【推荐2】I used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never- changing routines. I ____ that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy ____ other people and their lives. I also didn’t like the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt ____. I felt like 1 was missing out on ____. It seemed to me that ____ life would be the opposite.

Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldn’t wait to ____ the city. ____, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasn’t at all what I had imagined. I ____it was home to thousands of people, but I hadn’t had the least expectation to see so ____ on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with ____. I also felt a little ____ to see that everyone was in such a ____ and everything moved at such a fast pace. When I took the subway for the first time, I said ____ to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with ____ and didn’t say a word.

After just one day, I realized how ____ my small town is to        me. Now I appreciate the familiar       ____ I see every day. I like the feeling of security and belonging my town ____       . Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of ____ and togetherness that the city doesn’t provide. I realize just how       much a simple hello       does for a ___       _ — it really can make your day a little ____.

【推荐3】I woke up the other day to a phone call from a taxi driver. He had my friend’s cell phone, and told me that my friend had ______ it in the cab the night before.

It was a rainy ______, which for cab drivers is a very busy time. The cab driver asked where he could ______ the cell phone off. I told him the cross ______ where I lived. I quickly got dressed and told him that I’d ______ him on the comer of the street.

The driver drove all the ______ from Queens to deliver the phone without ______. When I met up with him, I ______ and blessed him for having such a kind and beautiful ______. I was so happy for my ______ because of this man’s kindness! My friend had ______ moved here and I could only imagine how ______ his cell phone was to him! I further asked the taxi driver if I could get his ______, so that my friend can thank him as well. He said my ______ and gratitude were all that he needed and drove off.

I emailed my friend telling him I had his ______ and later that day I met up with him to tell him how I had ______ it. My friend said he couldn’t believe such kindness should ______ in this big city. He told me he could not ______ to pay it forward.

I was so ______ to see the kindness that happened early that morning. It just made my ______!

【推荐1】Scott, 72, an elderly woman lives in Massachusetts whose home was in badly need of repairs. "There were _______ in the ceiling, and some wild animals were getting in,” Kinney, the electrician _______, adding the lady also didn't have running water and her kitchen sink was _________ and leaking.

After _______ the job, Kinney went home, but he kept thinking about Scott, and that she lived alone and couldn't _______   other repairs.

So the electrician decided to _______ -first, by working on Scott's home by himself for free. But he didn’t _______ there. After cleaning up and doing a ton of yard work for Scott, Kinney decided to _______ Facebook fundraiser （资金募集）to offer more _______. Within hours, the fundraiser received more than $3500. Today, since their ____________ first began, more than $105,000 has been ____________ to help Kinney pay for materials.

“The ____________ kept growing and support kept pouring in,“ he told CNN, adding that local restaurants have even donated ____________ to the skilled volunteers. So far, the volunteers have managed to fix a（an） ____________ electrical system, heating system, roof；windows, paint job in Scott's home, and also ____________ new grasses in her backyard.

“She's been here by herself for over 10 years, so I'm ____________ it's a big change for her, but she's warmed up to everybody," he explained. "She's so ____________ ; she got all types of new friends. She's out here making lunch for us, laughing joking. It's just a ____________ to witness."

The electrician said he ____________ wants to offer services to other elderly people in the same ____________ and hopefully, around the country.

【推荐2】Here’s one touching story about two heroic teachers. When a______filled with schoolchildren went madly out of control, their teachers stayed cool to deal with the emergency. It was the quick reaction of the teachers that saved scores of lives.

It was 6 a.m. They were _______the May day field trip. As the kids waved goodbye to their parents and boarded the bus, their teachers Tina and Kelly settled into front seats. The teachers were whispering quietly______they felt the bus switched its direction suddenly across the highway and______into the guardrail(护栏). The driver was stuck in by his seat belt and his head was just kind of hanging there.

The children seemed frightened and screamed in______.

Both the teachers comforted their students and kept telling them to______down.

Meanwhile, the bus ran ______down the highway at 70 miles an hour.

In a second, Tina made her decision.______over the driver, she put her hands on the wheel and tried_______to pull it back to the right.

However, the bus didn’t react as______. Instead, it was beyond Tina’s_______and turned over into a deep grassy valley, sending Tina through the front window of the bus. She was severely______. The bus slipped through the grass on its roof for several yards______ it finally stopped and the _______began struggling their way out through the broken window.

Luckily,_____of the children were killed. Not only had Tina droved the bus toward a safer place,______her gentle right turn also slowed down the bus speed, when it______into the valley. Obviously, she reacted properly and did an impressive job.

Tina was rushed to the hospital for a(an)______by air. After she recovered from the operation, she returned to school, receiving cheers and praise,______she seemed embarrassed by all the attention. “I’m not a hero, I just did the best I could.” she said, adding, “All those kids will be______to me, for we escaped from the jaw of death together.”

【推荐3】If you are a perfectionist, you are probably familiar with the feeling of wanting to get everything just right. You may struggle with handing in papers, agonize(苦苦思索)over projects at work, and even worry about small errors from the past. High ______ are one thing, but perfectionism is quite another. And as some researchers have discovered, ______ perfection can have serious consequences to mental and physical well-being.

Since perfectionism is ______ with negative outcomes, what can someone with perfectionist tendencies do to change their behavior? Although people are sometimes ______ to give up their perfectionist tendencies, psychologists point out that giving up on perfection doesn’t mean being unsuccessful. ______, mistakes are an important part of learning and growing. ______, imperfection can actually help us in the long run.

One possible ______ to perfectionism involves developing what psychologists call a growth mindset(思维方式).Researchers at Stanford University have found that cultivating a growth mindset is a key way to help us learn from our failures. Unlike those with ______ mindsets --- who see their skill levels as inborn and unchangeable, those with growth mindsets believe they can improve their abilities by learning from their mistakes. Psychologists point out that parents can play a ______ role in helping their children develop healthier attitudes towards failure: they can praise their children for making an effort even if their results are imperfect and help children learn to ______ when they make mistakes.

Another ______ option for perfectionism is to cultivate self-compassion(自我同情). To understand self-compassion, thank about how you would ______ a close friend if they made a mistake. Chances are that you’d probably make responses with kindness and understanding, knowing that your friend meant well. The idea behind self-compassion is that we should treat ourselves ______ when we make mistakes, remind ourselves that mistakes are part of being human, and avoid being _____ by negative emotions. Self-compassion can be beneficial for mental health, but perfectionists tend not to treat themselves in compassionate ways. If you’re interested in trying to foster more self-compassion the researcher who developed the concept of self-compassion has a short exercise you can try.

Psychologists have also suggested that cognitive(认知的)behavioral therapy can be a way to help people change their beliefs about perfectionism. Although perfectionism is linked to lower mental health, the good news is that perfectionism is something you can change. By working to see mistakes as learning ______, and replacing self-criticism with self-compassion, it’s possible to overcome perfectionism and develop a healthier way of setting goals for yourself.

【推荐1】I still remember the day when I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy _________ my car with a brush. I went over and patted (轻拍) him_________ the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to _________ at me. So I was sure he _________ some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how _________ he was. So I offered him a $1,000 bill. To my great surprise, he _________ to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “ I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your _________ is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the _________.

As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so _________ that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me__________? It is only about 3 miles.” I thought maybe the boy wanted to show off to his friends and his family. __________ I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you __________ someday.”

I noticed his sister had a pale face. __________, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to __________.

After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his__________. Poor as they were, the boy__________ refused my money, and said, “I can__________money by myself, thank you.”

Soon I __________my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to__________here the next day.

No matter how poor we are, we would__________give in to ourselves.