【推荐1】In my life everything was going well until recently. I had always been a very ________ person and I always used to believe that I could overcome any challenge.

Unfortunately it ________, and the cheat of my dearest friend hit me very hard. I went through a very difficult phase. I wanted to seek ________ to why he did this to me. I started losing my ________ in humanity and decided to withdraw myself from society.

But somewhere inside I had a deep feeling of serving needy people, because in childhood I was very much ________ by Mother Teresa and the work she was doing. So after 3-4 weeks of ________, I decided to get involved in a volunteer project and do community service every weekend to wipe that from my memory completely.

I was ________ by the project to teach some poor children in a remote village in Mumbai. On the first day when I reached the location with difficulty, I found that it was really far from civilization. I could see people living in very ________ conditions without electricity but still enjoying their life and being happy with their surroundings.

My ________ with the kids and parents have taught me important lessons. After that ________, there was no suffering looking for me. I think I celebrate my setback every day and thank my friend who ________ me and because of whom I chose this path of ________ the needy.

I have met some wonderful and beautiful souls in this ________. They have made me believe that there are many more such souls around us. Slowly but ________, one step at a time we are making ________ and touching the lives of many. Now I gain the faith in humanity again.

【推荐2】This year marked my five-year violin anniversary. Five years ago I entered a music shop and asked, “Do you______violin lessons?”I was standing in a room filled with beautiful ______and felt like a stranger in a new land. I had little ______in playing the violin although I had loved violin music for years. I wanted to learn to play it at that moment．

The music shop signed me up for ______and it soon became clear to me how ______it was for a novice（新手）to learn to play the violin. I once watched a skilled violinist play and it looked simple. Actually, it was more difficult than I had expected. Little did I know there was nothing natural about the ______in which one held the instrument. There was no margin(偏差) for error—a ______misplaced finger sends a note out of tune. If I had known how challenging it would be, I might never have started. However, my love for violin music ______all the difficulties. Though it was a big challenge, I made it at last. I won first place in the violin contest in our city last year．

____the past five years with my violin, I realized I've learned much more than how to make music. I believe mistakes are not ______. They are pointing you toward where to ______your attention. Besides, you'd better not ______yourself with others. If you find you’re not as good as someone, you will feel depressed. If so, remember ______you started. For me，it was because I loved the violin music and it made me happy. What's more, remember that developing a new skill ______repetition. The more you practice，the more you learn．Progress happens even when you are taking ______baby steps (like practicing for a few minutes at a time). Take the time to celebrate your successes. When you ______something you've been working on, acknowledge it with a “Yay me! Look what I did!”Give yourself rewards for what you've learned and enjoy your ______, which will lead you to the next accomplishment．______，you need to persevere（坚持不懈） no matter how difficult the situation is．I firmly believe these lessons______anything we take on．

Learning something new isn't always easy. Sometimes it's more demanding than you expected, but you are richly ______in more ways than you could have imagined for the trying．

【推荐3】Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of   ___ and so I used up all my money soon.

One day, I   ___ a bus quietly at dusk when most people got off work. Suddenly, a   ___ cried loudly, “Someone has ____ my money!” I felt ___, because his money was in my ____. Some people suggested the bus be   ___ to the police station, but some were against it ____ they were in a hurry to go back home. The whole bus was very   ___ . The driver then   ___ the bus by the road and turned on the lights to   ___ the money. At that time, one passenger said, “Turn off the lights and give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Then the bus got   ___. When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. There was no ____ on the floor. Someone said again, “Give him one more   ___ .” Then the lights were off again. My heart kept beating fast. The lights were on again but they got the   ___result. The passengers were in heated discussion again. At that time, someone said again, “Give him the   ___ chance!” Suddenly I felt ____ and took out all the money when the lights were off again.

For many years I have felt ____ to the one who gave me three chances to ____ my mistake. When the first and second opportunities come, you may not be prepared well or don’t have enough ____ to act. When the third opportunity comes you should know clearly what you should do.

【推荐1】It is impossible to perform consistently in a manner inconsistent with the way we see ourselves. In other words, we usually act in direct ___________ to our self-image. Nothing is more difficult to ___________ than changing outward actions without changing inward feelings.

One of the best ways to ___________ those inward feelings is to have some “success” under your belt (在以往的经历中). My daughter Elizabeth has a ___________ to be shy and wants to hold back on new experiences. But once she has ___________ to a situation, it’s “full steam ahead”. When she was in first grade, her school had a candy bar ___________. Each child was given thirty candy bars and was ___________ to sell every one of them. ___________ I picked up Elizabeth from school she was holding her “challenge” and needed some ___________ encouragement. It was time for a sales meeting with my new salesgirl.

All the way home I taught her how to sell candy bars. I ____________ each teaching point with half a dozen “You can do it—your smile will ____________ them over—I believe in you” phrases. By the end of our fifteen-minute ____________, the young lady sitting beside me had become a ____________ saleslady.

At the end of the day, all thirty bars had been sold. She excitedly ____________ as I tucked her into bed that night: “Oh God, thanks for the candy sale at school. It’s great.”

Elizabeth’s prayer reflects the heart’s ____________ of every person. We all want to be winners. The next day Elizabeth came home ____________ another box of candy bars. She’d exhausted the ____________ of friendly neighbors, and she was thrown into the cruel world of the unknown buyer. ____________ I offered encouragement and a few more selling tips. And she did it. The experience ____________ two days of selling, two sold-out performances, two happy people, and one boosted (提高的)____________. How we see ourselves reflects how others see us.

【推荐3】Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary School went on a field trip to Washington, D.C. Terence _______ the exciting trip,and was dying to go the next year.

Terence asked his parents _______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents agreed. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first _______ was to earn money by babysitting, and he typed a nice letter _______ that “he would babysit during his neighbor's absence”. He named a few afternoons available and said he would_______$1 per hour per child. After five babysitting _______, he earned $45.

When the _______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbor's doors to ask if they needed help with _______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and _______ that he still needed $30 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ________ for a job for him. He got a job delivering newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, ________ 5 cents for every paper, $10 in total each Wednesday. It wasn't long before he had ________ money to go on the trip to Washington, D.C. He was ________ in time.The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ________ him.What a great feeling! He helped cover the cost of his trip.

This experience ________ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.