【推荐1】As a psychologist, one of my favorite practices was my meeting a teenager, Trevor. He had been struggling with anxiety and depression, finding few solutions_________to him. Trevor_________his ability after failing the final exam and wanted to give up. Together with his dad he_________me, and we discussed something about a_________in detail. I_________he would get better as long as he believed in himself. He looked _________. “I don’t think it will work.” he said. Then a new idea_________me-maybe I could help him by associating his experience with the perception(认识) of steady_________. So I enlightened(启发) him _________

“When you break a bone, what is the__________of a cast(石膏)?” I asked. “It protects the bone,” he answered. “Yes, but how__________ does the bone heal?” “The body heals it,” “Right,” I nodded. “Now, I will act as your cast and __________you until your__________heals itself.” Trevor gave me a smile. Obviously, our conversation gave Trevor a belief that he should trust in his inner power and it assured him that he wasn’t__________. He knew his doctor, parents, and teachers would all work in concert to help him. Sure enough, he caught up with his classmates later.

If children are in crisis, parents can try to make them realize their problems. Parents need to encourage and support them. In this__________, children will feel encouraged and confident eventually.

【推荐2】My teacher Peter Bullock proved that science wasn’t boring and made physics great fun. In every lesson he would ________ one of those worksheets in purple ink that smelled fresh from the machine. Every sheet contained a poem or a joke and we looked forward to them being handed out. I’ve kept them all to show to my own children. There was one poem ________ that’s stuck in my mind, which ________ :

In early days Man measured Time

By sunrise and sunset sublime.

As well as being able to turn physics into ________, Peter had energy and passion and conveyed the ________ that science was part of the world around us and not a dull boring academic discipline. I’m sure he was sticking pretty much to the standard ________ —waves and electricity and so on—but he managed to ________ everything into a joke or a story and did so in a clever and ________ way.

Peter Bullock was not only an exciting teacher, but also the man who founded the debate club in my school. He encouraged me to take part and express myself in a forceful way that I’ve been doing ever since—and getting ________ for it. That made me what I am today—a commercial ________.

Peter Bullock taught me throughout my secondary schooling and I ________ physics, chemistry and maths at A-level. Everyone in his class enjoyed learning. He was inspiring. He ________ all of us to the idea that the things we are interested in might seem ________ on the surface, but we can still inspire others. For example, when I tell people I’m interested in law and majored in it, they may think: “How boring.” I ________ being a physics teacher is much the same. Peter showed me that what matters is how you convey your own ________ so that you excite other people.

【推荐3】Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She finished attending primary school till 4^th grade at her village. For the 5^th grade onwards, she would have to get an admission(A) in a school at a city nearby. She became very_______ knowing that she was accepted in a famous school in the city. Today was the first day of her school and she was waiting for her school bus. Once the bus came, she got in it _______. She was very excited.

_______ the bus reached her school, all students started going to their classes. Anna also made it to her classroom. Upon seeing her simple clothing and knowing she was from a small village, other students started making fun of her. The teacher soon arrived. She _______ Anna to the class and told them that she would be studying with them from today.

During the class the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise _______ now! She told everyone to write down the Seven Wonders of the world. Everyone started writing the answer quickly. But Anna started to write the answer _______.

When everyone except Anna had presented (上交) their answer paper, the teacher asked Anna, “What happened, dear? Don’t _______. Just write what you know as other students have learned about it just a few days back. ”

Anna replied, “There are many things. Which seven can I pick to write?” And then she handed her answer paper to the teacher. The teacher started reading everyone’s answers and the most of them had answered them correctly such as The Great Wall of China, Colosseum, Stonehenge, Great Pyramid of Giza, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Taj Mahal, Hanging Gardens of Babylon etc.

The teacher was happy as students had _______ what she had taught them. At last the teacher picked up Anna’s answer paper and started reading. “The Seven Wonders are To be able to See, To be able to Hear, To be able to Feel, To Laugh, To Think, To be Kind, To Love!”

The teacher stood _______ and the whole class was speechless. Today, a girl from a small village reminded (提醒) us about the gifts we have, which are truly a ________. So value what we have and use what we have.

【推荐1】A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was ______ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man, just visible through the mist (薄雾). His arms wide, he shouted, “Come, blessings!” He took a ______ in one direction and then another, shouting ______, “Come, blessings, come!”

The woman stopped,______the scene. Here was a man, she thought, calling blessings into his life loudly and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he ______. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her thanks to him for the ______ she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to ______ his voice, “Come, blessings! Come, blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet powerful words along with him, feeling ______ inspired each time.

Just then, a cute dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with ______. The woman now was ______enough to hear him crying to the dog, “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had ______ you!”

At first the woman felt ______ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She confused a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But as she continued her walk, she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the ______ and other blessings she longed for. It was clear, ______ the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.

Perhaps, she thought, it was not a(n) ______ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost at all.

【推荐3】I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had few _________ and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I _________ an elderly couple.

The wife and I _________ for a long time. She told me how _________ she was about her husband who was _________ a heart operation (手术). At that time I was working as a researcher in the same _________ where the husband would be going for his operation, _________ I told her to take down my phone number and must _________ me to let me know when he was there.

She phoned a few weeks later as she _________ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and __________ waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at __________. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some __________.

Weeks turned into months and it just became my __________ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I’d bring a __________ for him to read, or some food that we would __________ together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the __________. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often __________ each other on holidays.

Now, ten years later, I __________ my own family. Since our parents don’t __________ close by, this couple has become my son’s“local”grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly __________ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.