【推荐1】Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a ________ school except for the fact that the school didn’t have ________.

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ________ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the ________ level of education for children in Ghana. People were ________ that Owura made sure each button (按钮) was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to ________ what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the ________ every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ________ off to start the next class, so he had to ________ it the next day!

Omura’ s efforts were________ when Microsoft (微软公司) took ________ of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a ________ about his teaching methods at the meeting. He ________ a standing ovation (致敬) after the speech.

________, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies ________ computers to the school. Not a single child in the ________ had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s ________ the world took notice and responded with ________ to them.

“Your work has really ________ the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They ________ influence the lifelong skills of their students.” said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft.

【推荐2】The Homeless Hero

For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source of temptation (诱惑). But the ________ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith even more remarkable.

After spotting a ________ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the owner to return.

After hours in the cold and wet, he ________ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to ________ it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after ________ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague. Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were ________ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was ________.

The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his ________.

Mr. Anderson said: “I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight when he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and ________ he didn’t take the wallet for himself; he thought about others instead. It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are ________ guys out there.”

Mr. Smith’s act ________ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson ________ about the act of kindness on Facebook.

Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to ________ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received £8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown in him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job ________ and all sorts,” Mr. Anderson commented.

For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life- changing ________. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

【推荐3】Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblood called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was _________ sweet-natured and well-trained; the only_________ with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’s ability to be _________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows——sometimes her own shadow!

One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were _________ the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch(抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she_________ to sniff(嗅) and give all the _________ that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried.

At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly _________ with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunny itself in the middle of the track, was a brown _________. This time it was my _________ to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly firmly__________   ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer frightened.

I have heard that horses have a better sense of__________ than dogs. I hadn’t seen it __________ before that moment. __________ , while we waited in reality for just a second or two but for what felt like a century—the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush.

Holly then __________ ,leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been __________ for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps of their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear.

【推荐1】I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later I ________ to college in autumn after finding myself having difficulty with college-level algebra. But after a week, I was ready to drop out again.

Then a smartly-dressed woman walked ________ to the front of my English composition class.

“Look at each and every one of you,” she said. “You’re here ________ you want to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to ________ it!”

I can’t ________ the rest of the speech, but it changed the ________ of my college career, and my life. I felt she was speaking ________ to me. She knew exactly what I was feeling and what many of my fellow students were probably feeling ________. I came out of that lecture ________ to succeed.

Having trouble ________ up with the workload? Break it down into small manageable pieces, and set up a ________ that works for you. Professors lecturing too fast for you to take notes? “________ them with a question so you can catch up on your notes,” she advised.

She cared for us, she worried about us and she advised and ________ us. She never let us lose sight of our dreams or our potential.

Today, as a college instructor, I often think of Mrs Peter each ________ when I stand in front of a new class and am ________ of how much teachers can affect their students.

She made a huge difference in my life.

【推荐2】I had some rock climbing experience when I was in college. I was ready for a(n)_______once again. Then came the chance. My friend Michael had been planning to go rock climbing in Yosemite Valley and asked me to _______ with him.

I was_______to go so I accepted his invitation. On arriving at the destination, I found the rock was nearly vertical (垂直的), 2,000 feet high. “You are kidding!”I said,_______he would tell me to cancel it. However, when he began unpacking ropes, I knew he was _______. I had to put on my climbing shoes and adjust my pack _______ I felt quite unwilling to take up the challenge.

Michael moved fast. Then he yelled at me, “Come on. Climb!” _______, step by step, I made my way straight up. _______, my legs began to shake when I was hung in mid-air. I called out, “Michael. This is _______my ability.”

“Cheer up. As you once told me, we should be ________and stick to the belief that we shouldn’t give up easily. Just ________please.” I had no choice but to adjust myself, so I gathered my   ________ and began to climb.

Finally, enjoying a good view of Yosemite Valley at the top with Michael, I felt proud that I had ________ it. Most importantly, from that ________I learned we should never give up easily whenever we meet some difficulties and that hard work will ________eventually.

【推荐3】It was very late that Mr and Mrs Davies took time off to do their Christmas shopping. There were only a few _________ left before Christmas, and of course the _________ and streets were terribly _________, but they had to get _________ for their family and friends. They _________ early one morning for downtown, and spent several tiring hours buying the things they _________ in the big shops.

_________, Mr Davies was carrying parcels of all shapes and sizes. He could hardly _________ where he was going _________ he and his wife left the last shop on their way to the railway station __________ home. Outside the shops they had to cross a busy street made even __________ than usual by the thousands of people who had come to do their __________ Christmas shopping.

Mr and Mrs Davies had to wait for the traffic lights to turn green, __________ as Mr Davies could not see very well in front of him, he __________ moved forward into the street without realizing __________. Mrs Davies saw this and became __________. She told him to __________ off the street several times, but __________.

Finally she shouted in a voice louder than all the __________, “Henry! If you want to stand in that dangerous __________ a moment longer,   give me the parcels!”