【推荐2】Once I went with my brother to watch how the villagers caught fish in the local pond. Usually the locals catch fish in the _______ morning. It was exciting so we _______ at 4 o'clock. Not only did it sound like a(n) _______ to me, but it also turned out to teach me a _______lesson.

The fishermen had a big fishing net, one side of which was _______ along with the boundary of the pond and the other end was taken to the _______ boundary of the pond underwater. After a certain time they slowly started _______ the free end towards the fixed end. Most fish got _______ inside the net and the fish had already started feeling _______ wrong. Because of the lack of ________, they started panicking. Some started ________ to get out of the net. Though they knew getting out of the water was a big risk, they still ________ their best to jump with all their strength; ________ few fish got out of the net. I asked a fisherman about the fish that “escaped”. They told me it usually ________ that next time they would again get ________ after another 6 months. Hearing this, I realized one of the greatest life lessons. The fish that took the risk actually ________ their life time by 6 months! I ________ what would happen if they lived in big lakes. Maybe, they could live longer.

In life there are certain situations where we might feel we are ________ our living space. We take the biggest risk of our lives and jump out of the space, ________ we fall into another small one where we may end up failing. So we need to be wise enough to choose to live in much ________ spaces where we have more conditions to help survive or succeed.

【推荐3】A group of engineering seniors crowded together, discussing the exam to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was _________

This was their last exam before they went on to graduation and jobs. With four years of college study, they felt _________ and able to conquer the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) _________ one. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they should not talk to each other during the test.

Happily, they went into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And their _________ broadened as they had only five questions to answer.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to _________ the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a(n) _________ expression. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand. She examined the _________ faces before her, then asked: “How many _________ all five questions?”

Not a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?”

Still no hands. “Three? Two?”

The students sat _________ in their seats.

“One, then?”

But the class remained __________ The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I __________ ,”she said.

“I just want to impress upon you that, __________ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t __________ . These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice. ” Then, smiling, she added: “You will all pass this course, but remember that even though you are now college graduates, your __________ has just begun.”

The years have obscured(模糊)the name of this professor， but not the __________ she taught.

【推荐1】My elder brother,Steve,in the____of my father who died when I was six,gave me important lessons in____that helped me grow into an adult.For example,Steve taught me to face the____of my behavior.Once when I returned in ____from a Saturday baseball game,it was Steve who____the time to ask me what happened.When I____that my baseball had flown through Mrs.Holt's basement window,____the glass with a crash,Steve encouraged me to apologize to her.After all,I____not have played in the path between buildings.____my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs.Holt.I____to pay for the window if she would return my ball.

I also learned from Steve that____property is a sacred（神圣的）thing.After I found,a silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom,I wanted to____it,but Steve explained that it might be important to____else in spite of the fact that it had little value.He reminded me of____I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else.I returned the pen to my teacher,Mrs.David.

Yet of all the____Steve gave me,his respect for____is the most vivid in my mind.When I was twelve,I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun.____with my accuracy,I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look.I shall never forget the____he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird."Did it____you first, Mark?"he asked.I didn't know what to answer.I really felt terrible then,but that moment____out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

【推荐1】My mother has a unique way of embarrassing her children.Whenever she gets_______about something，she jumps up and down，screaming.We_______this as the “silly dances”. As her daughter，I find this completely embarrassing.Anytime she goes into the silly dance，I will _______slowly away，smile awkwardly，and _______to people，“No，she's not my mother.”

Even though my mother brought me much _______when I was little，and even though she still does the silly dance when something goes her way，I now _______it.Because the silly dance shows just who she is，and it shows that she is happy._______she didn't do her dance and just obeyed our wishes for “not in public，Mom”，she would compromise(妥协) who she is.I owe a lot of my _______for the theater to my mother.I now sing publicly like my mother does.And my friends are always doing that _______awkward smile and usually whispering under their breath，“Carolyn，public.”

So in many ways I'm becoming my mother.I'm not going to________singing just because people feel embarrassed at it.I have no ________that I will embarrass my own children with my performance of the “silly dance”. So what? That's who I am.

It's my________that everyone should dance to the beat of her own drum，even if the guy next to you gives you a(n)________look.I believe in the things that set us apart.I believe in being myself，no matter how many awkward smiles I ________. I believe in the idea that never ________who I am.

【推荐3】I have been extremely busy for the past six months mainly because I _______ a dental clinic. As a dentist, I’ve always_______ owning a dental clinic. After dreaming about it for years, I_______ .

I never expected how _______ it would be. The previous owner left behind a mess that I could never have _______. It took lots of time and money to_______things around.

A few weeks ago, the bank account for that new_________was down to $147 and salaries about $11, 000 were due the next week. I started to___________how difficult this was going to be. What had _________ looked like a gold mine was turning into a money pit (坑). It seemed that my dream was going to ________ before my eyes. Looking at my banking website, I________over to the sidebar where four words caught my ________ and hit me over the head.

“There are no shortcuts(捷径).”

It was like a wake-up call to me. There is no __________ to be gained from taking shortcuts and ________ the struggle. The struggles are the best learning experiences life can ________. They shape us into ________ people.

So whether you relate it to a professional ________ or to your family goals, remember that there really are no________. There seem to be shortcuts at first but eventually they will leave you far off the path you want to be on, and often ________ you to return just to recover. The hard times are part of the journey and you will ________ respect for them when they are past.