【推荐2】Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future and wanted to make a_________in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s_________I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

I started my_________as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous_________. I knew it would be_________, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time._________, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project_________.

I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to_________among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the_________. I would be going to a small____________near Abuja, Nigeria.

After completing my____________, I was sent to the village that was small and____________in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food____________I were their own family. I was asked to____________a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I____________in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes thought I learned more from my ____________than they did from me.

Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or____________to me no longer did, though I did not get____________with the local language, and returned to the United States a____________man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my____________forever.

【推荐3】I sat and waited for Kathleen to speak. “Annie, ” she said, “A food bank that serves the elderly is asking for ________ . I’d like you to organize the event”. “Well, errr....sure.” As I stuttered through my ________ , all I could think was, “What? Why me?”

I walked back to my office wondering where to ________ . This was a time when the economy was ________ . The rise in unemployment forced many of my coworkers to ________ to survive. How could I ask them for more?

That evening I drove home with negativity. Then I remembered a time when my father was out of work. Mom wrote a note to Jim, the milkman, asking him not to ________ any more milk. Two days later Jim picked up the   ________ and left four liters of milk. He wrote his message, which read, “Kids need milk.” The milk delivery ________ as usual and Jim never collected a cent ________ us.

The memory of Jim’s kindness ________ my enthusiasm. Perhaps I’d be in for a pleasant surprise.

The next morning I ________ signs about our food drive all over the cafeteria and on every notice board I could find. Each sign said, “Food drive to support the poor elderly! ________ of non - perishable (不易腐的) foods are greatly needed.”

Within a few days I had to locate empty office space to ________ the massive number of contributions we had   ________ . One of my coworkers, Maggie, made the rounds with me every day from one department to another to pick up the canned goods and other ________ . Though over sixty, she pushed our food trolley around with the ________ of a woman half her age.

I asked her where she got all the enthusiasm. She said, “With the unemployment rate touching 10 percent, I can’t think of a better way to be ________ for keeping our jobs when so many have ________ theirs. Sure money is   ________ . But when isn’t it? People need food.”

As I listened to Maggie, the milkman’s words ________ in my ears, “Kids need milk.”

【推荐1】Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also_______on her career road.

Though the accident brought her bright career to a_______, she didn’t give up. In the_______   months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)_______made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So_______she wanted to go back to_______after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in_______and could realize her dream,_______ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —_______to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

After every public recital (个人表演), she________ask her dad about her performance.“You__________have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get________. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic________by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it________everyone to tears and this________pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the________question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

Sudha’s comeback was________moving an event that a film producer________to make the story into a hit film.

When someone asked Sudha how she had________to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”________is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

【推荐2】We know children should grow up, knowing the right sense of values. Here is a good example to teach them a good lesson.

One day, a young man who was dressed poorly begged________door to door along the street. ________an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad_________and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never ________ and were always desiring more.

“As_______as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to fill my stomach and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune noticed the beggar among the crowd and got close to him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to ________ you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this ________: All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground________become dirt, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

“I see. Now I’m ready.” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should ________! It’s obvious that your wallet is a ________one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly ________to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ________ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never________. It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar confidently.

The wallet was filled with________many coins that the beggar’s hands began to shake. “Ah, if only the golden stream would ________ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “_______ just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will ________.” reminded the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted _______, “I know it will hold a little more, just a little more!” One more piece was added and the wallet split. The ________ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ________ but his broken wallet.

【推荐3】Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep _______. She was even willing to work without _______. She then offered her _______ with a business that helped other business find jobs for old people. Every day she _______ other old folks like her. By talking with them, she _______ two things. Old people had abilities that were not used. But old people also had some _______. She found a new purpose for herself then.

Through the years, she used to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new _______: Old people like herself. She began to write a _______ column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about _______ old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being ____________.

Anna Douglas uses her __________ ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands __________ problems begins. For example, one of her ____________ said that his grandchildren ____________ the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas ____________ some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

“It’s important to know ____________ about your children’s world,” says Mrs. Douglas. “That means questioning and listening, and __________ is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,” she continued. “Never try to ____________ your grandchildren or other people. Never __________ your opinion. Don’t tell them what they should do.” ____________, they have been taught they should have respected for old people. The old should respect them as well.