【推荐1】I woke up without much enthusiasm, rolled out of bed and _______ there not wanting to believe I had to go to work again. This must just be a bad dream that never seemed to _______ with the same old being done over and over again. I picked myself up to a standing position and _______slowly around back towards my comfortable and warm bed and had to_______the very last ounce of strength not to head back into its hug. What a _______it was to get dressed and head out of the door!

Off I went to_______arriving just in time. Then, _______, my boss said there was a(n)_______job to do right now. I_______that anybody could do this job and that____________else would have to do it if I waited long enough. But, nobody else____________up to the job and this left me with a sinking feeling.

That’s the same problem with your____________. Many people use up a lifetime trying to ____________somebody else to do all the hard work to improve their life. There is a lot of discomfort with actually____________ your very own life while it is much ____________to let others do it. The real problem, however, is that it takes a lot of ____________ to find somebody who will do anything for you. Your life won’t change ____________ you are willing to grab hold of your life and ____________that nobody else will ever create the life you want. So, stop ____________anybody to do something for you. ____________, get your own body going and get it done now.

【推荐2】As a child, I think we all admire the idea that there are people in this world who can ________ the impossible things — do things that ________ people cannot. Fictional (虚构的) superheroes are usually ________ as the people having extraordinary or superhuman power and are devoted to ________ the public. But there are real-life heroes ________ there. They don’t have fascinating power that we can only dream of. I am talking about unsung heroes (无名英雄) in our ________: the cashiers at our ________ grocery stores, mechanics who fix our cars, people who cook the food in our local restaurants, those working in the front line of non-profit organizations, and the ________ goes on.

I try to express my ________ every day to the people who make our lives ________, even when we don’t realize it. Just everyone in your community is ________ an unsung hero to someone in their lives.

Life is a ________ at times and each of us has a story to tell. Someone else is thankful for less than what you have. An unsung hero of mine who ________ my day was a lady in the line behind me at the grocery store who said, “It doesn’t matter if the glass is full or empty; Just be ________ that you have a glass.” Having a ________ attitude means showing gratitude towards the people in your life.

【推荐1】A man wanted to become wealthy. He was told a story one day that there was a _______ pebble (鹅卵石) among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea. It could turn everything it touched into _______. This pebble could be _______ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was _______ when touched. The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to _______ the pebble.

_______ he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He_______this practice day after day. Each pebble that felt cold was _______ thrown into the sea.

One morning, he _______ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other ________ . The man threw the pebble into the sea. He hadn’t ________to, but he had formed a habit. Habits can be hard to________.

In fact, if we repeat any behaviour ________ enough, it becomes a habit. But some habits can be of great help, such as ________ attitudes and healthy ways of life. Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either ________us or hinder (阻碍) us.

Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a ________? Then reinforce (强化) it by________it at every opportunity.

When it comes to habits, ________ may not make perfect. But practice will certainly form ________ behaviour. Your habits will form who you are. So form the habits that are ________to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be.

【推荐2】Travelling alone can be a little frightening. However, this time is ______. Last week, I had a holiday from work, but all my friends were occupied and none of them had the same ______ as mine. Such as it was, I still booked a train ride to Toronto and __ a bed in a hotel for one week.

One week by myself? Would I be lonely? Would I be ______? Quite the opposite! In fact, there are many ______ that come from travelling alone. Firstly, I was able to do whatever I wanted. I enjoyed spending hours in museums that might have seemed ______ to some of my friends. I walked all around the ______, which some people may have found too exhausting. Instead of ______ someone else to remember ______ or to suggest activities to do, I discovered my independence and ______ map-reading skills that I didn’t know I had. I could ______ and go to sleep when I wanted. Being in the safe environment of a hotel with like-minded ______ also gives a great opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, which can help conquer ______.

I found that there were also some disadvantages of travelling alone ______ the benefits. I missed having someone to talk to and to ______ ideas off. Experiences are often more enjoyable if they are ______, and part of the fun of travelling is the ______ that you have with your friends or families afterwards.______, eating in a restaurant or cooking in the hotel alone is less fun.

I am very ______ of myself for travelling alone and I had a fantastic time in Toronto, I would rather be by myself than with someone who is lazy and ______ to deal with in the future!

【推荐3】My husband and I were cleaning windows together yesterday. We have the double-hung(双吊钩)__________that you can pull forward and flip (翻转)， allowing us to clean the inside and the outside surfaces.

My husband was washing one window---and it popped out(跳出) of its frame! Well, our house is for sale and the last thing we needed was for something to ________.

He was so worried and tried with all his strength to get it ________ together, using a few less than pleasant words(I am sorry to say). After twenty minutes he still could not get it ________. that’s when my 23-year-old son told his dad to ________ for a minute and he would try to fix with me.

It’s amazing how you can see things more clearly and do things more ________ when you are _______. He and I fixed the window in three minutes! I called my husband in to see! He couldn’t _______ it!

I know this isn’t really a gift _________, in a way, it was. My son _______ my husband to leave, to cool down, and ________ him from   the worry for a moment. And my son fixing it with me was a ________ to me, because I saw him as a man instead of the kid he always seems to be in my _________.

Calm is good. Breathe through __________ times and maybe even take a break from stressful times. Return with a clear mind and things will usually _______ much better!