【推荐2】Choose what you want to do, and don’t stop until getting there. You can _________ beyond your wildest dreams.

My goal for myself last year was to _________ a half marathon. I was inspired by the runners in the world, seeing them run a half, then _________ a full marathon, seeing my parents-in-law’s _________ as they told me about their upcoming marathon. I knew I wanted to do a half.

I completed my first 10 km last April. Feeling happy, I _________ to take the next step and sign up for the Hampton’s Half in September. However, as the marathon drew near, I became a bit _________. Unexpectedly, a month before the _________ I hurt my right arm seriously one rainy night. _________, I felt somehow relieved. Now I had a good _________ not to run. I didn’t have to feel __________ when I couldn’t finish, because I could simply explain that I had hurt myself and could no longer __________. It was like a weight had been __________ from my shoulders.

My attitude finally changed. I made up my mind to participate in the match with some friends, and with all of them __________ me, I couldn’t draw back. On that exciting day I __________ it. The __________ distance I’ve ever run, one I had never thought possible.

【推荐1】A group of patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta （CHOA） were in for a special treat when they had the opportunity to visit Father Christmas at the "North Pole".

With the help of Delta Air Lines, 43 kids, ____ childhood cancers and blood disorders at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of CHOA, "flew” to the "North Pole" for a magical ______.A couple of policemen __ the patients to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where Delta pilots and "elves（精灵）” _____ greeted them and helped them "check in".

Tickets in hand, the kids boarded a _____ flight to the "North Pole". The plane moved slowly around the tarmac（停机坪）for about 45 minutes to ____ the illusion（错觉）of long-distance travel, after which the patients _____ the plane and were greeted by even more Delta employees _____ as elves.

At the “North Pole, the kids danced, made crafts and _____ Father Christmas himself. There was even a ______— indoor snowfall. **lt is very much a part of the culture at Delta to _____ the communities where we live and work. And with Atlanta being our hometown, we greatly _____ our partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and look forward to ____ the North Pole event every year；" Delta employee and “Head Elf' volunteer Alice Mcnulty said. "It truly is an unforgettable holiday for many of us, ____ our volunteers get all dressed up in their elf clothes to make this a magical _____ for these children and their families；" she added.

【推荐2】Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time.Our ______ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared ______ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.

To be honest, I didn't know what to ______. It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to their life, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit.But now I know we shouldn't underestimate (低估) a stranger's ability to ______ another's life because the effects can be great.

I would have never known how amazing the effects of my visit to the nursing home would be ______ I hadn't experienced it myself.After ______ the elderly and speaking to them one on one, I was amazed by how much they ______ my visit.Perhaps they felt lonely or abandoned before, but now tears of ______ could be seen in their eyes.Maybe all that people need is to know they are cared for, even by a stranger.

Moreover, I was ______ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age.They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak ______. They were selfless enough to tell me to ______ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs.It taught me that happiness could exist even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting ______.

I ______ that the rewards of volunteering are a twoway street.Volunteers can also ______ a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opinion towards life, or a warm smile.

Volunteer when you have time because it ______ is a beauty.

【推荐1】One day, I was on my way to work. Suddenly, a truck knocked me down and completely crushed my ____ . It wasn’t the driver’s ____ . There was something that ____ his vision. People around ____ me to the hospital quickly. Even though it happened around 9: 30 am, I was only operated on at 5: 30 pm. The doctors ____ to save my leg. But after a few days it got ____ and it had to be amputated (截肢). When the doctor told me, I tearfully asked him, “Why did you take so long?”

What ____ me through this disaster was acceptance — that this is my fate. And now I can either ____ to cry about it, or take it positively. I chose the ____ . So when people used to come to visit me in the hospital and get ____ , I would tell them jokes to make them laugh!

Afterwards I took the treatment, and began to learn how to ____ all over again. My fear was that I wouldn’t be able to play ____ which had been my passion since childhood. However, even though it was ____ for me to walk, I could still play badminton. I began winning some marches. After ____ the suggestion of one of my friends, I decided to ____ a national level. Although I worked as a software engineer, I still ____ five hours a day. And I went on to win several ____ at the national competitions. ____ , I almost completed my training in scuba diving. And I also ____ all over India.

When people ask me, “How do you do so much?” I just ____ with a question, “What’s stopping you?”

【推荐3】It’s 27 years since my last conversation with my mother, who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me, “I never got my_________but one day you will.” Pointing to a tree or cow, she asked me to_________their English names after her. Feeling annoyed I asked, Mama, why do I have to learn these_________phrases? She held her pen right before my eyes. Hold it firmly, she _________me, for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to sail around the world. Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.

Turning seven, I traveled 30 miles to live closer to my school. But “closer” is a relative term in Uganda, which _________ I had to get up as the _________sun rose and then ran 8. 8 miles barefoot to school. Also, I needed to carry a stick in _________of snakes and dogs. During the rainy season, the path to school was _________daily and I’d swim with one hand, using the other hand to _________ the book bag on my head.

Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t __________primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this high dropout (辍学) rate includes the long __________some children must __________ among many other reasons.

Fortunately, I’ve made it.Whenever I see the sun rise, I am __________of the wisdom of my mother who __________me to dream big and to use the __________ of the pen to make my dream come true.