I was excited for being invited to my friend Tom's birthday party. But two days later, my best friend called and invited me to go to Disneyland with her family. I loved Disneyland so I was ________ to go. So I ran to ask my mom. That's when my mom ________ me that Tom's party was on the same day. She said I couldn't change my ________ just because of something better.

I was mad. My ________ about going to the birthday party was gone. Tom's party would be ________ but not as fun as a whole day at Disneyland. I cried and ________ my mom. She said no. I tried every ________ I could think of. But my mom asked me to think about how I would feel if someone did that to me. Although I didn't want to ________ it, my mom was right. It would ________ my feelings if someone did that to me.

So on Tom's birthday, my mom ________ me off at Tom's home. I went inside ________. But something ________ happened after I got there. ________ the fact that I hadn't wanted to go, I had a great time!

On my way home, I told my mom all about the fun things. She was glad that I'd had a good time and told me that she was ________ of me for understanding the importance of ________ promises. Not only did I have a great time, but I learned an important lesson.

As we all know, helping others is a great service, and it's easy to see how to help some people, but what about those people whose needs are not so obvious? This story may have happened a while back—It was a lesson which has____with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a____for the needy. We stood behind the counter____out hot food to whoever came in. Most of our diners looked like they had been having____times: their clothes were old and dirty.____short, they looked needy!

Then, a man came in, who looked anything____needy. He was well dressed; he wore a/an____suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he ____the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I____. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he was not going to take food meant for those who were really in____!

Then my____quietly took me to one side. She said, “You____that the needs of the people who come here must be purely____: hunger, inadequate shelter, clothing, etc. And this gentleman doesn't seem to have any of those problems.____what if he needs emotional help? What if he needs____, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words____me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man—but I didn't.

About a week later, the shelter____a large donation from an anonymous(匿名的)person. I can't help but____if it came from that man.

Now, whenever I meet someone I remember my mother's____and try to send kindness and blessings their way, regardless of how they look. Needs aren't always____. But kindness always makes a difference.

Three applicants were interviewing for the job of human resource manager at a big company. Each one was _____ separately by a committee of three people. Each applicant _____ the questions and tried their best to _____ the interviewers.

However, one _____ proved to set them apart. The question was, “What is the _____ of being yourself?”

The first one said, “Be spontaneous(自发的)and don’t _____ as people expect you to.”

The second one said, “Show your _____ to reflect your strong personality.”

The third person presented the following insight, “Be honest and don’t _____ in order to impress people.”

The committee wasn’t _____ by their answers and decided to invite five other _____ to interview for the job.

_____ , the committee asked a simple question that _____ the candidates’ way of thinking. The phrase “be yourself ” seems to carry a(n) _____   meaning, but how one _____ it can reveal a lot about him or her.

This expression encourages people to ignore outside influences and think _____ , Only by doing so can we define our ambitions, address our weaknesses and achieve our goals in our own way.