【推荐1】When I first married, we only had a car for work. I worked earlier so my husband _______ me off and waited until work time. In the afternoon, I would _______ three miles to his workplace and we returned together.

One day, while waiting for him in the car, I saw the _______ woman I had ever seen off the movie screen driving a fancy car. She looked like Liz Taylor. Our eyes made _______ and she smiled at me. She was wearing a blue shirt that just _______ her car. It was all I could do to _______. Then, a nice-looking man came and they left.

Sitting there in my jeans, I wanted to _______. How could some people _______ it all? In the following weeks, it became almost a _______ to see her. She seemed ________ and always waved in a big smile. My ________ lingered(逗留) long after she drove away. I had always ________ to see her full length. Finally, I could see very well as she walked very ________ with a walking stick. The lady had a prosthesis(义肢)!

I couldn’t watch any more because tears were ________ me. For weeks, I’d envied this woman ________ I had been able to walk three miles! I told my husband about the ________ and he said he knew her story. Both of her parents were killed in an accident and she was ________ injured at only 12.

Suddenly, I realized how ________ I was to have my parents, the ability to walk and many wonderful things. When you meet a person who seems much ________ off than you, don’t be fooled. Looks can be ________.

【推荐2】When I was a child my father taught me five words: stand porter to your mind. I’ve used it all my life — in my acting career, as a mother, and in my _______ activities. Nowadays this phrase might seem old-fashioned, but it still _______.

A porter is a gatekeeper, someone who stands at a door letting people in or out. Dad would get me to picture myself stopping _______ things — such as fear — at the door, but saying “Come in” to faith, love and _______.

As an actress, before I went on camera, I’d make sure anxiety stayed out and confidence in my ability _______. And as a mother, when I was anxious about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would fill my mind with _______ in them.

Of course, there were always times when I’d _______ those words. I remember one time _______. In 1972 my husband and I opened our own hotel. This was a new business venture for us, and it was more _______ than we had figured. Something was ________ going wrong. Once, a flu epidemic (流感) suddenly left us with no maids. Then there was the energy crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California ________. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept ________ money? Here I was at the front desk of the hotel, and those old uninvited guests, fear and worry, were sneaking in. But I ________ them just in time. I stood porter. I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.

These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to ________, I just smile and point to the ________ that reads No Vacancy.

【推荐2】I couldn’t drive myself so I took my husband’s car every day to work.However, his ____ were different from mine.I worked earlier.So he ____ me off and went to a small café to drink coffee until work time.Then, in the afternoons, I walked three miles to his ____ place.

One day while waiting for him, I ____ a beautiful car pull in the car park.I was busily ____ the car when I noticed the driver - a pretty woman.Our eyes made ____ and she smiled at me.She was wearing a light blue shirt that just ____ her car.Minutes later, a nice­looking man came out of the building and entered her car.Then she ____ away.

Sitting there in my jeans and shirt, I wanted to ____.How could some people have it all?

Maybe I’d have ____ about her, but later it became almost a ____ event to see her about once a week.She seemed ____ and always waved, flashing a big smile.My ___ stayed long after she drove away.

Then one day, when waiting in our ____ car park, I saw her get out of her car with her husband’s help.She walked ____.The lady had a prosthesis (假肢) on the left leg.

For weeks I’d envied this woman, ___ I’d been able to walk three miles to our car.I thought the lady had ____， but she didn’t.I thanked God for my legs, arms and sight, and for teaching me a ____ early on in life.

When you meet a person who seems much happier than you, don’t be ____.You still had your parents, and the ____ to walk, run or dance through life - wonderful things money can’t buy.

【推荐3】I was a self-employed writer. But I had been in a bad ________ since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I became ________ to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even ________ it was absolutely a headache for me. ________, it became a daily routine for me to ________. How could I keep up my ________ and go on writing?

One day, it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely disturbed. I had my husband go to ________ her about the matter. Minutes later, he returned. “That girl is only 17,” he ________ with a sad look, “but she has bone cancer.” My mind suddenly went ________. “Her mother said that the more hurtful it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her ________ the pain. The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.” In a flash, I felt guilty about my thoughtless ________.

From that day on, I no longer felt anything wrong, and even got used to her singing—I felt as if ________ by the smell of flowers. Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been admitted into a hospital. When I returned home in late summer, I somehow felt that something was ________. I couldn’t hear the girl next door sing anymore.

“However hard the winds blow, you will stray ( 走失) no more from my ________ … You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always ________ in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting for you, me, and everyone.

【推荐1】When my 12th-grade results were declared, I was excited. It was the first _____________ news for us in a long while. My father had an accident and was in hospital. My mother was there to look after him. I rushed to _________ them of the good news. Maybe my mood was contagious (传染的) — a pretty lady I had never met smiled at me in the elevator.

My performance ___________ me a place at the city’s top college. Despite difficulty, my mother _________ to get the fees. On admission day, I ___________ filled the form, packed my bag and ___________ on my bike. Once I arrived, my heart almost ___________ when I found my bag gone. I ___________ but with no luck.

I rode to the hospital, but I couldn’t gather the ___________ to go in. I stood outside, gazing listlessly (无精打采地) when I felt someone ____________ my shoulder. It was the woman from the elevator. “Anything I can help?” she asked. Tears streaming, I told her everything. She ____________ and said, “Don’t worry.”

She reached for her bag and ____________ me some money. I hesitated, but she placed the money in my hands. “Take care of your father and stay ____________,” she said. I was overwhelmed by the ____________ kindness. I returned many times in ____________ of meeting her but I never did.

【推荐2】It was a summer evening almost 30 years ago. I was rocking my baby boy in my arms and when he fell asleep, I put him_______down into his crib for the night. My wife,tired out after a long day of work, was half napping and half watching TV in the living room. Not caring for the_______, I poured myself a glass of iced tea in the kitchen, took a lawn chair off our porch (门廊) and walked into the front yard to_______ the stars. 

As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard the sweet sound of _______ floating through the air. On the hill next to our house, the neighbor’s children were _______fireflies (萤火虫), hoping to catch one in a jar. I sat down in my chair and watched them for a while. They ran very fast; _______, they couldn’t seem to catch the slow moving lighting bugs. _______, exhausted, they both sat down on the grass and _______watched the little guys flying through the air, blinking on and off. I drank my tea and joined them in their _______. It felt so good to get to see one of many miracles lighting up my front yard on a ________ night. It made me feel a part of something far greater than myself. 

Over the years since then, I have appreciated and________ all of the glorious light in this world. I have taken it into my heart and welcomed it into my soul. I have found it in nature, books, music, animals, prayers, and most of all in the lives of those around me. I have never tried to catch this ________, however. I have learned that true light and true love must come from ________. It must flow freely between us and can’t be________in a jar. The next time you see some fireflies, take a seat and enjoy their light. Let them remind you to give off your own light as well. Let them remind you that you, too, are one of the________ in this world.

13.

A．near

B．behind

C．within

D．around

【推荐3】Four years ago Rita Gaviola was a beggar in a small Philippine town. Now she works as a fashion _________, starring on TV shows and _______ many Instagram (照片墙) followers. It all started with a (n)_______ photo.

Back in 2016, she was _________on the streets of Lucban. Her father was a garbage collector and her mother a housewife. The family _________ managed to put food on the table, so Rita often went out to ask for _______ or food donations.

One day a photographer Topher Burgos happened to be attracted by her_______beauty. He changed the girl’s _________ completely by posting the photos of her on the Internet, which was done with a single _______ click of the ‘upload’ button.

One of the photos became a hit immediately, with people praising her ________ of nature. She was nicknamed “Badjao Girl” and __________ several Filipino beauty queens, who did their best to help the girl __________. Then she began to model for various clothing brands and________ small roles in TV series. All the hype (炒作) around Badjao Girl also helped her________ an online audience, including________from abroad, some of whom helped her family financially. In 2018, Rita __________ a YouTube video showcasing (展现) her family’s new house and thanking a loyal US fan for __________ the construction.

Even though the hype has__________ , she remains very popular on Filipino social media through her own efforts. Rita is seen as proof that Cinderella-like (灰姑娘般的) stories are__________ in real-life. In Rita’s case, all it took was a photo and her__________ in the right place, at the right time.