【推荐1】For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand.It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has_______on it so that when I look at it，I'm_______or reminded of something important.I have made a_______of buying rings like this whenever I_______one in a store.Sometimes I give them away as_______to someone like Jennie .

I first met Jennie in the_______waiting room and we had talked several times.One night I sat down beside her and _______how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very_______condition.She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the_______from the doctors was good.They weren’t at all sure her son was going to________the accident that had hurt him so badly.With ________ in her eyes，she said，“They’re ________my hope.” I knew then that it was________just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day.As she________to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and________it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to________that God loved her and he would be with her through all of this .________Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly,________the word written on the ring was “HOPE”.

The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift.She________and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I________have Hope!”

【推荐2】About a year ago, I had to spend a week in a hospital on account of the deadly food poisoning. There I met an elderly woman, who ________ to be a professional musician. That time when I met her, the idea of learning to sing didn't ________ my mind. I thought it was something unavailable and not ________ for me, like being an airplane pilot.

And only recently, I suddenly decided to learn singing. I was ________ with my dog in the woods early in the morning, singing ________ to myself and it made me feel so wonderful. At that moment I ________ I had known more good songs and how to control my ________ better. And then I thought, why didn't I take some singing lessons? Of course, it was not a (n) ________ skill that I could use at work, but not everything in this life is about actual ________ and income.

It was easy to find that woman. I remembered her name and there was only one ________ college in our city. I was ________ she would reject me because l was a terrible ________. But she took my request very ________. She understood how important music was ________ one's soul. In my first lesson, she sat at the gorgeous big piano and ________ some rising notes that I had to repeat. At first I was terrified to   ________ because I feared being judged and criticized. But my teacher was kind and professional. ________, she was strict when she knew I could do better.

Learning to sing was like learning to walk. It was like ________ that all your life you had some superpower but were not aware of its ________. Singing taught me more than just being able to take some high or low ________. Most importantly, it taught me to be braver about expressing myself and my opinions.

【推荐3】It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City ________ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped(笼罩) in the ________ . After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners ________ the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium ________. He was about to leave ________ he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely(跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a ________ and got to the finish line, he ________ the ground.

Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete. Out of ________, he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run to the ________ with such a difficulty.

The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a ________ voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me ________ the game. I’ve fallen behind all other runners, I have a sacred(神圣的) goal like them. ________ the audience won’t ________ me any more, but my motherland is watching me from behind….” Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most ________ scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world.

Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest ________ that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.

【推荐1】Growing roots

When I was growing up. I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd _________ known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't _________ lives, he was planting trees.

The good doctor had some _________ theories on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _________ his new trees, which was _________many people. He thought that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them, and that if you want strong trees, you have to make things _________ for them. He talked about how watering trees _________ shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in _________ of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be _________. The lack of water seemed to __________ the trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

I used to __________for my sons that their lives will be easy. But __________ I’ve been thinking that it's time to __________ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet __________ and I'm praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the winds blow, they won't be __________ away.

【推荐2】An executive was driving his new car on a street. He was _______for kids rushing out from between parked cars.

_______his car passed, a brick hit the car’s side door. He pressed hard the brake and drove the car back to the_______ from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car,_______ a kid and pushed him up against a parked car,shouting,“What was that all about and who are you?Just what the hell are you doing?”_______more and more angry, he went on “That brick you threw will_______much money. Why did it?” “Please, mister, please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!”_______the youngster.“My brother fell out of the wheelchair and I can’t_______him up.”Sobbing,the boy asked, “Could you help me? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy.” 

_______beyond words, the driver tried to__________the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat. He helped the young man back into the wheelchair and used a __________ to wipe the scrapes(擦伤)and cuts,__________ everything would be okay. 

“Thank you,” the little boy__________his brother to the sidewalk toward their home. 

After that, he never did__________the side door in order to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your__________.