【推荐1】I’ll always remember the first time I tried ballet. My mother was a_____and I wanted nothing more than to be like her, but after_____during my first class, I felt like I wanted to quit right away. As it was only my first day, however, I told my mom I couldn’t wait to dance again.  

Weeks passed and my dancing didn’t_____any better. So when my dance teacher announced that we were to perform in a show, I feared falling on my face in front of hundreds of people, and_____my mom.  

Even though I practiced for the show as much as I could, I_____quite got the hang of it. Finally,   feeling nervous and____, I went to my mom to tell her how I felt. As I cried, I told her how___　 dancing was for me. My mother simply laughed and told me that from that day, she would_____me all she knew about ballet. She wiped the_____from my face, and I smiled.  

My mom quickly discovered how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest_____,   love, and understanding. When I leapt and fell, she was there to catch me. When I lost my_____, she held me up. By the time the show arrived, I was as prepared as I could be.  

The music began and my heart started to race. Breathing steadily, I began moving to the music without______a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed in_____.  

After the show, my mom found me and gave me a huge hug, telling me how______she was. I looked my mom in the eye and told her that there was no way this could have happened______her.   Through this all, I realized one important fact : Never be afraid to reach for the stars, because even if you fall, you’ll always be wearing a “parent-chute”.

【推荐1】Do you know how discipline can help you achieve your goals? Do you know that discipline is important to _______? What is the power of discipline? How to become disciplined?

You might think that many people are not self-disciplined, _______ I’m going to prove to you that people in general are disciplined, but _______, in non-beneficial ways. There are many people who smoke daily _______ the fact that it is harmful and _______ and it could kill them. Such people are disciplined at _______ cigarettes and smoking. There are people who are disciplined at drinking lots of alcohol daily. Such people are disciplined at consuming alcohol. Do you _______ where I am going with this?

One of my friends who has a _______ for running spends half an hour every single morning running. Whether it is snowing or raining, she has to run. This is the kind of _______ discipline that you are supposed to ________ and create in your life.

Do you know someone who bought a book, but didn’t finish ________ it for some reason? Do you know someone who decided to improve his ________ and start eating more vegetables and fruit, but after two weeks, he ________?

These are all examples of ________ of discipline. If you are not disciplined，then you will have a hard time to get your ________. As I mentioned in my book ＂The ultimate guide to achieving your goals＂ that you could know what you want, ________ and take action, but if you are not self-disciplined, you will ________ give up.

With discipline, you can start getting up early in the morning, exercise, and ________ yourself of the non-beneficial habits such as smoking and eating non-healthy food. With discipline, you can change negative habits to positive habits. With discipline, you can join the gym and start working on having a ________ body. Do you see what the ________ of discipline can do?

Always remember what Jim Rohn said, ＂One discipline always leads to another discipline.＂

【推荐2】A honeymoon is supposed to be a chance for connection. However, for Clay and Acaimie, their honeymoon turned into a terrible ______.

One morning in July, Clay and Acaimie arrived at the base of Mount Liamuiga, the highest point on St. Kitts, ready for their first ______ as husband and wife for adventure.

Dressed in T-shirts and sneakers, the couple ______ their way up. It ______ them nearly three hours to reach the top of the mount, but the view made it all ______. The island of St. Kitts extended before them. They may have been tired and ______ — Clay's red scarf was all wet. When Clay saw a small road leading into the volcano’s ______, which was very ______, he decided to make an exploration. After just a few minutes of going down, she told her husband she’d wait on the rocks just off the road while he went ______. A few minutes later, she heard a crash. "Clay?" she called. ______. A few minutes later, she heard something weak that could have been a human voice. It was Clay, ______ help from deep within the crater. Acaimie held the rope tightly and began climbing down. Seeing he was bleeding badly, she was ______.

They were alone in the volcano without cell service. Without hesitation, Acaimie ______ her mind, and made a decision to ______ him out somehow. Acaimie lifted Clay ______ to his feet, but he had no balance and couldn’t support himself. Finally, they ______ to return to the top. As they made their way home, Acaimie couldn’t support him and ______ had the upper hand. His falling down made her more scared. Suddenly, “Hello!” Someone called out. “We’re here!” she yelled in darkness as two rescuers came into ______. Fortunately, he was ______.

Clay, here in a St. Kill- hospital, has recovered from most of his injuries. Clay was ______ at what his wife had done for him.

【推荐3】Two weeks ago, my 90-year-old mother, Catherine Ritchie, was preparing herself for bed at around 9 pm.  After brushing her teeth and hair, she turned around to find her bed completely engulfed(吞没) in flames.  She made an _________ to extinguish the flames herself by _________ blankets and pillows on the fire. The smoke and heat were so overwhelming that she immediately lost her sense of _________, gave up _________ the fire, and decided to flee.  She pushed the emergency call button she _________ on her necklace, called 911, and attempted to get out of her now engulfed _________. She walked into the closet several times thinking it was the door that _________ to the hallway.  It wasn’t.  She couldn’t find her way out.  She was _________.  Smoke everywhere.

Across the street, 4 boys saw the smoke and _________ of flames.  Not an adult in __________.  4 kids who took immediate __________ to save an elderly woman who they couldn’t __________ was home and who 3 of them had never even __________.  One started breaking the glass on the front door.  One called 911.  One went to the back door and began kicking it in.  One went to the __________ for an ax and help.  Within minutes, a door was __________ in by a 14-year-old child who found my mother and picked her up in his __________.  Kids who are told about all the things they aren’t __________ enough to do saved the life of the most precious and beloved woman we know.  Courageous young men __________ their own lives, their own safety, perhaps their good __________ with their parents who might have chosen for them to do __________, and they carried my mother out of her burning home into the street, where firetrucks and ambulances would soon arrive.

Dylan Wick – 16 years old, Nick Byrd – 14 years old, Seth Byrd – 16 years old, and Wyatt Hall – 17 years old, thank you!

【推荐2】Pam Bales,an experienced hiker,stepped onto snow-covered Jewell Trail. The hike up the lower part of Jewell was_______. But less than an hour later，the weather was showing its teeth. Bales began to________ calling it a day. Then she noticed something: a single set of ______ in the snow ahead of her. She'd been______unclear tracks all day and hadn't given them much________,because so many people climb Jewell Trail. But these,as a volunteer of the Valley Search and Rescue Team,she______，had been made by a pair of sneakers,which was surely not for this kind of trail. Strong wind screamed， and______was just hours away. ______Bales continued to follow the tracks,she'd add______to the journey. But the tracks ahead meant someone might be _______ She could not let this go. She silently scolded the absent hiker for______ normal safety rules and struggled to walk carefully in the direction of the tracks.

After about tracks to 30 yards, she rounded a corner and saw a man sitting motionless. He wore tennis sneakers and a light jacket. She checked him for any sign of ______ . There was none. Bales had been trained in search and rescue and knew that he was hypothermic （ 体温过低的 ） and would______ soon if he didn't get out of there. The man said he had lost his way and was extremely________. Bales brought a pair of soft-shell pants， a winter hat， and a jacket from her pack. She helped the man ______the warm， dry layers onto his body and offered him some hot cocoa.______he stood. She offered continuous encouragement—“ Keep going! You're doing great." Just before 6 p. m.,they arrived at the trailhead very______. Her climb up to the spot where she_______the man had taken about four hours. Two hours had passed since then.

A week later， the president of Bales' rescue group received a letter in the mail. It read： “ On Sunday October 17,1 went up my trail,Jewell. Weather was to be bad. But without thinking too much I was dressed to go quickly. Next thing I knew this lady was talking to me,changing my clothes， making me warmer. She just kept______me. Finally, I learned her name was Pam. The entire time she treated me with compassion （同情心），confidence,and one hundred percent commitment..."

In the nine years since she saved John,Bales has become something of a hiking legend （传奇人物）. It's a( n)______she never sought or wanted,but one she certainly has earned.

【推荐3】A little girl lived in a simple house on a hill. Usually, she would play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the ________ a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. ________ she loved her parents and her family, she dreamed all day about how wonderful it must feel to live in such a house.

At the age when she gained some basic skill and sensibility, she ________ her mother for a bike ride around the garden Her mother finally allowed her to go, ________ her keeping close to the house and not ________ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew ________ where she was heading! Down the hill and across the valley, she rode to the ________ of the golden house.

________ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path leading to the house and then on the house itself. She was very ________ when she found that all the windows were ________ and dirty.

Heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She ________, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ________. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were ________. Looking at her little ________, she realized that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed about was ________ there in her house.