【推荐1】From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always _______my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections, _______I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it _______to win a school election. I was _______

As I cried in my room that evening, I_______took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would_______for elections again in my final year at school — and I would win.

I recognized that my_______had a lot of things in their favor (有利). What were the points that would work in _______ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest_______was the faith (信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __________ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I __________ my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to__________them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, __________ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election__________, I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students__________. That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was__________theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had__________much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people __________ the way. I had won the __________and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and__________their day.

【推荐3】I wouldn't have picked up that dusty card without seeing those big words: DON'T FORGET. I was _______. Don't forget what? Under the words were three numbered items. 1.Snow peas. 2.Shakespeare. 3.Sadira Kirmani. What was my name doing on someone's list?

Yesterday was my first day here. Since Mrs Allison _______ me, nobody except the boy with glasses spoke to me and asked if he could have my cake at lunch. I tried to _______ on the lessons, but my mind went _______. Snow peas, Shakespeare, and me? “Sadira.” I _______ when Mrs Allison called my name. “It's time to line up for _______.”

As I moved through the line, I heard a girl with braces ask, “What's that？”， _______ at a pan. “Snow peas，” the lady answered. “I'll try some snow peas，” the boy behind me _______. Snow peas! Number 1 on the list.

After lunch, Mrs Allison _______ that it was “rhyme time.” The boy who'd asked for snow peas stood up. “OK, Wyatt.” Mrs Allison nodded. “‘To be or not to be...’”Wyatt began. When he ________， Mrs Allison added, “Shakespeare wrote sonnets, a special kind of ________.” Shakespeare? Number 2 on the list. I started to ________， wondering what would happen next.

After school, I sat alone on the bus. It was quite a while before I ________ Wyatt. He smiled in a ________ way, saying “I wanted to talk to you. I almost forgot.”

“Forgot what？”

“You're number 3 on my list.”

So now I ________ what was going on. “My mom's ________. I'm supposed to try three new things every day.” continued Wyatt.

That night, I made my own ________. 1.Try the spinach quiche. 2.Offer my ________ to the boy with glasses.3.Say ________ to the girl with braces. Then I smiled before adding one more ________： Thank Wyatt.

【推荐3】I’d like to take you back about seven years in my life.  I was called into a meeting that was already in _______. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was _______, along with several others. I was 64 years old at the time.  I signed a stack of papers, gathered my _______ belongings, and left to join my wife who was waiting for me at a nearby _______, completely unaware. Fast-forward several hours, we both got really silly drunk.

So, 40 plus years of continuous _______ for a variety of companies was over. I thought I’d be just _______. I was an engineer in manufacturing and packaging.  Retirement was, like for so many people, _______ not an option for me.

And then an idea began to _______ root, born from my concern for our _______. I wanted to ________ my own business, designing, manufacturing green packaging from waste and ________ the toxic, disposable plastic packaging to which we’ve all become ________. This is called clean technology, and it ________ really meaningful to me. A venture that could help to reduce the billions of pounds of single-use plastic _________ dumped each year.

And so now at age 66, with 40 years of ________, I became an entrepreneur for the very first time. However, there are lots of issues to ________ for a start-up, but hardly ________ for me. But five years later, I’m proud to ________ with you that we have no debt, and our patent was ________, with 20 awards for the work that we’ve done. But ________, we’ve made a small dent(进展) in the worldwide plastic pollution crisis.

【推荐1】Ciudad Perdida, Colombia’s “Lost City” is older than Machu Picchu. There are no trains or buses allowing of _________ travels to reach its ruins. The remote place is only _________ on foot: a tiring multi-day hike.

Despite this, I couldn’t _________ the opportunity to visit Ciudad Perdida. 12 other hikers and I went there in _________ with a licensed guide. The dirt path, which _________ through towering palms and dangling vines (藤蔓), proved _________ right from the start. Along the way we also met the _________. They have been left _________ for centuries and there’s a deep bond between them and the land.

The next morning, we were off early to _________ the heat, but high temperatures and muscle pain had already set in by the time we reached the final stage—1,200 stone steps to __________. After finally lifting my painful body up the long flight of stairs, my eyes __________ the scene that had __________ the backbreaking journey: Ciudad Perdida.

I looked down and wondered at the beautiful site below. While the return trip included __________ the mental hurdle (障碍) of having already accomplished our goal, the experience is the one I would do __________. It is the difficulty that makes the journey a more __________ one. Earned views are always better.

【推荐2】Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car and even the _____ train station is far away from my house.______, I wasn’t sure how to get there.

I posted a(n)____ for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met ___________ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived ____ he drove away. My heart _____ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared _____ and thus our friendship began.

I ended up arriving at the nursing home in ______. The tiny team of servers there were ______ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of _____ to the elderly.

That evening when my new ______ dropped me off at the station, he ______ that it was in a deserted area. So he parked his car and said, “We will wait for the ______ to come together.” I couldn’t believe his _______.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he ______ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he ______ to sit near the edge of the train tracks, waiting ______ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train______. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station _______ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always ______ me how to love and how to give.

【推荐3】Ask someone for their first memory and they will often give some fairly dull possibilities and not be sure which comes first. However, I have no doubt at all about mine. The earliest thing I recall is looking down and seeing flames coming out of my ankles.

It was a Sunday afternoon in July 1981 when I ______ fire. I was in the garden with my dad. It was a sunny day but slightly breezy（有微风的）. I was standing nearby as my dad ______ to light the barbecue. After several failed attempts, ______ he had to use some sort of accelerant （助燃剂）. It caused a small fireball, which was flying towards me ______ the breeze suddenly changed in my direction. That’s where the ______ memory of my burning ankles kicks in. My dad ______ fast. He dashed indoors, grabbed a large blanket and ______ to wrap me in it.

The next thing I remember is sitting on a box, feeling hot and ______ water over and over again; then being driven to a ______ . I underwent lots of skin operations and for weeks I wasn’t able to bend my legs, which had to be wrapped in bandages. ______ this period, I don’t recall experiencing pain. It was only when I ______ what an exciting summer my sister was having that my situation began to seem unbearable.

My dad and I have never talked much about the ______ — my dad has never been an especially ______ person. Now that I have kids of my own, I do sometimes wonder what he ______ . I’ve never felt any ______ towards him, and I recognize that but for his swift actions the situation could have been worse. But I’d certainly never have a barbecue with my kids.