【推荐2】Lara Harrison has always had a complicated relationship with her father.

Several times, Harrison felt she'd reached her breaking point and________ her dad for months. Still, she couldn't_________ him. Small actions showed he cared ________ he remained difficult to get close to: he went out of his way to ________ with tasks such as repairing her office. Harrison wanted the relationship to improve.

As her father reached his 70s, she realized that if they were going to re-establish ________, they could not waste time. She made a conscious decision to change her________ to him. If he was being moody during their time together, she'd end their interaction by thanking him for the visit and giving him a hug-something that wasn't typical for them. The small interventions(干预）________;he became kinder each visit,and his moods became ________.Eventually he began reaching out to her,texting to ask, “How are you?” or saying he was proud of her, something she'd always longed to hear.

Rebuilding trust with her father ultimately helped her to engage in ________,She realized she could also be stubborn when she felt ________, and that her negative connection to her father made her less trusting of other people in her life. “I never allowed myself to dive deeply into relationships. At the first sight of a challenge, I would blame others, get angry or leave. The effort it takes to be constantly ________ is exhausting,” she says. “It _________ you of life's   happy moments. ” Today, she's thankful to be able to approach others more ________ and with   an open heart.

Trust is one of the most important elements of a safe, fulfilling and well-functioning relationship. ________, it often isn't until something hurtful happens-a spouse cheats on you; a boss makes fun of you in front of colleagues-- ________ we think about trust; we don't notice it until it's broken.

【推荐1】In a heartwarming incident that highlights the power of human connection, a woman’s act of kindness saved the life of a struggling homeless man.

During a _________ between classes, Casey Fischer made a stop at Dunkin Donuts for a coffee. It was there that she _________ a homeless man collecting change by the roadside. _________, she watched him walk into Dunkin, counting his change to see what he could _________.

Casey went over to engage him in _________ and learned that he had only about $1 in change. _________ by his difficult situation, she bought him a _________ and bagel, inviting him to sit with her. He told her that he lost his family in an accident and how people are usually _________ to him because he’s homeless. They _________ for about an hour, drinking their coffees.

After __________ that Casey needed to return to class, the man, named Chris, asked her to __________ so he could write something down for her. Handing Casey a crumpled-up receipt with a(an)__________ for his shaky handwriting, he smiled and left.

Upon opening the __________, Casey read his heartfelt message: “I wanted to end my life today, but because of you, I now have __________. Thank you, beautiful person.”

Casey posted on social media later that day that “this lovely man’s name was Chris, and Chris was one of the most __________ people I’ve ever met”.

【推荐2】I moved to a new neighborhood in the fifth grade. It was a(n)_________situation for me. To make it worse, I had to_________school halfway through the school year. It’s hard to_________in.

One day, when I was playing in the alley(小巷)outside our house, a boy rode by on an orange bike. He looked_________, and he nodded to me. The alley was narrow, so I stepped out of his_________. But neither of us spoke to each other and I didn’t_________I would see him again.

A few days later, I_________him again on his orange bike. This time he stopped. I_________that he was a grade below me. It meant a lot that he had_________to say hello to me. No one from the new school had really made a(n)__________to befriend me, and I was so shy that I didn’t know how to__________. My new friend took the trouble to__________me. He started asking me to go on bike rides around the neighborhood.__________, I started meeting other kids in the neighborhood.

The following year, when I went to middle school, I made it a point to look for the__________kids in my class. I stayed friends with the boy on the orange bike for years. He taught me to believe in myself and my ability to make friends. It was just a matter of__________.

【推荐1】Some years ago, I was extremely sick. I had an emotional breakdown and I wondered if I would ever get well. One day, while I was lying in my bed, a man _______ my room with a container filled with _______ . The man told me he had gotten _______ from my nurse. I was surprised when he set the container on my bedside table and told me the whole thing was _______ . Then the man looked directly at me and said something I will never _______ . “I come to this room today to tell the person here that he is not to lose hope.” I told him that sounded _______ , and that it was easy to lose hope after being in the _______ alone for so long. We made small talk, and then, the man turned and left. Soon, I drifted into a narcotic-induced(镇静剂)sleep. When I _______ , I thought I had had a great dream. Then I saw the container on the bedside table. It was _______ ! A total stranger had appeared on my darkest day to tell me I was not to give up hope. After my visitor, something ________ me. I suddenly felt like I had insider information and I was going to get well, I had been given hope, and it was the most powerful ________ of all. I ________ recovered completely.

It has been many ________ now, but I still have the snack container. It is a _______ reminder through all the challenges of life to never give up, even when I do not yet see how or when help will ________ .

【推荐3】When I was 15, I joined an exchange student program. I was sent to Germany alone and lived with a host family. Many people might think how _________ this girl is! Well, the moment I decided to join the program, I didn’t _________ a lot. Actually, it was my curiosity that _________ me to say yes to this adventure. At first, I thought it would be a very nice and _________ trip, while the fact is that my lack of knowing how challenging this would be made it even more _________.

The first day I went to the local high school was a huge _________ for me. I thought that my special background would _________ many people who would come over to talk to me or even just to _________ me. However, the reality was that _________ came, and I remained alone for a very long time. Soon, I felt especially __________, and I wondered why I had come to this __________.

Had my mother and host family not __________ me, I wouldn’t have recovered from the bad mood I found myself in. As soon as my host family found out that I had no __________ in school, my host mom came and talked to me. She gave me some __________ on how to make friends, such as __________ a sports club and inviting my classmates to watch a movie.

__________, all of the tips she gave me worked out! Finally, after three weeks, I made some good friends. She also told me that I could __________ my culture to my classmates. Then, I started to prepare a PowerPoint and a short __________ for my classmates.

My teacher gave me an hour to present it. To my astonishment, they all __________ Chinese culture and had a good time listening to my introduction. After those experiences, I’ve learned that everything may be __________ at first, but when I face a problem and try to solve it, I’m halfway to success.