【推荐1】For years, Sammie Vance, 14, has been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. She has been _______ the Buddy Bench program since the third grade. The program was that anyone at school feeling _______ could sit on the “buddy bench”, telling other kids he or she needed a friend.

Sammie got the _______ for the program at a summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be cool to have a buddy bench in her _______, so when she returned, she _______ the idea to the headteacher.

Getting _______ for the project was just the first step. “There have been a lot of other _______, like money,” Sammie says. To cut down costs and be eco-friendly, Sammie decided to make the bench out of _______ material. So she got her community to gather bottle caps.

_______ of the project got out, and soon Sammie was getting caps from people in all 50 states, and even from people in Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries. ________, she collected more than 1,200 pounds of bottle caps. A company called Green Tree Plastics was ________ of upcycling (升级改造) these into three benches.

Not long after that, ________ her own school, more than 200 schools and parks nationwide, in Mexico and Australia ________ benches through the program as well. Her work continues to spread ________ far and wide. “We recently got a bench in Ghana, Africa,” she says.

Sammie thinks her small gesture can make other people’s day and that even small acts of kindness can ________.

【推荐3】A lottery winner in Kentucky won a six-figure jackpot (头奖). However, she wasn’t the only one who ________—she celebrated her win by ________ gift cards at a local store.

Crystal Dunn of Louisville put $20 into the Kentucky Lottery’s online game, Bank Buster Jackpot Instant Play. In this game, players are given three ________ to win a “progressive jackpot” through number ________. Dunn won the game’s $146,351.74 progressive jackpot a few seconds after she ________ the lottery ticket.

“I saw that and didn’t believe it ________,” Dunn told the lottery board. “It’s a pretty ________ feeling.” She continued, “I never thought I would win something like this, but this goes to show it can ________.”

Dunn traveled to the headquarters of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation to ________ her jackpot on July 8. After taxes, she ________ a check for $103,909.73. Dunn said she ________ to use the money to buy a car and pay off bills. But she made it ________ that she would spread a little ________ before she returned home with her winnings.

She stopped by Meijer—a supercenter store chain in Kentucky—to ________ a part of her jackpot. Dunn purchased $2,000 in gift cards and ________ them to random shoppers.

“Many were excited, but a few were ________, thinking I was wanting something ________,” Dunn reportedly told the lottery board. “I got a(n) ________ gift and I believe in paying it forward and I wanted to pass it along,” she continued. “________, sharing is caring and giving is more ________ than receiving. I’ve worked hard for everything I have. This is a pretty amazing gift.”

【推荐1】Much of what I learned about beauty is from my daughter, Inga, 24. She often sits for hours in front of the   _______ applying makeup(化妆品) and   _______ her hair to perfection. Once _______, she arranges herself in her study and reads books.

When this began, I found it _______. Why bother? Why did she go to the _______ of applying makeup and curling her hair, just to stay at home? With no one _______her mom around to admire her, it seemed a waste of _______ and time. I couldn’t help throwing my question at her after _______ in silence for several weeks. She answered, “Because it makes me feel good.” In- stead of being _______ by my doubts, Inga continued to go her own way.

________, she was putting herself first. What others thought of her was not the ________. I had to admit that I had become so practical that I was ________ to enjoy myself. Most of time, I was always arranging my hair and makeup out of ________ and trying to present my best side to others. If I ________ makeup, it was either for a date or for an event where I would look de- cent with my ________.

If I had paid attention to myself, I could have found more ________ and satisfaction in my own life. Inga was explaining a kind of ________ that many of us found it hard to ________ our- selves in no matter when and where. The simple act in the daily life offered me a view that ________ begins the moment you decide to be yourself. ________ yourself with the attention and love you deserve.

【推荐3】Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard. _________, his son was lazy and did nothing at all.

The wise man was _________ about his son’s future. One day, he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure. Then he _________ his son a map.

The next day the son left _________ the map. Along the way, he met lots of _________, but he overcame them. After a long year, he _________ the place his father said. He spent a week _________ the treasure everywhere, but didn’t find _________.

He was disappointed and decided to return home. On his way _________, he experienced the same scenery. Sometimes, he __________ to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt __________ make meals. He was now able to tell __________ by the position of the sun during a day. He met those __________ people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them.

When he got home, he said __________ to his father for finding nothing.

“There wasn’t any treasure in that place, my dear son,” the father said __________, “But I think you have found you own future path.”