【推荐1】There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) _______came and said, “Please let me _______a picture on a wall.” The king happened to have a big new hall_______. So he_______the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the_______wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s_______looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain_______between the two walls_______neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)_______supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a________and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was________, and the second artist said, “My wall is ready too!”

The king went to________the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large________of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

________! Each line was________the same as that on the opposite wall.

The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he________how the second man had made it.

“I just________the wall with the cloth,” the man said briefly.The wall was made________white marble . He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting________up on it!

The world is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be________. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

【推荐2】When I was thirteen years old , a girl gave me an important gift. It was a _______. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. No one _______ me. I was very lonely. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt even more _______. I could not talk to anyone about my_______, and I did not want my parents to worry about me.

One day, my classmates were talking with their friends, but I sat _______. At that moment, a girl entered the classroom,_______ me without a word and gave me a bright smile._______, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel _______. It was like a hidden treasure. That smile   _______ my life. I started to talk with the other__________. Day by Day, I learnt to__________people, and they included me in their circle of friends. The girl with the __________smile has become my best friend now. One day, asked her __________ she smiled at me that day. She said she could not remember!

Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you __________ that you are lonely, you might always be alone. My __________ is : smile at the world and it will smile back.

【推荐1】One afternoon many years ago, I parked my car by the street, waiting to_______ my mother from work.   

As I looked outside the car window to my right, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother _______ from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been _______ from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, _______ nothing had happened.

Actually, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t think of their falling down as failure; _______, they treat it as a learning experience. They _______ try and try again until they succeed. While I was _______ by the boy’s persistence, I was equally touched by the manner in which he ran. With each _______, he looked so confident and so natural. No _______ of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged — as if he didn’t give a care about the world around him.

His only aim was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a child — being just himself completely in the moment. He was not looking for approval or was not worrying about ________ someone was watching or not. He wasn’t ________ about being judged. He didn’t seem to be ________ by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall and that it would be ________ if he did fall. No, all that ________ to him was to accomplish the task or activity at hand to the best of his ability — to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that ________ and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.

________, I’ve always believed that in each of us is a little child with absolute courage, a child that has the ability to run freely without a care for anything external（外在的）. I believe that courageous part of us — that courageous child ________ us all, will always be with us ________ we live. We only need to allow it to emerge more fully. We only need to once again ________ that child within us — and give that child permission to run freely, just like that boy in the ________.

【推荐2】Over the years, I’ve been guilty of hurriedly shutting the front door to many strangers when they came knocking with the intention of selling the things. But around Easter time this year, a dear friend of mine had an experience that________my mind towards these “unexpected visitors.”

Alice who recently moved to a new neighborhood, had been housebound (足不出户的) all week________from the severe flu when, early one morning, there was the annoying knock on the door. Peering out the window, she saw two young ladies seriously________leaflets and a TV set model. She knew a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was about to be________. “This is the last thing I need today,” she muttered to herself and________opened the door.

Coughing, she poked her head out and impatiently________them that she wasn’t the slightest bit interested in any TV products.________, she added, she was feeling quite unwell and abruptly shut the door. The ladies politely turned and left________. A few hours later, the same two ladies were back again. Really________this time, she opened the door ready to give them a piece of her mind.________she could speak, these women, with________looks on their faces, handed Alice a dish , saying “We’re so sorry we________you earlier. We thought you may like this homemade chicken soup.________it might make you feel better.” Alice was surprised by this lovely________. Being new to the area, she didn’t know many neighbors or people who could________her with shopping so the gesture was really________. She could only smile embarrassedly and sincerely thanked them. With that, the ladies left.

After Alice told this story to me, I thought about how________this deed was. Especially in today’s world where sadly, kindness and________seem so rare. I also realized that________others and showing________is the real essence of love.

【推荐3】In January 2018, I was moving to New Jersey. I had two kids and a(n) _________ business, so a quiet train ride felt like a small vacation. Yet I found myself spending that _________ time through my social media feeds. So I put down my phone and _________ writing thank-you notes to people.

When I got off, I was in a noticeably _________ mood. The next day, I wrote more. When I finished, I _________ them up. There were 31—one for every day of the year so far. Something wonderful _________ me. What if I kept it up?

I decided to write one thank-you note for every day of that year. I had no shortage of people to whom I was _________. So I picked out a different theme for each _________ to keep on task--January was charity. _________ the notes wasn’t that time-consuming. Each was just two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes to __________. I focused on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say and the words came __________.

I was delighted to __________ a note back from a chef, Julie. She replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. Your letter was a __________ that looking back is a good motivator(促进因素) for moving forward.” It __________ that many people are going through something most of the time. And I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t reached out. Part of the magic of what I __________ my “Thank-You Year” was reconnecting with people like Julie.

【推荐1】Long ago, a rabbit built a big house, where he lived happily. He had ______ it so well that, when a heavy ______ arrived in autumn, which flooded (淹没) and destroyed nearly the whole forest and the ________ of many animals, his remained. Soon, one after another, the ______ animals came to his door, asking if they could ______ the cold days in his house. He let each ______ in, and the house was gradually filled up ______ it was full. This discomfort didn’t ______ the rabbit. Instead, he was happy because everyone else said he was _______. All the animals thanked the rabbit for offering them a place to live in winter.

In spring,   all the animals ______ and rebuilt their own houses. Seeing this, the rabbit jumped up and down so happily that he didn’t ______ that a fox was waiting for him. One of the animals who had spent the cold ______ in the rabbit’s house saw this, and called the rabbit _______, shouting at the rabbit to ________ escape into his house. Then the fox broke into the house, but the rabbit ______ to escape and run into the home of another friend. For a whole day, the fox ______the rabbit from one animal’s home to another’s,______ the rabbit always managed to save his skin, and was ______ all the time by the friends he had ______ help to in the winter. Finally, the fox gave up.

The rabbit felt very happy, not only for having escaped the fox, but also for having made so many friends in the forest. From the ______, he learned that helping others is helping himself.

【推荐2】There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to where God lived，so he_____his suitcase with Twinkies and a six﹣pack of root beer and he started his_____．

When he had gone about three blocks，he met an old woman．She was_____in the park just staring at some pigeons （鸽子）．The boy sat down next to her and opened his_____．He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked_____，so he offered her a Twinkie．She_____accepted it and smiled at him．Her_____was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it_____，so he offered her a root beer．Once again she smiled at him．The boy was_____!

They sat there all_____eating and smiling，but they never said a word．

As it grew dark，the boy realized how_____he was and he got up to leave，but before he had gone more than a few steps，he_____around，ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug．She gave him her_____smile ever．

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later，his mother was_____ by the look of joy on his face．

She asked him，"What did you do today that made you so happy？"

He replied，"I had _____with God．"But before his mother could respond，he added，"You know_____？She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile，the old woman，also radiant （容光焕发的） with_____，returned to her home．

Her son was shocked by the look of_____on her face and he asked，"Mother，what did you do today that made you so happy？"

She replied，"I_____Twinkies in the park with God．"But before her son responded，she added，"You know，he's much_____than I expected．"