【推荐1】The letter below is from Antoine Leiris, whose wife Helen died in the terror attack in Paris on November 11th. He wrote the letter to her killers. It was _______written as a Facebook post and has been _______thousands of times on social media.

On Friday night you _______the life of an exceptional being, the love of my life, the_______of my son, but you will not have my _______. I don't know who you are _______I don't want to know -- you are dead souls. I will not give you the gift of hating you. You have obviously _______it, but responding to it with anger would be to give in to the same ignorance that has made you what you are. You want me to be _______, to cast a mistrusting eye on my fellow citizens, to _______my freedom for security. You __________. I saw her this morning, finally after nights and days of waiting. My wife was ________as beautiful as she was when she left on Friday evening, as beautiful as when I fell madly in love with her more than 12 ________ago. Of course, I am heart-broken with __________, but I know that she will join us every day and that we will find each other again in the paradise of free souls which you will never have ________to. We are only __________, my son and I, but we are more ________than all the world's armies. ________any case, I have no time to waste on you. I need to go back to Melvil, who is ________from his afternoon nap. He is just 17 months old. He will eat his snack like every day and we are going to play like we do every day. In every day of his life, the little boy will ________you with his ________and freedom, because you don't have his hatred either.

【推荐2】It was more than 160 years ago that Charles Dickens wrote“A Tale of Two Cities”. But the novel's well-known opening_________ --“It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times." -- seems especially _______ today, given what we have lived through during the pandemic recently.

We all know the_______we' ve faced both here and around the world. At the same time, we have also seen countless examples of others_______to help, so to speak, even as we do what we can to stay_______. Our health care workers and first responders deserve considerable_______for what they have done to keep us well, while our teachers and school staffs are to be_______ for making sure our children are still able to learn and have_______to good resources while they are at home.

Those_______our grocery stores and restaurants have managed to continue ________ us, and our small businesses and charitable organizations have found________ ways to help many of us________situations our country hasn't seen since the days of World War II and the Great Depression. I want to thank everyone who has gone above and beyond for our________.If you need them, here are some important________numbers and websites to provide   ________.For Medicaid, the customer-service line is 855-459-6328. For unemployment insurance, you are________ requested to visit https://kcc.ky.gov/ or call 502-564-2900. Be aware that, due to a(n)__________increase in unemployment claims, applications are being________this week based on last name. Each day is focused on several________through Friday, and if you________your day, you can use Friday as well.

State Rep. John Sims Jr.

【推荐3】Every morning, when I’m on my way to work, I see people who are homeless, sleeping in doorways and on sidewalks. They’re clearly in ______ of help. I feel very sad to ______ this, and most people walk by, ______ don’t exist and don’t offer any help at all, not ______ a word

Recently, it has been extremely ______ in Vancouver, Canada, which makes things very ______ for the homeless.

I usually arrive at my ______ around 8 am. Those homeless people in the area are trying to ______ in cold weather, so sometimes I’m not sure whether it’s a good idea to leave something for them while sleeping, as it may get ______.

Today, I ______ someone, who seemed to be homeless, sitting on the sidewalk, awake. I had a little bit of time ______ I started work, so I rushed out across the ______ to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat. He didn’t want a coffee or warm drink, ______ a soft drink, a Cola，so I went and got this for him, along with a banana.

Then I went back to my office across the street to ______ a bag that I packed with items like a hat, a toothbrush, snacks, hand warmers and so on, I had been planning to give the ______ to someone in need I ______ back outside to give it to the stranger, who was very ______.

Society may feel ______ with homeless people, but we must remember that they’re just like us, human beings, who are just down on their luck for certain ______. It could be your father, mother, brother, sister or friend If we ______ to help someone in need, we can truly make our world better.

【推荐1】In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The problem is that countries around the world have growing mountains of_______because people are throwing out more things than ever before.

How did we_______a throw-away society? First of all, it is now easier to_______an object than to spend time and money repairing it. Thanks to 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 products. Living in a society where efficiency comes first, we are always looking for_______to save time and make our lives easier. Companies produce 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 the_______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 throw-away lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To________the amount of rubbish and protect the environment, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.________, this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes to________. 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.

【推荐2】Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an ________ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, ________, most people make several job choices during their working lives, ________ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve ________ position. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should ________ enter into a broad flexible training program that will ________ them for a field of work rather than for a single ________.

Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans ________ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing ________ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss ________. Some drift from job to job. Others ________ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for ________ real or imagined prestige (声望). Too many high-school students--or their parents for them choose the professional field, ________ both the relatively small proportion of work vacancies in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal ________. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a white-collar job is ________ good reason for choosing it as life’s work. ________, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the ________ of young people should give serious ________ to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ________ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take ________ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

【推荐3】In this economic climate, it may not be feasible to leave your job to pursue a hobby full time. _______ your interests to work is a good way to find more time to do what you love without putting your life on hold and your financial health: _______ .

Of course, the role your hobby could play in your day job might not be immediately _______. You can: figure out where your work and hobby _______ by drawing two circles and listing the core(核心) aspects of your organization in one circle and the core aspects of your hobbies in the other, and see if there are places where the two intersect(相交).

Next, try to determine whether other people at your workplace share a(n) _______ hobby and figure out if you can integrate(整合)it together. For example, if many of you enjoy using social media _______ hours and feel that your organization should have a better digital footprint, you could join forces to try to _______ a relevant department or task force. If you're _______ , expert suggests that you sync (使同步) your interest to what your organization needs to be _______ . Recognize that it's not only about you, it's about ________ goals. For instance, if you're in sales but your hobby is graphic design, show your boss how spending work time ________ visually appealing materials will help you get more customers.

________ there's no way to incorporate ( integrate) your hobby into your job responsibilities, you might still use it to have more ________ at work and make connections ________ , a man is a teacher, but he feels out of place with the female faculty. Since his hobby is breeding roses, he starts bringing in bouquets (花束). Before, long, he becomes a ________ of the other teachers.