【推荐1】The event happened many years ago, but I will never forget it. The memory of it remains _______ in my mind. The _______ occurred on a hot, humid May morning in 1947.

When I was six years old I was in the first grade in Miss Butler’s class. She was well _______ for her strict discipline(纪律) in class. We all were kept busy _______ all day. There was always so much homework to do. Anyone who had done something wrong would be _______ punished by the long stick she carried. You can imagine the fear I felt when I drew in a deep breath—I accidentally _______ a strange sound. Miss Butler immediately stopped her class and _______ the classroom. Seeing my _______, she asked, “Jenny, did you do that?” I managed to find my voice and _______ to the boy close to me and said, “No. Leandro did it.” Leandro’s explanation was ________; in a moment the ________ came down, and Leandro was crying into his old shirt.

Somehow, I had known she would ________ me. After all, I was a nicely dressed little white girl, and my mother was ________ in the Parent-Teacher Association, while Leandro was a fat little Mexican boy. He had ________ speaking English and his mother had too many children to care for and no time to attend meetings. He was never dressed in new clothes.

Leandro, how I ________ that I could ask for your forgiveness! Please accept my apology, my old deskmate.

【推荐2】Mrs. Humboldt was my brother's science teacher. It was said that her look once _______ all the sixth-graders. The teacher never smiled and seemed hard to get close to, which was far from their _______ . What they had been wishing for was an easy-going teacher.

Mrs. Humboldt _______ rules. She believed rules could push better habits and self-control. It was really a（n） _______ for students like my brother who didn't follow rules. He always arrived late, and made various excuses to _______ homework. So he wasn't a stranger _______ the teacher's office. He seemed to be afraid of her.

However, in the days and months followed, my brother looked like a _______ person. He began to behave _______ . He got up early _______ it was an extremely cold morning. He finished his homework as soon as he came home. The only thing that didn't change was that he still ________ Mrs. Humboldt for her being ________ with him. He once said to me that Mrs. Humboldt paid much attention to his ________ at school every day. He had to follow Mrs. Humboldt's rules.

Later, he successfully entered a key high school. One day, my brother told us something that really ________ us. He said that Mrs. Humboldt was actually a great teacher and that he finally understood her good ________ . She really prepared him for high school. He added that Mrs. Humboldt was the teacher he wanted to say ________ to most.

【推荐1】The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. And everyone was _______，except me.

“I will be bored with it. I’ll hate it,” I told my parents. “I’ll get homesick (想家的). I’ll look stupid at winter sports, and everyone will _______ me.”

“You might be amazed, Bree,” said Mom. “The only way to find out is to _______.”

“It’s what growing up is all about,” Dad added.

When _______ the camp, we were asked to share one _______.

“I’m afraid I’ll be homesick,” someone said.

I wasn’t the only one? I began to _______. After lunch, we were asked to ski (滑雪) down to the field. I skied _______, but I still hit a piece of ice and _______.

“Ha! Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I _______ to see who was making fun of me. To my __________, I saw a girl in the same embarrassing position I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, __________ I’m worse than I expected!” she said.

__________, I started laughing too. After being so __________ of falling, it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.

At dinnertime, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I __________ to feel homesick.

The next day, I was __________ to try ski jumping first, even though I didn’t want to. But when my feet left the ground, I felt I was __________ and it was brilliant.

Maybe Dad was right when he said “You might __________ it if you give it a chance!”

Maybe the kind of __________ Mom and Dad were talking about had more to do with my attitude than my looks. We all __________ fitting in and failing when we try __________ things. Sometimes you’ve got to fall on your face to discover how much you’ve got in common.

【推荐3】Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. As a parent or a teacher, we should help our children _________ this fact. Donnie and his teacher, Mary Anne give us a good example.

Donnie was a third-grader. His _________ of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoy. Mary was a young and pretty teacher, and she loved children. She tried to build Donnie’s self-confidence, but _________ changed for quite a long time.

One morning the students were working math problems on the blackboard. Donnie had copied the problems with neatness. _________ with his progress, Mary left the classroom and went for some other materials. When she returned, Donnie was in tears. He’d _________ the third problem.

Mary looked at her student _________. Then from the desk, she got a container filled with pencils. “Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently _________ his face from his arms. “I’ve got something to show you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie?” she continued. “They belong to me. See how the erasers are _________? That’s because I make mistakes too, but I erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you must learn to do, too.”

She kissed Donnie and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up at his teacher in _________ and with a smile.

The pencil became Donnie’s prized __________. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually persuaded him that it’s all right to make mistakes—as long as you erase them and try again.