【推荐1】On his 67th birthday, Dad had a heart attack. He was ________— he survived. But something ________ him had died. His passion for life was gone. He refused the doctor’s ________, and his bitter attitude made every visitor ________. Dad was left alone.

I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, hoping the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I________ the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done.

One day I read an article saying several depressed patients ’ attitudes had ________ dramatically （显著地） when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me ________ . A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard. His time is up tomorrow. ”

I turned to the man in horror. “You mean to kill him?”

“Madam,” he said coldly, “We don’t have ________for every unclaimed dog. ” The pointer’s calm brown eyes ________ my decision. “I’ll take him. ” I said.

On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you!” I said ________.

Dad frowned and murmured, “I don ’ t want it. ” Then, suddenly, the pointer pulled free from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad.

Dad’s anger ________ , and soon he was hugging the animal.

It was the beginning of a ________ friendship. Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.

Dad’s bitterness faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had________.

Two days later, my grief ________ when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently________ the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.

【推荐2】Do you spend your time working towards that “one day when...”? One day, when I have _____ money I will be happy. One day, when I have the house   _______, I will be able to _______ and enjoy myself more. One day, when I get a job... These may all seem like good destinations and _______, waiting to live the life we have always wanted sometime in the future.________ when we arrive at one destination it doesn’t seem enough; somehow we are just not as _______ as we thought we would be and we start going after the next _______ .

If we live in this way, one night we will _______ in a cold sweat ______ where our life has gone--- _______ we feel so tired, lonely and _______ . Was life really meant to be   ______ ?

So what can you do to bring some joy back into your life? Start enjoying the   _____.No matter what you do, do it to the best of your ability with your ______ on what you are doing. If you are walking from the house to the car, don’t hurry your     ______on something else.   _______ down a bit, take a deep breath, look around and see what is going on in the outside world. We spend so much time ________ in our heads and we become _______ of what is going on around us.

To really start to enjoy your life now---   _______ you are doing, you need to learn slow your racing minds down and become fully aware of the ________ moment. Do yourself a favour and dedicate (奉献于) today to enjoying the journey.

【推荐3】Here’s an awkward confession (承认): I’ve cried at every job I’ve had. I always find it difficult to___ my emotions. And each time I’ve___ exactly why these emotional moments are considered so taboo (忌讳的). Is it a universal truth that you just can’t cry at work ?

As someone puts it on the internet, as professional women, we’re dealing with the great expectation to “be __ in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire” while also making enough money to pay rent. __ , my eyes get a little watery just thinking about it. So if crying at work is unavoidable – yet taboo – what is an ambitious young woman to do to __ after one of these embarrassing   incidents?

My usual routine after an in-office __ is to remove my contact lenses, have a massive iced-coffee, and ___it never happened (until it happens again). Clearly, I’m no expert on the right professional response. So I spoke with my personal finance coach, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, to see if she had any __ for reducing the humiliation (丢脸).

“It’s so __ , but telling yourself not to cry usually __ making you cry more,” she says. “You’re using all your energy to hold it together, but there’s so much pressure that the tears will almost unavoidably come. If you do get upset, it can be helpful to __ yourself from the situation. Take a minute to get it together, and come back ready to have a more composed (镇静的) exchange.”

Maybe there’s some __ in crying. I’ve definitely found that __ the taboo can lead to greater relationships with __. I’ve noticed how tears have helped solve a disconnection or problem that might __ have gone unsolved. To be honest, I’m hoping to recognize, if not celebrate, the rare office cry as a hidden skill for greater future.

【推荐1】Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in — but fruitlessly. _______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash , etc, he feared the worst.

Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.

Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.

“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was right,” Brown added, “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”

Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”