【推荐1】There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   ______ him ever saying the words “I _______you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “No” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a _________Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad—he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and _______every penny I could and________I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to________it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only________you five dollars.” I offered with a smile. “I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a ________to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, _______it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) ________day. As I dropped my dad off, I_______him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his _____ from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were ________lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher (水泥修整工).

In that instant, it_________to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete (混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, however hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him _____   about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “ _____” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to     _____me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my ______. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His _______ met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he_______ his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

【推荐3】When I was young, I was a terrible student. I didn't________talking with my grandmother on the phone,________she would ask me about school and about what I was reading. Her inability to know what was________to me was never more evident (明显的) than at gift-giving time.

Each Christmas, I would get a package from Grandmother. "Another________Just like every year!" I would think and then put it aside. I would_______all my latest toys on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks after.________, I would open Grandmother's gift. I would read the book and sometimes_____the text, but I didn't count this as having fun.

Although I was not interested in________, I had great patience with younger children. Seeing how I________her kid with homework, my neighbor________that I should become a teacher when I grew up. At first, the idea seemed________to me. Slowly the idea took root and I decided to give________a try.

During my second term in college, I________in my Children's Literature class. Our teacher______a list of classic children's books. It was then that I wanted to________.I raced home and ran to the basement (地下室). There on the dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of children's books any teacher could________to have. My grandmother didn't________me what my little girl mind wanted, but what she knew I________— a gift for the soul that would last a lifetime.

I________to water the seed my grandmother planted so long ago. I graduated from college, received my master's degree and became a________, trying my best to plant those tiny seeds in all my students.

【推荐1】On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical student, made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a downpour struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ through a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus, Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to rescue them, Yu _________ to get out. However, as he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) on those unconscious and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ yet he gathered up his strength and tried to provide help to those in need. In the end, Yu and the other rescuers managed to save many lives from the flooded subway train. Yu’s actions proved that even in the darkest of moments, there is always hope for humanity.

【推荐2】When I was a child, my father taught me five words that Iˈve used all my life — in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I complained that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed ________ meeting new people, Dad would say, “Stand porter to your________”

A porter is a gatekeeper who stands at a door letting people in or out. Dad would get me to picture myself stopping________ things — such as fear — at the door, ________ saying “Come in” to faith, love and confidence.

As an actress, before I went on camera, Iˈd make sure anxiety stayed out and confidence in my ability came in. As a mother, when I was anxious about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would________ my mind with trust in them.

Of course, there were always times Iˈd________ those words.

In 1972 my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own________ in North Hollywood. This was a new business adventure for us, and it was a lot more________ and difficult than we had________.

We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going________. Electricity went on the blink (失灵). Food wasnˈt delivered. Employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic suddenly left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a choice: sweep floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded (折叠) enough sheets to________ the whole state of California.

Then there was the________ crisis (危机). The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California________. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sliding in. But I caught them just________. I stood porter.

I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.

These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to________, I just smile and point to the sign that reads “No Vacancies (空位) ”.

【推荐3】One action can set off a chain reaction. The phrase “One Person Can Make a Difference” is one of those _________ that we teach youngsters, to encourage them to do something kind, _________ another person, or dream big about how they will _________ the world.

As adults, do we believe this? Or is it a _________ just for young people? I am writing to tell you that indeed “one person can”. I _________ this because one day one person did an act of _________ that changed my life and the lives of millions more.

Almost 15 years ago, while driving across town, I was _________ a radio interview and heard a story of selflessness that was _________. Over Thanksgiving weekend, a woman _________ ten heavy winter coats on a bus in hopes of donating(捐赠)them at “A Warm Coat” drive. She knew the city had many __________ people in need and that her __________ could make a difference between cold and __________ for ten people that winter.

She was only one person, yet it was her action that encouraged me to __________ that there would always be a __________ for more coats. And I also realize that more people would be able to __________ clothes if there were more convenient clothing collection __________. Now, nearly 15 years later, One Warm Coat has __________ over 4 million coats across the country. As the national founder, my heart is full and __________, knowing that we, each one of us, make a real difference in the lives of thousands.

So when you step forward to donate your time, or give a(n) __________, or help your neighbor, perhaps wondering “will it __________ matter?”, I can tell you that it will!

【推荐3】I recently visited India to meet women with AIDS. Having AIDS is considered as a mark of disgrace and the punishment is________. Most of these women had been abandoned by their family.

What I ________ most is how much they wanted to touch me and be touched as if physical ________ somehow proved their________.

I spent time with the dying and saw rows of cots(帆布床). Every cot was ________ except for one in the corner, so I went there, hoping to provide some help. The ________ was a woman in her 30s. She had ________ eyes and was skinny.

________, I suddenly felt helpless. I had nothing to ________ her. I couldn’t save her, either.

I ________ down and reached out to touch her—and when she ________ my hand, she grabbed it and wouldn’t let go. We had been there together for a while when she pointed upward. It took me some time to ________ that she wanted to go up to the roof and sit outside. It was getting ________ and the sun was going down, and no one seemed ________ to take her upstairs.

I carried her up. She sat on a chair, facing the west and watching the________. I reminded the workers to ________ her later. Then I had to leave. But she never ________ me.

Sometimes it’s the people you can’t help who ________ you the most. Optimism isn’t a passive expectation that things will get better. It is a(n)________ that we can make things better and we can help people, if we don’t lose hope and don’t look ________.