【推荐1】It happened on a snowy January morning. Thomas was walking his dog, Mica, in the park.

“As I ________, I just saw Mica running onto the ice toward the ducks in the middle”, said Thomas. “And then he fell into the icy water and ________ get out.”

He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog.

“I had to break ________ way through the ice,” Thomas said. “Finally, I got Mica by the neck and pulled him out. I don’t think I have ever felt so ________ in my life. And when we got back on the dry land, everyone was asking ________ Mica was OK—no one was even worried about me!”

His neighbor Julie saw ________ whole thing.

“The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under,” Julie said. “Before I knew it, Thomas was already in the icy water. I can’t imagine ________ cold it was. Everyone was nervous, but he stayed very cool, he just made his way ________, put the dog on its leash（牵引绳）and went home.

Many think Thomas is a hero, but he didn’t want ________ a big deal out of it.

“Most dog ________ will do the same as I did without a second thought,” Thomas said.

Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?

【推荐3】If you’re hoping for someone to make a difference, that someone could be you! _________ your time is a great way to make a difference in your community. And you’ll feel good about doing something that _________ people or improves the places around you.

This past summer, my friends and I noticed _________ messy our city park was. We wanted it to be different. We worked without our parents and teachers _________ the park. We had a great time _________ the park better than before.

Maybe cleaning up _________ park isn’t your choice, though. No problem! You can turn anything that matters to you into a volunteer project. Do you like playing chess, reading, or spending time _________ your pet? You can volunteer to do what you love to do. For example, you could help at an old people’s home, by talking or playing games with them to make _________ days better. If you’re good at math or English, you _________ volunteer to be a homework helper at your school. You’re needed to walk dogs or play with cats.

You see, there __________ something for everyone. Whatever you do as a volunteer, your time will be enjoyed and that always feels good.

【推荐1】Last year, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I _________ my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was _________ good choice, for China _________ as “the Fan Kingdom”. I couldn’t agree more, _________ it is more than a tool for cooling. It’s also an important part of Chinese culture.

I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛) fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans _________ I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called “round silk fans”. Fans of this kind were made of silk _________ paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. _________ were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo, and _________ great paintings and calligraphy(书法) on them.

At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited _________ the wonderful fans. And they were even _________ after learning about the stories and culture behind them.

【推荐2】Simon has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his sale girls ________ friendly to the buyers and he gets ________ money.

One day an old woman ________ into the shop to buy a handbag. When she went out of the shop with the handbag, she left her wallet in it. A girl who worked as a ________ assistant (助手) picked it up and found there ________ nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and nobody saw it. She put it into her pocket quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, but she failed. She was sad and left. That evening Simon was told about it. He was ________ angry that he sent the girl away. Then he decided to get an honest man to take her place. Several young men came, but ________ of them could satisfy (使……满意) him.

One morning ________ young man came to his office. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”

“No, sir,” answered the young man.

“Do you drink?”

“No, sir.”

Simon asked him the other questions, and the young man’s answers made him ________. Before he made his decision, he asked him the last question, “You have no shortcoming (缺点), do you?”

“No, I don’t, sir.” said the young man. “I only like ________ lies.”

【推荐3】Jim, a successful businessman, told an experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. No one showed kindness to him. People always laughed _______ him. His only friend was _______ dog named Bobby. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but be was a little rude（粗鲁的）to it sometimes.

One day when he _______ down the street, he saw a young lady walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her _______ dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. Jim came to help _______ . “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” The lady said kindly and _______, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. He had never heard such kind words before. He watched the lady _______ she went far away. He was so excited that be whistled（吹口哨）to his dog. Then in a low voice be said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Bobby raised its ears. It seemed that the dog had understood _______ “Even a dog likes it!” he thought. From then on, he never said unkind words to others. Everyone he met _______ kindly.

After telling this story, the businessman stopped for a while. Then be said, “Ladies and gentlemen, it was that kind woman who planted the first seed of kindness in me. All of us _______ learn about kindness. What great power it has!”