【推荐1】When Yang Fan was taking a walk around the Yuliang Island, she saw a black swan (天鹅) in the grass.

She found that the swan needed _______. So Yang covered the bird’s head with her jacket to keep its cool, picked it up _______, and held it in her arms. She decided to send it to the Animal Care Center, _______ the center was across the Han River, far from the park. She didn’t know how to carry the swan there. Luckily, some _______ driving by gave her and the swan a lift to a nearby bus stop.

On the bus, no one seemed surprised by “the _______ passenger”. Instead they were worried. Someone helped Yang Fan call the _______ on the way. And Li Tao, an animal-care manager, picked her up at the bus stop and drove _______ to the center. There, the animal doctors found that the swan was poisoned (中毒), _______ by eating something used to kill mice. The swan was well looked after at the center. It even made a friend—a little dog. Thanks to people’s love and care, luckily, it became _______ two months later.

“It’s a moving story. Yang Fan travelled about two hours and it was really a long way,” says Li Tao. “And all the strangers wanted to give her and the swan a hand.” He adds “I am happy to see that more and more people have realized the importance of __________ the wild life.”

When I graduated from university, I decided to make my life a difference. I became a volunteer_______and was sent to Ghana (加纳). So,_________a group of helpful young volunteers, I went on my journey. I was very_______this great chance.

The schools there were quite poor. The students had to walk miles to_______their schools. They had lots of work at home. Though they had_______days, these children were joyful.

This was my_________time living abroad in a different culture. I had to get used to the_______conditions. There was no electricity, running water, phone or the Internet. There was no air-conditioner (空调) at a place where the_______often goes over 38°C! It was too hot to move. Before coming here, I_______thought I could live in such an environment. However, I could end each day with a beautiful African sunset. At night, I could________the whole Milky Way (银河).

That is my experience which is unforgetable and worth the time and energy!

【推荐3】There was a time when I had to count every penny (一分钱) I spent. I had to count the cost in my head while ________. I would stand there and add up each item over and over.

I remember on a Christmas Eve when I was shopping at Trader Joe’s. I stood by the refrigerators and counted up the ________ of the things I wanted to buy.

The total was too ________ and I couldn’t buy everything. I looked through each of them trying to decide what to put back. I kept everything that everyone else in my family loved but had to ________ the one thing I loved—a bag of chicken tamales. That bag pushed the total over budget. I hated the feeling of not being able to afford it but it was ________.

That night, the doorbell rang. It was strange because it was very cold and late. I went to the door, opened it, and found bags of food on my front steps. ________ was there. On the top of the first bag, I saw the bag of chicken tamales, the same kind I had put back hours before.

I cannot describe the feeling of learning that even at my loneliest, I wasn’t ________. The feeling that I mattered, and the gratitude (感激) I felt. I ________ don’t know who left all that food on my doorstep, but I will never ________ that feeling. It shows me that while there may not be a real Santa Claus, there are ________ among us, bringing love and kindness to the world.

【推荐1】I planned to spend a quiet weekend at home. But when my friends Chickee and Dom invited me to join them for an afternoon at the beach, I ________ it without thinking twice.

A few hours later, relaxing under a sun umbrella after lunch, I was ________ I’d come. I looked around and found ________, Chickee and Dom, were too far away in the water.

I shone under the sun until I got too hot, and then I took a walk down to the water. I thought I could float (漂浮) ________ my back as if I were in a swimming pool, and I did. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the gentle rocking under me.

I floated ________ until the water under me rolled (翻滚), splashing (飞溅) over my face. I opened my eyes and looked around. How did I get so far from the beach?

I started swimming back as quick and hard as I could. ________, I wasn’t getting any closer, and it was becoming harder to breathe. I ________ around with a splash, looking for help, but it seemed that I was completely ________ in the water. Far off on the sand I could see people collecting their umbrellas and towels. It must be nearly five o’clock, I thought. That’s ________ the lifeguard went off duty.

A wave splashed my face and salt water came into my mouth. Hopelessly, I raised one hand and waved it to get someone’s ________. Two young men with their surf board were suddenly near me.

“Help!” I managed to...

“The water is not deep. Actually, you can stand there,” one young man said.

【推荐3】Ted sat next to me when we were in elementary school. He had serious problems in communicating with people. One ___ always guess what he was saying. Besides, most of my classmates did not like to be with him ____ his hands and shirt were ____ dirty. I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by ___ him several times a day to wash his hands. ___ he just could not understand.

One day, our teacher Miss Green walked up to Ted. Without saying ____，she took Ted to the washroom. Slowly, Miss Green ___ his hands and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one ___. Finally, Ted understood.

Miss Green's love has given me a good example to follow when I am doing my ___. I always remember to teach my students ____ showing them the right ways to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them more time to learn and to grow up.