【推荐2】Any visitor to the local library in our town would catch sight of a teenage boy reading books carefully. He would _______ to linger(流连) in the library reading not only a wide range of literary works but also articles in famous periodicals(期刊）till closing time. The librarian had to share his _______ to satisfy the teenager’s desire for books when he happened to_______ into the boy’s father.

The boy was called Tarun Kanti, who also took a(n) _______ interest in sports, dancing and drama. His talent had earned him a lot of _______ in the town despite his young age. But things _______ obviously after his father’s untimely death. Kanti _______ his responsibilities as the eldest son. He began to devote his part time to working to _______ his family and insisted on(坚持) studying _______ and ranked(排列) first in the district during the high school graduation examination. Later, he ________ a master’s degree in Yale University.

After retirement Kanti suffered from a rare heart disease that took away his life at the age of 64. ________ his unhealthy condition couldn’t dim(使暗淡) his love for work. He was still ________ in his research during the last days of his life. Almost everyone who had spent time with him during his last days had no ________ that he was dangerously ill.

When he lay lifeless in the library of his residence, many of his colleagues and friends ________ in to have a last glimpse（一瞥) and pay their final tributes(悼念). In great ________ I prepared to take a last look at my lifelong hero— my elder brother Tarun Kanti.

【推荐1】Last spring, when the first lock-down began, the task to check in daily on my elderly mother fell to me. Mum was 88 and lived on her own. At the very beginning, I wasn’t sure how the ______ would go. Mum and I agreed long ago that we have ______ personalities. Even as I crossed my fifties, our differences still present ______.

Initially, I ______ my visits to coincide with the Greek game shows she watches every afternoon on satellite TV. The ice-breaker worked: soon we found ourselves ______ the same contestants or comparing appeal of the various hosts. Mum became ______ with my ability to find out information almost instantly on my smart phone. What I ______ when we turned away from the TV, however, was that my mother knew things Google didn’t. Soon, I set aside my ______ and made mum my search engine. My mother ______ revealed family histories I wasn’t aware of. I was ______ and soon I was visiting twice a day.

When we weren’t addressing the long list of household ______, we planned the day’s menu and went for walks down the street. Sometimes, we continued our open-ended ______ until midnight. One night at bed time, she ______ me and said, “Now, I’ve learned your character.” I found myself struggling to keep from choking up.

With pandemic restrictions still in place, my sessions with mum have become the ______ of my day. Some days I drop by as many as three times. While Physical distancing may keep people away, it may also ______ those afar.

【推荐2】People are looking to make meaning these days, after the profound upheaval of the past few years. And one way that some of us do this is by looking for guidance or comfort in _______, the unexpected concurrence of events.

After Carla Kaufman Sloan lost her _______ son in an accident eight years ago, when he was 7, she began noticing heart shapes, often when she felt _______. It started the first time she took her younger son back to a restaurant _______ by both her boys. As she walked in, trying not to_______, she saw a heart-shaped _______.

“I showed it to my son, who _______ it was from his brother,” says Ms. Kaufman Sloan, who is a TV producer and writer in Miami. _______, she began noticing more heart _______, not only in leaves, but also puddles, rocks and clouds. On a beach in Mexico, she _______ at a pile of seaweed and discovered a red plastic heart. _______ it up, she saw that it was from a toy _______ the one that had helped her son learn about shapes _______ he was a baby. She took the plastic heart _______ -- and found it fits _______ into a slot (狭槽) in her son’s old toy. What a coincidence! “It helps to_______ there is more to our daily lives than the surface,” she says.

Paying attention to coincidences may help us, especially _______ stress, and can aid us in making decisions, calm us in _______ and help us feel more connected to others and _______. Studies show that noticing coincidences may help boost both the _______ of psychotherapy (心理疗法) and mental well-being.

【推荐3】There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don’t understand their______, and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will I______my child? Well, I think there are many ways.______, I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good______him or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a______way. Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child______. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like______, “Well done ! I’m very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very______. Third, I will spend______time staying with my child than my parents did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child. I am______these things will make parents and their kids get on well.