【推荐1】I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the _______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _______ to dash across the lawn (草坪) —and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and _______ on my backside. Mom expected me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _______ myself up and kept right on going. Mom always _______ here that, as many times as I zoomed across the lawn after that, I never again _______ into that tree.

Mom loves to use this story as an example. It reminds her that children don’t enter life _______ to take risks or unwilling to ________ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that ________ as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a job. Through years of ________ , I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and cry. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

【推荐3】I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her _______ to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was _______. The woman looked down and said, “Not so _______. My husband just lost his _______ and my son is up to his old tricks again. I don’t know how I’m going to _______ the holidays.” Then she gave the cashier food stareps.

My heart _______. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. As I walked into the parking lot. I_______ the woman returning her shopping cart, and I remembered something in my _______ that I could help her in a different but _______ way. It wasn’t a handful of cash or a   ____________ on a job for her husband, but maybe — it would make her life ____________.

“Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit, “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the ____________. It sounds like you’re going through a really ____________ time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

And I took a business-sized card out of my purse and ____________ it to her. When the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said ____________. “You have no idea how much this ____________ to me.” The words on the card. You Matter.

A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me the same card as ____________ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow ____________ inside of me. Deeply touched. I came home and ____________ my own box of You Matter cards and started ____________ them too.

【推荐1】I passed a man on the way home from work one night a few years ago. He appeared to be quite_______. I wondered whether to stop and give him a_______. But there were many cars behind me and I lost the _____ to stop there as the road was so __ .

I decided to ______ a little way down the road and wait for him. While I waited, a number of unpleasant thoughts_______my head, ”Would he refuse my_______? Does he smell really bad?”

Five minutes went by. He________my car. I opened the door and I asked him if he wanted a lift. He ______ that he was going to the next town, which was out of my way, but it was not too ______ So I asked him to get in.

“I'm Ryan.” said he, giving me his ______. "Sorry, I'm really drunk. But I am really happy. ”

As we drove along, he told me he had just _____ one of his best friends. When I _______him at the destination, he gave me ten dollars as a(n) _______. I refused and said the joy was in the ____ and said goodbye to him.

【推荐3】One Friday afternoon in my first year of high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home. His name was Kyle. He seemed to be carrying all his books. Then some kids ran at him, _______ all his books out of his arms. His glasses went flying and landed in the grass. My heart _______ to him, so I jogged over and handed him his _______ . He thanked me with a big smile.

Monday morning came and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books _______ . I teased him, “Boy, you are gonna build some real _______ with this pile of books every day!” He just laughed and handed me half the books.

He turned out to be the best student of our class and had to make a _______ on the graduation day. As he stood on stage, he _______ his throat, and began: “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it _______ those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings…but mostly your friends… I am here to tell you that being a(n) _______ to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story. ”

I just looked at my friend with ________ as he talked about the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself. He had cleaned out his locker ________ his mum wouldn’t have to do it later and carry his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “ ________ , I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the   ________ . ”

I heard the gasp (倒抽气) in the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us about his ________ moment. I saw his mum and dad looking at me with that same grateful smile. Not until then did I realize the ________ of the smile. With one small action you can change a person’s life. God puts us all in each other’s lives to influence one another in some way.

【推荐2】At Christmas time, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go caroling (唱圣诞颂歌) to spread the Christmas spirit, which might ________ someone else’s day. So we quickly ________ members, and for them the only ________ was their warmth of spirit and kindness.

Soon we discovered that caroling brought various ________ . Sometimes we were warmly greeted with open doors and open hearts, while other times, folks remained in the safety and coziness of their homes, watching ________ through their windows.

One stop on our journey particularly ________ our memory. That night, after a couple of songs, one door swung open. A gentleman, gray-haired, tenderly ________ us to go upstairs to sing for his bedridden wife. He added ________ , “She loves music and used to be an opera singer.”

We stepped briskly upward into the couple’s ________ apartment. Books, records, and antique furniture whispered stories to us. I reminded myself not to stare at them ________ invading their privacy. Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a ________ with smile. Then our voices rose and lingered around their small home. Had our voices been given extra ________ and beauty on this occasion? Perhaps they had.

A smile flickered on the woman’s ________ , yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband’s shoulder and both of them heartily enjoyed our performance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a holy night, for we were in the ________ of love that was gentle and mild.

At that moment, we found, and maybe even ________ , the Christmas spirit.

【推荐3】A friend who was in low spirits wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. His heart was full of anxieties.

He ended his letter to me with this question: “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in. can we?” I answered him immediately, “Yes, we most ________ can!”

I can still remember such a teacher who ________ me to change my world. She was a music teacher at my elementary school, the guitarist at our church, and a family friend.

I adored her very much, ________ to impress her deeply. However, I had no talent at any instrument. Besides, my singing was quite ________, though it is enthusiastic.

One day she asked me to try playing her guitar. I did my best but always made mistakes. When I was done, I ________ my head down, feeling upset. “I guess I am not very good,” I told her.

She looked at me with her kind eyes, smiled, and said: “We are all good at something. You just need to ________ what you are good at. Then you can share it with the world.”

Those simple words ________ me. They planted a seed in my ________ that continues to grow to this day. I came to realize that I had something wonderful to ________ to others.

I had something inside me that was good and that could change this world for the ________. I just had to find it, bring it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that ________ day.

________, can you change the world? Yes, you can! You can ________ your strength to make the world around you better. In your daily life, you can change it, just with one choice, or one kind act at a time. ________ you have to do is share your goodness. All you have to do is ________ your love. Make your love great then! Live well! Do good! Change the world!