【推荐1】When we are in a bad mood or ill at ease, as long as we listen to a beautiful song, we will feel better and relaxed. A musical _____ always makes us comfortable. By listening to music, we also can understand the philosophies which _____ the music.

Music not only can change our moods, but also can _____ some kinds of diseases, such as insomnia (失眠). Music treatment has been _____ in many countries recently. It has been _____ that music can make people relaxed, more _____ and have a better sleep. Some music even can promote us to _____ a certain number of natural chemicals from our bodies. Besides, music also has a good effect on strengthening people’s memory. In a university, 60 girl students accepted a (n) _____ , It showed that the girls who received musical training in their childhoods could _____ 17% more reading materials than those who didn’t. Some experts also ______ that musicians’ left brains are bigger in size than ordinary people’s. As we know, our memory is ______ by the left brain. That might be the reason why those who receive musical training have a better memory. ______ , the patients whose speaking is damaged may recover ______ by listening to or appreciating some music.

In addition to these ______, music can also promote children’s intelligence growth and ______ people's life. In some countries, people conducted a (n) ______ experiment. They played music beside vegetables and cows. As a result, the vegetables grew faster and the cows produced more milk. Why does music have so many magical functions? ______ , music influences people in psychological and physical ways.

From a psychological angle, music can impact directly on people's moods and behavior. Music has various rhythms, and so do human beings. When the two kinds of rhythms are in ______, the former can adopt the latter’s psychological rhythms. Usually, people will ______ music’s rhythms to change their movements.

From a physical angle, music is a sound wave which has a range of frequency. The wave can have ______ on people’s every neuron, which can secrete (分泌) some chemicals that are good for our health

【推荐2】Technology is amazing and it is like a river.

The _____ of a river is to get from a high place, generally a mountain, to a _____ place, like the sea. If something _____ the river from getting to where it wants to go then it will pause for a bit, pool its resources (资源) and, if _____ way is open for it, choose that path. _____, it will reach its final _____.

In my years of using computers and technology I have found them to be _____. I may want   to do something on a computer; _____, I could find my way blocked. So I _____ for a little bit, pool my resources, and if I use a search engine, a way can present itself for me to _____ my final goal.

These days it seems to be even _____ to do this. If I wanted to communicate with someone there used to be   _____ two ways to access them: the telephone and snail mail. Now, _____ the internet and smart phones, I can count off the top of my head at least five ways I can contact a person and _____ o them.

The same _____ for sending files (文件). A little while ago, a contact wanted me to send her a file. That file was on my _____ and I was out on the road. I wanted to send her that file but I had no _____ to my computer. Or did I?

I connected my phone to my computer _____ and downloaded the file to my phone. Then I _____ that file to the chat program I was using and sent it to her that way. I was the river and I found my way around an obstacle (障碍) with _____.

As Bruce Lee famously said, “Be water, my friend.” That day, I was a river of water.

【推荐2】Every family should have an emergency kit in their home. If there is an earthquake or a hurricane, for example, there could be a _________cut, or the water could get polluted. You might be _________at your home for several days because of a storm or a flood. Having an emergency kit _________could help if anything like this _________.

Your emergency kit might include the following _________:

The first aid kit should include alcohol, cotton wool, bandages, painkillers, clean bottled water and burn ointment.

It is _________to keep non-perishable (不易腐坏的) food supplies. In other words, food that won't spoil (变质) out of the fridge, such as canned food. There should be _________food for three days. It is better if the food does not have to be cooked. Don't _________the can opener!

It's a good _________for each family member to have a __________change of clothes, including waterproof shoes and a raincoat, as well as some warm blankets in case you have to __________outdoors, just as if you were camping!

Other things you can __________the kit are: flashlight and spare batteries, paper and pencils, mobile radio, matches and candles. Don't forget these things need to be checked regularly (定期地) to be sure that they __________well. Check the expiry (期满) __________on any canned food. You can also put in a backpack some of the things that are __________to you, such as a toy or something else that you care about.