【推荐1】As the Alaskan sky gradually turned dark blue, the commands to my sled dog team broke the silence. I threw a glance over my shoulder as I rushed down the _________ waterway in the sub-zero(零下)temperatures. Where was Mike, my _________? I wondered if he realized I was miles away.

While out _________ in the early evening, my lead dog smelled something it couldn’t resist. Regardless of my instructions, it instinctively(本能地)ran around and led all the other dogs in the _________ direction at full speed. In my _________ with Mike over the past few days, I’d, been told that if I got _________ I would be in big trouble. There weren’t any supplies for me - no extra clothing or shelter, not to mention the fire starter, and we had seen wolf tracks _________.

It was March, the end of the Alaskan _________. A long time from Australia had brought me to Yukon, Alaska. My hosts’ log cabin(小木屋)was the starting point for my 10-day _________. Having enjoyed many years of exploring the Alaskan wilderness, the couple, Wayne and Scarlett, chose to __________ adventurers to experience the same lifestyle.

__________ a team of sled is not as easy as it appears. I’d imagined it would be a very relaxing experience, in which I would ride along with a __________ expression while gazing at the passing landscape. In reality it turned out much __________. You must predict where your dogs would go and how the surface ahead might change. During the journey, we stayed in a different place every night, and __________ our dog teams. These dogs can __________ our safety and help us escape dangerous situations, so their health and well-being always rank first. After we __________ I started collecting snow for water and cutting firewood.

Luckily, I didn’t end up in the fangs(尖牙)of __________. My guide __________ me sometime later. Our dog teams, in the excitement of being __________, headed straight for each other. There’s never a __________ moment.

【推荐3】Like any parent, Belle, the mother of a six-year-old boy, wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams. That was not _________ any longer now. Her son was _________ of a serious disease. But she still wanted her son’s dream to come true. She took her son’s hand and asked, “Bopsy, have you ever _________ what you want to be when you grow up?” “Mommy, I always want to be a _________.”

Later that day, she went to the local _________ department (部门). She _________ her son’s final wish and asked if they could do her a favor to give her son a _________ on a fire truck. Fireman Bob said, “Perhaps we can do _________ that.”

Three days later, fireman Bob came to _________ Bopsy on a fire truck. __________ he even brought the boy a small-sized fire __________. Then Bopsy got dressed and got on the truck back to the fire station. There were three fire __________ that day and Bopsy joined them in performing the tasks. With his dream coming true, the boy __________ three months longer than doctors had expected.

Yet one night all of his vital (生命的) signs began to weaken __________. The mother called the fire station again and asked if the firefighters could come to the hospital to be with Bopsy. About five minutes later, the fire truck arrived. The firemen held the boy’s hands, telling him he was a real fireman. In the touching moment, Bopsy smiled and __________ his eyes.

【推荐1】Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual “Back to School Bash” program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free ________ in the community. Holmes decided to ________ by providing help to kids. He was ________ two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his ________ day, but he chose to ________ his time and gave free haircuts to lower class kids on condition that the kids should ________ their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so ________ that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would ________ a favorite book, settle into the barber chair and read aloud ________ Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they’d review the book, from the ________ and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.

Holmes, who is married ________ two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to ________ with their kids. So he hopes to offer some ________ in this way. And he admits he,________, benefits from doing that.

There was a seven-year-old kid who ________ stuttered (结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and ________. When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That ________ Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get ________, he plans to restart his ________ as the Storybook Barber. “Today’s world is full of guns and violence,” he says, “The barbershop is a ________ place for the kids to come and read books.”

【推荐2】I have a friend who says that every day she tries to do a good deed and not get “found out”. The friend tells an inspiring story about how this started. She was assigned to take a bouquet(束) of flowers into a nursing home and walk out before the receiver can express _______ .

She did it and made a clean escape, saying the receiver looked pleasantly puzzled. Feeling excited, she _______ took out her phone, eager to tell her friend the _______ . Luckily, she prevented herself before she made the _______ and put the cell phone away.

This is where the exercise took on an unexpected dimension. She _______ that when we tell others about the “good deeds” we do, we are getting the reward right there. But, by keeping it _______ and not telling anyone, we are training a feeling inside ourselves that she _______ “a ray of sunshine inside our hearts”.

I tell my students this story every year and encourage them to do a good deed and not get _______ . During our class discussion, a truly thoughtful student commented that my friend should have _______ and asked to talk to the receiver of the flowers, letting him know ________ the flowers were left for him. The student said that if someone really wanted to help   ________   people, they should visit them once a week and get to know them. ________ with the idea, the students asked if we could try this as a class. We actually found an organization that helps ________ students with seniors who need companionship. ________ , we are moving forward to try this ________ , thanks to the student taking this story in a new and powerful direction.

【推荐3】Recently, I questioned the work I was doing. I found myself wondering whether all my time and effort was ________. Will my new business provide the income I need? Is my service good enough for others who want to ________ my products? These are only a few of the ________ that ran through my mind. With every question, my self-confidence were ________! As my doubts swirled (纷乱) in my mind, I could feel my attitude changing. I doubted whether it is really worth the ________ or not.

Realizing that these ________ thoughts were affecting my attitude, I went to the website to read quotes on ________. I found I did not have a category of “self-confidence”. I then surfed the Internet and found ________ quotes on self-confidence. So I ________ establishing a category on self-confidence.

As I worked on the web page, my self-confidence was being ________. I could feel my outlook changing, and gave myself a(n) ________ adjustment. Many times in my life I have found the quotes have ________ changed my outlook. The quotes I was reading reassured (使消除疑虑) me, and provided me with the ________ to realize that what I was doing influenced what I ________ to do. Like everything else in life, it takes time; ________ does not happen overnight. Then my attitude has become ________.

As I was reading a quote from Rosalyn Carter, “If you ________ whether you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ________, and then be ________ enough to follow through,” I realized I do have confidence in my ability, but what I ________ was the persistence and determination to follow it through!