【推荐2】The world’s largest painting has been sold in Dubai for almost $62 million. British artist Sacha Jafri created the painting and _________ a Guinness World Record.

During the spread of COVID-19 last year, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling _________ because he was unable to go out, the painter _________ to take on a big project that could “make a really big _________”. He planned to create the world’s largest painting. He _________ children around the world to _________ their own pictures showing how they were feeling during that _________ time. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.

Using the children’s _________ as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a _________ ballroom(舞厅) at a hotel. He __________ included the children’s drawings in the artwork. He __________ long hours—often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by __________ so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 __________ and 1,664 gallons of paint to create the painting. Seven months later, when he __________ the painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”. It was roughly the __________ of four basketball courts.

Jafri had aimed to __________ $30 million for children __________ by the COVID-19 pandemic when it was auctioned(拍卖). As a result, Andre Abdoune, the artwork’s new owner, __________ more than double that after he knew that the __________ would go to charity(慈善). He said that the energy and love Jafri __________ into the painting was so amazing.

【推荐2】On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how _______the world’s oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the _______human activity has on the oceans. This year, the _______is “Our Oceans, Our Future”, with _______emphasis on finding solutions to plastic pollution, and _______marine(海洋) litter for a healthier ocean and a better future.

The world’s oceans produce over half of our _______for breath, help regulate our climate, absorb carbon dioxide, and support the greatest _______of life on our planet. Nearly half of all species on Earth _______on the oceans for survival, and for many of the rest, including for people, the oceans _______the quality of life.

The oceans are ________vital to the world’s economy, because they are key to transportation and recreation. And ________over 95 percent of the underwater kingdom remains unexplored, it is nearly a certainty that their ________may hold the cure to many a disease, the resolution to many problem.

And yet, as much as 40 per cent of the world’s oceans are heavily ________by human activities that result in pollution, over-fishing, and loss of coastal habitats. Of particular ________is plastic litter. Some of it comes from ________that use our rivers, lakes and seas, and ________makes its way into the ocean. But ________washes off land into the ocean each year.

We must remember the health and safety of our oceans is our ________responsibility, one that we cannot afford to ignore. ________through good administration can we safeguard the health of our oceans, and ________that the oceans continue to meet the needs of future generations.

【推荐3】Natalie and Callie, both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies(帝王蝶) for fun in2020.

But after realizing the monarchs were an endangered species, their_______soon turned into a serious mission.

They learned that the population of monarch butterflies had_______since the early 1990s, due to habitat _______and widespread use of chemicals(化学药物), which made the milkweeds(马利筋草) the butterflies_______ for their main diet dangerous to eat.

So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden_______for the monarchs. The garden grew organic milkweeds that_______and kept the butterflies. To help_______the locals to sustain(维持) the monarch population, they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library. They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town, but it_______a lot. To cover the expense, they set up a stand at the Farmers Market to sell their_______milkweeds for people to plant. Although the fundraising days were long, they finally________in earning enough money with their hard work and people’s support.

The team has won the Silver Award for their________of taking care of butterflies, but they are not________with their work. ” Our next step is to cut down on the use of________to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs,“ said Natalie. In the award ceremony, their teacher Brian________, ‘‘I am so proud of them for their constant________’’.

【推荐1】You never know how far a kind act can go. You don’t know who it can ________, either. When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began ________, they had no idea how much it would ________ others to shower (大量给予) people with kindness.

89­-year­-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital. She couldn’t leave her ward. So to ________ boredom, she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn’t expecting one of the ________ to wave to her. She couldn’t help but wave back at the kind ________. This was only the start of a special ________ between the two.

When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold, windy day, she grew ________. She wrote “Stay safe” on a piece of paper, which she then ________ on the window for the workers to see. “When I saw ‘Stay safe’ on a piece of paper, I ________ and said to my coworkers, ‘Did you see that?’” Reick said.

The hospital staff took photos of that and ________ them on social media. The simple acts of kindness ________ and many people were employed in similar acts, including one woman who delivered ________ pizza to the construction workers.

“I just try to lead by example and never expect so much ________,” Reick said. “If everybody ________ does things like that, the world will be a better place.”

【推荐2】Freshmen in high school can be cruel, and we ______ were to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We were always ______ him about his size. He was at least fifty pounds overweight.

One day he sat near me in gym class. Someone ______ him and he fell on me and banged my foot badly. With the whole class watching, I was put on the spot to either shrug it off (耸耸肩) or ______ a fight with Matt.

I shouted, “Matt, let’s fight!” Peer pressure forced him into the ______ whether he liked it or not. With one punch (一拳) I ______ his nose and the class went wild.

Just then the gym teacher walked into the room. He saw that we were ______ and sent us out to the running track. He said, “I want you two guys to go out there and run that mile holding each other’s hands.” The room broke into laughter. Matt and I were ______ beyond belief, but we ______ went out to the track and ran our mile-hand in hand.

During the course of our run, I remember looking over at him, with blood still on his face and his ______ slowing him down. It suddenly ______ me that here was a person, not so ______ from myself. We both looked at each other and began to ______. In time we became ______.

For the rest of my life, I have never raised a ______ against another person.

【推荐3】There was something in the elderly woman’s elegance that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved_________in an elegant way. However, a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter displayed signs of_________, checking her watch every few seconds.

It was a few years ago, and I_________a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I could see the people rushing by outside.

_________entering the store, the elderly woman separated from the younger one and began to_________through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. Without any_________, I walked over to her and asked_________I could help her find something. The woman_________me a title written on an old piece of paper. The title was unusual. Rather than rush off to_________the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could tell her where she could find it.____________, I think I must have wanted to enjoy her____________for a moment. Something about her____________me of my own mother, who’d passed away in the previous year.

As we walked along the back of the store, I____________our shelf arrangements to her. The woman seemed glad of the ____________company and casual conversation.

We found the DVD at last. She smiled and told me it was one she’d____________when she was her daughter’s age. After I____________the elderly woman to the queue at the cash register, I stepped back and walked over the younger woman.

“Is that your mom?” I asked.

____________her eyes, she said, “Yeah.” There was annoyance in her reply.

“Mind some advice?” I asked.

I smiled to show her I wasn’t____________. “Cherish her,” I said. And then I answered her____________expression by saying, “When she’s gone, it’s these moments that’ll come back to you.”

The elderly woman moved back to her daughter. Surprisingly, the daughter placed her arm with obviously unaccustomed____________around her mother’s shoulders and together they made their way toward the store’s exit.