【推荐1】I was worried about my black- and-white paint horse, Storm. Two weeks earlier her pasture (牧场) ________, Lightning, died after breaking his leg. Since then, Storm hadn’t been herself. She didn't want to run like she used to. She just stood ________in the pasture.

I________to find Storm a new companion. Money was________so buying a horse wasn’t a choice. I considered________ one. One day I was out buying grain. The store owner________me about an old horse that needed a retirement ________. The horse’s name was Kado, and he ________ in Michigan, which was 30 minutes away.

One spring afternoon I went to Michigan to ________ him. The owner took me to the pasture, where stood Kado. I________him slowly, not knowing how he might ________a stranger. To my________, he came right up to me, putting his nose so close and I could feel his________, the equine (马的) way of saying________.

I visited him every week and our________ grew. It was time to bring Kado to my farm so he and Storm could meet. The horses ________noses and sniffed (嗅) each other briefly. Then Storm took off, running for the first time since Lightning's________. They ran around the whole pasture together. I watched, crying. My girl was________again.

I have no doubt that God brought us all together. I’m________that Kado came into our lives when we needed him most. What________even more is that he needed us, too.

【推荐2】Kayla and her boyfriend Matthew were on a vacation with Kayla’s family in Southport when Matthew decided to make a proposal (求婚). Everyone was so excited, but that was when it all went ________ .

“Matthew was getting down on one knee. As he ________ the ring box, the ring fell out and dropped through the cracks (裂缝) on the ship and into the water. I didn’t even see the ring before it ________ . I covered my face and began to ________ because I knew how shocked and helpless Matthew was, ” Kayla remembered.

The entire family and everyone watching were ________ .

In no time, Matthew and Kayla’s brother jumped into the water, fully ________ to find the ring. Some other men saw the whole thing. They must have felt ________ for the couple and didn’t want to see their engagement ________ like that. So they also jumped into the water.

Then Kayla ran to the nearest restaurant to ________ goggles (潜水镜). People there gave her flashlights, and someone ran home to get goggles.

After one hour of ________ in the water with ten flashlights and five pairs of goggles, the ring was finally found.

“ Everyone was ________ . All of a sudden, a man started to shout, ‘ Do it again! ’ And immediately, all the others ________ the man, ‘ Do it again! Do it again! ’ Matthew, with his clothes still ________ , got down on one knee and ________ put the beautiful ring on my finger! It was the best feeling in the world! And the ________ of my ring was definitely a sweet story to remember for a lifetime! ” Kayla said with a big smile.

【推荐3】One day our neighbor, an ambitious businessman, seeing my grandfather planting two saplings (幼树) on both sides of our gate, did the same at his gate.

My grandfather, a very tough person, gave barely _______ amount of water to his plants and didn’t give full attention to them, while our neighbor interested in better _______ gave much water to his plants and looked after them with great care. My grandfather’s plants were simple but looked good while our neighbor’s plants were much _______ and greener.

One evening, it rained heavily with _______ howling all night. When we came out to _______ the damage to our garden, we saw our neighbor was there in his garden too. He looked upset as his plants were _______. However, our plants were standing firm on the ground.

Surprised, he quickly _______ my grandfather and sheepishly (窘迫地) asked with a touch of embarrassment, “We both _______ the same plants together and I actually _______ my plants better than you did for yours. Still my plants came off from the roots, while yours didn’t. How is this possible ?”

My grandfather replied, “You gave your plants more attention, but because of that they didn’t feel the ________ to work themselves for anything. You in fact made it very easy for them to grow. I only gave my plants the necessities and let their roots do the rest. That is why my plants ________.”

With a contrite (痛悔的) look, our neighbor ________ quickly. It made me realize that my grandfather ________ with me because he knew anything easily ________ or given can go off much more easily and we may not understand the hard work it takes to ________ those things , rightfully.