【推荐2】Matt Shaha, 27, grew out his hair for two years to make it into a wig (假发) for his mom, Melanie Shaha, who has been _________with a benign tumor (良性肿瘤) since 2003.

Melanie underwent two _________to remove the tumor between 2003 and 2006, but it returned in 2017 and doctors _________radiation treatments. Three months later after radiation, she lost all her hair _________. “When you wear a hat everywhere, it makes you _________from the crowd,” she said. “I don’t mind being sick, but I do mind looking sick.”

Matt was _________to make his mom look like herself again when he saw his mother’s _________. Although his mother initially didn’t want to accept his _________, he persisted and grew 12 inches of hair by March 2022. And Matt had it cut and _________with a hairdresser to create a wig that month, Matt said, “The whole_________was super rewarding for me.”

By mid-June, the wig finally arrived, Melanie — wearing her son’s long blonde hair — said she felt _________that she could feel like herself again. “The coloring is a remarkable _________to my complexion (面色), as you can imagine, as we are family and _________the same coloring! Two years was a long time for him to have longhair. Matt _________so much to give such a thoughtful gift. I am able to have a more normal _________with it,” Melanie said.

【推荐1】Tony loved attention. He would make up stories about others and people would listen to gossip news from him out of _________.

This time, he had a new _________ — Rabbi. “Rabbi mixes dairy (奶制品) and meat!” said Tony. The townspeople _________ their heads for they all knew that dairy and meat must not be mixed. “And he steals food!” added Tony. “No!” cried the townspeople. His _________ about Rabbi spread quickly.

Later, alone at home, Tony felt very _________ about what he’d done and decided to apologize to Rabbi.

The next morning, he went to Rabbi’s, saying “Rabbi, I’m coming for your _________.” Then Tony _________ to him what he’d done, asking “What can I do to make things right?”

Rabbi thought for a moment, saying “Take a feather pillow, cut it open, and _________ the feathers to the wind.”

“If it would _________ the guilt, why not do it?” Then __________ Tony did as told, feeding the feathers into the air. Afterwards, Tony hurriedly returned to report his deed to Rabbi, __________.

“Now go and __________ those feathers.” ordered Rabbi coldly.

“But they are far and wide across the land!” Tony cried. “But, but, how possibly can I get them all?”

__________ Tony’s feeling, Rabbi continued, “You can no more make up for all the __________ your words have caused than you can collect the feathers you’ve thrown.”

Tony realized Rabbi was right. And to this day, he __________ what he says about others.

【推荐2】I lived at home while I went to college, and I appreciated the extra time with my family. I________my mom’s wisdom and I actually took her advice! One day particularly________for me, a day when a simple piece of advice became a(n) ________lesson.

I don’t remember what I was________about, but I remember________that I was talking on the kitchen phone to someone, and there was a(n) ________. Mom was busy as usual with household tasks and she wasn’t one to intervene. But for some reason she________as the call went on that my mood was not________. Suddenly she stood before me with a tiny piece of paper. On it were two words and a drawing. She handed it to me with a smile and then________.

I________the tiny paper. It read: “Be Nice” and had a smiley face drawing.

I________my mother’s advice. From that point I took a________tone. By the conclusion of the conversation the tension I had felt was________. All was at peace in my world.

But there is________to the story about the little piece of paper. When I graduated and________, that little piece of paper moved with me. I________it on my refrigerator, secured in place by a magnet (磁铁). For many years that piece of paper moved with me and has been serving as a constant________.

Today, whenever I feel stressed or impatient in the presence of a(n) ________ person, I visualize my mom handing me that piece of paper and I act________. Who would have ever guessed the timeless________of two little words and a smiley face on a simple little piece of paper?

【推荐3】A farmer had some puppies to sell. He was putting up a _________ advertising the dogs in his yard when he felt a tug (拉扯) on his trousers. He _________ and saw a little boy.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.” “Well, they come from _________ parents and cost lots of money,” answered the farmer. Then the boy reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of _________. “I’ve got 89 cents. Is that enough _________ to take a look?”

“Sure,” said the farmer. And he _________, “Here, Dolly!”

Out from the doghouse ran Dolly _________ by four little balls of fur. The boy pressed his face _________ the fence, watching in _________

As the dogs made their way to the farmer, he noticed __________ inside the doghouse. It was another little fur ball, noticeably smaller. It __________ walked out toward the others, doing its best to __________. “I want that one,” the boy cried out.

The farmer __________ at his side, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He'll never be able to __________ with you like these others.”

With that, the boy stepped back, bent down, and __________ one leg of his trousers. There was a __________ made shoe with a steel brace (支架) supporting the leg. “Sir, my leg fails me too, and he’ll need someone who __________,” he said.

With tears in eyes, the farmer __________ picked up the little puppy and __________ it to the little boy.

“How much?” asked the boy.

“No, I won’t charge,” answered the farmer, “as love and understanding is __________.”