【推荐1】Daniel lived on top of the hill. From his house, he could see the sea and the _________ below. One day, the villagers _________ something different about the sea. The sea seemed to be moving from the land. _________ of the villagers knew what was happening.

Daniel understood what was going on. He had seen such a(n) _________ when he was young. A tsunami (海啸) was approaching and the villagers had to be _________, but there was no time to send a message to the whole village.

“Jack!” he _________ to his grandson. “ _________ a torch quickly!” The boy did what he was told. Daniel took the torch and set his _________ on fire. Immediately, red _________ shot upwards and thick smoke rose into the sky.

Jack cried out, “Grandfather! Why are you setting our house on fire?” Daniel did not answer. __________, he stood quietly and watched the village. Suddenly, some villagers noticed the __________ and shouted at everyone to run up the hill to help put out the fire. When Daniel saw everyone running towards him, he was so __________. The villagers did their best but they __________ to control the fire. Daniel’s house was completely burned down but he stood on the hill __________. They thought Daniel had gone __________. They stared at him in disbelief.

Finally, Daniel said, “__________ towards the sea.” The villagers turned and saw a huge __________ of water rushing towards the village. They were __________ to see the water swallowing the whole village and __________ everything in its path.

Nothing was left of their homes __________ everyone was safe on the hill. The villagers realized why Daniel had set fire to his house.

【推荐2】Jane Jie Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, Asia’s largest online travel agency, connects people with the best ______ the world has to offer—China’s Great Wall, Australia’s outback and Italy’s ancient ruins. She believes cultural experiences can ______ divides and conflicts, strengthen industries and create peace.

While ______ Peking University, Sun was invited to a program in the University of Florida, where she ______ managed to further her study, majoring in accounting. ______ her fellow students, Sun’s life pace was rapid(快速的). She bicycled 6 miles to the campus each morning, taking the ______ classes available so she could spend the rest of the day, and Saturdays, working to pay her education fees.

______, Sun recalls her UF days fondly. “I learned a lot from my experience in the USA,” says Sun.

“Many discussions I had at UF still influence(影响) my style of leadership today.______, I have developed appreciation of ______ other persons’ different arguments over a certain ______.”

“I try to put myself in other people’s shoes,” says Sun. “In a global market, you have to have a very good understanding of different people and ______ different cultures.”

Now as a mother of two daughters, she shoulders the______ as the CEO of what is now a $25 billion company and puts tremendous effort into her work.

“Some people ask me why I work so hard, but I feel that mothers are the best role ______ for children,” Sun says. “I show them that to work is actually to ______ yourselves, but if you double your efforts at work and being a ______, it is doubly rewarding.”

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. But I didn’t want my children to know we were poor, so when Christmas was drawing near, I decided to give them some money to buy some_______.

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking_______what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved＄120 for_______to share by all five of us. The big_______arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and_______them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop, then we would_______back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,_______my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually_______. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies, fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn^’t say anything_______we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,________to be angry again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking________thinking of what to buy, and I________to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she________for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and________the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn^’t have anything.”

I never felt so________as I did that day.

【推荐1】Martin is my youngest son. He likes staying alone and be seldom laughs. As the boy’s mother, I was _______ about him. I took him to see the _______ in many hospitals, but it didn’t work well.

Nothing could make him happy except the recycling truck passing by my house. Every afternoon, he raced to the front of the house, waiting for the _______.

When we were late and _______ the truck, Martin would be very disappointed. One day, I stopped the truck and _______ myself.

“Nice to meet you, too. I’m Vince.” The driver greeted me in a happy _______.

“Your coming is the most exciting moment for my son.” I smiled.

After knowing our story, he said, “Could you please give me your _______ number? Maybe I can send you a message _______ I arrive.”

Then began our _______ with Vince.

Recently, I said to him, “It’s my little boy’s birthday tomorrow. Can you do something special for him?”

The next day, as I was standing by the driveway with Martin, we saw the ________ truck running down the street with a loud beep. Like a superman in a movie, Vince stopped and walked towards us with a box in his hand.

“Today is your birthday, Martin, and here’s a gift.”

He handed the box to my son. Inside, there was a green model truck like his. My son, surprised, looked up ________ and thanked him.

After chatting for several ________, he was about to leave for work. I tried to give him some ________ for his help. He kept shaking his head and ________ my money, saying, “Today you, tomorrow me.”

I was deeply moved by these ________ words. And I have been ready to help others whenever I can. You will never know when you’re going to be the one that needs help.

【推荐3】Claire and Larry Belmont, the owners of a flower shop, were surprised to discover that someone had graffiti (涂鸦) a fence outside their shop. But the real _________ came after they posted the incident on Twitter.

Discovering the graffiti on their property was _________ but Claire and Larry decided to take a more _________ way instead of calling the _________. They shared what had happened online, explaining that they were _________ to give the fence an update with a mural (壁画).

“Calling all _________!” they wrote, looking for someone who has a talent for painting. It was _________ what they asked for. “We are looking for something that will bring hope, and _________ our community!”

As their post gained attention online, the very people they had least _________ to see again turned up!

One day three __________ came into the flower shop. The teens looked terrified __________ they found the courage to __________ for graffitiing the fence and they promised to repaint it. Shocked at their __________ choice to return to the shop, Chaire and Larry instantly chose forgiveness.

After the graffiti was __________, the amazing couple received a call from Shower. The people, a charitable organization in Nashville. They were __________ by the couple’s story and decided to create a free mural for them.

What a powerful demonstration of forgiveness! It just goes to show that one act of kindness can have a domino (多来诺骨牌) effect.

【推荐3】I have known how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had long _________, which happened in my childhood.

One night, as I lay in bed, I _________ my bad manners towards Mother on that day. “ I must make things _________ before sleep. ” I thought.

Quietly I _________ out of bed and tiptoed into the hall. The _________ from the living room shone dimly, while Mother was downstairs.

I _________ wrote a note asking for Mother’s forgiveness. I didn’t want my siblings to know our _________, so I added a postscript; “ Please don’t let anyone else see this. ” Then I quietly moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s.

The next morning, when I made my bed, I _________ found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and forgave me.

This became my way of _________ whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never spoke about it. Even when we were grown-ups, she never mentioned our secret when my siblings recalled our ____________ .

When Mother passed away, I had to ____________ her personal belongings. I came across a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “ In the evening of my death, please ____________ these. ”

I ____________ her packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise I ____________ my childish writing, “ Please don’t let anyone else see this. ”

I gently ____________ the unopened bundle in the wastebasket for the rubbish burner. “ Lord, ” I prayed, “ make me like my mother. ”