【推荐3】I am 49 now. Reader’s Digest has been a(n) _______ part of my family since even before I was born. My father, a planter who _______ a tea estate in Sri Lanka, has _______ Reader’s Digest since the late 1950s. And then he naturally changed from a tea merchant to a writer for it.

In an era with no television or the Internet, the evenings were spent _______ the magazine. By the time I became literate, there was a cupboard full of Reader’s Digest _______ by me, which my father bought for me. With its _______, my knowledge was gathered too. At first, it was the real stories that were most _______ for me, where I learned some life lessons.

I read through them all over my school holidays. One thing I learned from Reader’s Digest is how to reverse (倒车) a car, which still benefits me today. I _______ reading a small piece of news about the tips on _______ a car up to a space in a short time, and to date, I can make it with the ________ effort and the most relaxed mind than most people.

I’ve ________ had to spend much time getting trained how to reverse a car fast. Every time I need to do it in one ________ step, I thought of the textual ________ and the vivid diagram from the Reader’s Digest. Who would have thought Reader’s Digest could be a “________”? I hope that the next generations will continue to enjoy reading and gain something ________   like me.

【推荐1】I pushed hard at the gate. “God, it's windy,” I whispered. Suddenly a ________ wind picked me up off my feet and struck me against a post. My left arm got totally ________ and I was extremely painful.

My husband Owen called the ________ immediately. Over the next 11 days, I had nine ________ . After the operations, I found the arm ________ function. When I tried to hug my little granddaughter Alicia, it just hung on my side. “I want this off,” I said to my husband. After months of discussions with the doctors, I had it ________ .

Back home after the operation, everything was a ________ . Owen tried to help me, but I wanted to be ________ . In order to live ________ , I tried to find ways to adapt. I learned to put toothpaste（牙膏）onto the toothbrush. I even ________ how to use the toilet paper without dropping it onto the floor.

But what I really wanted to do was get back into ________ . Before the ________ , I'd competed in Iron Man challenges. But since the operation I had been in ________ and very weak. I thought that getting ________ would aid my recovery, so I started going to the ________ . One day, I ________ Owen to go to the swimming pool with me. I wasn't sure if I'd fail or successfully ________ in circles with one arm. I kept going and finally ________ to get to the end of the 25-meter lane（游道）.

“You did it,” Owen said. I also learned how to balance the bike with one ________ . Within a year, I became New Zealand's outstanding paratriathlete（残疾人铁人三项运动员）and ________ silver medals at the Paratriathlon World Cup.

【推荐2】Nirvaan Agarwal found out early how powerful a kid’s voice can be. He was taking part in a ________ against the mistreatment of animals at a local circus when he was 3 years old. “I ________ out lots of leaflets,” he says. “People kept taking them from me ________ because I was a little kid.”

Since then, Agarwal, now 12, has been expressing his opinions on a range of issues ________ animals, from their use in the fur industry to horse racing. He says most people are not ________ how animals can be harmed to produce clothing and ________. So he speaks out. “I go to a minimum of two protests every weekend,” he says. “It’s ________ to be a voice for animals because they can’t speak for themselves. That’s why, week after week, I keep going to these ________.”

In 2022, Agarwal was ________ for his work by an animal-rights organization. He was named one of its Kids All-Stars for Animals. “It makes me feel like I have the ________ to do something,” he says. “I’m more ________ than I was before. I feel like I can change the world.”

This past summer, he attended a camp, where he sharpened his ________ skills, learned about fundraising, and ________ a key strategy for holding a protest: Focus on a ________ issue. “Ending the ________ of animals happens one step at a time,” he says. “You can slowly break down the pillars of a structure. ________, when you break down all of those pillars, the whole structure ________.”

Agarwal ________ other kids who care about animals to take action. “It’s never too early to help animals, or any ________ ,” he says. “I started when I was 3. But that doesn’t ________ a kid can’t start when he’s 8 or 9, or any age.”

【推荐3】I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada. There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed me even though they are very _________.

When I _________ to Canada, I couldn’t even order food on the flight. After two months on an ESL(English as a Second Language) course, I got my first _________ card. My mark in English was 65. I was very _________. I couldn’t _________ what would be said at the parent-teacher interview.

“Hello!”Mrs Franceschini welcomed my parents.“Richard just came to Canada a few months ago. I am amazed at how his English has _________ so fast,“she said. “On his first day, he was very shy and only used _________ words. Now he can answer and ask questions by using whole sentences.”

_________ many other Chinese parents, my mom asked if she could give me extra homework. “Don’t worry. Richard is already working very hard,” Mrs Franceschini laughed. Then she shook my hand. “Richard, you did a good job. I am _________ of you!“ she said.

Back in Shanghai, my teacher Miss Li was very__________. In a test, my average(平均) was 97, top of the class. I was proud to take parents __________ the interview.

Miss Li told my parents,“Feng Yu is doing pretty well. But because of his __________,he lost 3 points in math. Otherwise he would be the top of the school.”

I thought she was being__________ to me. But when I was about to leave, I realized Miss Li was very nice. She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card. Her phone number and e-mails address were on the card.“FengYu, you’re my best student. I __________ you a successful life,” she wrote. “If you want to talk or need any help, I am always here for you.”

Miss Li and Mrs Franceschini are both great teachers, just in different ways. One built up my learning abilities. __________ gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable.I’m proud to have had them as my teachers