Throughout the year, ______ school organizes charity (慈善) events and activities. One of ______ events of the year is the food drive. So far, this ______ a very successful charity event and most of the students have taken part in it. Each school does its food drives ______. However, most of the time the food drives are set up in a similar style.

In my school it usually lasts for ______ weeks. Students will bring the food ______ home. The food ______ for a long period of time, such as canned goods and pastas. We ______ organize activities outside the school. Some students go door to door around their neighborhood asking if people are willing to donate (捐献) some food. Some set up donation boxes in churches and ______ areas such as stores or cinemas. The students all work really hard and the members of the community are very supportive.

After that time is over, we will bring the collected food to our local Community Table. The families in our community can go for ______ warm meal if they need to. Usually, a group of students go with one of our teachers to send the food. I ______ food with our teacher last year, and I was ______ to see so many families who suffering from hunger in our community.

I was glad that our school was able ______ all of those families. We do this several times each year. ______ meaningful event! Sure, we can’t change the world, ______ we can do our best to make our world a better place.

【推荐2】When something goes wrong, what would you say? It can be very _______ to say, “I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault, _______ once you form the habit of blaming（责备）somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser: You have no power and could do _______ that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop _______ on whom to blame. Focus on（使集中）how to make the situation _______ than before. This is the winner’s key _______ success.

Winners are great at solving problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe your car should _______ more often. Or you may start to take along with you the useful phone numbers, so you _______ call for help when you’re in need. For _______ example, if your workmate is lack of ________, find ways of dealing with his fault rather than ________ blame the person. You should accept the fact and find creative ways ________ successfully, paying no attention to ________ your workmate failed to do his job well.

Being concentrated（集中注意力）is a winner’s second key. For example, when I feel nervous, it ________ a lot to repeat words such as “calm” “peace” or “focus”, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This habit can become second nature quite easily and is ________ powerful psychological（心理的）tool.

【推荐3】There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after _________ some small achievements.

One day, the young man took a walk with _________ wise man from his town. The young man was bragging (吹嘘) about himself, _________ the wise man didn’t say a word. When they got to the top of the mountain, the young man _________ to look down and tell the wise man what he saw.

“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as _________ as ants working in the fields,” the young man said. Then the wise man asked _________ he felt about it.

“Everything is below me. I feel I rule the world,” the young man answered.

The wise man said nothing. After a minute, he asked the young man to look up and tell him what he _________ see this time.

“I see birds _________ around high mountains, the white clouds above the mountains and the blue sky above the white clouds,” the young man answered. Then he asked about the wise man’s feelings.

“I feel small and powerless,” the wise man answered. “A person who knows to look upward can _________ understand his position. __________ a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won’t be so silly as to believe he rules over the world or __________ people.”

The young man felt foolish __________ his pride. From then on, whenever he began to feel as if the world owed (亏欠) __________ something, he looked up at the sky and __________ how small he really was. __________ to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.

【推荐2】Patrick and Grant are best friends. They ________ almost everything together every day. But one day, the two boys stopped talking to each other.

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

“No way! I ________ help you like that,” said Patrick. “You need to know that learning is ________ than playing.”

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

Patrick was not happy, either. He said, “You can say whatever you want, but I don’t think I can help you do homework.”

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

When Patrick’s parents found out what happened, they ________ him some good ways about how to help his best friend. Later, Grant knew it was ________ fault .

A few days later, there was a school basketball game. Patrick and Grant both went to watch it.

At the end of the game, the two old friends met each other. Grant said sorry to Patrick. Patrick smiled back. After a talk, they decided ________ each other finish homework and then play basketball together.They became good friends again.

【推荐1】In 1990, when I _________ nine years old, I wanted to find _________ pen pal, I found Ashley’s address in a magazine, and decided _________ to her.

I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I _________ her. _________ my surprise, Ashley was one month _________ than me, I learned some new expressions from her.

Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to one another. A letter would be received and I’d write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christmas _________.

Eight years later, my parents found _________ necessary for me to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi. We stayed there _________ a few days. Ashley and I had great fun __________ together.

Though we don’t write letters now, we communicate with each other on the Internet.

【推荐2】It was the last night of my summer camp. Although I didn’t want to leave, I ______ to go back home the next day. I didn’t want to pack. I just kept ______ and wanted to make the night go slowly. How I wished that I could make time ______ at that moment. However, it seemed that time flew ______ than before. I lay on the bed but I wasn’t sleepy at all. I just closed my eyes, thinking ______ every minute I had spent with the friends I met during the camp.

Just then, someone knocked at the door. “Open the door,” some one said in ______ soft voice. I thought it was my friend, Ellen. So I opened the door. Surprisedly, all my friends, Ellen, Lily, Sally and Allie were ______ there. Together they walked over to my bed and then each of them gave me a big hug. We hugged each other. We exchanged (交换) ______ phone numbers and e-mail addresses. We said that no matter ______ we would be, far or near; no matter how many other friends we had, we would never forget each other.

Just then, a tear rolled down my face. ______ I looked up, I noticed that all of my friends’ eyes were also filled with tears.

【推荐3】The American writer Sally Seaman tells young students some smart ways _______ friends. Sally says starting friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and then you need to care about it to make it _______.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It’s not because a person has good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. _______ example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to you complain and do his or _______ best to help you. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other _______ and share you lives.

But things can not _______ be happy. Even the best friends have _______. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him _______. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are three steps to be friends again:

Tell him or her _______ you are feeling，say what your friend has done wrong and explain(解释) why you did this or that.

Remember that friendship is one of ________ important things.