【推荐1】New Year has many interesting stories, and here is one of them told by a TikToker. The original poster works as a school teacher, and every New Year, she tries to bring ________ to her students. This time, it turned out especially great and 5.8M views on the ________ video is the best confirmation of this!

So, the Original Poster (OP) says that she usually gives books to her students in a happy game at New Year. But this time, something completely ________ happened and the OP________ this idea to her mom. The teacher’s mother loves to ________ and invited her daughter to play a little game with the students. On the eve of New Year, the original poster invited the school-children to ________ for themselves the “winter hat of their dreams” —preferably with solid colors.

Everyone did so, but no one even ________ what would happen next. The kids ________ drew cute striped hats and the teacher’s mom made their ________ come true. It turned out incredibly great and the video of the teacher starting to ________ hats to the class went even more viral, collecting an incredible 50.4M views and counting.

Yes, the children were simply ________ of course, the OP’s mother could not always choose the exact color of the Yarn (毛线), but what does it really matter when real, even small, New Year magic is happening before your eyes? And the joyful ________of schoolers thanking the teacher’s mom for the idea and its realization is completely sincere.

The vast majority of people in the comments gave this teacher the greatest ________ and to her wonderful mom as well. After all, as some commenters have pointed out, not everyone actually realizes how much work, time and love goes into these small hats. “________ off to your mom, she’s amazing!” one of the commenters wrote.

And people also believe that in our time it is absolutely priceless when a teacher really puts their soul into the educational process. People truly don’t realize that THIS is the ________. Passion, deep love and hard work characterize this profession.

【推荐2】It was 9:55 am on Sunday. When I woke up, the first thing I saw was the shining mobile screen. I _________ it and found that it was a call from my boss. He screamed, “At 10:25. the meeting is going to start. If you _________ to bring the files to my office before the time, I would not hesitate to fire you.” I remembered taking his files and _________ to give them back to him that day, but I forgot to remove them from my bag.

With my bag, I _________ to the nearby bus stop and got into a bus which was already packed up with lots of people.

_________, I found a comfortable place. But the driver announced that we had to get down and _________ the bus. I checked for other choices but none were _________. So I _________ pushing it with others. After a few seconds, the engine _________ and I jumped inside the bus and said, “Fast, I am late.” But the bus was unbearably __________. Only seven minutes remained by then.

It was not expected that the bus broke down. I didn't wait any longer and started to run along the footpath. I__________ that I would still reach there in time. I wanted to run faster but it seemed that my __________ didn’t want.

At last, I arrived at my __________ before a minute or two. “Sir, I brought the files in time,” I said with a feeling of __________. “Then give them back to me,” he said hurriedly.

I turned only to __________ that I had left my bag IN THE BUS!

【推荐3】Ahmed was a middle-class businessman and used to go to his office in a car that he had bought seven years ago. Despite being _________ stronger than most of his co-workers, he was _________. Ahmed always wanted more than he had. Whenever he got into his car, he would start finding _________ with it, and drown in self-pity for being so poor.

One weekday, Ahmed left his home to go to his office. It was raining heavily. Ahmed drove _________, for he had to be careful with his _________ car. Then, a man on a motorbike grabbed his _________. The man was _________to keep the bike steady in the thunderstorm. Ahmed was _________ the fact that he was travelling safe and dry in his car. He said to himself, “I’m travelling _________ without getting affected by the rain, while this person is in serious difficulty. I am more __________ than him.”

The day passed quickly. When Ahmed drove back home, the rain had stopped. He saw a homeless man sleeping on the wet sidewalk.

Ahmed remained __________ that night, lost in deep thought. Happiness was around him, yet he always ________ about his life. Neither his car, his house nor status was depressing; what was saddening him was his __________. He knew he had to __________ his thoughts. That day, he __________ an important lesson — happiness comes from optimism!

【推荐2】A homeless man hung out in front of my barbershop. He _________ people now and then, “Hello, my friend!” However, he didn’t ask for _________ though he desperately needed it to purchase goods. My shop assistant showed much _________ to the homeless man, too. The next day, she called me for a _________ —$2 and promised to repay it the next month. I saw her _________ it to him. I walked over and_________ him in for a rest. He looked much _________ after we washed his dirty face and cut his messy hair. We _________ him warmly, so he left with his stomach full.

He _________ my assistant back when he got his social security check. That’s when we knew his name was Jack. “I sometimes lose it when I have money on me,” he said. So eventually I became his “bank” for his check and __________ it as needed. In the __________ of items, we became friends.

One __________ evening, I found Jack lying on the ice outside. He had a fever. I quickly sent him to the hospital. His doctor thought of me as his relative and took my number. __________, I became his emergency contact. He __________ under the care of my assistant and me. __________ my kindness, he offered to help me with the chores in the shop. Meanwhile, I taught him how to cut hair. He was a (n) __________ learner. As was expected, he became my competent assistant soon.

Business in my barbershop was so booming that we were __________ in working every day. A few years later, we had __________, and we each had to manage a shop. Now we have the __________ power to do charity work. We believe with good thoughts, __________ things will come.

【推荐3】Verda Tetteh, a 17-year-old straight A high school student, is on her way to Harvard. At her graduation ceremony, Verda won a famous scholarship for general ________ that offered her $10,000 each year for four years. The scholarship was to help her _______ expenses on living, books, and computers.

She accepted, sat back down but then jumped up again, ________ to ask if she could say a few words. “It is such a great ________ but I also know that I am not in the most need of it,” Verda said. She ________ the money should go to struggling fellow students to help them ________ in community college.

After her ________, there was shock, and then applause followed for this ________ act of kindness. Verda ________ that right after receiving the scholarship, she ________ her mom, Rosemary Annan. ________, she knew that she should do the right thing and _________ the scholarship.

Annan worked hard and showed ________. She brought Verda and her ________ to the US from Ghana, often working 80 hours a week to ________ the family, and never hesitating to help out the needy in her community. Annan always stressed the importance of ________ and, in fact, went back to school as a(n) ________ student and is now working towards earning a bachelor’s degree.

Annan also taught her children to be ________. She is very ________ of her daughter’s act. “That ________ my heart. I would do that. And I know she would do that, too. She’s learned from me over the years,” Annan said.

【推荐1】Nowadays, more and more teenagers have too much pressure (压力). Their schoolbags are getting heavier (更重的) and the hours they spend on their homework are becoming ________. They think they should be allowed (允许) to practice their hobbies (爱好). But their parents think the hobbies can ________ their school work. Should parents allow their children to make their own decisions?

Li Kai, a fifteen-year-old boy, likes singing very much. He always wants to be a professional (专业的) ________when he grows up. However, his parents don’t want him to practice singing. They think their son should study hard to get good ________ and enter a good university. “He needs to spend more time on his schoolwork because it’s ________ to become a professional singing star,” says his father. But Li Kai really ________, “I know my parents ________me. And they hope that I will have a better life in the future. But I am ________ singing. I should be allowed to make my own decision. Only then will I have a chance to ________ my dream,” says Li Kai.

Doctors say lots of pressure is bad for children’s development (发展). Parents should have the ________attitude (态度) towards the children’s development. Although it’s normal (正常的) to want successful children, it’s even more important to have healthy and happy children.