【推荐1】An artist who had painted many pictures of great beauty found that he had not yet painted one “real”picture.

In the_________ along a dusty road, he met an aged priest (牧师) who asked him where he was going.“I do not know,” said the artist, “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can_________ me to it.”

“How simple,” replied the priest, “in any church or creed(宗教信仰), you will find ‘Faith’is the most beautiful thing in the world.”

The artist traveled on._________ , he met a young bride who told him that the most beautiful thing in the world is “Love”. “Love”_________ the world go round. It_________ poverty into riches, sweetens tears and makes much of little. Without love there is no_________ .

Still the artist_________ his search and met a tired soldier. The artist asked him the_________ question and the soldier answered, “Peace is the most beautiful thing in the world. War is ugly and_________ you find peace, you’ll find beauty, faith and love.”

“How can I__________ them—Faith, Love and Peace?” thought the artist. As he continued his walk, he tried to__________ the “real” picture he hoped to paint. He was__________ that without thinking where he was going, he had reached his__________ surroundings. As he entered the doorway, light glistened in his eyes and he__________ that his search was over.

In the __________ of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. “Not a minute passed by when our children and I had not__________ you. We prayed that you would return to us __________ ,” his wife said__________ they embraced him. He sat on his favourite old chair and his heart was at __________ .

The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it “__________ ”

【推荐2】When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my _________. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a ______student; I talked too much; I was too_______ , always feeling superior to（胜过）others, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. ________, I became very angry. I ran to my father with ______in my eyes.

He ______ to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever _______what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s ______. Go and______a list of everything she said and mark the points that are_______. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did_______ he told me. To my great______, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t ______ (like being very thin), but a good number I could – and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly _______picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He________to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know_______than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to_______, not just close your ears in _______, feeling hurt when something said about you is true, you’ll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t ________your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has always ____ me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

【推荐3】I never really enjoyed running. But my ____ with running has changed. I’m a ____ living in London. When my mom became ill with cancer and there was no ____ of her living much longer, I decided to move back to Harrogate. My work as a musician didn't ____ and I just wanted to be with my mother.

I have been ____ psychotherapy （心理治疗）for more than three years, which has helped with my anxiety, but back in Harrogate, I ____ to do something else positive for myself, as looking after my mother ____ me. I wanted to do something physical and running __ that need.

Getting up before six was ____ for me. But I made myself go running three times a week. After starting last summer, I would run with ____ members and talk about my mom with those I’d known better. It helped me put my ____ in the right place to face another day. And it helped me process my feelings after my mom ____ in October.

Although therapy has been the ____ for all the positive things in my life, running has added to that. Together, they have changed my ____ to life and I'm now less anxious than I was. While running, I feel grounded and I live in the ____ .

【推荐1】Grandma lived on Sugar Creek Mountain with a lake. I still remember the day when Grandpa _______ in the lake. My parents tried to talk Grandma into moving into town, but she wouldn’t _________. Today I was going to visit Grandma, and the excitement grew inside me _________ the thought of it. _________, it had been ten years since I had last seen Grandma. As I _________ the top of the mountain, I _________ see Grandma staring out the window of her house. Grandma _________ me with a big hug, saying she would give me a special surprise. _________ did Grandma know that I had a very special surprise for her as well.

When we baked cookies in the kitchen, Grandma told me how she used to bake _________ for Grandpa, which were his ____________. Listening to her talking about him was a ____________ experience. I could ____________ her love for him. After dark, Grandma handed me the special present. It was a quilt made out of my dresses that I had ____________ as a little girl. I would value it forever. When I asked Grandma ____________ special gift for Christmas she wanted, without ____________ thinking, she would like to see my Grandpa just one more time.

Just then, Grandma’s face ____________ up. ____________ slowly towards her, with an apple pie in his hand, was Grandpa! Tears of joy were ____________ down Grandma’s cheeks as she ____________ her arms around Grandpa.“We thought you had drowned” Grandma cried. “How can I ever thank you for bringing Grandpa home to me?” asked Grandma. I replied, “Seeing the ____________ and the love you have for each other is all the thanks I need.”

【推荐2】A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started ______ his car to the young people, Wilson has ______ an astonishing 64, 000 miles.

Tina Stern ______ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips ______much more to her than just free transportation. “You’re not just sitting there in ______ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He will often strike up pleasant and often humorous   ______with the students he transports.”

Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support non-profit programme. Although the programme ______ the members only to drive students to and from their classes, he often goes beyond to______the welfare and safety of the students. If they ______ certain daily necessities, Wilson will purchase what’s needed for them. If a student gets ______ on the long drives, Wilson will never ______ to buy him/her a meal.

For many students who don’t have a reliable car, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, but also is ______ necessary for them to be able to complete their ______. But according to Wilson, he _______ just as much from the experience. “I just love driving and I love these kids. It’s such a(n)______ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours.”

【推荐3】Jason Arday’s school teachers were clear with him as he grew up. Life was going to be _________ for him.

Arday’s autism (孤独症) and a condition called global development delay were _________ at the age of just three. It _________ that he was unable to speak until he was 11, and he couldn’t read or write until he was 18.

However, at 37, Arday was _________ as the University of Cambridge’s youngest ever black professor.

Arday, who will start his _________ as a professor of sociology of education at the world-renowned university Monday, said the _________ to his extraordinary rise was perspective.

“I never _________ any of it as a deficit (缺陷), mainly because my mother never spoke to me of my being disadvantaged in any way,” he said.

“Even my speechlessness before 11 years old was a(n) _________. It allowed me to better _________ human interaction.” he said. “Those observations came to __________ as I learned to read and write as a young man.”

Arday’s mother helped him engage with the world in different ways, through music, particularly song lyrics and the use of sound to __________ things. Modern Celtic musician Enya was his childhood __________.

Arday said, “My __________ had always told me that I was blessed, I was very fortunate and I would go on and do great things. Now, I don’t think any of us could have __________ I might get to this point. But if I __________ to achieve anything in my life, it was surely because of the amazing people I had around me.”