【推荐1】Irma started a business, but later for lack of money, he had to close it. After that he started to feel very ________.

This problem of Irma was later ________by Professor Krishnan. One day he ________Irma to his home and asked, “Are you still annoyed?” “Yes, all my efforts have been ________,” Irma answered. Hearing this, the professor ________him a dead tomato plant and said, “I took care of it carefully, ________it still died. There is always something ________that happens.” “If success is only a matter of luck, what is the ________of doing so much?” asked Irma. “You will understand after you open that door,” said the professor. Irma opened it, and saw lots of ________and healthy tomato plants there. “Oh! How did you do that?” asked Irma.

“Of course, not all my efforts have been wasted; so it is with yours. If you ________doing the right things, then your ________of success are greatly increased. But if you feel defeated because of failure, life won’t give you any 　________.”At last, Irma understood the lesson of success, ________what to do and came out with renewed ________. Finally he had a very big business.

It is true that no matter what we try, we can’t ________the result, but it’s also true that those, who never give up, achieve success in the end.

【推荐2】Who will you ask for help when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor? These are all _____ways of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want_____ somewhere else. I had the_____ of seeing this first hand on a_______

My daughter played on a recreational football team. Her team did very well this season and so ____a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some ____ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams_____trained. Through the first two games, her_____ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _____ seeing my daughter playing her best, _____still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the______between Saturday and Sunday. When they_____for their Sunday game, they were______different. They had begun integrating(结合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had ______ the day before into their ______.They played aggressively and ______scored a goal.

It ______me that playing against the other team was a great ______ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ______is the best teacher. The lessons they learnt from the games may not be_____what they would have got in school. But the lessons are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

【推荐3】Last Saturday, I went out to have breakfast with a friend. It was _______. But what wasn’t so lovely was the lady who took our _______. She spoke in a way that was _______, unhappy, certainly not friendly and sort of rude. Working in hospitality(服务行业) myself, I _______. When it was my _______ to approach her and order, I thought to myself, “What can I do here to cheer her up, to appreciate her, to make her _______?”

I had nothing.

Surely there must be _______ I could sincerely compliment her on. Then I _______ instantly. It was her _______. She had the most incredibly well-spoken and clear voice. It was SO good. And that was what I would ________ her for.

So after she took my order and gave me the same unfriendly attitude, I told her. I said: “I hope you don’t mind me saying so, but you have the most ________ voice. It’s so clear, well-spoken and sounds so ________.” I told the lady her voice would be ________ for voice-overs(配音) and she could be a hostess for radio programs.

Her face ________, and she smiled — the first time I had seen her do so, and I noticed her whole attitude ________. The customer behind me received a totally different kind of ________, a better one. And it was all because of what I did. Something so ________!

There was a time when this sort of thing would have ________ me, or I’d have been too shy and awkward to say such a thing. Not now. Now I must.

Why? Because I have the ________. The power to completely change someone’s day by something as simple as a few kind ________. And you have this power too. We all do.

【推荐1】I was on my way home when a man came up to me excited, shouting out, “Gil! Gil Gadson!” I said “Yes?” He gave me a big hug. Seeing the ____ look on my face, he stepped back. Then he went on to explain how he ____ me.

I work in the field of mental health and ____ give lectures at different places. He said that I’d once given a(n) _____ about the power of gratitude and that it had ____ his life. He said we’d even talked for a while after my speech and that my ____ had made him re-evaluate (再评估) everything in his life. He ____ by saying that he started ____ the things he had, stopped feeling sorry for himself and others and had become ____ in his life.

He said that he’d made amends (赔罪) to those he had ____ before and opened his eyes to all who had always showed him ____ and love. He then hugged me again ____ and, with tears in his eyes, said he would be forever ____ as I had influenced his life. We _____ telephone numbers and then he was gone, ____ to stay in touch with me. I didn’t remember this man but I will surely ____ him.

I tell this story because when it ____ kindness, it often happens from complete ____who prove our very existence with just a few words when they’re only saying thank you. It is my ____ that we as human beings should help and encourage each other. The more we     ___ it, the more united we will be.

【推荐2】The Little Angel

Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”

The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ___ it.”

Sally ___ into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers __ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to __ his body to the university for study. He said it might ___ somebody else. “I said no at first, __ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”

“My Jimmy had a heart of __, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.

Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s __ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was __. It was even harder to enter the __ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room __ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, __ herself to sleep.

It was around midnight when Sally __. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,

“Dear Mom,

I know you’re going to __ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more __ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to __a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.

Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all __. I don’t have to stand that __ any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”

【推荐3】Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman, who was wearing only thin clothes, coming in when I was working at a college. She started coughing as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room.________, she wasn't well. Without________too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find________in the "Lost and Found" box. I gathered up all the clothes and made my way________. A co-worker told me I should not help this person________it would only lead to her wanting________help. I ignored her and carried on, in spite of the warnings.

Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my________and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously（好奇地）, I gave him my full________He went on to tell me that he had overheard（无意听到）the________with the co-worker about helping the________woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was________he wanted to give me a check for $1,000! I burst into tear, because I________the money at the time, but also because I had________been recognized in such a way for helping someone! We became good________and, twenty years later, he called me up________and told me he wanted to help me________my first home! He gave me $120,000 to buy my________house in my hometown.

I ask him why he wanted to give me such a large________. And he said it was because I was a "give" and that I deserved（值得）it. I was able to________the perfect little home for me, all because one day I________a homeless woman without hesitation（犹豫）.

【推荐1】I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night. I did it ________ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to _______, because by sharing 1 am also sharing the ________ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ________ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ________ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ________ and usually either catches a taxi home or _______ for an hour waiting for _______ staff member and friend of here to finish work.

In the past I’ve ________ to drive her home as she ________ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ________ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.

So I tried to ________ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the _______ without letting her see me and _______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ________ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ________ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now _______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered.She_______. And of course, she was extremely ________.

Well, I learned a great ________ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!

【推荐2】One summer night, my friends and I stole into the Jordans’ backyard and started harvesting their sweet, juicy raspberries (树莓). We were enjoying every bite of the tasty berries when Mr. Jordan came______outside all of a sudden.

“What are you boys doing out here?“ he yelled as my friends ran off in all______. He attempted to catch one or two as they rushed past him, but they were too______for the older gentleman to catch. Within seconds, the boys______into the dark of the summer night. All except me.

However, speed was never my______. I took the tongue-lashing(痛骂) that Mr. Jordan gave me as he marched me down the block to my house, where my mother took over and scolded me ______. My friends said they could hear every ______word she spoke from the darkness of our backyard, where they had gathered to celebrate their______and to observe my capture.

They teased me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how______it was that I was the only one who had to pay the price. After about a week of this, I complained to my father about the inequality of the situation. Dad said, “You took raspberries without______, and you get exactly the punishment you deserved.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They didn’t get punished at all!”

“That’s not my concern nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t ______what happens to others. You can only______what happens to you. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it.”

For the duration of the following years, I come to realize there is no______that life will treat us fairly. That’s why we can’t______comparing our lives with the lives of others. Like Dad said that isn’t our______ .

【推荐3】What do you do with an orchid (兰花) after its petals have fallen off? ______ you’re an expert on growing these plants, you may find that they never ______ for you again.

Just like most things rare and beautiful, they don’t _______forever. They all have their own life cycle. And it’s always a little sad when the petals ______.

I can’t ______ just throwing out orchids. I usually put the green leafed plants outside, and I’ve even tried putting them in the ground a couple of times, but in ______. After so much ______ and error, I was almost ______ that they would never rebloomed.

This year,______, my lovely wife had other ideas.

A few of the plants were moved to a table in the living room, and some others were ______ on the kitchen window. I happily gave up ______ what to do with my flowerless orchids, and let my wife take over trying to help them.

At some points in life, even the most magnificent events come to a(n)______. Life and love are only the two most obvious. Actually,______ we ever create or get involved with has its own life ________.

Sure, you can ______ hope. It was certainly easy to believe that those orchids would never flower again – that is, until my wife decided to come to their ______.

My wife kept moving the plants around the house, looking for the right light. ______, the orchids stayed alive. Tiny new stems (茎) grew from the old ones a year later. And now, nearly all of them are flowering.

Yes, you can ______everything you think is important – your beauty, your wealth, even your family – but as long as you are alive, you can find new life within something you thought was never going to bloom (开花) again. Never lose ______ on finding new life, even if the chance is ______.