【推荐1】When the host announced that my choir won the second place of the World Choir Game, I couldn't believe what I heard. All the ________that we made earn their meaning. Through this unforgotten experience, I ________much.

In the semi-finals, we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song, I suddenly heard an unexpected ________-a girl in the alto (女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were________ by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir's leader, Mrs Li noticed it and ________ used her hand to keep time, but she ________.

After the song, the smile on Mrs Li's face ________ and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got ________. My mind was blank, but quickly I ________the only thing we could do was to ________the whole process. Then with a smile, Mrs Li became a ________again, who seemed to have totally forgot what we had done. We sang the ___________song as usual.

After the competition, I was ________. Just because of one person's ________, the whole choir must ________the fact that we might lose the game. I cried, but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we ______the girl who played poorly. ______, I approached her, encouraged her, and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our ________ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake, but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling _________the same goal. No matter what you will experience with others in the future, successes or failures, ________ or tears, these will surely become your precious treasure and memory.

【推荐2】Under Water

June was sitting by the swimming pool in her new swimsuit . Feeling really hot, she dived into the water. _______ else was in the pool. It was so good to have the whole pool to herself. The fresh water _______ her body immediately. She _______ on swimming around the pool.

Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, June grew _______ easily. “Ah, no pain no gain,” she thought to herself. June continued to swim, realizing her head was hurting. Her breathing became _______. Then she saw the lifeguard and some others around the pool. No sense in embarrassing (使尴尬)herself or bothering anyone, she _______ on.

Then June found herself in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a _______, she continued on.   _______ she made it to the other side of the pool. Tiredness and weakness made it difficult for June to get out of the pool. As she _______, her body swayed (摇摆)back and forth, losing her ________.

Realizing she needed help but unable to even say anything, she leaned against the pool side. Several minutes later she had enough ________ to pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool, she felt that someone was ________ at her. It was the lifeguard. June was only able to wave her hand, telling him that she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in such a ________ and you don't ask for help? Maybe you're afraid you'll be made a laughing stock (笑柄). We've all been there. There is nothing wrong in asking for help. ________ has many ups and downs. When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” stop, look around and ask for help before you find yourself “________”. The journey of life will be happier and more satisfying.

【推荐1】I developed a crush on a cute woman I met in a pet store. She led a very___________lifestyle and we did not have much to talk about. But somehow none of this seemed to_________. I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence. And it seemed to me that she enjoyed my_________as well. When I learned her birthday was coming up, I decided to ask her out. On the threshold of calling her, I sat and looked at the phone for about half an hour. Then I dialed and hung up_________it rang. I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between_________anticipation (期待) and fear of rejection. A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me and that I had a lot of_________asking her out this Saturday. But I felt too enthusiastic about being with her to let the_________stop me._________I got up the nerve to ask her. She thanked me for calling and told me she was not_________on that day. I felt shot down. The__________voice that told me not to call advised me to give up before I was____________embarrassed. __________there was more inside of me that wanted to come to__________. I had feelings for this woman, and I had to express them. So I bought her a pretty birthday card on which I wrote a__________note. I walked around the corner to her pet shop. As I approached the door, that same disturbing voice       ________me, “What if she doesn’t like you? What if she__________you?” Feeling vulnerable, I stuffed the__________under my shirt. I decided that if she showed me__________of affection, I would give it to her; if she was cool to me, I would leave the card__________. This way I would not be__________and would avoid rejection or embarrassment.

【推荐3】I remember my first woodworking project－a small table. It was absolutely beautiful and I was so _________ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _________. I could _________ wait to give it to Mother Winters, the administrator of our orphanage (孤儿院), as a gift. We called our female caretakers “mother”. It was the title that we used when _________ them.

As the table legs were not ___________ from the coating, we were instructed to wait a few days before taking them to the dormitories. But I was just so _________ that I couldn’t wait. When I saw my chance, out the door I went like a _________, carrying my table and smiling from ear to ear.

I was ___________ it in my dormitory when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table and run her hand _________ the top.

“It is very pretty,” she told me. ____________ when she touched the table leg, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you __________ to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’ am,” I whispered with my head __________.

She made me throw the table out. After she left, I got it back. There was __________ stuck all over the legs. I brushed and cried and brushed and cried, but it would not ____________. I hid the table in my closet.

A year later, I asked Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), to throw it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I ____________ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her ____________ to help her get something important. I __________ her into a dark corner. She picked something up. __________ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of __________ to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to __________.