【推荐1】In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he _________ his watch in his own store. It was _________ to him because it was from his wife. After searching ___________ in the store for a long while, he _________ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He _________ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. _________this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the ___________ store, but still could not find the watch.

Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to ___________. A little boy went up to him and asked for another _________. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? ____________ this kid looks sincere enough. “____________ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy ____________ with the watch in his hand！The man was very ____________, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had ______________. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and ____________. Then I heard the ticking(滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that __________.” We usually think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. __________ we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __________ result. So allow a few minutes of __________ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __________ as you expect to！

【推荐2】In today's busy world, it's easy to get off the course of our life. Having a Life Map to _________helps us keep moving quickly and ________ towards our goals. It helps us quickly correct things when we are ________ a mess, and helps us find the right _________ to deal with unexpected problems.

But if we don't have the map, all the planning in the world won't _________. We’ll end up driving________ around, being distracted by many different paths. Even if you know _______ you want to go, you haven't tried and have no true method of getting there.

If you were going to drive to somewhere _________, firstly you would map it out. More likely, you often look at the _________ for directions to make sure that you were on the right track. You would be able to tell quickly if you needed to _________ adjustments, correct a mistake, or consider a(n) ________ of plans. Don't let your temporary, current desires take precedence(优先) over what you really want, because an important part of success is _________ what is and what isn't a distraction.

For example, as you are _________ for your party, you see a seller with some fresh flowers and you decide to stop and __________ some for your friends. In this __________, a stop along the way adds to your goal. _________, if you decide to stop and see a movie and arrive quite ________ at the party, then you have detracted from your goal.

It is exactly true for the Life Map. Each “opportunity” must be ________ according to how this will _______ your final goal---will this contribute to it ________ will this detract from it? Therefore, both the driving map and the Life Map serve the same high purpose: to keep you on the right track.

【推荐1】Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car and even the _________ train station is far away from my house. _________， I wasn’t sure how to get there.

I posted a request for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met _________ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived before he drove away. My heart _________ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared immediately and thus our friendship began.

I _________ arriving at the nursing home in time. The tiny team of workers there were _________ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of _________ to the elderly.

That evening when my new _________ dropped me off at the station, he noticed that it was in a deserted (空寂无人的) area. So he parked his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.” I couldn’t believe his _________.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he __________ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he __________ to sit near the edge of the railway tracks, waiting __________ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train __________. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station __________ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always __________ me how to love and how to give.

【推荐2】My son, Ben, was 23 when I lost him in an accident. As an outdoor lover, he ________ felt at home when he was outside. In his ________, the year after his passing away, I ________ 48 of New Hampshire’s tallest mountains. While ________ this unimaginable loss, I have managed to achieve inner ________ during the journey. Every step, path and summit — whether rough or________ — has been a way to make us emotionally strong again.

About a month after Ben’s death, my husband and I ________ climbing Carter Dome in the White Mountains, ________ with sorrow, since my son loved mountain climbing. ________, standing on the summit, sorrow seemed to fade into the ________ and timeless expanse (浩瀚) for a moment. In the silence, I felt quiet. The next weekend ________ us on Mount Cannon. Then Mount Flume, Mount Liberty and so on.

I hiked my 48th and ________ summit six days before the anniversary of Ben’s death. Then I ________ the top of a mountain is the only place to ________ my sorrow. It’s true that part of my heart is ________ damaged, but at the summit, I am able to ________ and hold on, because I know he lives in the constant mountains. These days, I climb not to hide, but to ________. I find Ben, and I also find myself: someone ________ now reassembling into someone braver. Mountain climbing is both tiring and ________, and it teaches me that sorrow and joy can actually ________.

【推荐3】A number of customers crowded around Justin’s hot dog stand (货摊) at the local park. He was busy ______to serve them. Someone ordered 3 hot dogs and requested extra sauces (调味汁). While he quickly ______the three hot dogs and added a very ______ amount of sauces on top, he noticed an old woman pushing through the crowd to ______his stand.

“How much would a hot dog be?” she asked.

“From $ 3 to $ 7 ______ what you order, madam,” he replied.

“That’s a touch expensive for me,” she whispered. “I was just ______ about how much they cost,” she added before walking away. Justin noticed she went sitting alone on a bench looking in his ______ across his stand. He ______she wanted a hot dog hungrily but couldn’t ______ one. He quickly got one and brought it to her.

Justin ______ to the old lady saying he was in such a ______ that he forgot to tell her that she was his 50th customer and that she should get a free hot dog!

“Oh, is that so?” the old lady asked. “I really______ it. I’m Emily, by the way. ”

“I’m Justin,” he ______ himself, offering the hot dog. She tasted it ______.

The next day, when Emily ______ to the park, Justin treated her to a hot dog again. Emily______ . She felt bad that Justin was feeding her because she couldn’t afford the hot dog. But Justin explained he was so ______ that there was someone trying out his sauces, and her ______ mattered to him so he could improve his business. ______ , he kept feeding her every day.

Sometimes, we don’t have to be rich to help someone. What we need is a kind heart______ to help others.