【推荐1】When Paul was a child,he and his father rescued a baby squirrel named Suzy. The two bonded over their love of the animal,and it was a(n)_______the boy never forgot.

Decades later,another baby squirrel_______her way into Paul’s life,bringing his experience full circle! It all_______in 2019 when he was walking by a store and saw a terrified baby squirrel who was being_______by two birds.

The squirrel had_______of its own nest and right into that of a bird’s—and the birds weren’t_______about it. As Paul watched,they_______the squirrel onto the sidewalk. That was when he knew he had to intervene(干涉).

“I tried to put her back near her_______but her mother never took her back,”Paul said. “And after waiting over nine hours,I_______to take her to my place for the night. Tried to go to her nest again the next day but her mother didn’t want her.”

Once at home, Paul realized the squirrel, who he named Stella, seemed________.From there, he discovered she was________in fleas(跳蚤),so he gave her a(n)________and got her all cleaned up. The change in her demeanor(举止)was instantaneous!He called their________an“instant connection”.

“It was like,me and her were________to be together,”said Paul. As time went on,Paul and Stella got closer and closer. He attempted to release her into the________many times, but she just kept coming back! He soon________she was choosing to be with him,noting that she can________at any time through the window he lives open in his house.

Stella has become a big________of Paul’s life and family. He says everyone who meets her loves her,and she even________with his two dogs. He often thinks about Suzy and his dad, and he’s________that he was able to rescue Stella like his father did all those years ago.

【推荐3】I was resting when Jenny called. “There’s a thing that ________ you,” she said. “My cat found a mouse and I don’t know how you feel about cats with mice, although I have the ________ that you are afraid of bugs.”

“Bugs are afraid of me.” I said. Having been bitten by a spider, I decided my new ________ was simple: get them before they get you. “I will get it.”

The mouse was under the ________ when I arrived. After putting a broom handle beneath to force surrender, which ________, I walked beside the fridge, armed with a box.

It was a good plan, but it didn’t ________ according to plan. The box created a no-escape trap, the mouse ventured out and I slammed the box down. ________, the only thing inside the box was its tail, and the mouse was struggling to escape.

Meanwhile, sensing Jenny was going ________ on the mouse, I said, “Don’t you dare name it! It’s not your pet.” The mouse then crawled up on the broom handle, and we were now eyeball to eyeball.

I ________ for something else to get the mouse. She rushed over, and then a spatula (抹刀) descended over my shoulder.

“What? This is a MOUSE not a MOUSSE (奶油)!” Another container was handed. Despite my two-box move, the mouse ________ and shot back under the fridge.

I told Jenny to leave the kitchen light on, hoping the mouse would stay under the fridge and not ________ her bedroom at night.

After my departure, she found the mouse ________ in the sunlight, with the cat alongside, soaking up the rays as well. They seemed a(n) ________ couple. Learning from my ________, she got a box with a lid, and the mouse jumped in the box and helped her ________ the lid.

【推荐2】A grandmother was filmed taking notes during a Marvel superhero movie marathon, which at this point includes 30 movies. She wanted to be closer to her_________and talk to them about their_________

Cheryl Skiados, who is in her 70s, has 13 grandkids_________, aged from 6 to 22, and they’re all big Marvel fans. Rather than writing off their interests as silly, as grandparents are _________doing, she decided to try to get on the same _________as them.

“I just _________my grandparents, and I noticed my grandma was making her way through all the Marvel movies,” said 18-year-old Jackson. “She was_________them in the order they came out and she asked if I wanted to watch one with her, so of course, I said yes_________.”

“I think it really shows how much she_________her grandchildren, because she is willing to____________there for hours and watch superhero movies, and take notes on them, just so she can have something____________to talk to her grandkids about.”

The video has ____________the hearts of many online and racked up(累计) nearly seven million views, and hundreds of thousands of likes, along with it.

“We all ____________Grandma is getting the recognition she deserves for being a(n)____________grandmother,” said Jackson.

Skiados, in response to the____________, says she “thinks it’s funny,” and “her heart was warmed by all the comments.”

【推荐1】The Drum Set

To Gabe, everything was as a drum. He beat on the sofa. He beat on his school desk. His life was a steady beat of drum sounds.

All Gabe wanted was a drum set, but his parents couldn’t ________ to buy him one. Then, one day at school, the class began studying how to protect the Earth and its resources. Mr. Gomez ________ three things that everyone could do: recycle, reuse, and reduce.

Gabe thought about what he and his family already did. They recycled bottles, cans, and paper. They didn’t waste a lot, either. Gabe’s new jackets were ________ new. His elder brother had worn those years before. They also reduced. They ________ lights whenever possible.

As Mr. Gomez spoke, a brilliant ________ hit Gabe. Not only could he help protect the Earth, but he could also do something to make himself very happy! Then Mr. Gomez told the class about a science project. Gabe didn’t need any more ________. He already knew what he would do.

He ________ big balloons from his birthday party, found old cans of different sizes, and ________ some tape from his father. Then he cut off the narrow end of each balloon, stretched a balloon over the top of each can and taped it on the side of the can.

He tried out his drum set by beating on them one by one with chopsticks. Each drum made a ________ sound. It sounded pretty good!

The science presentations were held on Monday. When he finished his ________ with his drum set, his classmates clapped and cheered!

Finally, Gabe was chosen to be a member of the school band.

【推荐2】When Brian and Lauren got married last November, one very important person was missing: Brian's 91­year­old grandmother, Peg. After breaking her ankle, she was unable to _______ it to the couple's special day.

Peg was living for this wedding. _______ being at the hospital, she dressed up in an amazing outfit that day. About 2 hours before the ceremony, the couple decided to visit Peg. I, as their photographer, asked them if they wanted me to _______ them. At first, I really felt that it was their personal _______ and I didn't want to _______ in any way. But they wanted me to come and _______ the moment.

When they walked into that room, Peg was so _______ to see the couple. She kept saying “I can't believe you're here! ” I was closely following Lauren and Brian into the room，_______ I didn't miss Peg's every _______. Upon seeing them, her face just ________. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.

This is what ________ are all about — family and love. On their big day, the couple spared time to visit Peg and made her the ________ grandma in the world. This was ________ an amazing moment and I'm thankful to photograph them.

Just a month later, Peg ________. On that day, I realized what I had done was really special for this family. Being able to give the family something that they can look back on, I am ________ with the occupation I have chosen.