【推荐2】Mario is twelve years old. His sister Mary is two years younger than him. Mario is outgoing, but Mary is     1     (严肃的). This Saturday they helped their mother do some     2     (家务事). Mario cleaned the bathroom and Mary washed the clothes. Because they did a     3     (极好的) job, their mother bought a delicious cake for them. “Wow, it’s     4     (这样的) a nice cake, but why is it a fruit cake? I like chocolate cake better, Mom.” said Mario.

Mom answered, “Too much chocolate is not good for     5     (小孩), Mario.”

Mario nodded, “Yes, Mom. Anyway, eating cake is an     6     (有乐趣的) thing. Let’s cut it.”

Mom said to him, “Mario, cut the cake into two halves, and give the bigger half to your sister. Don’t forget that you     7     (应该) do like a brother.”

Mario asked, “Like a brother?”

“Yes, I once told you Kong Rong’s story, right? A good brother is like Kong Rong.”

“Oh, I see,” said Mario. He thought about it for a few minutes. Then he     8     (似乎) to understand what Mother said. He took the cake to Mary and said to her. “Mary, cut it into two halves, and be a good sister.” Mary cut it and took a small piece. She said, “I’m younger than you, so a small one is     9     (足够的) for me.” In the end, all of the three     10     (笑) happily.

【推荐3】A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college studens came to    1    （ask） for the job, but only a small part of them were left. And this time, the company didn't plan to choose the right person as usual.

Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box full    2    papers was placed on the way to the interview room, and a few papers were lying around the box.

The first student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. “Who put this box in the middle of the road？” the student said to     3    （he）, but he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and continued his way.

The second student came along and did the same thing. Then another came, and another. All of them complained bout the box,    4    none of them tried to move it. What's    5    （bad） someone even stepped on the papers and left without    6    （have）a look at the things on the ground.

Half an hour later, a thin young man with glasses came. He was also among those who were left to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking     7    （two）, he stopped and began to pick up the papers and put them into the box. Then he managed to move the box to the side. To his great    8    （surprise） ，he found an invitation under the box. On it     9     the following words, “Congratulations, young man! You are    10     right person we are looking for! Would you like to join us？”

Sometimes, you see, helping others is helping yourself.