【推荐1】I grew up in a poor family with a group of adopted kids, my father and a wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of _________ and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still _________ a dream.

My dream was athletics. When I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and hit anything moving on the field. I was also _________ to have Ollie Jarvis as my high-school coach, who not only _________ me but taught me how to be confident. One particular incident with Jarvis _________ my life forever.

It was the summer holiday in senior two and a friend _________ me for a summer job. This meant a _________ for money in my pocket, and the start of _________ for a house for my mother. The summer job was _________ , and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.

Then I realized I would have to __________ summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I was __________ about telling my coach, and I pressed myself with the __________ on the dilemma from the mother, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”

When I told Jarvis, he was as mad as expected. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “but your playing days are __________. You can’t afford to waste them. ”

I stood with my head hanging, trying to explain why my __________ of buying mom a house and having money __________ his disappointment in me. He asked me about the money I would make at the job. __________ , he said, “Is $3. 25 an hour the price of a dream?”

That question made me __________ the difference between wanting something __________ and having a long-term goal. I __________ myself to baseball training, and within the year I was offered a $20,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. I __________ it since I already had a baseball scholarship to the University of Arizona. I signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1984 for $1. 7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dream.

【推荐2】When Jasmine Benton was just 9 years old, she realized that her love for creating art was more than just a _______ . Each night in her diary she wrote about the _______ she dreamed of starting, bringing it to her mother Jennifer Gormer one Sunday morning to _______ the important news.

“I want to start my own company.” Jasmine told Jennifer. When Jennifer looked at Jasmine’s _______ she was astonished to see the outline of a real, practical business _______ . “She had the name of her business, the _______ she was going to sell, and who her customers were,” said Jennifer. “She had the vision (远见). It was all there.”

Jasmine comes from a long line of _______. Her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all started their own businesses. And with her family’s _______ , Jasmine started Precious Designs, a company that changes trash into treasure. She spent her adolescence and teen years creating artwork and _______ it at trade shows and art shows. Unfortunately, her friends were not very ________ , and she went through a ________ period when her work wasn’t selling. ________, she just kept trying and never ________ . Jennifer comforted and encouraged Jasmine and told her that sticking to her vision was ________ and asked her to ________ the naysayers (否定者).

Now Jasmine is 18 years old and her company is truly ________. After working part-time at the “Steve Harvev Show ”, Jasmine was tasked with redesigning Steve’s nursery. She recently ________ the Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Challenge and won. Besides, she has also ________ her first bit of investor seed money.

Jasmine continues to excel in her career thanks to her innate business sense and ________ to succeed. We could all take a(an) ________ from this young lady’s vision and hard work! She has proved that if you can dream it, you can do it.

【推荐3】Have you ever felt trapped in a job you hate?____you are ready to move forward and find a more fulfilling position, career transition(过渡；变迁) specialist Gregg Taylor has a few ____ to help deal with the emotional side of ____ your job.

When writing your resignation letter keep it short and to the point. Express your gratitude for the process and state your resignation date. “You don’t need to tell them much,” says Taylor. “Keep thing as simple as possible, and as quiet as possible.”

Keep the details to yourself. It will lessen any tension from the time you ____ in your resignation letter until the day you leave. ____, be sure to complete any report you are working on. This is just good deeds and common sense for everybody, finally if you plan on asking for a reference. Use up any remaining vacation time and sick days.

【推荐1】There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). This boy was the most______student in his class before being sent away. He was at the top in every exam ______with high marks.

But the boy ______ after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was ______ all the time. And there were especially dark times when he_______committing suicide (自杀). All of this was ______ he felt worthless and no one loved him.

His parents started to be anxious ______ the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and ______ him.

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

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

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

These words ______ the boy deeply. He hugged his dad tightly with tears in his eyes. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

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

【推荐3】I don't have many secrets because I'm a terrible liar. But there was one huge secret that I had _______ for years—I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before，and had never even come _______．My parents _______ up for driving lessons for me. I had got a perfect score for my written exam，but getting behind the wheel was a different _______．

But when October 30th _______ around, my pride set in. I wanted to _______ the brand­new license I would get. Looking back on that special day，I can't _______ if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test，pausing at a stop sign after a few _______，and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto­fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. But I told everyone I didn't take the test on my birthday.

One Friday a month later，I went to the test spot again and _______．Later that night I ________ for the first time by myself，which brought me an amazing feeling I've never experienced—but still，I couldn't ________ telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college life that I came clean. And I ________ enough courage to speak the ________ out.

Now I realize ________ and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience，without which one couldn't become a ________ man.

【推荐1】I do believe the saying “The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine.” Therefore, I am always in the ________of giving money to every beggar or homeless person I pass by. But my friends say it is not good to encourage them because such beggars or homeless people begging every day and all beggars have their ability to survive. It ________them that I never listen.

On a ________day, my friend and I were walking to the ________when I passed a beggar lady. I had seen her several times before and had always given her a few cents. That day, I gave her 2 euros. I was waiting for the bus and reading a book when I ________to see that lady standing in front of me. She ________me a piece of paper covered in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting ________ She stood there, looking at me ________. Putting my book away, I took the paper, which said she and her family had to ________their country because of floods, and she was ________to support them. She had got a bit of money, but she needed ________5 euros to get home. I felt in my pockets and found 20 cents. My friend ________a 5-euro note. I asked her to give it to the lady, and said that I would ________ the next day. When she got the money, the lady hugged us and said thanks again and again, and went on her way. Later on the bus, I wondered where her home was and how she had gotten to this country. In her story, I felt that my friend and I would always remain part of it as the ________, who helped her get home on a rainy day. But for me, helping a stranger did bring me happiness, giving me a pleasant ________.

【推荐2】I frequently went to Pune during my stay in Mumbai three years ago. The two cities are just 15 km away from each other, but traveling that ________ is a headache. My work required me to do it and I would ________ to travel at least twice a week.

This one time I was returning from Pune. Like other drivers, this taxi driver also struck up a general ________ about me and my city. He ________ by saying that kids are one’s greatest happiness. As a confirmed bachelor (单身汉), I got slightly ________ when he started all about kids and family. Then he said something that really ________ me. He said he was a musician. I asked him which ________ he played, and he replied, “I have no electronic system.” Thinking that taxi drivers can’t afford an electronic system, I ________ listened to him continuing with his ________.

His name was Naveen. He was basically a musician who was ________ playing the guitar and the keyboards. Naveen had left his ________ after a quarrel with his father over taking music as a ________. Naveen had his instruments but didn’t know how to make ________. The only other thing he could do was to ________. So he joined Mumbai-to-pune taxi services. That served him as the regular ________ in weekdays and in the weekends he’d perform in Pune, Nasik or Mumbai. By now he had ________ a slightly famous musician in Maharashtra. But he had a ________ wherever he played. He asked that the place couldn’t be ticketed. They can ________ for food or drinks if it’s a pub or a restaurant but no tickets.

I heard Naveen’s songs. He was ________. He had a trick which made me call him a ________. Among all the faceless drivers, Naveen stood out. He inspired me to leave my job and start a theatre career in Delhi.