3 . We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our ________ have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us ________ everything to their kindness and love.

When we ________ them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or ________ them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of ________ our own love and gratitude to them. ________, elders have also been through all the years you are ________ and know a little more about the world than you do.

It is ________ that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always ________ with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human ________. However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their ________.

With changing times and ________ influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should ________ express their views and if there are arguments, they should not ________ their voices.

If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately ________ their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are ________ to give up their places to older people. This is not a ________ of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear ________, or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a ________ disadvantage. When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become ________ that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.

4 . I often imagined discussing school choices with my son. However, I didn’t expect to be having such a ________ with him at his thirteen years of age.

Earlier this year, he ________ his wish to go to one of the biggest public ________ in our small city, because several of his long time friends were ________ going.

I fought back the thought to ________ my eyes. I told him that if he went to this school, he would be going from a class in the ________ of 18 to being one of several hundred in the freshman class. He wouldn’t be able to receive the ________ attention of his teachers any more. He wouldn’t be happy at all. However, he didn’t ________ his mind. So I made a deal with him. He would need to ________ a list of reasons and then we would sit down and have a talk.

Later that night, as ________, we had a discussion. He gave his argument with a list of ________ reasons. First, he explained that he would have more ________ in courses and after-school activities. ________,attending this school would better prepare him for college because he would ________ what it was like on a big campus.

He added that he would learn to ________ his time. He also promised that he would make use of the drop-in tutoring (无需预约的导师) the school ________ if he ran into trouble.

I sat back and listened, ________ by the thought and research he had prepared. ________, I could have put my foot down and said “no”, or “just wait another year”, but I would have been doing that for me, not for him.

At last, we let our son have the ________ say on choosing a high school. I knew if my kid put the same ________ as he did in persuading us, he would be perfectly fine in high school.

5 . A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the _______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of _______ as a result of exhausted battery（电池没电）. Nothing could be done but _______ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the _______ of the rescue（救援）.

It is almost _______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his _______ ：“First of all I checked up my _______ conditions and found myself not in fatal（致命的）danger. As there was no _______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from _______ . In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the ________ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men ________ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ________ to find a way out in the dark cave, they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ________. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ________ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ________ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ________ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering（闪烁）not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ________ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life, you are lost in darkness. Mind you（请你注意）when it’s ________ , you needn’t put up struggle ________. It seems to be a negative attitude, ________ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight（预见）as well as great courage in the first place.

6 . A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the ______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of ______ as a result of exhausted battery (电池). Nothing could be done but ______ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the _____ of the rescue (救援).

It is almost ______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his ______: “First of all I checked up my ______ conditions and found myself not in fatal (致命的) danger. As there was no ______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from ______. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the ______ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men ______ to explore a mountain cave and got lost.                           ____ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ______. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ______ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ______ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ______ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ______ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Mind you (请你注意) it’s ______ yet and you needn’t put up struggle ______. It seems to be a negative attitude; ______ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (预见) as well as great courage in the first place.

7 . Are you going to school for something your parents pushed on you? Are you doing things just because others expect you to? I found many ____in my Life Coaching lessons. The biggest one some students are having is that they are living a life someone else has ____for them.

Why on earth would someone live a life that someone else wants for him? Usually, the main ___is his parents. When we’re growing up we must do what our parents want us to do. We really don’t have our own ____. The problem is that most parents are overly ____that they know what’s best for their children. Many parents ____their children to make certain educational ____. Some parents won’t ____their children’s college, unless the children learn ____what the parents decide.

Parents aren’t the only ones ____their ideas on my students. I have some students who are doing jobs they really ____, but their friends or relatives would not support them if they apply for a _____job they’d like better.

Are you allowing others to decide what life you are living now? If so, it is a ____.

Even if you are about to ____for college and you find that the only way your parents will pay school fees for you is that you choose Business, but you want to ____Art… And at this moment I don’t ___that you choose the major you have no ____. Follow your heart.

Remember, ____choose your major or job that you don’t like just because of others’ ideas. If you choose what you like, you will be a(n) ____ person and will positively influence others. Live the life you want from now on____you will get happiness.

8 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

9 . People on a college campus were more likely to give money to the March of Dimes if they were asked for a donation by a disabled woman in a wheelchair than if asked by a nondisabled woman. In another _______, subway riders in New York saw a man carrying a stick stumble (绊脚) and fall to the floor. Sometimes the victim had a large red birthmark on his_______; sometimes he did not. In this situation, the victim was more likely to _______ aid if his face was spotless than if he had an unattractive birthmark. In _______ these and other research findings, two themes are _______ : we are more willing to help people we like for some reason and people we think_______assistance.

In some situations, those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid. _______, in a field study researchers placed a completed application to graduate school in a telephone box at the airport. The application was ready to be _______ , but had apparently been "lost". The photo attached to the application was sometimes that of a very _______ person and sometimes that of a less attractive person. The measure of helping was whether the individual who found the envelope actually mailed it or not. Results showed that people were more likely to ________ the application if the person in the photo was physically attractive.

The degree of ________ between the potential helper and the person in need is also important. For example, people are more likely to help a stranger who is from the same country rather than a foreigner. In one study, shoppers on a busy street in Scotland were more likely to help a person wearing a(n) ________ T-shirt than a person wearing a T-shirt printed with offensive words.

Whether a person receives help depends in part on the "worth" of the case. For example, shoppers in a supermarket were more likely to give someone________ to buy milk rather than to buy cookies, probably because milk is thought more essential for ________ than cookies. Passengers on a New York subway were more likely to help a man who fell to the ground if he appeared to be ________ rather than drunk.