【推荐1】I had reached the age of twenty-eight. Still, I ________ whether the letter from my past would make it to me, all these years later. It was a(n) ________ writing task from when I was eighteen. The teacher collected our letters to our ________ selves in self-addressed envelope with stamps and ________ to mail them ten years later. But since so much time had passed, would he ________ remember?

________ the letter, I recalled giving my future self some advice. When you’re eighteen years old, twenty-eight seems like a grown-up age, but I wasn’t feeling as mature as I believed my younger self had ________ me to be.

When the letter finally reached me, I opened it ________. It began, “How much do you bet this letter will never get to you?” It continued to greet me casually ________ we were having an IM (instant messaging) chat. As a senior in high school, facing the ________ SATS and college application, my eighteen-year-old self was so stressed! She was obviously not quite happy and hoped I wouldn’t worry so much in the future, and that I wouldn’t forget to be present and ________ my life!

Contrary (与……相反) to my belief, my eighteen-year-old self did not have any demands of me, or expectations I might have ________ meet. Instead, she wrote, “I’ll ________ you, because maybe who I’m imagining is someone else, but you are not someone else, you’re me.

I was touched, and tears came to my eyes at this ________ through time. I had put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best ________ of myself that I could be. However, I came to realize what I would have accomplished (成就) in ten years would pale (本形见绌) in comparison to how I’d feel and who I’d be.

【推荐2】Almost everything was fantastic in the camp except for a girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the hot sun at lunch, I asked her to eat with us under a _______tree. However, Elizabeth refused my kind ______, When we invited her to play volleyball with us, Elizabeth ______ our invitation, too. After a few more ______ refusals like that, I ______ to stay away from Elizabeth

It ______ that we were going on a hike and our instructor paired everyone up with a partner. ______ who my partner turned out to be. It was Elizabeth!

“What do you like to do for fun?” I asked, trying to make small ______ as we started out. “I like to ______ in peace and quiet,” Elizabeth ______. So we had the quietest and most peaceful hike in the world ______ we saw a bird. “I think his wing is hurt. Poor little bird, Elizabeth said ______. “He might be taking a rest over there.” I said. Elizabeth nodded. Then she whispered, “But what if he's in ______, like my granddad?” “Your granddad? ”I said. “He ____ and broke his leg the day the camp started. He's ______ in hospital and is in so much pain,” Elizabeth explained. I noticed she was crying. “I m sorry for what I have done. For some reason, whenever I get really sad, I act rudely and want to be ______,” she added

“I get it,” I said. “I don't always know how to ______ it when I'm feeling down, either. ” “Thanks, ”she said, wiping off her _______

After that, Elizabeth seemed to get along well with us, and I think she actually ______ the last few days of the camp.

Next time, if someone is unfriendly, give him a second ______. Maybe he's going through a tough time and just doesn't know how to deal with it

【推荐3】Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）was on fire, and I was desperately looking for a photo that I took in 2008.

In it, my_______, Jamie, is standing front of the_______and smiling amid a sea of tourists. He’s 23 years old. freshly shaved, and wearing a shiny wedding ring. We’re in Paris on our_______.

On our last night in France, we made a_______to return every five years.

Our promise to return was _______in 2013.

We had a victorious trip that_______ a dinner on He Saint-Louis,_______ by a nighttime walk past Notre Dame. I _______the evening on Instagram with a simple title: “Tonight was magic.”

In 2018, I returned to Paris_______.I carried Jamie’s ashes with me.

Jamie died on February 4. 2017. He was running a half marathon and suddenly ________less than a mile from the finish line, where I was waiting for him. He was 32 years old.

Notre Dame was on fire, and I desperately want it to________.

My 2018 trip to Paris involved a lot of walking and________, trying to make sense of how my life turned out. I didn’t visit Notre Dame.

Notre Dame was on fire, and I________ want to talk to Jamie about it.

I hope to visit Paris and its magnificent churches ________in 2023. If and when I do return, it will be a (an) ________visit.

Everything is ________including the people and places we love. Even our memories ________over time, though some of the saddest images, like Notre Dame in flames, tend to ________us for a long time.

But there’s ________in sadness and meaning in impermanence. Notre Dame will rebuild. And so will I. I’ll keep________ my life, too.

【推荐1】When Julie got back home from school that afternoon, she noticed a pigeon. It was sitting very closely to the front door of her ______. It seemed the pigeon hadn’t moved at all. Julie moved ______. She noticed the pigeon had a wound on its wing. She was worried that a dog or a cat would eat the ______ animal. Julie ran upstairs to tell her mom about the pigeon.

"We have to help it!" Julie ______. Julie's mom made a disgusted face. "I don't want to. Pigeons have ______," she said. Julie began to cry. This made Julie's mom feel bad. She ______, but she gave Julie some ______. The pigeon had to stay in the kitchen in a storage bin. Julie's mom didn't want to touch the ______ bird.

While Julie tried to feed the bird bits of moist bread, Julie's mom looked online for local animal ______ organizations. She felt silly trying to save an injured pigeon though. Finally she found an organization that would ______ the bird, but not until the next morning. Julie stayed up all night ______the bird.

The next morning Julia and her mother took the ______ to the bird rescue organization. Many people on the train gave Julie and her mother ______ looks. Julie's mother just shrugged. When they got to the ______, the worker smiled warmly, "It's so kind of you to do this. This ______ a lot to the pigeon!" ______ goodbye to the worker, Julie looked so ______ with a slight flush on her cheeks. On their way home, leaning on her mother' shoulder, Julie said ______, "Thank you, mom, for your support and ______. " Julie's mom patted her head, "I'm proud of you, sweetheart. You've taught me ______: Every life deserves to be respected and loved."

【推荐2】Today was Mother’s Day. The young woman was feeling a little ______ because she was 800 miles away from her parents.

In the morning she called her mother to ______ her a happy Mother’s Day and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香花) in their garden.

Later that day, she told her husband how she ______ those lilacs in her parents’ garden. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the ______ and come on.” So off they went, ______ down the country roads. There on a small hill were a lot of colorful lilacs. The young woman ______ over and buried her face in the flowers, ______ and enjoying them. Carefully she ______ a few and went back to the car.

On the way home the woman held her flowers, ______ all the way. When they were passing a ______, the young woman saw an old granny sitting alone in a wheelchair at the gate.“______!” she said to her husband. Getting off the car, she quickly walked up to the granny and put the ______ in her hands. As their car pulled away, the old granny ______ with a smile and held the lilacs tightly (紧紧地).

When the young mother sat back to the car, her kids asked her ______, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give her ______ flowers?” “I don’t know her. It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so ______ while I have all of you. I believe those flowers ______ much to her.” The kids nodded with ______, looking rather happy.

Now, every Mother’s Day my kids will go to that small ______ and pick some lilacs for me and that old granny. I’m glad that my small act of ______ has a good effect on my kids.

【推荐1】At 10 am, I was sitting in a large hotel. I got to meet my _______, Tony Hawk. I woke up early in the morning. I was excited but also a little _______. Tony Hawk was considered to be one of the most successful pioneers of modern skateboarding and I had _______him since I first saw him on television. I left my home _______what it would be like to meet him. I arrived at Tony’s hotel and _______two teens. I learnt that they were also Tony’s fans and would attend this interview. _______, we had taken part in the same group — the world was small. After a short talk, we started to _________, going over all the questions we would ask Tony.

Shortly after we ___________and organized the most important questions, there was a knock at the door. I started to _______. I could not get over the __________that I was about to meet the best skateboarder. Tony Hawk walked in and sat down. I was very nervous ________somehow was able to introduce myself. He was ________and gave us honest answers to all our questions.Throughout the interview I kept ______________, wow, he was so cool. Most people in his position might be proud but he was____________down-to-earth (朴实的). He also told us if we never____________and worked hard, our dreams would come true.

After the interview, he left. He was __________because he had to attend an important meeting. I was so happy to have had this ________to interview this great skateboarder, who had got so many ________in the world. I would never forget this __________and could not wait to get home and __________it with my family and friends.

【推荐2】Kobe Bryant was at the peak of his career in 2013, controlling the court by spinning, shooting and scoring. Then suddenly, as he tried to use his way around a defensive guard, he started to limp and ____ . Before the game ended, Bryant fell again, and could ____ walk.

“I remember feeling the silence and ____ . This can be the end,” Bryant ____ in his documentary. His fears were ____ founded. He had ruptured（断裂）his left Achilles tendon（跟腱）. The kind of injury ____ US All-Star player Isiah Thomas’career.

Saying farewell to a sport you love is hard. ____ Bryant took an even harder, more painful route: His goodbye lasted for nearly three year. Seven months after his injury, he was back on the ____ again. But his performance never recovered. Bryant ____ the Lakers as the team and set a record with three season losses. Over the course of this season, he got the ____ rate for shooting accuracy in the league.

But for many, Bryant ____ a legend. He started out as a basketball gift who ____ college and took his talents directly to NBA. Fans remember him as the player who helped the Lakers ____ five NBA championships. However, the ____ fact is that the Lakers may have been better off if Kobe played less this season. Last month, they won a game ____ the Golden State Warriors. Bryant spent the fourth quarter of that game ____ on the bench. But the team has otherwise efforted to thank him for decades of ____ . As teammate D’Angelo Russell told CBS, their job this season is to “ ____ Kobe the ball”.

Bryant’s ____ game is scheduled for April 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For Bryant, the ____ is bitter and sweet.

【推荐3】Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sports casting pioneer on CBS’s The NFL Today and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has _______. She was 70.

A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday in hospital _______ a long fight with a blood disorder.

Her children gave a joint statement, _______ “For many, Mom was known for her _______ as the pioneering female sportscaster, 50th Miss America and first lady. To us, she was the most incredible _______ we could ever ask for.”

George joined in The NFL Today in 1975 and _______ her sports broadcasting and worked on the live show, interviewing star athletes, which won _______ for her. She also covered horse racing and _______ the entertainment show People and CBS Morning News.

George _______ wrote a male friend and told him that her sports casting wouldn’t ________ because it was a man’s job. However, none of the difficulties she met with ________ her. With her great courage and ________, she managed to range into a (an) ________ variety of roles, in media, the film industry, food and beauty products, and as the first lady of the bluegrass state.

“Saying yes to yourself opens up ________ that can take you ________,” George wrote.

“She had ________ and enthusiasm that made her a valuable ________,” Pilson said. “She didn’t claim to know a ________ amount about sports, but she knew about people, which is why her interviews were ________. She was a warm person and that ________ through on the set and in the interviews.