【推荐3】My husband and I bought a house when we were in our 50’s. It was _________ but beautiful because there was an old Japanese red pine tree which looked like a large bonsai(盆栽) in its front _________. For 20 years it had been a _________ to all who passed by.It shaded(遮住光线) my small garden of different flowers that I’d planted for _________. 

Early last year,it _________ the whole day in Seattle.When we were enjoying snow the next morning,the house shook and we _________ a terrible sound.The _________ fell down over the full length of the yard, taking out most of the plants.So tree services were called.Branches(树枝) were _________ and wood was carried away. 

In March I _________ a few flowering plants for bees to take the place of those that I thought would not __________. And guess what happened in May:when the sun fully shone down on the little yard,new flowers blew in.The old garden plants all grew back and __________ even more than ever before.The poor yard __________ came back to life.In June,one year later,every plant grew even __________ in the sunshine. 

The brightness and warmth of the sun created a more beautiful __________,which was much more than I had __________.

【推荐1】It’s my dream. I’m nine years old now, but have been _______ competitively since I was six. I love it, because it makes me feel good. I have a lot of _______   to use up and I can do it by just moving my legs.

One recent Sunday morning, my mum drove me to a 5km race in Minnesota.

The starting line was _______   because there was also a 10km race. That morning, I was running confidently and feeling _______   . At one point, I came to a _______ in the course. A woman who was directing us _______ the route I thought I was meant to take and told me to go the other way. I was confused, but I had to follow her _______.

After a while I saw route directions for a 10km race. I was worried, thinking I was _______, but had to keep going. My body started to get _______. I said to myself, “You’re almost there. Just keep __________.”

__________ I saw the finish line. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even know I was running a 10km and I had __________ it. I didn’t do this on purpose. It was a __________. I felt happy and proud. It was my first time running such a(n) __________.

It has made me want to do more 10km races. I hope my story __________ other people to run, too.

【推荐1】They walk down the catwalk, slim figures displaying the latest designs with cool, confident looks on their faces to match. The model quartet (四人组), a ______ group on online platforms like short-video site Douyin, is made up of four female ______ retired from different careers. At an average age of 71, they ______ more than 100 million views online and over 3million ______ with their online fashion videos alone. Their videos produce ______ content that is helping many to face the ______ of an aging society. Through the latest communications platforms, they show that it’s ______ possible to age gracefully and attractively.

The close friends met two decades ago. None of them had had any ______ in fashion before. But they held similar ______ in an industry that allowed them to be kept busy after______ . Shooting videos can reflect their real state of mind and body from all angles. Accepting aging as a ______ process and accepting wrinkles, gray hair will help the elderly ______ the fulfillment of daily life. The model quartet wants to show other elderly people that they can lead______ lives like this. They also want the message to ______ young people, that they can look forward to old age positively, and that they can create a bright ______ together with the elderly.

【推荐2】Aleema, 35, relies on a wooden stick to help her move about as she suffers from a physical impairment(损伤) in one of her legs. To make matters worse, she lost her _________ four years ago. These issues _________ her incapable of working, thus making it _________ to provide for her family or afford medical treatment.

Aleema lives in Ghana with her 20-year-old daughter, who studies and _________ her mother with her daily tasks while also taking care of her own child.

Aleema’s daughter described how dramatically her life _________ after her mother lost her sight: “When my mother’s condition began to _________, I had to miss many days of school. After she completely lost her sight, I had to take my daughter to the _________ with me because my mother could not take care of her. I _________ dropping out altogether, as we were no longer able to support ourselves, _________ bear any additional burdens and costs.”

__________, the family’s suffering was short lived. Aleema __________ Noor Dubai’s mobile eye camp in Ghana and underwent cataract(白内障) surgery, which __________ her vision. Thanks to the Foundation’s __________ in providing free care and treatment for patients with eye disease, Aleema’s __________ has vastly improved.

Not only did Noor Dubai help Aleema regain her eyesight, but also __________ her to see her granddaughter—the apple of her eye—for the first time.

【推荐3】A friendly conversation with a hotel stranger soon turned into an informative and inspiring conversation with a friendly gentleman.

George, an Indian-American, was once living in the same ________ with my family. He was able to_________ words of wisdom that brought________ into our lives. George asked me about my schooling, and was_________ to know I was an enthusiastic reader and_________. He encouraged me to write—write about anything, but just to do it! “That is the________ with today's society,” he explained. “We don't like to read things, ________ they're for pleasure. Reading for pleasure is good. But reading for facts can change and challenge and________ ideas and, most importantly, people.”

When I think about why I write, I am always attracted to the_________ ideas that George talked about. I tell myself I write because I want to help others________ new ideas, new perspectives, new and challenging experiences.

But how do we really_________ that? How do we put_________ into action— or at least give words the_________ to inspire actions from all different kinds of readers?

“We think about our words,”George_________. “We think about how words inspire different ideas, and we choose them_________ to change which links are formed.”

George's passion for people and words inspired me to be more aware, present, and honest about my words. George_________ me to make friends with people from all different cultures, and to consider various people and perspectives when_________ ideas and opinions, for doing so “allows us to_________ the whole human experience.”

George's approach to writing and involving others in conversation inspired me to take an objective step back and_________ why I write and how I write. I challenge you to do the same. Are you deepening the world's hunger, or are you_________ to feed its intellectual (智力的) needs and desires for human connection?