【推荐2】It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. The dinner table is already ________ with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes. Luo Yan, ________ the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the ________ smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. His son, Bofeng, happily takes a ________ of the chicken his grandfather has already ________ for him.

Six-year-old Bofeng has not ________ his grandparents in person for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. ________, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite (尽管) the ________ outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry ________ rings (环绕) throughout the house. The young couple and their son have settled in the ________ city. Every year, like most Chinese, they travel a long way back for the Spring Festival. It’s ________ for Chinese to get together to enjoy the joy of “three generations under the same roof” on this special day.

After, dinner, the whole family ________ around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks and ________ each other excitedly. In the warmth and ________ of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says, looking at his ageing parents. “We’ll come back more ________. After all, home is where all family members are together.”

【推荐3】I was shocked when my socially awkward sister, who had suffered from Asperger Syndrome (阿斯伯格综合症), decided to sing in front of our school. I knew she would _______ me in some way, so I disagreed. However, my parents insisted that she _______ and I would have to be part of the audience. I silently hoped that something would happen to save me from watching her _______ face.

As I waited in the hall, sweat (汗水) _______ my face. I comforted myself that no one knew she was my sister and tried to persuade (说服) myself that it would be _______. The lights darkened and the _______ opened to reveal (使露面) my sister standing alone on stage. She seemed _______ , taking a minute to stammer (结结巴巴地说) her name and class. _______ began to be heard in the audience. I shifted nervously in my seat, afraid what was about to happen. But as my sister started to sing, I was _______. Her voice flowed effortlessly and melodiously (悦耳地), filling the hall with its ________. I watched in wonder, realizing I had never known she could sing so ________. I listened carefully to the lyric(歌词) she had written herself, feeling ashamed for doubting her ________. My heart gave way as I heard the heartfelt words.

In that moment, guilt and shame flooded my heart. ________ my unwillingness to support her, she had never taken anything that I had done to her to heart. It was then that I determined to love her ________. It was as if a veil (面纱) had been lifted (移开) from my ________, and my heart was full.

【推荐1】My daughter Beth bought me two beautifully carved wooden butterflies for my 56th birthday. I hung them in _________ places on my walls. Each time I see them, my mind _________ back to those unforgettable days.

My mom passed away when I was only 25. Beth had _________ memories of her grandma since she was only 3-year-old. I tried to _________ it by telling her stories of Grandma. Each time I did, I could see there was a little _________ in her eyes. One day when she was about seven, we were playing outside. Beth _________ said how much she missed not having Grandma around. I was _________ and told her, “Grandma loves you very much. Maybe she’s now on a _________ to come down to see us.” At that very moment, a butterfly appeared, _________ around Beth’s face and then flew away. We both laughed with our hearts __________ of love and joy.

Since that moment, both Beth and I seem to __________ butterflies like flowers. Whenever we are outside, they may fly around us, take a good __________, and then fly away. Each time it __________ us of my mom’s love. During the coldest months when there are no __________ of any kind, I can admire the two wooden butterflies! We all need reminders that we are __________ in this life. Perhaps the best way to remember, though, is to be a reminder of love yourself.

【推荐2】We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that often seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus, we are sometimes affected by _________ or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember, I had _________ with anxiety.

After graduating from university, I made friends with the Moroccan(摩洛哥的) woman at work. One day, she invited me to visit her and her family back home. I wanted to; _________, for a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years, it meant that I would have to travel in a very _________ area by myself for the first time in my life. Could I really _________ it?

Then one day it _________ to me that I had a life to live. Indeed, I could choose to give in to these awful concerns. There was always a sense of fear overwhelming from the bottom of my heart and still to that moment _________ I made up my mind to go to Morocco and feel something totally _________.

I remember how good it felt the minute I set foot in Morocco.

_________ arrival, my friend’s family arranged a generous welcome party and everyone was so loving toward me. Such a moment of love felt in distant rural village __________ me that I was “good enough” or I deserved to be treated like a star, which __________ helped to relieve my anxiety.

It was after I woke up the next day, in the morning light, that I was __________ by how underdeveloped the area was and the realization that these people had very few __________. Electronic items like smart phones, computer games are nearly __________ to be found.

In the days afterwards, under the guidance of my friend, I traveled around Morocco, __________ the rivers, mountains and the amazing food (most of them were new to me). It seemed that I had never felt so __________ be attached to nature as well as the people around me before.

At the end of my stay, something __________ me changed. From dawn to dusk, I was immersed in a sense of delight __________ depression for nearly two weeks.

That trip helped me to find out what really __________ in life. And with that, all my worries disappeared. When I returned home, I was much more active in challenging my anxiety. More importantly, helping others __________ their anxiety is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.

【推荐3】Every act of kindness starts with something small, something we all can — and should — do every single day.

I’ m Will Rubio, one of the _________ of BYUtv’s Random Acts show. We take hidden cameras to unexpected places to _________ random acts of kindness. We’ve filmed acts _________ from building disabled­friendly facilities (设施) for those who are badly _________ them but can’t afford them to returning a lost wallet.

On Random Acts, it may be a neighbor or a colleague who _________ a need and sets off an incredible chain reaction of service. _________ the story of Emmalene Meyers for example, like many young girls, Emmalene was _________ to be a ballet dancer — but her physical disability makes even everyday tasks a(n) _________. Instead of seeing a limitation, Emmalene’s friend Lily _________ an opportunity. Lily imagined Emmalene’s dream being brought to life onstage and persuaded Random Acts to help make her plan __________.

So, where can you start? The key is to be like Lily: look for an opportunity to make a __________ to those in need, and then take action to make it happen eventually. Being __________ and involved in service is __________ like any other goal you want to achieve. You have to __________ it.

After two seasons of hosting Random Acts, the joy of __________ burdens and brightening lives doesn’t fade. I sometimes __________ Random Acts might lose its feature eventually, but that was far from the __________. When I finally meet the people we’ve been working to __________and see their genuine shock and appreciation, it __________ my heart every time. I cry more than anyone else on the show.

Be that person doing acts of __________ out of the goodness of your heart — be the nice you want to see in the world!