【推荐1】A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had _______a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and _______his father could well _______it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how _______he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. _______but slightly disappointed, the young man _______the box and fond a lovely book, _______, he raised his voice at his father and said. ”_______all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the hose _______the book in the study.

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year ______________one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He ______________he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to______________the hospital. He saw on the desk the______________new book ,just as he had left it one______________ago. He opened it and began to______________the pages. Suddenly, a car key ______________from an envelope taped behind the book , which had a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the ______________dealer who had the sports car he had ______________on the tag was the ______________of his graduation, and the ______________PAID IN FULL.

【推荐2】Many years ago, dad worked as a farmhand(农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _________ to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social activities with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the cafe. _________ Saturday evenings, the cafe was crowded because many farmhands were there. Before midnight dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his _________. In his words, he _________ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came _________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt _________. She told dad that they must make a _________.

My mother had spoken of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she _________ that I would some day become a great leader _________ men or cities and dad should be a successful businessman. So she __________ dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and __________ a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for __________ education when I graduated from college.

Under the drive of my mother’s hope, dad and I achieved __________ we have today. Dad runs a big international __________ and I am a successful lawyer __________ great fame in my country, though not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. So he got a lesson of life — sometimes we really need drive from outside.

【推荐3】I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so_______!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even_______you”. We were very polite, this stranger and I.

_______at home, a different story is told---how we_______our loved ones. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I_______, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I barked. She ran away, with her little heart broken. I didn’t realize how_______I’d spoken.

That night, as I lay_______in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While_______with a stranger, you’re calm and polite, but with those you love, you’re quick to_______. Go and look right now on the kitchen floor. You’ll__________some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She__________them herself. She stood there__________, not to spoil your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes. __________this time, I felt sad and my own tears had begun to__________. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” I asked. She__________, “I found them out by the tree. I knew you’d like them.” I said, “I’m so sorry that I__________them today. And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way. ” She whispered, “Mommy, that’s okay... I still love you__________.” I hugged her.

Are you aware that if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily__________you in a matter of days? But the family you leave behind will feel the__________for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we__________more into our work than into our families –an unbalanced investment (投资) indeed.

【推荐2】I started cooking when I was thirteen. Both of my parents worked, so I was usually ________ after school. One day, my parents forgot to ________ dinner before they went to work. As we were short of money, eating out was beyond ________ . So I decided to be the ________ of the day.

A few moments later, I ________   to cook fried rice, the best option out of ________ resources, including my cooking knowledge. After ________ a pan on the stove and turning on the heat, it soon began to sizzle (咝咝作响). I was so hungry that I ________ and threw everything into the pan all together. In went rice, pieces of meat and vegetables. Little did I know that the   ________ of ingredients was crucial in cooking. I ________ waited for the meat to be thoroughly cooked, but other ingredients were   ________ . At first, I mistook it as steam from cooking, but I soon ________ something went horribly wrong when smoke came out to ________ the kitchen.

Later that day, my mother told me, “You cannot rush yourself when cooking.” Rather, I should take steps, turning to the basics, such as learning about the ingredients and ________ the recipe.

I’ve learned that the first ________ seems hard but we should just start and let the journey teach us.

【推荐2】I’d like to share my story of kindness. I had a minor car _________ and needed to get a new car as soon as possible. But I didn’t have much _________. And everything is more _________ these days, so I saw some second-hand cars for around $5,000. And then I found one advertised for $4,000.

This car has some _________ outside and only one key, but it has power locks, steering, windows, newer tyres, and safety airbags, so it is much _________ than my old car. After a test drive, I _________ to buy it. The seller, Richard, said that he only wanted me to pay $3,500. I was very _________ and thanked him a lot. And out of _________, I asked him the reason.

Richard told me that he _________ I was a single mom of an eleven-year-old child and had had an accident. He was very __________ to me, so he wanted to give me a hand. __________, he told me that he’d paid three-month registration, __________ the tank and bought me a new key! These cost almost $300. I was totally __________ by what he had done for me. I expressed my sincerest __________ to him.

We have been driving around feeling so safe and happy, Richard has made such a __________ to our lives!

【推荐3】In these days of non-caring attitudes of people, I was surprised to see a kind act happening in front of me in a busy street.

We were ________ in our car for the traffic lights to turn green when I saw a young man’s bicycle fall over. The heavy load of cartons (纸箱) and other ________ fell to the ground together with the cycle. Most cartons were ________ to the bicycle, but obviously he could not ________ the whole load. He glanced here and there, hoping for ________.

I ________ for someone to come to his aid, but without much hope. I was ________ what would happen to the young man, when I saw two men come out of their car which was first in the ________ waiting at the traffic lights and closest to the accident.

Apparently, a ________ crossing the road was already there, trying to help the man. Seeing the two men approaching, she moved ________. These two strong powerfully-built men ________ the cycle with its heavy load and put it up straight. By then, three more passers-by ________ and with the woman, picked the ________ small articles from the road and helped in ________ the cycle again.

The traffic light had turned green ________ the men got down from the car, but there was no honking (喇叭声) from the ________ waiting in the queue. The helpful driver and his companion ________ quickly to their car and the ________ waiting traffic moved forward at ease.

This ________ scene on a very busy road in our big city made me ________ for such helpful and capable citizens.