【推荐1】There was once a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class.

But the boy_________after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started _______. He hated being in a group and he was _________all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like _______himself. All of this happened because he felt worthless and no one loved him.

His _______ started worrying about the boy. But they even didn’t know what was wrong with him. _________ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

They sat _______ the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and _______. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, _______ I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To check my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad __________, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t __________ grades. I care about __________. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY WORLD.”

Those words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He __________ his dad. They didn’t say __________ to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the __________ to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

【推荐2】Last year, I was lucky enough to work at an office near my mother’s house._________, I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I _________ her out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.

After a week, I started to _________ the groceries were running out pretty quickly.___________, I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks. To my _________, I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and _________every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟) and distributed it to street _________.

I asked around and _________ my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me ——why didn’t she want to tell me about what she’d been doing? Was she _________ that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

When she got home, I told her about my discovery and __________ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a __________ from me. She told me that __________ of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others____________on the streets. For years, my mum had been helping out by __________ whatever food she could __________. I was so moved by how __________ she was. She used what was__________for her to help others in need. And I was so __________ of her.

I __________ to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n)__________bag for her other children.

【推荐3】I was fifteen years when Dad called my two younger brothers and me into the entertainment room of our house. I was _______! I thought we would play games or even see movies together! “Bring a notebook and something to write with,” said my dad _______we reached the entertainment room. My brothers and I stopped dead in our tracks and   _______ each other in horror! His request was unusual, and our excitement turned to_______. We_______that games or movies were not the reason we were called out.

As we went back for a notebook and pencil, we _______to think about the reason for this gathering. We thought family meeting was not _______because Mom was out shopping. In the entertainment room, we found three chairs _________a huge blackboard. Dad asked us to sit down. “I want your full_______. We are going to have a weekly meeting every Saturday morning. That is ________ I’ve called you here,” he said, sounding businesslike. “I’m going to teach you what I’ve learned about life. So take it________.”

For the next five years, rain or sunshine, in sickness or in health. Dad ________us once a week. He taught us on a variety of ________— manners, the importance of education, respect for others, home repairs, and the list went ________. We filled one notebook after another, which we all ________well.

As I came to my eighteenth birthday, the lessons became__________lessons and then every other month, until they slowly drifted away. My brothers and I were older, and we had school activities, sports activities and job responsibilities that became very ________to manage.

It’s been years now since we had those classes with Dad. We are__________with careers (事业) and wives of our own. Very often, ________, one of us has a situation where we need help from Dad. At this time, we__________take out our notebooks; we needn’t call home.

【推荐1】Even armed with a Ph.D.in developmental psychology, I remember the____first moments after bringing my newborn daughter home from the hospital.I wasn't sure what to do-and not at all____that I was capable of being the parent she____me to be.

Popular accounts of parenting and child development research were not particularly____,either.I feared that my daughter's formula milk powder would____lower IQ.And, since she started elementary school, I have,many times,called her“____”instead of more appropriately praising her effort, as so many articles advise.

My personal experiences as a parent are in part why I study the experiences of other parents.I have tried to____this"parenting perfectionism".

So what does a“good"parent look like? Good parenting has a lot more to do____the“how”than the “what".Good parents are those____are sensitive to their children's needs, and able to adjust their parenting as children grow up and desire greater____.Children develop when their parents hold high ___for children's behavior, explain the reasons behind their rules and negotiate when necessary.

Greater stress about parenting further consumes parents' psychological resources,which may____affect their ability to adapt to the changing needs of their children and regulate their own emotions and behavior when parenting their children.In other words, when you lack confidence and feel constantly stressed about parenting, it is hard to be____,warm and consistent.

So don't sweat the small stuff.Remember, the best ___you can give yourself and your children may be permission to be___

【推荐2】My mom used to say “Life is full of challenges. But a willingness to learn something new gives people the right attitude to overcoming difficulties.” This is now my attitude towards _______.

One life experience that helped me develop this _______ to try new things was learning to _______. You may have heard the expression, “You can’t teach an old _______ new tricks.” Now I’m not calling myself an “old dog” quite yet! But I certainly had my _______ about trying diving for the _______ time as a 30-year-old man. I thought, “_______ can I swim wearing all of the diving equipment? What if something goes _______ and I can’t breathe? How can I _______ to other divers if there’s a problem?” Worries like these caused me to ________.

To my surprise, the three-day training period proved to be anything but a disaster. Our lessons ________ three parts. First, an instructor ________ us to all of the equipment as well as the hand signals for communicating underwater. This part ended with a test to make sure we understood what we had just ________.

Next, we headed to a swimming pool where we practiced breathing techniques. We began at the pool’s surface. Each new technique we practiced allowed us to go ________ in the water. Eventually we ________ to the bottom of the pool.

On the third day, we took all of our ________ knowledge to the ocean! We made sure to follow each step of the process ________. Before I knew it, I was really diving.

I dived above the ocean floor as all kinds of fish swam by. I felt ________ for the opportunity to discover new depths. With my mom’s words still ________ in my ears, I knew the experience gave me a new ________ to life.

【推荐3】Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, _____ others hold on to it for years at a time. As you likely know, anger is not a healthy _____ . Over time it can become self-destructive, _____ relationships and even your health.

This is not to say that anger is always a _____ thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a _______ that something is wrong. If anger is not a ______ normal and natural human emotion, it is _____ important to learn and understand how to   _____ anger the right way.

You can release anger the right or the wrong way.   _______ whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is ______   for everyone to understand what the right ______ of releasing anger are. Transforming anger is a powerful _____to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to _____ anger is to give yourself the   _____to express anger. In fact, it is quite healthy to express your anger as long as you do it   _______Remember that anger management   ___   both on mental and physical effort. Although mental therapy alone will help you tremendously for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same ______for exercise too. However, if you   ____ both mental therapy and exercising, you will then have ______ to an unbelievable positive solution. Do a particular physical activity _____   the mental intention of releasing your anger.

【推荐1】A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the__________was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of work as a result of exhausted (用尽的) battery. Nothing could be done but__________in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the__________of the rescue （救援队）.

It was almost_________ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his explanation, “First of all I checked up my_______conditions and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no________to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from bleeding. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men__________to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ________to find a way out in the dark cave, they were frightened and ran anxiously without a ________of direction. Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the_________people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the_________of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to________themselves, they would probably sense a faint light flashing not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with__________itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Mind you that it’s unclear yet and you needn’t act_________ It seems to be a negative (消极的) attitude, _______   a person who can do so must have foresight （先见之明）as well as a great courage in the first place.

【推荐3】Several nights ago, I was lying in bed experiencing a dream that I chose to keep close to my heart forever.

An elderly stranger approached me with an inviting _______ . His deep comforting voice made me _______ his every word. His laugh made him seem full of   _______   and somewhat grandfather-like. I instantly sensed a feeling of _______   between me and this wise old man.

As he spoke, I listened. He told me of his _______ of unpleasant rap music while I attempted to convince him that modern art can be beautiful, too. He _______   me of "the good old days" which I told him that I missed, too.

Suddenly, I detected tears fall down his rough unshaven cheeks. I grew_______   and asked him why he was crying. He assured me not to _______ because he was crying with joy. I asked what was making him so _______. He told me that I reminded him of his ____________   when he too was once full of an eagerness to learn.

My friend then whispered a(n) ____________ that touched me deeply. He said, "A moment will disappear soon unless you make it   ______________ . " He taught me to live in the moment which is far too ____________to throw away.

This old man ____________   to tell me that the world is full of new wonders to explore. He taught me to be ____________   however stupid they may sound. He advised me to read any and all books, because you never know when the   ____________   may help you later in life. Most importantly, he told me never to stop ________________ .

Unlike my________________ companion, my future still awaits me. I will soon be filled with ______________thoughts and emotions. There is no doubt in my mind that I will try to discover and never   ____________ for I am aware that my ambition will carry me to the top.