【推荐1】In America hitching a ride(搭便车) is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during    1    (they) trips. I also once hitched a ride when I was traveling in America.

I    2    (drive) on the road when my car stopped. I was going to a town which was farther than I had expected. My tank(油箱) became empty    3    I got there. Standing there, I didn’t know what to do. I just knew that I needed help. But I could see nobody around. Who could I turn    4    ? Then I thought of scenes that I had seen in Hollywood    5    (movie). I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride. I told I myself that I could do that, too.

So when a car was coming. I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy, the car really stopped in front of me. The driver was    6    old man. After    7    (know) my problem, he said he could help me out. He took me to the    8    (near) gas station. But then he left as he had something important to do.

I couldn’t walk all the way back to my car. Therefore, I tried to hitch a ride again and I    9    (help) out once again. I was    10    (great) moved.

When I was about 18 months old, I was burned quite    1     (bad)by hot water.Maybe, it was the first time that my parents    2    (meet) such a terrible thing as new parents. This took place in the 1970s, so the technologywasn't    3    it is today. I did get skin grafis (移植), but it was still pretty bad.

    4    I grew up, I struggled with my scars. They seemed so big and ugly. Kids would wonder what happened to me and stared at me directly. Unwilling to show my scars, I always     5    (wear)high-necked tops. I feared to wear a swimsuit in summer and started avoiding any outdoor activities. So I missed out on a lot of fun. My scars led me to believe I never looked normal    6    my clothes on.

On my 19th birthday, one of my best friends took me by    7    shoulders and said, “Michelle, stop hiding ! Your burns are battle scars and you should treat them as a symbol of honor.” Her words made me realize that what I lacked most was    8    (confident).

Scars can be difficult to deal with. But in the end, it’s just     9    (damage)skin. Life is about so much more than worrying about the flaws on our bodies. Only if we accept ourselves as we are, can we find the     10    (mean) of life.

My husband, our children and I     1     (have) wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.

Some of our     2     (memory)are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we camped along Chalk Creek (小溪). I was worried that our 15-month-old boy would fall     3    the creek. I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot,     4     he was uncomfortable, and his crying let the whole campground know it.So instead of     5     (tie) him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It worked —he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.

Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear     6    we headed off, but storms moved in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly interrupted our peaceful morning trip. My husband stopped fishing     7     (start) the motor. Nothing. He tried again. Noluck. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there     8     (helpless), a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back by     9     (he). We were safe.

Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of     10     (excite), wondering what camping fun and adventure we will experience next.