【推荐1】One day, a man was painting the boat as the owner wanted. Suddenly, he _________ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to repair it. When finishing painting, the man received his money and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat visited the man and gave him a cheque (支票) , much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was _________.

“You’ve already paid me, sir” he said.

“This is not for the paint job. It’s for repairing the _________ in the boat.”

“Ah! But it’s not worth paying me so much money for something so _________!” the man said.

“My dear friend,” the owner said, “Let me tell you what happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I _________ to mention the hole. When the boat _________, my kids took it and went on a fishing trip. They did not know that the boat was broken. I was not at home at the time. So when I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was _________. Imagine my joy when I saw them returning _________ from fishing.”

“Then, I _________ the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did? You saved the life of my children!”

Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we meet in our life journey, because a small act will make a big __________ in the future.

My name is Janet and I am 12. It is ______ for me to talk to a girl in my class. She likes to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list (清单) grows: I am very thin, I am not a good student, I talk too ______, and so on. At last, I become very ______. I run to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listens to me quietly. Then he ______ me, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, do you know what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinions (看法). Go and make a list of everything she says and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she says.”

I do as my father says. To my surprise, I ______ that many things are true. Some of them I can’t change (改变), like being very thin. But there are many I can and suddenly I want to change. For the first time I have a clear ______ of myself.

I ______ the list back to Dad. He refuses (拒绝) to take it. “That’s just for ______,” he says. “You know yourself very well. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger. When something about you is true, it helps you to change. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know. It is the ______ thing to do.”

This is an important ______ for me in my life. I will always remember my dad’s words.

【推荐1】Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist of China once had a dream. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could _____ a lot. This person is Yuan Longping _____ was born in 1930. He graduated from Southwest Agricultural University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then , he has devoted himself to research and the development of new varieties.

In 1973, together with other people, he _____ in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. _____ this, he was called “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was _____ to the United States. Many people around the world knew this. _____ Professor Yuan’s hard work, rice is widely grown. China now produces enough rice to _____ her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing _____ violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the _____ people in China. Many people learn from him. And he cares about ______ but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

At the age of 16, Einstein failed in some subjects ________ he often played with some “bad” kids. One day, Einstein held a fishing rod (鱼竿) and was going to fish with those kids, his father ________ him and said “Einstein, you like playing ________ much that you failed in the exam. Your mother and I feel so worried about your ________.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they go fishing as usual?”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” said his father lovingly. “There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it ________.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof (屋项). They fell ________ the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, a cat’s face was polluted with the ash (烟灰) but the other’s face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat, thinking its face was also ________, so it didn’t wash its face and walked in the street.”

“Einstein, ________ can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even the cleverest person may become a fool.”

Hearing this, Einstein ________ his fishing rod and went back to his room. From then on, Einstein often thought to himself, “I am special, so I can’t be the same as ________.” This was why Einstein succeeded.

Your future isn’t up to what others do, but what you are going to do.