【推荐2】A rich father took his son on a trip to a village. He wanted to show his son what are the differences ______ their life and the villagers’, so that his son could cherish(珍爱)what he had. They spent______ a few days with a family there.

On their way back home, the father ______ about his son’s ideas about the trip. So he asked,“ ______ was the trip?”

“It was great, Dad!”

“What did you learn from the trip?”the father couldn’t   ______ to ask. The son answered, “We have one dog but the family has four. We have a swimming pool. but they have a big river with many ______ swimming in it. We have very expensive lights, but they have_____ stars at night. We buy food in the supermarket, but they   ______ food in their garden for themselves. We have walls around the house to protect us, ______ they have friends to protect them. Dad, thank you for ______ me how poor we are.”

The father couldn’t say anything, and he just stood there quietly.

【推荐3】A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an important operation(急诊手术). When he got to the ________   area, he found the boy’s father pacing(来回踱步) in the hall and waiting for the doctor.

On seeing   him, the father cried out, “Why   did   you take   such a_______ time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is__________? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility? The doctor said, “I am   sorry. I wasn’t in the hospital just now and I came as fast as I could __________   receiving the call. And now,   I wish you’d calm down so that I can begin my work.”

“Calm down? What if ________ son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies now, what will you do?” said the father________.

The doctor said nothing and went into the room to do the operation.

Some hours later, the doctor went out happily, “Thank goodness! Your son is________!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he hurried away. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!”

“_________ is he so arrogant( 傲 慢 )? He can’t wait some minutes so that I can ask about how my son is now?” complained the father when seeing the nurse after the doctor left. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son___ yesterday in a road accident. He was in the burial( 葬 礼 ) when we called him for your son’s operation. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish   his __________burial.”

Never judge anyone because you never know how his life is and what he is going through.

【推荐1】There is a giraffe. She is tall ______ she thinks she can do ______. So she looks down upon(轻视) others. A monkey wants to ______. One day, the monkey says to the giraffe, “There ______ some delicious fruit on a tree, but the tree is too tall. Even you can’t reach it. The giraffe says, “I’m great. Can’t I reach it? Just watch ______. ” They go to ______ together. She tries some times but the fruit is just ______ reach. “Look, you can’t reach it, ” The monkey says. “But I can.” Suddenly, the monkey jumps onto the giraffe’s ______ and climbs up her neck. Then he reaches out his long arm and gets the fruit. The giraffe thinks a lot.

【推荐2】It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a ______ store on Green Street. He was looking ______ the windows without shoes. A lady walked to the boy and said, “My little boy, ______ are you doing?” “I am asking God to give me a pair of shoes,” the boy said.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store. She ______ the clerk (职员) to get a pair of socks for the boy. She then asked ______ the clerk could give her some hot water and a towel (毛巾). The clerk brought the things to her ______. She washed the boy’s feet and dried them with the towel. After that, the lady ______ the socks for the boy, and then bought him a pair of shoes. She patted（拍）him on the head and said, “My little boy, are you feeling more ______ now?”

As she returned to go, the boy ______ her by the hand suddenly. With tears in his eyes, he asked the question with these ______, “Are you God’s wife?” “No, I’m a mother,” said the woman.

The boy was moved (感动的) by the woman’s words.