【推荐1】The summer after my first year of college, I got my first job as a waiter in a restaurant. For me, it was a step moving from a_______ child to a more independent adult. I had never_______a day in my life when I was in high school because my_________wanted me to focus on study.

I printed out a recently updated resume(简历 )I first_______in my senior year and filled out dozens of applications. I sent applications_________to get my first couple of choices. I got no calls or emails back._________, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I applied to. We had_________a meeting time, and after my_______, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday.

When working, it was very_______that I was the new guy. My parents__________that I would not last the first two weeks, and that I would be____________looking for more jobs.   However, I stuck with it.I made sure to put a__________on my face every day no matter what__________. At times, some customers were always asking to speak with my____________. Every time I heard that, I thought if I had a dollar, I would __________work a day in my life. However, I____________to get the hang of things after a couple of weeks. I always suggested the suitable__________for customers.

A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had received the____________employee of the month. At that moment, I felt like I had truly__________it, and this was the first of many achievements I would receive while working. It taught me a lot about responsibility and the____________of insisting on the work.

【推荐3】Daily random (随意的) acts of kindness can begin with two words, “Good morning!” It’s _______ how two words expressed from the heart can _______ the outcome of a day, any day for that matter.

During my daily visit to a local store, I’ve befriended an employee who occasionally seems to be _______ lack of sleep. However, he does his best to offer a good _______. I’ve made it a(n)_______ to greet him with a “Good morning” each day and most _______, mean it. I’ll even ask how he’s doing and stop to listen to his story. Equally important is a _______ smile that shows, “It’s good to see you. I’m glad you’re working today.”

Over the last few weeks, this young man has started giving me free coffee refills for no reason. When I asked him why, he said, “It’s because you are always nice to me. I _______ it.” During my weekly Friday Breakfast Group, I shared how _______ I was to get “free” coffee just by saying “Good morning”. I _______ all of them to try it, for a day, a week, a month.

One day I found him in low _______. My morning greetings didn’t _______ for once and neither did my smile. “Come on. It can’t be that bad. Your time’s coming.” I comforted him, _______ those words of assurance (保证) didn’t _______ me. Try as I might to blow it off, I couldn’t shake the thought. Why wait for someone else to make a(n) _______ when I could do it myself?

I noticed a gift shop just a stone’s _______ away. Twenty minutes later, I returned to the store and presented this young man with a _______. “See, I told you good things would come your way.” He looked _______, but finally he smiled.

The next day my “Good morning” greeting was met with one cheerful hello from a most grateful employee. He said, “Thank you. I was having a bad day and you went out of your way to _______ it.” I was trying to think of something else to say. “What goes around comes around, doesn’t it?”

The acts of kindness, even if it begins with two simple words, can _______ easily. I can tell you they will change your life for the better.

【推荐1】When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant _______ Miller King, who was the best _______ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _______.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he come back from hospital. He looked very _______, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I _______ all of Miller’s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, but I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _______ going over a fence - which wasn’t _______ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept _______ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I __________ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally __________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did __________. Thank you for filling in for me.”

His words freed me from my bad __________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was still ahead of me. I was right to have __________ him. From that day on, I grew __________ and a little more real.

【推荐3】On Wednesday I was at Planet Fitness when a girl _________ wearing a great-looking jacket. I had a desire for it, but didn’t say anything. Time _________ and I noticed she was about to leave. I was _________ to someone with the words? “Hey, there’s that girl in that _________ jacket. I’m going over and tell her how much I like it.”

I wasn’t sure how some _________ would react to my enthusiasm about her jacket, but it didn’t stop me. I _________ walked over and introduced myself and told her how much I loved her jacket. She _________and said her name was Amanda and she worked for this company that _________ the jacket. She went on to _________ me how everything was American made. She then __________ me a business card with her name on it.

Yesterday, I got __________ looking for ADDIX Gear—the name of the __________ I could see they __________ made sports clothing for teams. I sent a __________ and was told they didn’t sell retail (零售), but they were thinking of __________.

I wasn’t sure I would ever see Amanda again, __________ she was in the locker room when I got to Planet Fitness yesterday. I told her how I had gotten online etc.

Amanda __________ me that she had her phone number on the card. She told me to __________ her and she would have a jacket like hers made __________ for me. I asked how much it would cost and she said it will be __________ for me! WOW!

【推荐2】At school, art class is fun. We _________ with different techniques and generally get creative. However, a field trip to an art gallery is often _________. Last year my art teacher organized a trip to an art exhibition. The gallery was full of older people, who obviously didn’t want to be with _________ students. We all got _________ and couldn’t stop chatting. Our teacher was getting _________ and kept telling us to be quiet.

The next day we complained to our teacher about the _________ of activities for teens at art galleries. She _________   that a visit should be both educational and fun. That’s when I decided to go online and look for art galleries that have special _________ for teens. Eventually, I _________ to find a huge range of activities and proposed some to my teacher.

I also used the __________ to learn about artists. Recently, I found a contemporary artist called Martin Bailey. I’ve __________ seen artists who combine different techniques, but Bailey is totally different. He does unique illustrations with __________ household objects such as umbrellas, headphones and even cookies. His art is simple, but it makes you see things __________, For example, he notices that a flower is similar to a mop(拖把) and puts this __________ into life by drawing a little man with a real flower mop. It’s really __________! I hope I’ll be able to go to an exhibition of his work in the future.

【推荐3】A gentle wind blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was _________. She was on the beach, looking up at the ball. She was amazed by its _________, deep red in the middle, gradually fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere _________ her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents must be _________ where I am.” She didn’t know how her parents would react when she got home three days after she was _________. But she was determined to shake off the bad habits she _________ from others unknowingly.

The sun had set by then and it was getting _________. She tried to imagine having her favorite _________ on to keep warm. Eventually, she saw her front door. It seemed different, as if _________ had taken care of the outside garden for days. She was __________, because her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, but now... It all seemed __________. She couldn’t understand what was going on. She entered the __________. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went __________. Believe me. I can find our daughter.” Ellen was her mother, but where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed, breathing regularly, with her eyes closed. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t __________ for days. Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up she found she was in her own comfortable bed in her nightclothes.

It felt so good being back home. She was very, very __________ to her parents and promised not to run away again.