【推荐1】When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some ___challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we ___to gather food, clothing and gifts to ___his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___. Together they searched their house for things they could ___. Her mother went to the kitchen, ___ a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother’s ___.

Before making our ____, we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful ___ to help others. I will never forget the surprised ___ of our teacher and his wife when they ____ the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, ___.

Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ___ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ___. My teacher and I hugged and began to ___ the last 42 years. He told me he ___ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ___of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly appreciated, ___what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ___of Thanksgiving Day.

Willard Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he shut himself in his own world and he never ________ to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but ________. It seemed as if he just didn't want to break his _______ .

After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the ________ Christmas collection of money for the _______   in our school. "Christmas is a reason of ________," I told my student. "Some poor students in our school might not have a _______ holiday. By giving little money, you will help _______   some toys, food, and clothing for these needy students. We will ________the collection tomorrow."

The near morning, ________ , I found out that almost everyone had ________this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down. ________, he dropped two coins into the small box. "I don't need milk for lunch," he said in a ________ voice.

After school I couldn't help sharing what had ________   in the morning with our headmaster. "I may be wrong, but ________ Willard might be ready to become a part of our class." "I am ________ to hear that," he nodded（点头）. "And I just received a ________ of the poor families in our school who most need help. Here, take a look at it."

As I sat down to ________, I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really ________ Willard for the first time; a cold face with a warm heart. Frown this ________, I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.

【推荐3】When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.

This morning, though, Begay was______. The parent she had been trying to_____was a no-show again. Begay______needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She______there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.

By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s______quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of activity. Forty-five minutes_______, the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head_______. Rather than______him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held_______that no child is a lost cause, no matter how______he seems. “It’s the unspoken       _____teachers start out with,” Begay said.

During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.

“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy______:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”

Before we left the______, the shy, quiet girl next to me______,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”

Her_______stayed with me. When I_______it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very       _____thing for a child to say. She agreed.

“They never______that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I_______. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone_______them.”

【推荐1】Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a _____ part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we ______ this same right to our children. When I see a child ______ from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His ______ of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He ______ answered questions — he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his ______. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all ______ her very much.

One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had ______ the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I _____ the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in ______. He’d missed the third problem. My student teacher looked at me in despair.   Suddenly her face _____. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently ______ the tear-stained (弄脏的) face from his arms. “I’ve got something to ______ you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.   “See these ______, Donnie,” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are ______? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you ______ learn to do, too.” She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on ______ desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, ______ teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

The ______ became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually ______ him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.

【推荐2】As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats, I _________ the lower berth(铺位), so that I could enjoy the _________ of outside from the moving train. I don’t know why I always preferred to get the _________ seat. An elderly lady _________ the front seat of mine. I looked at her. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. At one point, we met our _________. She smiled at me and I gave her a response. Both of us were _________. By that time, the train was in its full speed.

It was 4:50 pm, evening time. So, _________ time was still in a long way, I couldn’t _________ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”

She looked at me and friendly said, “_________ camp, dear.”

Suddenly my enthusiasm __________ to know the reason. I politely said. “Auntie, you are __________ someone?”

She smiled and said, “Yes!”

Just to continue the conversation, I talked to her in a very cheerful __________. “Auntie, you must be feeling so __________ to see your child and your grandchildren.”

________, this question hurt her a little but boldly (大胆地) she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyway, I had only one son who was __________ and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I bought so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not __________ my son’s clothes for some other soldiers, so that I would control my __________ and would be happy thinking that my own son has __________ it.”

I was shocked hearing her heartbreaking story! But I __________ the old lady from the core of my heart, I was thinking of her __________ heart!

【推荐3】Five years ago,at the age of 66, I stared running. I was not a natural _________. I wanted to lose weight and it seemed that running was a (n) _________ way. At first it was very _________ — I was mainly walking more than running when I started — but I didn’t _________.

When I started training running, I was just trying to build up stamina (耐力), and just the idea of even going three miles, even walking was a _________ .In the beginning, I just walked as much as I could and then as time went on, I _________ began running. Later I kept on adding more and more _________.

I _________ my coach Mario in my running club, and he’d been running for over 30 years. He had a lot of knowledge and often sent various quotes to _________ and encourage me.

Running the New York City Marathon for the first time was probably the greatest __________ of my life. I was really prepared, __________ Mario. I leaned a lot of life lessons during the __________: To be a winner, you have to believe in yourself __________ nobody else will. When I crossed the finishing line, I was so excited. I remember just getting to the ____14____ and realizing, “Oh my God, I’m going to do this!” I heard them say, “Welcome to the finishing line,” and I thought, wow, I was actually going to ____15____ this!

I could never have __________ myself doing the New York City Marathon, and here I am and I __________ it. I was a true __________ that it’s never too late to present yourself with a     21     image, as long as you have faith and allow that faith to     22     you.

【推荐2】Decan Andersen unexpectedly became a father of three and in the cutest way possible. One damp afternoon in 2014, a baby red squirrel _______ from his apartment building and landed in the middle of his garden, _______ and bleeding. Although concerned, Andersen _______ the squirrel alone and went inside, _______ that the mother would come and _______ him. But when that didn’t happen, he _______ what he had to do.

_______ picking up the four-week-old baby from the _______ grass, he took him inside, where he was _______ comforted by Andersen’s cat, Coco, who washed him with her ________ and warmed him up. Later, after a veterinarian(兽医) had dressed the squirrel’s wounds, Andersen made his ________ housemate some tiny sweaters and socks to prevent him from ________ his wounds.

Because his children, Nicole, now 11, and Markus, 6, had been watching the cartoon movie, The Adventures of Tintin, Andersen ________ the squirrel Tintin and decided to make him part of the family, since he couldn’t be released back into the wild without weeks of ________.

Using a little ________ to protect Tintin from other animals that weren’t as ________ of squirrels as Coco, Andersen began taking his lively little pet everywhere he went,________ their adventures on social media.

“With so much negativity in the world, I thought it could help ________ people up,” Andersen said. “Most people feel surprised and want to know more. He makes people forget about their ________ for a moment so they can laugh and smile. We have a special ________ and are pretty much together.”

【推荐3】One cold December morning, my dad and I were walking along the road to a store to buy Christmas presents. Suddenly a car ran to us out of _____. Pushed away by my dad, I was______while he was unable to escape and injured. My dad ______unconditional love to me when faced with the accident. Since that day, I have known the power of love and the   lessons it can teach to those who take anything for granted, as I did everything before.

People wander into our lives for various reasons, but each one has something to ______ , even the driver who caused the ______ . He helped me a lot. Whether our ______is entirely good or not, there remains something to be gained from every person we ______. I have come to view study in this way. Sometimes, when schoolwork gets tough and I lack ______ , I remind myself that I am here to make use of every lesson that I have been given. What a   ______     it is to be able to acquire knowledge!

This unconditional love I have for learning allows me to see the world through what some may call rose-colored glasses, which helps me to love and be loved in complete confidence as well. _____, it offers me the power to see things clearly in the ______ changing world and ______ myself to overcome difficulties in my life. I am ______ to learn, and because of my ability to love, I______ the challenges that will help me grow. I approach everything with interests, and see an opportunity for education on every page of my books, and even with difficulties and ______.