【推荐1】Hundreds of community members poured into the home to express their condolences (哀悼) to Eli's family. I walked in and_________myself, saying I was the headmaster of a school in a neighboring city. I then told the following_________ to the family.

When I was in middle school, I was the troublemaker and always behaved_________in class. One day, when I was bored in class, I_________a paper ball at the teacher. With a bright red_________face, the teacher lifted the ball and said, “I will ask only once for the student who did this to_________and get out of the room. I won't_________class until that student leaves, "The room was_________. I was not going to give myself up. I never_________what would happen next. After 30 long seconds, a boy named Eli, who was always a__________and well-behaved student, stood up and walked out with his__________ down. He had no reason to help me but he__________to anyway.

I wiped my __________ and said, “I want you to know that Eli saved my life. Through that__________act, he conveyed to me how concerned he was about my dignity (尊严). That shook me up. From that __________ on, I took my life more __________. With a lot of work, I stopped being a __________.

When I heard that Eli __________, I had to go to let all know that if I've __________ people's lives through my work as an educator, it's all due to Eli's__________and selflessness.

Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13­year­old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ___1 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, ___2 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can’t ___3 how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ___4 that even though she couldn’t see ___5 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ___6 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ___7 for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her ___8 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ___9 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ___10 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top­level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ___11 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ___12 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ___13 differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ___14 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ___15 attitude.

Lola never thinks about ___16 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ___17 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids ___18 she grows up.

Lola is ___19 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her ___20 for other is “just believe in yourself”.

【推荐3】I got on the bus to go to school as normally do. Today, however, was quite _________. As we approached the next stop, a little girl got on. She _________ into her wallet to find the $2 to pay the driver, but I could_________ by her expression that she didn’t have the correct _________ . Therefore, I stood up, took out $2 from my wallet, and paid _________ the girl. Then I walked back and sat down. The girl _________ me, sitting down next to me. She said “thank you” in a sweet little voice and we began to chat. I found out that she was trying to get to State Street. I felt _________ to think about a girl in such a young age _________ around in the city with no money or parent. When my _________ approached, I instructed her to get off with me and she agreed. As we got to the __________ , the little girl took my hand, and I __________   her across the street to safety. __________, I had some spare time, so I __________ the girl to State Street, gave her $5, told her how to get home, and said goodbye. As I __________ out my hand to shake, she ran to me and gave me the biggest and __________ hug. We waved each other goodbye and she looked at me with the sweetest blue eyes, and then she skipped away __________ the street.

Although my new friend, Emily, was just a 9 year old girl, she gave me __________     that will take her many years to understand. As we hugged, none of us said a word; __________, I knew that our hearts had met and a __________ was made. No age can limit the __________of one’s kindness or the love they can give.

【推荐1】I was travelling between two cities in India overnight by bus.I was____to this place.I took an electric tricycle（三轮车）,telling the driver to____me at a bus stop from where I could get a direct bus to my final destination.I had very little____so I let him know that he could drop me at the____point.

The driver tried communicating with me on the way,trying to judge my____.He was also trying to____an ATM for me.He wanted to drop me at home,so he could____more money.However,finally he realized I was____out of cash and he’d better drop me at the____stop.

This destination was not too far away but realizing that I was new,he had____me extra money,which I had____, not being aware.

At this bus stop,while dropping me off,this driver was feeling awkward about the____I might face by taking a local bus.I had two bags of luggage with me which I would need to____on the bus and then from a bus stop to home.

The driver didn’t drop me off and____.He went around finding another electric tricycle for me and____I take a full tricycle for Rs.60 if I could afford it,or else____the tricycle with other passengers,paying Rs.30.I chose the latter. He____that sharing might not be comfortable.I could see he was doing all this because he was feeling____about taking extra money from me.

I smiled at his good____,which made him feel wrong at cheating me,though it was a very small amount.I felt good about the existing____standards in the city.

【推荐2】I always think how lucky I am that my work as a travel writer introduces me to extraordinary locations, experiences and people. However, my recent hot air balloon _______ over the breathtaking ancient temples of Bagan has proved the most impressive. Without _______ it will stay with me forever, and years later I can still smile at the fond _______.

There are over 2200 temples and pagodas (宝塔) on the plains of Bagan, _______ the 11th and13th century. For me, Bagan is the place where one makes the travel _______ a reality.

The sunrise hot air balloon experiences are popular so it’s best to book _______. My husband Ryan Wright and I were picked up at 5:10 am. After picking up some additional guests, we made our way to the _______ field. The pilots (飞行员) introduced themselves and _______ the basics of ballooning. They were warm, friendly and funny and set my nerves _______.

Then, before I even realized what had happened, we were ________ the ground. The earth just seemed to drop away from the hot air balloon. ________, I felt nothing when the ropes were ________ and we started to fly into the sky. Graeme suggested some of the best sights and photo ________ , starting with the sunrise.

Once the sun was up, the temples and pagodas were even more beautiful. Ranging from ________ groups of buildings to tiny structures, Graeme was keen to point out some of his personal favorites, as well as those buildings ________ restoration (修复) work. Who knew that bamboo scaffolding (脚手架) could be so beautiful ________ the sunrise?

With the end of our flight approaching, Graeme ________ us of safe landing procedures. I really ________ that he was so clear and focused on ________! We were soon back on solid land. A circle of chairs had been ________ for us to enjoy a light breakfast.

This hot air balloon journey was the most wonderful travel experience of my life.

【推荐3】This past October, I took an early morning hike in a Valley. Knowing that bears are _______ throughout the area and not wanting to _______ one, I yelled out, “Hey, bear!” every 30 seconds.

About three miles in, I _______ into a meadow(牧场) and yelled again. A few more steps and I _______ a brown bear on the trail at the upper _______ of the meadow. When she saw me, she ran up the trail. But then she stopped, turned, and _______ straight for me. I yelled so she would know I was human and hopefully turn back. No_______ luck.

I wrapped my arms around the back of my neck for _______. She was on top of me, biting my arms, shoulders, and backpack. The force of each _______ was like a sledgehammer(大锤) with teeth. After what felt like hours, she disappeared.

________, I carefully picked myself up. I was able to walk, so I went back down the ________ toward my truck. Despite bleeding wounds, I knew I would ________ and thanked God for getting me through this.

About five minutes down the trail, the bear reappeared. I was lucky after the first ________, but could I survive a second?

Again I protected the back of my neck. She bit my shoulder and arms. My hand instantly went ________, and the wrist and fingers were limp (无力的) and unusable. I knew I couldn’t ________, so I huddled (蜷缩), motionless.

Suddenly she stopped. There was dead silence ________ the sound of her heavy ________ and sniffing. I could smell the terrible odor(气味) she gave off. She stood there for 30 seconds . Then she was gone.

I tried to peek out(偷看), but my eyes were full of blood. I knew that if she ________ a third time, I’d be dead, so I ________ the blood from one eye and looked around. No bear. I stood up, moved quickly, got into my truck and drove to the hospital.

The next day, I woke up ________.