【推荐1】A group of people in Xiangtan, in Hunan province, has long been devoted to protecting the Xiang River, which runs through the city. Song Wei, who ______ near the city's Zhubu Port, is an important member of the group.

One day, in 2011, when Song and his friends were fishing, they noticed industrial wastewater, which was red and ______ , was pouring into the river, through an underground pipe, from the sewage outlet(污水出口).

Song was ______ , and he was determined to protect the river. Since an individual’s ______ is limited, Song joined Xiangtan Environmental Protection Association in 2012. That was the beginning of his ______ to environmental protection. He often says, “An environmental-protection volunteer should insist on ______ pollution with courage. Although I feel wronged sometimes, I will never give up.” Over the years, Song has also been active on social-media ______ , including Tik Tok, Weibo and WeChat, where he has ______ results of his investigations into environmental problems.

Song married Liu Yuan in 2013. Song had a ______ idea—to take their wedding photos near the sewage outlet. Liu agreed with her husband. “To help raise people’s awareness of environmental protection, it was quite ______ for us to do so, meanwhile, the river has witnessed our love, and we have also witnessed the ______ of this place,” she says. Song says he couldn't have ______ so much without the support of his eco-friendly family. “I hope the green lifestyle will take ______ in everyone's heart, and our small family can influence more families,” he says.

Protectors of Xiang River were ______ as the Legal Figure of the Year in 2013 by the CCTV for their achievements in protecting the river. Song accepted the award ______ the group.

【推荐1】Lentil as Anything was first opened in Melbourne’s St. Kilda in 2000. At the time its founder, Shanaka Fernando, was living in a tent, so he knew something about what challenges those living a(n)_________ life faced.

Shanaka Fernando saw that lack of money was often the _________ to people who tried to connect and contribute to their community. The _________ of his Lentil as Anything from the onset was to re-engage those who were _________ .

What is special about Lentil as Anything is that it placed a _________ box on the counter instead of a cash register. Customers were asked to _________ what they felt their meal was worth and what they were _________ to donate towards the not-for-profit philosophy. The money left in the box was, and is _________ today, used to run the restaurant.

Shanaka Fernando _________ that instead of money alienating（使……疏远）people, it became a unifying force for his staff and his diners. The burden of paying Lentil as Anything's __________ , bills and rent is surrendered to the goodwill of the people.

Food is mostly __________ from local organic food suppliers and is prepared on-site and often served in buffet（自助餐）style allowing diners to __________ their own meals. For vegetarians（素食主义者）there is also a small range of vegan __________. Over the past years, hundreds of the disadvantaged or __________ have worked at the Lentil as Anything restaurants.

In 2007, Shanaka Fernando was awarded the Australian of the Year award as local hero for his __________ culinary（烹饪的）company.

【推荐2】A New York mother and daughter have earned their college degrees together on the same day, carrying out a_______dream for both of them.

With her toddler in tow, Tanisha Wiggins, 36, walked across the stage alongside her mother, Barbara Wiggins, 58, at their college, Onondaga Community College in New York. They were both awarded _______in human services.

Tanisha dropped out of college in 2007, _______from depression. Years later after receiving_______health care, she was on her feet again. In 2021, Tanisha and her mother were_______to college together. It was her mother’s_______and the desire to set a good example for her children that helped her_______the finish line. “We are finally here,” Tanisha hugged her mother, with tears of_______springing up in the eyes. “Yes, honey!” Barbara replied in a _______ voice, “We made it!”

“My mom proved everyone________that thought she wouldn’t be able to do it. She really got through it at her age. Now with tutoring and________, she went every single day and never stopped. It didn’t________what the weather was, she went.” she told ABC(American Broadcasting Company).

Barbara was working as a doula(产妇陪护) before enrolling in college, and________her General Educational Development(CED). “Although the experience was________, blessed. I convince efforts always ________.” Barbara summed up in her graduation speech.

【推荐3】Students start a joyful hotline to cheer people up

Wouldn't a joyful message lift your spirits during this time of coronavirus (新冠病毒) isolation (隔离)?

A group of Calgary Board of Education students in the Ever Active Recreation program set out to ________ people's lives during this hard time.

The program is called joy4All which encourages anyone, especially the ________ , to share their own messages through a hotline that provides pre-recorded ________ stories, kind messages and jokes.

Jamie Anderson, a teacher at Ever Active Schools, encouraged his students to take an active part. “Many people are experiencing ________ to connection with others, so the students decided to bring joyful messages to phone lines to ________ as many people isolated from others as possible to cheer them up,” Anderson said.

Ali Ahmad, 16, one of the students for Joy4All, said he wanted to make a ________ during the time. “Through this project we will be able to ________ people isolated at home with something they can always look forward to in their day.________, it can lighten the ________ and even help save lives,” he said. “We ________ wanted to reach out to seniors, and people in nursing homes and hospitals , but later we also want to connect with other parts of the community, like families who are at home.”

Another student ________ for Joy4All, Jared Quinn, 20, said he wanted to help those who were dealing with isolated families. “I'm doing this mainly because of my ________ with isolation. My grandparents, who live in a different province, were ________ to come and visit, but now they can't owing to the isolation policy,” said Ouinn.

The program is due to ________ in June, but Anderson hopes students will continue their project for as long as the public health guidelines are in ________.