【推荐1】After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman that my wife wanted me to dine and go to the cinema together was my mother,who had been a _______ for 19 years, but the_________of my work and my three children made it possible to visit her only _______．

That Friday afternoon, I drove over to_______ my mother. She waited with her dress _______ the dress she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as _______ as an angel’s.

After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entrees(主菜), I _______ my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A warm smile was on her lips. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were _______”she said. During the dinner, we had a(n) _______conversation—nothing ________ but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

A few days later, my mother ________ a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a ________ from the same restaurant mother and I had dined. A(n) ________ note was also in the envelope, ________：“I paid this bill ________. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

【推荐2】My daughter Allie was leaving for college in a week. She didn’t _______going. She was off with friends most of the time. My friend Karen told me, "The August before I left for college, I_______my mother the whole month. Be prepared."

I stood in the kitchen, watching Allie make a glass of iced tea. The girl, once so _______and trusting, was closed to me. I_______to think of something to say to her. I wanted her to know I was_______about the college she had chosen and that I knew the_______of her life was just starting. But the_______on her face was so mad that I gave up the _______.

One night, after a long period of _______between us, I asked what I might have done or said made her ________. She sighed, “Mom, you haven't done anything ________. It’s fine.” A few days later, as I was getting ready for________, Allie came to my room and said, “I want to read you something from my college. These are tips for ________.”

I watched her as she read the ________aloud: "Don't ask your child if she is homesick. She might feel bad in the first few weeks, but don't let it ________you. This is a(n)________time of transition（过渡）.Write her letters and call her a lot..."

Her voice ________, and she came over and ________her head in my shoulder. I touched her hair ________, afraid that she would run away if I said a word. We _________there together for long moments that night. Reconnecting.

【推荐3】My wife went out with a friend. I was busy in my study while my 3-year-old daughter ________ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got too quiet and I shouted, “What are you doing?” I heard her say, “Oh... nothing.” Nothing? I ran out ________ the living room, where I saw her run across the hall and her little behind made a quick ________ into the bathroom. I had her ________ but failed to make her turn around. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady,” I said, “turn around!”

________, she turned toward me with my wife’s new lipstick in her hand. And every square inch of her face was ________ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard ________ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you... You should know... How many times have you been ________... What a bad thing to...” It was just a matter of my picking out which old ________ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ________ I could let loose, I looked down at the sweater on her. In big ________ it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ________ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ________ that I had come dangerously close to ________. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ________ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t miss the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.

【推荐2】I was so excited when Mrs. Burks announced we were going to the skating rink (溜冰场). I’d never been roller-skating and really wanted to learn how to skate.

When we got there, everyone ________ inside. Some of us rented our skates and soon began lacing (系好鞋带) them up. Then, everyone but me ________ away from the wall and started skating. ________ onto the handrail, I pulled myself along the side as I tried moving my legs back and forth. After a few failed ________ Mrs. Burks skated over to me.

“When you start to ________, relax. If you struggle to keep from falling, you’ll be more ________ to hurt yourself, “said Mrs. Burks.

Mrs. Burks ________ for one of my hands. I took a deep breath and ________ her warm hand. As we moved away from the wall, she called out, “Take a deep________. Move your foot forward at an angle and then do the ________ thing with the other foot. “I tried to follow her ________ in everyway. “That’s good! You’re moving your feet like you should. But remember to relax when you start to go down. Let’s try again,” Mrs. Burks said.

So I did. When I lost my balance, I ________ crumpled to the floor. Mrs. Burks was right! It didn’t ________ as much. I was able to get up faster and try again.

Later I began to see how Mrs. Burks’ instructions worked for other ________. As long as I kept trying to do my best, I could learn something even when I ________. I could get back up, try again, and understand it’s all right to fall.

【推荐3】I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom (法庭). I was sitting in my seat，in tears (眼泪)，looking out of the window，hoping no one would_________.My husband and I had just ended our marriage，and my heart was filled with_________.I had never felt so frightened and alone.

_________，a hand appeared—the tiny beautiful hand of a woman.She_________me a small envelope (信封)，then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my_________.On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow (彩虹) and a sun，drawn_________ in pen. Inside it were the_________words I had ever read：

I know you don’t_________me，but I was watching you there_________，and my heart goes out to you.Know that __________I am only a stranger to you，I feel your pain and I__________.It may not seem that way，but the sun will__________again and you will see the rainbow.

Love，

Someone who cares

I never saw the__________again. But still，this mysterious__________has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never__________.In reaching out to me in my__________，this woman filled me with a__________love.It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always__________.

And more important，her act of__________woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings.I know now if I take one minute，one second，to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting，I can make a(n)__________.

【推荐2】I believe in miracles( 奇迹) because I' ve seen so many of them.One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“ There's a _______. in my upper jaw, ” she said.“ I told my own dentist it was nothing, but he _______I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would _______to add something, but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything herself.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the roof of her mouth.A careful examination later _______that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.During her next appointment, I explained to her the _______of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said, “ I know you're worried about me, but I'm just fine.”

I thought otherwise(不同).After considerable _______on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to _______me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw the surgeon, but as I expected, _______ treatment.About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and _______.

“ How are you? ” I asked.“ I'm just fine, honey, ” she responded   ________high spirits.“ When can I get started on fixing my dentures (假牙)? ”

Surprised to see her, I answered ________“Let me take a look in your mouth and we ' ll see about it.”

I couldn't believe my eyes.The cancer that had   ________nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone —only one small area of redness ________.

I had read of such things happening, but had never seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting ________to see. Since my first________, I've come to understand that the place for a miracle is wherever we choose to find it.