On Sunday I had my own Father’s Day celebration. Suddenly I _______ about my dad a lot. My dad is _______ the kindest man in the world. He would never _______ anyone in trouble.

Every Thursday night, my dad would _______ Shreveport, to a church there. I always drove the car for him.

Although this happened many times, I _______ one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the _______ , my dad saw a hitchhiker (搭便车的人). Dad asked me to pull the car over and offer him a _______. Dad asked him his name and address, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.

At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的), but he changed his _______ as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite _______ outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.

We ________ another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was ________ many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that ________ would become better for him soon. He ________ into his pocket and handed the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very ________ .

I was always told never to ________ a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money ________ he did not have much of his own.

From that I’ve learned a lot about my dad and ________ . I’ve learned that if you come from a place with ________ , you will show a lot of kindness to people who are ________ . Just one single kind act may ________ someone’s life.

【推荐3】One Saturday afternoon，my mother was driving home. On the halfway, after_______ her credit card to buy something at the store near the gas station, she put her wallet on the top of the car just for a moment to_______ my phone call.And then_______, she forgot and drove off. When arriving home, she realized that and thought that the_______ of getting it back was small.

She was so_______ surprised when she found a_______ on the door from a person who said he and his friend found her wallet a few hours earlier. Patrick and Catherine saw the wallet in the middle of the road a few_______ from the gas station. They stopped their car to_______.It was filled with all the things one usually kept in a wallet, including some_______ and other cash. However, no phone number.__________this, they managed to get a(an)__________from my mother’s driving license, and without hesitation, they decided to drive to our home to__________it.

When my mother went to get the wallet she was so__________ and grateful. She__________ to give them some money as a(n)__________ of gratitude, but they refused, saying that they were just glad to__________ my mother help.

They were naturally__________ , and they had a firm__________ in the Golden Rule as well.They drove over to my house because they realized the unpleasant and upset experience that the loss of a wallet and all its contents could__________. I think they were really__________ and helpful.

【推荐3】Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles (障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully _________ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to _________.

Mom had a two-week vacation in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike would cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more closely, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane _________. Two days later, both oil and ice were in _________ demand.

In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to _________ the storm in their homes, while others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more dangerous side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most _________ belongings in the car and headed for the East Texas town of Lufkin.

As Ike pushed farther inland, we _________ power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our house had remained well. Our hopes could not have been _________. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had gone, and it was sitting on our living room, _________ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).

We wouldn’t be allowed to return home until September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.

Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”

My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes instead of crying, but __________ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

【推荐1】“I never will be a runner.” I spoke those words at any mention of this ________. I didn’t discriminate (歧视) against running, though. I ________ all physical activity.

When my co-workers invited me to join them in a 5K run and I ________ the event was The Color Run, I ________. Once, after seeing a picture of a runner covered in colored powder (粉末), I’d said, “If I ever ________ a run, it would be a Color Run.”

I signed up and trained for eight weeks. I felt intimidated (胆怯) by my co-workers, who were ________ runners. I worried I would shame myself in front of them.

However, the day of the race, I not only kept up but I ________ the group. I had become a runner.

Two months after the race, a friend invited me to run a half marathon. Could I ________ run for more than 13 miles? Run for more than two hours? It seemed ________, but I signed up and started training.

As the event date came closer, I got ________. Thoughts troubled me. I can’t do it. I’m not ready. Two days before the race, I came close to ________. But I’d paid the fee for this race and thought that if I had to walk I would.

The first few miles passed easily. At mile 5, I felt ________. At mile 11, my friend needed to ________. I walked with her but didn’t need to. I’d ________ more than I thought possible.

Now having run three half marathons and a full marathon, I know I can do things that seem ________.

【推荐3】As a writer on an adventure sports magazine, I’d always refuse to do the adventurous stuff myself. I preferred to observe others and _________ their experiences to readers. Thus, when I was challenged to _________ a mountain in aid of charity — and to write about it afterwards—I was _________.

Then it was _________ that I had a brilliant coach called Keith, who gave me knowledge about everything from building muscle groups to how to_________tiredness. It quickly became obvious that the techniques of climbing were more _________than I had imagined. Aware of the challenge, I forced myself to _________ a detailed action plan Keith made, working out _________ at the gym. My self-belief _________ alongside my muscle power, and I became confident about finishing the climb.

All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. That day, when I looked up at the mountain, I thought of __________it. But then I remembered all the__________I’d made and how upset Keith would be if I gave up — not to mention the sense of __________I’d experience myself. With a deep breath fear__________courage, I headed into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group.   

And as I am sitting here now, tapping on my laptop, I’m amazed at all the details I can recall: the burning __________and the tiredness. Could I have been better prepared? Possibly. Would I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when standing on top of the world is definitely a __________experience but one I will cherish forever.