【推荐1】When I was younger，I was deeply attracted by stories of magic. I read lots of books where wizards (巫师) and _______ fought against the powers of darkness in strange worlds. I got excited _______ they brought peace and happiness to their lands. Like most of the readers，I secretly _______ the magical power for myself. I wanted to be able to magically make my pain _______，to make my troubles go away，and to have _______ over this world.

As I got older，however，I realized that there was no such thing as _______. And worse still，the terrible reality of life _______，because I needed to try _______ through a long period of poverty (贫穷). I had daily pain from a back hurt that never _______ right. I felt sad and sorry when both of my sons were ________ with autism(自闭症).

Then one day I began to discover a ________ magic，which is different from that in the stories. This magic grew ________ in my mind day by day. It was ________ “love”. It connected me to my own highest self and to all of the other ________ in this world. It didn’t drive away my poverty ________ it made every day of my life feel richer. It didn’t make my back ________ go away but it helped me deal with it so much better. It didn’t ________ my sons’ Autism，but it helped me see them as the beautiful，lovely，and ________ ones.

There is such a thing as magic in this world. It’s named “love”. May you choose it，________ it，and live in it every day of your life. May you use it to help others，to heal this world and make this world a(n) ________ place.

【推荐2】We should know that sometimes in life we fall on_______times. But these are the moments in life that truly_______you as a person and make you who you are and you never_______those who help you out. One woman in Dallas is thankful for a_______right now after his real-life act of kindness helped_______her life.

This mother with 2 children walked into a local jewelry store wanting to_______a valuable gold necklace.The necklace had a lot of_______to this woman_______it was a gift from her own mother. But, money was not easy to_______and there were bills that needed to be paid.

Noah, the jewelry store employee, could________that something was not right with the mother. He even________that there were tears in her eyes. That’s when she told him about her________and he asked her how much she was looking to get for the necklace.

The________woman told him a price. But this kind jeweler________to take her necklace.________ he gave her money from his own pocket. Security footage (安保监控) shows the woman hugging Noah and drying tears from her eyes.

It’s moments like this that truly let me__________human nature again. Noah saw someone in their time of________and he decided to do something to________.I know that this woman will never forget the________shown that day and I hope that, once she is able, she________this kind of goodness.

【推荐3】“What an excellent thing is knowledge,” said a sharp-looking, talkative man to one who was __________ older than himself. “Knowledge is an __________ thing, as everyone can see,”__________   he. “My boys know more at six and seven years old than I did at twelve. They can read all sorts of books, and __________   on all sorts of subjects. The world is a great deal wiser than it used to be. Everybody knows __________ of everything now . Do you not think, sir , that knowledge is an excellent thing ?” “ __________   , sir,” replied the old man in surprise, looking   __________   in manner, “that depends __________ upon the use it is applied. It may be a blessing or a curse(诅咒）. Knowledge is only an   __________ of power, and power may be bad, __________ a good thing” “That is what I can’t understand, ” said the __________   little man. “How can power be a bad thing?”

“I will tell you” calmly replied the old man and thus he went on: “When the power of a horse is under control, the animal is __________in bearing burden, drawing loads, and carrying his master, but   __________ that power is out of control, the horse __________   his bridle (缰绳），dashes to pieces the carriage that he draws, or throws his __________. ” “I see! ”   said the little man.

“When the ship is operated alright, the sail that she __________ enables her sooner to get into port, but if operated __________ ,the more sails she carries, the further she will go out of her course”“I see!” said the little man, “ I clearly see! ”

“Well then，”__________ the old man, “if you see these things clearly, I hope you can see, too, that knowledge, to be good thing, must be rightly applied. God’s grace in the heart will make the knowledge of the head a blessing but __________ this, it may __________ to us no better than a curse.” “I see! I see! ” said the little man, “I see! ”

【推荐2】My mom used to say that my first words were :I’ll do it myself.

Maybe it was because I was an only child and spent hours alone to _______ myself. Maybe it’s just something I was born with. My mother called my stubbornness(固执） “_______”. Whatever it is, I wanted to do everything on my own.

At 12, I made a carpool(拼车) scheduled with other moms and made a six year plan to _______ university. My parents were _______. While their friends were hounding(逼迫）their kids to finish homework or _______ watching TV, mine was unbothered about whether or not. I’d do the right thing: They always _______ I would.

I wanted everyone to think I was capable. I hoped that if they believed it then I would, too. The _______ is that while I tried to look perfect, I felt like a phony(骗子).

On the outside I looked like I was in control; on the inside, I felt as if a thousand strings (线）were pulling me in all _______ directions.

_______ life became more complex(复杂的), perfection became harder to ________. I felt like I was falling. When would I hit the ground? Panicked, I ________ myself harder.

Simple tasks felt almost impossible. I stopped playing sports and ________ plans with friends. Instead, I would lie in my bed and think about everything and nothing.

My parents became ________. They took me to the doctor. After ________ and meetings and discussions, I was diagnosed as depressed and anxious.

After some reflection(反思), I ________ that I couldn’t do everything on my own, and that this was okay and I was not weak.

I was determined to be the perfect student and kid. Now, I was determined to be an imperfect patient.

________, I tried to ________ to my loved ones. This helped my depression and anxiety, and now I know that I’m not alone. I am not weak for letting someone help me ________ life. Sometimes, imperfect is perfect. If there is a problem, I should talk to the people I love and ________. My parents may be the first choice, but I have friends too. They’re my support ________. They make my life better.