【推荐1】I remember my first day to go to a new school in the 2nd grade. My dad accompanied me to the bus stop. As we waited for the bus, I just held his hand_______, but it still couldn’t remove my clear sense of fear and anxiety. The moment finally arrived at which I had to _______this new environment at a school where I had no friends, no_______teachers or classmates. It seemed everything would be full of_______.

The school bus pulled up. I turned around and_______to my father. As I boarded the bus, my_______continued to grow and I turned around once again to make a farewell gesture to my dad. When the bus pulled away, I couldn’t help_______.

Being lonely, I was very_______in the classroom. I glanced out of the window and I really expected to see his kind figure. To my_______, there he was! He stood there, making the shape of a heart to comfort me and __________ to me, “Everything will be okay.” It was __________to me that my father had seen me crying so he__________the school bus. He wanted to make sure that I would get and stay there__________and that my first day wouldn’t worry him.

With his__________, I’m now studying in Princeton University. Today is Father’s Day, and I want to say that love is not about changing each other but__________each other.

【推荐2】My father is funny, smart, hardworking and loving. But ______ for most of my teen years, he didn't speak to his ______. I didn’t know why my father was so ______ with him. They spent many festivals seated at opposite ends of the table. It was simply something we all ______.

When I was nineteen, my dad had a serious disease. My mom and grandmother ______ me up so I could be there when he was ______ to a better hospital.

That ______, when approaching my dad’s room, we saw a man with his back toward us. Casually, my mom ____ how nice it was for the doctor to come by to see my dad so early. But something ______ struck me. The man was standing quietly and still, but he was ______ my dad’s both hands in his own. Not typical doctor     ____.

I knew immediately it was my uncle. But little did I know I' d constantly ______ that moment in the following years and it’d be the ______ of something truly wonderful.

During those days, my uncle stayed with us. When thinking back on those uncertain days, I ______ two things: being scared, and my uncle by our side.

Thankfully, my dad ______ beautifully. After that, he and his brother became as _____   as they could be. It was wonderful to watch them become the best of friends. ______, my dad even went to work for my uncle.

The ______ on that morning always flashes through my ______, reminding me of the importance of ______ and that all things are possible with love.

【推荐1】Last week, my grandfather was explaining his favorite words, “Nothing is very easy.” Yesterday, I happened to notice a bumblebee in the living room. I thought ______ the bee would take no more than five minutes. But an hour later, the bee remained there. All that had ______ was that the living room was in a mess and that I felt ______ and had to lie on the sofa to take a breath. I did not expect to waste an hour on such a tiny ______, but suddenly I understood what my grandfather meant.

It is not only ______ that we tend to underestimate – we have to bear other unexpected ______. We often imagine everything can work in our ______, but we seldom think of all the ______ things that could affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year might not ______ as planned, and that is completely ______. It is absolutely acceptable to feel challenged – ______ at a task you thought was ______ -- because that is part of life.

If you can realize that nothing will ever be easy, then life might seem slightly easier to ______. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier since I could choose the classes I wanted to take. In high school, I thought college might be easier because I could have a schedule best suited for myself. Yet each time, I was both wrong and ______. After realizing that school wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) be easy, I found myself with a more positive attitude and improved my ______.

【推荐2】It is dark now when I begin my early morning walk in the woods. And now that autumn has marched into winter, darkness persists well beyond my 6 a.m. start time.

Paths have become familiar after years of hiking. But rocks and tree roots have magically appeared from previously________ ground.

Certainly I hit my toe against or________on some unseen barriers. Fallen branches from last night’s storm________in wait. Layers of autumn leaves create a false floor through which my trusting footsteps________. Sometimes a piece of moon donates some________to the mystery path. But when skies are dark, there are no________clues for where I step.

My very first night hike was during summer camp on a warm August night in the woods. Our leader________bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find.

“See with your________,” the leader told us over and over again.

________, that advice took effect. With________and courage, it didn’t take long before our feet became________to the ground’s textures(质地) and irregularities. Toes learned to________for barriers before trusting full weight on feet. Holes and dips in the ground were detected in________of possible fall...

But mistakes________happen. My foot gets caught on a trip and I fall. Since the pace is________, there is little damage except to pride. Once________, I pause to feel the firmness of earth beneath me.

On my way home, as dawn________day, I think about how similar night hikes are to journeys through life.

The same rules often________for both: slow down, concentration, “see” with new senses — and don’t be________. Although the path is full of________— hidden barriers, false surface, damp floor — the earth is solid and firm beneath. It is the nature of night ground. It is the nature of life.

【推荐3】It was a dark night. Thick ______ had made me sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to greet me as I walked out. ______, I kept the porch (门廊) light off because I didn’t want to be ______ by small insects on this sticky summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes get used to the ______ of light. It was then, though, that I saw one flash of light at the far end of the grassland was ______ by another and then another. I smiled. I ______ them at once as my firefly (萤火虫) buddies who always appeared at this time of the year.

I got so much ______ watching them first as a child and then as an adult. They never became ______ and they always filled me with delight. I never ______ them and put them in a jar as some kids did because I was afraid I might hurt these ______ of light. Their time on this earth was so ______ that I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ______ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ______ again the next summer.

I think I enjoy these little fireflies so much because we’re ______ to them in lots of ways. Our time here is brief too, but we still do our best to give out light and knowing that others will be shining long after we are gone is a (n) ______ to us. Let’s share our light and love while we are here then.

【推荐2】When I was in primary school, my school had an annual sports day. Usually, girls were _________ in sports like jump rope and boys did the high jump, which I was anxious to take part in. I went to _________ up, but the coach said, “Girls don’t do the high jump.”

I went home and _________ Mom of the coach’s words. She visited the headmaster the next day “Mr White, Linda wants to do the high jump ”“Sorry, Mrs Martinez, but it’s our _________ that girls can’t do it,” he said “But Mr White, I have no _________ of any rules saying that.” Finding no such rules, Mr White, feeling_________, said “I have to consider it” at last

When we got home, Mom told me something I would always _________: This wasn’t just about me. Other girls _________ wanted to do this, too. A week later, Mom went to Mr White again. Finally, he agreed. As it turned out, I won the high jump competition. To my _________, some of the cheers I got were from boys! My mother was ____________--it wasn’t about me. It was about making people think about and see what girls could do. Later, I used this ____________ in my career as a building contractor-- women weren’t ____________ to construct buildings. When I first ____________ the business, Mom said, “Go ahead. Start small, but think big.” I started with small projects and now my company can handle large ones.

Those experiences taught me though people wouldn’t always ____________ us, we should be brave to jump over____________ and take paths few girls and women would take. And this has really made a difference.

【推荐3】Before passing away from cancer, A. J. Walters made her husband and daughter promise her one thing: Sean would_________Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game (返校节比赛), where she was in the_________homecoming queen. A. J. was a beloved assistant at Brittany’s high school. It was important to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean_________.

Days later, on the morning of September 24th，A.J. died. Keeping their_________, that very afternoon, a(an)_________ Brittany walked arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees (候选人) to await the_________ of the voting.

Brittany wasn’t_________ homecoming queen that day; Nyla Covington was. However, like many in the close-knit community, Nyla had heard about A.J. In an_________gesture, moments after receiving the_________ , Nyla walked over to Brittany,__________ it from her head, and placed it atop her friend’s. The two hugged each other__________ for support.

“She’d rather have her mom than a crown,” Nyla said. “By handing it to Brittany, I was telling her that she was her mom’s__________, and that she was loved by many, especially me.”

“I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much love for her,” said Brittany, “I can see my mom through Nyla. They have the same__________ and giving spirit.”

“Nyla is no less regal (王者的)__________a crown”, says Tyra, a friend of the Walters family，“The truth is, real queens give up their crowns to let other queens__________.”