【推荐3】My parents were so proud of me, especially of something I accomplished. This is one of my happiest memories and, sadly, also the _______ I have of my parents. They _______ one evening when some drunken men crashed their car into them.

From then on, I was unaccompanied. I missed them greatly, but _______ surprisingly well on my own. If they were alive, they would be most _______ of the moment I met my best friend, Eliza Jones. I’m also most proud of that moment.

It was a June evening. I was seventeen years old and sitting on a tree branch, listening to the music the water created under the bridge. Just then I noticed a(n) _______ appear on the bridge. Suddenly it stopped on the top of the bridge and _______ into the river.

I shot up and launched myself at the falling figure. I had never swum at this _______ I had to catch it; otherwise I would never forgive myself. I swam faster and faster and _______ the figure. It was a girl, about my age. She asked me why I tried to _______ her. I said I couldn’t just look on when someone didn’t __________ her life. Then we talked and I found we both liked to read about fairies.

She told me she was a writer who wanted to travel around the world and write amazing fantasy novels. I was glad she had a __________ for the future. Even so I wouldn’t __________ myself to ask her why she was so sad that she would throw away her wonderful __________ I just said, “Tomorrow morning the sun will rise, bringing with it the__________ of another start.” Minutes later, she said it was time that she should leave, but promised she would continue living well. After that I had a(n)__________ memory of the bridge.

【推荐1】As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be _________. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from _________ young children.

Last Christmas, my wife and I successfully managed to _________ a few large presents in the store room. I _________ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, _________ he did not see it.

_________ Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been early _________ when my wife and I went _________ into their room and began filling stockings. Then I pushed in the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas _________. We knew that we would not get much __________ that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about 5 o’clock the next morning, we were __________ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they shouted excitedly! Before I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came __________ into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, __________ close behind, pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived. He moved on his __________ and knees into the room dragging a large __________ behind him. Suddenly, it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a bang.

【推荐2】New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. When I was a kid ,the thing I enjoyed most about New Year’s Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. My parents didn’t ______me to go to bed early, but my heave eyelids usually _______me well before the new year arrived. When I woke up the next morning, my mum would ask me if I wanted to make a New Year’s ______. I had no   ______what it was. After she ______it to me, I said I would try to_______less with my older brother. This got me a(n)______and a pat on the head from my mum. _______, the resolution lasted only until dinnertime, when my brother and I got into a(n)______about who would set the ______.

A New Year’s resolution is a decision to do or not to do something in order to _______a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people_______the past year and make an effort to _________themselves as the new year begins.

Like many _______, New Year’s resolutions have a long and interesting________.

New Year’s Day was first celebrated 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. Although the Babylonians did not have a written calendar, historians determined that they ________the start of the new year in late March with the arrival of the spring season.

If you would like to make a New Year’s resolution this year, there are some _______to consider, for example, volunteer at a church or animal rescue organization.

Remember that it takes work to keep a New Year’s resolution. Don’t worry if you______once or twice. If you are_______to what you want to accomplish, you’ll be a ________person at the end of the year than at the beginning.

【推荐3】April 1st is a day on which ,in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one _______ in tricking someone, one laughs and says: “ April Fool!” and then the person who was tricked _______ laughs, too.

One April 1st, a country bus was going along a _______ road when it _______ down and stopped. The driver_______ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. _______ he turned to the passengers with a _______ look on his face and said:“This poor bus is getting _______ . It isn’t going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I’ll _______three. I want you all to lean(倾斜) ________ suddenly as hard as you can . This should ________ the bus started again, but if it doesn’t , I’m afraid there’s nothing else I can do. Now , all of you lean back as ________ as you can in your seats and get ready.”

The passengers all obeyed and waited ________.

Then the driver turned to his ________and asked:” Are you ready?” The passengers ________ had enough ________ to answer: “yes.”

“ One! Two ! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leant forward suddenly--- and the bus started ________ at a great speed.

The passengers breathed more ________ and began to smile with relief. But their smile turned to ________ and laughter when the driver ________ cried: “ April Fool !”

John was 20 years old. He was a handsome and gifted _______. But he stopped talking as much as he usually did after he graduated from high school. This year, his_______reduced to nothing. His parents knew he was _______, and continually told him that they loved him. Everyone was _______about his well-being and wondered what they could say or do to help him, since saying “I love you” _______wasn’t enough to improve his situation.

John finally made a(an) _______. He locked himself in the cellar(地下室)and stayed there for three days without food. _______he continued to acknowledge his parents’ love for him and his love for them, his depression_______. His loved ones were _______that he would even kill himself one day. Healthcare professionals were________, but the advice, care and kindness did not ________. On the fourth day of John’s isolation(隔离), the local high school football________, who didn’t know John’s situation, happened to call him. John’s mother told him John was not________and took a message at the coach’s ________. Then she went to the cellar door and called down the stairs, “John, Coach Ivers just phoned. He said that his players ________last night on who they wanted as their assistant coach. They said you were the greatest football athlete they had ever had and they thought they could ________the state championship if you helped to coach them. Coach Ivers said they need you! He said if you are interested, you should be at the football practice________at 14:45 this afternoon.” Hearing the message, John eventually came out of the cellar. He accepted the coaching job. ________the time he came home from his first ________, he had walked out of his depression. He once again found the great feeling of being ________, and he was back to his old self.

【推荐3】After ten years in the same company, I found my job was no longer fun. However, I didn’t have the confidence to apply for new jobs due to lack of experience. I felt ______.

A friend suggested another path- ______. I had toyed with the idea of studying for a master’s degree but ______ stood in my way. Yet I found a course at London College of Communication, ______ my job and enrolled (注册).

During the 18 months that followed, I began to flourish (茁壮成长). Not only had I found the courage to take my life forward in a new and ______ direction but the self-doubt that had followed me around like a shadow began to ______ gradually. My classmates and I treated each other as ______: Younger students ______ my experience and knowledge when it came to group work. I made new friends and joined committees.

I also decided to move out of home. Living in student halls was a(n) ______. The life in halls added to my sense of ______and confidence. I was ______ new things every day. Even making myself a meal or managing my small living space made me feel ______.

Soon after completing my master’s, I made my way back through the university gate-this time to ______. I am now a lecturer on the same course that I took. I ______ the person I was before and smile-she didn’t yet know her ______.