【推荐1】The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has ______ more than $80,000 by selling cookies   since she was seven years old. Going door to door after school, the painfully shy Markita___ herself into a cookie-selling expert.

It___ with desire. Burning, white-hot desire.

Markita and her widowed mother___ a dream of traveling the globe. Once, Markita read a magazine article, saying that the child who sold the most cookies would win an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world. She decided to have a ______ at it.

To realize her dream, Markita went door to door every day after school, and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m ________   a trip around the world for my mom and   me by selling cookies.” Then she asked, “Would you like to___ in my dream by buying some cookies?” Whether they bought or not, she always___ a smile.

Her hard work   finally_________. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies   that year and she won her trip around the world.

Markita is   not   __________     than   thousands of other people. The key to her   _______ is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail   _______ they even begin because of their fear of____.

It takes courage to ask for what you   want. Courage is not the ________   of fear.     It’s doing what it takes despite one’s fear. And, as Markita has discovered, the more you ask, the   _____   it gets.

【推荐2】If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it____. Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch____perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to____it up. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to____by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said: “The regulator is to be pushed up____your watch is four minutes____.”

I tried to stop him, tried to____him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.

My beautiful watch began to gain time. It____faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it____all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately____he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to____down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners.

Now I went to____watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch,he____it to pieces and said that he could finish this work____three or four days. I could do nothing but____. That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

So I kept____my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time. And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not____the time by my watch. The thing was getting____. My watch had____two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy____watch,which I did.

【推荐3】“Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _________ his tent then, made a fire and have a_________ meal. When night fell, he _________down to sleep.

He had _________fallen asleep when he felt a soft _________on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much _________.”

The Arab was a _________man, “All right, do as you _________.” he said. Then he turned on his _________and went back to sleep.

It wasn’t long ____________he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind ____________I keep it inside the tent, too?”

“____________.” the man said. But this time he felt a bit ____________, as camel had such a long neck.

No sooner had he shut his eyes ____________he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”

The Arab ____________over to one side of the tent. He made ____________as small as he could. It was not ____________comfortable, and sleep was now   ____________.Soon after ，that the camel gave him a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. ____________, my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only ____________that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

【推荐2】As the daughter of a successful businessman, I’ve learned that hard work will bring positive results. With that in mind, I started a clothing company in 2008. Then it _____________ to include 12 brands with more than 1,000 _____________.

In 2015, after selling my business, a(n)_____________ immediately arose in my mind. I wanted to prove that my personal success was not _____________ to business achievements, but I didn’t know how to do that. To search for the _____________, I went to Nepal, where I _____________, reflected, and connected with nature.

Once when I went past a temple, I _____________ a monk drawing a design. The design, which was complex but balanced, inspired me to think about my _____________ in a different way.

I learned the design _____________ that all things in the world are interconnected and ________________. I bought 10 of them, gave most away as gifts, and kept three for myself.________________ I looked at their interlocking circles, I would expect a better, ________________ lifestyle.

After recalling the fashion industry I worked in, I realized how wasteful the clothing business is and felt the need to ________________ it. In 2019, drawing ________________ from the design, I established a carbon neutral women’s clothing brand. We produce everything using sustainable and ________________ materials, and we set up a take-back program to make a ________________ circular product.

Now I’m living a busy life, but with my three drawings at hand, I am ________________ to find moments of calm, develop ideas, and find a clear path to ________________ my goals. They encourage me to follow my inner voice when I’m getting through ________________ things, like building a responsible company. And I ________________ that good things come from focus, dedication, and concentration.

【推荐3】Years ago, I had a quarrel with a friend due to a misunderstanding that was completely my fault. I was afraid to ________that I was wrong, so we didn't speak for years. Then we happened to meet each other and decided to meet for lunch. It was so ________that we kept meeting. After two or three meals together, I felt forced to apologize for my ________ years earlier.

My experience isn't unique. Many people________apologizing because the idea of admitting to wrongdoing makes them________uncomfortable. Apologies force us to admit to ourselves that we don't always ________ our standards. We might also fear that victim won't ________ our apology. We all like to ________ ourselves as good people—kind, considerate and moral people. For these________, an apology can be very difficult to give.

Given my experience, there is no________that an apology is an important tool for________a relationship to make it functional again. Usually a(n)________apology is called for, but if the victim is angry at the wrong behavior, it may be more________ to wait, because their________ may stop them from accepting our apologies. Also a delay ________an apology's effectiveness, because it conveys that the offender has time to reflect on his/her________. But a heartfelt apology has more powerful effects, which can improve our mental health and repair our________ personal relationships. ________, expressing regret and acknowledging responsibility are vital. Without________,   it's a good reason for your actions; Without responsibility, it's an excuse.

My friend and I get on well after my belated apology. Admitting that everything had been my fault helped us heal our relationship. We are both________ to have our relationship today.