【推荐1】When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, _________ number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams _________ a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something _________. On March 19, Dennis got a group text _________ him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the _________ of a baby.

“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis _________. The baby was born and update texts were _________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her _________, she didn't seem to realize that she was _________ the baby's photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don't __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________!He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. “I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.”

Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: “What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

【推荐3】The family of Chuck Rees, his wife Laurie, and his mother-in-law Ann Effert had just finished lunch at a cafe. Then Rees, 51, spotted _______ rising. They immediately drove through unfamiliar streets and_______ came to a white two-story house. _______ nobody in, Rees called 911.

Rees ran around the house, hoping to find the _______ of the fire. When he climbed over a _______ and into the yard, Rees noticed a small steel door in the addition (扩建部分). He hit on it with his fist. Soon he _______ a woman’s faint voice from the deep inside. He spotted an old woman through the _______ in the doorway. He tried to take the woman to the _______.

Rees went back into the living room to _______ others. The smoke had spread to the floor, and the __________ was almost unbearable. He moved through the downstairs rooms, coughing and __________ to anyone who might be there. After one last look around, Rees __________.

A fire crew arrived, and Rees quickly __________ them. Moments later, flames destroyed the house.

That night, the local news reported that an anonymous (匿名的) man had __________ an elderly woman from her burning house. Effert proudly called media to __________ her son-in-law as the hero. “He didn’t do it for fame,” she said.

【推荐2】Did you ever have a dream, I’m talking about a conscious dream where you would like to see a new future, a different choice of employment and a _______ of your own.

Several years ago I had a dream of _______ a board game (棋类游戏) that would _______ my fortune. After many revisions, the board game was developed. It was a(n) _______ time my dream seemed to come true with sales starting to _______, and my company was also founded.

_______, another new board game came into the _______ and made great progress in sales. Eventually, my company was dissolved (解散). Perhaps for a game developer, the _______ emotions that it never was meant to be will discourage his future dreams of a different life. To me, maybe I didn’t succeed to the level I _______, but there is one thing I’m ________ of: At the very least I turned my dream into reality. If I had never transformed my dream into a ________ and then to action, there wouldn’t have been valuable lessons to be learned from the failure. It may take many ________ but success is only achieved. Once dreams are ________ into action, failure becomes a better action plan in the future. The important ________ here is that success only comes by turning dreams into reality and realizing that the ________ that you fortunately get along the way are only stepping stones to final success.

【推荐3】A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ________ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and ________ it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very ________ , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home. He had a (n) ________. He didn’t know ________ to plant it. He thought over and over and ________ every place he could think of. ________, he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around, no one else could ________ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so ________ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, ________ it. To his surprise and ________ , the apple tree didn’t grow as he had ________. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a ________ place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “If I had planted the tree near the ________, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ________ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ________. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have ________ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but ________ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have ________ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to ________ in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.