【推荐2】My teacher Mr Bush is the most positive (积极乐观的) person I’ve ever met. He has the ability to ________positiveness to young students.

He always smiles and never gets ________at students. Once I met some ________because I felt overshadowed (显得逊色) by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness ________me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all ________when I met my teacher for life, Mr. Bush. Having found out about my problems, he just kept ________me. Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with ________and power.

A few weeks ago, everyone in my class was feeling a bit ________because of a bad day at school. But things got ________after a close of Mr. Bush’s class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that ________a half­full glass of water. He then said, “Class, the point of view in which you look at things will ________your feelings. Like this glass of water, some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How ________I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’ It all depends on the ________you think. ”

Mr. Bush’s ________way of thinking always makes me feel glad and ________. I will always remember him.

【推荐3】The other day I was shopping at a local store and met a lady. She was squatting(蹲坐)on the floor looking for a ________ product on the bottom shelf. She jumped up when she saw me as if to ________ my way. Feeling sorry, she ________ that she was a(n) ________ at a nearby store and was ________ her lunch break, trying to get a few needed items.

I told her, “I am in no hurry. Go ahead and do what you need to do.”

________ she searched for a particular brand she said that sometimes ________ were rude to her at the store and she really ________ my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely. I explained to her that I was a retired nurse and ________ some of what she was saying first-hand. Sometimes, the sick people could be rude.

She thanked me for being so nice and friendly. I told her, “The world would be a ________ place if we all acted ________. Those who are rude may have bad result coming after them eventually for ________ people badly.” She nodded and smiled.

In a brief ________, I showed her there are good and kind people in the world and may have boosted(增强)her ________ in humanity. Maybe she ________ that later in the day, perhaps when someone was treating her unkindly.

【推荐1】Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch — and they ________ it. “Again, Daddy, again!” Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again. He throws his arms and legs out   ________ he were flying, his eyes wide with ________. His trust in me is ________, which is quite a nice feeling, but at the same time gives me a huge sense of ________.

I hope Jacky will always trust me fully, but I know that, as he gets older, it will need more effort and sound judgment ________. Trust is such an important part of a parent-child relationship that it’s something that I can’t ________to lose. Every time I ________ Jacky to something new, he’ll do it only because he trusts me and feels ________ in the knowledge that he won’t get hurt.________，teaching Jacky to swim means he has to believe that, when he’s swimming in the big pool, I’ll come to his rescue if his doggy paddle lets him down.

________, in the workplace, trust is important for strong ________. It is something that every manager should work hard to ________ among their team. If people don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to follow your directions and willingly become a loyal (忠诚) team member. A ________of trust can make people work against you rather than for you. At the very least, it means that people are not going to be giving you their best. Good ________, like good parenting, is a long-term commitment.

【推荐2】I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new ________ and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work couldn’t reflect his ________

So, when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms were sweating. I was completely________ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you, ”she said, surprising me beyond speech. ________ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ________ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how ________ she was for the self-respect I had nurtured (培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat there, ________, for about half an hour, ________ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it? What I finally came to remember was one day, when some students were ________ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ________, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said. “Speak up. Simon is the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the________ of the room. ” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he ________ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ________ was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most ________ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came ________ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

【推荐3】Brave daughter Neve, aged seven, and son Billy, five, save their mum’s life after calling 999 to say “mummy’s dead”. A proud mum was _________ by her young kids after she fell down the stairs and knocked herself out. Neve found her phone and _________ called 999, while anxious Billy who _________   her a blanket as the mum _________   unconscious was saying, “My mummy is dead.” Ambulance service chiefs gave a lot of _________ to the children, describing Neve as “very brave”.

The mum said she remembered going upstairs at her home in morning, but after that everything went _________ and she estimated she had been black out for half an hour. Neve told the operator, “I need _________ for my mummy. She’s not awake.” _________, Neve was able to give the ambulance service her full _________, and counted her mum’s breaths for the __________.

Rebecca, who is diabetic (糖尿病患者) and has had four __________ on her back in the last two years, said, “I’ve always __________ them that if anything happen, this is what they have to do. They listened to everything.” Neve even had the presence of __________ to call a friend of Rebecca’s and a neighbour as the drama __________. “Billy went to get a blanket. He’s a very __________   little boy.”

The mother said it highlighted the value of being prepared, and said paramedics (急救人员) were full of praise for Neve and Billy for their incredible response to the crisis.