【推荐1】One night after dinner my dad told my brother and me that we needed to have a family talk. As I sat on the foot of my parents’ bed watching my mom _______to tell us what was going on, I heard the two words that would change my whole_______:multiple sclerosis (MS) (多发性硬化). I was only 14 then. _______all I could do was burst into tears.

The house was a mix of_______and quietness in the weeks that followed. I had never felt so alone and helpless. I was sure if I hadn’t gotten _______I would have gone crazy. After a few months I went to my first MS support group. I was excited to_______these meetings and ask the doctors there all the questions that the articles hadn’t_______.When the speaker named Rita that night stood and introduced herself, I was_______to hear she was a nurse who is _______for multiple sclerosis. I had__________heard of a nurse having such a specific field.

As she __________, I discovered how much Rita understood about how this disease was__________ my family. Over time I __________Rita’s job really mattered. That’s when I discovered I__________to be a nurse. The work my mom’s doctors and nurses have done with her has vastly __________her life. They teach her to be__________and supply her with many types of __________.

I think the best people to help others get through __________are those who have gone through them firsthand and I feel that my__________will help me become an __________nurse who can help other families get through hardships of having a loved one with an illness.

【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】My bed is supposed to be the best part of my home — the place where I go to find _____and relaxation after a long, stressful day. So, lately, why do I get ______ just looking at it? I can’t leave this problem unsolved to the next day, because I can’t get to ______ in the first place: I am a victim of insomnia (失眠).

I’m not ______: studies show that more than one in three people worldwide ____ insomnia. It takes different ______: some people can get to sleep on time, but ______ much too early; others get a full-night’s sleep but still ______ very tired when they wake up. And then there are people like me, ordinary insomniacs who toss and turn all ______, trying to fall asleep.

Insomnia is most commonly a side effect of depression, but it can ______ be caused by many other ailments(小病痛). To find the ______, doctors first find out the cause by ______ a “sleep diary,” in which you record your sleep habits. The diary may reveal(揭示) lifestyle patterns, ____ an afternoon nap, which are causing your _______. Dr. Mark Dyken, a specialist in sleep disorders, writes that, “a good sleep diary can often ______ the patients to ‘cure themselves.’”

A good night’s sleep is created during the day. ______ in the beginning or middle of the day, and ______ from caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes in the afternoon and evening. After dark, dim the lights and try to ______ stress. Our bodies like consistent patterns, so we should let ____ know that it’s time to wind down.

If you can’t fall asleep, keep the lights ______.Try reading a book or listening to soft music. You’ll most likely be asleep.

【推荐1】Sam, the four-legged superhero, works to keep a park in Santiago clean. The dog’s superpower? Collect garbage as a _________ for visitors.

Sam, who takes regular _________ in Santiago’s park with his owner Gonzalo Chiang, has become a(an) _________, wearing a green cape(斗篷) in a comic(连环画) used as an educational guide.

It _________ when Sam and his owner had to stop again and again in the city’s largest green area to _________ plastic bottles, cans and food packages. “On Sam’s walks, we began to find a lot of _________,” Chiang said. “From there, the need to come prepared to take away the garbage that we found on each visit became _________. The walk is a good opportunity to _________, rather than litter,” Chiang said.

Park officials were impressed and decided to use Sam’s _________ in its park care campaign. Catalina Aravena turned Sam into a cartoon in Sam: The Parquemet Superhero, __________ visitors to take their waste with them or use __________ points along the path. “This became much more __________ than expected,” Aravena said. “It reached different schools and has spread very well on social media.”

The __________ launched anti-litter campaigns last year urging drink vendors(摊主) to switch from plastic to glass cups and started __________ garbage into separate bins.

“Sam and Gonzalo have __________ us to accelerate this education process and structure this garbage classification,” said Eduardo Villalobos, the park’s acting director.

【推荐1】I was waiting anxiously for the bus to start. A woman, sitting next to me, and her daughter both seemed ______. She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously; ______, the mother had lost her______. Apart from money, it also had her phone and a phone number of an official she was to meet for discussing a______matter which had to be ______ by tomorrow morning.

I handed her my cellphone without______and told her that she could make any call she wanted. I also______a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her______. After making several calls, they finally ______to the official! They turned to look at me______and thanked me many times.     

The next morning, I received a call from the mother, saying that they couldn’t tell how much my______act touched them. I was______to be thanked in this way. I never thought my simple offer______so much in her heart. And I thought of how many opportunities for______we had lost— something with easy access may make a big______to others.