3 . Concerned by the recent economic hardship, BG Cares, on Saturday, gave out food to poor Nigerians, urging well-meaning Nigerians to be their neighbors’ keepers.

BG Cares, which led a group of _________ in Nigeria on a ride for charity (慈善), said it was working to show _________ towards members of society. Speaking at the event _________ “Jollof to the street”, President of the Bikers, Kayode said, “It is why we ride. Selflessness has been the driving force behind BG Cares’s commitment (投入) to _________ others.”

A statement by BG Cares _________ said that it was driven by the determination to change the _________ stories about the biking community, which could help to clear up the misunderstanding between bikers and non-bikers. The statement _________, “At the heart of their programme are their charity outreaches, which have become a part of their task to create a positive effect in the lives of those _________.”

The yearly “Jollof to the street” charity ride has become a _________ for the group, showing their values of kindness. Through the BG Cares, the group works with other charitable organizations, making a(n) __________ effort in bringing positive change. BG Cares hopes that their charity ride will serve as a powerful __________ for others to join hands and make a __________ in Nigeria.

BG Cares expresses heartfelt appreciation to all their __________, partners and volunteers, whose giving made the “Jollof to the street” charity a __________. Their continued support __________ BG Cares to continue improving the lives of poor communities across Nigeria.

4 . It was 80 years ago when I wrote my first letter to Paul and Renee. I was about 13 and Paul was the same ______ as me and his sister Renee was two year younger, and they live in France. I was keen on learning languages, so I was pleased when my French teacher assigned us pen pals.

It was quite a ______ to get a letter from a foreign country, so I looked forward to ______ their reply. They weren’t particularly good at English, so we were all writing in French, which helped me acquire a good ______ of the language.

I decided to go to France on holiday in 1949 to ______ them, but Paul was called up by the army, and Renee was away skiing. The family ______ me warmly, and I visited several times in the years that followed. The first time I met Renee, she picked me up at the station, and we ______ it off straight away.

I never got to meet Paul. Renee wrote to me and told me that he had died ______ after leaving the army. Renee and I continued writing to each other, and our ______ became deeper. We talked about our families, our favorite pastimes and our ______ in life. Renee never married and worked as a nurse for half her life. As I continued to visit, I got to know her whole family, ______ her aunts and uncles, and distant cousins all over France. I was so ______ into their home life that I never felt like a tourist.

I'm 93 now and I ______ write to Renee. She has difficulty writing now, so she phone me to reply. Most people don’t seem to have the time for letters anymore, but it gives me great ______ to write. My correspondence (通信) with Renee has offered me a wider ______ of what’s happening outside the UK. More importantly, this is the most enduring friendship I have ever had.

5 . Lucky Candy grocery store (杂货店) held a challenge game for its customers in the neighborhood. The _______ is simple: answer a math question — say, what’s 8×8+50? — and you’ll get five seconds to take as much as you can from the store, all for _______ .

For Ahmed Alwan, 23, joy is as important as breakfast, but his regular customers sometimes _______ for both. So he came up with a clever way to _______ his customers’ days. “I’ve grown up in the neighborhood,” he says. “I know most of them don’t have much money, and sometimes they need _______.”

Lucky Candy is located on a busy street in the Bronx, known as a food _______ , where people are badly in need of affordable, healthy food. Many residents depend on neighborhood shops for their daily _______ .

When kids get an answer right, one of two things _______ happens. Some kids rushed for the candy and who could blame them? Others take things like rice and potatoes, clearly thinking of their _______ at home.

“The store is doing something ________ to many,” a customer told Inside Edition. “Many people here don’t even have anything. A chance to get free stuff like this means a lot.”

Alwan ________ this challenge game with his own monthly pay. And his boss, also his father Aobad, doesn’t ________ offering help, too. As an immigrant (移民), Aobad knows that in one of the ________ and most competitive places in the U.S., a little help goes a(n) ________ way.

“This greatly changed our community,” says Alwan. “They’re showing so much love and care — they’re ________ at the store for a chance to play. No pushing or shouting.”

6 . My father never kept anything for emotional purpose—except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always _______ watching my favorite players at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a _______ of the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father examine it before going out to work.

The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a _______ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I immediately washed out a jar and _______a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.

Each of us _______ to the jar weekly. _______, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I _______ him of the remaining time, and then he _______ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a free Saturday.”

On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no reply of my father who had been to work suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two tickets!”

I could hardly _______ when we finally sat together, father and son, ________ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering but for my father, all I could see is a face ________ tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a ________ ticket in his yellowed book, which ________, October 1, 1960, General Admission. My father, who ________nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(an) ________ of our afternoon together.

7 . I had always been warmly praised for my basketball shooting ability when I was in high school. But when I went to Ohio State, I discovered that everyone on the team was ______ in his hometown.

To win a starting job on the team, I had figured I would have to ______ the coach with my shooting ability. But it turned out that the team was ______ full of attacking players and what it needed was someone to ______ on defence (防守). Unwillingly, I decided to take that role, but didn’t expect the ______ was to make all the difference to me later.

One day, when we were ______ a game against the Bucks, I was called out by the coach, Milwaukee, who gave me the ______ to guard our court (球场). Though feeling a bit ______, I accepted. Throughout the game, I continued playing the defence role.

Then, near the end of the game, in a(n) ______ to widen the score gap, Milwaukee gave me a precious ______. He asked me to organize an attack. Running to the center of the court, I ______the ball. It was a ______ three-point play and the championship was ours.

Standing there in that circle of cheering audience, I came to ______ the importance of teamwork. Just as Milwaukee said, “______ teams often have one or two players who stand out; good teams have five who work together. It is amazing what can be achieved when no one cares who gets the ______.”