【推荐2】Vicky Umodu from Colton in California was in the process of moving into her new home. She was in urgent _______ of furniture but couldn’t afford to buy anything _______ or used. So she decided to search online for other options. She was _______ to find a lovely furniture set that was being given away. It looked hardly used. Vicky then contacted the owner of the furniture _______ and was more than blessed to have it.

Once she got it home, she started to _______ the furniture. But she noticed something a little _______ about one of the chairs. The cushion (坐垫) felt uneven. As she inspected the cushion, she _______ what she was feeling was perhaps a hot water bottle under the cushion cover.

But to her _______, she found dozens of envelopes full of money! Instead of keeping it, she right away _______ the money to the owner of the furniture. Much to her surprise, she later learned the furniture ________ the owner’s grandma who passed away last month and the owner had no ________ that his grandma saved money by ________ envelopes of money in furniture.

Vicky’s ________ turned into a double blessing. Not only did she find favorite furniture, but the owner of the furniture also gave her a(n) ________! He gave her extra cash to buy a new fridge. What a valuable ________ she is teaching her children and the world!

【推荐3】When it comes to her passion for travel, Luisa Yu doesn’t take “no” for an answer. If she did, she might not have _________ the beautiful beaches in Somalia at age 77.

“Everyone said, ‘Don’t go to Somalia. That’s _________.’” Yu told NPR “If I want to go somewhere, nobody can _________ me. I like challenge — it’s more exciting.”

Thanks to her _________, the 79-year-old has now traveled to all 193 countries, a goal she’s _________ for more than 50 years.

Yu caught the travel passion _________. Growing up in the Philippines, she was inspired by the movies she watched as a kid. She made up her mind to visit the natural landscapes she saw on _________.

“I saw all the beautiful lakes and wild animals,” she said. “That’s how I started dreaming that one day I was going to see the _________.”

Her first step in _________ that dream came in her early 20s, when she arrived in the US as an exchange student. During her stay in the US, she __________ the country by bike.

The round-the-world travel wasn’t __________. She waited 15 years to get her green card to be able to travel internationally. There were times when she worked as many as three jobs at a time to save up enough money for __________.

Eventually, she became a part-time travel agent, which offered her more freedom and opportunities to see different places, including __________ to countries that are too difficult for tourists to visit.

The __________ traveler’s advice for us?

“Don’t wait for anybody,” she said. “If you keep on waiting, it will never __________.”

【推荐1】Helping someone in need is a virtue. Even a small kind act can make a difference. Rita was ________ to enjoy a meal at a restaurant when she crossed paths with a waitress. Jasmine, Though Jasmine looked very tired that day, Rita was ________ impressed how Jasmine remained professional, so kind, patient and just overall provided ________ customer service. Wanting to show her ________ , Rita decided to give Jasmine a $ 20 tip though she only spent $ 30 on her breakfast.

Jasmine was blown away by the ________ act, because she would have had to wait on at least five tables to make that much money in tips. Jasmine was so grateful that tears welled up in her eyes. But the ________ didn’t stop there. From their conversation, Rita learned that Jasmine had been ________ on lately. She was ready to quit because she couldn’t ________ the traffic to work and the daycare for her daughter.

After hearing more of her ________, Rita asked Jasmine for the username of her Cash App. Later that day, she sent the struggling ________ $ 500 through the app. Rita then ________ her social media, where she posted the encounter(相遇)with Jasmine and Jasmine’s difficulties. Rita asked her friends to provide Jasmine and her ________ with a little holiday cheer. Rita’s followers were quick to ________ and within a week. Jasmine has now ________ over $ 10.000 in tips.

Thanks to Rita’s kíndness, now, with a new friendship, and a renewed sense of ________ in kindness, Jasmine is moving forward with the help of thousands of strangers.