【推荐1】From Zero to Hero: Italy’s Chinese Help Beat Coronavirus

When Chinese-born businessman Luca Zhou flew home from China on Feb 4 to rejoin his family in Prato, Italy, he put himself straight into quarantine (隔离) in his bedroom for 14 days, ______ from his wife and son. “We had learned about the COVID-19 disease and known what was ______ in our homeland and we were ______ for ourselves, our families and friends,” said the 56-year-old, who has a ______ exporting Italian wine to China.

After ______ his self-quarantine, he walked outside in ______ and gloves. He said the few other Chinese on the ______ also wore them, anxious not to ______ the virus to others. “My ______ friends looked strangely at me. I tried many times to ______ to them that they should wear them…but they didn’t ______,” Luca said. “When I came back to Prato, no Italian authority told me anything. We did it all by ourselves. If we had not done it, we would all be infected (感染), Chinese and Italians.”

Back from new year holidays in China, many were fully aware what was coming and ______ the word: stay home. So as Italians headed to the ski slopes and ______ into cafes and bars as ______, the Chinese inhabitants (居民) of Prato had seemingly ______.

As Italian infections began to ______ in late February and early March, some families, many of whom keep Chinese citizenship, even began ______ children to relatives in China, alarmed at the ______ and behavior of Italians around them.

Soon the disease took away many lives and perhaps it was ______ that the locals began to realize how ______ and wisely the Chinese were behaving.

【推荐2】About six years ago I started having panic attacks (恐慌症). I began my journey to _______ them with traditional tools, all of which were a great help. ________, a year later treatment was no longer needed.

Frustratingly, about a year after that, I started to develop ________ and began to have panic attacks once again. I tried what I knew best and went back to my previous _______, but I was still struggling and far from feeling well again ________ I got some new advice.

I loved to sing when I was young. My childhood had been ________ with creativity, yet for most of my adult life it was neglected. A therapist told me that mental health issues are common among the ________ minds of the world when creativity is suppressed (压制) . To regain it, I decided to get back into ________. Then I joined a group called Sound, a pop choir. Much better, I found the ________ to audition (试音). I was amazed that I managed to ________ such a risky situation and not have a panic attack. The audition itself was a win for me, never mind how I did.

I have now been a ________ of the choir for three years. I love the community and the performances. It ________ me of who I was at school. My path back then was always “do what you love”. My entire ________ was filled with fond memories because of that, and I was starting to build that back into my adult life.

Now, I am feeling a lot better. When I am ________, distraction (分散注意力) is key and singing does ________ . It sends me into a state in which my body works with pure passion and joy. More importantly, I will have exercised my creativity and relieved my anxiety.

【推荐3】I believe in miracles(奇迹) because I've seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a_____in my upper jaw，”she said．“I told my own dentist it's nothing，but he ______I come to see you”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied(陪伴) her．He would____to add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the ____of her mouth．A careful examination later _____that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．

During her next appointment，I explained to her the______of the problem She held my hand in hers and said，“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just_____．”

I thought otherwise．After a great deal of ____on my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to ____me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected，____treatment．

About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and______．

“How are you?” I asked．

“I’m just fine，honey，”she responded in ______ spirits．“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all，I answered _____ ，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it. ”

I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had ____ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness ____．

I had read of such things happening，but had ____seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting ____to see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are in miracle，______through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to______the miracles of one another．

Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that a miracle is____we choose to find it．

【推荐1】In order to visit her mom at Bradley Manor nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacqueline Mason had to _______ a specific time and stick to it. Unfortunately, as she _______ her way over to the correct part of Belfast, Ireland, she realized she had gotten on the wrong bus. Once she discovered what was going on, she _______ in tears and told Alec Bailey, her bus driver, what had happened. Her story _______ his heart, so Alec decided to take a detour to help the mother and daughter reunite.

Before _______ the course, Alec explained the situation to the rest of his _______. Amazingly, they all _______ that he should take the detour(绕行)to get Jacqueline to her mom in time! With their _______, he moved through traffic as quickly as he could and finally _______ Jacqueline off-just in time for her 30-minute visit!

Jacqueline found herself in tears again, but this time, they were tears of __________! “He has made my Christmas and he has made my year. I can't thank him enough, ”she said. She ________ that every single people on the bus is a hero too! Soon, Alec's daughter was telling him that she had seen his wonderful act of kindness on the news! Despite all the ________ he has gotten since then, only one thing ________ to him. “The smile and the joy on her face just said it all and I was just so __________, ”he explained, “It was just a nice, magical moment. It was just the __________ thing to do.”

【推荐2】When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very _________ about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty _________ and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish. ” I remember being even more upset then because. “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to _________ the same thought. Besides, I _________, how could what I think _________ what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really _________. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started to _________the regular meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very _________ to water temperature. That is why fish prefer _________ water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides. water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the __________. Yet. fish don’t have any eyelids（眼皮）and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became __________ at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the __________ circles, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like __________. ” But it didn’t completely __________. My dad never once said. “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. ”Years later, with great efforts to promote(推广) long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I came to __________ what we all need is to think more like customers.

【推荐3】As a child I once read an article about the Pacific Crest Trail (太平洋屋脊步道) in National Geographic. It was a ______ of two men who walked 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada with huge packs. It caught my eye, as I, too, ______ adventures in the wilderness. I've always remembered that story, but never believed I would actually ______ it. It was too far out of my comfort zone.

But then, at the age of 42, I hiked the 88 Temples Trail through Japan. There, I experienced how ______ it could be to hike alone. What ______ me most were the fantastic mountains, grand temples and generous local people. And ______, I managed to complete the trail in six weeks without any severe injuries. For the first time, I ______ that I could achieve my dream of travelling around America one day.

When I shared my plan with friends and colleagues, the news was welcomed with ______ reactions. From some I got enthusiastic ______. But from others there were frowns and question marks. Half a year away from my family was a ______ for me. Yet it wouldn't defeat me. After all, six months is ______ a short period in a lifetime. After having worked hard for 20 years in shiny office buildings, I felt the need for more ______ in my life. I hoped to ______ and look within, as well as explore the unfamiliar things. I understood that I needed them both. ______ John Muir once put it, "Keep close to ______... and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."

【推荐1】Along with a dozen boys, I made a trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of attending many years ago. Although the trip had been fun for the most part, I felt _________ from time to time. I was missing my family and _________that I wouldn’t be seeing them much if I studied here. I was also missing the_________of my home. I loved how they _________ a thousand shades of green in the spring and then became a sea of gold, red and orange in the fall. I loved the smell of the wild flowers.

Here in Iowa everything was flat. What I could see was a wild prairie (大草原) with no trees. All that I could _________was a mixture of corn, mud and pigs. One day after a long walk, I rested with my eyes closed and _________being back home again. _________, when I opened them, I saw something that _________my heart. It was a grassland sunset. It seemed to fill the sky from horizon to horizon. Gold, red and purple clouds all _________ together in a picture painted by nature’s own hand. It was so__________that it took my breath away. It made the sunsets of my hometown seem tiny in __________. At that moment I knew how __________ and judgmental I had been. This place also had its own __________. This place was also a part of nature’s creation.

Over the years to come I learned something else. Each of us has a(n) __________beauty as well. Each of us has our own unique__________and abilities.

【推荐2】I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the_________society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I_________hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. As the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you _________have done. Life has become hopelessly_______. A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you_________things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I_________at the other end of the town. I was amazed that this simple vehicle could let me_________long distances in a fairly short time. But how_________did I really go?

Since I hated to be_______, I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to__________an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but added, “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a__________without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were__________ to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many functions.” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.

“You can’t leave the back part ________,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons behind the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel__________on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to__________the offer.

“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.