【推荐1】It was early in the morning. I was standing in a park, between my ________. They were getting ready for the run. Both of them were full of ________ encouraging me to prepare for it.

When the countdown (倒计时) began, we started. My father ran ahead. Behind me was my mom. They were both watching me and I had to finish this run between them. ________ we got to the finishing line. This has been my daily routine (惯例) for the past six months.

Last year, there was something wrong with my body. I had to either lose ________ or have surgery (手术). My parents said to me, “Don’t get surgery. Let us ________ you and you’ll surely feel better.”

Over the years, I’ve noticed how ________ my parents seem in their 70s. My dad ________ running every day and my mom has won fitness competitions many times. However, I was the very opposite. I ________ doing sports. My dad told me what exercise I needed to do and planned my daily routine.

The exercise hasn’t been easy for me to complete. Sometimes I feel like I’m in the army when I hear them shouting at me, but the training has made us become ________ In a word, what they have for me is strict love. Now I still have a long way to go, but it’s never too ________ And slowly, I’m catching up.

【推荐2】Frank’s dad is a fisherman and he loves the sea. He has a big boat but it is ____ to make a living on the sea. Dad works hard to ____the family live better. So he has to make more money and he is always busy. But whenever the ____isn’t good, Dad always takes him to school to keep him safe in the rain or snow.

He often stops his car in front of the ____ gate. Then he gives Frank a big kiss and tells ____ to be a good boy. Frank feels ____ because he thinks his friends may laugh at him. Then one cloudy day, Dad wants to kiss him, but Frank ____his dad.

“Dad, I am too old. I don’t ____ your kiss any more,”Frank says. Dad is ____ . He looks at Frank for a long time with tears in his eyes. Frank never sees his dad ____. “You are right,” Dad says, “You are a big boy…a man. I can’t kiss you.”

After a few months, Frank’s dad goes to the sea and never comes back.

【推荐3】When I was at the age of ten, I dreamed of starting up a music club in the future so that I could share my passion (激情) with people like me; I dreamed of ______ thousands of fans who admire my performance; I dreamed of standing on the center of the stage. ______, these were just my dreams when I was young.

From the time I was young, I always try to throw ______ into music, so I learned piano, guitar, singing and so on. Then, when I was in Grade 10, I started to ______ a band. At first, there were just 4 people in it, and all of us were not musicians, but we were ______ about what we were doing. I started to ______ the band. Every week, there were always many days I came back home very late. My parents ______ me that it was a waste of time because I spent my time for study ______ an unrealistic dream.

I knew that I was not a real musician but I still wanted to work hard in my band. In the first half of the year of our band, we were not given even one ______ to perform outside of the school. I was ______, so I always told my friends that we had to do something to make us more ______. So, I created a WeChat account (账号) to ______ our band to others. We got a little bit of fame little by little and I found that my real strength(长处) was not on music itself, but rather on ______ and managing. Soon, we received a(n) ______ to perform in a study center. We were so excited that we finally got a chance to perform on a bigger stage. ______, we got more fans and we were more and more popular. Now we have millions of fans around the world. No matter what happens to your life, you should always believe in yourself and hold on to your dreams.

【推荐2】My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally ________ what my parents meant.

One day, when I ________ a mobile phone store, I saw an ad on its door. It wanted new workers! “Sir, are you hiring people?” I went ________ the shop and asked. “Yes, but at first let me see whether you are the man who we need,” the manager answered.   He looked at me for several ________ from head to foot “Have you finished high school study?” he ________, “or do you have any work experience?”

I felt so upset and ________ that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my ________. “I must go to school, or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I ________ to myself silently. I never went back to the store again ________ I finished my study and got a diploma(毕业文凭).

________ looked the same when I returned to the store, the same people and the same design. ________, compared with last time, I had more confidence. The manager told me they needed new ________. So it was a great chance for me.

I ________ my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in. ”

Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always ________ people to go to school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still ________.

【推荐3】I believe listening is a powerful medicine.

It was Sunday. I had the last ________ to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to ________ her socks. I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are ________ seeing him.”

She stopped me in a serious voice, “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.”

I was surprised and ________. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, ________ she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were because of missing her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was ________ I could do for her. She ________ her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to ________.

Each story is different. Some are clear, ________ are not, yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.

Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often think of ________ the woman taught me, and I remind it myself of the importance stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I believe in the power of listening.