【推荐1】On the day when Lucy’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, it rained. I didn’t know what kind of cancer Mrs. Hastings had, but I knew her _______ was serious.

Not knowing what I could say to _______ my best friend, I didn’t want to go to school that day. I tried every _______ I knew to get out of going to school. But Mom _______ that I should go. “Be sure to stay _______ to Lucy, because she needs your strength.” she said.

I _______ out in the library between classes in the hope of eluding (躲避) Lucy, but she was never out of my _______. I kept trying to come up with something _______ to say to her.

Lucy and I had the last-period English in Mrs. Green’s room. Although I’d _______ her all day, I was going to have to ________ her in the last period, and I still didn’t have a plan. ________, I worried needlessly, because Lucy didn’t show up for ________.

When the class was over, I raced down the hall, ________ the students who were heading for the campus parking lot. In the distance, I saw someone ________ me. I knew it was Lucy even though I couldn’t see her face. Then I noticed how Lucy’s ________ shook with every step she took. And I knew she must be crying.

As I moved ________ to her, my throat tightened. I prayed for the ________ my mother claimed I already had and I ________ myself to move forward, arms opened.

“Oh, Kristin,” Lucy cried, “I was hoping it was you.”

We hugged ________ then. At that moment, I still couldn’t make a sound, but I was able to ________ Lucy’s sadness—let her know that she was special and that I really cared.

【推荐2】I met Nancy two years ago and we immediately became friends. Rarely would a day go by when I wouldn’t see her outside of work. I was ________ by her intelligence and sweetness. In the beginning, she was very supportive of my efforts and made me feel ________ about myself. After about a year, she told me that she is an alcoholic. This ________ prevented me from wanting to be her friend, but after she ________ that she is such a person, she became more ________ getting drunk around me when I visited her home. She would call and text me nightly asking me to come to her house, and I would ________every time. I felt obligated (有义务的) as her ________ to be with her when she was completely drunk. I was partly worried that something ________   would happen to her, and part of me was also very ________ , and I needed to have someone to care about me.

Last year, the cold, hard truth ________ me. I would always be there for her when she was drunk and help her use the bathroom, or walk up the stairs. I was letting her know I was OK with her alcoholism. I would listen to her problems and respond ________ advice. One night my dad was in the ________ because of heart problems. I was sad and anxious. I ________ Nancy, but she was so extremely drunk that she couldn’t even understand what I was saying. That night I learned this relationship was completely ________ . I could comfort her, but I couldn’t expect to be comforted in return.

She has chosen not to seek help for her alcoholism. ________, I need to end my relationship with her.

【推荐1】Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Katya Echazarreta moved with her family to San Diego at age 7. She________how her parents routinely watched Cosmos, a public television series created by astronomer Carl Sagan. The show caused her________and fascination with space. As a child, she would look up to the stars and believe she would someday reach them. She________herself to her studies, going after that big dream.

As her family was poor, she took on ________ responsibilities. She helped care for her younger siblings (兄弟姐妹) and started a job at a fast food restaurant to earn some income. Despite working long hours, she never ________ her dream. She attended San Diego City College nearby and ________ went on to earn an electrical engineering degree from University of California, Los Angeles.

After college, she accepted an internship (实习期) at National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), achieving her________mission of working in the space industry. Because she was ________ in that position, NASA offered her a full-time job for the Europa Clipper. She also ________ five missions with outstanding performance during her time there.

In 2019, Katya heard of a________opportunity offered by the Space for Humanity nonprofit, which had never been done before. The organization ________ applications for its first Citizen Astronaut Program, which would ________ one person to join a six-person space flight as part of a June 2022 mission.

In 2022, Katya, aged 26, was selected out of thousands of global________ , based on her outstanding academic and ________ achievements, as Space for Humanity’s first citizen astronaut. “This experience was absolutely incredible,” Katya shared her moment in space. She ________ people all over the world to chase their own dreams.