【推荐2】Recently, I've watched the classic movie titled It's a Wonderful Life. It's a 1946 American film which was _______ and directed by Frank Capra, an Italian-American film director.

The film _______ George Bailey, a man who has _______ his dream to help others, and whose attempt to suicide (自杀) on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention (干预) of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody. Clarence _______ George how George has affected the lives of others and how _______ life would be for his wife Mary and his community of Bedford Falls _______ he had not been born.

When George was 12, for example, his brother Harry fell through the _______, and George jumped into the _______ water to save him. If George had not been born, Harry would have _______ and would never have become a war hero.

The movie is ________. It shows the ________ that although a lot of people think we are too minor (较小的) to change the world, we do have the ________ to influence other people in our lives. As George ________, the disappearance of someone can create ________ in many people's lives. The director means that everyone's life is ________.

This movie gives people a lesson about the power of ________. George sacrifices(牺牲)a lot of things in his life for the welfare (幸福) of the town. He loves travelling. ________, he stays in the small town for his whole life in order to rival (与……竞争) the cruel Henry, who controls most of the town's businesses. He also tries to help people living in the town. He also tries to ________ their goal of having their own houses. ________. George's kindness is repaid when almost everyone in the town comes and helps him to get ________ his troubles.

【推荐1】When you turn on the tap (水龙头) in your house, water comes out. This water has _________ a long way. This water comes from rain in the sky. The _________ that water arrives to the tap in your house is called the “water supply”.

Most of the water on the earth is in the _________. This water has a lot of salt in it. We cannot drink this water. Salt water makes us ill. But when the sun shines, it _________ a part of the ocean. This water rises up to make clouds in the sky. The more water rises up, the heavier and larger the clouds become. The clouds will get so heavy and large that they will change colour from white to _________. The water will fall down into rivers and lakes _________ rain and travel back to the sea. This is called the “water cycle”. We use half of the rain water _________ falls over the earth.

There are parts of the world where there is _________ fresh water. In the Arab countries, salt water can be made safe to drink. This is done by freezing or boiling it. The salt is left _________ and the clean water is then taken off. This process (过程) is very __________, but in some areas this is the only way to get clean drinking water.

Humans are mammals (哺乳动物). Most mammals are born able to do many things. Some can walk within a few minutes of being born. They have to be able to run away if _________ is near. But human babies are born _________. They need the care of adults to live.

In the first month of life, babies cannot smile or sit up. They cannot even hold up their own heads _________some help from grown-ups.

In the next few months, babies grow a lot. They learn to roll over, support their heads, and _________ sit up while being held.

Babies also have to learn to use their _________. It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects. At around six months old many babies can _________ an object from one hand to another.

Babbling is _________ a human baby learns to speak. Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling. They try to imitate (模仿) the sounds they hear from adults. It will take about nine months _________ a baby can say real words.

Somewhere around a baby’s first birthday he or she may stand or walk with help. Soon the baby will _________ around on his or her own!

The first year of a baby’s life is a time of growing and __________. Growing sure takes a lot of work!