【推荐3】In the crowded hallways of high school, Edward, towering at 6 feet 5 inches, stood out. Yet, despite his _________, he seemed to shrink（退缩）into the background, typically sitting alone at the back of the class. He had no friends and always ate lunch _________. Sensing Edward’s loneliness, his teacher, Harriet recognized the need to offer him _________.

One evening, while _________ the final test papers, Harriet _________ at Edward’s paper, which was likely to receive a low grade of D. _______, deep down, she wished to give him more than just a D grade, feeling that he deserved better. Feeling exhausted and ready to _______ home, she was surprised when Edward walked into the room, looking terrible.

Edward’s eyes were filled with sadness, his clothes appeared _______ for weeks, and his hair was messy. Edward looked at the teacher and said, “I know I`m getting a low grade on my final. I realize I’m an embarrassment to others. I’m a lazy, selfish and stupid person with no _______.”

In that moment. Harriet perceived（察觉到）________Edward’s sorrow, she saw his potential. Encountering his hopeless look, she said, “Edward, your final grade is an A.” These words ________ Edward with total surprise, and his eyes ________. Harriet continued, “In my heart, you are ________ to get an A. I believe in you and I will always be here for you. Now, go and ________ the life you dream of. You’ll go far in the future as long as you work hard continually and I’ll be there, ________ you on every step of the way.

Those words __________ a seed of hope in Edward’s heart and helped him believe in his worth. This newfound confidence __________ him to change. His grades began to improve, and by the time he finished college, he had __________ a completely different person. Today, Edward stands proudly, not only in physical stature（身高）but also in his remarkable achievements, having become a world-famous dentist.

This story clearly exemplifies（例证）how powerful language can be in our lives. It vividly shows how words can __________ our attitudes and relationships. __________ the proverb goes, “The tongue has the power of life and death.” This illustrates that what we say can have a significant impact on ourselves and those around us.

【推荐1】A wildfire burned down a couple's house in California in 1963. The couple, Chris and Lindy Date, were especially _________ to find their wedding_________ gone with the flames.

“The photos are_________ forever,” Lindy thought, overwhelmed by a sense of loss. After careful research, _________, Mr Date decided to make a “longshot request” to the Cambridgeshire Collection, the county's archives (档案) service.

As they recalled, their wedding had been_________ by Lettice Ramsey, of Ramsey and Muspratt.

“I did some online_________ and found that the company had_________ their negatives (底片) to the Cambridgeshire Collection in the 1980s,” Mr Date said. “Ramsey and Muspratt was quite_________ in Cambridge at the time, taking pictures of many of the city's best-known names.”

He_________ the archive “more in hope than expectation” to ask if the negatives had__________.

“They responded quickly to say they had photos which they__________ were ours and sent three to me to__________ ,” Mr Date said. “The time I received them — I knew we would get our photos back! I was so__________ to see them.

Steve Criswell, a local councillor, remarked, “We have a__________ libraries and local studies team who are committed to helping the__________, no matter how difficult it is to satisfy their requests.

【推荐3】Yesterday morning, our area was hit by a strong storm. _________, there were no injuries or lives lost. In the afternoon, I received a text message from a resident abroad, saying that she was _________ for her mom, Alice, who received _________ through a nebulizer (雾化器) and was on oxygen. Alice lived in her house in the countryside. She had been ill but had no _________ to start the Nebulizer since the storm.

I offered to _________ the electric power company, but no one could help me. Alice had to use her car’s power to _________ her nebulizer. However, it _________ to start. Night was closing in and I finally posted Alice’s _________ online. Immediately, a young woman named Danielle telephoned me and said she had a generator (发电机). So I gave her Alice’s _________ and phone number. Then Danielle __________ her generator. She also gassed up the generator and made sure it ran normally before she __________ . Finally, at 8:00 pm, Danielle located the house and drove it there.

The next morning Alice’s daughter texted to thank me. She said her mom had slept well all through the __________. I smiled and breathed a sigh of __________. In fact, as a radio announcer in our area, a lot of people __________ to me. So I try to help others in return. I usually act as a middleman as I was in this case, putting Alice in touch with Danielle who is __________ about anything that needs her helping hand.