【推荐1】When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why _______ had such a big influence on a person. And now, although I’m just a middle school student, I’d like to _______ my own opinions an this saying.

Once I read a sentence —To make this world a nice place to live in, rather than the whole world you’d better change your heart. It made me lost in thought. There are so many things around us that go _______ our will. We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning whether we accept it or not.

What we can do is just to make ourselves suit the world. I think we should learn to _______ welcome whatever life gives us, the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to get _______ from it.

I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I _______ catch most of the pleasant moments such as being hugged by my mother when in fear, being _______ by the teacher when in trouble, and being helped by a stranger when in danger. I realize that I don’t just live alone and that there are others around me I should _______. They all pay attention to my growing up and are proud of my achievements _______ it is just a little progress. It is their care and love that ________ remind me live in a warm and happy world.

Different people may have different attitudes towards life. But there is one rule that should be followed and that is to make the world better.

Once there were two neighbors. One was a teacher and the other was a cook. Both of them planted the same plants in their own ________. The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn’t always give full ________ to them. But the cook gave a lot of water to his plants and ________ them very well.

The cook’s plants grew much taller and greener than the teacher’s. After a heavy storm, they both came out to ________ for the damage of their gardens. The cook saw that his plants were uprooted (连根拔起). They were all ________. But the teacher’s plants were not damaged at all and were standing firmly.

The cook was surprised to ask the ________, “My plants were uprooted, while yours weren’t. How is that possible?” The teacher smiled, “You gave your plants so much water and attention that they didn’t need to work hard for ________. You made it easy for them, while I gave them just a little water and let their roots (根) search for more. Because of that, their roots went ________ and that made their position stronger. That is why my plants survived (幸存).”

This story is about parenting. Children are like ________. If everything is given to them, they will not work hard. Sometimes it’s best to ________ them instead of giving them everything. Teach them to walk, but let them follow their own paths.

During my last year of junior high school, our teacher, Mrs. Green, gave us a test. I was a(n) ______ student and I did well in all subjects. I finished the question successfully ______ I read the last one: What is the ______ name of the woman who cleans the school?

Of course, I thought that must have been a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 50 years old. She had dark hair. But how could I know her name? I had _______ talked with her before. In fact, I’d never even ______ talking to her. I looked at my paper and started to feel rather shameful. It’s ______ for me to know the answer. Finally, I handed in my paper, leaving the last one unanswered.

Before the test ended, one student asked ______ the last question would be counted in our grades.

“Of course,” the teacher said. “In your life, you will meet many people. They are all important. They deserves (值得) your ______ and care, even if all you do is to smile and say hello.”

I’ve never forgotten that ______. Everyone deserves my care and I should get to know the people who work and live around me. That was the most ______ lesson in my life. Later, I also learned that the cleaning woman’s first name was Hannah.