【推荐3】Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_________me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is_________for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no_________ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _________my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are_________This is not the worst boy at all, _________the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n)_________between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my_________as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She_________my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more__________and my brother and I could be better__________.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand__________and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I__________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her__________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__________that great day I went to interview Andrew Camegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the__________beneficiary(受益者). My father became the__________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power__________has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is__________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

【推荐1】Though Dad looked tired and weak, his smile was as sure as ever. It was another __________ of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs by Monday morning. Local relatives would see that Dad was home from the hospital, and they would visit him __________, prepare his meals and take him to his doctor appointments. But I __________ be able to let him know that we cared, too, even when we weren’t with him.

Then I remembered a family __________ I started when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would __________ a love note in the house for them to __________ after we were gone. They hid notes somewhere. For days after our departure, their grandparents would smile as they __________ these reminders of our love.

So as I __________ Dad’s rooms, I began writing notes. Some were __________. “Dad, I put the milk in the fridge so it wouldn’t __________. ” Some expressed my love. “Dad, I hope you sleep well in your new bed. ” Most notes were __________ where he would live for several weeks until he regained __________, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow. “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”

While others cared for Dad’s daily __________, we of course, would stay in touch by phone. But our notes were a __________ reminder of our love and concern for him during this recovery period. Just like his medicines improved him physically, these __________ vitamins would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, Dad phoned and said, “I’ll tell you that I just found your note under my pillow!” I smiled at the other end of the phone

【推荐2】Dear Seth, you are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to ____this letter.But some day when you______, I hope you will find something______in what I am going to share with you. Life can be______.There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll______you because you are different,______for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be______by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things______. Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and______on your journey through life, but don’t let that______you from finding new things. I don’t retreat(退却)from life, and don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will______ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will______many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to_______You will meet many people who will try to do______than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To______, life is a competition. However, I believe life is a______. If you always try your best to______others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life______and you will make it a journey of_____of learning and of love. Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are______a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.

Love Dad

【推荐2】Wilson, a New York cyclist, donated one of his kidneys (肾) two years ago. In order to _________ that the operation didn’t change his lifestyle, earlier this year on March 10, which marked the World Kidney Day, he climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with other kidney donors.

His idea to be a kidney donor first appeared _________ seeing a friend’s post on Facebook. The friend wrote that his teenage daughter had recently _________ a life-saving kidney donation from a stranger, which enabled her to lead a normal life.

When he got home, he started _________ kidney donations on the Internet. He learned that about 97,000 people were on the National Kidney Transplant List, and that many patients spent years on the list because there weren’t _________ kidneys available. He felt sorry for these patients and _________ to become a kidney donor. When Wilson told his wife about his idea to become a donor, _________, she totally supported his decision.

Wilson began taking the steps to become a kidney donor, including _________ tests and examinations.

Wilson’s operation was an even more advanced, minimally invasive (微创) one _________ a single-port surgery (单端口手术). Doctors removed Wilson’s kidney using an incision (切口) made in his belly. And then, his kidney would go for a perfect __________. After about two weeks, he was back on his indoor bike and began training __________ and carefully under the doctor’s guidance.

As a donor of a living thing, Wilson said, “__________ an operation may seem frightening, but all it took was several weeks for recovery.” He added, “The most important thing I want people to know is that when someone donates a kidney, life really doesn’t __________ at all.”

“If you can help others, it’s a wonderful thing, “Wilson said. “But the planet is a big place, so it is wonderful for a small individual (个体), even a stranger to make an impact on __________ person, and one will feel proud and honored to save others.” It is also a great __________ to the donor himself.