【推荐1】I was working at the toy counter of a “dime” store in Orlando, Florida. I was 15, and the year was 1952. I had to_______about my age to get a job, and I barely supported myself on the $25/week salary. But this was the South, and it was a time when things were_______for everybody.

It was a few days after Christmas, and we had a lot of dolls left_______on the toy counter, as well as many more dolls in a storage closet. My young voice trying to_______the passing shoppers to our sale didn’t seem to get anyone’s_______—shoppers continued to walk by, ignoring me.

Suddenly, a small girl walked by, and I handed her a doll. Her mother stopped to find out_______her daughter had this doll, and I explained our_______sale. The girl had stars in her eyes and nothing was going to make her_______this doll. I had made my first_______.

I continued, handing anyone walking by, ________their age, a doll, and soon I had the two________behind the counter rushing to ring up all the sales. I was feeling very________, and confident about the success.

Then I handed a doll to a small,________dressed girl. Her eyes lit up. I explained to her mother about the wonderful sale.________, her mother took the doll away from the little girl and handed it back to me. Quickly ________filled the little girl’s eyes as her mother explained gently that there was no________to buy this doll and apologized to her. I________her that this was a really good________, but the mother just shook her head.

Just then a well-dressed, middle-aged woman said, “Wait—let me________this doll for your little girl.” She took the doll from my hands and handed it________back to the little girl.

【推荐3】When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a _________ problem and had to go to hospital for a _________ examination.

It seemed a small _________ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go _________ right from the beginning. Not having a car or _________ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. _________ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was _________ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the _________ direction.

I _________ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a __________, who was trying to get past me. __________, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was __________. After I explained my __________ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my __________. Sitting there waiting, I felt __________ that someone had been willing to help.__________, hearing a horn（喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend __________ at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a __________ to the hospital.

Such unexpected __________ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose __________, for all things are possible.

【推荐1】“It’s nice having a friend,” said Mole (鼹鼠) to Rabbit as they sat talking in the sun one day.

“Oh, it is!” said Rabbit. “Very useful, too, _______ if you need help. _______, I think I’d like Bull (公牛) to be my friend.”

“But I’m your friend!” said Mole, feeling _______

“Oh, yes,” said Rabbit. “You are good for talking to and laughing with, _______ you are too small. When I need help, I _______ someone big and strong like Bull. He would be a very good friend to have. It would be _______ shouting for him when I need help.”

Mole went off in anger.

“Oh, well, I need to _______ something,” Rabbit thought.

He moved along _______ he found a tiny garden. He had just started on his first leaf when there was a big _______ . People were shouting and dogs were barking (吠叫). Rabbit was so afraid and in such ________ to get away that he ran into the wrong hole. The hole was too ________ and Rabbit got stuck. He could not ________ at all.

“Help!” cried Rabbit.

Mole ________ him. He ran up to see what was the matter.

“Help!” cried Rabbit. “I’m stuck in this hole.”

“If you want help,” said Mole, “I’d better ________ Bull.”

“No!” cried Rabbit. “He’s no good! He’s too big to get into this ________ You’re just the right ________! Please help me, Mole!”

So Mole began digging around Rabbit. He ________ so fast that Rabbit was ________ in no time.

“I’m sorry, Mole. I was ________ Rabbit said. “I’m ________ I have you for a friend.”

And the two good friends set off for home together.

【推荐2】A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared(敢于)go outside for fear of being _____by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a ____ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in   ____. One day,when the cat was out,mice of all ages _____into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap,”one mouse _________. When this idea was ____, another said,“What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But _____ knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse,whose mother had become the cat’s food, _____said,“Let’s cut her teeth,so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his _____.

At last,one mouse,_____than the rest,jumped onto a table. Waving a bell,he called for____, “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail,so we’ll always know_____she is! We’ll have _______to escape,and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to ___!” Hearing the words,everyone got _____and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never _____!”

“She’ll never be able to walk ______again! Why,the other day,she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine...”

However,the wise mouse said,“We must _____who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was _____enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very _____to have bright ideas,but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

【推荐3】With an old wallet in his hand, a beggar was asking for some coins to buy something to eat along the street. He kept wondering why those who had so much money were never relaxed (放松的)and were always desiring (渴望)more. “If I had enough to______and to wear, I wouldn’t want anything more.” he said.

Just then Goddess Fortune came down the______and saw the beggar. She said, “I’ve wished to help you for long. Now, open your wallet and I’ll pour (倒，倾泻) gold into it. But all that falls into the wallet will be pure______while all falling upon the______shall become dust. Understand?”

“Yes,” said the beggar.

“You should______. Your wallet is a worn one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. The excited beggar could______wait to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a stream of gold was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking?” asked the Goddess Fortune.

“Never______. It’s still strong enough, ” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so much gold that the beggar’s hands began to______. “If only the golden stream would pour forever! Just a little more!Add just a handful or two,” said the beggar.

“It’s full. The wallet will______,” warned the Goddess Fortune. But the beggar requested, “It will hold a little more.” Some more gold was added and the wallet split (裂开). The treasure fell upon the ground and became dust. The beggar had nothing but his______wallet.