【推荐2】A child wrote a heartbreaking letter about smartphones and when his parents read it, they were _______ to tears.

The use of smartphones had such a(n)_______ on our society. Tasks much _______ and communication is much more convenient(方便的) because we can carry around our smartphones wherever we go. While there are so many _______ to have a smartphone, there are many arguments against having one too. And a child _______ his complaint(抱怨) in a very _______ letter that his parents read.

The child’s mom just so _______ to be his teacher and she gave her students a _______ to write a paper on what they would like to be in this modern world. She was _______ the homework in the kitchen and flipping(快速翻阅) from one paper to the next and writing down their grades in between. Then ________ she came to a stop.

She could not ________ what she was reading. Her husband noticed her ________ and asked her what was wrong. And she told him, a child wrote that he would like to be a ________, but for reasons that were so ________.He felt that his parents ________ their smartphones so much and that they paid more attention to their smartphones than they did to him. He ________ that as soon as his dad came home from work he went straight to his phone ________ paying attention to him. She was already in tears, but her husband was even more ________ when she told him that it was their son who wrote it.

Stories like this always remind me to be more ________ about the time and attention I give to my smartphone. I think I will start ________ my phone when I am spending time with those I reassure(珍惜).

【推荐3】I don’t remember the day my mother saved my life. But for her, the ________ of that day is vivid. When she ________ those events, she’s thirty five years old again and I am a tiny baby in her arms.

It was early March, but the_________ wind bit like it was the depths of December. My mother ________ the blanket even tighter around me as she hurried to the ________ door. I was two months old, and that was our third ________ to the doctor that week. Each time a different face said the same words. “It’s ________. Just a simple cold, ma’am.” That day was no different. My mother left, feeling ________, convinced there must be something wrong with my breathing. At home, she kept me closer than normal, ________ monitoring my breathing.

When I woke up the next day, fighting for breath, her ________ were around me with quick sureness, and I was rushed to the ________. We flew past red ________. “Breathe, Alana! Breathe!” she cried out. We reached the hospital, and her arms were around me again. “This baby can’t ________!” my mother shouted. Even as doctors ________ me, her arms never let me go.

I have grown up in Mum’s arms. Today I’m seventeen, and for most people that means the times for ________ are over. But when I’m applying for colleges, I ________ at the computer screen for hours. Suddenly, I feel ________, not knowing what to do. I realize that dependence is not a(n) ________. Instead, with someone by my side, I am much stronger than I will ever be ________. I may not remember the moment my mother saved my life so long ago. ________, looking back, I see that my mother saves my life every day.

【推荐1】My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to the future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn’t there to learn how to write, read or even _________. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to _________. I was 13 years old, _________ I already hated being who I was.

I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. And he found it _________ to make my secret known to others. He _________ me and said, “Anthony, why don’t you read the next paragraph?” I didn’t even know what the paragraph was. I _________ to read what was in front of me, but the only sound of my voice immediately resulted in laughter. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.

Now I am 41 years old. One day, I planned to _________ back to Texas to visit my family and friends. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech _________ himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my _________ to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the __________ he’d once shamed. “I’m so __________ that I had a chance to see you again,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I had learned to __________. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published __________ and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your __________, please encourage him to read as well,” I said.

The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia (诵读困难). But I can tell you it was a lack (缺乏) of __________ for education.

【推荐2】As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. I ________ the lower berth (铺位), so that I could enjoy the ________ of outside from the moving train. I don’t know why I always preferred to get the ________ seat. An elderly lady ________ the front seat of mine. I looked at her. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. At one point, we met our ________ .She smiled at me and I gave her a response. Both of us were ________. By that time, the train was in its full speed.

It was 4:00 pm, evening time. So, ________ time was still in a long way. I couldn’t ________ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”

She looked at me and friendly said, “________ camp, dear.”

Suddenly my enthusiasm ________ to know the reason. I politely said, “Auntie, you are ________ someone?”

She smiled and said, “Yes!”

Just to continue the conversation, I talked to her in a very cheerful ________, “Auntie, you must be feeling so ________ to see your child and your grandchildren.”

________, this question hurt her a little but boldly she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyway, I had only one son who was ________ and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I bought so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not ________ my son’s clothes for some other soldiers, so that I would control my ________ and would be happy thinking that my own son has ________ it.”

I was shocked hearing her heartbreaking story! But I ________ the old lady from the core of my heart. I was thinking of her ________ heart!