【推荐2】I’ve heard that it’s better to give than to receive. But I’m here to tell you that the ______ of receiving should never be under estimated(低估).

I was nine when my Dad and Mom ______, and took me to my grandparents. I decided at that age, in my loneliness and anger that I’d become fiercely ______, needing no one.

Believe it or not, I took care of everyone in my life, even when I was in worse shape. Once in a while, ______, someone would do something for me at just the moment.

Once, when I was a single parent, I took my son to see Santa Claus.

When he ______ me to buy the photo that was taken, I opened my wallet, only to find that I didn’t have enough money. When I got to the counter to ______ the photo, I was told that someone inline ahead of me had seen me ______ my change and had paid for me. I rushed out to thank the person whose small kindness ______ so much. I found no one in sight. I wanted to ______ that I didn’t need this and I just didn’t have enough cash on that day. I ______ then that it’s okay. It’s okay to let someone do something for me, ______ I could have done it myself.

I have received the blessings (祝福) of those whose acts of kindness and ______ have found me when I needed them most. I believe that it’s not about my strength and independence. It’s about allowing the giver to be blessed when the gift is graciously(优雅地) ______. For me, it’s about a long-lost little girl who is no longer ______. Now I know that ______and receiving are two halves of a whole, each incomplete without the other.

【推荐1】The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state _______ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have _______. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without _______ out any necessary facts.

In writing a letter of application, keep in _______ that things a possible employer is most _______to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. _______ the first few sentences fail to _______ the readers’ attention, the rest of the letter may not be _______ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not _______ your own needs or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your __________ in today’s newspaper”, you might say, “I have made a careful __________of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives __________ your product and why they like it”.

Try to __________ generalities (笼统). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now __________. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I __________?” in a letter. Employers want experience — which, naturally, no __________has. The answer is that everything you have ever done is __________.

It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter. __________a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent __________is to enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it __________ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

【推荐3】Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. ______ just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people ______ how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are ______ your life. It’s like having a ______ to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are ______ drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. ______ driver has no goals or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, ______ she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just ______ gas. Of the two drivers, which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making ______ and setting goals. ______ people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set — and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must ______ what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more ______ to achieve it. Written goals can be ______ regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also ______ you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously ______ situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.