【推荐3】Putri Prihardinni, a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has continued to develop since she began studying it a year ago.

When she was 10, she _________ from constant headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home in Indonesia. After several weeks of _________ the bitter herbal medicine, her symptoms disappeared.

“His medical skills were like magic,” Prihardinni recalls. The _________ of being cured by TCM encouraged her to _________ TCM study.

Also from Indonesia, 21-year-old Banon Sayekti is one of Prihardinni’s _________. As she has never been _________ to TCM therapy before, Sayekti found it _________ to understand this branch of medicine at the beginning of her first semester.

“Chinese people believe that good health requires a _________ of yin and yang, and TCM doctors not only _________ a patient’s symptoms, but also to his or her __________ physical condition.” Sayekti says.

Many overseas students, __________, face difficulties in fully understanding the meaning and function of TCM medical terms __________ cultural and language barriers. To help them, the university offers various training courses for freshmen.

“People in my country are becoming increasingly interested in TCM. Numerous social media vloggers(视频博主) in my country are __________ their experiences with Chinese medicine,” Sayekti says. She plans to open a TCM clinic after graduation. “I want to tell my friends Chinese medicine is a __________ choice.”

As for Prihardinni, she wishes to obtain a postgraduate degree. “TCM study is a lifelong __________. I know it is not easy to persist, but I would like to give it a try.”

【推荐2】I love studying history, traveling to new places and seeing the beautiful sights, immersing(使浸没) myself into the local ________.

I was looking forward to a(n) ________ adventure in Suzhou before setting off. A long history ________ the city's current success, a history I most eagerly ________ through visual fragments(碎片) and its surviving culture.

Suzhou is known for its beauty. White ________ walls rise up from the edge of the waterway, topped by black roofs. Deep green water flows between two rows of buildings, ________ a block of colors to a scene that was ________ only decorated with red lanterns. A stone bridge stretches across the water, _________ a view of Suzhou’s traditional features. Of course, the modern day city has changed ________ from what it was in the past. Tall buildings and a large urban area prove Suzhou's modernization.

In Hanshan Temple, trees ________ over the courtyards, offering ample shade and a connection to nature for the temples visitors. Rounded doorways ________ courtyards lined by covered walkways. Feng Bridge and Qian-deng in Kunshan are two ________ examples of traditional areas that have been ________. These areas allow me to step out of the modern forest of skyscrapers and into an old realm(领域) of natural and ________ beauty where I can discover the roots of my heritage.

As we explored and absorbed the history of Suzhou, I have learned not simply the qualities of a single city, but also the importance of returning to my homeland and finding my roots, even as I stretch my ________ to the rest of the globe.

【推荐3】Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” That’s the way some________ look at troubled kids. I’m sure T. J. Ware was made to________this way almost every day in school.

By high school, T. J. was the most famous________. I firstly met him at a weekend retreat called ACE training, a________designed to make students more________in their communities.

At the beginning, T.J. was________to join the discussion. But________the interactive games drew him in. The ice really________when the groups started building a list of negative. things that had occurred at school. T. J. had some great ideas, which were welcomed by other students. Suddenly, T. J. became part of the group, and soon he was being________like a leader.

The next day, T. J. joined the Homeless Project team. The other students were________by his passionate concern and ________ and elected him co-chairman of the team.

However, that was ________by some teachers. They protested to the headmaster about this. But the headmaster reminded them that the________ of the program was to________any positive passion of a student. The________left, shaking their heads.

Two weeks later, T. J. and his group collected food for the________families. They collected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper ________the event with a full-page article and everyone knew T. J. had done something________T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken________only needs mending. But once it has ________, it can fly higher than the rest.

【推荐1】I was far away when I got a call that my mother was dying in rural Kentucky. I was desperately_______while the emergency funds were not enough to _______ a rental car.

Then, I was_______ at 10:30 pm in the middle of nowhere and didn’t know how I was going to get to the hospital. That was when a gentleman came up to me and said, “_______you trust me, I can give you a(n) _______ .”

I still do not know what pushed me to_______it, but I did. When he came to a(n)_______to get some gas, he bought me a soda. I didn’t think that I had _______ met such a warm-hearted stranger in my life. He took me to the hospital and_______me when I went to check on my mom. Then he brought me to my hotel, waited while I dropped off my backpack, and took me back to the hospital again.

When we got back, I __________to give him some gas money, which was the least that I could do. However, he __________. This gentleman had brought me to my mother’s side, bought me something to drink, and made sure I got to the__________without asking for anything__________. He did these out of the kindness of his heart. I don’t remember his name, but I __________think about him and hope that he is doing well. It just goes to prove that there are still warm and __________people left in the world.

【推荐3】Dad is a busy mechanic. Every Saturday he puts on his apron and produces delicious bread. I think he bakes to _________.

I’ve been feeling stressed out myself as I found out I didn’t _________ for the swim team. Now I’ll have to wait a whole year to try out again. I think Dad knew how I _________, so this Saturday he invited me to help him bake.

Dad first got out everything needed, and then told me to _________ the ingredients (配料) with a spoon. After that he showed me how to knead the dough (揉面团). It took only ten minutes but a(n) _________ amount of energy to complete.

Next came the _________ part — doing nothing. We   waited for the dough to slowly_________, then punched (捶打) it down and waited for it to rise again. Dad said the waiting is always the hardest part as you have to _________ the thought of putting the dough _________ into the oven.

While we waited, we sat and talked. __________ is like the dough that rises and fills a room with emptiness __________ you punch it down with words. It felt good to listen and share our __________. As the flour dust quietly __________, time seemed to slow down. The dough would rise at its own __________. We could do nothing to make it rise faster.

I learned how to bake, and I also learned to __________ the slowly ticking rhythm of time, to relax and let the bread rise.

【推荐2】United Way of Central Alabama celebrated this month by honoring their community heroes. Martina Winston,an active United Way volunteer, honored her grandfather with a(n) ____ message.“My grandfather is my hero. His passion for his community always impressed me and I ____ him every day for showing me the importance of serving people.”Her inspiration was close to home.

Inspiration can shine from anyone that____enough to show compassion(同情) for others. For this month, it is just as ____ to celebrate the heroes next door as it is to celebrate leaders.

After reading about Martina Winston, I ____the influential heroes who____my own life and community. Sheila Roberts, the district college career advisor at Madison City Schools, is one of my personal____.

As a high school student, I spent every morning in the____before classes began. Mrs.Roberts’office was located in the library and she____ herself one morning to me. Soon after, she ____ about my college aspirations(抱负). Coming from a low-income, first-generation college family, I was ____college would be beyond my____because of the cost.Mrs.Roberts assured me of the scholarship opportunities available to me, and with her ____ I was able to attend college with the lowest____. She believed in me——and for that I celebrate her as one of my heroes.

Heroes are everywhere, in anyone. Take this inspiration and give back to the ____ community.