【推荐3】My heart beat with that feeling，pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end，I _____ up to take my final bow．For a second，the room was _____．Yet，even in that one second，I had enough time to _____ whether I had done perfectly．Then，_____，the applause came．

"Thank you…so much．"I said，_____ to the person standing on my other side．Olga，my piano teacher for six years，smiled back at me．"You've been an _____ student all these years．"She said，"I hope that whatever you do，you never stop _____．"

I leaned forward，_____ I would keep playing because I loved piano，and hugged her．

It _____ to be that the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped．

Right after the _____，I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day．_____，it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking _____ was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after，I stopped practicing altogether．It was _____ not to have to stress about piano anymore．

But something was _____ inside of me．I was empty inside．

One day I met Michelle，who had also taken piano lessons from Olga．

"Are you _____ taking lessons from Olga？"she asked．

"Um，no!Actually I just quit a while ago，"I replied．

"That's a   _____，"she responded，"You used to be so _____．I remember your performance a year ago； it was breathtaking．"

Two days _____ talking to Michelle，I subconsciously sat down on the bench and started playing．I wasn't even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time：playing，_____ to be playing．

As the music spread，a（n）_____ feeling rose inside me．

【推荐1】My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration. She is a single parent of eight, and I have no idea how she _______. Throughout the years, my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily _______ someone with little faith.

Even when doctors _______ if my little sister Jessica would live to see the age of 1, my mom never lost _______. After visiting many doctors, my mom _______ to bring her home and make the best of my sister’s life instead of receiving the same results from different hospitals.

Jessica’s numerous hospital visits surely _______ her, but my mom never showed signs of _______. Her strength helped Jessica through every _______ time. No matter how confused Jessica was, my mom always made her feel as if there was absolutely nothing to _______, which enabled Jessica to live the life of a ________ child. She attended a public school, went to parties to dance around excitedly. We actually ________ that she was even sick.

________, things began to take a turn for the worse. The whole family were heartbroken. Once again, my mom found a way to ________ us all. She made it her job to let us know that she had an effective support system. She decided to ________ her job and attend to Jessica’s every need. Gradually. I noticed our faith grew stronger than anything. Now Jessica is 18 years old and is enjoying her college life.

My mom gets us to realize that no matter how ________ our trials may appear, we have an effective support system. We are a family that will always be there for one another.

【推荐2】Spring. It's the time of year when families enjoy the special closeness of___________activities-planting a garden, picnicking in the hills, and even___________their favorite team at the ballpark(棒球场). These family activities can be so much fun that parents are often inspired to plan even more___________outings. At our house, spring fever has arrived in the form of the family spring vacation.

It began as a(n)___________idea. My dad couldn't have made us happier. He___________the family of going to Disney World over spring break. The thought of a week in the___________or the Orlando sun, the excitement of Epcot and the___________of playing golf painted a beautiful picture in my___________.

Then he dropped The Bomb. It would be great fun, he explained, if we would___________to Orlando instead of fly. We could see scenic 1-95. We'd share the pleasure of one another's____________. The four of us____________inside the car, sandwiched between piles of suitcases. The minute my father____________the car, my little sister complained about being carsick.____________, we set out pretty civilized. We____________a severe case of the shakes. To reduce the tension, my mom started singing those "road songs" you see____________singing in old movies. We sang in the ear. We played games all the way.

【推荐3】We need to learn to make choices. I still remember the thing. After that weekend my high school classmates and I would go our ________ ways. Many planned on attending colleges far away, as I did. Others had jobs lined up and a few were imagining the ________ in the future.

Directly in front of me was a friend, who ________ and smiled, acting a little self-satisfied. He and a couple of friends had decided to play one ________ trick before graduation. The night before, they’d ________ over to the headmaster’s home and used miles of toilet paper to decorate his house and yard.

The headmaster onstage had given no ________ that anything was wrong. Hearing my name, I took a deep breath,________climbed the steps, crossed the stage and stopped in front of the headmaster. He handed me my ________ case. I couldn’t wait to open it and find my name,________ that I had graduated. My friend opened his case and all of us burst into _________ What we saw was a single roll of toilet paper inside.

The choices we make ________ our lives.

Our high school headmaster had a great sense of ________ and took this opportunity to play a trick back on the boys, but they were allowed to graduate.

Sometimes we get lucky when we do something wrong.________, sometimes we don’t I often wonder what ________ those who didn’t make it to graduation. The ________ way to stay out of trouble is to avoid it in the first place.

【推荐2】A man wanted to become wealthy. He was told a story one day that there was a _______ pebble (鹅卵石) among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea. It could turn everything it touched into _______. This pebble could be _______ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was _______ when touched. The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to _______ the pebble.

_______ he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He_______this practice day after day. Each pebble that felt cold was _______ thrown into the sea.

One morning, he _______ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other ________ . The man threw the pebble into the sea. He hadn’t ________to, but he had formed a habit. Habits can be hard to________.

In fact, if we repeat any behaviour ________ enough, it becomes a habit. But some habits can be of great help, such as ________ attitudes and healthy ways of life. Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either ________us or hinder (阻碍) us.

Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a ________? Then reinforce (强化) it by________it at every opportunity.

When it comes to habits, ________ may not make perfect. But practice will certainly form ________ behaviour. Your habits will form who you are. So form the habits that are ________to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be.

【推荐3】Growing up in my Grandma’s was an experience that greatly shaped me. We were ________ in nothing but spirit, yet I learned so much about ________ there. My Mom, Dad, Nana, two brothers and I were crowded into a home made from two ________ cars and built on rooms. I can always ________ what my next clothes would look like because I had seen my older brother ________ them. I always knew what we were going to eat in the ________, because I had ________ it during the fall. Still, I never felt poor. No king ever ate as good as we did on Sundays when Nana cooked her homemade meatballs and spaghetti.

Even though we had so little, Dad, Mom and Nana gave so much. We always ________ what we had to others. Everyone who visited us would ________ a plate of spaghetti, or a jar of canned vegetables, or a flower pot full of fresh blossoms. I can still remember the sparkle in Mom and Nana’s eyes whenever they passed something on to others. We never felt richer or ________ than when we shared what God had given us. I ________ early that the greatest joy comes from giving. Giving fills your heart with love. Giving ________ your spirit closer to Heaven.

Don’t be afraid to ________ your blessings, gifts and talents to others. That is why God gave them to you. Share what you have. If you have a beautiful smile, then pass it on. If you have a few extra dollars, then pass them on. If you have a heart full of ________, then give it to everyone. No life is ever ________ lived until it becomes a gift itself, so make your whole life a gift to the world.