Ardines experienced practically all the extremes the United States has to offer. The brothers kept a detailed record of their _________ on the blog. With the right headlines and support of friends and family back at home, the brothers’ journey started to gain more _________. By day 60, they were already 1/3 into their _________ goal. News media started to _________ their story. In July, their news caught the _________ of Verizon Wireless, who _________ the brothers new cell phones and donated to the cause.

Along their heroes’ _________, Aiden and Louis met their own everyday heroes. A driver in Nebraska _________ them on the road in the extremely hot weather and doubled back to give them _________ drinks. In Iowa, a couple __________ them over for a hearty meal of steak and cheese. In Nevada, a woman who ran a campground let them stay __________. These actions made their hearts __________ with warmth.

Walking by 11 states, four times zones, mountains, deserts, forests, and a run-in with a black bear later, Aiden and Louis __________ the sandy beaches of San Francisco after 162 days. __________ by their parents and other supporters, the brothers were not only __________ that they achieved their goal, but that they doubled it. Thanks to the Ardines, $ 70,000 was __________ between the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation and the COCO Fund, nonprofits created specifically to __________ food workers hit hard by the pandemic (疫情).

Without the __________ of a huge community of people, they wouldn’t have been __________. It was confirmed that people are kind in their __________ and ready to help others at all times.

【推荐3】Making a Difference

One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had_______up on the shore. Thoroughly_______the morning sun and cool sea air, the man walked for miles along the sand.

Far off in the distance, he saw a small_______dancing. The man was_______that someone was celebrating life in such a graceful and free manner. As he_______closer,however, it seemed that the figure was not dancing, but repeatedly performing some act.

Approaching the small figure, the man noticed that it was a_______.The girl was methodically_______up starfish from the shore and throwing them back into the surf. The man paused for a moment,_______ then asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish back into the ocean?”

“If I leave these starfish on the beach,” she replied, “the sun will_______them, and they will die. I am throwing them back into the ocean because I want them to____________.”

The man was thoughtful for a____________impressed with the child's____________Then he motioned up and down the miles and miles of beach and said, “There must be____________of starfish along here! How can you____________expect to make a difference?”

The young girl thought about the man's____________for a moment, then she slowly leaned over, reached down, and carefully picked up____________starfish from the sand. With a____________effort, she threw the____________back out into the surf.

She turned to the man and____________ “You may be right,” she said, “but I made a difference____________ that one!”