【推荐2】When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in late October 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was about to change completely. The class _______ that day was to show how _______ a container of water would bring oxygen bubbles(气泡) to the surface. The container John was about to heat, _______ , was not like the containers students everywhere had used. Someone had been _______ and put the wrong label(标签) on the bottle. And _______ John heated it with a Bunsen burner, the container _______ , sending the liquid flying in all directions. John Wilson came away from it, completely _______.

Wilson spent the next two months in hospital. After he returned home, his parents _______a hard time to find a way to deal with the _______ that had happened to their lives. But Wilson did not ________ the accident as a disaster. He knew he had the rest of his life to live. He learned Braille(盲文) quickly and continued his ________ at the esteemed Worcester College for the disabled. There, he not only ________ as a student but also became an accomplished rower, swimmer, actor, musician, and orator.

Many people, faced with the ________ John Wilson met with, would have ________of their experience. Perhaps they would have considered themselves to be ________ by ill fortune and discouraged in their ________ to do anything significant with their lives. Wilson, however, lost his sight but found a ________. Through his practical action and life attitude, he proved to us ________ that it’s not what happens to us that ________our lives — it’s what we make ________ what happens.

【推荐2】Many people like to ask me how my lovely dog helped me travel around Europe. I always gladly show them.

Walking my dog in the neighborhood ________ I usually do, I smiled as I passed my________. The neighborhood is a special place where people do ________to have a brief chat. You pass the ________people often so those brief chats________ add up to learning more about each other.

My neighbor and I started to ask each other about our________. I shared what I did with her. It happened she had a friend who was________ a copywriter. She made the ________ immediately, and soon her friend________me.

During the course of the work, I got to know man online and one conversation________us to a discussion on Italy. This ________ me because I had been planning a trip to Italy sometime during the year. That new friend told me about his________ memory of his trip to Italy. A few days later, I booked my trip and was ________ to travel to Europe. He also kindly connected me to his aunt who________ in Italy. Not only did she help me plan transportation, but she also invited me to ________ with her family members in her comfortable beach house, which ________ me a lot on hotel expense.

And that is the whole story. Let me________ some tips. First, you never know how ________ the people you meet will be to you. Second, connect with people you meet often. It for just today. Third, may not lead anywhere today; ________ relationships aren't meant to know them and help always be ________. People remember you when you take time to get them.

【推荐3】Jim Dwyer was once in the United States Air Force. Although he is retired, he is still _______ his country. This time it’s through _______ meals to those who truly need it.

Every Thursday, Dwyer starts his day at Meals on Wheels in Westminster, _______ eight hot plates and sending the nutritious meals to older adults.

“It’s _______ to help those in need because it offers us inner joy. You know it’s just the ability to help people that are _______ and not able to get out on their own. It’s something I get _______ from. And who knows? Maybe someday I might need this service too,” said Dwyer.

Dwyer was _______ to join Meals on Wheels when he _______ to make sure his elderly parents had hot meals to eat. “I saw on TV here in Westminster that they were looking for _______ for Meals on Wheels, and I said I could do that,” said Dwyer.

His ________ to work for his fellow Americans, as he did in the military, is ________. It is true that the meals bring ________ to those getting a plate.

“Jim is great. He has been one of our committed ________ for a long time,” said Darla Olson of Meals on Wheels.

As the saying goes, “It’s never too late to learn.” ________, Dwyer’s story tells us that it is also never too late to make ________ efforts to work for the good of the community.

【推荐1】The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. And everyone was ________, except me.

“I’ll hate it,” I told my parents. “I’ll get homesick. I’ll look stupid at winter sports, and everyone will ________ me.”

“You might be surprised, Bree,” said Mum. “The only way to find out is to ________.”

“It’s what growing up is all about,” Dad added.

When arriving at the camp, we were asked to share one ________.

“I’m afraid I’ll be homesick,” someone said.

I wasn’t the only one! I began to ________. After lunch, we were asked to ski down to the field. I skied ________, but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.

“Ha! Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I ________ to see who was making fun of me. To my ________, I saw a girl in the same awkward position I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, ________ I’m worse than I expected!” she said.

Suddenly, I started laughing too. After being so ________ of falling, it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.

At dinner time, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I ________ to feel homesick.

The next day, I was ________ to try ski jumping first, even though I didn’t want to. But when my feet left the ground, I felt I was flying and it was wonderful.

Maybe Dad was right when he said “You might ________ it if you give it a chance!”

Maybe the kind of ________ Mum and Dad were talking about had more to do with my attitude than my looks. We all ________ fitting in and failing when we try new things. Sometimes you’ve got to fall on your face to discover how much you’ve got in common.

【推荐2】Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door and Milo ________ running. “I couldn’t catch him,” she said.

Milo ran to a house across the street. He seemed ________ with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his ________. When it started scratching (抓挠) on the front door, Swift was ________. Not everyone wants a ________ dog on their property. But as she tried to________ a Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice crying “Help!”

Hours earlier, Sherry Starr, 85, had just ________ around 4 am. “All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the bathtub, I ________ ,” she said, “I went down hard on the floor.”

“I could not move at all,” said Starr, who was ________ between the toilet and the bathtub. Starr was feeling ________ all over, but more than anything, she was scared. “I’m thinking: I’m just going to die here.”

Her best ________ , she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon. For the next few hours, Starr ________ crying: “Help! Help! Help! ”

“Her voice was very ________ , ” said Swift. “You had to be right on the spot to hear Mrs. Starr cry for ________ unless you were Milo, who had ________ heard Starr the instant I had opened the own front door.” Swift called 911 and soon medical staff helped her out.