【推荐1】After graduating from a famous university，Tom wished to find a good job. One day he got the   ______   in a newspaper that there was a post in a company. So he did some______ on the company first and then went to apply for it. While______, he answered the questions fluently. Tom was satisfied with his ______, feeling ______ that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager’s phone ______. He picked it up, listened and nodded. And then he ______ around and said to Tom, “Sorry, I want to get some important information now. Please give me the book with the red ______ on that desk.” Tom looked around and found three books on the desk, so he walked slowly and carefully to the desk, took one and handed it to him ______. ______ the book, the manager hung up the phone and said, “Sorry, you are not the right person.” Tom was surprised and wondered ______. Then the manager explained, “There are three reasons. First, the moment you entered, I found the third button on your shirt had been ______. Second, the three books with covers of the same color are different, but you took one ______ asking me which I needed. Third, I was ______ the call. You should run to the desk to save time. These ______ showed you are not a careful person.” Therefore, Tom ______ the job.

Tom’s story reflects some people don’t ______ the details in our life. But it is the details that     ______. Not only should we ______ what we learn but also we should pay attention to the details, which sometimes can ______ determine our success or failure.

【推荐2】When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind and lots of things in my backpack. I wanted to travel around Africa with my ______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and ______ in Cape Town on a one-way ticket, not really sure what to do next. ______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel ______ I ever received: “Be like a student on your way around the world.”

It sounds ______, but it really changed my mind about travelling. He helped me ______ that travel is about learning and observing different cultures. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) _______ country for you and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions, and _______ to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer experience,” he promised me.

On other trips ______ I was on my tour way to Cancun, I didn’t know the man so I was just a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the ______ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t ______ me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing anyone or anything. Those people and things ______ in those very places to which I had ______ a visit.

This time, I promised to myself that I would be a ______ student traveler. After seven months of ______ travelling from Cape Town to Cairo, I returned home. Having a student-like attitude helped me learn a lot. This trip satisfied me more than any other trip ever did to me.

【推荐3】When the host announce that my choir (合唱队) won the second place of the World Choir Game, I couldn’ believe what I heard. All the _________that we made was worthwhile. Through this unforgettable experience, I _________much.

In the semi-finals, we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song, I suddenly heard an unexpected _________—a girl in the alto(女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were _________by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir’s leader, Mrs Lee noticed it and _________ used her hand to keep time, but she _________.

After the song the smile on Mrs Lee’s face froze and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got _________. My mind was blank, but quickly I realized the only thing we could do was to _________ the performance. Then with a smile, Mrs Lee became a _________again, who seemed to have totally forgot what we had done. We sang the __________ song as usual.

After the competition, I was __________ Just because of one person’s fault, the whole choir must afford the fact that we might lose the game. I cried, but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we__________the girl who played poorly. __________, I came to her, encouraged her and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our __________ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake, but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling toward the same goal. No matter what you will experience with others in the future, successes or failures, laughter or tears, these will surely become your precious treasure and__________.

【推荐2】When my grandmother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, went to live in the nurses station 5 years ago, I tried many things to keep her occupied. But it was only her word search book that kept her ______. Gradually, she began to think of it as her job and it kept her from ______.

Last night, when I came to her and said hello, she just looked at me ______. I introduced myself and told her I was her granddaughter. She seemed ______ about who I was. Obviously, she tried to find this word in her ______. So I helped her find it with fingers and ______ it for her with a pencil.

Later, I suggested we go outside, and she agreed. Then she was just staring at me as if trying to figure me out. I told her ______ I was her granddaughter. “Oh, okay” she said ______ but still didn’t really know. She just wanted to be kind.

And after we went ______ and I got her ready for and into bed, she told me to come ______ and we kissed and hugged real tight ______ we did for the first time. It wasn’t the first time though and sooner or later there would be a ______ time.

For now, I feel the blessing of the ______ although I have a sinking feeling that our days are numbered. It doesn’t ______ if the word “granddaughter” holds no ______ anymore — we are bound by love not labels.

【推荐3】My son Lucas was intelligent and good - looking, but he possessed the disturbing negative attitude. Despite my ______, I couldn’t convince him to choose to count his blessings.

I decided to do something, so I bought a lot of books, and read every ______. If the Internet had been ______ then, I would have Googled for weeks to find the information I needed to ______ his negativity. With the help of great resources, I developed my ______.

The day came when I was ready to put my new ______ to work. Lucas came home from school and as usual began to tick off his list of the ______ things that had happened at school. I listened ______, making my eye contact and ______ with empathy (共情) before I asked, “What good things happened today, Lucas?” His response was what I ______, “Nothing.”

“Something good had to happen. You were there for six hours,” I ______. Then I waited. At last, he ______, “I did get to dust the erasers. With Brandon.”

“You mean you did it with your best friend? You’re one lucky child, if you ask me!”

“Yeah, I guess I am.” Lucas ______ with his head back and his shoulders squared.

This began a daily ______ for us. Lucas came to understand the ______ of a positive perspective, but the path to get there seemed to ______ him at times. Then I would encourage him to see things ______, and he would get back on the track of choosing to see the ______ and losing the negative attitude. It was a ______, but he was making headway. I was convinced my hard work was ______.

【推荐3】When my daughter Adriana was seven, she was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD强迫症）and anxiety disorder. Adriana suddenly became very_______,and the playful,giggling girl stopped existing.My husband and I could see that Adriana was_______but couldn't give her a hug because she was afraid to be_______.Even our dog learned not to go around her because it_______her.

When no one was able to help, I knew it was up to me to find a_______. I started out small by encouraging Adriana to poke(戳）me to see that_______bad would happen, and after a while,she_______it and found that it turn out fine._______，we had pokes instead of hugs. That first step developed_______that helped her try walking on the floor with________feet, trust that she didn't have to wet her clothes to________the germs around her, and trust that she could go to school without feeling________. When I say it took time, I mean it took years, but one by one, she faced her fears.

I made sure she knew that OCD was the same as any other illness and she was never to feel bad about it, but to keep working at getting________.When she was ready ,we encouraged her to________it, because that would make her stronger and help others understand too.

Adriana is now 23-years-old.She________has OCD and anxiety,but has learned to deal with them.Overcoming them has given Adriana________and self-acceptance that is beautiful to see. It's been an amazingly________journey, but she was never alone in it.

Today Adriana keeps poking me once in a while, but not because she can't________me. There are plenty of hugs to go around, but now it's a________thing between the two of________us; a of where she's been and how far she's come.