【推荐1】I was broke after the bankruptcy(破产) of my company and before that, my marriage also came to an end, which may be the hardest truth to me.

Suddenly, I got __________ lost. That “one can start from nothing” thing was much like nonsense. It was never easy! So I chose to __________ myself at home. Unexpectedly, my mom came to my __________ and took me to the hospital.

After my ________, she paid for my exercise class in a gym just to ________ my mind.

One day, my mom was driving me back from __________. We were talking. All was well. The __________ slowly went on. And she said, smiling, “By the way, today’s my birthday. No one __________ me so I thought I should just say so.”

I went __________.

She laughed. A laugh so ________! I wanted to cry. She hadn’t had a proper birthday celebration in twenty years.

She ______ again, “It’s OK. It’s a little thing. But do you know what the ________ truth is? That is, love is one sided, most of the time. That’s _________ most people want love but not the responsibility(责任) it ________. Parents take all that responsibility. They take it ________. I promise you. They’ll take it to their grave, even if they __________ get it back.”

I bowed my head.

She continued, “When you were __________, I was as heartbroken as you, if not more heartbroken __________ you. When you were killing yourself, you were __________ my body. I would always like to be tortured by the one-sided love. Very much! But I just expect you to become __________. Much braver.”

【推荐2】Our church has a way of helping those who have_________difficulties without making the receiver feel shame or guilt. Money is dropped into a green box with_________only the name of the receiver on the envelope.

There came a time when my husband and I were among those who needed_________. Just as we reached the point of despair, our church_________us a large envelope that had been left in the green box. We were_________to receive a very big amount of money, enough to bring us through that hard time.

A year later, our seventeen-year-old son who_________from high school was applying for a student loan for college. It was then that we discovered his savings account was almost_________.To both of us, it was so_________. We had trusted him to put part of his wages from his part-time job into the bank towards his_________. From nine years old, he had worked very hard for his small earning. I asked him repeatedly to tell me what had happened__________. I was nearly mad. Where has all the money__________?

Finally, in tears, and with great reluctance (勉强), my son__________that the year before he had put his__________in the green box for his father and me during that toughest time. I stood there__________, tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son years to save that money. He had given it to us willingly__________telling us what he had done.

【推荐3】One day in autumn my father gathered us three into the living-room with a look on his face that told us that one of us had done something wrong.

"Which one of you did this?" he asked with a sharp______.

We all______down at the floor showing the art of a child’s handwriting______chalk. I stood there, trembling______and hoping that no one else could see it. “Will he know it was me?” I secretly______. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, father.”

The others denied it as well. Of course, we knew that one of us must have done it. But I, being the______of the three, just couldn’t find the______to tell the truth. I was not a bad kid. Lying was not normal for me,______the expression on my father’s face made me______.

"Since ______of you seemed to have done it, then you will all get a spanking(打屁股)."

What? The______thing I wanted was a spanking!

“I did it,” someone said and I looked around to see one of my elder sisters step______. Why did she______ it? Feeling guilty, yet still too______to say a word, I______there knowing my sister was going to get ______for something I did.

We didn’t talk about that day for years. When we were all older, I knew it was safe to finally tell my father it was really me. When I think back to that______, I know I learned the______of family, and of a sister who would do______for me. I’m glad to say that I know now I would do the same for_______.

【推荐1】Long long ago, a wise man who lived a simple life in a village was famous throughout the country. The king heard about his stories and was so_________ with the man's modest behavior that he invited the wise man to live with him in the_________

The wise man willingly accepted,which surprised the king,who had expected it would take _________to persuade him to accept the invitation. _________，the king made luxurious arrangements for his stay.

To the king's greater _________，the wise man _________ quickly and even enjoyed all the luxuries of the palace.While the king started suspecting that maybe he was cheated by the wise man,he just kept his _________to himself and continued to_________ the wise man.A year later,the wise man was still enjoying his stay.

One day,the king made up his mind to talk to the wise man about his thoughts.He said,"When I first met you,I _________your lifestyle and minimum needs,but what I see now is totally the__________I am __________ about what is the difference between you and me."The wise man smiled and said,"I am __________ for you to ask this question,but I will answer you tomorrow morning."

The next morning the wise man came to the king and said,"I am leaving for an unknown place. __________ you really want the answer,you will have to leave your palace,your family,your kingdom and accompany me."The king hesitated for a while,and then he said,"Yon know I can't do that!"

The wise man smiled and replied,"Yes,I know.And that is the __________ between you and me.I can leave all pleasures and comforts behind __________ I want to because I am not attached to them,but you are.I hope you have your answer now."The king finally understood.He requested the wise man to stay on,but the man refused.As he was leaving,he said to the king,"Remember,what you hold on to holds you.And since I hold on to nothing,I have nothing to give up.I am forever free."

【推荐3】Imagine you're 19 years old, going to college with some kind of student loan (贷款). Then, you _______ pile of cash. What would you do? That's _______ what happened to 19-year-old Jose when he _______ to a Wells Fargo ATM in his hometown.

Jose WAS about to deposit some cash to _______ the cost of an online purchase when he looked down and saw a plastic bag filled with money. It was like he was dreaming. Dream or not, he knew it wasn’t his cash to _______

It was a Sunday so he couldn’t walk the bag into the _______, so he called the police to   report the money. The officers came, took the bag, and thanked Jose for doing the _______thing. When they got back to the station, they found the cash _______ $ 135,000.

The police were already _______ at what Jose had done in the first place, but when they realized just how much money he had ________, they were blown away. This money could have made a great amount of ________ in his life if he had gone down the ________ path, but the chose the right one.

Jose was ________ with a plaque (匾)from the police department and the mayor and local businesses gifted him with monetary donations, gift cards, and even football tickets. Jose is currently studying for a degree in criminal justice, and his________ helped him get much closer to his ________ because the police chief had invited him to apply for a job as a public service assistant at the police department.

【推荐1】Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous _________ star, Derek Ho. Derek’s father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too, but there was a _________: unfortunately, Derek was born _________. His father’s dream to see his son surf seemed _________!

When Derek was 17, his father told him about his _________. From that moment on, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. He went to the _________ every day and started taking surfing _________ with a coach. Derek kept trying and _________, he learned to surf.

Derek explains that _________ he can’t see, he understands the noises that the waves make and can __________ them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise, __________ he knows which direction to surf in.

In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous __________ in the world. Local surfers were very __________ to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem __________.

A film producer decided to make a film about him. Beyond Sight tells Derek’s inspirational story and teaches us that nothing is impossible if you ________ yourself!

【推荐3】Jane Jie Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, Asia’s largest online travel agency, connects people with the best ______ the world has to offer—China’s Great Wall, Australia’s outback and Italy’s ancient ruins. She believes cultural experiences can ______ divides and conflicts, strengthen industries and create peace.

While ______ Peking University, Sun was invited to a program in the University of Florida, where she ______ managed to further her study, majoring in accounting. ______ her fellow students, Sun’s life pace was rapid(快速的). She bicycled 6 miles to the campus each morning, taking the ______ classes available so she could spend the rest of the day, and Saturdays, working to pay her education fees.

______, Sun recalls her UF days fondly. “I learned a lot from my experience in the USA,” says Sun.

“Many discussions I had at UF still influence(影响) my style of leadership today.______, I have developed appreciation of ______ other persons’ different arguments over a certain ______.”

“I try to put myself in other people’s shoes,” says Sun. “In a global market, you have to have a very good understanding of different people and ______ different cultures.”

Now as a mother of two daughters, she shoulders the______ as the CEO of what is now a $25 billion company and puts tremendous effort into her work.

“Some people ask me why I work so hard, but I feel that mothers are the best role ______ for children,” Sun says. “I show them that to work is actually to ______ yourselves, but if you double your efforts at work and being a ______, it is doubly rewarding.”