【推荐1】When I was in middle school, I got mad at my parents because they would never give anything to the homeless that passed by us.

On a family vacation in Washington D.C, there was a ______ man down the street. My family ______ with our eyes at our feet. On our final day in the city, when my ______ went for an evening walk, I ran out of our hotel room ______ and ran down the street to the homeless man.

He looked at me with curiosity（好奇）, surely not ______ anything from a middle school girl. I asked him what he would have for ______. He replied he would have hamburgers.

I ran into the grocery store down the block and ______ five hamburgers and many other foods. I ran back with a grin（咧嘴笑）on my face and ______ the grocery bags full of food to him. His ______ has been in my mind ever since.

I ran back to the ______ as soon as possible. When my parents ______, my dad told me he had a ______ for me. He asked if I still ______ the homeless man down the street from our hotel and I shyly ______. He then told me, with a grin on his face, a story of ______ as they were returning from their walk the homeless man was ______ grocery bags full of food with other homeless people around and they were all smiling and laughing as they ______. I smiled at my dad but never to this day have I told him the ______ story of that homeless man.

I still haven't forgotten that man’s smile but I wish I had the ______ to do this more often. One ______ fearless act by a middle school girl can begin a series of effect of smiles and dignity（尊严）.

【推荐2】The rosebushes were finally in full bloom on that spring morning.

The sight of roses always brings to________Wanda’s childhood memories. Then the family had no _____to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to ________ .

Currently, to have a backyard full of different roses is pure ________. And her husband, Dale, devotedly ________the roses. ________that she loves the very first blooms, he picked some on this particular morning.

But as Dale returned, he came across a neighbor who had________ for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale generously gave the ________ to her. And even though their visitor ______ she didn’t want to take them, she was_______ assured (确信) that the flowers were hers to keep.

Seeing her precious first blooms go out the door________Wanda with regret, and a bit of ________. She knew it was “better to give than to receive.” ________, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.

Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car.

Then, without_______, an older woman suddenly appeared at the open window, and gave her a bunch of fresh roses!“These are for you. They’re my first blooms this spring.”

Completely ________,Wanda thanked the woman and_______ for a moment to breathe in the rich fragrance. When she looked back, the mysterious visitor was gone.

That special______changed Wanda. It made her understand the true meaning of_________gifts. Now, she always_______her first blooms to others , as a(n)________that someone is thinking of them.

【推荐3】Eighth grade was a terrible year. Jenny and I both knew it, but we didn't talk about it. On cold winter days, she _______me how she lay on her pony Redwing’s back. Then we would_______on a long journey, riding and walking. She left in ninth grade and I_______her. We had got each other through a   _______time.

Anyone with children knows the rapid friendships formed with parallel parents. To Jenny, I will be forever_______. We met on a_______ in New Jersey. Her twin boys were about the same_______as my daughter. She lived in the beach town. I lived alone with my_______a block away. My husband had left for North Dakota, leaving me to_______out what to do next. Now,________，there was someone I could talk to. For the next weeks, we met at the beach, and I would go________with her so that the________could go on playing. The normal state of her little home________my broken heart.

Such friends as these often________when your own life is off balance; they________you till the world settles on its axis (轴）once again.

【推荐2】Li Ning is called the prince of gymnasts. When he ______ at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major ___ across the world. They _____ six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (as well as two silver and a bronze), Li Ning was the best, _______ sports journalists met in

1999 to make a _______of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Ning's name was on it, ______ footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad Ali.   But ______ he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired ________the feeling that he had failed. He was _______ because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

But it was this sense of failure _____ made him determined to succeed in his new life. A year after his retirement, Li Ning _____ a new career as a businessman. But he didn't forget his sporting background. He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, __________with global giants like Nike and Adidas. He made the ______ choice, for a Chinese person, of choosing his own name as the brand mark. The bright red logo is _____ the first two pinyin letters or Li Ning's name, L and N.

Li Ning's sports clothes came ______ the market at just the right time. The number of young people with money to _____ was on the increase — and sport had never been so ______ Li Ning' s designs were attractive, and they had a major _____ over their better-known rivals — they were ______ A pair of Nike trainers, for example, could cost up to five times as________as a similar Li Ning product. Success for Li Ning was guaranteed, and it came quickly.

【推荐3】Vanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant and one of their daughters.

“We are completely devastated (摧毁) by the_________loss of my adoring husband, Kobe-the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna — a loving, thoughtful and wonderful daughter, and amazing_________to Natalia, Bianka and Capri,” Vanessa Bryant wrote.

The Bryants would have_________their 19th wedding anniversary this April. They had four daughters including Natalia, Bianka, Capri and the 13-year-old Gianna who died in the crash.

“There aren’t_________words to describe our pain right now,” Vanessa Bryant wrote. “I take_________in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved. We were so fortunate to have them in our_________. I wish they were here with us_________. They were our beautiful blessings_________from us too soon.”

“I’m not sure what our lives hold_________today, and it’s impossible to__________life without them,” Vanessa Bryant continued, “But we wake up each day,__________to go ahead because Kobe, and our baby girl, Gigi, are shining on us to__________the way. Our love for them is__________. I just wish I could hug them, kiss them and have them here with us right now.”

There has been no__________on funeral or memorial plans yet for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Vanessa Bryant asked for continued__________of her family’s privacy as it is “going through this new reality”.

【推荐1】What's on Top of Your Mountain?

Some people live to climb the highest mountains. Some people only think about it while others ________ ever climbing at all. But one thing is ________ —all people ________ mountains in their life.

When I was a little girl, my parents ________ us to the tiny village of Otongo, Hidalgo, Mexico, which was at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while ________ the green woods of this mountain, I found a set of ________ . What could these steps lead to? Could this be the way to the ________ ?

________ got the best of me, so I started climbing up those ________ steps. I climbed and climbed, but still there was ________ in sight. It was getting real dark. The voice of reason ________ me to hurry back home and try again the next day. I ran back home in the dark while trying not to get too ________ . That night, I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this ________ mountain. Could there be a handsome prince, ________ or monsters up there?

Those were the days when we dared to ________ We dared to do crazy things. We ________ ! I created this childhood fantasy to make my days so much more ________ as a kid. This story is a good metaphor for life today. You might ask, "What was at the top of that mountain? What would you have wanted to find?” Dream about what's at the top of your mountain. What do you want out of ________ ?

Tomorrow is another day, and still, you must ________ , Whatever you do, never ever ________ your dream! Never let anyone tell you, "You can't”.

【推荐2】Wang Shun became China’s first Olympic champion in the men’s individual medley event in Tokyo 2020. In a live chat, Wang reveals how years of struggles and setbacks _________ him into a world-beater.

Recalling his childhood, Wang has pleasant _________ of the moment that raised his initial curiosity about _________ . After that, Wang set a great goal that he wanted to be an Olympic _________ . He always trained seriously and often _________ to stay in the pool for long hours.

During his training, Wang _________ many setbacks and difficulties, and realized it would not be_________to reach the top of swimming. In 2019, _________ , his performances were not ideal and he was really upset at the time about this. Then in June, he injured his ankle, which forced him to _________ two-week training and the recovery process was pretty __________ and he even thought about quitting.

__________, Wang has a considerate coach Zhu Zhigen, who __________ with Wang and kept helping him improve mentally and physically. Zhu acts like parents toward his __________ — a level of care he displays for Wang to this day. Before the final at the Tokyo Olympics, the coach __________ guarded the door for Wang to ensure he slept well, because 10 athletes shared a room. With the help of his coach, Wang overcame all the __________ and got the first prize in Tokyo 2020.