【推荐1】Life is full of miracles(奇迹). They come in all _______too. Most people only _______big miracles, but _______miracles are around us every day. They are reminders (提示) of how much life _______us and how much we can love too.

I _______one of these miracle reminders the other day as I was _______my disabled son to where he works part-time. The sky was full of gray clouds, but they didn’t _______me. I was singing along with the radio and enjoying my favorite activity: _______watching. I was keeping my eyes open for _______things that would lift my ________. So far that day I had noticed different kinds of flowers produce flowers along the two sides of the road, the ________green leaves of the year, and a dog sitting by its front door.

The best __________of all, though, happened just as I turned my car round. A young mother was waiting to cross the road. Her five-year-old daughter was ________by her side. In the mother’s arms was another daughter about two. As I got closer to the ________, the little daughter in her mother’s arms ________us, smiled, lifted her little arm, and began to ________at us. My son and I both ________and waved back at this little angel. Just then the gray clouds parted quickly and the ________broke through to kiss that little girl.

That miracle moment stayed in my heart the rest of the morning. May we all ________our own smiles and waves with everyone we ________in the world.

【推荐1】As a descendant (后裔) of an immigrant family from Barbados, my childhood was different from that of my peers. My mom had rules for the home that seemed unconventionally ________. I must be home before nine. I was only ________ to watch television two hours a week. In the summers, I had to write book reports besides participating in a leadership camp.

In addition to these, what I felt unreasonable was that my mother ________ me to have role models. She’d always say, “You’re allowed to respect certain ________ of a person, but you can never place that person on a pedestal (盲目崇拜)” . Mom would then ________ that when you idolize people, their greatest accomplishments can unintentionally become the ceiling of your dreams. So, while as a 1980s ________ I loved Oprah Winfrey, Mom ________ to have me strive to be like Oprah. She always said, “There is only one Oprah and only one Dana. Envision (想象) your own success, Dana.”

But in my late twenties, I lost touch with mom’s ________, I wanted to be the best , and I ________ myself trying to make real the visions others had for me. Many times, I was ________ for meeting some established bench marks of success. That led to bonuses and promotions, which made me feel accomplished. But after my sense of ________ wore off, I came back to my secret reality of feeling ________, and a bit bitter at myself.

Then in my mid-thirties, I decided to ________ my life instead of depending on other people’s intentions. I eventually understand that Mom didn’t want any person—no matter how ________ —to have control over my thoughts, dreams and ambitions. As my mom said, “All the ________ you need to live your calling are already within you, Dana. No one else can live your life’s purpose better than you.”

【推荐2】Why are younger age group so much more willing to post an offensive message on social media? Why aren’t we changing the ___________ in the actual cyberbully (网络欺凌)? That’s when I had a idea What if I gave them a chance to ___________ what they were doing? If an adolescent ___________ to post an offensive message on social media, and if I went, “Whoa! Hold on. You’re about to shoot an offensive message to someone. That can really ___________ them. Are you sure you want to post this message?”, would they still be ___________to do it?

So early this year, using my science and technology skills, I ___________ a software system. And basically, they were able to compare whether a caution which caused adolescents to consider what they were doing actually reduce their _____________ to post offensive messages.

In the end, I was able to get 1,500 _____________ trials of data. 93% of the time when adolescents _____________ a caution that says, “Whoa! You’re about to post an offensive message”, they finally ____________ their mind. I was able to ______________ the willingness to post offensive messages from 71.4% to 4.6%.

Now, the app Rethink has become widely popular. I also currently hold a patent for this ______________ idea. According to the data, Rethink has ______________ that, in those seconds, when you decide whether or not you’re going to hit “post”, the ______________ of the seconds means so much in the future. So, I encourage all of you: rethink before the damage is done. We need to slow down,______________, and consider what we’re doing.

【推荐3】When I was younger, I was very sporty. My dad is a runner who has greatly_______ me. My great hobby between the ages 11 and 14 was cross-country _______. However, when my family _______, my new school didn’t pay attention to_______, and had no after-school activities like football or running.

Over the next few years, I _______   exercising except during P.E. lessons at school. I was _______ that I could eat what I wanted and didn’t put on any weight. It looked like I was healthy, but in reality I was very_______.

When I started university, I decided that I would try and get fit, but by then I was worried about _______ in front of other people. _______ , this year, one of my New Year’s promises has been to try and get in shape（健身）. This __________ came after I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and was very out of __________   in less than one minute! I considered __________   running again, yet my housemate tried to practice yoga, so my New Years__________ was delayed.

Finally, one of my friends__________ a swimming pool close to my house that she had gone to a few   times. Now, I love __________, and I find doing laps in the pool very relaxing. Experts say everyone should do 30 minutes of proper __________   every day, so I’m starting with an hour three times a __________ and building up every day. I hope that I will soon start to feel the__________ of regular exercise, and will become fitter and __________ . In the long term, I know it will be very good for me, and __________ many health problems that often occur in later life.

【推荐1】I was travelling on an overnight bus from Kolhapur to Aurangabad. The ordinary bus was more than ________; all 55 seats were taken and there were some 20 people ________. The hot day added to the discomfort of the rough, 10-hour journey. I didn’t get a seat, so I had to stand quite ________.

After around two very long hours, I was ________ and bored. I kept trying to ________ myself, changing my body weight from one leg to the other. I suddenly sensed a soft hand ________ my elbow (肘), asking for attention. Turning around, I ________ a middle-aged man with a smile looking up at me. He stood up and said I could take his ________ for a while. I pleasantly ________ it with a sigh of ________ , and the man seemed happy too. After about 20 minutes, I ________ him to take back his space. A man who was sitting by the window had observed our ________.

Just then, something magical happened. Our observer stood up and ________ his seat to another standing man. Unexpectedly, we had caused a series of reactions: This game of seat-sharing ________ through the bus like wildfire and, before long, almost all the standees got a chance to be seated. People even started ________ each other while exchanging positions, and soon began ________ jokes and singing. I could say, the rest of the journey was quite ________.

The bus reached its destination (目的地) the next morning. The groups quickly said goodbye and went their ________. But this extraordinary ________ has stayed with me even after all these years. It showed me an important fact that we can all share what we ________ and help our co-passengers on this journey called life.

【推荐3】A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and _______ and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he _______ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to repair it. When he finished painting, he received his _______ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and _______ him a cheque (支票), much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was _______.

“You've already paid me for painting the boat, sir!” he said.

“This is not for the paint job. It's for repairing the _______ in the boat.”

“Ah! But it was such a small service.” the man said. “Certainly it's not worth paying me such a high amount for something so _______ !”

“My dear friend,” the owner said, “You don't understand. Let me tell you what happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I _______ to mention the hole. When the paint _______, my kids took it and went on a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there. I was not at home at the time. So when I ________ and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ________. Imagine my ________ and joy when I saw them returning safely from fishing.”

“Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did? You ________ the life of my children!”

Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we ________ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ________ in the future.