【推荐2】This story happened in a small town of the U. S. in the 20th century. A 10-year-old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street, “Excuse me, do you sell _________ ?”

Throughout the day, the _________ boy went in and out of many stores, asking the _________ question, but each time he was _________ .

Then, at the sixty-ninth store, a 60-year-old grandpa _________ and asked the boy, “Why do you want to buy God?”

The boy told him that his parents had died when he was a baby and his uncle was now _________ him. But his uncle was now ill in hospital. The doctor told the boy that only God could _________ his uncle. The little boy thought that God must be a _________ thing. And he had a _________   if he could buy God and let his uncle eat, then his uncle would be fine.

“How much do you have?” the old man asked.

“One dollar,” __________ the child.

“My boy, God’s price is __________ one dollar,” said the old man.

Then the storekeeper took a bottle of “God” from the shelf. __________ it, boy! When your uncle drinks it, he will get well soon. The little boy __________ to the hospital and shouted happily to his uncle, “Uncle. I bought God back and you will get well soon.”

The next day, a medical team __________ the world’s top medical experts came to the hospital. The __________ was very successful. When the little boy’s uncle saw the large medical bill, he almost passed out. __________ , the hospital told him the bill had already been paid by a rich elderly man. The little boy’s uncle went to the __________ to thank the old man. But he was away on holiday, __________ a letter.

“You don’t need to thank me. The bill has been paid by your nephew. To save you, he brought a __________ and went into every store to buy God. Thank God, __________ was the person that saved you!”

【推荐3】Tom came from France. It was his first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ _______, he was determined to travel_______.   

He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a_______time to travel in London, _______crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He_______to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his _______came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. _______, he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the way, he also found the right platform (月台). It was_______with people.   

Unfortunately, he did not_______to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better________to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was ________forward onto the train by the push of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the________of the stations where the train________but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth stop along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling ________that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never________. He explained his trouble to a man who was standing on the platform. With a smile on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite(相反的) direction.

【推荐1】The thing happened last year. The ________ was conducted compulsorily during the COVID-19 outbreak. Most people were forced to stay at home and many lost their jobs. But one day I had to ________ to the company because of an emergency conference. And that was when something memorable came into my eyes. It was the ________ of a boy standing on the road with a ________ in his hand. He seemed to be from an educated family from the ________ words on the large notice. It read, “ I need money badly for my mother’s ________ ! Thank you for your attention, dear friends! ”

I was anxious to catch up with the conference. Therefore, I didn’t stop the car. Unemployment and poverty were a ( n ) ________ sight in the large city. No wonder we motorists drove by without offering assistance. We were taught that giving money helped ________ a dependent lifestyle, or it made many people unwilling to earn their living.

As I ________ away from the boy with that large notice, I was extremely ________ . Could it be a shame? What should I do? Turn back or move on? As I ________ with these questions, I saw a car ________ in front of the boy. A man got off his car and went to talk to the boy, “ Take the money and wish your mom a successful operation. ” ________ , the man lent the boy a hand. As I ________ , somebody else sprang into action and did what I could have done. Since then I’ve been ________ that it is important to do something for someone in need, whether it is big or small, because something is better than nothing!

【推荐2】Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house. _________, I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I_________ her out with the housework and contributed to the groceries (日用品).

After less than a week, I started to_________the groceries were running out pretty quickly. Confused, I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks. To my_________, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and headed out every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums (贫民窟) and distributed it to street_________ .

I asked around and_________ my mom was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me—why didn’t she want to tell me about what she’d been doing? Was she_________that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

When she got home, I told her about my discovery and before she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a _________ from me. She told me that _________of the children lived with an old lady in a shelter while others__________ on the streets. For years, my mom has been helping out by __________ them whatever food she could spare. I was so moved by how__________she was. She used what was meant for her to help others in need. And I was so __________of her.

I__________ to buy groceries for my mom. But now, I always add a(n) __________ bag for her other children.

【推荐3】Maria Andrejczyk went through serious struggles before reaching the platform for Olympic medalists. The Polish athlete ________ her chance at the 2016 Olympic Games by just 2 centimeters. Sidelined by a shoulder injury in 2017, she then learned she had bone cancer. Showing true ________ spirit, Maria powered through her recovery in time to ________ for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan. All of her effort was worth it when she earned her first Olympic medal ever, a silver! Back at home, she heard about an 8-month-old baby named Miloszek Maysa, who ________ needed to go to the U.S. for a ________ that could save his life.

Baby Miloszek was born with a heart defect. His condition is too ________ to be treated in Poland, but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case. ________, they require 80 percent of the payment up front, a sum the family simply could not ________. That’s when Maria ________ to help!

Just a week after ________ her first Olympic medal ever and returning from Japan, Maria posted a ________ on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning (拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.

Days later, a Polish convenience store called Zabka ________ the medal for $125,000, which was more than Maria had ________ to get. Not only that, but when her ________ broke, more people began donating to the fundraiser. Finally, they pulled in more than enough cash to ________ Miloszek’s trip to America! And the ________ doesn’t end there. Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her ________ after all!

“We were very touched by the extremely ________ gesture of our Olympian, so we decided to support the ________ for Miloszek,” the company wrote. “We decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria! We are glad that we were able to ________.”

【推荐2】I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most___________and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and___________we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an___________victory. After all, Ed's idea of _________has always been nothing more_________than lifting a fork to his mouth. As far as I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and _________proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often___________about that，Ed refused to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly_________,   I was so surprised that I was_________. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. __________, at the point in our game when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ____________7 to 9—and Ed was __________. The sudden realization was painful. We continued to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious______________about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone______________that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to move . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my __________.