【推荐1】I noticed one of the smiling faces just recently, a tiny one cut out from an old photo. It was my youngest son Casey as a(n) _______. He was standing in the bathtub _______. He wasn’t even two years old yet. I took off my glasses and put my face _______ to see it. There was a light in his eyes that _______ through that photo. I could see the _______ soul within coming out of that photo. This was before the first _______ of autism (自闭症) appeared in him. This autism would largely silence his speech, limit his learning and make him _______ on us for the rest of his life. It kept him from _______ the boy I dreamed he would be.

I felt the _______ of regret and loss looking at that photo. But then I ________ just yesterday when he laughed and snuggled (依偎着) up to me while we were watching something he liked on television. I ________ his eyes at that moment and saw that same light, that same ________ and that same beautiful soul that was in his baby photo. Autism might have ________ his mind and changed his life but it never touched his soul. And I know now his beautiful soul is here for a ________.

Like my son Casey, each one of us has a bright, beautiful and shining soul within full of love and light. It is ________ us to let that soul out, to let it shine and to let it share its love with everyone, everywhere.

【推荐2】My father, a soldier, was ordered to move again. It came as a _____________   because we had     just moved into the present duty station a few weeks before.

It was the fourth time we’d got to move to a ___________   place in just two years, which was truly our “home” in Hawaii that we’d only _________________   through my father’s music with ukulele     (尤克里里)._________ was the thing that connected my father with Hawaii, a reminder of his home and_______.

Everything was   _________________   this time. We   were just arriving,   but he was already   ___________ to   leave again   without   us. Our father,   the person who could make   us _________   the “new”   family, was gone.   Suddenly, we   were surrounded   by cousins who ___________   knowing each   other, joining in   a cultural   __________________   of which we   only knew the surface. We   were   __________   in the family.

One day, I ________________   my father’s ukulele that I had watched him play was   ________________   in the corner. When I tried to play it, though unskillfully, I felt closer to him and our Hawaiian roots. Then   I picked up an old   song   book, and ____________   myself   to play. I would play   and sing, __________   my   father had been here. Finally   my   father______________with   a newly-bought ukulele, and we had a mini concert. He was________ that I had learned so much.

What I really ______________   was that   music   has the ________________   to do truly extraordinary things________ us with our culture and each other, our past and our present.

【推荐3】My father lived a long life and was deeply loved by his wife, three children, eleven grandchildren and a large number of friends. He was smart and quick-headed. When I asked if he'd like to join me on Virgin Airlines, I remember him_______replying, "Why not? It's as close to heaven as I'll ever get".

While he could always make us laugh, he was also quiet, considerate and full of wonderful_______for us so that we could do better.

When I was a child, I_______myself to the change in Dad's loose drawer—I didn't see it as stealing, but rather as just borrowing without a_______to give back, and bought chocolate from our local corner shop.

One day, while visiting the shop with my father, the shopkeeper questioned my_______spending habits. "Now I don't want to get him into any_______. Mr Branson, but I don't know where young Richard is getting all his_______from. He's becoming my best customer—_______he isn't stealing it."

Dad_______by looking her straight in the eyes and saying loudly, "Madam, how dare you________my son of stealing?"

After we left the shop, my father never spoke a word about the incident. However, his deliberate________for the rest of the day expressed everything. The way he________the situation taught me a hugely effective lesson. I learned that the power of the unspoken words can be frighteningly influential.

His________my honesty was more powerful than if he had scolded me. I also learned the power of________and second chances. And these lessons have________me a lot in both life and work.

【推荐1】I was ready for bed. My eyes fell on the musical _________ on my bedside table. In it was a photo of Dad smiling, and once opened, it would play his _________ song recorded before his death. It was propped(支撑) open just enough so the recording wouldn’t play.

Dad was a _________ man. He was always singing me his little made­up songs to share joy although he was _________ off­key, not hitting every note.

Dad was a man with big heart. When my house burned down a few years ago, Dad _________ my family into his home. When we tried to offer some _________, he said with his characteristic voice, “Don’t be _________!”

With happy _________, I fell asleep.

“Beautiful and marvelous!”

Suddenly, I was awoken hours later by the _________ song. The card! I snapped it shut(啪的一声合上).

How did that card just start playing? I checked the windows, all tightly shut. But why couldn’t I __________ the feeling that something was wrong?

I decided to __________ downstairs. Opening the door to the laundry room, I was hit with a strong smell of __________. The heat lamp had fallen, and the carpet was burning.

The __________ wasn’t too bad. I let out a shaky breath with __________. What could have happened? Perhaps another house fire…But we were safe. All thanks to Dad’s one-of-a-kind __________.

【推荐3】It was raining heavily. I was ________to go for the physical training and was________at Fort Campbell, where the traffic was moving slowly. I was probably going to be late and growing more and more________. The speed slowed almost to zero as I________Memorial Grove, the site built to honor the soldiers who died in an airplane crash.________it was close to Memorial Day, a small national flag had been________in the ground next to each soldier’s memorial plaque (墓碑).

My________at the time was getting past the bottleneck, getting out of the rain and getting to the physical training on time. To my________, just as the traffic was getting started again, the car in front of me stopped. A soldier________in the pouring rain and ran over toward the Memorial Grove.

I couldn’t ________it! This stupid man was________everyone for no reason! I________sounding the horn (喇叭), with the purpose of________the same worry and anger in him.

He was getting completely________. He ran up to one of the memorial plaques,________the small national flag that had________and set it straight again. Then, he came to attention, took a(n)________salute (敬礼), ran back to his car and drove off.

I’ll never forget what happened that day. That soldier________me more about duty, honor, and respect. That simple salute-the act of________his dead brothers moved me. All the army values were contained in one gesture.

I am thankful for examples like that. I will remember all those who gave up their________for our motherland as well as the soldier who honored them in the heavy rain.

【推荐1】I had spent the 22 years following my childhood dream—becoming a professor of marine biology. However, in graduate school I saw how applying for research funding is a constant source of ________ for many professors. I decided I did not want to ________ a career in research after all.

I began to ________ career panels (咨询组), from which I expected to get some ________ proposals. I walked into the room with other ________ graduate students, confident that the panelists would have the ________ I needed. Well-meaning as the panelists were, they fell ________ when I brought up my ________. I felt totally lost.

I went to my professor for help ________. After listening to my complaint, my professor told me that instead of focusing on finding a dream job, I should ________ what I am good at and what makes me ________ at least 80% of the time. These words surprised me at first, but it ________ being exactly what I needed to hear.

I was relieved to finally have practical ________. But I discovered that finding overlap (重叠) between what I enjoy and what I’m good at was not ________. I love diving, but the physical demands are a(n)________ for me. I’m good at teaching but I don’t like ________ the same content every year.

To ________ the waters, I started a blog about the history of scientific discoveries. I found that I loved the ________ to choose what to write about, and I never ran into a challenge I didn’t enjoy. After 3 years of ________, I was offered a position as a science writer. It’s ________ like my childhood dream. But I am happy—more than 80% of the time.

【推荐2】Katie always wanted to be a performer. She was _______ of Disney movies and musicals from an early age and her mum, Karen would often _______ to watch together with her in front of TV. When she was nine, Katie's happy childhood took a _______ when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. When the doctor _______ the Whetsell family that Karen's disease was terminal (晚期), they made a decision to Disney World. _______, in November 1997, the family _______ and headed to Disney World.

The Whetsells spared no _______ for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disneyland for eight nights. They spent their days in the parks while _______ Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy. They all _______ the joy of experiencing the park for the first time with Karen though they ran out of their savings. The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen's ________ with cancer allowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter.

Katie says she'll never forget the ________ that changed her life on that trip. After long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to see one of Disney World's nightly light shows. While watching, a Disney performer came up to her mom and rested her ________ on Karen's shoulder. They ________ smiles and Katie still remembers how ________ her mom looked. The whole family was touched by the performer's ________. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney to bring smiles to every visitor's face.

Katie continued to pursue (追求) ________ for a living. After she received her degree in musical theatre from Otterbein University, she ________ moved to New York. Katie ________ for years, trying to make it as an actress. Her hard work and determination finally ________ when she was hired to work as a(n) ________ Disney performer.