【推荐1】My daughter Allie was leaving for college in a week. She didn’t _______going. She was off with friends most of the time. My friend Karen told me, "The August before I left for college, I_______my mother the whole month. Be prepared."

I stood in the kitchen, watching Allie make a glass of iced tea. The girl, once so _______and trusting, was closed to me. I_______to think of something to say to her. I wanted her to know I was_______about the college she had chosen and that I knew the_______of her life was just starting. But the_______on her face was so mad that I gave up the _______.

One night, after a long period of _______between us, I asked what I might have done or said made her ________. She sighed, “Mom, you haven't done anything ________. It’s fine.” A few days later, as I was getting ready for________, Allie came to my room and said, “I want to read you something from my college. These are tips for ________.”

I watched her as she read the ________aloud: "Don't ask your child if she is homesick. She might feel bad in the first few weeks, but don't let it ________you. This is a(n)________time of transition（过渡）.Write her letters and call her a lot..."

Her voice ________, and she came over and ________her head in my shoulder. I touched her hair ________, afraid that she would run away if I said a word. We _________there together for long moments that night. Reconnecting.

【推荐2】Do What You Enjoy

Sometimes you may find that you are not happy in your life, although everything is going well. Most of the time you have to _________ this kind of unhappy life, since it is really hard to make changes and move on to a new business, which often involves(包含)taking _________.

My father, however, was a quite different example. When I was about 9 or 10, he told me that I should be whatever I wanted when I grew up, so long as I _________ it. He said that if I were not feeling _________, I should try to change my life to make it more delightful, and I would find real _________ as a result. From him I learned a great lesson on the _________ of doing one's favorite.

My father got into the insurance industry when he was very young, and he was very _________. He became one of the company's top salesmen, even though he was only 25 years old. Soon he became one of the first independent insurance salesmen in our state. _________, he decided to leave his successful _________ and move on to other fields. You might __________ why he did so. The answer was simple: he liked to do something challenging, something that __________ his strength and ability, especially in a way that is interesting. My father just wanted to have a try, and so he did. After leaving the insurance company, he worked in social media and then in digital technology, which really __________ him. Of course he wasn't successful in everything he tried , but he told me for__________ that he did something he liked, and that he had the __________ of doing what he enjoyed. __________ one's comfortable life is not easy.

I've learned this from my father, and I can say no matter __________ is good or bad, it is __________ to do one's favorite. When we do something we love, it gives us extra __________ to meet our goals, which are associated with psychological (心理上的)well-being and health. As long as we have no __________ and give it a try, we are forced to push against ourselves. After all we all want to be where we are __________ ourselves.

【推荐3】It’s fortunate for children to have siblings (兄弟姐妹) accompanying them. And the kids would be luckier to have a brother as________as Christian Hamerter. The 1l-year-old boy, attended a father-daughter dance with his 7-year-old sister Skylar after finding Skylar was________by their dad.

In the days leading up to the________in March, it was all Skylar was________for, talking about it all day. On the other hand, her mom Trelysia felt more and more________. At this time of year, their father is always fully________in official duties. He didn’t attend last year’s dance due to a conference,_______having made a promise. Then, she was right to be worried. On the big day,________, their father was sent abroad for business. “It was________that he failed to go there for a second year. Skylar________because she had her heart set on going.” Trelysia wrote in a________. “I felt so bad and also cried uncontrollably.”

That’s when Christian________! The big brother wanted his sister to feel loved and special. And he picked out a suit and gold tie, a perfect________for Skylar’s gold dress. “The action filled me with________,” the mother wrote, “for I just know that I’m________a kind man—and an amazing father one day. He has________that he can be.” Skylar had a great time with Christian there without her dad’s________. Even better, now she knows her brother would always come to her________.

The post warmed hearts of the people it________and picked up more than 110,000 reactions________the sweet gesture.

【推荐1】Donna Hopkins has survived breast cancer twice and lost part of her left leg due to a serious disease. But none of those _______ has slowed her down. Actually, this lifelong _______went on to become a competitive rower(划船手) -and now she is even _______ trying ice hockey(冰球).

Hopkins was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 after she found a lump(肿块) while she was sitting at work one day. She said, “I immediately called my primary _______ and scheduled an appointment. You can’t wait around because if you act _______, the chances of your_______are greater. ” She had a treatment , but two years later the _______returned. She had a(n) _______ and has been cancer-free since, and advises others to make sure they _______of their illness as much as possible.

Donna’s doctor suggested she take up __________ even though she didn’t know how to swim. “Rowing became the__________ that I needed to get me through a dark time," she says.

Her faith and her__________nature also assisted her in getting through those difficult times. “I don’t like to __________ anything,” she laughs.

“You have one life to live. You’ve got to live it to the utmost. ” she says. “I always tell people that I may have gone through some hard times that cannot be __________, but I think I’m a better person today __________ what I’ve gone through. ”

【推荐2】There are many kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only _________ friends leave footprints.

I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the _________. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves _________ in the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking _________ in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, life is uninteresting. The free days always get me _________. But one day, the sound of a violin _________ into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was _________ in playing her violin. I had _________ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Absorbed in the music, I didn’t know that I had been standing there for so long but my existence did not seem to _________ her.

Every day she played the violin and I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became __________. Although we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good __________. I believe she also liked me.

One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly __________. To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin,” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a(n) __________ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that __________ me,” she said.

“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let’s be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a dream — so short, so bright, like a shooting star __________ so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

【推荐3】Although Grace, a little girl, felt happy and loved, there was something disappointing her. Everyone seemed to know exactly what they ________ to be. They heard from adults about many different ________ , but Grace had no inspiration.

One evening Grace seemed ________ . Her Mom was worried and asked why. Grace began to cry and poured her heart out to her mother about her ________ and career. Grace has always dreamed of becoming a(n) ________ , helping others and being a hero to families in situations of despair. Grace’s Mom smiled, ________ her, and ran a quick search. As Grace looked up with tears ________ her face, she saw the screen. There was a beautiful, smiling female firefighter ________ a medal from the Mayor for her bravery during a terrible ________ accident last year. In the photo, she is ________ one of the little girls freed from the school bus, Grace couldn’t believe it.

Then Grace’s mother ________ the firefighter on a workplace social platform. Grace sat and waited ________ for a reply! They couldn’t contain their excitement when a reply flashed up a few ________ later. Constance Baker, the firefighter, became her   ________ .

That Summer Grace ________ her birthday with all her friends. When it was time to bring out the cake, Grace was told to close her eyes. ________ they heard loud sirens(汽笛) coming closer and louder. When she opened her eyes, Constance was in her full ________ and wore helmet(头盔), holding her cake. The rest of the crew were ________ around the fire truck. Wearing the helmets, Grace's friends and family were lining up to get onto the fire truck and take some ________ . This was the best birthday Grace could ever have.

From then on, Grace was so ________ of her future dreams and truly believed anything is possible.

【推荐2】During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I returned, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests. _______ I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.

The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I’d totally forgotten to prepare for the test on Romeo and Juliet, which I’d take over my lunch hour! Worse still, I had _______ the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to _______ on the questions I didn’t know.

As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give _______ when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I looked down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my _______ of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain _______, Yes! Read over the answers—quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! … This went on for ten of the longest seconds in my entire life.

Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without _______! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty _______ I had failed the test.

The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an _______ soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the ________ to turn it over.

You can only imagine my ________ when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my ________, a C^-.

My mom says the victories that ________ the most courage are won within. Now I know ________ what she means. Now not only can my conscience rest easy, but I don’t have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad ________ like Romeo and Juliet.