【推荐1】In the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure or _______ and loss of your life may lie in _______ you dare to show yourself or not.

As a student, I was most _______ to answer questions in class and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always _______ my head, for fear that the professor saw me.

In a foreign language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in _______ with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story first.”

“When I came to the United States to study there are often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.”

“Before the beginning of every speech, I found a(n) _______ phenomenon（现象）. The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their _______ with the most eye - catching color, and then placed it on the seat. _______, when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name _______.”

“I couldn’t understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, the speakers are all very successful people, who ________ chances. When your answer is to his ________ or surprise, it is very possible that he will give you more ________. This is a very simple reason.”

“The fact was also like that, I really saw. a few students around me went to ________ in the first class company because of their excellent insights（洞察力）.This had a great influence on me. The chance will not find you ________. You must show yourself constantly to ________ others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.”

【推荐2】Barry and Selma were very worried. Where was their ten-year-old son Sean, and what was_________to him? They only arrived at their apartment two hours earlier, and the holiday was_________a disaster（灾祸）.

Everything started quite well. The whole family——Barry. Selma, and their children Sean and Lily_________a seaside holiday, so they rented（租）an apartment on a quiet beach in Spain. They were all really excited when they_________, so they dropped off their things in the apartment and all went straight down to the beach.

While Sean and Lily were playing in the_________, Barry and Selma were talking about their holiday plans. After a swim, Sean said he wanted to go fishing at the other end of the beach. Barry and Selma told_________to come back before 8：00, but by 8：30, Sean still hadn't returned. They went to look for him, but nobody saw the boy. Everyone got very_________, and decided to go back to the apartment to call the police. But shortly after Barry dialed（拨）the number, they got a big surprise.

The surprise was that Sean was_________in his bedroom. The boy had misunderstood（误解）his parents' instructions to "come back", and went back to the apartment by himself. He was_________after fishing, so he fell asleep. He opened his eyes and couldn't understand why everyone was so worried. But when the police arrived five minutes later, he__________that he would not disappear again!

【推荐3】My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the ________ people I have ever met. Yesterday morning it ________ heavily and there was lots of snow on the ground. I ________ he shoveled(铲除)my driveway for me when it snowed last time. So I took out my shovel and________our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to ________. After a while, I finished doing it and got into my car for work. I didn't realize that he had to work that day too.

Early this morning I got a knock on my door. It was my ________. He shook my hand at once and told me ________ happened to him yesterday.

Yesterday morning, when he was going to work, a call came. A boy was seriously ill in the Guangming Zoo,________ the next ambulance (救护车)needed 10 minutes to pick up the boy! The boy might not have 10 minutes, so he decided to drive there. ________, he got there in 3 minutes and saved the boy.

Finally, I found that I did a(n) ________ thing. Because I shoveled his driveway and sidewalk, he was able to get to the ________ sooner.

Sometimes, even the smallest ________ can have the biggest impacts(影响). It wasn't too much work to shovel ________driveway, but because I did, a boy got to see his family again, went back to school again, talked to his friends again and lived his life. No ________is too small. Be kind to ________and he or she will have a lovely day.

【推荐1】Mr. Fogarty slowly looked over the rows of boys, each holding his breath and praying (祈祷) it’s not his turn. Mr. Fogarty’s eyes passed over them and they could _________ again. His eyes landed on me and my heart jumped.

This was what I _________ every Tuesday during jazz practice. I was fine during practice _________ it’s time for each of us to stand and play our instrument alone, with everyone else watching. I always prayed for Mr. Fogarty to _________ me, but he never did. _________, he called me out in front of everyone, every time.

Mr. Fogarty mouthed, “You’re _________.”

My partner smiled. He knew how much I _________ this moment each week and in some way it gave him _________ to see me sweat (流汗) .

I prayed that the kid before me would never stop when he finished his solo (独奏曲). My heart beat so hard that I could _________ breathe as I stood up.

I started to breathe out the first notes (音符). I held them as long as I could and then I looked at the music, hoping to __________ the safe pattern of musical notes that told me what to do. But no, I had to trust myself. Suddenly the notes on the page started jumping at me, each coming so fast I was not __________ which to play first. So I played them all. All my thoughts were musical notes, and they were moving so fast that I didn’t have time to __________ what to play next. I just let my hands go. I was so caught up in my solo that I didn’t __________ how long I had been playing.

Mr. Fogarty gave me a signal and, suddenly, I __________. And I freed my hands from the saxophone (萨克斯管) which was still warm from my __________ fingers.

My band teacher was smiling at me satisfyingly.

My cousin Jack told me an unusual experience (经历). He had it in the first year of high school.

It was a few minutes before the final ________ exam. Jack and his classmates were waiting for Mr. White, ________ history teacher to come. Some were a little ________, though in fact everyone worked really hard because Mr. White was a strict teacher. When it was 8 o’clock, Mr. White came ________ the exam papers (试卷). He said, “I know how hard you have worked for this test, so you can get a B if you don’t want to take the test. ”

Many students jumped up to ________ Mr. White and left the classroom. Mr. White ________ the rest of the students and said, “Does ________ else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” Two more students decided to go.

Jack and other seven students were still in the classroom. Mr. White then handed them the ________. They all felt so surprised because there were only ________ sentences (句子) on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an A in this test. Keep believing in yourself.

When listening to Jack’s story, I felt ________. I admired (羡慕) Jack for he had such a test and a good ________ . I have never had a test like that ________I think it is a test any teacher could and should give their students. It is true that the students who do not believe in themselves are usually B students or maybe even worse. The A students ________ believe in themselves.

All of us should remember ________ we learn from the teacher, and we should never ________ unless we win the final success.