【推荐1】As a boy, Zheng Chenyu wanted to be a man. But his parents did ________ for him and managed every minute of his life. Although they loved him, he felt ________ bit unhappy with them. And he was so bored with his parents’ orders that he wished they ________ leave him alone.

Chenyu’s wish came true ________ his parents were on business for a few days. He felt ________ at first. He played computer games until midnight. So he woke ________ late and had to go to school with an empty stomach. He didn’t have time to eat breakfast in the morning. When he went back home, he ________ very hungry. He tried to cook some rice on ________ own, but he burnt it. He found himself so bad at simple cooking tasks. He ________ to feel lonely and realised being at home alone was not always perfect.

When his parents came home, they were happy ________ that Chenyu could cook and tidy up now. He told them his home alone story, and all of them laughed.

【推荐2】The most positive (乐观) person I have ever seen is my dad! He is so positive that he never ________ a single word which is related (相关的) to hopelessness.

My dad never says things that make me ________ bad. He is always there to give me encouragement and help. ________ I do wrong things, he always tells me what’s right in a positive way. For example, if I am in trouble, he often tells me ________ the books he bought me. Then he asks me to read the stories that ________ help me with the problem I’m facing. After that, we have ________ discussion together. Even though I’m not always a good kid, my dad never shouts at or gets angry ________ me. I know that he’s waiting for a day—a day when I grow up and understand things in my life.

I know the reason why he is so positive is that he believes in ________. And he believes ________ whatever happened, it is under control. So we have nothing to worry about. Be ________!

I am a father of two little boys.

That day, I packed my luggage and was ready to leave for my _______ business trip. My mind had been filled with work and with _______ small things to deal with. I’d been preparing _______ the trip the last days, and now I’d be away for a few days.     

As I got into the car to leave, my _______ turned to my children. How to keep in touch with kids during busy time _______ often a father’s problem. Men like to focus on one thing exactly well for long periods, but this _______ lead to trouble. Thinking from work to your family life isn’t always a(n) _________ thing to do. And if you don’t show your kids that you’re thinking about _______, they may think that you are not.

As I drove down the road, I suddenly stopped the car and _______ around. I drove back to my house, found a couple of cards, __________ wrote a short message to each of my children. I put each in a “secret” place where I knew they’d find it.

When I called the next night, I knew __________ they’d received the cards. “Daddy, I got your card,” they both said __________, “When did you do that?”

My heart was warmed __________ I heard this. It was __________ a small thing. But it had a big impact on my kids. It was their “proof” that I was thinking about them. And it was encouragement for me to continue to do the small things ________ have a big impact.

One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up (备份) copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able ________ the grades of all of her students. I ________ her how to copy files from one disk to another and she thanked me.

A few days later, she asked me to help her again, ________ she forgot how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class noticed and began to talk among themselves ________. Later that day, at lunch time, several of ________ came up to me.

“Hey, could you help us change our grades? We’ll pay ________ it.”

I could not believe ________ I heard. I could get paid for something very ________. “All right. I’ll do it.” The next day, my English teacher asked me ________ her out again. When she was not paying attention, I changed their grades from Fs to As.

I soon became very popular among my friends. They began to treat me like God ________ could do anything. Words spread quickly and I became very rich.

Everything was going fine until I ________ into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, ________ of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. “I don’t want to believe what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence (证据),” the headmaster said, “Do you have anything to say for ________?”

“No,” I said finally. I didn’t realize ________ serious my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way back. I had to leave my school. That was ________ good lesson for me.

【推荐3】On February 3rd, I volunteered at a nursing home to help look after the old people there.This experience allowed me ________ a better understanding of the need to care for the old.

In the morning, I walked into the nursing home with a smile as ________ as sunshine.Then I joined the other volunteers ________ they were doing their work.I ________ to clean tables and windows first.We tried to make the nursing home tidy and comfortable to live in.

After cleaning, some of us ________ the old people haircuts, chatted with them, or cooked food for them in the kitchen.I was busy putting up Spring Festival couplets（对联） .Seeing them smiling, I felt a sense of joy deep in ________ heart. ________ the end of the day, everyone got together and sang the beautiful song The Grateful Heart（《感恩的心》） . ________ happy we felt!

When my parents asked me ________ I thought of my work in the evening, I told them proudly,   “I carried on the tradition of respecting and loving the old.”

I think the things that ________ old people really need are company（陪伴） and love.By giving them love, we can also feel the kind of joy that can only be gained by giving.