【推荐1】Once upon a time, there was an old man who spread rumors(谣言) that his neighbor was a thief. ____ , the neighbor, a young man, was   _____ . Several days later the young man was proven _____. After being released, the young man felt   _____ as be walked to his home. Then he charged the old man with ____ accusing him.

In ____ , the old man told the judge, “They were just _____ . and I hadn’t meant to harm anyone.” The judge, before passing ______on the case, told the old man, “Write all the things you said about him on a piece of _____ . Cut it up and throw the pieces out on the way home. ______, come back to know the result”.

The next day, the judge told the old man, “Before_____the sentence, you will have to go out and ____ all the pieces of the paper that you ______yesterday”. The old man said, “I can’t do that! The wind must have spread them and I won’t know where to_____ them”.

The judge then replied, “The_____ way, simple comments may destroy the _____of a man to such an extent(程度)that one is not able to fix it. If you can’t speak ____ , of someone, rather don’t say anything.” The old man realized his mistake and asked for______, but it was too late.

As an old saying goes, “If we are not______of our mouths, we will be slaves of our words.” So think twice   _____you speak.

【推荐2】A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon ________ into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the ________ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of ________— porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some ________ looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to ________ themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in ________, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, ________ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is ________ for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the ________ of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself ________ no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. ________ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went ________ the best cups. And then you began ________ each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ________; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor ________ the quality of life we ________. Sometimes, by focusing only on the cup, we ________ to enjoy the coffee. God has ________ for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just ________ the best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the ________ to God.

【推荐3】Before reading McCarty's story I had thought that a smile just invited unwanted attention. Afterwards I had a_______opinion. I found that smiling could_______myself and the people around me.

Recently I became a(n)_______in my son's school. The more I drove the more I heard the other drivers_______about a new crossing guard, the person who_______the flow of traffic so that cars can get in and out of the school area_______and safely. The guard, not having much_______, seemed unsure when he made a decision, which often_______long lines of heavy traffic. Most days he looked worried. I saw cars pass by him with the_______drivers. I wanted to do something just to make the guard________.

Then I realized I did have the________to change at least one interaction(互动)in his day. One morning when the crossing guard gave me a(n)________to pull into the school, I moved my car forward. Then, just before I began my________, I gave him a big smile. He saw me, and then his face________. He smiled back at me as I continued my turn.

That's it. That's all it took. I knew I had made a________in his day. And________I have not spoken a word to this man, I know he________me because we smiled to each other every time he sees me behind the wheel.

Now, I________smile toward people around me. I can't speak for the people who have________these smiles, but I can say my life is so much________, so much more joyous, that I can't imagine how I lived without such a smile. I hope I can make others share their happiness just as freely.

【推荐3】He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life---who was the main____ of support for the family. He had to____the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his____, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do____in his life.

One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to____. But being so____, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often____. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live____from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was____and didn’t know what to do.

A____misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness____. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a____for her parents, only to overturn the stove,____in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her____to take care of her, she was determined to be completely____. At school, she always studied hard.

One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms;____the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

Disasters can____at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and____from the ordeal(磨难), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be____, the hardship will turn out to be a(n)____on which new hopes will arise.