【推荐2】One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by ____ a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked , “Who would like this $20 bill ? ”

___ started going up.

He said, “I am going to ____ this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who ____ wants it?” Still the hands were ____ in the air.

“Well”, he replied,“____ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the ____ and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and ____ .

“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, we have all learned a very ____ lesson. No matter what I did to the ____ , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in ____. It is still worth $20 , with ____ we can buy what we need.

Many times in our lives, we are ____ and trampled underfoot by the decision we ____ and the circumstances that come our way. We feel ____ we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never ____ your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by ____ we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are ____ . Don’t ever forget it.”

If you ____ this lesson in mind, it will help you to ____ again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.

【推荐1】Hundreds of years ago, in the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of South America, tortoises wandered_____________on the Galapagos Islands._____________, all that changed when people first arrived in 1535. There were no_____________on their ships, which meant_____________food was always a problem for the sailors on board. The giant tortoises provided an easy_______________________to this problem.

The tortoises faced other problems, too. The first__________________arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. All of these animals_____________life of the tortoises, and even_____________ thousands of baby tortoises each year. Within a few years, it was hard to find any tortoise eggs.

By the early 1900s, people began to_____________whether the last of the tortoises could_____________. But no one seemed to care enough to do anything about the problem. More and more tortoises__________________, even though sailors no longer needed them for food. For another 50 years, this situation continued.

Finally, in the 1950s, scientists_____________that something must be done. They began to_____________as many cats, dogs and other animals as they could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure more baby tortoises would be born. To do this, they started looking for_____________ tortoise eggs. They__________________the eggs and put them in_____________containers. Both the eggs and tortoises were____________________________so that the scientists knew exactly which kinds of tortoises they had and which__________________they came from. Once the tortoises were old and big enough to take care of themselves, the scientists took them back to their islands and set them__________________. This slow, hard work continues until today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now_____________every year.

【推荐2】My grandfather died in 1970, leaving my grandmother living in their old house alone. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter and picked out a little_______to accompany Grandma. The dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached(依恋)to each other, and that attachment grew much_______as years passed—they became very_______.When Grandma went to_______,Penny walked along and lay_______her until she woke up._______Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the_______to lie next to Grandma, so she lay on the blanket beside the bed. Grandma never went anywhere without her partner by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother and Penny were becoming_______.Grandma had been sent to hospital several times, and Penny couldn't_______around very well. When Grandma was in hospital, Penny would sit at the window________out for the car bringing Grandma home and would________wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a great meeting again between the two.

On Christmas Day in 1985,Grandma was again________to the hospital. Penny,________,sat watching out the window for the________bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later, I________she couldn't stand and wouldn't eat. Later, she had difficulty in breathing. I quickly________her to the hospital where Grandma stayed to let her see her________for the last time. There, as soon as Penny saw Grandma, Penny's eyes brightened suddenly and then slowly________.Grandma left this world, several________later.

After fifteen years of loving friendship, Grandma and Penny passed away on the same day. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door to________her when Grandma came home.

【推荐2】We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our ________ have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us ________ everything to their kindness and love.

When we ________ them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or ________ them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of ________ our own love and gratitude to them. ________, elders have also been through all the years you are ________ and know a little more about the world than you do.

It is ________ that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always ________ with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human ________. However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their ________.

With changing times and ________ influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should ________ express their views and if there are arguments, they should not ________ their voices.

If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately ________ their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are ________ to give up their places to older people. This is not a ________ of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear ________, or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a ________ disadvantage. When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become ________ that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.