【推荐2】Alice Brown was teaching when the floor began to shake. The reaction of her _______ was quick and correct — they moved under their desks, head first, and _______ to the legs of the desk. At the same time, Miss Brown _______ opened the classroom door, _______ it became damaged during the shaking and could not _______. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained _______ and waited calmly and quietly.

The moment the _______ stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their _______. She signaled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their _______ with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the ground. Meanwhile, students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call confirmed that all were ________ and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other.

【推荐3】After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.          

I had to walk home since all the _______ had stopped after the quake. On my way home I _______an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart _______. A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our _______.” He was _______ his house for people to go to the restroom. My friend wanted to _______ others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will _______ you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place! Then the next day I drove to _______ my car with gas. There was a _______of gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very ________ lines. I got ________, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my ________, the man smiled and said, “________this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to ________,” I said. His smile gave me so much ________.

I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center ________ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next ________ surprised me. “I am very ________ that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t ________ any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this ________.

【推荐1】I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have started to think about other people ________ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.

I think my ________ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my ________ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ________ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester (学期), I was really ________. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) ________. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I ________ to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________ are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my ________. Her real daughter never ________ her, so I took her place. She let me see that making others feel good makes me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I hope I will not ________ these experiences. They have ________ me to care about other people more than about myself. I ________ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

【推荐2】When I was 15 years old, I was a straight A student. I was always _______ with a great group of friends, and I would hang out with them every weekend. Then I moved to a new place just before high school, and everything_______ overnight.

While trying to _______ to my new surroundings, I also started tenth grade. Going to public school in a big city, however, was harder than before. I started _______ not well in class. Although I tried hard, my mind would go _______ the moment I attended the exam. All my_______ didn't pay off, and I failed somehow. As a result, I became_______ and turned to video games.

An English teacher noticed I was_______ .He suggested I should go to the after-school classes for the kids who needed help. _______ to get a passing grade, I went. And that's where I met Oliver. ________, he became my best friend and I was back on ________. Little by little, my________ improved. It seemed that reshaping ourselves in a new environment wasn't that terrible as________.

As the year progressed, I made many friends and won many awards as well. ________, I see that my depression slowly ________. Having a friend really helped, even more than video games.

【推荐3】I was young and determined to take an adventurous trip. But ______ nearly 800 meters out of a cable car(缆车), with a safety rope attached to my ankles, was not part of my plan. It’s ______ how intentions can change.

Staring over the ______ of the cable car, my heart was in my throat. I ______ heard the others behind me counting down. How could I have let myself be ______ into this? It was crazy!

My palms(手掌)were ______ and my heart was beating.

“Five.” They started the ______ for the second time, ignoring my useless protests.

“Four.”

“Three.”

“Two.” In that moment I ______ my mind a million times and came to the final ______ that there was no way I could allow myself to jump out of the cable car, suspended(悬空)so high off the ground.

______ my ankles please!

Then...

“One.”

I let go and jumped out as far as I could. If there had been time to ______ it for another second, I would have stopped myself. But instead, I leaped.

It felt as if all my fears, insecurity, and doubts were being let go. An enormous sense of ______ rose up in me. As I fell toward the earth ______ first, I saw my new friends waiting for me on the ground and could hear them ______ my victory over fear.

Jumping out of the cable car put me on ______ of the world, and that’s where I am determined to remain for the rest of my life.

【推荐2】One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane ________ suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed (猛踩) on his brakes, and ________ the other car by just inches! The ________ of the other car whipped his head around and started ________ at us!

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. He was really ________. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ________ your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver ________ me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.” (垃圾车法则)

He ________ that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage (frustration, anger, and disappointment, etc.). As their garbage ________, they need a place to pour it and sometimes they’ll pour it on you. Don’t take it ________. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and ________. Don’t take their garbage and ________ it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks control their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________, so... love the people who treat you right and ________ for the ones who don’t. ________ is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

【推荐3】I was working in a store three years ago. I remember   one girl who started_____there a few months after me. I remember always meeting her. I don't know_____but for a strange reason we would never talk. We would just see each other and smile.

She would_____smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the_____department again. She_____as if she was the happiest girl in the world. But I had a strange feeling. So I went up to her and asked，“What's wrong with you？”She answered，“Why？”I said，“I could feel you're very_____today and you're trying to hide it.”

She was shocked as if I had_____her deepest secret, so we started_____. She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was_____to hide it and we had a good time together. Time______and we became good friends. She'd always tell me I had changed her______in so many ways, but I could not______how it had happened. I would just smile, not understanding what she______by that.

Today this girl is one of my best______. I really don't know what I would do______her. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.

I guess what I'm trying to say is you______know when you're helping yourself. I______this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n)______friend.

So the next time you see a______，and he looks as if he needs______who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.