【推荐2】In Lauderdale lives a young girl, Mary Lou. She is a(n)______bird-watcher at a very young age. In fact, she’s so______about birds that she has already written a children’s book about them. It’s______for a 13-year-old girl in school.

It all started when her family moved to a new neighborhood. Mary would feel very______at times with few kids living on her street. Becoming a bird-watcher helped her______the new neighbourhood and feel more at home.

She became deeply attracted to bird-watching in Grade Six when she had to write a book for a school project. She decided to write something she knew—the mockingbird. The homework was just the______of Mary’s great writing adventure.

Every morning Mary takes her binoculars (望远镜) and heads out to______birds. To watch birds, one must not make a lot of______. If a watcher makes any sudden movements ,the birds will probably become______and fly away.

Mary usually uses her binoculars to______different types of birds. Sometimes she just sits in the wildlife areas,   ______the various birds as they come to eat and drink at the nearby lake. Mary is quite a(n)______on types of birds, but she can’t always name every bird she sees. So she thinks there are always new lessons and the sky is full of______.

When Mary was writing her bird book for children, she studied hard by searching the Internet, She also______ some of the birds for the book herself with her color pencils. Finally, after nine months of______, the book was finished.

【推荐3】A modern phone can put the world at the user's fingers. But sometimes, these_________are of little practical use. Leku's 63-year-old mother_________in the Yi language(彝语). She can't read Chinese or speak Mandarin and is_______ to read numbers. Therefore, a_________function of any modern phone can prove to be difficult for her. Whenever she wants to_________her son, she has to ask someone to help her to dial his_________.

Leku, 25, a university student of the Yi ethnic group,_________,wanted to help. So he_________ an app(应用程序) that responds to his mother's_________to ''call any son'' in the Yi language. Once this is said, the__________will automatically (自动地) dial his number. The app is called Yayou. It________ to be a wonderful aid for his mother and has also__________ many other Yi people in China.

''With the app, I wanted to help my__________, as well as other Yi people,'' says Luku. ''Besides my mother's problem, I've also__________some villagers, who left to make a living as migrant workers in cities, __________ misunderstanding or losses of money due to the________ in communication.''

The dream is becoming________ -after more than two years'__________, Leku and his partner Mise Achang are ready to release an updated version of their app in July. The 2.0 version of Yayou will have several new functions,__________news and entertainment content, as well as online shopping__________, in both the Yi and Chinese languages.

【推荐1】Two months ago we were staying in the city of Hyderabad for a holiday. One day, along with my _____, I went to the Cake Castle. I took out my _____ from my bag to pay for what I bought and then we _____ our hotel.

While we were _____ back to the hotel, I got a call from a _____ number. It was my hotel manager who _____ me that someone called them saying that I’d left my purse in the Cake Castle. He _____ the number of that person. Only after that call did I know that my purse was _____, so I immediately called that person. He said voluntarily he could send my purse back to the hotel. How _____ I was! After some words to express my ______, I said, “Let’s ______ in the hotel hall.” I went there along with my friend. I was ______ because I didn’t know that person and it was a new city for me. And the purse was of vital importance for me ______ my gold earrings which cost around $800 and my ATM cards were all in it.

In the hall, I met that person who handed me my purse and asked me to ______ my belongings, which were totally ______. After giving back my purse, he left immediately, even before I knew his name. Later I came to know that he was also a customer of the Cake Castle.

【推荐2】After a tough week, I wanted to have a good rest. I went to the near beach for some _______ time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids _______ playing in the water, or building sandcastles.

When I was to leave, I _______ a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unfortunately, there was no _______ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, _______ her hands and then walk back to her little castle. _______, not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and _______. As I was standing there watching her big project, I _______ that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly _______ my bag, took out the bottle , and walked over to hand it to her. ________ at first, she smiled but ________ her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She smiled and finally took it from my hands after I ________ . Looking back, I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile, ________ in hand.

As for me, it was a small ________. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a ________. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.

【推荐3】I was born well and complete. Then, ________ , I became an “alien” with bulging (隆起的) eyes. That must have made my parents extremely ________. Because of this, my father often found it hard to stay close to me and began to keep a ________. I believed that he no longer ________ me, when in fact his heart felt greatest pain.

Things ________ when I was three. An eye doctor suggested an eyelid transplant (眼睑移植). My parents ________ to donate their eyelids and the doctor picked my father after an examination.

So our family’s ________ began, wandering between darkness and light for the next five years. My dad was first taken to the operating room. When this was completed, it was my turn. I ________ remember the acid smell, filling me with ________. Knowing that my parents were waiting just outside ________ my fear. I soon fell asleep.

My eyes had been so badly damaged. To ________ the damage, the doctor had to cut some eyelid tissue from my dad and transplant it to me so that my eyes could regain a rounded look.

It’s ________ that, since then, my dad and I have shared something together. This ________ will continue to flow in my blood and ________ in my life for years to come. I’m sure my parents won’t forget the scene where the doctor removed the gauze (纱布) from my eyes. That ________ moment has stayed with me since I started my journey between darkness and light.