【推荐2】I used to walk around the store with my parents, constantly begging for something. I still remember the _______ of all the bright bags of chips and candies that I asked my mom to _______ for me. At that time, I had no real _______ about the value of money.

When I was about twelve years old, my dad always _______ my begging and told me with an angry face “you can waste all the money you _______ when you have a job.” I listened to him, but I never _______ understood the message he was trying to _______ to me.

In high school, I _______ to find a part-time job. One day, a young man handed me a flyer (传单), which said at the top “Looking for a summer job? Be a _______ !” I started to think about the money I could make, so I ________. A few minutes after my application was ________ , I got an email from AMS pools, informing me to have a(n) ________ the next day.

After I ________ the training process, I finally started the job. Every afternoon, I worked in the pool, keeping a close watch on the ________ people. I was proud I rescued several drowning children. And I could earn my pocket money with my skill. However, the more money I made, the less I wanted to ________ . Instead of wasting my money on useless things, I started saving up. I now have 3,300 dollars in my bank account.

【推荐1】Five days before Christmas, police officer Lima was sent to a local Stop and Shop for a reported theft. The accusation (指控) was that two females were ______some items at the self-checkout but bypassing other items and ______those items. The two females and two children were already______by the security guard over there.

Lima had two girls himself, similar in age to the two girls there, so it ______him a little bit. Lima checked the ______for the items they had paid for. There was nothing else like health and beauty items on it. The items were all ______—things bought just to stuff themselves. Then he asked an employee where the other items were that they had ______to take and was informed they were put back on the shelves.

Obviously, this family was in real need. While Lima firmly ______following the law, he decided to cut them a break and not to ______them.

The two-females, consequently, were very grateful but kind of _____because generally, in that same situation there would probably be a different outcome and they’d be ______.

Lima took things a step further in an effort to aid the family. He gave them $200 gift card, telling them not to get things in ______ways any more.

“I purchased the gift card close to the ______of what would have been taken,” said Lima, “I did what I felt was ______. I just tried to show a little ______to the extent permitted by law.”

【推荐3】Living in a foreign culture can be exciting. But it can also be_________. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their_________. They decided that miscommunications were always_________, even over something as_________as “yes” and “no”.

On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa thought people were_________her requests. The day was_________, and she needed a cold drink. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa_________the question. Still the woman said nothing. Lisa gave up and left the store. She later learnt that the woman had_________her: She had raised her eyebrows, which in Micronesia means “yes”.

This_________Jan of an experience she had in Bulgaria. She had gone to a restaurant that was well-known for a__________named stuffed cabbage (塞馅卷心菜). She asked the waiter, “Do you have stuffed cabbage today?” He__________his head. Jan eagerly waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.

Tom had a__________problem when he arrived in India. After__________something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They responded with many different nods and shakes of the heads. He guessed some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again if they understood, they did the same thing. He soon__________that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways according to where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to__________whether they are indicating (表示) “yes” or “no”.

【推荐1】One cool morning, my mother and I went to several garage sales to find something that our family might want. We finally _______at a pleasant house in the woods. The elderly _______ told me that he and his wife were retired teachers. As we were searching, I heard the gentleman’s wife say her _______to someone, and I immediately _______ who she was. She looked at me and said. “You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her _______, for it had been nearly thirty _______ since I had been in her class.

My mother immediately said sorry to her for any_______I might have made. She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child. She thought that if this woman_______ me after so many years, I must have done something_______. My teacher looked at my mother and_______said. “Oh, no. She was very good.” My teacher_______ that during the last week of school, I _______her a plant from my mother’s garden. It was a lamb’s ear. She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear. Over the years it _______. As I looked down her driveway with lamb’s ears on both sides, she said, “Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway, I think of you. And when I come home they_______me, I think of you.” Tears _______ my eyes. There at her home was a piece of my life that she had raised.

At that moment. she taught me more about_______than I could imagine. We give pieces of ourselves every day_______ thought. We seldom imagine the effects that we have on others ‘lives’. That piece may grow and spread, becoming a(n)_______part of a life. In the end it isn’t the big things that matter, _______ the small things that make all the_______ in the world.

【推荐3】A few years ago, I was at a restaurant with my friends, having a Christmas dinner. About 10 minutes before we left, two girls _______ and sat near me. They started to read the _______ and I could hear what they said. They _______, “It’s so expensive!”

As we left, I told the manager I wanted to _______ the two girls. He figured that the high _______   was $100 including taxes, so I gave him $140 and told him to give the waiter whatever was left as a Christmas _______. Touched by my act the manager said he would _______ anything over $100 and give the waiter $40. We agreed that he would tell the two girls after we _______ that someone had paid for their meal. I wanted them to _______ whatever they wanted without considering the cost.

The next day I went to the ________ restaurant again to eat dinner with my family, the manager   ________ me. He walked to me. From him, I knew ________ about the thing after we left. The two girls felt ________ and were moved to tears. They appreciated the kindness and said they would ________ the kindness on to others in need.

I do this several times a year, but I ________ like the two girls’ reaction, which makes me think it valuable to do such things!