【推荐3】“The family are demanding to speak to a doctor,” said a nurse at the end of the phone. “They’re anxious that their daughter won’t be able to, get a job.” Then I was checking the _______ of the psychiatric(精神病的)hospital. I was sure that _______ advice wasn’t part of my job responsibilities, so I began to _______ . However, the nurse begged, “Doctor Brown, please come here.”

I made my way to that room, and was met by the young girl’s _______ parents. I read through the _______ while the nurse poured them water. They said “thanks”, and then talked about their worries about their daughter. From the notes and their words, I learned the young girl, Melissa, was _______ with exams and suffered from _______ .

Melissa was a promising student and _______ to become an accountant. Last night, however, after _______ Melissa up, I said she should stay in hospital. Her father disagreed, “Don’t bother. We’ll look after her at home until she gets better.”

Why did Melissa’s father ________ hospitalization when his daughter was depressed for so long ________ the pressure of exams? Eventually I began to ________ . Her mother explained, “We’re worried about our daughter’s future. If she has been treated in a psychiatric hospital, she’ll ________ get a job.”

I told the couple that it was against the law to ________ against people on the grounds of mental illness. I added, “Compulsory admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act is intended to have ________ consequences for their life, not negative ones.” Luckily, what I said dawned on them, and Melissa got good treatment.

【推荐2】When I registered for Latin class as a high school freshman, I had no idea that the teacher would be one of the most influential people in my life. Miss Siegesmund _________ as a very attractive lady of medium height, dressed stylishly in a colorful suit. Her dark brown hair shone like gold, and she was refined and elegant. “Teachers are not supposed to be so _________,” I thought to myself. Later she proved to have a charming personality to _________ her looks. I was her student for four years.

At the beginning of high school, I was a thin girl whose mouth shone with the silver metal of braces(牙套). I was so shy that I often crossed the street to _________ talking to classmates. My mother did not believe in praise as a reward for good work, _________ she always thought that praise would _________ too much pride in oneself. This strange belief had an _________ impact on my childhood.

I showed my _________ in my Latin class as Miss Siegesmund believed in me. She listened to whatever I said and gave me _________. Her Latin class was fun and the stories from Roman history seemed to come __________. She encouraged good study habits, and I received an A in every class. She __________ started a Latin newspaper for which I wrote the news column. I __________ found my place in high school and gained confidence in my __________.

I __________ a speech contest before the whole school. Can you imagine the __________ that I had made to arrive at that point? I took third __________ in the contest. When I arrived at Latin class, Miss Siegesmund said, “You should have __________. You were fantastic!” I thought to myself, “She has so much belief in me.” Soon, my high school days __________ an even higher peak.

I think of myself a pure white dove with a broken wing __________ my mother’s inability to carry out proper education. My teacher became my angel on earth. She __________ my broken wing and allowed me to fly to greater heights. I shall never forget her, as she was one of the most influential people in my life.

【推荐3】It was raining hard. The bus I took finally reached the bus stop near my school. I got off the bus hurriedly but to find that I couldn't ______ from the rain because I left my umbrella behind at home.

Though my school was just on the opposite side of the road, I would ______ get all wet. There was no ______ that the rain would stop and I couldn't wait. I was about to run across the road when an old woman appeared and asked me to ______ an umbrella with her. I gladly accepted the ______ .

We walked side by side ______ because she walked with a small limp. I soon found that she started to get wet because she tried to protect my schoolbag from being wet. I politely asked her to ______ herself more. "If it hadn't been for the schoolbag, I would have run without a(n) ______ ." said I. She laughed and said, "You will be ______ in such a heavy rain. No need to worry! I'm glad to help." I thanked her when we finally came to our ______ .

As I walked into school, I ______ and saw her ______ in the heavy rain with great difficulty. Just at that moment, I thought of my grandmother in heaven, who used to walk me to school in such ______ weather was deeply ______ by what the old woman did. She could devote her time and care to a complete stranger! It was just because of these kind people that our world was becoming more and more beautiful! I ______ that I would do whatever I can to help those in need in future!

【推荐1】Simon Wheatcroft is about to run from Boston to New York. He intends to ________ a distance of about 240 miles in nine days and once he gets to New York he’s going to run a marathon. ________ other runners, Wheatcroft is blind. He suffers from retinitis pigmentosa (色素性视网膜炎), a genetic condition which made him lose ________ gradually.

In spite of his ________ , he decided to take up running to get into shape. At first, Wheatcroft ________ around a local football field, but quite quickly he grew ________ of it. He decided to take his running out on to the paths and after a few months he mastered a ________ . With the help of the ________ prompts (提示) on his phone’s Runkeeper app, he could ________ where there was a turn.

After just six months of running he had a greater ________— а 100-mile marathon. “Why not ________ yourself to do something you can achieve? So I thought I would push it,” he said.

The first ________ was absolutely brutal (残忍的). He’d only been training for six months, during which period he was doing most of his training at a ________ airport. But this race was in the rough Cotswolds (科茨沃尔德丘陵). “The race was 100 miles long and to be honest, I ________ it. The hill made it very difficult. I ended up ________ at 83 miles,” he added.

But this time with better preparations, he feels more ________ . In fact, Wheatcroft is more interested in the ________ aspect of the event than the final result. Time doesn’t ________ to me. You always have more ________ at the back where people are talking and you can stop and get sweets from people and things! I want to be able to talk to people and enjoy it.

Wheatcroft hopes that other blind people will be ________ to take up running as a result of his adventures.

【推荐2】We tried to stop Anna from jumping, but she made no response. Obviously, she ignored our warnings, which led to a _________ that would change her life forever. She _________ off a rock into a river none of us was sure was _________ enough. When she hit the bottom, she broke her back.

I _________ Anna at the hospital every day for the next few weeks. I saw her _________ vary between anger and quite depression. Her whole life seemed _________. She was too confused and demoralized (意志消沉) to think reasonably about her _________.

Within about a month, _________, I began to see a change in Anna. She had moved to Henner House to participate in a comprehensive _________, designed to meet all the needs of __________ like Anna. The program rehabilitates(使康复) accident victims so that they can __________ fulfilling lives. Anna gained __________ once she saw she could learn to do such everyday tasks cooking, cleaning, and bathing. After learning how to get around indoors, she __________ tried travelling around the city in her wheelchair. The more she did, the __________ she felt. The staff also helped Anna plan for her future. They urged her to think about her goals and how she might __________ them. At times, it was __________ for her to keep going with the program, but she didn't quit.

Now ten months later, Anna is about to live a somewhat __________ life. Her disability is not a __________: she is able to do many of the ordinary things she used to do — work, drive, and live in an apartment with a friend. Yes, her life had __________ forever. But Anna is once again glad to be __________.