【推荐2】Today was the fifth time that I had beaten Janice this year at tennis. I was beyond________of myself, but as I stepped out of the court and passed by Janice, I found she________not to see me without raising her head, and she was________beside her father. My mind was racing with________. “Why can't she just________the loss? Is she purposely trying to mess my confidence so I will not________my best in my next________?”

My heart pounded as I dropped my head and held legs tightly. In a few seconds, my________was burning from embarrassment, and without even looking up, I could feel everyone's eyes looking at me________.

I came________to this tournament, because my parents were 3,000 miles away. There was no one there to________me or stand up for me. I was by myself, facing so many________. Just then, a warm hand tapped me on my shoulder. I was________to look up as tears streamed down my face. The person who tapped me was Janice.

I glared at her and actually________her to leave me alone. I expected her to start crying again and________to her father. However, she sat down where I was without saying anything.

After a few moments of________, she let out a big sigh and apologized for her unusual________.

Janice glanced towards where I was looking at. She carefully got up and________me away from the court. As we were walking, I turned my head around to make eye________with her father. He caught me staring and he waved at me with smile. Without________, I gave him a big smile and walked away, making sure that I had my head held high.

【推荐1】Today all kinds of interesting interactions occurred.First,at a soup kitchen (救济站),one of the gentlemen gave me several candies!That’s the first time that I have ever _______ it!It was so sweet and I am happy to _______ his kindness.

Another one is that a lady needed me to_______ her and asked me to pray for her husband.I hugged her and said of course I would.I always love hearing their _______ if they want to _______.So,so much love in just dissolving any barrier between “you” and “me” and seeing all of us as family.

Afterwards I went to a cafe to do some paper work and had a sandwich_______ heading off to one of my friends’ party.I noticed there was an elderly lady who was looking for a(n) _______ table.Since there were no empty tables,I pushed my papers aside and _______ to her.She understood,and then came to sit across from me.That then led me to get to listen to her _______ World War Two survivor’s life story( She is 84 years old !).It was such a gift to share lunch with her!________ I had to leave after a while,but it was so lovely to have lunch with a ________ and feel connected to her.As she said,“The only things that ________ in life are health,family and ________”.

As I was________ to a friend’s party,I couldn’t help but reflect on the beauty of the day in all of the interactions I had,and then I was just shocked by this full rainbow that I could see right next to my car...like the universe saying “Yeah,you got it!” I will smile to myself for the rest of my life.So much ________ in each day.

【推荐2】I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of thankfulness, but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox. I _________. I couldn’t do it. I suddenly felt a sense of _________ and insecurity.

The letter was to an old teacher with whom I kept in contact via Facebook comments. For weeks, her Facebook page had _________ me to live my life differently. Her volunteer efforts weren’t huge. _________, she was doing small, local good deeds. Gradually, she made me _________ my outlook on the world and for some reason, I felt I should let her know how her example _________ influenced my life.

I could have easily sent her an email, but that seemed not enough for such an important thank-you. That’s why I ended up _________ the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox, unable to place the envelope inside. What was stopping me?

It suddenly struck me that I was afraid of being too nice. I guess I felt strange _________ it wasn’t like she was my best friend or a relative. Maybe my _________ was too heartfelt. Thinking this over, I put the envelope in the mailbox __________.

Weeks later I received a message from her. It turned out she was __________ a tough time and my note meant the world to her. She said she had no idea she was making such a __________ to others.

Not only did this letter make her happier, but her __________ to it brightened my world and increased my level of happiness as well. I was so excited that it had such a great influence on her that I decided to write a (n) __________ letter to someone each month. I’m more likely to __________ the goodness in others and am subsequently more thankful for this beautiful life I’m living.

【推荐3】There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out when a car with three teenage girls inside fell into the river. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank. The _________, Evans would learn, had blindly followed _________ directions from her GPS.

It was around 11:30 p.m. by the time Evans got to the river. In the darkness, he could barely _________ the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car _________ above water.

But he could hear screaming. Evans took off his shirt and shoes, and _________ into the water, a river he knew alligators (短吻鳄) called home. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her _________ above water, led her ashore.

Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had _________. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. _________, halfway back to shore, she panicked and went underwater, _________ Mercer down. Evans jumped back in the water and helped them until they were out of __________. There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not __________. She was struggling to stay afloat, and __________ .

“My mind said, ‘You’re slowly losing yourself.’ ” Watson said. She began to go under.

Then, a jolt (震动). “Evans had __________ me.”

The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the __________ and released. They’re alive because Evans __________ his life to save them. “We were so lucky to have him there.” said Watson.