【推荐2】My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.

On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all_________at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded（蹚水）around in the fountain until we_________. This is one of the busiest walking streets.

After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder_________that nowhere could he find his backpack, which_________his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough_________we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.

Ponder has never_________anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision（指导）for managing his_________.

He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. "But Dad," he said, through massive_________, "they don't make that kind of watch anymore." We were all very_________.

Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I__________him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been__________.

As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black__________there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not__________what it was or if it was hers.

"See it, Dad?" Ponder shouted. "Don't get too__________because that may not be it," I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was__________there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could__________it.

I literally__________when we reached it and it was his！Everyone in our party was blown away by this "miracle（奇迹）". In my wildest__________, I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.

What a charmed life, eh? I believe this was a perfect__________for a child in losing something important…to lose it and feel the full__________of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.

【推荐3】At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comǎneci made history. She performed a routine ________ on the uneven bars (高低杠), scoring a perfect 10. She pursued ________ in her practice, which led to remarkable achievements in the game.

Perfectionism is generally ________ as a good quality. Therefore, it’s not surprising that perfectionism in society has been on the rise for years. And it is more ________ in certain professions like top athletes and medical specialists. Perfectionism can be seen as a ________ tendency. Perfectionists usually set extremely ________ standards for themselves and others. According to researchers, such behavior is rooted in ________. Many perfectionists worry that if they don’t pay enough attention to detail, it will hurt their performance. So they ________ their perfectionism even when it’s self-defeating.

Aiming for a high degree of success isn’t necessarily ________ as long as you behave reasonably. People with adaptive perfectionism work hard to meet ambitious goals, but are also able to tolerate mistakes, changes, and problems that they didn’t ________. When encountering ________, they stay flexible.

Maladaptive perfectionism, which ________ an intense desire for others’ approval, and a high level of concern over mistakes, is ________. It tends to weaken individual confidence and affects relationships and overall well-being. To overcome it, it’s crucial to shift your mindset. Start by being realistic and gaining a ________ perspective. Give yourself permission to loosen up a bit on certain matters, enabling you to prioritize what truly matters. ________ can be challenging, but it is indeed attainable.

【推荐1】As a child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. _______, I considered ________ fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and preserved snacks to be the most appetizing (开胃的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ________ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to think about starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.

We had the space and were ________ to take care of the plants every day. ________ doing some research online, we ________ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ________ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.

It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work quickly if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, I pushed ________ the tough clay (黏土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ________, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ________ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ________, which was beyond our expectation. We had never tasted such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ________ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little organic tomatoes. We also ________ Italian pasta with our tomatoes and sliced ham. It reassured (使放心) us to know that we were eating health y and fresh produce.

As long as we had the ________ to start and maintain the garden, we reaped a rewarding harvest in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ________ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.

【推荐1】Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning and I knew who was____as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher trying to earn enough money to____my family. Each morning，I____for a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all been determined to____me and see just how much bad behavior they could get away with. I had responded by being____with those naughty students. I didn't really____to go to work that morning，especially since it was my birthday.

Still，I answered the____and took the job. My family needed the money and I couldn't____to be picky（挑剔的）. As I was driving to work，I____to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be.

As the class started，the students____tried to see what they could get away with. This time？though，I was____but fair with them. I did my best to make my lessons____. I shared smiles，praised their efforts，and encouraged them to work hard.

The results were____. My noisy and unruly classroom soon____. Students were learning and laughing，and I____felt like I was doing my job right. I went home feeling____in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

I remembered something that I once read："Every day is a new opportunity to____again. Every day is your birthday. Every day is a____for us to get things right，to live our lives with love and joy，and to make this world a better place. Don't____a single day. Just try to be the best you can be. Never stop____."

【推荐2】A few years ago my wife and I took a trip to Costa Rica. Upon arrival we rented a car and _______ for our first destination a few hours away.   I had a map so I figured I'd be in great _______. About 20 minutes into the drive I found myself _______ in the unmarked streets and dirty roads. Upset, I turned to Siri, a virtual(虚拟的)assistant in my phone, for help.

I typed the _______ to the destination in my phone and instantly Siri had _______ the best route to get there and we were on our way.

The only _______ was that things didn't always go the way I thought they would.   With the streets not being well _______, I would sometimes miss a turn and head in the _______ direction. Luckily, Siri never got _______ with me.   Any time I missed a turn Siri would simply ________ and say, “Rerouting.   ________ the route.” And within a few seconds, Siri would have a new route ________ to get us to our destination.

Sometimes the new route meant I had to ________ to the right turn and sometimes Siri found a different route that took my new location into ________. Eventually we made it to our hotel ________ and enjoyed some beautiful scenery along the way.

Most people make the ________ of thinking that success comes from setting a goal and then ________ straight towards it. The ________ is that there is no straight path to success. There isn’t even the ________ path.   There are many paths that can get you to your goals. You just have to be ________ to recalculate your route when you miss a turn or there is something in your way.

【推荐3】I like growing kinds of plants. Once, I planted two seeds (种子) side by side in the soil in my backyard. The first says, “I want to _______!I want to send my roots deep into the soil, and _______ to come up. I want to feel the _______ of the sun on my face!” and it grew. The second seed says, “I am scared (害怕的). If I send my roots into the _______ below, I don’t know what I will meet in the dark. If I _______   my way through the hard soil, I may damage my small sprouts (芽). What if a small child may pull me up from the ground? No, it is much better for me to wait until _______.” A hen walking around for _______ found the waiting seed and _______ ate it.

I sometimes _______ myself— what if I stop focusing on the ________ and go for the best? Most people can do unusual things ________ they have the confidence to take the risk. ________ most people don’t. There are lots of people sitting on the ________ saying: I’m going.…. . They will do it when they are rich and when they get married.

The ________ is that your life can never be perfect. Step away from the sofa sisters who are waiting for a single perfect day to begin realizing their dreams.

Believe in yourself and know you can do anything! However, those who refuse to take the risk get ________ by life finally.