【推荐1】In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of _________ and was forced to spend the night in his _________. This continued until one morning, after a week of _________ in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and _________ a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself _________ to the waiter, telling him he had lost his _________. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $50 bill that looked as if _________ had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have _________ this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his _________! He quickly __________ the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the __________, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what that fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in __________ and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass me. So I just made a promise to __________ other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a __________ man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he __________ thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those poor people on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

【推荐2】I grew up in a military family. When my parents retired from the army after eighteen years of _______, I had to study with those twelve- year-olds who shared no_______ life experience with me.

Most of my new classmates had grown up together and they had no room to_______ for a newcomer. I wore different clothes and spoke with a different accent. I had little_______ of making friends. I_______ for the first few weeks in my new school.

To deal with it all, I began_______ in my diary every day. I wrote as if my life depended on it. I could not stand the loneliness_______ I wrote it down in my diary.

One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, asked why I always sat there writing. I lied that I_______ writing to playing. One week later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment (任务). I was_______that I could now participate in something I knew I was good at. So I worked on the essay__________ and handed it. I thought it was the best chance for me to be__________ by the class.

The next day, Mrs. Bush called me up to the__________ of the classroom. I stood before my classmates and I got__________. Was I in trouble? Did I do something wrong?

Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she__________ all the work that went into the essays and everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student__________ as an excellent writer. That student was me!

The class clapped their hands wildly and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following__________on it,“You are a very excellent writer. You__________ your essay with your true feeling and creativity. Please keep on writing and share your__________ of writing with the class.”

Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of__________and a way to go through the hard transition (过渡) in my life. She helped me gain__________ in myself that stayed with me beyond my school life.

【推荐3】When my daughter Adriana was seven, she was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD强迫症）and anxiety disorder. Adriana suddenly became very_______,and the playful,giggling girl stopped existing.My husband and I could see that Adriana was_______but couldn't give her a hug because she was afraid to be_______.Even our dog learned not to go around her because it_______her.

When no one was able to help, I knew it was up to me to find a_______. I started out small by encouraging Adriana to poke(戳）me to see that_______bad would happen, and after a while,she_______it and found that it turn out fine._______，we had pokes instead of hugs. That first step developed_______that helped her try walking on the floor with________feet, trust that she didn't have to wet her clothes to________the germs around her, and trust that she could go to school without feeling________. When I say it took time, I mean it took years, but one by one, she faced her fears.

I made sure she knew that OCD was the same as any other illness and she was never to feel bad about it, but to keep working at getting________.When she was ready ,we encouraged her to________it, because that would make her stronger and help others understand too.

Adriana is now 23-years-old.She________has OCD and anxiety,but has learned to deal with them.Overcoming them has given Adriana________and self-acceptance that is beautiful to see. It's been an amazingly________journey, but she was never alone in it.

Today Adriana keeps poking me once in a while, but not because she can't________me. There are plenty of hugs to go around, but now it's a________thing between the two of________us; a of where she's been and how far she's come.

【推荐1】Shortly after a father-and-son fight, my twelve-year-old son, Marlon, asked me if I was up for a basketball game of one-on-one. Without _________ much, I accepted his _________ which only goes to _________ how naïve (天真的) a dad can be. The moment he _________ onto the court, I realized this was not a friendly game, but a challenge.

There comes a time when sons _________ their fathers as a symbol (象征) of _________. The test may be _________ or intellectual (智力的), but sooner or later the young man is to defeat the old one and becomes a real man.

When playing _________, my son is all the things I’m not; quick with a deadly shot. And I know the _________ will come eventually (最终). Just not today.

It’s a man thing, I guess. As a father, I need to __________ my impatient son an important lesson of __________, courage, and pride. Therefore, I wouldn’t __________ on the court or wherever.

We played for quite a long time that day. I won a narrow victory and told him that he played for the wrong reasons. He __________ as if he understood. A few weeks later Marlon __________ me to a friendly round of videogame. Beat me soundly. And __________ while he did it.

【推荐3】Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would _________ my career. But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk.

Desperate for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my _________, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyser. That first voyage was a learning experience, a _________ schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to _________. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusingly, I often forgot to _________ my clock when the ship crossed time zones.

As a doctor, I was responsible for the 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from _________ seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other _________, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship’s medical centre was _________ a floating emergency room, and we didn’t have a team of specialists on hand for a second _________. With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.

As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks didn’t __________ geography and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to __________. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient __________ long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.

Thankfully, there were several unexpected __________ to the job. I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evening. On rare days off, I __________ as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.

Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job — it’s a way of __________. One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.