【推荐2】There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his ________ said to him, "Joseph, I bet(打赌) you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions."

Joseph ________ the bet at once. However, he wasn't sure how to test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, "Wait a minute." Then he left and ________ soon as if carrying something in his hands, but Joseph could see nothing there.

"Take it. It's a very________ chair because it's invisible(看不见). It's rather ________ to sit on, but if you take it to school and ________ to sit on it, you'll activate(激活) its ________ and it'll be able to tell who your real friends are."

Joseph, brave and determined, set off for ________ with the strange and invisible chair. At break time he asked everyone to form a ________, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he ________ the seat and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good laugh.

"Wait! Let me try again," Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat, ________ more surprised looks and a few catcalls(尖叫，喝倒彩). Joseph didn't ________ and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly he tried again but didn't ________. Looking around, Joseph saw three of his best friends holding him up. ________, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but made fun of him.

And there, the show came to an end. Joseph understood that true friends were those who care for him, and not just the________ that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes(不幸) was even less of a friend.

【推荐3】On a recent trip to California, I was introduced to Smile Cards. I promised myself to _______ an act of kindness before I left California. I _______ thinking about it but I didn’t know what to do.

I reached the airport and the _______ was about to begin when I saw an ice cream store. I went in and told the guy at the store that I _______ to do an act of kindness. The guy, named Jose, looked confused. _______ I explained I had just attended a conference, where I was told Smile Cards and _______ to do an act of kindness. Jose showed _______. I told Jose, “Whoever is your next _______， treat them to some ice cream and then give them this Smile Card.” Jose _______ read the card and agreed with a smile that was both grateful and ________ at the same time.

Since this was my first time, I wanted to know the ________ of the receiver. “Jose, I have to catch a ________， but here is my cell phone number. Would you be ________ enough to call me and tell me the person’s reaction？” He ________．

I went to my gate, and as I was about to board, Jose ________， “I did the act of kindness. The person was very ________， and asked me to express thanks to the person who paid for it！” I again thanked Jose and boarded the flight feeling ________．

I really want to ________ this practice of kindness. I am a professor and I love my work ________ it makes a difference in the lives of others. And now, I realize that I can do that everywhere. The whole world is my ________．

【推荐2】I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its ___________, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. ___________time, Kate got neater and I got _________. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got ___________ of each other.

One evening war ___________ . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your _________ away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I_______ to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.

The room was filled with _________. We could not have stayed together for a single_________ but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could __________right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she __________, she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽). __________, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden ,a ________ feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart,

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, __________ my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, ________ on her side. I was so buried in my work __________ I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.

She was watching, her tears dried and her __________one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she __________ out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."

Kate and I stayed ____________for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to ________together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.