【推荐3】When I was a child my father taught me five words that I’ve used all my life—in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I _______ that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, “Stand porter to your _______.”

A porter is a gatekeeper, who stands at a door _______ people in or out. Dad would get me to _______ myself stopping destructive things—such as fear—at the door, _______ saying “Come in” to faith, love and self-assurance.

As a(n) _______, before I went on camera, I’d make sure anxiety stayed out and confidence in my ability came in. As a mother, when I was _______ about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would _______ my mind with trust in them.

Of course, there were always times I’d _______ those words.

In 1972 my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own __________ in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more __________ and complicated than we had __________.

We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going __________. Electricity went on the blink, food wasn’t delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic __________ left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a __________: scrub floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough king-size sheets to __________ the whole state of California.

Then there was the __________ crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California __________. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just __________. I stood porter.

I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.

These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to __________, I just smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy.

【推荐1】Washington is home to lots of trees, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves. But what if you couldn’t chop _______ or couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it? _______,Shane McDaniel and his twin sons are happy to chop truckloads of wood—then donate it to those in need．

The _______ started as a father-son bonding project. “I had to cut wood with my dad. He just _______ doing it. ” says Shane. He wanted to _______ that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer of 2018 chopping wood. The _______ was a great wall of wood piled up．

_______ , it was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold that November, Shane started thinking of others. He _______ a photo of them and “Please help us help someone who ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT.” on Facebook. The _______ was immediate. One man ________to donate a wood-burning stove. One woman, noticing the photo of the McDaniel men in the Facebook post, felt ________ “Please post more pictures. I don’t need the wood. ________ truly I appreciate the eye candy!”

Single mom Katelyn Ticer and her four-year-old daughter ________ a wood-burning stove as their sole source of heat, so it was a ________ to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. She told msn. com, “So much stress and anxiety is ________ my shoulders. I couldn’t be more thankful.”

Not every receiver is as ________. “Some aren’t even friendly. It’s just not in them. ” Shane says. “They are angry with the world and ________ that they had to ask for help. They just have no other option than ________.” But Shane is OK with that. “Giving is the ________,” he says. It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it’s about how much it’s ________.

【推荐3】It happened to Susan Black in a cold winter. Everything seemed in a______those days. Both her parents suffering from depression, sending for a______became a common practice. As a woman in her 40s, it was a______job to be a teacher of 30 first-graders, who were always______, and she’d tried all sorts of methods, but______to get them quiet in class...

Misfortunes were______one after another. After a long and tiring day at work, Susan dragged herself along,______towards the parking lot. She came to the car, only to find she had locked her keys and cell phone inside.______kicking the tyre of the car, she sensed tears______her cheeks.

“What’s wrong?” a voice was heard. Susan looked up,and saw a young man with a______at his side. Susan stopped weeping and explained her situation, adding that______ she called her husband, he wouldn’t bring her the spare car key, since he was working at the______end of the town and it was still not time to______the day’s work. “Call your______and tell him I’m coming to get the key,” the young man handed Susan his phone. “But that’s nine miles’ round trip...” said Susan. “There’s no time for______. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

Two hours later, the motor rider returned with a big smile and______face, key in hand. Susan______some money, but he refused. “Let’s just say I needed the______,” with those words, like a______in the movies, he rode off into the sunset.

For Susan, the “cowboy” not only picked the key, but______her day, or rather, warmed the long and cold winter days.

【推荐2】A long walk is a good way to work up an appetite (食欲), but for Emma Reade, who is six years old, it’s also a way to solve hunger.

Emma is taking part in the FareShare FootSteps Challenge, promising to walk 100 km to _____________ money to help feed people in need. And her efforts are already _____________. So far she’s clocked up 19 km and is on the ___________ of the Little FootStep leaderboard, well on the way to meeting her fundraising _____________ of $2, 000.

“Moving makes you feel happy and ___________ other people makes you feel happy too,” said Emma. “Every _____________ day I am walking, running or riding 1 km. Then on the weekends, I am doing a lot more.” Growing up in the country with lots of fruit and _____________ in her home garden, Emma understands the _____________ of nutritious (有营养的) food. “It helps us grow and stay _____________. It also helps us stay alive and have lots of ____________,” she said.

The FootSteps Challenge is run by charity kitchen FareShare and is ____________ by its chefs (厨师) who walkabout 15 km a day as they ______________ rescued and donated food into 50, 000 free and nutritious meals for the ______________ each week. The charity rescues ______________ produce from supermarkets, manufacturers, farmers and wholesale businesses, which would ____________ be thrown out because it is surplus (过剩的) and has not been used.

A small team off are Share chefs and 1, 500 community volunteers cook home-style meals for hundreds of charities across Australia, including homeless shelters and community food banks.

【推荐3】Usually at 7 am, I get my coffee at a convenience store. A smiling young man in the store with his uniform(制服) _______ my most days. On a _______ morning of the last week, I was wet, getting to the store, sad. The young man _______ me with a big smile, which melted away my _______. At first, I thought he was just putting on a good _______, making the best of a tough situation. After all, he could _______ enjoy working at a store, right? After our 15-minute conversation, I _______ that he did enjoy his job, and that was why he seemed so happy. That’s amazing. I aimed to be like him.

My life doesn’t look exactly like I want it to be. I spend weekends _______ alone in my living room when I’d rather _______ myself in a beach with my friends. I drive a beat-up(破旧的) Toyota when I’d __________ one that has roll-up windows or a better appearance. But the world doesn’t change much if I have more money, a different __________, a better job, or a nicer car. The wrapping paper is different, but the gift inside is __________. The way I feel about myself and how often I choose to __________ simply because it feels good—neither of these things __________ my living situation as a writer.

This guy shows me that you can be who you want to be right now, no matter what your __________ looks like. Be happy even if things aren’t perfect now.