【推荐2】A beggar was sleeping in the doorway of a fruit shop. The shop owner felt angry. He walked up to him and ________ him to go away in a rude manner, but the beggar did not seem to hear him and lay still there. The shop owner got much ________ , shouting that he was a beggar in disguise (假装) and ________ cheated passers-by for money by making use of their kindness. At that time, it was the busiest moment of a day and the market was ________ with shoppers. They all blamed the beggar for dishonesty. Showing fear, the beggar buried his face in an old blanket. What he received was bitter ________ rather than help.

The next morning, it was drizzling. An old man, who went to the market early, found the beggar ________ on the ground. He woke the beggar up and ________ asked whether he was cold or not, but the beggar made no reply. Then the old man ________ his hands gently, saying that they felt ________ . With these words, he ran home in a hurry, returned with a pile of ________ , picked out a sweater and urged the beggar to ________ it on again and again. Seeing what happened, many other passers-by surrounded the beggar and gave him change one after another, showing ________ for him. It was not long before the beggar received a handful of ________ .

In many cases our behavior may have a great ________ on the people around us because they are likely to ________ us. Therefore, we should pay special attention to what we do and say, trying to infect others with positive words instead of negative ones.

【推荐1】Because people dine out often, there are lots of restaurants in Italy. Most of them are Italian, of course.. _________ , today the European country also has many ethnic(民族风味的) restaurants. Al Borgo Antico in Legnano, a town on the outskirts(城郊)of Milan, is_________ It offers traditional Italian food, but its owners are_________ .In 1989, co-owner Francesco Wu moved with his _________ from China to Italy. His parents opened a Chinese_________ near Milan. “When you move to a different country, you have to_________,”Wu told me during a recent interview. At the beginning, the business was_________ for the brothers. They had to_________ prejudices and the people who said that no one would eat Italian cuisine made by Chinese chefs. “It was_________ when people came in and saw our Chinese__________ and left, ”Wu said.

The brothers__________ it despite all of the doubts,“ __________, the restaurant became one of the best-known in the area,”Wu said, smiling.

In 2012, eight years after opening his restaurant, Wu__________ a business organization for Chinese immigrants(移民).“We__________ that something like this was missing, and that it could be__________ for both the Italian and Chinese community. ”Wu said.

【推荐2】I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When asked to speak in class, I could ________ breathe, much less speak.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister ________ I take voice lessons. After thinking carefully, I did and tried to keep it secret.

I began a series of exercises, making ________ so strange that I couldn’t help laughing. I learned how to howl (吼叫) like a cowboy and snort (讥讽) like an old lady. By playing around with sound in the class, I gained ________ in the part of me that had been a point of embarrassment before: my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to ________ for some old people, I thought I would do better than before because of the voice lessons. I ________ my mouth and — nothing. I couldn’t remember the lyrics! My face turned ________.

Then the ________ struck me: I’ve already embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough in front of this crowd. There’s really nothing else to lose. So in my second song, I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much ________.

After that, I started singing to myself as loudly as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.

I am not a ________ person. Singing has made me more outgoing.

【推荐3】My aunt came to my home with her six-year-old daughter Alice this morning. While my aunt was talking with my mom at home, my cousin felt a bit ______. So I suggested that I go out with her. My aunt happily ______. So we went to the park near my home together. There we bought two ______ and started flying them. While we were doing that, Alice couldn’t help ______. She jumped up and down and I knew she was ______ having great fun. And I must ______ that I haven’t enjoyed myself like that for a long time.

Later, we sat down on a bench, looking at the gardens. As we were ______ there, Alice looked up at me and said, “What a ______ day today!” I smiled at her and agreed. I then started ______ what we had done that day. We did something quite ______, yet we were very happy.

Many people wait for their “best days”. But I think today is our ______ day. That’s a lesson I ______ today. As adults, we often make plans ______ in order to have a great day. Some people think that they can have a nice day through spending a lot of ______. I think we should be more like ______. They don’t think about money or what will happen tomorrow. They ______ live in the moment and enjoy the moment!

We often hear the expression that we should live in the ______. How do we do that? We’re not doing such a ______ job. Remember today is important as we are exchanging (交换) a day of our ______ for it. Yesterday is a history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a ______. That’s why it is called present. So seize (把握) the day!