【推荐1】A few years ago, I moved to Aurora, Ontario. I was a radio broadcaster, but I didn’t have the _______ of colleagues. That was because I worked not in the office, but at home, and I _______ it to the power of technology. Shortly after the move, _______, I found myself feeling lonelier than ever before. I was _______ to make a friend.

Then I saw her. From the window of my _______, I caught sight of a beautiful, tall girl taking her recyclables and walking _______, and I was attracted. I thought, “I recycle too! We have something in common!”

The question was _______ we would meet. “Should I knock on her door and say hi, or what if I just _______ to be running by?” But after _______ a few times around the block, I still didn’t see her. Finally, I decided to ________ the one thing I already knew about her — recycling.

The following Tuesday, I got up a bit earlier. Around 8 a.m., she ________ again, with the same confidence. “Just act ________,” I said to myself. Then I walked outside, ________ a trash can fast. “Nice to meet you. I’m Megan,” I said, trying to ________ nervousness back and appear calm. “Good morning. Michelle,” she replied.

________ a big smile, I walked back inside. After our “________”   recycling meet-ups continued for a few weeks, I gathered my ________ to invite her to my home. Then at my home we ________ down, sharing stories about our own life. We also found more ________ between us two young women: putting ourselves out for what we’ve been looking for — a new ________ to fall in love with.

【推荐2】Recently my wife and I were faced with a difficult situation while traveling by car in the mountains with our hired driver. It was going to be a long ride and we were ________. Just as we began to doze (打盹), the engine made a strange, loud noise and then stopped working.

The sun was just setting and the air was getting ________. We tried communicating with the driver but with little success. He told us he was going to get help and then left.

In a(n) ________ location with no houses in sight, we started to hear the cries of wild animals. We also didn’t have much food it was getting colder and darker. I began to ________ confidence. Should we leave the car and seek shelter? Would our driver ever ________? Was he a trustworthy man? We were very ________.

A couple of hours passed. ________, the headlights from another car could be seen in the ________. An unfamiliar man got out of the car. He looked ________ at first until his mouth opened with a big friendly smile. He asked us to get into the car with him. He had such a kind face, so we knew we could ________ him. We climbed into the car.

Before we left, he put a note on the windshield (挡风玻璃) of our car with his phone number on it. Then he drove us to a nearby village, and we ________  his family. They offered us tea and local foods, and everyone asked us questions and were thrilled to have ________ guests.

Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ________. He had kept his word and ________ the car. We prepared to leave and thanked our new friends.

I will never forget the ________ and hospitality (好客) we received on that day because we relied on a stranger for help.

【推荐1】Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction (破坏) of our environment through overuse of our _________. So my family do what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to _________.

But when I’m the only one with a cloth bag in line at the grocery store, I ask myself: Does it do any good?

I recently found the answer from flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in _________ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few flamingos start the process by _________ from the lake. But _________ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.

However, the next day they _________ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority _________ no attention, so these pioneers come back.

The trend continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, _________ the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once again _________.

Then one day, things __________. The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. This time their total number is enough to tip the balance (扭转局势). As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration __________.

A few can make a __________. It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the __________ efforts of a few.

If you believe in a cause (事业), don’t __________. Others will someday notice and __________ we will solve even our greatest problems.

【推荐2】On Christmas of 2017, I was born again. We like to spend our Christmas holidays somewhere warm abroad, and that year we _______ Uganda. Nature, wildlife, and sunny days were a _______when it was so _______and dark in Europe. Life was beautiful, and we had a rental car and a busy schedule ahead to explore the country.

This is where this short travel story turns into one of my most _______travel experiences. At Murchinson Falls National Park, we had a car accident. I lost _______of the car, and it rolled over, destroying windows, chassis, and the engine. But we were alive! My right arm was _______injured, but we _______to walk to our lodge ( 小 屋 ), not far inside the _______. In the lodge, I was _______to learn that there was a pretty decent American hospital in Masindi that was just a one-hour drive away. Moreover, one of the lodge’s guests was a nurse who ________the wound while we were waiting for the taxi. The hospital took care of us and after a couple of injections and stitches, I was ________ to head to our new hotel in Masindi; however, my wound required daily ________and more injections, so we were ________to stay in town for a few days.

The town’s highlights were the market and our ________ visit to the hospital, so we ________ looking for the small things, ________with the medical staff and the people in the market, and learning more about their customs.

We learned to slow down. When we were allowed to ________ , we took a road trip through the country to see something else. We did not care about our travel ________ anymore – we were ________, and we wanted to enjoy Uganda’s unique nature and its people. In the end, our Uganda trip was not about the places that we saw, but the people that we met. It was travel for ________more than sightseeing.

【推荐3】Last week, I flew to Atlanta for a business trip. As we were about to land, it was announced that there would be a slight______before setting down. High desert winds had______the airport to close all but one runway. The pilot said that we would be______the city for a few minutes waiting to______.We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened______there might be some severe bumps(颠簸). However, I did not expect that“a few minutes” turned out to be so long, with a ride that would make roller coaster(过山车) lovers______.

The movement was so sudden that several passengers felt______and had to use air-sickness bags(晕机

). That is not a good thing to happen in a(n)____space, because the smell only______to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About 20 minutes passed. The entire aeroplane became very______. I could______notice a sense of worry and fear. I guessed everybody else was holding their hands as tightly as me and worrying about dear life…except one. A______was having a good time! With each bump of the______he would let out a giggle(咯咯笑) of happiness. As I observed this, I_____that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his______. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown- ups have learnt from______. He was_____the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and______back into my seat, imaging I was______on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even______to giggle sometimes, which was much to the anger of the man who was sitting next to me and holding the air-sickness bag.