【推荐1】I opened the door of our campervan (房车). My two cats, Gatinha and Jon Snow, ______ down the stairs and onto the grass. In the distance, the sea ______ before me and the sun’s rays danced on the surface, creating a/an ______ display of light and shadow.

A month earlier, Wade, 35, and I thought we were ready for our travel in ______ . So we ______ our office jobs to travel around Australia in our truck that we’d transformed into a ______ on wheels. Besides saving for the trip, we’d set up a website to ______ money while we were travelling, along with renting out our home.

Knowing we couldn’t leave our two rescue cats behind, we decided to bring them with us. After doing some ______, I discovered that seeing cats on the road is ______ but we didn’t let it stop us. To ______ the cats to their new home, we brought them into the van while we worked. Finally, we were on the way to travel.

For the first few days they ______ the inside of the van, but as days turned to weeks, they gradually grew more ______. It wasn’t long before they were curiously sniffing the grass. ______, neither of the cats have ever walked far and we ______ them to wander freely.

Looking back, ______ the city life to travel around was the best decision we ever made, and our cats make the perfect companions!

【推荐2】My wife, Hannah, and I don’t usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either overwatered or underwatered. But after my _________ with glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, I loved the idea of having something new and green around.

At this moment, my friend Mitch gave me what he said was a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl. I told Hannah I wanted to _________ the plant myself. When it didn’t immediately turn yellow or brown or lose all its leaves, I was pleasantly _________.

Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment at a time when I sometimes felt _________. Since my diagnosis, I had to rely on help from other people. Gliblastoma _________ my ability to walk, and the treatment left me exhausted, making it hard for me to _________ everyday tasks. As a family physician, I was used to being the one who provided care, not the one who _________ it.

_________, mysteriously, the plant began to show signs of stress. No matter what I did, the leaves kept browning and dropping to the floor. I grew more and more frustrated and uneasy.

“I can’t even care for a simple plant!” I yelled. “I’m failing. If my lucky bamboo dies, I might die too!”

“But you are _________ the life of the plant, yourself and even the people who have cared for and __________ you. That really matters.” Hannah said.

Suddenly, I realized that __________ the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to my old __________ and taught me I could still be a caregiver. Plants and people could still depend on me. As my anxiety __________, I began to look for online instructions to __________ the tree to a larger pot, untangling its roots to give it room to grow. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to __________ again.

【推荐3】If seven days of living with noisy dogs seems like a lot, imagine being there for 400. That’s how long a little dog named Queen lived inside a shelter. When Queen was 3 years old, she’d still somehow been _________ time and again during those long months. Then Scott Poore decided to _________.

Scott runs a(n) _________ that creates fundraisers to help animal shelters. Once he heard about how _________ Queen had become from living in the shelter for so long, he decided to do what he could to draw some attention to the _________ dog.

After he met her, he was even more determined to help her find her forever _________. He ended up spending plenty of one-on-one time with her after he publicly _________ into Queen’s kennel (狗窝).

As you can _________, animal shelters are not a great place to get any rest. Scott admitted he barely _________ during his days in the kennel. But all of Scott’s efforts were __________ when a father and son saw a report about Queen and her new roommate and decided to __________ and take her home.

As for why he didn’t __________ Queen himself, he reminded people that his charity came in contact with so many __________ animals every single day. Once Queen had found her people, this dog __________ moved on to find the next animal that __________ needs him.

“What helps me get through the emotional __________ of my work is I move very quickly to the next animal that needs my help,” he explained.

We’re so __________ to people like Scott Poore for __________ those without voices. Being willing to give up your own __________ for an animal’s happiness is the ultimate good __________. Thank you, Scott!

【推荐1】The teacher who changed my life was Marjorie Hurd. She actually set the ______ of my life in the new land I entered as a young war refugee (难民).

Shortly after I met Marjorie Hurd, I was ______. She introduced me to the ______ wealth of Greece — giving me a new ______ on my war-ravaged (受战争蹂躏的) homeland. I began to be proud of my ______.

One day, after ______ how writers should write about what they know, she ______ us to compose an essay from our own experience. Then looking at me, she ______, “Nick, I want you to write about what happened to your family back in Greece.” I had been trying to put those ______   memories behind me and left the assignment until the last moment. Then I ______ the essay, hoping never to see it again, but Miss Hurd ______ the essay to a contest sponsored by the Worcester paper and it won a medal.

For the first time I began to understand the ______ of the written word. I followed the literary path that Miss Hurd had once set me on. After graduation, I became the ______ of the Worcester paper. When the paper ______ a picture of me standing next to President Kennedy, my father cut out the photograph and ______ it in his breast pocket for the rest of his life to show everyone he met.

【推荐1】On Indianapolis’ North Side, there is a Kroger grocery store that Josh is a regular at. And, at the time of this event, Colin was a 16-year-old _________ who had been working there for 6 months.

During that time, Colin and Josh became somewhat _________ with each other. Josh is visually impaired (受损的), so he needs some help to see the _________ at the grocery store. One day when Josh went to Kroger for his normal grocery shopping, Colin _________ him and immediately began to guide him around the store and help him find what he needed.

He didn’t stop until Josh’s list was entirely _________ Colin guided the cart around objects that could be _________. Throughout this moment of _________, Colin and Josh were overheard making small talk and _________ out one another’s lives.

Another _________ saw this generous interaction and took a picture of it, where the two __________ worked together as a team to get the shopping __________. The picture ended up being __________ on the social medium, where it received 46 thousand likes, 2.4 thousand comments, and 9.9 thousand shares. People loved to see a __________ and morally good moment!

Josh really __________ Colin’s actions, and not just because he helped him around the __________, but because Colin made sure to treat the experience with __________ and kindness.

Colin often helps out customers, and __________ Josh. He knew exactly what to do because of his __________ work experience. But even though Colin doesn’t seem __________ with his own kind behavior, lots of other people felt their __________ lift because of him.

【推荐2】98-year-old Mae Amburgey survived the historic 2022 Kentucky floods after her granddaughter shared an alarming photo.

Mae_________escaped with her life after her apartment was flooded. The water level rose to 4 feet, _________ her, her son Larry, in his seventies, and her grandson Gregory.

They tried _________ several times to call for help, as most of the phone lines were down due to the _________. Eventually, Gregory took a picture of his grandmother sitting on her bed with her legs dipped in the _________ water below and sent it to his sister Missy, who lives in Green Oaks, Illinois, and the instant she _________ the photo, it broke her heart.

She _________ this photo on a social networking website. _________ it, she wrote, “My grandmother, uncle and _________ are stuck in the house across from the high school. Anyone who has a boat around that area, please __________!”

The shot soon went viral (走红), attracting many people’s __________. There were emergency boats nearby, but they failed to come because they couldn’t __________ the large portion of floodwater with a powerful current (水流). Both Larry and Mae are __________, and young Gregory couldn’t help them __________ on his own. However, before the family lost __________, one kind stranger entered the __________ just in time as the water kept rising.

The man __________ the home and helped each person get out. The three men helped Mae out and swam against the __________ current to safety.

No one knows who the man was, and he __________ before anyone could thank him. We hope his __________ comes back to him in some way.

【推荐3】Bella arrived at the parking lot at about 12:00 p.m. She ________ into her car, and began the 40-minute ________ home. She’s just worked so much and felt quite ________. She almost drove on auto-pilot (自动驾驶仪). A few minutes later—wham! Out of nowhere a truck ________ her backward 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in the car, injured by the hit.

As it happened, Peter was going to bed ________ he heard the loud noise of metal on metal and ________ glass coming from not far. As a volunteer firefighter, without ________ Peter grabbed a flashlight and ran out. He came to the truck that had ________ Bella’s. Once Peter concluded the driver was OK, he ________ himself and spotted Bella’s car trapped on the railroad tracks. Just then he heard an urgent bell sound: a ________ was coming!

Peter ________ to Bella and knocked at the window. She just looked at him, her eyes ________. Peter thought he had to get her off right now. He pulled the handle ________, but the door was damaged and jammed shut. Peter ran to the passenger’s side and threw open the door. He grabbled Bella’s arms, and pulled her until he could ________ her out and bring her to ________ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, the train crashed into Bella’s car!