【推荐1】My friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground. The_________of not being understood was hidden within, for they spoke a language different from that of mine and mine too fell on deaf ears.

I greeted them with a wide smile, and when I spoke further, they replied with ice cold_________. A reminder echoed in my mind: you must live through it to get to them. So I gave it another try. I spoke_________English with hand gestures and a bit of dancing. If all failed, the smile would_________. Soon we picked up and then the_________of the learners came into play. At the mention of a name, trembles and face covering were the response I got. I decided to_________a desk with a team each day during group work to get closer. After school, I accompanied them home.

_________, we became friends. They were even aware of my favorite fruit，avocado (牛油果). If I didn’t get one on my desk, it would_________me wherever I was. My slippers were worn out. One night I left them out as no one could steal a pair of slippers in that state. The next morning, I was ready to drag my slippers on as usual and I was surprised they had been_________. Wow!

The little things we do for each other bring us great joy and warmth. We don’t have a proper spoken language, but we are fluent in the language of__________.

【推荐2】A teacher, named Mrs Cindy, assigned her students a piece of homework on happiness.

Her students would be “happiness _________” and were curious about what would happen. When completing the homework, all the students did really _________ and wonderful things, but what Anna did _________ everyone.

Unlike most of her classmates, Anna turned up carrying a big bag. “Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far, ”she said _________ Upon hearing this, everyone was overwhelmed with _________. Surprisingly, Anna had no intention to show anyone what was in the bag, Instead, she pulled out a delicate box and gave it to her teacher. Subsequently, Anna took a(n)_________ camera out of her own pocket and stood with it held to her eye.

“Open it, Mrs Cindy. ”

The teacher slowly opened the box, looked inside and _________ a smile. In the meantime, Anna pressed the button, a photo out of the camera immediately. She then presented it to Mrs Cindy with a sheet of paper_________. After Mrs Cindy finished reading the note, she _________ at the bag, filled with a sense of excitement.

“Oh, so it’s …”

“Yes!” __________ Anna, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”Photos of different smiles __________.

The rest of the class, __________, tried to figure out how Anna had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted (传送) to them, and in return, every person __________ with a smile of their own, without __________.

She managed to __________ the understanding of the smile truth to others that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.

【推荐3】I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later I _______ to college in autumn after finding myself having difficulty with college-level algebra(代数) in work. But after a week, I was ready to drop out again.

Then a smartly dressed woman walked _______ to the platform in my English composition class. “Look at each and every one of you,” she said. “You’re here _______ you want to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to _______ it!”

I can’t _______ the rest of the speech, but it changed the _______ of my life and career. I felt she was speaking _______ to me. She knew exactly what I was feeling and what many of my fellow students were probably feeling _______. I came out of that classroom _______ to rise to the challenge.

“Having trouble ________ the heavy workload? Break it down into small manageable pieces, and set up a ________ that works for you. Professors’ lecturing is too fast for you to take notes? ________ them with a question so you can catch up on your notes,” she said.

She cared about us, worried about us and ________ us. She never let us lose sight of our dreams or our potential.

Today, as a college instructor, I often think of her each autumn when I stand in front of a new class and I am ________ of how much teachers can ________ their students. She has made a huge difference in my life.

【推荐2】It was in the middle of December years ago. A light snow was falling outside but I didn’t _______. I was getting ready to head to my daughter’s college to bring her home for the holidays.

The weather forecast had _______ called for light flurries (小雪) and I was an experienced driver in snow so I wasn’t _______ as my two sons and I walked down to the car. As we got out on the road, _______, I realized the weather forecast had been wrong. The light flurries had turned into _______snow, which was covering the roads. The snowplows (扫雪车) were rapidly _______ and I knew at once that it wasn’t going to be an easy drive.

I slowed my car to _______ the slippery surface of the roads. Once I was on the interstate highway, though, conditions _______, and therefore, I slowed down further. _______, I found myself behind a very     ________ driver. Instead of driving slow and ________ when he hit a slippery spot, he was braking (刹车) hard and his car changed direction suddenly and lost its balance. To avoid hitting him, I braked hard myself and slid into a ditch.

I tried pulling out again and again but could only ________ spinning tires. With my heart pounding in my chest, I prayed, “God, I really need your ________ right now!” I tried to pull out again and the car started to move. It felt as if it was almost being ________ out of the ditch. By the time I reached the college, the sun was out. I picked up my daughter and slowly headed home. When we arrived, the dogs ________ us happily at the door and I could see the Christmas tree lights shining brightly. I could feel kindness around me and within me as well.

【推荐3】When winter came to Washington and the streets froze over, Henderson could finally teach his favorite sport hockey(冰球). One day in 1978, Henderson______there were too many kids to just keep playing in the street. He felt it was______, so he walked to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena and______ice time. As more kids came, he

kept buying ice time and,______, skates and sticks, too.

What______as a dad, son and neighborhood kids playing turned into the Fort Dupont Cannons, the oldest minority hockey______in North America. It______close to 50 players ages 8 to 18 each year for free; Henderson's original equipment bank has been filled through donations over the years. Participants are required to meet______standards.. Henderson______report cards for participants every academic quarter. If a player has a______grade, Henderson sends them to a classroom to do their homework.

To Henderson, his club was always about more than learning a new______or having fun. The team______its travel for tournaments to visit museums and sometimes colleges,______players from mostly lower- income families to new places. “Hockey has so many interesting______,” Henderson said. “It's a sport where you can use your______,your strength and your understanding. You can______how well you know your teammates without speaking. You have seconds to do what you have to do each time. so it______your attention nonstop.”

More than four decades later, Henderson is still______by the sport and his hockey club, mending and ordering equipment, checking report cards and so on.

Because of his______, Henderson was nominated(提名) as one of three finalists for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award, recognizing a figure who has______influenced his or her community, culture or society through hockey.