【推荐1】It was her giggling (咯咯的笑) that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.

Walking over to the offender (冒犯者), I asked for the ______ . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet ______ between teacher and student. When she finally ______ it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”

It was a hand-drawn ______ of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.

I managed to fold it up calmly, ______ my mind was working angrily. I struggled not to ______. Thankfully, I was able to keep ______ controlled. I figured I knew the two most likely candidates (候选人) for drawing the picture. It would do them some good to teach them a ______ and maybe it was high time that I did！

When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how ______ this was for me. I told them there must be a reason ______ and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed (抽鼻子) in the back of the classroom.

As I ______ the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re ______ of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I ______ may drew the picture, had a list of issues. I was too ______ , too strict…

Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of ______ my students, I had begun commanding (命令) them to achieve. Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was ______ driving them away.

At that time, I found I had to apologise for______ I did. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl handed me ______ together. It was a card! All the boys signed and showed sincere regret for the ugly joke. On the back of the card, all the girls asked for ______ .

This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does brighten up the ______.

【推荐2】Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us?

Geese (雁), for example, teach a very good lesson about __________.   In the fall, geese fly to the warm south to __________ the cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet __________ they form a V shape, with one bird leading the group.

This V shape allows geese to __________ energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues down the line. The bird __________ has the hardest job. When it gets __________, it moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70 percent farther without __________ than birds flying alone.

During the long flying journey, geese communicate with one another. They honk (鸣叫) to __________ the birds to keep up the speed. They also cheer each other up __________ working towards a common goal.

What have we learned from the lovely geese’s experience and skills? __________ together! Whether it is in our personal lives or our jobs, we need other people. We need the spirit of teamwork!

【推荐3】Too many tasks are waiting for me! They are like monsters（怪物）. All the while, I feel the weight of a million stones raining down on my head. My ________ calls me and wants to know how I am.

“I have to deal with too many tasks,” I say.

“Honey, you just take it ________.” she says, and she reminds me about the green ________.

When I was a little kid, I ________ green beans. But my mom said I couldn’t leave the table until I ate ________ green beans. All alone at the table, I stared at the green beans ________ for what seemed like hours. It was a mountain of green beans. I couldn’t do it.

My grandmother came and asked ________ I could eat one green bean.

“But Grandma, I have to eat ten!”

She said all I had to do was to eat one green bean. One tiny little green bean. So I ate one. I felt ________, but not as terrible as I’d ________. Then she asked me again if I could eat one. So I ate one green bean nine more times.

Back in my room, I lay down on the bed. Just like I used to do when I was a little kid, I hang my head down to look at so many tasks. There they are! But instead of monsters, I see a pile of green beans. Who’s ________ green beans?