【推荐1】When Bill Geske was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, his life was turned upside down.

After being _______to the emergency room with severe stomach pain, doctors found a tumor in his left kidney and_______spots on his lungs. For treatment, Geske had the kidney removed and at the time the spots were dismissed. However, a few months later, he learned from doctors that the cancer had indeed_______.

The situation wasn't good, and doctors estimated his_______to be no more than two years._______the emotional and physical pains, his personal and family life suffered.

“We have a family business. We have two children who were thrown into the middle of this chaos_______and they've had to grow up very fast and handle the business, which they knew_______about." he said.

But through all the chaos, there has been one constant: his wife Diane.

Whether it was accompanying him to every doctor's_______or cooking his favorite meal, Diane always made sure her husband knew he had her full_______.

“I really see what love is. My wife________so much suffering. I'm so lucky to have her fight with me and not against me." Geske said.

The Geskes admit that their road has been far from easy---they call it“cruel!" in fact---and sometimes they________to the stresses of the illness.

But Diane has________to learn how to cope with the more difficult times.“If he's in a mood or having a________day, I just leave him alone for a while." she said. She also said making time to focus on herself and a life outside of their relationship help keep their________strong.

While too many couples grow apart when one of the partners suffers from a serious illness like cancer, the Geskes grow together. The people that are there for you on your________nights are the ones worth spending your brightest days with.

【推荐2】A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of ______  ,  ____  her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been  ____  to it as a means of pulling her along to _____  the rush of other shoppers.

I  ____  and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a _____  on a piece of paper.  _____  rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to  walk with me  ____  I could show her where she could find it and I want to enjoy her  ____ for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I ___  its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed  “trip” and _____  conversation.

I said to her daughter, “ ____  some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “_____   her ,” I said. “When she's gone, it's the little _____  that will come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was  ____ . I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her  ____ .

Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side,  _____  the holiday crowds. Then the daughter _____   and immediately regarded her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with  ____  unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and  _____  guided her back into the crowd.

【推荐3】My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and_________them all but I don’t agree with my father.

Three years ago, my father took me to a(n) _________to visit one of his friends. His friend_________a small airline. It was the first time I had seen a_________airplane. After my father’s friend discovered I had never been in an airplane, he_________me to fly with them. When we took off, I felt very excited.

Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly.He even let me fly_________once. I wanted to become a pilot but to do this, I would have _________my father’s wishes.

At the age of 18 ,I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him_______. As he walked ahead of me and followed, I didn’t know what I could say to help him understand my_________ for flying. I took my courage and said,“Father,I have something__________to tell you. I want to go to college and become a pilot, I have talked to the schools and they agreed to__________me financial(经济的)help.”I felt nervous in his__________. Then he spoke,“I was wondering when you would tell me. I have been__________money for you.” When I heard this, I couldn’t help____________ For the first time I really understand his____________love for me.

【推荐2】One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn’t intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet _________. A middle aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story_________, not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her_________   was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she_________ still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked _________.

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he _________ that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to _________ the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he _________her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor’s _________.

The woman was watching the incident. __________ the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she broke in, “Stop__________him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” “He doesn’t have any money!” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no__________ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse. Slowly and carefully, she took out her__________money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a __________ time.” And she said,

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of her way home __________ a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier forgotten.

【推荐3】I sat on the park bench beneath the branches of a tree, feeling _______. The world seemed to be against me.

A young boy _______ me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head bowed down and said with great _______ , "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, but its petals (花瓣) were all _______ .Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I _______ a small smile and then looked away.

Instead of leaving, the boy sat down next to me. He placed the flower to his _______ and said, “It smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I _______   it. Here, it's for you.”

I _______ I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower. _______ , he didn't place it in my hand. Instead, he held it in midair. It was then that I noticed the boy was ________ .

I heard my voice. ________ , tears shone in the sun as I thanked him for giving me the best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the ________ he'd had on my day.

I sat there and ________ how he managed to see a sad woman under the tree. Perhaps he'd been blessed with true sight in his ________ . At that moment I knew for all of those times I myself had been blind. I vowed (发誓) to see the beauty in life, and ________ every second that's mine.

【推荐1】I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was going to be a long flight.

Around me were some _______. "Where are you headed?" I asked.

"Lakes Air Base. We'll be there for special training, and then to the front."

After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _____ for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one.

As I ______ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. "No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch." I looked around at the other soldiers. ________ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and ______ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. "Take box lunches to all those soldiers." I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she ______ me, " My son is a soldier in the front...it's almost like you are doing it for him."

Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.

After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _______ by a man. "I saw what you did and I want to be ________ of it." With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers ______ he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, ______ his hand, and said, "I want to ______ your hand." I stood and took his hand. With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier. ______, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of ____     that I never forgot." I was a little bit ______ when applause rang out from all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.

Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man______ another twenty-five dollars in my hand.

When we _____ , I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away ______ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Seeing the soldiers ______ at the terminal(终点站), I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked ______ to my car, I prayed for their safe ______.