【推荐1】We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father's store._________we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than_________and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my _________. It was shortly before Christmas. I was in the eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was_________a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed (磨破) and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to_________to buy anything. He looked_________the toy section, picked up this item and_________, and carefully put them_________in place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes_________and the dimple (酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas______________for his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his______________and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy______________, walked up to my dad and asked, “How much for this, Mister?”

The little boy held out his hand and______________it. His hand was creased (起皱) with______________lines of dirt from holding his______________too tightly. In his hand______________two dimes, a nickel and two pennies-27 cents. The price on the toy plane he'd picked out was $3.98.

"That'll just______________it." Dad said as he______________the sale. Dad's reply still______________in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn't notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with______________.

【推荐2】More often than not, life has its own way of tapping us on the shoulder, whispering “Pay attention to this”, which happens when we _______ expect it.

In the 1950s, I spent my days as a sixth grader in my school. One day, as I remembered, classes _______ with the usual noise made by voices and feet _______ students moved down the hall, up or down staircases, I was walking through the hallway at a rapid pace toward a large double stairway, which _______ the second and third floor of our building. Suddenly I noticed a new sound added to those already _______ me.

As I _______ the bottom of the stairway, I found Rochelle, a girl, who wore full leg rages(支架) and heavy orthopedic(矫形) shoes, made her way across a wooden-floored room. _______ she went, Rochelle _______ us of her serious polio(小儿麻痹症) a few years earlier.

Rochelle’s eyes were such deep _______ ones. She had a small upturned nose and a wide mouth that smiled more often than not.

As Rochelle moved faster and faster, she lost balance, and ________ face down at the top of the stairway. ________ stretched to help her but one word from Rochelle ________ them. “No!” she said. I watched her, ________. Rochelle lifted her head, her eyes with unshed tears.

She amazingly pushed herself up to a kneeling position, and with a great effort, ________ to her feet. This was not her first time her legs had failed to support her. She held her head ________ and accepted her book that a boy picked up and ________ held out to her, making her way up the stairway to the second floor, pride in her blue eyes.

The whole incident ________ no more than a couple of minutes, but that day I learned a lot about dignity and strength of character. I found out the meaning of ________. If Rochelle were alive today, she would probably still wear her braces or may ________ spend her days in a wheelchair, but I feel certain that her spirit is unchanged. She would be ________ likely to continue to teach life’s little lesson to a great many others, in her own quiet way.

【推荐2】Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to par ii pate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to _______how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I_______that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and _______friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was exciting, nothing about my term in France was what I_______.

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was _______by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting _______I received some shocking news from my program coordinator (协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to_______out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a roommate this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to_______my native language, I asked not to be placed with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I _______myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian (巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the________.

I left France with many ________so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always ________to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends ________France we enjoyed together. I love how people can seem so different, but end up being so ________. The most valuable lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people but to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful ________.

【推荐3】Recently my wife and I were faced with a _______ situation while traveling by car with our hired (雇用的) driver. It was going to be a long ride, and we were _______ . However, our car broke down suddenly. We tried communicating with the driver, but with little _______ . He made some signs, suggesting he was going to _______   help, and then left.

It was getting colder and darker. We started to hear the cries of wild animals. What’s worse, we didn’t have much food. Would our driver ever return? Could we _______ him? We were very _______ .

Two hours passed. Suddenly, the headlights from another car appeared in the dark. A man offered to _______ us. He had such a kind face, and we knew we could _______ him. We got into his car.

_______ we left, he put a note on the windscreen of our car with his phone number on it. The moment we arrived at his home, his cousin spoke basic French and offered us tea and local foods. Everyone asked us questions and was   ________ to have unexpected guests.

Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ________ . He had kept his ________ and repaired the car. We prepared to leave and ________ our new friends. I couldn’t believe the ________ from the cousin: “No, we thank you for coming into our home.”

I will never forget the ________ we received on that day.