【推荐2】I was so worried about handing my little boy over during his first week of school, but Miss Anna made it easier. Miss Anna smiled at him like a mother would at her own child. Miss Anna radiated (流露) warmth and her hugs were always on _________.

After a day in class with her, Ben would come home _________. Whenever I heard his song about the days of the week, I would _________ her. I didn’t tell her at the time, but I loved her morning song so much that I _________ it in my own class.

Her creativity was _________. I’ll never forget the children’s faces when she beautifully _________ the classroom into “the Deep Dark Wood”. I remember their _________ faces talking about “the Magnificent Tower Building” she’d created.

In the short time I knew her, she taught me about the type of teacher I am _________ to be. She never seemed _________ by the mountain of paperwork or impossible work-life balance that comes with the __________. Instead, she appeared to __________ every minute.

I can’t understand why she has been taken from us. Telling Ben was one of the __________ things I’ve had to do. I’m not sure whether he fully __________ where she is. I hope everything she taught him about the place where good people go when they die is __________.

I wish I had told her all of this when she was with us. I hope that she knew the extent of her __________, and how loved she was.

【推荐3】In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife, was listening to music in the bedroom. ________， he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the rapid response that there was an earthquake! He ________ quickly, “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!” Nicole heard the shouting, took up the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was ________ even more violently.

The bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen ________ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to run along the wall to help Nicole. However, it got ________ suddenly with an explosion. The house ________ down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in ________. She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but ________.

A few minutes later, the land was silent. Nicole heard the sound of short ________ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no ________! He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response. The two people encouraged and ________ each other. They knew that there must be a way to escape.

Slim found that they were close and were ________ by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt ________ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched one of Nicole’s hands, and then dug the ________ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a ________ breathing slowly. The two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

【推荐1】From a very early age I knew I wasn’t adopted (领养). My older brother, Eddie and I looked too much the same because our faces were the ________ combination (结合) of our Mom’s and Dad’s. ________, I did feel different.

My oldest brother, Tony was ________ and outgoing. He could tell you a story that kept you smiling and ________ all the way through. Eddie was also confident and had so many friends. He could also make a clear and loud ________ that has served him well as a teacher and coach.

I, on the other hand, was ________, quiet, and not so outgoing as my brothers. I spent more time reading. I wanted to ________ everything. Being several years younger than them and usually ________ by them, I also spent more time playing alone. I wasn’t as lonely as you would ________, though. My imagination was a great friend in my loneliness and in some way I ________ the quiet.

Looking back on the long and ________ road of my life now, I can see that I was different, but it made me just the person I needed to be to live the life I have lived. My reading so much led me to start writing as well. My wish to learn everything helped me to ________ the biggest problems about love, kindness, joy, and life, and to ________ what I learned with others. My pleasure in a quiet life made it ________ for me to work from home and care for my family.

We each have a unique ________ in this life. It is our job to find it, to live it, and to love it.

【推荐2】On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tanitoluwa "Tani” Adewumi beat 73 young competitors to win the New York State Chess Championship in his age category—kindergarten to third grade. While the _____ is great, what is even more amazing is that the boy ______ learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family _______   in New York City from Nigeria in 2017. Soon after, Tani started to study at the ____ elementary school, P. S. 116, which is near his home. It was here that the young boy was first   _______ to the chess. ______ by the game, the boy begged his mother, Oluwatoyin, to allow him to _______ the school's chess club. Considering that the family would be unable to afford the ______, Oluwatoyin emailed chess   __________Russel Makofsky, who ran the club. To her surprise and ______, Makofsky agreed to charge young Tani nothing.The young boy made up his mind to practice harder in return for his _______ He has won seven important prizes in less than a year, and ______ #27 in America in his age category.

_______the chess club certainly helps, Tani's success can be largely owed to (归功于)his _____ to the game. The chess player _____ the game for several hours a day. Every Saturday, Tani and his mother ______ to Harlem for a free 3-hour class to help further sharpen his game skills.

He is now busy ________ the National Elementary Championships, which will be held in Nashville, TN. Winning the ________ will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world's ______ chess grand master (大师). The record is now held by Russian chess player Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin, who won the title in 2002 at the age of 12 years. We have no ___ that the determined boy will achieve his goal soon!

【推荐3】I remember playing a lot when I was younger and being filled with a sense of openness, curiosity and joy _________, my attitude began changing from having fun to perfectionism. Instead of being present and _________ the process, I started focusing on performance. The more I did this, the more anxious and _________ I grew.

I first developed perfectionist when I was _________ piano lessons in school. I got the idea that I had to _______ each note again and again to perform each song perfectly. I started hating playing the piano and eventually _______. My perfectionism _________ into other areas of my life, too. In school, I _________ myself to get straight A’s. At this time in my life, if I did anything less, I would feel rather_________ and think it was a failure.

It took me several years to find happiness again. One of the major things that helped me do so was recovering a sense of ____________. About this time, my friend Amy and I started taking fencing (击剑) lessons together. I was quite bad at it, but it didn’t ____________. I didn’t care about performing perfect moves. ____________, I cared about being present and staying open and curious. I felt free and ____________,and I realized that I had been ____________ from such pleasure for many years. Fencing helped me rediscover play and leave perfectionism behind, which eventually made my life a (an) _____________