【推荐1】A son and his father are walking on the mountains. _________, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice _________, somewhere in the mountain: “AAAhhhhhh!!!”

_________, he shouts: “Who are you?” He receives the _________: “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!” The _________ answers: “I admire you!” Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward (懦夫)” He receives the answer: “Coward!”

He looks to his father and asks: “What’s going on?” The father smiles and says: “My son, pay attention.” Again the man screams: “You are a _________!” The voice answers: “You are a champion!” The boy is _________, but does not understand. Then the father _________: “People call this ECHO (回音), but_________this is LIFE. It gives you __________ everything you say or do.

Our life is__________a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, __________ more love in your heart. If you want more competence (能力) in your team, __________ your competence. This relationship __________ everything, in all aspects of life; Life will give you back everything you have given to it. “YOUR LIFE IS NOT ACOINCIDENCE. IT’S A __________OF YOU!”

【推荐1】My name is Marceen Farsakian. As a first grade teacher, I try to _______ myself around kind and caring people. I’m happy to teach young children. To me, _______ the social and emotional needs of a child is just as important, if not more important than teaching knowledge. Students seem to grow in all areas _______ a safe, positive, and inspiring environment is provided for them.

At the beginning of each school year, I set a goal for _______: get organized, try new strategies for classroom management, focus on the good, etc. One year I remembered telling myself I would focus on the _______ of kindness. I would be _______ to my students, parents, staff members and myself. That year _______ being one of my most _______ years as a classroom teacher, but I grew greatly as a human. Being kind did make a _______. Kindness spreads quickly.

Teaching kindness creates an environment of mutual (相互的) care and respect. Students become devoted to their school. They are ________ in the fact that they belong there and that their being there matters. I believe that when students feel secure, trusted, and respected, then they will take risks, and take ownership in their actions, and they will have ________ in all areas. Sharing the teaching of kindness to children has taken me on a beautiful new ________. I started a Kind Kids Club in my class and over the last four years it has ________ into a school-wide program. Our kind kids come to life when they are ________ an act of kindness. Their smiles are magical.

My kind kids inspire me every day. I am grateful and ________ blessed to be able to do what I do! Kindness has changed my world, and let it change yours!

【推荐1】When I was a very small child, I started skiing and enjoyed being different. While the other children in my group were unwilling to ________ , I was busy rolling down the small slope.

Since my many layers of clothing made me just about as wide as I was tall, it was ________ to somersault (翻滚) . I soon ________ the basic skills of turning. I remember falling once and ________ that the snow was taller than I was.

When I was seven, I wanted to take my skiing to the ________ level and join a team. There were two ________ : racing, a popular event for ________ , and free skiing, an event heavily dominated (支配) by boys. Seeing free skiers flying and spinning through the air, I ________ knew which team I wanted to join. In our world today, men are more likely to find careers or ________ in sports than women. Many people claimed that this was just because men’s muscles were stronger. So over time, stereotypes (刻板印象) ________ negatively to define female athletes. Females were often ________ fewer athletic opportunities because of their gender.

Traditionally, women are seen as stay-at-home and mothering ________ . People rarely connect the words   “athletic” or “independent” with women. And people don’t accept that women can make their won choices. But if we can change it, we are just one step closer to ________ rights between men and women.

Although being a girl in a male-dominated sport can be difficult, I’m actually _________ that I had those experiences, which have made me more persistent and have taught me to meet ________ in life with open arms.

【推荐2】After ending a mining season in Colorado in 2018, Todd was ready to get back in the game. Gold mining runs in his ________. Jack, Todd’s father, mined for gold in the 1980s, but never struck it ________. Now, Todd is more determined than ever to make good on his father’s dreams.

This time around Todd is ________ his life savings into a run-down mine located nearly 100 miles north of Nome, Alaska. ________, after years of greenhorn crews, worn-out equipment, and little to no results, Todd can’t afford any ________.

Hit by the recession (经济衰退), Todd Hoffman decided to take the biggest ________ of his life and headed north in search of gold. ________ with little more than a dream and devoted crew, Todd learns gold mining in a ________ way. Conditions are dangerous, pay dirt (矿石) are never ________, and disaster hides around every corner.

In order to make his dream a reality, he’s ________ his closest family and friends. Joining Todd in Alaska will be his father Jack and his son Hunter along with an experienced crew of ________. For Todd, it’s more than just finding gold — this could be Todd’s last ________ to set up his family for generations to come and share the wealth with his friends who’ve ________ by his side over the years. This is Todd’s time to prove he has what it ________ to hit the ultimate mother-lode (终极矿脉). One thing is for sure… the ________ is on.