【推荐1】Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His ________ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was_____   with spider webs(蜘蛛网). People tried to ____coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a _____   place. And the poor man thought that poverty(贫困) was the_______ for his unlucky life.

Then, the poor man______ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase. “This will save you from_____   ,” the wise man____   . The poor man took the______from the wise man and wanted to _____ it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he ______ such a beautiful thing? But then he started________the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his ______ , put it on the table and started watching it again.

“It’s not ______ for such a beautiful thing to be ____ ,” the poor man thought. So he_______ some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even _____ . “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man ____   again.

So the poor man started ______ his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, _______   rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.

【推荐3】My First Job

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Okla. _________ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I _________ out of old boards.

I got my first _________ job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were _________ tables and washing dishes, _________ sometimes I helped cook.

Every day after school I would _________ to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I _________ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and _________ my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working _________ me to have. Because of my ____________I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Taste Freeze. This made me ____________.

Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working ____________ around town. A local clothing store offered me credit ____________ I was only in seventh grade. I immediately ____________ a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was ____________ only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned ____________ the danger of easy credit. I paid it ____________ as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a ____________ of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, ____________ worked three jobs, once told me, “If you ____________ sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.

【推荐1】As a child, I was fascinated by the world of theater and began taking classes at the age of 7. Throughout my teenage years, I actively _________ plays, television shows, and movies. _________ provided me with an opportunity to _________ things that I may not have had the courage to attempt in real life. One of the most significant ___________ of acting was the ability to step outside of my comfort zone and ___________ myself into someone else, confident and bold on stage.

Despite this, in my everyday life, I was often plagued (困扰) by ___________ and hesitance. Acting allowed me to explore different time periods and _________ , as I put on various costumes and immersed (投入) myself in different eras and worlds. I played a variety of _________ , ranging from aliens to ringmasters, and _________ a diverse set of skills along the way.

Performing was an excellent way for me to __________ my shyness. I gained a newfound confidence in myself and learned to be more __________ . __________ , after a while, I grew tired of living inside someone else’s __________ and was ready to forge (打造) my own path. I was fortunate to have received unwavering________ from my family, who had always __________ me of the importance of education and self-worth.

Looking back, my time as a __________ actor was a period of significant self-discovery and __________ . Through acting, I gained __________ insights into myself and the world around me. I will always be ________for the experience and lessons I __________ during my time in the spotlight.

【推荐2】Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of _____ others. The little acts of _____ give you opportunities to provide service for others. They can make you remember how great it feels to be kind and helpful.

We _____ in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we see is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions to the _____ is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural roads. One of the few _____ of living there is the lack of _____ public services, such as rubbish collection, which is common in the city.

A helping behavior that I practice regularly with my daughters is _____ rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a match to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in a(n) _____ voice, “There’s some rubbish, Daddy—stop the car!” And if we have time, we will often get out of our car and pick it up. _____ it may seem strange, we do it. In fact, we enjoy it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost anywhere.

One day I saw a stranger picking up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He ______ his head and smiled, ”I saw you doing this with your family. It’s a good ______ to protect our environment.“

There are many other ways to ______ kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a beggar, visit ______ old people in the nursing home, or help the blind ______ the street. You can think of something that can be finished _______but helpful. It is fun, self-satisfying, and What’s more, it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself.

【推荐1】The story I’m going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day, _________I felt that there was something wrong. Students from my class were behaving _________.

I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I _________ what happened. Tom had got sick and he had lung cancer, a very serious disease. It was _________ for my friends and me. I couldn’t believe that this had happened to him. He was so _________ and he was good at sports.

Anyhow he had lung cancer, so he had to have a(n)_________ . It was successful. After that, he returned to school and felt very good. Twice a month he went back to the _________ for medical examinations just to make sure that everything was going well.

One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had _________ to his brain. When I heard this _________, I felt like bursting into tears, “God, why do you do this, it is not __________.”

A lot of my friends __________ their faith and hope, and they even thought that there was no __________ for him to live, but he was strong. Tom was eager to live, and he said: “No way, I’m not going to __________. I will fight!”

The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation __________ well and now he feels great and everything is fine. From Tom’s __________, I learned that whatever happens in our lives, we can’t give up or lose heart.

【推荐2】After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life _________ a lot after my father’s death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to _________ my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but _________ school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those _________ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! _________, I looked up, only to find that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then came a deep voice. “Why not run _________ an umbrella?” A middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (腋杖) said to me, “run” in the rain, and you will get less wet. I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father’s _________, could I only be a slave to the fate (命运)?

While walking together in the rain, I knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend much time on it. Looking at this guy, I had no sympathy but _________. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had _________ being a policeman. However, an accident __________ his dream. His present work was demanding and was not his cup of tea, but every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never __________ heart and still “ran” on the road of life.

__________by what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years’ running, I got my __________ and the life condition in my family __________ better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you __________ the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!

【推荐3】I was driving home after attending my uncle's funeral. I took a canyon(峡谷) drive with beautiful scenery to process my_________.

Suddenly l heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I _________to the side，but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder_________, and it happened to be around a turning that people couldn't see. That made it_________.

Cars were passing me fast. I couldn't get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out，_________ a hand，and I dared to walk out very_________. He moved my car out of _________ way while I was talking to the police. Since they couldn't send _________ in 20-30 minutes. The gentleman took out my spare tire and started_________the tire for me.

After the job was__________, I thanked him and he left. As we said goodbye, I__________ him to pay it forward. I saw in my mirror that the van just __________me，making sure I was OK. At the light，I got a chance to see the__________family in the van. A beautiful young wife with attractive children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and __________at me!

I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about __________ and passion.