【推荐1】When I was a kid，my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the _______we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery, but for me，the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ ve ever_______a mountain, you know it's a _______challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got tired, they _______started complaining.

“ How much farther is it?”

“I can't go any further.”

“My _______is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______ was,“ Suck it up(忍耐一下)！”. The _______ is that the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the signs and given them_______. The kids simply weren't used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy, they ________the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don't ________a single camper complaining at the top of the ________.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you're getting that ________energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They're ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life________for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn't bad in the first place.

【推荐2】Susie Coodall finally was discovered and rescued. She was a volunteer in the ______ Golden Globe Race accompanying sailors through the ______ every June. On Wednesday morning，Goodall was 2，000 miles west of South America when her boat was like a drunken man in a strong wind and a broken bar knocked her ______ unconscious. But soon after that she ______ and at once rang the alarm through her emergency system and a series of troubling ______which had recorded her happenings during the journey，were ______ on her Facebook at once.

Chile's Maritime Center received her ______ and soon ordered a ship to change its ______ to rescue Goodall. Meanwhile，all Goodall could do was wait-trying to keep her boat ______in the waving South Pacific and pumping out water that was ______ into the damaged cabin（船舱），which made her ______ her present situation

When the Chilean ship finally ______ Goodall，lowering down a small boat to save her seemed   ____because up to 13 feet waves will ______ the boat at any time. ______ ，crew members on board ______ another way-lowered a long thick rope from the ship，and ______ Goodall from her ship to safety. As luck would have it，the chosen method ______ worked.

Goodall arrived at the Chilean port without any delay. On her Facebook，Goodall wrote：“They were the hardest and loneliest days I've ever had. Actually，all I wanted was a break with no ______ to the busy daily life. But I might as well ______ home instead of giving up. "

【推荐3】It is every kid’s worst nightmare (梦魔) and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it twice. First, he ______ his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly, ______ him an orphan (孤儿).

Jaden is understandably heartbroken. But there’s another side to his ______. A side he first made ______ 3 weeks ago when he told his friends that he was tired of seeing some people sad all the time. And he had a plan to ______ it.

Here is how it all ______. Jaden asked his aunt to buy a bunch of little ______ and take him to downtown Savannah to give them away. He ______ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around, expecting ______ in return—but a smile.

So far he has gone out on four different occasions and ______ nearly 500 smiles. Sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the ______ he was hoping for: it simply confuses some people ______ a six-year-old would give them a toy. They ______ to behave awkwardly: stepping back or giving a ______ smile. In most cases, however, he will be paid ______ in hugs. Those good reactions have worked wonders: the more people that he made smile, the more ______ came out of him.

For Jaden, he would ______ his parents with each passing day. ______ he is a little fighter; he chooses to ______ his life with a smile. Meanwhile, he puts smiles back on the face of others to lift their ______. He reminds us too, that however tough life can be, there is always some measure of joy.

【推荐1】How Running Changed My Life

Running has truly changed my life, but I never understood running as a form of exercise.

During the first two weeks this year, my grandmother passed away and I started to_____my job because of office politics. My life felt stuck. So I decided to run. It was my natural_____. I just wanted to get away. I started running—by the time I came back, I felt tired and_____at the same time. I knew I was on to something.

Once in a   while,   I would   get   excited about   running.   However,   I always   picked   up running for the____ reasons. I used running as a reason to buy new fashionable sports clothes. Or I decided to run to lose weight or become healthier. My running never lasted longer than 2–3 weeks. I would lose interest in running. I just didn’t _____ it. Why would anyone go through the ________   of running? Especially when the weather is bad. Who does that? I’d rather go to the gym with my friends, talk, and pick up some weights.

But I found that pain is __________   the reason I started to run again. When my life was not what I wanted it to be, I was upset. I decided to run when I arrived home one day after work. It was a cold January day, and I only ran for 3 miles in a time that I am too_______ to mention.   But   my time is not what’s important—during that run I     finally got it.

My stamina(毅力、耐力) was nearly the same as my life at the time—it was bad, but I knew it would be better if I ________ running.   If I would   fight against the wind, rain, cold, and my   thoughts   of _________, I would     eventually improve my stamina and be a better runner.

My life has improved at the same rate that my running pace and stamina has improved. But running has the most___ on my productivity, mood, creativity, and overall livelihood.

Every time life became difficult I would give up. Now, when life is difficult, my response is _______—I love the pain and struggle instead of shying away from it. My life is moving forward and I’m doing well in my job again. I owe this to running.

And the best thing about running is that it is easy to start. You just go. You decide when, where, and how fast.

【推荐2】Five years ago. a fire burned Vivienne Palmer's house to the ground and turned all her things to ash She was depressed, but later, a surprising state of _______ set in.

"After _______ the shock. I would think that since it's _______ , let go of it. It felt amazingly free of mind.” Palmer says. Now. she looks around her destroyed_______and wants to get that _______ again. Her plan is to let go of at least ten things every day for a year. That means she must make a total of 3.650 donated or sold _______ a year.

A friend _______ her not to set herself up for failure because that was too much for her.

But Palmer is struggling against the _______ . Everything is a game from the practical thing, such as a large number of   plastic forks and knives she has _______from all her take-out （外卖） orders, to the ________ things, such as the rabbit costumes she made for her young sons for Halloween one year. "You just have to be very ________. she says.

Now, some plastic bags, six tablecloths, four toy monkeys and a toy dog have been ________ .Her husband wants to ________the toy dog because he thinks it's cool.

To keep herself ________, Palmer posts images of her goods on her blog, where she ________ away many things free. And it feels ________

Beyond keeping peace of mind, there's another ________: By selling some items online. Palmer hopes to ________ enough money to arranged family vacation to Southeast Asia.

“Everything is ________ in my mind：There's the writing, the trip, my wanting to make, money and create a new good habit," Palmer say. It's a hug ________, but its inspiring. And I can't think of anything I'd rather do more.

【推荐3】When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock (股票) Exchange. Though it was a proud________, the job was simply too physically________. I must stand in a crowd every day, which often________me in a mindset (心态) that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it’s difficult to________when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway________dozens of steep steps to get below________. This left me only one________— the bus.

One night, after the________for my job, I was aching with my self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”.

And then, I________the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand________hand as they skated what seemed like the tango (探戈). They were all wet but they saw the________as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became________for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although________, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset,________for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.

【推荐1】In grade school during the 1970s, I loved reading the Peanuts paperback collection. Then in 1975, I started _______ my own comics in class. My classmates became my readers. My teacher would _________ me not to draw in class while throwing my _______ into the waste basket.

I learned the rejection was my hobby, so I cartooned anyway — very _______ in order not to get caught by the teacher. The comics I created had readers _________ my middle school, junior high, senior high school, and college years.

_______ college, my job as a manager left me feeling ___________ inside. This wasn’t my life, I thought. I was born to cartoon. I was ___________ of feeling emptiness. I simply quit my ___________. I spent the next year drawing or creating my comics at local coffee houses. Later, I went on a journey to the Cartoon art Museum in San Francisco to ____________ myself further. A series of parking tickets made that trip ____________ — forcing me to hang out in Santa Rosa instead.

When I ____________ Santa Rosa, I went into a place called The Warm Puppy Café ________ I heard that ________ cartoonist Charles Schulz was seated at a table having breakfast. I eventually went over and introduced myself. He took me to his ____________. The next half hour was like a dream. The famous cartoonist even ____________ me to redesign my cartoon characters.

When I was ____________ his work room, Schulz told me “Never, never give up.” Now I am celebrating 41 years of cartooning as a cartoonist. My website BunsComic.com has ______________ around the world. I __________ how it all started from my simple drawings in class. I just put together a cartoon slideshow (幻灯片) called “My Life Should be Better!” I’m hoping to ____________ others to realize their dreams with this message.

【推荐2】The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often_______about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who_______that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this_______girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

But how could I help her_______in with us? There had to be a_______. One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had opened her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)_______copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming_______show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had_______. "why, it's wonderful," said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted_______the talent show. "I need more of these, but I just don't have enough time. Could you help me, Suzy?"

On the day of the talent show, Suzy's__________were everywhere -- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

"And finally," said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, "we have a special award. I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters." Everyone nodded. "One of our own students__________them."

I could hear everyone whispering. "Who in our school could draw__________well?" Mr. Brown waited a while before saying. "__________this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a prize, too. Our mystery (神秘) artist is our new student — Suzy Khan!"

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set. "Thank you," she cried.

I__________, at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she'd probably never owned anything in her whole life.

Everyone started to__________their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

【推荐3】One day, I was eating an apple when suddenly, I felt an apple seed in my mouth. I wanted to throw it away. But_________, I looked at the apple seed -really looked. It was dark brown, almost black. Its shape_________me of a candle flame. A little dark brown candle flame...

I realized I was_________an apple tree in my hand-a little seed with the_________to become a beautiful tree and_________thousands of fruits and seeds, each able to grow a new tree again._________then, wasn't the world filled with apple trees?

It is a（n）_________of nature that only a few of these seeds grow. Most_________do or are destroyed early on in their growth. I put the apple seed on the table and bent down to_________how the light was reflected from it, this tiny wonder of nature. I wondered, how many seeds would a farmer have to____________for one seed to grow into a tree? How much____________would it require?

Then it occurred to me that it's quite often so with people's____________. Wonderful ideas come to our minds but they____________too soon. We don't protect them as we should. And then one day we____________why our dreams never come true. The seeds of our dreams could never____________on their own. Like the planting of an apple tree, it might take many____________-such as the application sent a hundred times for that one good job,____________the many people you meet in life before a true friend can be____________.

I picked up the apple seed again -but instead of____________it away 1 took an empty flower pot, poured some earth into it and____________the seed. I thought that maybe one day it would grow into a proud tree, and I would never know if I didn't try.