【推荐1】I once stopped behind several cars, waiting at the red light. The wind blew fiercely. Ahead of me stood a young woman alongside the street rubbing her bare hands together and dancing to keep ______. Beside her rested a sign that read, “I have a baby and no food.”

Homeless and unemployed people are a ______ sight in many of our large cities, and most people drive by without ______ assistance. No doubt they have been taught that giving them money develops a dependent ______, or that the cash may be used to buy alcohol ______ the food it was intended for. Like me, they may have been taught that one should give money to a local charity, as these organizations can ______ those in need far more effectively

As I waited for the light to turn green, I felt ______ about that woman. She was obviously in need. And whether or not she actually had a baby really didn’t ______. What should I do?

Should I give her money?As I ______, the window of the car in front of me was ______ down and a hand reached out holding a pair of warm gloves. The driver ______ her own gloves and gave them to the woman. I saw the young woman ______ the words “Thank you” and a broad smile lit up her face.

As I was wondering, somebody else ______. As I tried to decide the best way to help, somebody else just did what she could. I made myself a(n) ______ that day to always do something. Whether it is big or small, just do something.

Something is almost always better than nothing!Too often we underestimate(低估)the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the ______ to turn a life around.

【推荐2】I'd like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a _______, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a (n) _______ were accepted.

Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction (分散注意力) of TV, they might _______ together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our _______—everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of _______illness — are caused at least in part by _______ to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to _______ our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is _______, families could discover more active pastimes (消遣). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a _______ together to watch the sunset ________ they might take a walk together outdoors.

________ free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in a (n) ________ than in a TV program. ________ report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, ________ at the college level. ________ is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.

A different ________ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the ________ ends, the TV networks might be forced to ________ with better shows in order to get us back from our newly-discovered activities.

At first glance, this idea seems radical (激进的). How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years ________ television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can ________ childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.