【推荐1】I decided it was time to learn how to ride a bike. This was not my first_________. I had tried on several occasions but always failed. But this shot (尝试) felt somewhat_________. Determined to succeed, I_________the streets of our quiet neighborhood.

The learning process proved_________. Day after day I would fall, but I went at it anyway. After a whole month of this_________of love and hatred, a day came when I could finally do it. Sweet_________! I began my daily tours by riding in the light traffic of the back streets, all the while being in constant_________. I gradually moved to even_________roads. I had a new cycling_________.

As my anxieties__________, I grew to care for the gust of wind__________fingering my hair, the unexpected drizzle, even snowflakes, on my back. I__________the sight of households tending to their flower beds. I__________the scents(香味) of freshly cut grass and blossoming roses.

__________, I gathered enough courage to ride alongside those youngsters taking crazy chances. I__________not to get in the way of sweaty joggers or speed walkers and learned to__________the street with dog walkers. I__________those neighbors busy stocking their garbage bins, chopping wood or sipping wine in their lawn chairs. I pinched (捏) the bell expertly to__________the many squirrels, raccoons and cottontails of my passage.

Learning to cycle has offered me more than just a new__________. I can now appreciate the small things in the area I live and understand how everything__________in harmony.

【推荐2】Ann’s neighbour Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local primary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could _______ it only for the day.

Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）and put them in mailboxes. _______ , Ann bought some pet foods in the dollar store nearby, and _______ her two sons not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was _______ from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four days later Ann was still _______ the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog _______ itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley _______ into the boys’ room where Ann _______ that Jack was suffering a heart attack caused by the operation. Riley ran over to Jack, and when Ann bent over to help him, the dog went _______ .

“If it hadn’t come to get me, the ________ said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to ________ it.

The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter ________ his dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started ________ , and told him, “That dog ________ my friend’s son.”

Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to ________ you: maybe you should keep it.”

【推荐3】The story happened when I was in Grade 6, My teacher Mr. Martin asked us to bring cards,candy and other_______to class. He wanted us to celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a class. I________this activity and thought it would be fun,     _____I asked my mom to help me make some nice cookies. I________bought some Thanksgiving cards. I couldn't wait to give them to my classmates.

When the day finally________, things went very well. People gave each other cards and candy Everyone seemed very_______ . I________all of the things I took to school to my classmates. However, I received nothing. I was surprised at what was happening. Mr. Martin then asked us to________what we received and say________it came from. When my name was called, I couldn't holdback my________because I didn't get anything from anyone. I was   _____by the people who said that they were my_________

It was surely a________Thanksgiving Day for me. I was angry. But I didn't want to________my classmates. I kept being kind to them and_______ hard and my efforts________. I became one of the best students in my class. My teachers and classmates were proud of me. Now I have many good friends by my side. The________from them alone will always be the best gift I will________forever.

I________that the best gifts in life don't come from stores but from our hearts. I'm glad that I made the right decision and________my classmates' friendship in the end.

【推荐2】Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mum who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m _________ or that I don't care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making home-made bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mums. _________, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the _________ to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and _________ every minute of their children’s life. Their words used to _________ me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So _________ I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I ended up feeling like a failure as a mum.

After many _________ attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inability as a mum, I finally accepted the fact that I am not good at cooking. I worked hard to be the _________ one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it _________. Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing __________ drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also __________ class parties, and they end up being left out because we don't have enough drinks for everyone.”

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could __________ remember how many kids were in the class. But her __________ taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mum.

Not everyone is to be a(n) __________ mum. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mum. I may not be able to bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provide something to drink. And I think that’s just as __________.

【推荐3】I always remember the first time I tried ballet. My mother was a _______ and I wanted nothing more than to be like her, but after _______ during my first class, I felt like I wanted to quit right away. As it was only my first day,_______, I told my mum I couldn’t wait to dance again.

Weeks passed and my dancing didn’t get any better. So when my dance teacher announced that we were to perform in a show, I feared _______ on my face in front of hundreds of people, and _______ my mum.

Even though I practiced for the show as much as I could, I never quite got the hang of it. Finally, feeling nervous and _______, I went to my mum to tell her how I felt. As I cried, I told her how _______ dancing was for me. My mother simply laughed and told me that from that day, she would teach me all she knew about ballet. She wiped the _______ from my face, and I smiled.

My mum quickly discovered how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest _______, love, and understanding. When I leapt and fell, she was there to catch me. When I lost my ________, she held me up. By the time the ________ arrived, I was as prepared as I could be.

The music began and my heart started to race. Breathing steadily, I began moving to the music without ________ a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed in ________.

After the show,my mum found me and gave me a huge hug, telling me how proud she was. I looked my mum in the eye and told her that there was no way this could have happened ________ her. Through this all, I realised one important ________: Never be afraid to reach for the stars, because even if you fall, you’ll always be wearing a “parachute”.

【推荐1】One good deed deserves another

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to _______ a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door. _______ a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I _______ you?”

“You don’t owe me _______,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for _______ of kindness.”   He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger _______, and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were _______. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her _______ disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately _______ from the chair and went down ________ the hospital hall towards her room.

________ his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room, ________ to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

After a long struggle, the ________ against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The ________ was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was ________ that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the ________ of the bill ________ her attention. She read these words.

“Paid ________ for a glass of milk.”

Dr Howard Kelly

Tears of joy ________ her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful ________ love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

【推荐3】Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its _______ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual (智力的) or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, because they were _______ by two of their four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome (唐氏综合征).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual or developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them an _______, they resolved to do something about it.

“It _______ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff _______ customers at the door, preparing food, serving coffee and cleaning tables, people would realize how _______ they are.”

When the shop opened, it immediately had _______ outside the door. The national press _______, and six months later, it had to move to a _______ space.

Today, the store employs 120 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Wright most proud is the ________ it has built in the community. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it’s what ________ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ________ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are. It’s ________ a cup of coffee. It’s a human rights movement. It has given our employees respect and a sense of being ________ that they deserve. For many employees, it’s their first job, and their ________ fills the air.”