【推荐2】Last week, I flew to Atlanta for a business trip. As we were about to land, it was announced that there would be a slight______before setting down. High desert winds had______the airport to close all but one runway. The pilot said that we would be______the city for a few minutes waiting to______.We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened______there might be some severe bumps(颠簸). However, I did not expect that“a few minutes” turned out to be so long, with a ride that would make roller coaster(过山车) lovers______.

The movement was so sudden that several passengers felt______and had to use air-sickness bags(晕机

). That is not a good thing to happen in a(n)____space, because the smell only______to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About 20 minutes passed. The entire aeroplane became very______. I could______notice a sense of worry and fear. I guessed everybody else was holding their hands as tightly as me and worrying about dear life…except one. A______was having a good time! With each bump of the______he would let out a giggle(咯咯笑) of happiness. As I observed this, I_____that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his______. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown- ups have learnt from______. He was_____the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and______back into my seat, imaging I was______on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even______to giggle sometimes, which was much to the anger of the man who was sitting next to me and holding the air-sickness bag.

【推荐3】I work for a non-profit organization that serves children with disabilities. I love every minute of it and a particular ___made me appreciate it even more.

Last Friday we brought them to an amusement park. I was ___with three girls who all had Down’s syndrome(唐氏综合征). I should note that they are the most ___girls in the entire world. We were ___around from game to game, and the girls were having a great time, regardless of the ___and looks from people around us.

We were on a(n) ___roller coaster ride when the moment I would remember for the rest of my life happened.

The girls were ___and screaming in excitement on the ride, when a young woman ___me on the shoulder. I turned around. She politely told me that she ___the girls had Down’s syndrome. I told her yes, and that we were with an organization on an outing.

I couldn’t ____what she next said to me. She informed me that she had just had a baby who was ____with Down’s syndrome, and she had been most worried if the baby would be able to experience joy and live a life full of ____. She then went on to say that watching these girls gave her the biggest sigh of ____, because she saw how full of life and happy they were. Then, she ____me for talking to her and giving her the best gift she could have asked for: ____.

I am so ____that these three amazing girls were able to bring this mother a huge sigh of relief — that they gave her the hope and ____that her baby will experience a happy life. Every time I think about this — or ____as I write this — I can’t help but ____. These kids that I am so ____to work with every day and their smiling faces are a major reason why I smile each day.

【推荐1】Years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small ______ of our house. We were a family living on a small ______ at the time, so I boarded it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.

Over the years, I’d sometimes ask some advice from window companies. The plan was to upgrade to energy-efficient windows for the whole house, an ______ process—$ 15, 000. It was simply out of ______ and I turned it down again.

______ the thought of that window ate at me for years. Every time I went down there, it kept ______ me. I knew I needed to deal with it, but I had built up the ______ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.

Then my wife had a job ______ , and we needed to move. A ______ buyer couldn’t get a loan on the house if there was a ______ window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing. It had already been for at least 5 years.

I used some rust remover(除锈剂), sprayed all around the rusted frame, and gave it a ______ pull. To my ______ , it easily moved. I pulled the window out and took it downtown. It was a 12 fix.

I could have fixed the problem for 12 the ______ day when it happened. But I let it worry me for years.

______ , this isn’t just about my window. Many of us tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years. We suffer more in ______ than in reality. Step forward, and you’ll find a solution.

【推荐2】One day, my father and I were watching a dance reality show. For some reasons, I disliked one of the dancers from the very beginning of the show.

Unknowingly, I kept finding his _________ and criticizing (批评) his dance moves. _________, my father was watching the _________ with a smile all the time. When the performance ended, he looked at me and asked softly, “How much do you _________ about the dance competition, Martha?”

“No, Dad, not at all,” I said.

“Then how do you know that he is a _________ dancer?” he asked still with a smile.

“Just _________ the other dancers! He is not as good as them,” I said.

“But he is among the final 10 competitors who were carefully _________. How can he be bad? Maybe his dance is of no _________ to you, but that doesn’t mean you can _________ or even criticize his creativity.’’

“Why not?” I asked carelessly.

“Because criticizing someone or something __________ nothing but negativity around you. Instead of criticizing something you don’t like, you should spend your time __________ something you like, which will spread __________ thoughts,” my father said.

So choose __________! Never criticize anyone or anything unless you have a good __________ of it. This is the most __________ advice my father has ever given me.

【推荐3】When I was about ten years old, I spotted a mouse running across our living room floor. My four younger sisters heard me screaming _____and joined me on the couch, _______my father found us standing, yelling and pointing.

Dad grabbed     ______and chased that mouse all over the place. We followed him in hot pursuit, ____ him on, “Get it, dad. Get it!”

Finally, the mouse was   ______, but when Dad pushed the broom into it, the mouse   ____a little squeal. All     _____of us jumped on our father. We ____ his arms and legs, “Don’t hurt him. Let him go!”

Dad dropped his head ____ . He pulled the broom away and the mouse scampered off. “Run.” we yelled. My father ___ us as we’d turned into numskulls. He bought a trap the next day.