【推荐2】The greatest sports moments often have a wonderful flow state behind the victories or performances. Being in flow refers to the moments where distraction reduces, and concentration ________.

It was a ________ summer camp ping pong tournament where I was not only down 1 set, but 7 points behind my opponent, who had only 3 points left to ________ the set, and the tournament. For a comeback, I had to win at least 10 points, without making ________!

Facing the ________ situation, I could call it a day and let my opponent win. Perhaps my opponent had already focused on the ________, but failure wasn’t an option! ________, I stuck it out, hoping for the best. I told myself, “Let’s just try and win the next point, nothing else.” ________ deep, I stared at the ball with a clear mindset and keen ________. I took it, hit it back and scored!

5 points to go, 4 points to go... My opponent started getting visibly ________ and made mistakes. Point by point I was getting closer to being even 7-8. I was one point away from doing the ________. My mouth was shut and my eyes stayed sharp the entire set. He made another ________ 8-8. The comeback was complete. The crowd went ________! Winning the next 3 points, I managed to win that set. In the last set, my opponent turned restless again. ________ the flow, I ended up winning the final set, and the tournament.

Despite a small game, it inspired me a lot. Not being able to control how our opponent plays, we can ________ how to react. Don’t be there, where you are not. Instead, be here and now! Stay in flow! Be concentrated!

My mom cooked for my classmates in my elementary school. Although she loved me so much, I still hated her. I was _______ to accept the fact that she was different and _______ talking with her in my school.

One day my mom accidentally met me and greeted me with _______. To her surprise, I _______ her on purpose, threw her a hateful look and ran away. Later, one of my classmates said, “Your mom is very _______ with only one eye.” Just then, I did nothing but my face burned with _______. On reaching home, I complained to her that she made me embarrassed. I barely noticed her _______ because of anger, much _______ stopped to think for a second about my rude _______. I must have hurt her feelings.

Being eager to escape from my home, I studied hard, hoping for a chance to live far away. Years later, my ________ eventually paid off and was admitted to a university. After graduation, I settled in another city, devoted to my family and ________ came home. One day, I received a call regarding a school reunion ________ , I returned to attend our reunion where I chatted with my teacher. She told me a ________ , which shocked me and made a ________ She said she ________ to do this because she had promised my mother not to say it. Then she said she was ________ of my mother, who couldn’t ________ watching me growing up with ________ When I was very little, I was involved in an accident, and lost one eye. As a mother, she gave me hers.

At that moment, I burst into tears and rushed out to my home with great ________ I came to know that our mother loved us ________ and never expected any reward.

【推荐1】On a Friday ________, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was ________, and many people ________ and put some money into the ________ of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of ________ and laid it on the ground.

Then he began ________. The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the ________ on that paper. “Last night, a gentleman put a(n) ________ thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to ________ what it could be. After about half an hour, a man ________ there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true！You ...you ...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you ________ something?”

“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered ________.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？” he asked.

The man was too ________ to say a word ...George Sang ________ a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he ________ 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket.

Thinking that the owner would ________ to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist ________ he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “________ I don’t have much ________, I live happily; but if I lose ________,I won’t be happy forever.”

【推荐2】We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate my daughter’s beautiful performance. We don’t do this often because of _______ budget.

I noticed a very _______ mom come in with her three children, maybe about age 4 or 5. She looked like she had just _______ work. She sat with her children quietly taking care of them and _______ all their needs. Then I noticed as soon as the last dish arrived, she took a _______ of her food in a hurry and then one of the _______ had to go to the bathroom. They all left the table and she _______ them - so lovingly and patiently - especially after what may have been a long day at work. She was still wearing some kind _______ .

I _______ myself from the table and quietly went to the hostess stand. I ________ $15 to the waitress and said, “Can you put this anonymously(匿名地)towards that mom of three children’s ________ ? I am hoping it will ________ at least the children’s meals. ” The waitress had a lovely smile and accepted the ________. I didn’t stand around ________ as 1 didn’t want anyone- even my own family - to ________ what was going on. I wanted it to be completely anonymous.

For the ________ of my meal, I did all I could not to pay any more attention ________ to the table, as I didn’t want her to suspect that it was me that had ________ their dinner.

It feels so ________ to live in this type of world, full of love and ________, instead of anger and sadness.

【推荐3】When I was a little boy, my Mom, Dad, brothers and I lived in my Nana’s old house. It was _________ by four huge vegetable gardens. And around the house were _________ so many flowers. It was so _________ there in the spring and summer. On the back porch (门廊) Nana had dozens of potted plants _________ on hooks (钩). She watered them, talked to them and _________ them. And in the winter she would carry them all _________ and set them on shelves near the windows of our enclosed front porch. There with a little water and a lot of love she kept them _______, green, and growing even during the _________, darkest months.

As a boy I was puzzled by all the _________ she put into them. I understood the vegetable gardens. They helped to __________ the family all winter long. The reason she put so much effort into __________ those potted plants, however, puzzled me. They didn’t give us any __________ and they rarely had any flowers on them. They __________ a mystery (神秘) to my child’s mind.

Now as I’ve grown older I am beginning to understand. It is the same reason I have so many __________ of sunrises and forests hanging in my home. They __________ me during the dark, cold, winter months full of bare trees and yellow grass that light, love, and growth still exist.