【推荐1】The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happened, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother's brother Bill. She _______ in second grade at all-black Summer School in Camden, New Jersey.

During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to _______ every aspect(方面) of my potential(潜能), without considering what was _______ or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she _______ my voice and considered it good. I couldn't dance; she taught me the _______ dancing steps. She took me to the theatre — not just children's theatre but _______ comedies and dramas — and her faith that I could _______ adult plays was not disappointed.

My aunt also _______ books from her library and shared them with me. I had books at home, _______ they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humor, and I'll ________ forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis's Archy ＆ Mehitabel through her.

Most importantly, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to ________for publication. As a writer ________ for one of the black newspapers, she ________ my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to ________ teenage social activities — and it did — but it also gave me the ________ to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of ________ material, and, after graduation from college, a collection of _________material with my name that was my ________ to writing jobs.

Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic ________ of her “favorite niece”. ________ a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted(多面的)image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.

【推荐2】Two brothers, Ruby and Harry lived in Spain. They _______ for years to buy their mom a very special Christmas present this year: a BWM 3 Series.

“Showing _______ to our beautiful Mum who’s worked so hard to _______ us everything in life,” Ruby, 30, told the media. “Compared to the _______ she has made for us over the years, this is nothing.” He said the _______ had been in the works for years.

“My mother wanted a BMW ten years ago, which we never _______,” he said. “We said that one day we would get her one and we _______ a little each week knowing one day we would be able to get her _______ car.”

Ruby and his brother Harry saved for about five years _______ they bought the car. Their mother appears ________, saying “no” over and over again as the two brothers ________ her to the garage to have a look at a silver BMW.

“She was just very surprised and couldn’t ________it,” he said. “We were sure she ________ loved it.”

They gave her the car as an early Christmas gift, but also as a ________ to say thank you. It will ________ their mom’s current one.

“She ________us two brothers and worked two jobs for most of her life to ________ us in school and give us everything we ________,” Ruby said. “We watched her go from her ________ job on Friday, get changed and ________ the weekend at a restaurant.”

He added, “Maternal love is the most selfless love under the sun and we just thought it would be nice to show how grateful we are for everything and remind ourselves that thankfulness is a virtue.”

【推荐3】My first night in my college dormitory room finally came! Several months ago, I was always prepared for finals, _______, and the day when I would keep my promise——_______ out as soon as I had the chance. I _______ used it for threat when I was angry or couldn’t get my way. _______, my parents just grinned.

Now, sleeping on the once desired bed, I _______ the TV programs enjoyed together with my parents, the time they spent with me, the home videos I _______ with my brother and sister. Now, those moments are only memories. Sitting at my desk with my laptop open, I _______ an e-mail to a radio station my mom listens to every morning before work. I _______ a special song called Don’ Forget to Remember.

The next morning, my mom got out of bed and _______ the radio as usual. She was really amazed by the speakers’ ________, “You know how ________ I was weeks ago because I sent my little girl to school for the first time? A college student ________ us and said that she misses her parents and ________ they have done for her. She also chose a special song in ________ of them. So we want to thank Vickey for that e-mail, ________ it really eased my worry about my little girl growing up and ________ about things parents do for them.”

The song began to play while my mom ran over to my dad and ________ him up. “Honey! Did you hear that? Was that our Vickey? Our daughter who couldn’t wait to ________ home?” My dad, just barely opening his eyes, replied with, “If it is, that is very ________ of her.”

I got a call from my mom that night. I was so excited to tell her that I ________ my first day of college and we talked for about an hour. Just when we were about to say our goodbyes, I added one last plea: “Mom, don’t forget to remember me.”

【推荐1】On Dec. 13，2018，Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of ________ with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party，the California teen devoted this milestone to _________ the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage，Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children_________. In an email to The Huffington Post，Nubia said that she was _______ struck by the children's lack of access to_________-their school only went through the fourth grade.

Over the course of her volunteer work，Nubia became___________ in one student，Hermela. She writes: Out of the many students in the kindergarten class，Hermela became _______ and attached to me to a point where it was becoming_________for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and___________education after the fourth grade became _________ and I knew I had to do something.

That's when Nubia decided that she didn't want a traditional Sweet 16._________, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish_________ grade class for Hermela and other kids.

"The money could provide a(n)_________ solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day________of my party," Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. In short, I want Hermela to continue__________. "

After telling friends and family her _______, Nubia set up a(n)_________page "Keep Hermela Smiling" on CrowdRise. Her_________will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

So far, Nubia has___________$ 2,781 of her $ 10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely ______; they're selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

Nubia's birthday may not have been a party, but it's truly a celebration.

【推荐2】At a young age, Darrius Simmons fell in love with the piano. As he watched others play, he was _________ by the joy the piano gave them. He wanted to experience that, too, but knew for him it would be a/an _________.

“I decided at age 10 that I wanted to learn how to play the piano, _________ it was going to take a little bit _________ work for me to learn,” Simmons says. “I knew most people had 10 fingers while I had four, yet I was pretty _________ I could make it work.”

The Warren, Ohio teenager was born with a genetic _________ called ectrodactyly (先天性缺指畸形). He has three fingers on his right hand and _________ finger on his left. But it didn’t _________ Simmons from following his _________. With no formal training, Simmons taught himself by ear how to play the piano. He practiced and practiced, finding a way to __________ the keys with four fingers while mastering the pedals with his prostheses(假肢).

Simmons knew he would have to __________ his own style of playing. “I couldn’t base it __________ the technique of somebody who has 10 fingers. It just wouldn’t __________.” He says. “That’s __________ it was hard for me to take piano lessons. It’s very __________ for somebody who has learned how to play with 10 fingers to adjust and teach me with only four.”

The now 18-year-old not only learned how to play and read music but also began composing.

His mother, Tamara Simmons, isn’t surprised by Darrius’ __________. She knows how focused and __________ he can be.

From mastering music to beating __________ challenges, Darrius Simmons sets out to __________ the world. “I like to be somebody’s __________,” he says. “If I play in front of a whole crowd and I see one person smile, that’s a job well done.”

【推荐3】Three months had passed since I lost my husband Willianm. I was extremely sad. My six-month-old daughter, Sienna, had lost her father before she’d even got to ______ him. I had no idea how I was going to raise her ______. I spent six months hanging out with great ______ before I knew I had to ______. I just had to work out how to start _______ my life.

Then my mind wandered back to a few years earlier, when I’d ______ boxing at my local gym. I’d really ______ the exercise and it had given me something to focus on. So I picked up ______ and called my old boxing coach, Ken. “I want to get back to the boxing ring(拳击赛场),” I told him.

I was ______ when I turned up for my first training. But my fears soon died down once I started hitting the pads (软垫). “You’ve still got it,” Ken said ______.

As I built my strength over the following months, I felt the weight of the world slowly lifting off my ______. I found myself enjoying my time with Sienna more and I really looked forward to seeing my friends at the gym. I’d been ______ for five months when Ken scheduled my first boxing match.

Jumping around the ring, I felt as though William and Sienna were ______   me on. I was really excited when I was announced as the ______. That encouraged me to study to become a fitness trainer myself.

When I ______ a job at a Maori health and well-being organization, I wanted to introduce boxing ______ so I could help others lift their spirits.

____, my classes have been a huge success and I now hold nine classes every week. More than three years have passed since we lost William and I ______ miss him every day. I often talk to Sienna about him. She’ll always know who her father was and how much he ______ her.

I have no doubt that boxing saved my life and made me a better mother. If teaching other people boxing can help them on their journey from darkness to light, it’s well worth the ______.