【推荐2】Patrick and Grant are best friends. But one day, the two boys stopped talking to each other.

When they were walking home from school that day, they ________ their homework. Grant wanted his friend to do it ________ him, so he could spend more time playing basketball.

“No way! I can’t ________ you like that,” said Patrick. “We must know what things in life are more ________ to us.”

“You don’t want to help me. What a friend!” Grant said angrily.

Patrick was not ________, either. He said, “You can say whatever you want, but I don’t think I can help you in that way.”

Over the following days, they didn’t talk to each other ________ they both felt bad.

When Patrick’s parents found out why, they asked him to think how to help his best friend. And Grant knew that it was ________ fault (过错) for starting this argument (争吵).

A few days later, there was a school basketball game. Patrick and Grant both went to ________ it. At the end of the game, the two old friends’ eyes met. Grant came over and said ________ to Patrick. Patrick smiled (微笑) back.

That day, the two boys made a ________. First, they would work on their homework after school and then they would play basketball.

【推荐3】My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan even had to accept (接受) money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me _________. He was not the kind of person who never _________ the money he should. He was always very careful   with the money he spent.

A few years ago, he won the lottery (中了彩票) and got a huge _________ of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The _________ thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he started  spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to _________. He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money _________.

When we got together for a _________ at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill. He told me the money made him feel very happy. But, Alan soon _________ out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money left     . I admit (承认) I do feel _________ for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. __________, he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first _______ at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and _______ about lots of things. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was _______ a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. _______ thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “ _______ ” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the _______ and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so _______ that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, _______ , started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering _______ to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl beside me said, “Hi, I’m Carrie.” I ________ It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

One evening, it was so cold outside. An old couple (夫妇) made _____ way to an inn (小旅馆) and prepared to spend the night there. A young man opened the door with a welcoming smile. “I’m sorry!” he said. “Our guest rooms here are all _____.”

Hearing the young man’s words, the old couple felt very sad. Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and _____ them. “Since it is late now, if you don’t mind, you can sleep in my room for the night.” Then he helped them _____ their bags to his bedroom.

Thanks to the young man, the old couple had a good rest _____ the night. The next day, the old couple took out lots of money to give the young man, but he _____ to take a single penny.

“You needn’t pay me any money, _____ I only lend (借) my room to you. For me, it was really not a big deal,” said the young man, with a _____ on his face.

“It’s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I’ll build a _____ for you!” said the old man. With these words, the old couple left.

Several years later, the young man ______ received a letter from the old couple. They invited him to go to Manhattan. The young man met the old couple in front of a luxurious (豪华的) hotel. “Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago?” said the old man. “Look! Here is the hotel I built for you!”

【推荐3】Several years ago a young priest (牧师) moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. One day, he went home by bus as usual. When he sat down, he ________ that the driver had given him twenty pence (便士) too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, “You’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be ________ to keep it.” Then he thought, “Oh forget it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would worry about this little ________? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much money; they will never miss it. ________ it as a gift from God, and keep quiet.”

________ his stop came, the priest stopped at the door for a moment, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said, “Here, you gave me too much change.”

The driver with a smile replied, “Aren’t you the new priest in this area? I’m thinking about going to your church. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change.”

When the young priest got ________ the bus, his knees (膝盖) became weak and soft. He had to hold the nearest tree for ________, and looked up to the sky and said loudly, “Oh, God. I almost ________ myself for twenty pence!”

We may never see what influence (影响) our ________ have on people ... What we need to provide is an example for others to see. Be careful of how you behave, and be ________ always: you never know who is watching your actions.