【推荐1】While walking through the woods an old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly. He _______ it home.

A few days later, a small _______ appeared; he sat and _______ the butterfly for several hours as it struggled (挣扎) to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any _______. Then the man came up to _______ the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors (剪刀) and _______ the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out _______.

But it had a swollen body and small wings. The man had expected that the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to _______ the body. However, neither happened! _______, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around. It never was able to ________.

What the man did not ________ was that the struggle for the butterfly to ________ the tiny opening was nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its ________ from the cocoon.

Sometimes, struggles are __________ what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any difficulties, it would weaken us. We would not be as ________ as what we could have been. And we could never fly.

【推荐2】When we’re young, especially in our twenties or even thirties, we may feel uncertain about our future. For years I have had no idea what I have been doing with my life, I was a thirty-year-old lawyer in New York. _______ being a lawyer was never my dream or goal in life. I honestly wanted to be a writer. I have a great _______ and would write amazing stories in my head. But I always knew that being a writer was _______ possible for me because it was a better _______ decision to stay a lawyer.

Lately, I couldn’t fall asleep _______ my usual time of 10 p. m. and when I did fall asleep I had the same dream _______. The dream starts with me in the ocean _______ to go for a swim and I’m searching for something, but I start to _______ and have no control over my _______. Then a light shines through the waters and when I look up, all I can ________ is myself in a bright white mom writing a ________. Then I hear a voice say ________, “Now is the time to try something new: now is the time to try something new.

Something indescribable always stayed in my mind. It wasn’t just a dream; it was my ________ to make something good out of my life. That afternoon, I ________ my job at the law firm and I couldn’t have been any ________. My life started at 30, and every day ________ that point I haven’t stopped enjoying life. I started to ________ and have been on the best-sellers list for the last two months. Things have definitely ________ well.

________ is a good thing; it gives us an opportunity to take a chance. So my two favorite words I live by and so ________ you are “change and chance”

【推荐3】My high school life was a very fulfilling one. Apart from studying in class, I got a part-time job at a local ________ shop. I hoped it would be easy, and for the most part,________. I imagined myself pouring coffee and becoming close friends with my customers.

But what I hadn’t ________ was the people with so many orders and the moments when I couldn’t seem to ________ anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skim milk.________, I kept at it.

One day, one of my customers dropped in,________. Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me ________ because he had ordered nothing but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favourite doughnut (甜甜圈) I had ________ him. He smiled and thanked me before ________ out into the rain.

The next evening, he came. Instead of ________ something, he handed me a single pink rose and a note. “Thanks for being so sweet and ________ yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who is warm. Please ________ your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day!”

As time went on, I did ________ some customers really particular. But whenever I felt cast down, that man and his kindness would occur to me. Then I would ________, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I ________ you?”

【推荐1】I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday. It was a sunny day. _________ to spend some time outdoors, I went up the mountain with Uncle Jimmy. The mountain was not easy to climb and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end, _________ and hot, I couldn’t go any further. Consequently, we went back down the mountain in the end. On the way back down, Uncle Jimmy asked me a question, which _________ me speechless for a second: “What’s your dream, young lady?” “I have no idea,” I answered after thinking for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his story. He didn’t _________ well at school when he was a student. Although _________ thought he could succeed, he knew clearly what his dream was — to be a _________. “I knew I wasn’t _________ when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a nearby market and sell them after class,” he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to _________ which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but however difficult life was, he never gave up.

“There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of _________ to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream,” he said gently.

That night I could not fall asleep. With my eyes wide open, I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, “What’s my motivation?” I wanted to be a top student, but the hard work __________ meant putting everything into following my __________. If I find myself __________ willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again all by myself. It made me think: If we don’t __________ the climb, how can we get to enjoy the scenery on the top of the mountain? At last, I reached the top and was __________ by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more __________ than that.

【推荐3】It was a Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago. I had spent most of the morning like any boy would, ________ outside in the snow and enjoying the sunlight on the _____ day of the year. I liked stepping through the snow, making snowballs to _______ the trees, and watching the smoky breath float (飘)out of my ______. After a while,though, the ______ got to be too much and I went ________.

It was warm in the house. I ______ my wet coat and put on my favorite blue sweater. Then I walked into the _______. My mom and grandma had just ______ baking two loaves of Italian bread. Mom looked up, smiled at me and asked me what I wanted for _____. I smiled back and pointed to the delicious bread. Mom laughed, _____ a slice（薄片） off the bread, and buttered it for me. Then she told me to go sit _____ the stove (炉子)in the living room. Taking my slice with me I sat in my favorite chair, and felt the gentle heat from the stove _____ my little body. It was a moment of pure _____. I felt so good and so loved that I ______ it to this day.

Our daily _____ and love are all we need in this life. They are all we need to _____. Anything else is just an extra blessing to be used to make this would a _____ place for us all.

Be thankful for the daily bread that fills your ____ and for daily love that fills your soul. Then go out and with great joy _____ your bread, your blessings, and your love with the world.

【推荐1】One can never find his/her potential until he/she has a try. When I retired five years ago, I started running. I was not a natural _________. I wanted to lose weight and it seemed that running was a_________way. At first it was very_________ — I was mainly walking more than running when I started — but I didn’t _________．When I started training running, I was just trying to build up stamina (耐力), and just the idea of even going two miles, but even walking was a_________. In the beginning, I just walked as much as I could and then as time went on, I_________began running. Later I kept on adding more and more _________．

I_________ my coach, Albert, in my running club, and he’d been running for over 25 years. He had a lot of knowledge and often sent various quotes to_________ and encourage us. Running the Los Angeles Marathon for the first time was probably the greatest__________of my life. I was really prepared, __________ Albert. I learned a lot of life lessons during the__________ : you have to believe in yourself   __________nobody else will. When I crossed the finishing line, I was so excited. I remembered just getting to the__________and realizing, “Oh, my God, I’m going to do this! ” I heard them say, “Welcome to the finishing line,” and I thought, “Wow, I was actually going to__________this!”

I could never have imagined myself doing the Los Angeles Marathon, and here I am and I made it. I was a true example that it’s never too late to present yourself with a new image, as long as you have faith and let that faith direct you.

【推荐2】The story of British cycling’s rise to global power begins with the adventures of Frank Bowden, a young British lawyer, born in Exeter in 1848. He made his _______ in Hong Kong during the 1870s, but became seriously ill. When he returned to England he was told by his doctor he probably only had six months to live, but that _______ a bike might prolong(延长) his life.

Frank _______ up cycling with a passion and, a year later, was healthier than ever before. He wanted to share the health _______ of the bicycle—and at the same time make money. He found the perfect _______ when he came across a small bicycle company based in Raleigh Street, Nottingham. Frank was so impressed by the bikes they made that he _______ the business and in 1888 the Raleigh Bicycle Company was born. Rapid development followed. By 1896 they _______ a five-acre factory in Nottingham, and had such _______ in their bikes that they offered a lifetime promise of _______ with every one they sold. Frank Bowden died in 1921. By that time he’d turned a backstreet ________ into the biggest bicycle corporation in the world,________thousands of people to enjoy the health benefits of the pastime that had once saved his life.

The first half of the 20th century was a good time for cycling especially Raleigh. They helped create a colorful cycling ________ in Britain. At first it was largely male—women riders were regarded as unladylike. But,________ more women started cycling and there were women’s racing clubs too. More and more men and women saw the bike as a(n)________ purchase to get them to and from work. It was also a needed form of personal ________ for the postman, the policeman, the midwife and the district nurse. And the company developed a range of children’s bikes too, so that, by the 1930s, a bicycle had become one of the most popular birthday presents.

【推荐3】During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______ . Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I ______ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ______ .I ate the same food; I did the same thing. Clearly, I ______ my routines(习惯) My friend, however, became ______ One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______ .I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found my-self standing on a tennis court(球场).As I held my racket(球拍), I felt ______ .I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90%of them, and hitting the rest into the other court. The first few months were quite ______ .But one day as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched in ______ as my return landed where I had aimed(瞄准)it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!