【推荐1】When I first moved to a city in the south, I realized that I was stepping into a completely different world. It was ________ any other place I had ever been to. What surprised me more than anything else was its people’s constant ________.

“What can I get for you, honey?” a waitress asked me on my first day here.

I was ________. This woman didn’t know me, ________ she treated me like family. She smiled down at me as I pointed to an item on the ________.

“Is the pasta good?” I asked her.

“Baby, it’s not my favorite,” she ________ with a smile.

I ________ my “family” in shock. She had given me her honest _______, as if we were best friends.

After a few years here, I got ________ to the honeys and the babies. I also realized how comforting it is to be treated like I _______, wherever I go.

I recently went to the DMV(车管局) to update my driver’s license. As I was sitting in the ________ room with at least twenty other people, a woman walked in.

“Good morning!” she ________ to the room.

“Good morning,” the whole room said back without ________. Soon the room was quiet again and everyone was comfortable with each other.

The woman took her _______, and waited with everyone else for her number to be ________.

Even after eight years of living here, it still makes me _______to know that I am not alone here. Someone is always ________ to say hello or lend a hand when needed. It is the kind of ________ that I have never been able to find anywhere else.

So I believe in treating people you don’t know like family, making people feel ________. No one should feel lonely even when they walk into a room full of ________.

【推荐2】Hawthorne worked as a clerk in a small company. He suffered a heavy blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken _______, “Your services are no longer needed.” Hawthorne left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in deep _______. When he entered his house, he blurted out(脱口而出)to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job. I am a complete failure.” A tense silence followed. _______, a smile crept across Sophia’s face. “What great news!” she responded, “Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”

“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” he objected completely without hope. “If I _______ to be an author, then what will we _______? Where will the money come from?”

Sophia took her husband by the hand and _______ him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of _______. “Where on earth did you get this?” Hawthorne asked. “To whom does it _______?”

“It’s ours!” Sophia replied. “I always knew that one day you would become a great writer _______ you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have __________ as much as I could so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to __________ us a whole year．”

What a(n) __________! What a wife! The __________ husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece．The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater __________,—she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous __________.

【推荐1】My mother used to work several jobs just to make ends meet, so financially we became able to afford groceries (食品杂货) for the week.

The following spring a new _________ moved into our neighborhood. The wife, Melissa, _________ befriended my mom, and the children became my pals soon. I _________ went to their house to play after school. One afternoon, I was at their house. Their daughter, ten at the time, _________ a glass of milk with her food. Melissa stated, “We have no money for milk this week.” She explained with a(n) _________ look, “Money is really tight.”

Later, I came home and told my mom about the _________ Melissa was experiencing. She immediately opened the cupboard doors and _________ pulling out food. We found a sizable box and _________ it full. Then we drove to our friends’ house.

They were _________ by our visit. Melissa then grasped Mom in a tight embrace and started to __________. Tears began to roll down my mother’s face as she __________ her friend, understanding how hard it could be to __________ to provide for her family.

Looking at my mother, I felt __________ to be her daughter! She had worked so hard to pay for the groceries, but she didn’t __________ to give to those in need. Because of her, we were able to share this amazing __________. What a great example she set for me that day!

【推荐2】Every act of kindness starts with something small, something we all can——and should—— do every single day.

I’m Will Rubio, one of the_________ of BYUtv’s Random Acts show. We take hidden cameras to unexpected places to_________ random acts of kindness. We’ve filmed acts_________ from building disabled-friendly facilities for those who are badly_________ them but can’t afford them to returning a lost wallet.

On Random Acts, it may be a neighbor or a colleague who recognizes a need and sets off an incredible chain reaction of service. _________ the story of Emmalene Meyers for example, like many young girls, Emmalene was_________ to be a ballet dancer, but her physical disability makes even everyday tasks a(n)_________. Instead of seeing a limitation, Emmalene’s friend Lily_________ an opportunity. Lily imagined Emmalene’s dream being brought to life onstage and persuaded Random Acts to help make her plan successful.

So, where can you start? The key is to be like Lily: look for an opportunity to make a_________ to those in need，and then take action to make it happen eventually. Being__________ and involved in service is just like any other goal you want to achieve. You have to__________ it.

After two seasons of hosting Random Acts, the joy of__________ burdens and brightening lives doesn’t fade. I sometimes__________ Random Acts might lose its feature eventually, but that was far from the__________. When I finally meet the people we’ve been working to__________ and see their genuine shock and appreciation, it touches my heart every time. I cry more than anyone else on the show.

Be that person doing acts of kindness out of the goodness of your heart——be the nice you want to see in the world!

【推荐1】Joe Eitl, 37, was horn with cardiac defects(心脏缺陷). When he was a kid, he experienced the first of many operations to improve his________. Since then, he has experienced other________and has been treated with medicines.

However, he's created a________life in the process. In fact, he's been a bit________in his community. Joe has always had lots of friends, is a Special Olympics multisport athlete and has________a local rock band. And a local bakery even________a sandwich in his honor: The Joey.

But a year ago, Joe went into heart failure. He was________and his heart problem also caused stress to his organs. His parents started the________, complex process of having him________for a possible heart transplant(移植). Even the ever-lively Joe some days found it hard to gather any energy.

So his mother, Peg Eitl started________on Facebook about his long medical journey. Friends and family members posted Facebook________for people to send Joe cards and notes of________because he loves receiving________mail. Others then shared the post, which________even more shares.

And the mail started coming. One card came with a hand-drawn picture from a little girl and a note that________, "You don't know us, but we wanted you to know our family are________for you."

The Eitls couldn't________all the mail Joe has received, even if they tried. "We have thousands of cards," said Peg________. "Whether he gets a transplant or not, we don't know, but the cards, the letters and the gifts from strangers have literally made a________between a day he didn't want to get out of bed and a day he bounced out of bed. It's been________!”

【推荐2】Thanksgiving Day was near. The first-grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment—to draw a picture of something for which they were _______ .

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would _______ the holiday with turkey and other _______ goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the _______ of most of her students’ art.

But Douglas made a different kind of _______ . He was the teacher’s true child of _______ and unhappiness. As other children played at breaks, Douglas would stand _______ by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those _______ eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a _______ . Nothing else.

His abstract image ________ the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer because farmers ________ turkeys. Another suggested a(n)________ because the police protect and care for people. And so the discussion went on.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, the teacher paused at Douglas’ desk, ________ , and asked him whose hand it was.

The little boy looked away and muttered, ”It’s ________ , Madame.“

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. How ________ she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or, “Let’s do this together.”

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.