【推荐2】After 49 years on the job, Marge Moore still mops and sweeps her bus every day and washes it on weekends. Every winter is a_________for Moore, just because she needs to_________her kids on time. Besides, she has to drag her blow-dryer to_________ the transmission ( 变 速 器) when_________ cold.

Even with vacations, Moore still gets _________ to work as a bus driver for Virginia Beach public schools. She’s seeing some_________students grow up and have kids, whom Moore also took to school.

“Moore’s absolutely_________. There’s a reason she hasn’t_________ a day,” people said, “ she’s just _______by her love for kids. ” She is earning a little __________as her term of service inches closer to the half-century mark.

The COVID-19 has seriously interrupted her school__________. When learning is virtual, Moore works to deliver food to 50 families, who wouldn’t__________ have it. Her consistency is__________, and she was nominated (提名) for the “ Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award”. The__________ will be announced in the spring.

Moore isn’t sure when she’ll quit. “If I didn’t __________it, I wouldn’t be doing it,” she said.

【推荐3】When Lennon had just moved to Los Angeles, she met Carla. The two young women _________ they had something in common: Both were _________ with life after loss. Lennon's mother died of lung cancer three years ago and Carla had just _________ her father.

Lennon also met a few others of her age who were grieving (悲伤). She invited them all over for _________. It was a night of _________, expressing themselves to each other and healing. Each guest left with the belief that they weren't alone to feel _________.

After many meals, Lennon and Carla founded The Dinner Party. It's a nonprofit organization offering _________ and care to those who have _________ deep loss by hosting dinner parties. Since then, it has helped bring together over 13, 000 people to have meals and _________ their grief.

Lennon learned that there's almost no __________ of death and grief among young adults like her just because few have experienced such loss, making those who have feel __________. She found that people are more likely to put down their __________ and connect over a shared meal. That's where their healing starts.

So far, the organization has grown by almost 3, 000 members. “One trend we've seen in this is that people need platforms to __________ they weren't okay,” Lennon says. __________, the COVID-19 put a temporary end to dinner parties. “But it was not a(n) __________ to grief. So I hope the parties will continue.”

【推荐1】As a child, I had library phobia (恐惧症). I associated going to the library with doing research for a school project. I regarded reading as work, so going to the library for fun was out of my realm (范围) of_________ .

Hard as they tried, my parents could not get me_______ reading. They purchased a few of the Hardy Boys books. The books collected_______ . The closest I came to_______ to read was “The Big Green Book” by Robert Graves. Its lead_______ , a boy of about 8, discovered a book of magic spells. I was_______by it. I read it again and again. Certainly there was no_______to go to the library._______ , I started reading novels in my 20s. To _______ going to the library, I joined the various________clubs. I didn’t mind having to buy a book a month________ I didn’t have to go to the library.

My library phobia was ________23 years ago when my family moved to Long Island. The East Meadow Library became a(n) ________ destination for my family. My children were________to books through the children’s section with free programs that even I enjoyed. My children made________, and I made friends with the parents.

【推荐3】Rhemy Elsey, a fifth-grader, is deaf and mainly uses sign language to communicate, along with the _________ of an interpreter. Some of his fellow fifth-graders decided to _________ their break once a week to form an American Sign Language club in order to chat more _________with Rhemy.

It’s been a few months since the club was _________ and his classmates’ participation makes Rhemy _________. “It’s like they want to be like me” he said.

His interpreter, Tammy Arvin, _________ the club, which meets every Wednesday. So far, the club members have learned basic _________ in different topics including school, food and clothing. Arvin said that _________ the club’s formation, it was difficult for students to communicate directly with Rhemy. So when the other students expressed interest in an ASL club, Arvin was _________.

The club has already had an effect on the way the students ____________ with Rhemy. The ____________ can have more natural conversations which make Rhemy feel less isolated(孤立的). And the students are also ____________ a very important culture.

“It ____________ gives them a perspective on this other ____________ that they previously weren’t aware of, so they’re ____________ greatly just in terms of learning about diversity and having a broader perspective on the world around them,” Arvin said.

【推荐1】Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   _____ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only ____   seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ ____   am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I ____ to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She   ____   in a car accident and now was on her way for   ______

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to   ____   that Kathy would not be able to   ____   herself. I considered   _____ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too   _____ to offer a service to a   ____ . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more   _____ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and   _____ she was uncomfortable to accept, she   _____ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart   _____, and the   _____ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached   _____ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love     ____ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us _____. When we stretch to serve   _____   , we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

【推荐2】Jim Dwyer was once in the United States Air Force. Although he is retired, he is still _________ his country. This time it’s through _________ meals to those who truly need it.

Every Thursday, Dwyer starts his day at Meals on Wheels in Westminster, _________ eight hot plates and sending the nutritious meals to older adults.

“It’s _________ to help those in need because it offers us inner joy. You know it’s just the ability to help people that are _________ and not able to get out on their own. It’s something I get _________ from. And who knows? Maybe someday I might need this service too,” said Dwyer.

Dwyer was _________ to join Meals on Wheels when he _________ to make sure his elderly parents had hot meals to eat. “I saw on TV here in Westminster that they were looking for _________ for Meals on Wheels, and I said I could do that,” said Dwyer.

His __________ to work for his fellow Americans, as he did in the military, is __________. It is true that the meals bring __________ to those getting a plate.

“Jim is great. He has been one of our __________ volunteers for a long time,” said Darla Olson of Meals on Wheels.

As the saying goes, “It’s never too late to learn.” __________, Dwyer’s story tells us that it is also never too late to make __________ efforts to work for the good of the community.

【推荐3】Years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without _________ ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

_________, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were _________ to find a hotel. She told us it would be _________ at such a late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearby.

Though surprised at her _________, we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come and lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pickup truck arrived and we _________ it. When we reached their home, her husband _________ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when _________ his wife. She came past 12. We asked if we could leave _________ in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning, around the table were many people and we were __________ that they would welcome total __________ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __________, my husband asked if he could offer some __________. But they said no. Then we left. We kept in __________ for many years. Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their __________.