【推荐1】I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was ________and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy ________ and my hands were as numb as they can be.

All of a sudden, an old lady________ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride ________. At first, I said it was OK and her________ smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to ________! We had an amazing chat and she was just ________ a good woman. She told me her________ and she dropped me off.

I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I ________ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of ________and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit ________ she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was ________ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so ________ that someone would do something like that!

When I got home my mom told me that she ________ and told my mom on the phone that she ________ because she was so touched. She said she would never________ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such________ ! There really is nothing else joyful like helping ________ and making someone’s day ________!

Let us never forget the joy we get ________giving others a hand!

【推荐2】About 15 years ago, Andrew Mclindon, a businessman and cyclist was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the ______ of biking because he was born with the brain disease that often causes balance ______ .

When he got home, Mclindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel bike with a seat belt ______ for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was ______ around the street with his fellows having fun and getting ______ . Additionally, seeing the boy interacting with other kids happily, McLindon was ______ by the smile on his face, which ______ the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with clinics to find children who can benefit from owning an ______ bike and to help change each bike to ______ the particular needs of the child. Therefore, the bikes are ______ , but with the producer’s huge discount, some kids are lucky enough to get one. “We worked with a 14-year-old who ______ spina bifida (脊柱裂伤),” says McLindon. She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she ______ her bike, she was training for special-needs sports. In a magazine interview, she said, “I always knew there was a(n) ______ in me.”

So far, the foundation has ______ 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of corporations,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their ______ is the most important thing that I do.”

【推荐3】A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and____and began to paint the boat as the owner____. While painting，he____there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to ___it. When he finished painting，he received his____and left.

The next day，the owner of the boat visited the painter and____him with a cheque (支票)， much____than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was____.

“You’ve already paid me for painting the boat，sir!”he said.

“This is not for the paint job. It’s for repairing the____in the boat. ”

“Ah！But it was such a small service. ”The man said. “Certainly it’s not worth paying me such a high amount for something so____!”

“My dear friend，”the owner said，“You don’t understand. Let me tell you____happened. When I asked you to paint the boat，I____to mention the hole. When the boat dried，my kids took it and____a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there.

“I was not at home at the time. So when I____and noticed they had taken the boat，I was   ___. Imagine my____and joy when I saw them returning____from fishing.

“Then，I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole!You now see what you did？You____the life of my children!”

Each of us has a moral duty to offer help，wipe tears，listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we____in our life journey，because a small act will make a big_____in the future.

【推荐1】A few years ago, I worked as an English teacher for girls in Silverton, a small, rural farming community south of Portland.

One day, I asked the girls what ______ they were interested in. To my surprise, the answer was wife / mother or hairdresser. I was ______. These were bright girls with so much to offer — such limitless ______. And yet, they saw only two ______ in their futures. These girls needed role models. They needed exposure to the working world so they could make informed decisions. How could I help them? What resources were ______?

I searched the Internet, and ______ a gender equality grant (拨款) through the state and applied. Much to my joy, we were selected. Together with two qualified educational assistants, we started ______. We needed to get help from successful ______ women. I wanted to arrange field trips to their workplaces, but I was ______. The conservative parents would not ______ their girls to travel. So I started making phone calls and inviting presenters to our school. To my surprise, many of them ______ to make the trip. The girls listened attentively to their ______ and responded with reflective, in-depth questions.

The school year passed quickly. When our final presenter had left, I posed the ______ question to the girls. “What careers are you interested in?” This time, the ______ were very different: accountants, educational professionals, bookkeepers, nurses, managers... The result went beyond my ______. Bringing about positive changes in these girls’ dreams makes me feel great.

【推荐2】I’d spent most of high school struggling with chronic (慢性的) illness. For almost three years, I bounced between home tutoring and short-lived returns to school. “I don’t want to be in this body anymore,” I told my mom.

One night Mom came home with a yellow _________ and placed it in my hands. On the front was a poem entitled “Don’t Quit.” “I want you to _________ this,” said Mom. The poem was full of _______   words about overcoming challenges and it was _________ for me. After each and every stanza (诗节) the refrain (叠句) almost _________ to me, “Don’t Quit.”

Slowly over the next few days I began to write inside that journal. _________ had been my passion and somehow Mom _________ the comfort I’d find through my own words. In the passing weeks poems began to form between the lined pages and I began to _________ the pain.

In the days before the Internet, _________ came in the ____________ of pen pals, namely other teenagers suffering from chronic illness. I made a lot of friends who ____________ me. I began compiling (编纂) the poems we ____________. Then, it became a literary newsletter (简报). By the year’s end it was being sent out to a dozen kids just like me across the country. I became ____________ because of that newsletter.

I was not a ____________ of my circumstance. ____________, I now help teenagers navigate illness. It feels right somehow.

【推荐3】I started cooking when I was thirteen. Both of my parents worked, so I was usually _______ after school. One day, my parents forgot to _______ dinner before they went to work. As we were short of money, eating out was beyond _______. So I decided to be the _______ of the day.

A few moments later, I _______ to cook fried rice, the best option out of _______ resources, including my cooking knowledge. After _______ a pan on the stove and turning on the heat, it soon began to sizzle. I was so hungry that I _______ and threw everything into the pan all together. In went rice, pieces of meat and vegetables. Little did I know that the _______ of ingredients (原料) was crucial in cooking. I ________ waited for the meat to be thoroughly cooked, but other ingredients were ________. At first, I mistook it as steam from cooking, but I soon ________ something went horribly wrong when smoke ________ to fill the kitchen.

Later that day, my mother told me, “You cannot rush yourself when cooking.” Rather, I should take steps, turning to the basics, such as learning about the ingredients and ________ the recipe.

I’ve learned that the first ________ seems hard but we should just start and let the journey teach us.

【推荐2】Many years ago, Christmas was just around the corner. It looked like it would be a(n)________ one for my family. The factory where I was working had laid off (解雇) many of us workers, so we didn't have much ________. My wife and I had saved to buy our young children some toys, but an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided that we could only ________ to get one small gift for each of our children.

We arrived at the ________, walked down the parking lot and saw people putting gifts into their cars. We searched all through the store ________ to find one thing each of our small children would like.________, we were able to get one for each of them. We headed for the checkout (结账台), bought the toys and were ________ that we even had a few dollars ________ finning. As we walked out of the store into the winter air, I stopped and dropped those ________ into the charity box. I didn't have a dime (一角硬币) left but that didn't ________. Suddenly, it felt like Christmas.

I think the ________ actress Dale Evans ________ it best when she said: “Christmas, my child, is love in ________.” It doesn't have to be a gift of money, either. When we ________ our smile, it's Christmas. When we give others our ________ and compassion (同情), it's Christmas, When we do anything at any time to help another, it's Christmas. May you do all you can to make it Christmas every day of the year and every day of your life here.

【推荐3】During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I jumped at the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t excited enough about free credits, news about our _________ was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which meant I would be learning from one of the game’s _________. I could hardly wait to meet him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________ that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to pass the class, among other criteria(标准), we had to write a paper on how we plan to _________ what we would learn in class to our future professions and, ________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that course and learned life _________ that have served me well beyond the classroom.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he taught me: “The absolute most important skill that you learn when you play chess is how to make good _________. On every single move you have to analyze a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and _________ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my __________ as a journalist.