【推荐1】One day a man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small _________ appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to _________ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no _________.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He _________ the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out _________. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings _________ it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he _________ that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! _________ the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to _________.

The man was in his __________,but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体) from its body must be forced into its __________, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have intense __________, to get through the small opening to get its __________ from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are __________ what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as __________ we could have been; we could never fly.

【推荐2】In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A ______ showed what we had in common: I had ______ in New York city from Germany while he had ______ from South America.

We exchanged stories about the ______ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been ______ apartment within walking distance from my ______. And what I want is to have a good ______ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t ______ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses（费用）.” The young man wrote a ______ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll ______ her, and she needs a roommate.”

I called her right away. “I’ve been ______ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. ______, she became my best roommate, and has been my ______ for 34 years.

“We were sure lucky to ______ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so ______ to call.” I said. “I called right after I ______ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, ______ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally ______.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were ______ known in the company for your achievement.”

Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do ______, people will find you sooner or later.

【推荐3】When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument (争论) with a boy named Tom in my class. I can't_________what it was about, but I have never forgotten the _________I learnt that day.                      

I was _________ that I was right and he was wrong, but he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. Our _________ decided to teach us a very important lesson and_________ a good idea. She _________ both of us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on _________. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object (物体). I could_________ see that it was black. She asked the boy what_________ the object was. "White," he answered in a __________voice.

I couldn't believe he said the object was white, __________ it was obviously black! Another__________started between my classmate and me, this__________about the colour of the object.             

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed__________, and now she asked me what the colour of the object was. I __________ answer, "White." It was then __________I realised I was wrong. In fact, it was an object with two __________ coloured sides, and from his side it was white. __________ from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must __________yourself in the other person's shoes and look at the __________through their eyes in order to truly understand their views.

【推荐1】Miss Swan couldn’t take being a Sunday school teacher any longer. Not for another Sunday. Some _______ teenagers chewed gum during prayer time and read magazines during Bible study. “I have had it with you. I _______.” she screamed at the students. “Cool,” Rick said nodding in _______. He was the rudest kid she’d ever met.

It took two months to find a new _______ for that Sunday school class. The pastor (牧师) _______.

Miss Betty Ray in to meet the angelic but naughty group. New in town, she hadn’t heard of their reputation for _______ teachers. By the look of her pink dress, one size too small, and her bad hair style, the students _______ felt they had an easy mark. Soon bets were taken as to how long Miss Betty would _______.

Betty introduced herself, _______ that she recently came from the South. She certainly looked like a southern belle who wore outdated clothes. Laughter and whispers __________ in the room as she searched through the huge old-fashioned shoulder bag.

Pulling up a long tube, she __________ a map of the world and pointed at her hometown. “What else do you have in there? Lunch?” Someone joked. Betty smiled __________ and answered, “Snacks for later.” “Cool!” Rick seated in his chair was impressed by this teacher. Betty __________ again in her bag, this time pulling out __________ old pictures along with a tin of __________. They passed the three wrinkled pictures around, viewing each with great interest __________ they bit into the dessert.

Sunday after Sunday, Betty came to class, __________ her lessons to their everyday lives. She told the teens __________ they could make a difference right now.

Betty taught that Sunday school class for twenty years. At last, the town even regarded her as a (an) __________ parent since she taught two generations of children. Every year she received letters from students who are doctors, scientists, businessmen and many teachers __________ them.

【推荐2】I’ve been working as a UN Peacekeeper in the Central African Republic for the past two years. Before this, I was a pilot and I _________ my work. However, I felt it was my duty to help innocent people who are caught in trouble, so I _________ the United Nations.

The Central African Republic is a relatively small country. Since it got _________ from France in the 1950s, there have been many violent conflicts between the government and rebels (反叛者). In 2012, a civil war began, due to which, over one million people were forced to _________ their homes and there were many deaths and injuries. _________, the United Nations launched a peacekeeping _________ in the country.

We peacekeepers _________ cities and villages to _________ that no conflict is occurring and help bring supplies of food and medicine. We are a _________ that can keep people in conflict apart.

As a woman, I am particularly __________ as I can act as a role model for many women and girls in the country. When they see how others respect me, they feel that they also __________ to be respected and treated __________ to man.

My life is not __________ in any way! It’s long hours in a very tough environment. I have basic__________ with just a bed in a shared room. Of course, being away from my family and friends is also very hard at times. However, I know that the Central African Republic is safer because of the UN Peacekeepers, and that makes it all __________.