【推荐1】My father is an office worker. He works nine to five like most of my classmates’ fathers. Like most other fathers, he cares a lot about his children. He cares about my health and how I am doing in school. He never_______ any parents’ meetings in my school, and he shows up at my school sports day for me. Yes, my father is an ordinary(普通的)father just like the others’ fathers.

But_______ most of the others’ fathers, my father does a very different and special thing when he is not at work. My father is a _________   in a local hospital. He helps to take care of the sick people. He is happy to speak with them, listen to them, and _________ read newspapers for them. Sometimes, he will take me with him, and when I’m there, I see that all the patients, doctors and nurses like my father very much. They always ___________ and say hi when they meet him, and some of the _____________   patients even run to him for a hug. This shows how _______________   he is in the hospital.

Besides helping in the hospital, my father also encourages us to take part in community services with him _________ he believes that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those ___________   more. And he always tells us, “To   make ____________ happier,   you should help others.”

I am glad to have a father who’s willing to give and help. I am proud of my father.

【推荐2】Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, ____ things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhao Jun, the local school teacher is extremely _____ .When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, "Every night we hear strange noises ____ our window. My wife thinks that is could be an _____ , but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having _______ . My parents called the police, but they can't ____ anything strange. They think it might be the ____ . I don't think so!"

Zhao Jun's next door neighbor Xiang Dan is ____ , too. "At first, I thought it might be a cat, but I can't see a cat and I still hear the noises outside." Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own ____ . There must be something _____ the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?

【推荐3】Do you know Emotional Quotient (EQ)? It’s a kind of important ability that helps us better understand ourselves and others. Here are some _______ about high EQ.

You should research your feelings.

It’s a _______ of high EQ. You don’t just feel. You think about how you are feeling and try to understand _______. Doing so helps you understand the role emotions (情绪) play in your own and others’ behavior.

You should take your time.

You know emotions and feelings appear in a short time and that making _______ decisions leads to regrets. That’s why you should take time to calm down before speaking or _______, especially when you realize you’re under the control of emotions.

You should pay attention to your thoughts.

You can’t always control your feelings. Outside stimuli (刺激) can cause you to feel happy, excited, sad or _______ angry. But you should realize that you can influence how those feelings develop. As the old saying goes, “You can’t stop a bird from landing on your head, but you can _______ it from building a nest.”

You should praise others.

You look for the good in others. When you find it, you can tell them what you _______ and why. By doing so, you lift others up and bring out the best in them.

You should learn from mistakes.

No one can be _______ in managing their emotions. But you may work hard to learn from those mistakes, to study your own act, __________ reasons and build habits that will help you improve those situations.