【推荐1】Many people think of travel as an experience. Sometimes, however, you cannot choose your _________ . My husband worked in Brunei. Three months of being pregnant meant I had a(n) _________ : Either stay with him in Brunei for three months before returning to India or _________ in India alone. I chose the _________ . Not because I loved the country but because I wanted to be _________ to him. Brunei had nothing to _________ me. The research from the Internet showed me nothing but one beautiful mosque(清真寺). The flights were _________ so traveling frequently wasn’t an option either.

Needless to say, I reached Brunei in a terrible mood. I felt I would be trapped in a remote place. _________ , in the midst of that bad mood, one thing that struck me most was the large areas of greenery surroundings, which made me feel _________ . I’m not a city girl but I love nature very much, you know.

A week later, I started __________ with people around me. Locals made me feel comfortable in their own way. The happier I felt, the more we traveled. We even joined in the community game, and enjoyed the local cuisine.

Three months later when it was time to __________ the country, I found myself __________ to say goodbye. My time in Brunei made me realize: Don’t judge a place by others’ __________ or lack of personal experiences. Sure, you may not always __________ what you see, but there will always be something that you will like. You just __________ to try hard to find it!

【推荐3】Jasen was diagnosed with a type of cancer. Despite going through several treatments, there was no saving his_________, and by age 7, Javen was completely blind. Today, the only thing he can_________is whether it is daytime or nighttime._________, despite growing up blind, Javen never hesitated in following his dreams, no matter how_________they may have seemed. And it was this_________that won him the role of quarterback on a local football team.

The 15-year-old grew up following the sport of football at least three times a week, attending local games with his father, who would_________the action going down on the field. He fell in love with the sport and knew that he wanted to give it a_________himself. When his parents_________him an iPhone, he started_________all the football teams in the area to see if they would accept him.

Nichols, coach of him,__________that the first time after seeing the boy play, he realized that the kid “could do anything”. What Jasen lacks in vision, he__________in spatial (空间的) awareness and memory, knowing__________where his teammates are supposed to be, and throwing the ball with accuracy.

In order to__________his team and play his role on the court, Jasen always__________every play and all the positions his__________should be in when he throws the ball.

“Just seeing him, he__________me there’s nothing you can’t do, and that__________the other kids. Ever since he joined my team, the team have__________around him”, coach Nichols said. “It__________their attitude to life. He makes the season. Even if we don’t win, just having that chemistry with the team has probably been one of the__________things.”

【推荐1】Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a ________ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They ________ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was ________ that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more ________ to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, ________ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.

She had asked the government for ________ to move the books to a safe place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. ________, she brought books home every night, ________ her car late after work. Her friends came to ________ her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant ________ to hide some books. All through the ________, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, passed them over the seven-foot wall and ________ them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war continued . Then nine days later, a fire burned the   ________ to the ground.

One day, the bombing stopped and the soldiers left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ________ again while the city was quiet. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ________ peace and a new library.

【推荐2】Carter Ries is 16 years old and has been running the non­profit organization, One More Generation, with his sister Olivia since 2009. Together these two young change­makers are working to ________ youth around the world to stand up, be heard, and preserve the ________.

Carter said in a 2017 interview, “My sister and I have been doing this for the last eight years and not once have we ________ to quit One More Generation. There have been arguments and stress, but the reason we continue to ________ is that we motivate each other.

“Olivia and I go around the world ________ youth groups about the need to save our planet — and so far we have ________ shown many of these groups that anything is possible if you are ________ to work at it.

“We have created many campaigns — such as our Plastic and Recycling Awareness Week program — where we teach students how they can learn to help our environment. Another ________ is our Rhino (犀牛) Letter Writing Campaign, where we got over 10,000 kids from around the world to ________ letters to the South African government, asking them to ________ rhino poaching (偷猎). Not only did this show the South African government that people around the world ________, it also showed the youth that they had a voice of ________ and can use it on the go. The most ________ thing, however, is getting them to believe that.

We recently launched a global One Less Straw Pledge Campaign — highlighting the effects of global straw ________ on animals and the environment. We want to deliver a strong ________, “Anybody can make a difference ... if we can, so can you!”

【推荐1】I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was _______ the teddy bears beside her father _______ she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. However, it _______ no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and _______ picking up the Pokemon video games. Each time he showed to his father, his father _______ his head, “No.”

Rather _______, the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers _______. After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games. She _______ picked up one lying on top of the others, and raced down toward the checkout. I picked up my purchases and _______ the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s ________, the little boy and his father got in line ________ her and me. After the video game was paid for and bagged, the little girl ________ it back to the cashier (收银员) and ________ something to her. The cashier smiled and put the ________ under the counter (柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “________, you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokemon game. The boy could only ________ in disbelief. It was, he said, ________ what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and ________ smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.

I suddenly ________ that the world is not divided into the strong who care and the ________ who are cared for. We each must in turn care and be cared.

【推荐3】Lots of people have trees to look at from their bedrooms, but my perspective is different. My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been living at the top of a tree________60 meters for 449 days now. Some people might wonder________on earth I would choose to do this.

Stretching out below me is one of Tasmania’s last areas of ancient forest — in an area that was proposed for World Heritage protection, yet remains under the________of industrial logging. On 12 December 2011, machinery rolled into the forest and the destruction began. I couldn’t________the thought that these forests would be________forever. So, on 14 December 2011, I packed up my life,________of my job plans, and climbed 200 feet onto the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.

People often ask me what I do up here all day. It's busier than you would imagine. Like an office job, but with a splendid________! I spend my days writing about this forest and its urgent need for________on my blog.

Life in the treetops can be________at times. I have times when I feel frustrated and wish I could________, to anywhere, just to have a change of scenery for a minute! There are also times when I feel terribly________. I miss my friends and family. My only connection to the outside world is my phone and computer, which I charge via solar panel.________these times, I find myself loving the experience. Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to________up here for as long as it takes, but I honestly hope it won’t be too________before I will be able to get down and put my feet on the ground in a forest that is no longer under threat — in a forest that will be________guarded for future generations.