【推荐1】Yesterday afternoon I was in my studio working. I was chatting on the phone when something made me_________. Out of the window, on the other side of the street, I saw my very elderly neighbor kneeling（跪下）in the grass, his _________beside him. "I've got to go," I said to my friend, think something is wrong." So I_________downstairs, out my front door and_________the street.

"He was taking a_________, and he tripped（绊倒）on the pavement," the caregiver said. "I can't_________him on my own." My neighbor is a_________man, so I ran back home and got my husband! Together we were able to get him_________, but he couldn’t walk._________, a woman bicycled by and asked if we needed__________! She got a lawn chair from my front porch and we got my neighbor__________. After resting for a few__________, we were able to help him__________the house. "I don't know what I would have done__________you hadn't rushed over to help. I was all__________ his caregiver said.

So here's what I've been__________since yesterday afternoon: Help your__________. Look up from what you are doing, and look around for who you can help. It may not be as__________as it was in this case, but there's always help you can__________. You can give help to your neighbor across the street, or the person standing beside you. They are all your neighbors. Your__________will be appreciated.

【推荐2】Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mum who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m _________ or that I don't care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making home-made bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mums. _________, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the _________ to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and _________ every minute of their children’s life. Their words used to _________ me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So _________ I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I ended up feeling like a failure as a mum.

After many _________ attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inability as a mum, I finally accepted the fact that I am not good at cooking. I worked hard to be the _________ one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it _________. Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing __________ drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also __________ class parties, and they end up being left out because we don't have enough drinks for everyone.”

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could __________ remember how many kids were in the class. But her __________ taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mum.

Not everyone is to be a(n) __________ mum. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mum. I may not be able to bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provide something to drink. And I think that’s just as __________.

【推荐3】As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool, watching everyone else swim back and forth, I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I _______ a little girl staring at me with a look of confusion. I smiled at her, hoping to _______ the ice by talking to her. Unfortunately, my _______ failed and she just kept on staring. My _______ increased as a little boy swam up to me and said, “I feel sorry for you.”

After the _______, a thought struck me, I had to change _______ the world viewed me. Because it was children who stared at me the most, I decided to write a children’s book that taught them about _______ in a fun way. This is when KatGirl, a super hero in a _______ who helps children that are being bullied, came into my mind.

I quickly _______ inside my apartment and began creating the story. As I wrote each word, I could ________ my future as a world-renowned author and public speaker. My excitement ________ like wildfire. Over the next two years, the story ________ many changes before it saw the world in the spring of 2011. My perseverance ________ paid off.

One day I was invited to speak to the students at a neighboring school. I confidently wheeled into a classroom filled with students who ________ at me just like the little girl in the pool. “How do you feel when you see me?” I asked them. The kids bravely ________ “ I feel sorry for you.”

I opened my book and started reading. Immediately I noticed the children’s stares turned to ________. “ How do you feel when you see me?” I asked again. Without ________ they replied, “You are so cool! Does your ________ fly too?” I just smiled, “No, not yet, but maybe some day.” I knew in my heart that this was ________. The past two years had proven to me that with ________ anything is possible.

【推荐1】High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life. However, heading into the ______ on June 6th, David was stopped at the door by a gatekeeper. So you can imagine how ______ David was. Although his sneakers were not extremely unacceptable, David learned they were in ______ of the school’s dress code and he was ______ entry.

David was about to ______ his chance to walk across the stage with his classmate when he caught sight of a ______ face. Butler, a famous local educator, came to the graduation as a parent. Learning David’s unpleasant situation, he ______ the young man back to the entry to see if he could ______ the gatekeeper’s mind.

“I was hoping that she would let it go, but she ______ not letting this young man in, and I didn’t have time to ______ with her,” Butler said. “I wasn’t going to let him miss the most ______ moment in his life for anything.” Without missing a beat, Butler simply changed his ______ with David. Just as the ______ closed, David made it inside the hall. Eventually he ______ David from ruining his graduation day.

Although firstly ______ by the last-minute substitution, Butler’s family were thrilled that his quick thinking turned a very ______ situation into a joyful celebration. “I wasn’t ______ because Mr. Butler is always helpful,” a ______ parent of David’s said.

It’s said that a truly generous man will give the shirt off his back to someone ______. Now it seems, the saying also ______ to the shoes off his feet.

【推荐2】My holiday was about two months long and the first thing I wanted to do was to get my driving license, so I called the driving school to make sure of my ________ time, after that, I booked a room to make sure my friend and I have a place to stay when we ________ there.

So everything went on well ________the test-day finally arrive! I’m both excited and ________. I took the school bus and when I got there I went to the ________ first. Something happened when I came out of the restroom. I ________ over and broke my right foot.

OMG! I didn’t know what to do so I called my mom and she ________ me up and we wet to the hospital at once. ________ the doctor said, “It is fine. You didn’t hurt the ________, but it will take almost two months to recover.” That was disappointing, and I was totally ________.

Through those painful days I had nothing to do but ________ the Internet and read books about some disabled persons who are not ________ by their physical problems These books would help me ________ sooner. It was so amazing! After reading the books my ________ seemed to become better and better, day after day! And I began to feel better ________ myself and about my foot I started to use the ________ “thank you” more often than before and most importantly, I started to think ________.

Things do change when your ________ changes. I soon recovered and could walk again. After coming back from my trip, I went to ________ my driving test, and it went very well. I ________ it without any difficulties. I’m a driver now!

【推荐3】I have a lovely neighbour. Now that our kind neighbor is used to________over her homemade foods to us every Friday evening, instead of every once in a while, as she used to do, I enjoy__________a little something I know she will like each week to gift to her when she__________.

Sometimes I give her something of mine that I feel she’d like or I order a________for her that we had spoken about. This Friday I was able to give her something I saw on the Fresh Direct website that was__________for her and her family.

Receiving is________for our beautiful neighbor, for although a generous (慷慨的) giver,________was difficult for her in the past. We had a few________in the past where I shared how receiving was a kindness act for the giver._________it has become easy for her to allow her kindness to others to be________to her.

I enjoy her easy sit-down chats that________on these Fridays when she comes bringing ________full course dinners. She likes to try out different recipes(食谱)and I always send her praiseful________the next day with a thankfulness photo. What a lovely person she is. She started e-mailing me the__________the night before, telling us what she planned on making and it__________ makes me smile when I see it and I send her back a “can’t wait.”

【推荐2】At the very beginning of this school year, I got myself into a regretful situation. It was a Wednesday _______ and I went to see a friend to watch the sunrise before school. It was about 4:30 a.m. and we were _______   outside next to my car. To our _______, someone in a neighboring house had gotten in his _______ and shown the headlights on us, yelling at us to _______   . As we got into my car, he had called the policemen. Since I had my _______ for only about 6 months and not a full year, I was charged for _______ a passenger.

This was the first time that I had ever got in _______. For about two months, I was _______ and had no one to _______. I kept everything to myself because I was not _______   talking about everything that had _______. I didn’t even talk to my head teacher and lied to him by saying everything was _______. But my attendance and _______ became worse. I was among the top 30% of my class _______   my rank had dropped by about 6 marks. I was under lots of stress and lacked _______ to do well in school. My biology teacher noticed I didn’t try my _______   and talked with me. She made me realize the last two months was not me.

Now, my working habits have been much better and I know what I want to do with my _______. I plan to take courses in graphic design (平面设计) in university because I can express my thoughts in a _______ way. I’ll work to my fullest potential (潜能). This is what I _______ and I know that now.