【推荐3】When Megan Becker was five years old, she created something special for her dad Glenn Becker on Father’s Day. It was a paper craft tie! After several hours of ________ using construction paper and crayons, Megan couldn’t ________ to present it to her dad.

Glenn told his baby girl it was a(n) ________ gift, and he would not only keep it forever but also wear it on her wedding day. Her father then ________ the tie over his bedroom mirror to display his favorite gift. Even though as a teenager Megan thought it was ________, it touched her heart that her father cared so much.

But ________, the tie Megan made for her dad as an art craft ________ around the time she was getting married. At that time her parents had ________ and Glenn said it had gotten lost somewhere in the packing.

With no more ________ of the tie, Megan walked down the aisle (通道) to get married with her father proudly ________ her away. But when it was time for the father-daughter dance, Glenn ________ on the dance floor wearing the crayon-colored, paper tie!

Megan was surprised and burst into ________. It turned out Glenn, who was a big jokester, ________ the tie in his toolbox until the wedding. He was using it to ________ her daughter on her wedding day! Glenn’s act of love is an incredible ________ of how father loves his children.

【推荐2】What guides my successful teaching career comes from my Dad’s tire shop. He_________the tire business when I was in high school. I began working for him. Although I had little_________ with things connected with motor vehicles, I_________to learn and work hard. My main motivation was to have customers_________him because of my work ethic (职业道德).

When I was in the shop, I was_________, not sitting around chatting with the other guys. The work was exhausting but_________. I had to remove the tires and_________a new one to the vehicles outside even in the hot summers. Two of my dad’s_________were sanitation (公共卫生)companies. I well remember times when garbage trucks, full of the morning’s collection,_________my dad’s lot with a flat tire on the way to the rubbish dump. It was my job to__________underneath the ill-smelling truck to set the jack, often while a(an)__________liquid fell on me. After a day at the tire shop, I was often__________, covered in dirt.__________, employment in the tire shop afford life lessons in meaning, perseverance, and fulfillment.

Now, whenever I return and visit the tire shop, I__________the cars and trucks I serviced, and the thousands of wheels I fixed. More importantly, I also remember the great feeling of__________that accompanies honest labor, no matter where it is accomplished.

【推荐3】A brief act of kindness brings an unexpected insight.

I was shopping at a department store and had just boarded the down escalator ________ I noticed a woman standing to the side. She looked about 65, and her ________ told me she was scared. I turned toward her and asked, “Do you need help?” As the ________ continued moving I heard the woman reply ________, “I’m afraid.” There was a hint of incredulity in her ________. “Want me to ________ and get you?” I called to her. She nodded. But by the time I ________ her, the woman had reconsidered. “I don’t think I can do it,” she said. I was suddenly ________ that I had made a far greater investment than I expected. “I know we can do it,” I said, “I can _______ to you.” She looked down at the monster. Then her eyes came back to mine, looking ________ “This has never happened to me before.” she said, as much to herself as to me. I felt that her sudden ________ had to do with the escalator’s mechanical nature, its ________ inhuman untrustworthiness, I took her arm. “Shall we?” She made a little sound of ________ as we stepped on, but we’d passed the point of no ________. She ________ slightly as the stairs moved us downward “I don’t understand this at all.” she said. As we neared the ________. her grip tightened again but we did fine. “I’m so ________,” she began. “It was nothing.” I said, “I was happy to do it.” Happy, yes. I do very little to help others. I am busy caring for a family and working full time.

For a brief moment, I had a flash of ________ into why someone would become a nurse or a social worker or a minister. When I helped the woman, I felt pure, whole and ________. It was a happier ________ than I’d had in weeks.

【推荐1】I was travelling on an overnight bus from Kolhapur to Aurangabad. The ordinary bus was more than _________; all 55 seats were taken and there were some 20 people _________. The hot day added to the discomfort of the rough, 10-hour journey. I didn't get a seat, so I had to stand quite _________.

After around two very long hours, I was _________ and bored. I kept trying to _________ myself, changing my body weight from one leg to the other. I suddenly sensed a soft hand _________ my elbow (肘), asking for attention. Turning around, I _________ a middle- aged man with a smile looking up at me. He stood up and said I could take his _________ for a while. I pleasantly _________ it with a sigh of __________, and the man seemed happy too. After about 20 minutes , I __________ him to take back his space. A man who was sitting by the window had observed our __________.

Just then, something magical happened. Our observer stood up and __________ his seat to another standing man. Unexpectedly, we had caused a series of reactions: This game of seat-sharing __________ through the bus like wildfire and, before long, almost all the standees got a chance to be seated. People even started __________ each other while exchanging positions, and soon began __________ jokes and singing. I could say, the rest of the journey was quite __________.

The bus reached its destination (目的地)the next morning. The groups quickly said goodbye and went their __________. But this extraordinary __________ has stayed with me even after all these years. It showed me an important fact that we can all share what we __________ and help our co-passengers on this journey called life.

【推荐2】My 65-year-old grandpa was diagnosed with liver cancer last year. He was always positive in our_________,but I know a regret_________in his heart.

My grandpa moved from his birthplace of Chicago to Boston when he was a child. 60 years passing by, the _________memories of his childhood still called him back to his hometown, so he and my father prepared to head for Chicago._________,he fainted at home and was sent to hospital just two days before.

The doctor said his_________started to get worse off. Worried and_________, we could do nothing but wait. But one day, an idea_________in my mind: we can make our home a small_________of Chicago. The family all agreed and committed themselves to various_________.

With my grandpa’s birthday__________,we finished our preparations. That morning, I stepped into his ward and came over, whispering in his ear: “Let’s go home for your birthday.”

When we reached home, his eyes__________. Ahead of him, the house looked like Chicago, which was decorated with huge pictures of famous sites in Chicago__________to the walls. My aunt showed my grandpa around, and then my grandpa, deeply amused, pointed out a__________: “I didn’t have this awesome TV at that time!” Everyone burst into laughter.

Two months later, my grandpa passed away__________. Through the meaningful and kind act, I began to understand the__________of helping people achieve their deepest wish.