【推荐1】When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt.

Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner_________I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly _________ .

Not really knowing how_________ the bus ride should be, I _________ when I saw the landmarks (路标)_________on my classmate’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the _________ , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was_________ on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no _________ when the next bus would come,_________when a bus did come, I __________got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the __________ bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he __________to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but__________ did not help much.

He finally __________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was __________ that he could not help me more. After I walked for a few minutes, a bus stopped beside me. It was the __________ bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there __________ He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party __________ I was over an hour late.

I am forever thankful for the __________that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a __________on my heart.

【推荐2】All he wanted was some juice. As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was _________. We sat near yet away from him, fixing our hair and _________ about the test period we hadn’t studied for. He was far away from our world, but yet was _________ to be part of it.

He stood at the drink machine, fumbling (摸索) in his _________ for some change. He came up with a wrinkled (皱的) dollar bill, and _________ glanced back at his table where other students were sitting. _________ the help of a six-year-old, he tried to make the machine _________ his money. After a few unsuccessful attempts, people were _________. Some were even throwing things at him. He began to _________, and his eyes misted with tears. I saw him turn to sit down, __________. But for some reason, he decided to try again. He wasn’t leaving until he got a __________.

With a determined expression, he continued to __________ thrust (插入) the dollar bill into the machine. Then something terrific happened. A popular senior girl __________ from her seat, and with a look of genuine sympathy, went over to the boy. She explained why the __________ had a hard time accepting dollars sometimes, then gave him some change and showed him __________ to place it. The boy gave her his dollar and chose flavor of fruit juice. Then the two walked off in different __________. Although it was clear that they were from very different __________, for one moment they had shared a real __________. I remembered thinking how he and the __________ were very much alike, they both weren’t accepted. But just as the dollar had found a place in a __________ girl’s pocket, I was sure that boy would finally find his, too.

【推荐3】Best friends Joe and Paul spent the morning of June 23, 1963, playing baseball. At about noon Paul started feeling ________ . He wanted a burger from the store on Center Street with Joe.

"Ummm. I'll ask my mom if I can go. I need her ________ ," Joe said. The situation was difficult for Joe. There were   ________   that he shall not sit with his friend because of the color of his skin.

Joe's parents and many other people were trying to ________ those rules. They listened to the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who was trying to remove ________   practices completely.

"It's hot," Joe's mother said. "Why not take the bus to the store?" "No, ma' am. Bikes are ________ ." Paul hated riding the bus with Joe because they would be ________ to sit in the back.

When the boys reached Center Street, Joe started to get ________ .

"Dad told me about some trouble here last week," Joe said sadly. "I'll just wait outside," "Not happening!" Paul said, as he grasped Joe's arm and the two boys ________ into the store. Paul tightened his fists ________ they headed for two empty chairs.

A waiter gave them a dirty look and ________ their way. "Go around back if you' re with him." he said, pointing at Joe.

Before the boys could responded, a soft voice interrupted the discussion. "These boys will be joining me. "The man and the boys ________ to see a woman in a wheelchair. "Excuse me," she said smiling, as she moved her chair toward the man, ________ to go forward. Not wanting to appear ________ to the woman, the man stepped aside. Joe and Paul followed the woman to the chairs. She parked beside them and talked steadily as they ordered and ate their lunch.

After the meal, she said, "Two friends like you, that shouldn't be a problem." Then she ________ away. Joe and Paul never got her name, but they never forgot her either.

【推荐2】On a Sunday morning I was running and noticed a person in front of me. I could _______ he was running a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before _______.

So I started running faster and every block I was _______ on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes, I was only about 100 yards _______ him. So I _______ the pace and pushed myself. You would have thought I was running in the _______ part of a marathon.

Finally I caught up with him and _______ him by. On the inside I felt so good. I“beat” him, _______ he didn't even know we were ________ .

After I passed him. I ________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turm around and go ________.

Isn't that what happens in life when we ________ on competing with co-workers,neighbors, friends, trying to outdo them or trying to prove we are more successful or more ________ ? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss our own ________.

The ________ with unhealthy competition is that it is a never ending circle. There will always be somebody ________ you, someone with a better job, more money in the bank, more education, better behaved children, etc.

Take what life has given you, and you will be . ________ by it. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There is no ________ in destiny. Run your own race and wish others well.

【推荐3】Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very difficult. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _______ alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (绳).

As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another trouble occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, _______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁). It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _______ after more than an hour in the dark and the icy-cold, Simon had to _______. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ________ into a large crevasse (裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he ________ to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers away.

Simon had ________ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be ________, but he didn’t want to leave ________. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ________ it. Joe was there, a few meter’s from their tent, still alive.