【推荐1】Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. The disabled writer of A Brief History of Time visited China for three times. His first ________ was in 1985. On his second journey to China, the great theoretical scientist was invited to ________ a mathematics research institute at Zhejiang University. On that Sunday evening, be made his appearance at a press conference ________ at Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou. Hawking ________ at about 5:00 pm with his wife. The elderly man answered a total of nine ________ with the help of his computer. “I find the real universe much more ________ than the one in the film Star Wars,” Hawking joked. “I ________ young people to study theoretical physics first if they are interested in it.” But the talented man suffers from ________ motor neuron disease (运动神经元病). The disease ________ over 100,000 people every year. “I like life and I love life. My family, and music give me the ________ happiness,” smiled Hawking, who could ________ move two fingers.

In the speech. Hawking said he ________ to write a new edition of A Brief History of Time for young children. “A Brief History of Time is my first book for ________ people. But I Later found that I could write it in a ________ way.” he answered. “So I decided to rewrite it so that all people can read it easily.” Unfortunately, he ________ us forever on March 14, 2018.

【推荐2】I’m glad I got sick

Twenty-seven years ago I got sick. The reason I can remember the date so well is that being sick is What___________ me to choose my future wife. She was just a good friend, but because she _______to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, I thought for the first time “what a super wife she will _______for someone”

I took her out to eat for helping me get _______the flu. After that we became even better friends, but still_______thought of marriage. A few months later I was going to_______a new job in the Atlanta area, so Cathy helped me_______up boxes to get ready to leave. We_______great time that day and had lunch together. Near the end of that day I_______a few tears in Cathy’s eyes, so I asked what was ________

She said, “ I don’t know if I can live________you. You are my best friend.” I said. “ I know. I’ve been thinking of the ________thing.” That day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. We have had our ________times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends!

________I get to the family unit in my Health class and we talk about ________. I always tell this story. My students seem to love it because they learn that ________, sharing and caring about others is all that really ________

________the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. We have two beautiful children, but we still have dates ________weekend.

Cathy is the greatest thing that has ever ________to me! She is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. Thank God I got sick 27 years ago!

【推荐3】“If that little girl is causing that much trouble within your group of friends, I would simply stop her,” I said as Abby was about to set off to school. Abby listened carefully, as I continued. “If she causes any more _________ to you, I will go to your teacher to _________ her to never let her sit next to you.”

By this time, Allyson, my then eight-year-old daughter, had joined us, listening to every word too. Neither of my daughters cut in as I finished my _________. Then, as I was telling each of them what I thought _________, Allyson’s real words of wisdom (智慧) came about. “Mom,” she said. “I was just thinking maybe Abby is supposed to be that girl’s _________. Maybe Abby is supposed to let that girl see forgiving (原谅) and goodness through her.”

Hmmm, I had become a _________. And at that moment, I _________ that wearing the “Mother Hat” didn’t mean I was always right. In fact, I wanted to pull that hat over my face and _________ so that they couldn’t see my awkward (尴尬的) look.

“Yes, that’s a good point,” I said, forcing a _________ at my girls. “Abby, __________ this situation the way you think is right.” “OK,” she said before walking out of the door and off to __________. “Bye, Mom!” Allyson called, __________ her big sister out the door. I was left __________. In those following quiet moments I was lost in thought and felt __________ that my two daughters were little in height but big in heart. Sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us — if we’ll only __________.

【推荐1】My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ _______ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a sight like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a _________ on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to pick something they thought our “friend” there would _________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were low on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is _______ what we need to do! All the kids declared something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of _______, he lit up and thanked us with _______ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so __________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have __________ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the ________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

【推荐2】About 15 years ago, Oliver Muensterer packed his suitcase and traveled from his home in Leipzig, Germany to a town a few hours away. He had a job interview, so he arrived the evening beforehand.

When he woke up the next morning, he took a shower and started to get ________. Just then, he noticed that he’d forgotten to pack a white dress shirt. He thought he had prepared ________ for everything. He had his suit and a tie, but somehow he had forgotten the shirt.

This ________ sent Muensterer into a panic. He only had about an hour until he needed to be at the interview. He ________ down to the lobby (酒店大堂) and went to the front desk to ask the man behind the counter if the man could ________ a nearby store where he could purchase a ________ shirt.

The man listened to his ________ carefully. And he hardly had ________ it when the man said, “I have a ________.”

But rather than ________ Muensterer to a nearby shop, the ________ did something ________. Without saying a word, he took off his own white dress shirt and handed it to Muensterer.

“So I put it on and I went to the interview. It was not my dream job, so it didn’t ________ in the end, but after the interview I came back and I gave him back his shirt. I expressed my gratitude to him heartily.”

That single gesture of ________ has stuck with Muensterer over the years. “And so ever since, when I see someone who needs anything, I’m very willing to ________.”