【推荐1】It was pouring outside. We all stood there _______, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice _______ me.

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and _______: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she _______ her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? _______ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? ”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through _______.’”

The entire crowd turned _______. Mom paused and thought for a moment about _______ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being _______. But then we heard, “Honey, you are ________. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then ________ they ran.

We all stood ________, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were guided by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the ________ to their cars. Circumstances(境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious ________. So, don’t forget to make time and take the ________ to make memories every day！I hope you still take the time run through the rain.

【推荐2】Robby was 11 when he took his first piano lesson. I_______students begin at an earlier age, _______I explained to Robby. Robby said it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Much_______Robby tried, he_______the sense of tone and basic rhythm. But he dutifully reviewed his lessons.

Over the months he tried and tried, and he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed_______. He just did not have any inborn ability.

Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was glad, as he was a bad_______for my teaching! I_______he had decided to pursue something else.

Several weeks later, my students were to have a recital (演奏会). To my surprise, Robby came, asking to play in the recital.

“It is for_______pupils, but you dropped.”

“My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. I’ve just got to play!” he insisted and I agreed.

The night for the recital came. I put Robby up last in the program_______I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.

The recital________well. Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked dirty. “How could his Mom. . . ?” I thought.

Robby began and it was Mozart’s work. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers even________on the keys. After six and a half minutes he ended and people were all on their feet in wild________.

________and in tears I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you do it?”

Through the microphone Robby explained: “Well , Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well. ________she had cancer and________this morning. And well. . . She was born deaf, so tonight was the________time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it________.”

There wasn’t a________eye that evening. I thought to myself how much________my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil. However, he was the teacher, for it is he that showed me the meaning of________and love and believing in oneself.

【推荐3】As the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. Nikki Christou, a young girl from London, has an abnormal connection between the arteries (动脉) and veins (静脉). It has resulted in a _____abnormality. But Nikki, who’s a huge makeup enthusiast, doesn't let anything or anyone _____her style. She makes makeup lessons for her YouTube page _____and has become a star. Through the videos, she hopes to _____others who may also have rare illnesses or _____. Nikki wants to inspire anyone with a rare illnesses and show them that _____lies within. Being different should not mean being _____or feeling there is no real place for you in this world and that you don't have a(n) _____role to play.

In her videos, she shares looks for different _____like a dance, a birthday party, a conference and so on. In addition to showing viewers _____looks, she also records other videos that give you a _____at her life, such as baking lessons, Q&As.

____getting hurtful comments from people criticizing her appearance, Nikki says that she _____focuses on the good side. “I don’t let them _____me. Focus on the happy things _____the sad things, because if you focus on the negative, you are not going to _____life,” she said. “Just know if you believe in yourself, really try hard and _____all the negativity in your life, you will lead a happy life. You only live once, and you cannot be _____hardworking.”

As if being a YouTube star wasn't enough of an achievement, she is also the _____behind The Butterfly AVM Charity, a charity set up by her parents to fundraise for research into the illness. She has also helped _____more than 55,525,65 British pounds for the foundation through a crowd-funding campaign.

【推荐1】A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer devices. I had to _________ a lot over the country as a part of my work. I remember that I was at a stage of my life _________ I only cared about how to make more money.

On one of my trips, I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown, _________. It was the same routine: get into the city, take the bus to the hotel, visit the customer, work late, take the bus back to the airport and fly back... That day, for some reasons, I decided to take the stairs down to a different exit, where I _________ a beautiful garden I had never seen before. I waited there, enjoying the scenery. Finally the bus came.

Usually I always took the seat behind the driver. That day I sat down somewhere in the middle. A boy was seated next to me, carrying a lot of _________. Suddenly, he turned to me and gave me one of the most _________ smiles I had ever seen from a stranger. Warmly, he said, “Hi, the perfect day in the perfect place, huh?”

I remember thinking to myself — this must be one of those _________ people who is young and naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy. Why was he _________ me when I just wanted to enjoy the bus ride? But out of _________, I replied, “Perfect! Did your parents __________ you to have some vacations on the beach?” “No, I’m not here for __________, and I don’t have parents,” He __________ his head, “I’m here because I want to achieve my biggest __________. I’m on the way to the army school where my grandfather studied a long time ago.”

“I lost my dad 10 years ago then my mom married again. My stepfather __________ me out of the house. Since then, I’ve been living all over the country. I’ve met many people who were kind to me. And I’ve learnt a lot from life __________ these years,” he said softly. At that point I couldn’t say a word. I felt the __________ coming. __________, he continued talking.

He smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind to join the army school like his grandfather. “My grandpa was a general of the army. He left me this,” he said __________. He showed me a golden knife and said this was the best __________ of his childhood. “The only thing I know is that I will follow my dream and every day I will be happy.” Soon, the bus reached his stop, he stood up, took all his suitcases, and said goodbye with a big smile. From that day on, I always try to do everything with my best __________ on my face.

【推荐2】Three brothers left home for college, and they all became successful people.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they ________ for a long time. They discussed the ________ they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The oldest said, "I had a ________ house built for Mama." The second said, "I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(奔驰经销商) send a ________ to her." The youngest said, "You know ________ Mama loves reading poems and you know she can't read any more because she can't ________ very well. I met a businessman who has a parrot that can recite many ________. It took him 12 years to ________ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I have to pay him $ 100,000 a year for twenty years, ________ it is worth it."

Two weeks later, their mother sent out her thank-you notes, which read, "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It's a (an) ________ job. Thanks anyway," "Marvin, I am too old to ________. I stay home and have others work for me, so I'll ________ use the car. The ________ is good, although not realistic. Thanks."

"Dearest Melvin, you are the ________ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ________. I liked it very much. Thank you."

【推荐3】If life were a book and you were the writer, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that_________my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a_________on life support with less than two percent_________of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors told me I had a serious blood infection. Over the_________of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knees. When my parents_________me out of the hospital, I felt like that I had been put together like a patchwork(拼缝物) doll and I had to live with_________legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally _________, tears streaming down.

But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and hug the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant_________. And that is when it_________me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore.____________I could be as tall as I wanted. And____________of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were____________here.

Four months later, I was back upon a snowboard. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals,____________me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world. So, instead of looking at our____________and our limitations as something negative or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful____________that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.

【推荐3】In the August sun, it was unbearably hot in my car. I was in Vancouver, __________ the Knight Street Bridge as I tried to get home after work. __________ was already slowing down and then it came to a full stop. I was __________ even before getting on the bridge.

Ahead of me was a heavily jammed road. I stared at the endless rows of __________, depressed. But I stayed __________. When the cars did move, I moved carefully, making sure not to crash into other cars. Finally, I __________it onto the bridge. The traffic was still moving forward at a snail’s pace. Tired and hungry, I became very __________.

Just then, I heard a faint sound __________. The sound gradually became louder, until I could __________ it as an ambulance drawing near from behind. What did we do? The bridge was __________. There was no room for us to move.

But I was wrong. Every single car quickly, yet carefully, moved to the side. Without thinking, I __________. The lane remained open for a few seconds during which the ambulance __________ through.

Afterwards, every car moved back into formation (队形), and we continued our patient __________. I forgot my exhaustion and hunger. My anxiety was gone.

How did we do that? Despite our exhaustion, we collectively decided to help the stranger who needed the time more __________ than we did. We drew on our sympathy and intelligence, requiring no __________. Together we could make the impossible possible.