【推荐1】Daniel, at age 17, is a student support captain at Armidale High School, an active speaker and a published author. He also has autism (自闭症),___________he says doesn't defeat him but ___________him.

At just six months old Daniel had a stroke(中风) that left him _________impaired (受损的), unable to bear weight in his legs or move the left side of his body. Unable to ___________and in a wheelchair until he was six years old, Daniel turned to books and could read___________at age four.

The___________of writing a book had been in Daniel's _________for as long a she could remember. “It's been one of my long-term_________and I feel very happy about doing it,” he said.___________Mum's help, Cracked as a Crab was ____________, the story of Chip, a crab who has autism and uses humour to make friends. “The response to it has been very ____________.People are happy and excited for me,” Daniel said.

Now a published ____________, Daniel has plans to write more books. Not__________with sitting idle (无所事事) while most students are studying for their exams, Daniel is busy involving others in his role as a student support captain. He saw a gap in student support leaders within his school and wanted students with autism to be included. He decides to have a long and____________career, and wants to inspire other people living with autism to____________their dreams.

【推荐3】Peter loved his wife Marion, loved adventure, and loved his camper van (野营车) called Schoen.

The pair made numerous unforgettable road trips in Schoen. But after Marion died, the ___________ Schoen had fewer and fewer outings. With Schoen’s adventuring days seemingly over, Peter decided to put it up for ___________.

Elise and her husband, Domenic, had always dreamed of owning their own “happiness bus” and traveling in a camper van. One day, Elise ___________ the sales information on Schoen and the couple ___________ decided to take a look. Elise fell in love with Schoen at first sight, but Peter asked for $39,000, well outside their budget (预算).

Feeling extremely disappointed (失望的), the couple left. “We were ___________ to have met Peter,” said Elise. “We shared with him our story and dream of owning a van like that.” A few days later, Peter called to ___________ them back for a second look. ___________, the young couple came again, but without much ___________.

Peter said he had so far received two ___________ for Schoen, and both met his asking price. But they were from collectors (收藏者), which would likely mean the van’s ____________ gathering dust in a garage or display. Peter asked how much the couple would be able to ____________. Domenic told him the most they could spend was around half of what he was ____________. Peter, holding back tears himself, told them he would ____________ their offer only if they promised to have adventures with Schoen.

Now Schoen is on glorious adventures somewhere, ____________ Elise and Domenic create wonderful family memories.

“Peter is definitely a hero for us, ”   says Elise. “Finding Schoen and making that ____________ to Peter has totally changed our life.”

【推荐1】There is nothing more comforting than the sound of the Singer, a sewing (缝纫) machine. It ______so many memories of my grandmother and mother. The______of turning different materials into something fashionable always______me.

I began sewing as a child alongside my grandmother, a loving woman who taught me how to use a machine and how to sew my first______. It was a simple pullover blouse (衬衫) made from an old pink and white pillowcase. I wore that with such______because wearing something you______yourself just makes you smile. Then, one day I made a mistake, sewing the inside out, and had to start again. This taught me to be______and focused on details.

Later I received the old Singer from my mom, but it was left to gather dust in the corner.Once Covid-19______, I had too much time on my hands and in my head.I got the Singer ______ and began sewing again.

“Measure twice, cut once" is a Sewer’s proverb. We all hear it and I rarely use it, just like road maps, but it is______. It’s a way of life.

In a time when tomorrow is ______,I found a sense of hope and creativity through rediscovery. Relearning how to sew has______my boredom and made me more patient with myself. It also helps build an emotional______with my older generations through this one thing that we______.That brings me joy. And I’ll______that joy for as long as possible.

【推荐2】When we got ready to go to the rink (溜冰场), Mom always helped me tie up my skates. Then she _____ her own. Mom and I had been coming to the rink every _____ since my lessons began. That was our deal. I went to _____ on Tuesdays, and we skated together on Sundays.

When we were ready to _____ on the ice, Mom took my hand and put an arm around my shoulder. I looked up at Mom and smiled. She seemed _____ but still smiled back. I took a short gliding (滑行) step, and she stepped with me, holding my hand tight. We went across the rink very _____ After a few minutes, we _____ in the center of the rink. I gently took my _____ back from Mom’s and glided slowly away.

While Mom stood still, I _____ the move my teacher taught me this week. I put one foot on the ______ , leaning forward a little. I slowly raised my back foot as ______ as I could behind me. I stopped and ______ a moment when some bigger kids skated quickly by. ^“OK, Mom. It’s ______ for you to skate alone,” I said. “In fact, there is ______ to be afraid of. Skating alone is no ______ than skating with me.”

Then I did what my teacher did when he was teaching a ______ skater. “ Watch my face, Mom,” I said. “Not your feet. Now, step.” She took a baby step and ______ We stayed until Mom could skate across the rink three times by herself. When she was ______ , she glided over to me and gave me a big hug. “I ______ you could do it,” I said.

She smiled and said, “I couldn’t have done it without my excellent ______.”

【推荐3】Draper was the owner of a secondhand bookstore. One day, when he was sorting through a pile of old books, an envelope fell _________ one. Inside was an undated _________ and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was _________ it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a _________ woman’s last words to her child. He had to _________ Bethany. “Whoever it is will want this,” he thought. “You wouldn’t _________ a letter like that.”

He supposed if the _________ ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he would _________ the little girl’s face. _________ she’d since left the area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize the picture.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the __________ letter.

__________, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n) __________ herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the __________. As she read her mother’s __________, which she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be __________.

Bethany was only 4 when her mother __________. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally __________.

She remembered unpacking and looking for the letter, and then __________ searching through everything in the hope that it was there. “That’s when I realized it was gone and I’d never see it again,” she said.

Draper __________ the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Bethany was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger’s __________.

【推荐1】Many people think of travel as an experience. Sometimes, however, you cannot choose the places you travel to.

This happened to me in 2019.

My husband was _______ in Brunei for work. Being three months pregnant _______ I had a choice: either stay with him in Brunei for three months before returning back to India or remain in India, alone. I chose the former. Not because of my _______ for the country but because I wanted to be close to him.

Brunei had never held any _______ to me. Whatever research I pulled off the Internet showed me nothing _______ one beautiful mosque (清真寺). The flights were expensive so traveling _______ was not an option. I was surrounded by a sense of being _______ in a remote place. Needless to say, I reached Brunei in a pretty _______ mood. I think one of the things that _______ me the most even in such a mood was the large areas of greenery (绿化) that surrounded us, which made me calm.

After a week, I soon found myself ________ with people around me. The locals all went out of their way to make me feel comfortable. The more comfortable I felt, the more I ________. I hiked, I ________ the board game community, and I enjoyed the local cuisine.

Three months later when it was time to leave, I was ________ to say goodbye to the ________ of the country.

Don’t judge a place by what others say. Sure, you may not always like what you see, but you just need to take a ________ look to find something you will like!

【推荐2】In a village lived a milkman, who owned a few cows. Though his family wasn’t very _______ , they had a self-sufficient life (自给自足). One day, his son asked him what the secret of his life was. He used the opportunity _______ his son. “The secret of my life this: The cow doesn’t give milk,” said the father. The boy asked his father in     _______ , “What are you saying?” “As you hear it, son, you must know the cow doesn’t give milk _______ , and you have to milk it. If you don’t milk it every day, it will _______ giving milk. And I won’t be able to support our _______ . When you search for _______, remember what I said,” said the father.

The milkman continued, “I have to get up at 4 o’clock every day. First, I need to clean the waste on the farm. Then I need to _______ the legs of the cows and start to milk them. After that, I have to try my best to _______ the milk.” Hearing this, the son was ________ , and he decided to go to the ________ to help his dad.

Yes, what one ________ is from what one does. Happiness is the result of efforts. A cow doesn’t give milk on its own, and neither do all the things that one ________ to have. Thus one has to work hard to get whatever he needs, and it can lead to new ________ in life, and one may be ________ one day.