【推荐1】When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio，a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was _____ to the bus in order not to miss it，she slipped on some ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She _____ the accident，but was paralyzed(瘫痪)from the waist down. I went to see her，in my 13­year­old _____ thinking she wouldn't live _____ from then on.

Over the years，I moved and didn't ______ much about Helen after that. Three years ago，in Florida，my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike，causing a terrible brain(脑)______.While I was looking after my son，a lady who said she was the hospital's social worker ______.It was a particularly annoying day. I _____ tears for no reason and hang up.

A short time later，a beautiful woman，in a wheelchair，_____ into my son's room with a box of tissues(纸巾)．After 16 years，I still recognized Helen. She smiled，handed me the tissues and ______ me. I told her who I was，and after we both got through the ______ of that，she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She had married，had children and gotten her degree so that she could ______ the path for those who were less _33__ than her. She told me that if there was _34__ she could give me，it would be ______.

Looking at this wonderful，______ person，I felt small. But I also felt the first hope I had ______ since learning that my son was hurt. From this person that I thought would have ______ quality of life，I learned that ______ there is life，there is hope. My son luckily recovered and we moved back _____，but I owe Helen a debt that I can never repay.

【推荐2】It was a bad time for me. I was in low spirits and very ________ physically. Probably because of this, I hadn't shaved for a few days. _______, because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter's house, I was dressed quite ________. After getting on the bus to go home, I saw it was almost _______, so I found a rail (扶手) to lean against.

Just then, a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and offered me her________. “Wow!” I thought. And then I said in a loud voice, “Do I ________ that old and tired?” She replied, “You look like you've had a ________ day." I thanked her sincerely and ________ standing.

A moment later, a man ________ from his seat at the back of the bus and _______ his way towards me, squeezing past several people on the way. Then he told me about his addiction problems, asked for my _______, and just chatted about life for a few minutes. Then he went back to his seat.

_____ him go, I also looked at the ________ between me and his seat. He hadn't ________ to talk to those strangers. Instead, he came to talk to me, for whatever it meant to him and whatever ________ it brought him. Why?

Then it _______ to me that I must have looked like I had been ________ he was. I probably looked like a man who would understand a difficult ________. My spirits ________ when I realized that even when we were a bit low, we could still ________ others—if we look like we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world.

【推荐3】Aged 45, I decided to learn how to surf. I surfed in Oahu-the toughest, most ____ surfing spot. Life is tough enough, but I like to make things ____ on myself, because I want to ____ my comfort zone.

When I ____ in the entertainment business, I made a ____ of people I thought it was good to meet. I didn’t list those who could give me a job, ____ those who could teach me something and ____ my ideas about the world. So I started telephoning ____ in various fields. Some of them were famous ____ the world. I didn’t know any of them and ____ of them knew me. So when I called them, the ____ wasn’t always friendly. ____ they agreed to give me some time, the results weren’t always pleasant.

Over the last thirty years, I’ve ____ over fifty movies. I’ve done them ____ and I’m well known in my business. I’m a guy who could ____ to the golf course tomorrow. So why do I continue? The answer is ____ : interrupting my comfort zone. I think it’s the best I know to keep ____ .

I’m not the best surfer on the ____ , but I enjoy the challenge. All of them may be the things that we spend our time trying to ____ , But to me, they are ____ the things that in the game.