【推荐1】We know that kids playing video games often stay in their darkened bedrooms alone, addicted to games crazily. In truth, they are usually communicating with other ________, through audio or text, about the action on the ________. And sometimes the chatter ________ from the world of fantasy to real life.

That’s what happened to 14-year-old Reilly Howard last October. While ________ games, he noticed that an ________ friend, a 13-year-old from Florida, was not in his normal state. Reilly’s ________ was right because the friend messaged him, “You, we need to talk.” Seeing this, Reilly ________ called him.

“He starts to open up about what’s going on in his ________ ‘I have nothing to live for; I’m going to ________ myself,’” Reilly told nbcconnecticut. com. “He couldn’t even talk. He was ________ so much.” Unable to express his ________ in words, his friend typed out, “Tonight is going to be the night.”

According to what the friend said, Reilly could figure out that the friend was in a ________ state, so he decided to stay on the line for as________ as he was needed. “I knew he didn’t want to be ________ at that time, and I didn’t want him to________ his life.” he said.

For two hours, Reilly said everything he could think of to try to persuade his friend to be a ________ man. “I just kept comforting him. And gradually he ________ down.” About that time, Reilly’s parents came home from dinner. Reilly told them about what had happened, and they________ Florida police, who tracked down the boy.

The troubled teen is doing well now, ________ a good friend. Although Reilly had never met him in person, he was willing to put down the keyboard and lend a(n) ________. So sometimes we just need to show up and listen to people.

【推荐3】I was said to be the worst student in my class and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to repeat sixth grade. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia came to our school.

One day after class, she_________that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a_________conversation. After that day, she gave me particular_________and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that someone believed me. So my_________started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my_________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me,_________in my studies. I knew she would_________my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. So I tried my best and finally came second in my class.

Then, after sixth grade, she started to drift apart (逐渐疏远)_________still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in seventh grade, we hardly spoke. But by then I had become the_________in my class. When I left school, I lost__________with her, as she never answered the phone when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths__________again. I met her at a wedding. I could not__________asking her, “Why did you stop talking to me?”

“You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree__________on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel__________of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to__________a shoulder.” she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her.

【推荐1】When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a ________examination.

It seemed a small thorough examination compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go________right from the beginning. Not having a car or ________the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. ________ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was ________that I was going to be late, because I had mistakenly get on a bus that was taking me in the ________ direction.

I ________the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a________ , who was trying to get past me.________, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was OK. After I explained my ________to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my appointment. Sitting there waiting, I felt ________ that someone had been willing to help. Then , hearing a horn nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend   ________at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a   ________ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ________from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ________, for all things are possible.

【推荐2】I was afraid to fly alone, but Dad put me on board anyway and a steward was keeping an eye on me through the flight.

Time came to land.

As we ________ through the clouds, I could see lights below and knew we were getting close to the ________. When we came to the runway（跑道）, however, I realized we were going too fast! I turned and looked back: no one seemed to be acting ________ —it seemed to be fine. The lights were gone when suddenly someone shouted, "Look, the runway's ________!

I looked up ahead and saw a busy road. There were lots of cars that must have seen us because some of them ________. We crossed the road, and I felt ________, not knowing whether we were going to run over or be hit by the cars! ________ was with us, but not for long.

We ________ nose down onto some ground. The steward came, "Have to get off!" I didn't ________ and immediately unfastened my seat belt. Through the window I saw a gas station sign. A ________ thought crossed my mind that the plane could be sitting on gas tanks and it might ________ !

The exits were opened and the crew ________ to help get people down out. When I did touch the ground, I wanted to ________, still fearing the explosion. The gas tanks were ________ and the flight attendant passed me my cell phone by which I called my grandparents, who were waiting for ________ from me. Although they knew no one was dead, they were still glad I was alive!

【推荐3】Surviving Mount Rainier

Bad luck and poor timing left Krasnitskiy and three climbers stuck on Mount Rainier for several long days. They faced mountain climbing’s _________ tests. One man suffered _________ sickness; ice and rockfall _________ down at night; cold nights in a _________ that got torn left them hypothermic (体温过低的). Calm, confidence, skill and the courage to continue up the _________ route, despite illness and injury, likely saved their lives.

The climbers _________ on a Friday, camping low on the route the first night because they were _________ about rockfall after a climber had recently died in an accident at the route’s typical _________ camp.

On Saturday, at about 10,500 feet, one of the climbers became sick from the altitude, which began to slow them down.

By Sunday evening, the ill climber was _________, and they had to make an unplanned camp on steep snow. A __________ wind, unexpected and strong, began to break their tent. It was a cold night.

On Monday, they called 911. For several __________, they watched as high winds __________ rangers’ (护林员) attempts at a helicopter rescue. Their food was __________ and they shared a single bottle of snowmelt (融雪水) each day.

Then the icefall __________ their tent platform and squeezed them together. It was impossible to climb down. On Wednesday, they decided to __________ their climb — __________, carefully, resting when they were weak.

Krasnitskiy thought of all the people who loved him, and it really __________ him that they must be worried. As he climbed, he just kept yelling out to his __________, “We have to get there.”

However, on Thursday morning, their spirits began to __________. They started to __________ whether they could continue. But then the helicopter arrived. They were rescued.