【推荐1】Survival in the Andes

On October 13, 1972, a small plane flying to Chile accidentally crashed into a mountain in the Andes. How some of the passengers __ to live is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.

The survivors   ___ inside the remains(残骸)of the plane, using seat covers for blankets, and waited for a ___   that never came. Days turned into weeks. It was urgent to find a way to __ . Three of the passengers— Canessa, Parrado, and Vizintin—volunteered to ____ through the mountains to search for help. When they left, each man wore similar clothes: three pairs of socks, a plastic bag around each foot to ___ the water out, boots, four pairs of trousers, and four sweaters. The three men ____that they would survive and bring back help.

For part of the first day, they were glad to make some __   . But as the land and weather changed, climbing became ___ . After several days, they reached what they thought was the top. They had ___ this moment for days. On the other side of the top, they hoped, would be a __ leading down and out of the mountains. However, they saw the same snow–covered tops. All hope wasn’t ___. Although they were still in the middle of the mountains, Parrado ___two low tops far away that didn’t have snow. If they could get there, they would be out of the Andes.

Within the following days they walked toward the two low tops. Snow___ completely , and flowers were everywhere . “This is the valley,” Canessa said.     “This is the way___ .” Then things of humanity started to appear—a few cans on the ground, and some farm animals in a field. By December 21, the extremely __ men made it to the town of   Los Maitenes, and a rescue team was sent immediately to __ for the survivors who were still high in the Andes.

Finally all of the remaining survivors were __. Their terrible __ was over. They had made it out— ___.

【推荐3】It was 10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her_______ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _______ crashed into Esposito’s, pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _______ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.

As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _______ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _______ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _______ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣).“Any firefighter would have done so. We’re always on _______.” He explained later.

The first car he _______ 500 feet from his front yard was the one that had hit Esposito’s.

Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _______Esposito' s car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a(n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a(n) __________ train. "I could see the headlight of the train." He __________. DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito’ s side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused.

“You' re suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam.” DiPinto __________. He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito' s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________. Within six seconds, the train ran over Esposito’s car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie.” the reporter joked.

【推荐3】Mr. Bean quickly shut the back door of the ambulance and started the engine. Inside were the ______ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. She was holding their baby daughter Sally. The little girl had ______ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.

Mr. Bean, ______ his siren (报警器), and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against ______. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the ______ street. From the back of the ______ the parents were shouting at him to ______, since Sally had almost ______ breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. Bean knew that he had no time to ______ , so he drove straight past the traffic lights, ______ his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows ______, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was listening to the radio. He did not ______ the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight ______ into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Luckily, no one was hurt. Mr. Bean looked back to see ______ Sally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of ______ on the faces of the parents.

“Look! “ cried Mrs. Green. “She is ______ again.”

“It must have been the ______.” said Mr. Green. “It ______ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to normal, and she was crying in a loud but healthy ______ . They were all joyful, and ______ forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

【推荐1】One summer night, my friends and I stole into the Jordans’ backyard and started harvesting their sweet, juicy raspberries (树莓). We were enjoying every bite of the tasty berries _________ Mr Jordan came charging outside all of a sudden.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he yelled as my friends ran off _________ all directions. He attempted to catch one or two as they rushed past him, but they were too _________ for the older gentleman to catch. Within seconds, the boys_________into the dark of the summer night. All except me.

However, speed was never my _________. I took the tongue-lashing(痛骂) that Mr Jordan gave me as he marched me down the block to my house, where my mother took over and scolded me _________. My friends said they could hear every colorful word she spoke from the darkness of our backyard, _________ they had gathered to _________ their escape and to observe my capture.

They teased me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how _________ it was that I was the only one who had to pay the price. After about a week of this, I complained to my father about the inequality of the situation. Dad said, “You took raspberries without ____________, and you get exactly the punishment you deserved.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They didn’t get punished at all!”

“That’s not my concern nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t ____________ what happens to others. You can only____________________ what happens to you. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it.”

For the duration of the following years, I come to realize there is no guarantee that life will ____________ us fairly. That’s why we can’t ____________ comparing our lives with the lives of others. Like Dad said, that isn’t our ____________.

【推荐3】It was a day which would define Charlie forever. It was March 20, 2012, around 5 p.m. at a nearby beach when young Charlie, who was a college student, ________ the waves for a quick surf with his best friend Tyson.

What came next is a plot appearing in ________ movies — except that this was real. Falling out of a wave, Charlie accidentally ________ on the back of a giant shark. “I felt his jaws ________ my legs, and he was thrashing (翻来滚去) me around like a doll. I only survived because of Tyson, who raised the ________ , and the amazing local lifeguards,” Charlie ________ . He is now a loving dad, with an 11-month-old son, Mickey.

Charlie’s ________ is nothing short of a miracle — both mentally and physically. He is still so confident in the water, and emphasizing the ________ the sea brings him instead of those concerns.

Unlike many other victims, Charlie does not ________ the killings of sharks. “I’m no expert, but we’re in their natural habitat,” he explains. “These attacks are generally a case of ________ identity — they probably think we’re fish or something.”

Now, Charlie is back on the beach, ________ sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious ________ together. “I’ve already had Mickey in the shallow waves on the board, and no surprise — he’s ________ ! My scars from the attack are like a badge (勋章) of honor, and something to show Mickey as he gets older as a ________ of how hard his daddy fought to be here.” says the ________ dad.