【推荐1】Shortly before Sy Green’s second year in high school, a family health crisis ate up the money that would have paid his tuition (学费) at the private school, His father needed a heart transplant, his mother lost _________when a softball hit her eye, and both parents lost their jobs. The school could provide some scholarship help, but not enough to _________ the annual tuition.

That’s when a(n) _________group of people stepped up with the remainder of the tuition: prisoners at the nearby State Prison. They _________the money they earned bit by bit from doing prison, jobs. They raised a_________of $32,000 over about three years — a remarkable victory _________prisoners in California earn _________wage of 8 cents an hour for many of their daily jobs.

“I _________and started crying because I knew where it was coming from,” said Sy’s father, Frank Green, about the _________. The prisoners started gathering their money in fall 2016, and they collected __________for Sy to graduate.

The idea for the scholarship was __________in a prison-school book group. Juniors, seniors, and teachers ________take regular trips to the prison to read and discuss books with the prisoners. Frank found the book discussions deeply____________. But never did he imagine the prisoners would come together to____________a student in this way. He said, “I think most people, __________ those of us who have made the worst decision, want to be a part of something good.”

【推荐2】It was a Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly, then ________ a man and his children entered the subway car quickly. The children in it were so ________ and active that the whole ________ of the car instantly changed. They were screaming back and forth and throwing things, even grabbing people’s paper, and ________, the man sitting next to me did nothing.

It was difficult not to feel ________. I couldn’t believe that he was ________ his children to run wild like that, and was taking no ________ at all. It was easy to see that everyone else on the subway felt annoyed.

So finally, I turned to him and said, “Sir, your children are really ________ a lot of people. Could you control them a little more?”

The man lifted his gaze and said softly, “Oh, you’re ________; I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother ________ about an hour ago. I don’t know what to do and I guess they don’t know how to ________ it either.

Can you ________ what I felt at that moment? Suddenly, I saw things differently; my anger was ________; my heart was ________ the man’s pain. Now, instead of frustration, feelings of ________ filled my heart. Indeed, ways of thinking shifts move us from one way of seeing the world to another and chose shifts create powerful changes.

【推荐1】Now he is 22 years old and has become an example of young people because of his story of ________.

Michael was born in a very ________ family. His parents worked in Vietnam before they ________ to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find jobs in Britain because they ________ little English.

The whole family had to live on ________ and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up is not easy for Michael, but he never ________.

At the age of ten, he made up his mind to go to Cambridge University. It was not easy, ________. Michael studied at a school, which used to be ________ “the worst school in Britain”.   However, young Michael made up his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The smart boy studied very hard and did ______ in every subject at school. Once he made a bet (打赌) with his friend to learn further ________. As a result, after just spending four months ________ himself from a textbook, he got an A in further maths.

Now Michael is the ________ medical student in St John’s College, Cambridge and has just won a(n) ________ for his excellent grades. He ________ he will be an example for other ________ people from poor families.

【推荐2】I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. So I dance daily.

My dining room is now a ______ ballroom. Each morning when I ______ the house on the way to make coffee, I turn on the music and it’s dance time! I dance alone to whatever is playing.

Tango (探戈) is a recent enthusiasm. It’s a complex and ______ dance. The first time I went tango dancing I was too ______ to get out on the floor. ______, I stayed on the edge of the dance floor when the dancing began. The fancy foot work ______ me. “Don’t make a fool of yourself. Just ______ it.” I thought. ______ my mind, an older woman dropped out of the dance, sat down beside me, and said she had a secret for me. She ______, “If you do not join the dancing, we will know you are a fool. But if you dance, we will think well of you for trying.” Inspired by her ______ words, I took up the challenge of tango.

A friend asked me if I was a little too ______, “Tango? At your age? You must be out of your mind!” On the contrary, it’s a deeply considered ______. I seek the sharp scary ______ that comes from beginning something new, which ______ all my resources and challenges my body and mind. So, when people say, “Tango? At your age?” I ______ answer, “Yes!”