【推荐2】Growing up, Mychal Threets fell in love with reading at Fairfield Civic Center Library (FCCL) in California. Now, at age 33, he is the supervising librarian of FCCL and has gained a _________ of more than 650,000 people who _________ watching the videos he posts about libraries on social media.

Threets was mostly home schooled by his mother. They spent hours at FCCL each day, so it became a _________ to him, he said. But he didn’t see many people who looked like him employed there and didn’t consider _________ a librarian until age 23, when he was hired to shelve _________ at a different Fairfield library. That’s when “my librarian _________ began,” he said. Threets took librarian education courses and worked his way up to the _________ he now holds.

About two years ago, he began _________ what he calls his “library joy” on TikTok and Instagram. He posts videos about being a librarian as well as _________ on using a library card, book recommendations, and stories about children who have discovered their love of __________ at the library.

Although the attention he receives for his posts can feel __________ at times, Threets is mostly encouraged that he has been accomplishing his goal. “I ought to __________ people how cool libraries are and how much library workers __________ their communities,” he said.

The __________ he has for young people is to remember to visit their own local library. When life gets tough, Threets said, you can always find a __________ in there.

【推荐2】Ingrid Silva: I'm a ballerina that never was

Silva grew up in Rio de Janeiro's Benfica, a working-class neighborhood near the city's stadium. A neighbor Who _______ near a dance studio _______ Silva's mom to consider classes for her children. At eight-years-old, Silva started _______ lessons after passing a (an) _______ that landed her in a program that provided classical ballet training for children _______ teens that could not afford dance class.

At 13-years-old, Silva knew she wanted to pursue ballet as career, despite the odds (可能性) seemingly _______her. Let's be real, black girls aren't seen much in the world of _______ ballet.

"There aren't many black ballerinas(芭蕾舞女演员)in Brazil, which is _______ but racism was never something in the middle of my dream. When I _______ the chance to come to New York and dance with Dance Theater of Harlem I ________   there were no barriers in my way,"   Silva said.

At first ballet and her body just never quite ________.   It worked wonders for her posture and form, Silva never ________ her passion for dancing. Silva still takes classes occasionally for a workout. She still goes to ________ , and has always kept her eye on amazing dancers, especially black ballerinas, ________ to be a black ballerina is a revolutionary act.

________ , if people don't believe you can win, then you have to make them believe. You always have to believe that you can. No matter what people tell you, ________ for your dreams and never give up.

Silva doesn't realize her presence has an influence ________ the world, which ________ her charm. She plans to dance for as long as she can, and she, will ________ leave a trail(痕迹)of black girl magic ________ her in the process.

【推荐3】Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many stories and many of them were _________ stories. These stories are still read by many people all over the world. _________writing, he also liked hunting and fishing very much, so one year he went to _________ for a holiday and spent three very pleasant weeks in the _________ there.

When he had to go back home, he drove to the station with his _________. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he got into the smoking car and _________ in one of the comfortable seats there. The car was _________ when he got in, but a few minutes later, _________ man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain looked at the man and thought that this man looked quite _________. However, it would be __________ to say nothing in that situation, __________ he said good morning to the man, and they began to talk.

First they talked about the __________ and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It would be a __________ to come to Maine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have.” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just __________ three weeks there and I had a very good time, too. And let me tell you something. __________ fishing isn’t allowed in Maine at this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish with my baggage in this train. I like to eat fish, so I packed it in ice to __________ it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?”

The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several __________ and then answered, “I’m a __________. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?”

Mark Twain was surprised and __________ when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, “Well, I’ll tell you, sir. I’m the man who tells the biggest __________ in America.”

【推荐1】When I was little, I’d play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world. Yet it was only after he passed away that I ______ how fast his stories had faded away.

Therefore, I understood the importance of ______ memories, which ultimately changed my ______ outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. All too often, we take for granted the ______ that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives. They help to ______ who we are, providing markers of our growth. Naturally, I believe we are all ______ about our ancestor, but ______ we can be easily stuck on knowing what questions to ask.

Full of regrets but armed with a new found ______, I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious ______ for those they love—before it’s too late. As freelancer (自由职业者) platforms became mainstream, I discovered many highly qualified writers were ______ around the world, so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book. ______, Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ______.

Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and ______ the present. It has been documented that learning more about one’s family history has been linked to ______ emotional health, and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.

Of all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme. Other common themes are love, enterprising spirit, overcoming difficulty, and settling in new surroundings. However, ______ is a thread that always ties these together.

【推荐2】On February 3, when 18-year-old Janice drove through Los Angeles, California, something unexpected happened to the four teenage girls inside her car. As they ______ a crossroad, another car rushed straight into them, sending their black car ______ the yard of a nearby home.

As ______ came out from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” The ______ had made driver’s side door cave in, jamming it shut. Shocked, but ______ OK, she crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also ______ to free themselves, she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she ______ that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Janice ran back and found Simmons lying in the back seat. “She wasn’t moving,” Janice recalled. She threw open the ______ door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the ______ glass as best as she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I ______ her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No ______ of life. “That’s when I started CPR(心肺复苏术).”

Had the accident happened a few weeks ______ , she might not have known what to do. But Janice, who wants to pursue a(n) ______ in medicine, had learned her CPR certificate just the day before. Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Janice knew she had ______ little time to practice what she’d learned.

She started pumping Simmons’s ______ with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in ______ of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No ______ . And then, after the 30th compression(按压), Simmons began ______ and gasping(喘息)for air. The CPR had worked!

Soon, paramedics(救护人员)arrived and ______ Simmons to the hospital, where she received stitches for a deep cut in her forehead. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. ”I wasn’t ______ ,“ Simmons told CNN. ”She will always help any way she can.“

【推荐3】Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual “Back to School Bash” program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free ________ in the community. Holmes decided to ________ by providing help to kids. He was ________ two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his ________ day, but he chose to ________ his time and gave free haircuts to lower class kids on condition that the kids should ________ their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so ________ that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would ________ a favorite book, settle into the barber chair and read aloud ________ Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they’d review the book, from the ________ and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.

Holmes, who is married ________ two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to ________ with their kids. So he hopes to offer some ________ in this way. And he admits he,________, benefits from doing that.

There was a seven-year-old kid who ________ stuttered (结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and ________. When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That ________ Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get ________, he plans to restart his ________ as the Storybook Barber. “Today’s world is full of guns and violence,” he says, “The barbershop is a ________ place for the kids to come and read books.”