【推荐1】I was born with no arms. I won’t pretend my life is ______ but through the love of my parents, I have overcome adversity(逆境)and my life is now filled with ______ and purpose. I love seeing people’s ______ changed for the better. It is my hope that your life is ______ affected by my story.

I wasn’t ______ during my entire childhood, but I did have ups and downs. When I was thirteen, I ______ my foot, which I use to do many things like typing, ______ and washing. The injury made me realize that I need to be more ______ for my abilities and less concentrated upon my ______.

A teacher encouraged me to start ______ about my faith and overcoming adversity when I was 17. The first time I made a speech, I was very ______. Within the first three minutes of my talk, half of the girls on the spot were ______, while most boys were struggling to control their ______. One girl in particular was sobbing hard. Suddenly she put her ______ up, saying, “I was so sorry to ______, but can I come up and hug you?”

She came and ______ me before everyone, and ______ in my ear, “Thank you. No one has ever told me that they loved me and that I am beautiful the way I am.”

Her gratitude ______ me to go across 44 countries and speak 2,000 times. I realized that we all need love and hope. Then, I was in a unique position to ______ this view with people around the world.

Whoever you are, I hope you will be inspired by my story and my ______: Dream big, my friend, and never give up!

【推荐2】Merda was enjoying a peaceful afternoon by the river when suddenly an alligator (短吻鳄) attacked him. He screamed, feeling ________ . After a fierce struggle, he managed to ________ the jaws of the dangerous animal. But he was left with a ________ infected wound, leading to the amputation (截肢) of a significant portion of his arm. This was an unbelievably challenging ________for Merda, both physically and emotionally.

Despite these setbacks, Merda ________ to give in. He tried to return to work, but soon realized the limitations of his   ________ . His heart was broken, but he was thankful that he was still alive. So he began to   ________ new opportunities and ways to make a living while ________ the valuable lessons he had learned.

Merda hoped to use the experience to become a motivational speaker and help others who may feel   ________ in life, encouraging them never to give up and move forward bravely. His final ________ was to inspire others to overcome their fears and realize their dreams. Merda believed that if he could   ________ a battle with an alligator, then anyone could   ________ their fears and make great achievements.

Merda’s story went viral and   ________ national media attention. It serves as a powerful   ________ that determination and strong belief can help us overcome all kinds of difficulties. He has become a(n) ________to many people. Just as Merda once said, “I’m going to fight my way through the rest of this life.”

【推荐1】Sam Felstead, 42, suffered a heart attack around 4:30 am while sleeping at home. Her 7-year-old cat, Billy, seemingly _________ something was wrong and began jumping on Felstead’s chest and meowing as _________ as he could.

After _________ up, she realized that she was not able to move her body and had sharp _________ down her right side, so she called for _________. She was quickly rushed to the Nottingham City Hospital in the early hours of the morning where _________ told her she had a heart attack in her sleep.

“I was a bit _________; I went to bed and I felt fine I’d even been out with my dogs, and I didn’t feel _________ or have any pains,” Felstead told the India Times. “_________ I woke up in the early hours covered in sweat and couldn’t __________. Billy was on my __________ and was meowing loudly in my ear.”

Felstead believes her cat __________ her life.

“He doesn’t __________ sit with me but he knew something was __________ and he wouldn’t leave me alone,” Felstead told the BBC.

Felstead spent three days in the __________. Now on heart medication, she’s back home and working again.

【推荐3】Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past few years since I was fifteen. In 2020 I volunteered with a newly founded social enterprise, which _________ cooking lessons for visually impaired (视障) trainee _________ at the Enabling Village kitchen. I absolutely loved it as it involved meaningful _________ with people and I was fully _________ throughout the entire time I was there. This was unlike some other types of volunteering, which may involve mostly behind-the-scenes work that can get _________ after a while.

We called ourselves “sighted assistants” and each of us was _________ with a visually impaired trainee chef. As a volunteer, I would _________ with the trainee to the Enabling Village kitchen, and then ensure their _________ as they learned to cook a new dish. This included helping them _________ the position of the sink, ensuring eggshells were completely peeled off (剥掉), __________ boiling and hot objects, as well as being careful with knives among other things.

Being there with them made me truly __________ how difficult life can be when you are __________or completely blind. Every tiny task __________ massive effort.  There are so many people with disabilities, I realised. While medicine still does not have the power to __________ all of these conditions, we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life __________ and more meaningful for them.