【推荐1】One of the most inspiring quotes(名言) I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The_________between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people_________many more times than unsuccessful people.”

I deeply understood the _________ of the quote soon after my first book was published.

I was living in Atlanta at the time and ___________ my first signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon, the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed outside the room ___________ images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. _________ each minute passed, I became increasingly _________.

At 6:25 pm, just before the store’s _________, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t fell any _________, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to ____________ my emotions and introduced myself and my book.

The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband ____________ to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.”

Despite the impulse (冲动) to jump ____________, and hold their hands to thank them for being my __________ readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.

“The __________ we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help us ____________ it .”

At that moment, I knew if I never sold a copy of the book, my four years of __________ had been meaningless.

Although I would have many more challenging years ____________ my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the __________ I needed at that point to keep me __________.

Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way : One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small ____________ at a time.

【推荐2】Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That _______ two out of every three people simply don’t know the _______they already have to be successful when it’s _______there in their hands!_______ if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can ask you feel inferior unless you _______them.” A successful businessman says, “you can’t push anyone up a ladder_______he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image_______, the image we have of ourselves. _______one guy put it: “You can’t win horse race if you think you look_______ on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to ________ is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just ________your mind and you will change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “________”. You know that people used to ________that if human being’s traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would ________ our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that ________thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you________.

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But ________he did it, most people in the would didn’t think it was even ________. Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly ________all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll ________do it.

【推荐3】It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat ______ we had to take the girls to their next activity.My husband seemed a bit ______ that dinner was not on the table.

That night, I had a heavy ______, thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too ______ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would ______ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.

I bought a notebook, named it "Our Deed Diary" and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a ______ for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our ______. And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.

I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually ______ than it seemed because it had to be something ______ what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not ______.

We had a rough ______. On some days,someone would forget to ______ a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to ______ what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to ______ me the good deed they had done.

Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a（n）______ in our lives. Instead of always   ______ what the day will bring for us, we think bout what we can do for someone else.

Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so ______? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only ______ by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in ______. So, when someone does return the favor,it is an enormous and positive ______.

【推荐2】Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to ______ your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.

____ each day with love and gratitude. When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be ______, to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us ______, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have ______ laid on each new morning. ______ yourself from the things that you didn’t     _____ yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new     ____. Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.

【推荐3】You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you _________ , I hope you will find something_________ in what I am going to share with you.

Life can be _________. There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll _________ you because you are different, _________ for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be _________ by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things   _________ .

Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and _________in your journey through life, but don’t let that _________ you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t __________ or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You’ll __________ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will __________many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to __________ .

You will meet many people who will try to do __________than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To them, life is a __________. However, I believe life is a __________. If you always try your best to __________ others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life __________ and you will make it a journey of __________ , of learning, and of love.

Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are __________ a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.

【推荐1】Western people always give us an impression (印象) of being independent. My experience told me that they are good at teamwork, too!

During my visit to Valleyview Secondary School, what I heard most often was words _______ these: “Please do _______!”, “Four students a group.” or “Change and form a new group.” In Canada, classes are full of _______. Students act in groups both inside and outside the classroom. Their stress on team spirit really _______ me. Here is what I saw:

Students were _______ to take an exam in this class. They used PowerPoint to make presentations (展示). I was quite interested in such a high-tech _______ of examinations. And the students were once again _______ into groups and once again took me by surprise.

Each group had three students. One was to control the computer, the second to _______ a reporter to ask question, and the third the spokesman to give the _______. Students chose the roles themselves. “I’m __________ in the computer, my friend Darcy is talkative (爱多说话的) and Alan appears handsome, __________ we make a great group!” a boy said to me __________ after the exam.

How was the students’ performance __________? “According to the whole group’s work, of course.” I got the answer from the teacher. Each student has his strong points and __________. I thought about the question for a long time after the class: is it fair to __________ every student with the same paper? Canadian schools introduce cooperation (合作) into their exams. A student __________ to take the job that he thinks he is good at, and he works with his __________ to try to be the best in class. Isn’t it a good way to judge students?

We all know that cooperation is __________, but how to develop this ability? I do think we can learn __________ from schools in Canada. Maybe it’s a good idea to __________ group activities!