【推荐1】I once had little passion(激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how _____ it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom _____ at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed _____ old clothes. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen _____ like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

But this man was _____ in some way. He was not sitting down _____ but dancing happily to the music with a _____ in his hand. The radio seemed to be the most important thing for him.

“Mom, why does that man have a radio _____ he’s homeless?” I asked.

“He _____ it,” she answered.

“______ why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He paid for something that he didn’t need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”

That man must care more about ______ than food or clothes. I soon realized that ______ is the key to life.

Since then I am always ______ what is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are ______ part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a ______ day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness to keep going.

【推荐2】There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a ________ . The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, ________ she did not have enough money ________ a drum. On the way home, she ________ a piece of wood and gave ________ to her son to play with.

________ that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman ________ . The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, ________ she didn’t have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave his piece of wood. The woman gave him a piece of bread she made.

Then, further down the road, the boy ________ a tailor’s (裁缝) wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food to give her ________ child. The boy gave the woman the piece of ________ , and she gave him a new coat. The boy walked on.

Next the boy saw a man ________ had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed (抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken all things: his money, his shirt ________   his horse. the boy gave the man his new coat. The man was ________   happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a ________ of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom (新郎), and his family. Everyone looked ________ . The bridegroom’s father said, “We are ________ for a horse. If it doesn’t come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his ________ . The group asked the boy ________ they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

His mother thought for a while then told him that helping others is helping ________ .

【推荐3】When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought a man everything. I didn’t understand and _______why it made such a big difference to a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out. I know I’m just a middle school student with _______   experiences, but I’d like to _______ my own opinions on it.

Once I read a sentence, "to make this world a nice place to live in, you’d better change your_______ , rather than the whole world. ” It made me _____________ in thought . There are so many things around us that go against our_______ . We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won't_______ turning whether we accept or not.

What we can do is just to make_________ suit the world. I think we should learn to_______ welcome whatever life gives us: the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to get __________ from it. I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I can’t catch most of the pleasant moments such as being hugged by mother when in fear, being cheered by the teacher when in trouble, being helped by a stranger when__________. It is more likely that they pass by quietly. I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should __________. They all pay attention to my__________, and are proud of my achievements even if it is just a little progress. It is their care and love that often remind me I live in a warm and happy __________.

Different people may have different attitudes towards life. But there is one rule that should be__________and that is to make the world better.