【推荐1】Do you believe that the power of belief can create miracle(奇迹) in one’s life? Surely, it can and it once did in my life.

“You will never walk again and you’ll have to use a wheelchair.” The doctor’s words made me __ and hopeless.

A __ car accident had both of my legs broken. As a busy and active teacher, I couldn’t __ becoming a disabled person.

Lying in bed, I __ how I could give my ten-year-old son hope that Mom would __. He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever.

Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when a(n) __ strikes. It didn’t take me long __ I became impatient with my limited movement. To make things happen my way, I __ to move on my own at night because I didn’t want the rest of my life in a __ .

With the __ that I could walk through my effort, every night in my private room, would __ to move myself from the bed to the floor, holding on to the bed rail, and slowly putting my weight on my __. After several weeks of these ever so __ efforts, my strength and confidence continued to build. I knew one thing __—there would come a day when the wheelchair would be gone and I would walk.

One night, before my son arrived for his regular visit, I pulled myself into the chair and __ the walker in front of me. When I heard him greet the nurses, I __ myself up. As he opened the door, I took a few small steps. __, he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed. All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle __as I heard the words, “Mommy, you can walk!”

I am now able to walk __, sometimes using a stick. And I am able to take public transportation to shop visit friends. My life has been blessed with many achievements of which I am proud. But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy offered by those four little words spoken by my __.

【推荐2】Recently Steve had a car accident. So he put his car in the ______ to carry out the repair work. Since he had to go to the job daily, he ______ that until the car is ready, he would travel by metro train. One day, he noticed a ______ guy at the train station at night. He felt ______ for him, so he gave him some change from his pocket.

The homeless guy thanked him for it. Next day again, he ______ the homeless guy at the same place. This time Steve thought to ______ him something to eat, so he went outside the ______ and brought him a meal. The homeless guy thanked him for his kindness. But Steve got ______ and asked him, “How did you get to this _____?”

The homeless guy looked up at him and with a smile, he said, “By showing ______.” Steve didn’t understand it, so he asked him, “What do you mean by that?” The homeless guy replied that “Throughout my whole life, I made sure that everyone was happy. No matter what was going right or wrong in my life, I always ______ everyone.”

Steve asked him, “Do you ______ it?” To which the homeless man replied, “No, it just hurts my soul that the very people I gave the ______ off my back to wouldn’t give me a sleeve of that same shirt when I was in need. Son, it is ______ to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter than to hand them your ______ while you are building yours, because one day you will turn around and look at the ______ where you had planned to build your house. It will be an ______ lot. Then you are the one looking for bricks.”

Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good advice.

Helping others is not a bad thing at all. But sometimes, ______ we are helping others, we forget our own problems and needs. One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than ______ away. You can do a lot more by being in a ______ position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation.

【推荐3】Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts.

But people in the streets know him, especially those who are _________. For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _________?

He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he’s _________. His briefcase always has some gloves (手套).

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and hurry down the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold _________.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gives away gloves. During the rest of the year, he _________ gloves. People who have heard about him _________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Greenberg __________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and __________ his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them __________.

It runs in the __________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the __________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

【推荐1】I was in fifth grade and about to take a science test. Since first grade I had always been good at school. I always did well on tests. When it came to fifth grade science, however, I was _______. I couldn’t seem to understand it no matter how hard I tried.

My mom and dad had always been so _______ of my grades, and I didn’t want to let them down. So just before the test I had written several _______ from the textbook on my desk in pencil. The writing was so _______ that it could hardly be seen. I went _______ as the teacher started to hand out the test paper. I didn’t want to get caught, but I didn’t want to _______ either.

As the teacher was starting down my row, suddenly the _______ went off. We all _______ the door and stood together, waiting to be allowed back into the building.

As I stood outside in the warm sunshine, I realized what a fool I had been. I knew my mom and dad would still love me no matter what my _______ were. As soon as we came into the classroom, I walked to my desk and ________ the notes away. I had been given a second chance, and I wasn’t going to ________ it. I took the test, did my best and felt ________. I don’t remember what my grade was, but what happened that day has stayed in my mind ever since.

Life is full of second chances, but you have to be willing to ________ them. You have to be willing to accept your ________ and grow from them. Every day when you wake up to a second chance in life, cherish it! And use it ________!

【推荐2】We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. _________, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many _________ in streaming (把儿童分成年龄相当的小组) pupils. It does not take into _________ the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite _________ to be at the bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their _________. This is only one aspect of their _________ personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also _________ personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching _________ all these aspects of learning.

In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in _________: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to __________ and evaluate, and to communicate __________.

Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on __________ tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some __________ class teaching when it is necessary. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this __________. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not __________ what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to achieve this goal.

【推荐3】Have you ever had a science class that you look forward to? It doesn’t happen often. But when you have a teacher like Mrs Brown, it’s more than a science class. It’s a science class where ________ is easy and fun. We don’t have to bury ourselves in a huge textbook or listen to a teacher lecture about something we don’t care about.

My experience with Mrs Brown didn’t start with my science class, but with her as my tutor (个别辅导教师). I was always a ________ reader and wasn’t getting any better. My parents told me I needed to be tutored.

One day after school, I went into the library with my mom for my ________ tutoring time. I had no idea who was tutoring me. My mom practically dragged me into the library. The first thing that we did was playing a game to get to know each other and get rid of our ________. We didn’t even play a reading game.

We also went around the library and I got to pick out a book I wanted to read. She didn’t make me read a boring textbook about something I didn’t care about. I didn’t even pick a book. I selected a ________ about remote control cars. I ________ to myself, how bad could it be? I got to read about remote control cars. She told me even though I was reading a magazine, I was ________ reading. After the first magazine, she picked out a book she ________. I would read a chapter and then she would read a chapter to me. This way I didn’t have to read for long periods of time.

As I got better and ________ at reading, I was able to read two chapters in the same amount of time as it used to take me to read one chapter.

________ is one of the most important things in high school and college to be successful. If it were not for her, I would not be the reader I am today and I thank her for that.

【推荐1】I was lucky enough to test into the best high school in the city. But then came my _______: Am I good enough? It was a question that _______ me through my first month, even as I began to settle in, even as I got used to the early morning wake-ups and moving between buildings for class.

I knew I had to work to ground myself. My earliest strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to _______ my new classmates. Who were these kids anyway? How did they learn in school? All I knew was that they were the smartest kids in the city, obviously. _______ wasn’t I as well? Hadn’t I landed here because I was smart like them? The truth is that I didn’t know. This _______ was like a deadly cell(细胞) that threatened to divide and divide again, unless I could find some way to stop it.

Fortunately, my first round of grades turned out to be _______, and so did my second. Over the course of my first two years, I began to build the same kind of _______ I’d had at my previous school. With each little achievement, my doubt _______ took leave.

I loved any subject that involved writing and labored through math. I had classmates who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me. I was beginning to understand that if I put in extra hours of studying, I could often _______ the gap. I wasn’t a straight-A student, but I was always _______ and I made progress.