【推荐1】I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself, “We don't have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: ________.

The other day, the two of us rode to a（n）________ near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a ________ look appeared on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”

I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced（影响）my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could ________ her time. I knew I had to make a ________. I thought of the times when I rushed（催促）my child through life, I began ________ what really matters in life.

“You don’t have to hurry. Just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders ________. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite（一口）, she held it out to me, “I ________ the last bite for you, Mum,” she said ________. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized 1 just got the present of a lifetime. I ________ my child a little time…and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded（提醒）me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life.

【推荐2】A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard. The box was much _______ than the boy. He tried his best _______ it, but the box would not move at all. After resting for a glass of water, the boy tried to move it once more. This time, he pushed harder, but he still _______ move the box a bit. He was quite tired and lost heart.

The boy's _______ was coming home from work around this time. He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts (无效的努力). The father didn't help him, but asked _______, “Son, have you tried your best? I mean, are you doing _______ you can?”

“Yes, I am!” the boy cried.

“No,” his father said calmly, “you re not. You have not asked me to _______ you.”

Asking for help is not a weakness. Many people need help, and _______ the best of us need help. It is _______ to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in ________.

【推荐3】One afternoon last year, I walked with one of my friends along the road in my hometown. He was not a clever student but worked harder than any other student when we studied at school. And now, he is an ___________ worker in his company. I wanted to ask him for help because I had some ___________ with my work.

When we came to a wide bridge, we met a blind man who went to the ___________ direction as ours. He walked very ___________, finding the way with the stick in his hand.

I chatted with my ___________ as we were walking. I ___________ my five job-hopping (跳槽) experiences within two years and complained about the trouble I was still going through. My friend ___________ nodded and smiled, but he kept silent all along.

After a while, I looked forward and found that the blind man walked farther than we did. I couldn’t ___________ it. I asked, “How did the blind man walk ___________ than we did?” My friend said, “Because he put his whole ____________ into walking. He was trying his best to walk while we were walking.”

That was for sure. He was just absorbed (专注的) in walking, but I was always talking and complaining while walking. When we do something, we must do it with all our heart.

【推荐2】Lucy and Lily are twin(双胞胎) sisters. Their birthday is on August 8th ________ it is coming soon. Lucy and Lily are talking(讨论) about it now.

Lucy says, “Every year (年) we ________ a birthday party and eat a birthday cake. It’s always the same. Sounds ________ , doesn’t it? This year I _______ a different (不同的) one.”   

“What do you want to do ________ that day” Lily asks.

“Do you know our classmate David? His mother is not healthy. She must see a doctor. but she doesn’t have much money (钱). So I want to help ________ . What do you think of it, Lily?”

“Great!” says Lily. “I think a flea market (跳蚤市场) is good. We can see many ________ there—radios, clothes and books.”

“Yes, you’re ________. People can ________ them and we can get some money and help David’s mother. Let’s do it,” says Lucy.

When their ________ know about this, they want to help David’s mother, too. Lucy’s family are really nice.

【推荐3】Yolanda’s neighbor, Stacey, knocked on her door one morning. Stacey asked if Yolanda could keep an eye on a lost ________ she found walking around the local school. Yolanda agreed to watch the little poor animal. ________ she told Stacey it would only be for the day. The two women took photos of it and printed 4, 000 FOUND leaflets. They also placed a（n） ________ on the local newspaper.

In the meantime, Yolanda went to a store and ________ some pet food, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time Yolanda’s son Azaiah was 10 years old, and Christian was 21 years old and had diseases. Recently he had ________.

Four days later, Yolanda was ________ looking after RaeLee — that poor little dog. When she arrived home from work, the dog rushed against the screen door and barked ________ at her. As soon as she opened the door, RaeLee rushed into the boys' room where Yolanda found Christian out of control. When Yolanda bent over to help him, the dog went calm and silent.

“________ he hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Christian would have choked（窒息） on his own blood and died,” Yolanda reported to the local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim（认领）the dog so Yolanda   ________ to keep him.

The next morning Stacey got a call from a man named Randy. He recognized his lost pet and called the number on the leaflet. Stacey started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.”

Randy drove to Yolanda’s house to ________ his dog, and saw Azaiah crying on the porch（门廊） and Christian by the window. After a few moments Randy said, “Maybe the dog was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep him.”