【推荐1】A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a _________ on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she _________ it.

For most people, that would be the _________ of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell _________ the letter. He had just called his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the _________ on the ground outside of a hardware (五金器具) store in Manvel. “I realized it was a gift,” said Carrell. “I _________ it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really _________ me.” Carrell thought the letter would brighten someone’s day and that maybe he could find the _________, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, _________ one man.

“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s reply,” said Carrell.

The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t __________ you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to __________ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally __________ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s wife’s birthday.

“__________ the letter made it home,” said Alvarado “We are thankful for what James Carrell did.”

We often forget the power of __________ things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) __________ impression.

【推荐2】YosDive is on the waterfront. Next to it is a village with a beautiful sandy beach, with the house reef 100 meters out. We often ______ there. One time, however, something ______ struck me. While diving the house reef, I was ______ by the garbage and plastic in the water and on the beach.

As I was considering ways to ______ the garbage that month, I suddenly hit upon a(n) ______ then. I decided to ask several children to ______ a plastic bag with garbage from the beach in ______ for cookies. The kids were cooperative, and their bags were full-my plan _______. When the dive boats returned, the village children came aboard and we gave them ______

Days later, more helpers ______ my plan. A young couple took over the distribution of bags for the garbage gathering and the cookie ______ . Plenty of children were soon ______ , with this simple system at place.

Then I realized this project might have a(n)______. Ronnie told me there was a garbage removal group called Garbage Heroes in Bali, whose members are given yellow ______ with a black “Garbage Heroes” on the front.

So we also bought some and ______ them to the children. The T-shirts have gone over in a big way: The beach, once covered with garbage, now looks ______ . It is a small beginning, yet it certainly will grow and ______ . A team of volunteers soon formed ______ . People of all walks of life make their ______ . Even the mayor of our city ______support. Now the project still grows fast. What fun!

【推荐1】Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named “Lucky”. Whenever friends visited Mary and Jim, they would _________ their friends not to leave their luggage open _________ Lucky would steal treasures and put them in his toy box in the _________.

It happened that Mary found out that she had a _________. The night before she was to go to the hospital, she thought, “If I die, Lucky will be abandoned (抛弃). Lucky won’t understand that I don’t want to _________ him.” The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own _________.

The operation was _________, but Mary had to stay in the hospital for three weeks. _________ the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so _________ that she couldn’t even make up to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the __________ and left her to sleep.

Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn’t come to her when she __________. It made Mary sad. But __________ soon overcame her and she fell asleep. When Mary woke, she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t __________ her head and her body on the couch, and she felt __________ and hot. But she laughed happily when she __________ the problem. She was covered with every __________ Lucky owned!

While she had slept, the sad dog had made trip after trip to the basement __________ his mistress (女主人) all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his __________.

Mary forgot about dying. __________, she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. It’s been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures, but Mary __________ his greatest treasure.

【推荐2】A school is a place of learning for a child. It is a place to _______ academic knowledge and learn communicated skills between students.

I was _______ to a school at the age of five. It was basically a primary school. My _______ took me to the headmaster’s office and got me admitted in the school. I still _______ that the first day of my school was a Monday. My class teacher was very gentle (温和的). She encouraged me and treated me _______. I felt a bit nervous in the new environment. I had with me my English textbook and _______ my first lesson in alphabet (字母表)．

Soon the bell for the break rang. The boys rushed out of the _______. Some of them gathered round me. They _______ me and made fun of me. A few pitied me and made friends with me. I had a novel experience. The final _______ rang at one thirty in the afternoon. All the boys felt very happy. I also ________ my school bag and hurried back to my home with my mother who was waiting for me at the school gate.

The ________ of my first day at school is still clear in my mind. I feel proud when I ________ it to others. It gave me a ________ feeling of fear and anxiety as I went to school on the very first day with my mother.

Today, several years later, I feel ________ that I went to school. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be able to become a writer and ________ this text for young readers you.

【推荐3】Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped. “Now we broadcast an important notice from the _______: At about nine this evening, an old woman of 79, named Mrs Humney, was _______ and killed by a robber wearing a green coat. Those who can supply any clue (线索) are requested to _______ to the police.” The _______ news made the lonely girl filled with   _______. She couldn’t help looking around. But she didn’t _______ that a man was already behind the door.

Suddenly the man _______ before Miss Green. The girl didn’t know what to _______. “Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll _______ whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made her even more terrified, but she tried to __________ herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. Then __________ the door bell. The man said with a pistol (手枪) __________ the girl’s back, “Don’t __________the door. Never let him in.” But the girl got a(n) __________. She asked the man outside the door, “Who is it?” “I’m Bull. Is there   __________ unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added __________, “Only   __________ and I are here.” “Good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the __________ died away. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was __________ into pieces. The policemen __________ into the room and caught the robber.

“Miss Green, what you said made us take action right away, ” said Bull, “for we know that you have no brother.”