【推荐2】Is studying abroad a good idea or not? There are certainly _________, but in my opinion, the advantages are _________ greater. As I always tell my son, there are no great difficulties for a person who is brave, optimistic, and willing to work hard!

The first advantage of studying _________ is personal growth. The education you gain and the experiences you have will change you for the better. For example, you will certainly become more _________ because you will have to deal with all kinds of difficulties by yourself. Studying abroad also helps you to gain a_________ view and improve your general competence.

Another advantage is the increased chance for cultural _________. Chinese students can be seen as cultural envoys(使者)_________ friendship between nations. International students in China also _________ their colourful cultures here. Cooperating _________ people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different __________ and thus gives us more insight into our own culture.

Finally, studying abroad provides a great opportunity to contribute __________ the development of our motherland. China’s global outlook, with __________ such as the Belt and Road Initiative, has helped us make connections across the world. Therefore, China needs more __________ young people with a global perspective who are highly competent with languages, have leadership and organizational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. Students who study abroad will __________ such skills and abilities, and these in turn will provide them with __________ career opportunities.

All in all, studying abroad helps to build character and increase people’s understanding of cultural diversity __________ strengthening China and building a shared future for __________. I think this life-changing experience is __________ worthwhile, and I hope my child will study abroad in the future.

Of course, my opinion is for reference only. When deciding__________ a student will study abroad or not, we should __________ his or her interest, economic ability of his or her family, the law and order of a country and so forth.

【推荐1】When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very ________ about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t. I usually got ________ and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to ________ the same thought. Besides, I ________, “How could what I think influence what a fish does?”

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really ________. So I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending their meetings ________. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water ________. That is why fish ________ shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids (眼皮)and the sun ________ their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and ________ them.

When I grew up and entered the ________ circles, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like ________.” But it didn’t completely ________. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” Years later, with great efforts to provide long-term ________ to customers much older and richer than me, I came to realize what we all need is to think more like the group that we ________.

【推荐1】When Deborah hiked cycling to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York last November, she _________ a female mute swan near the water’s edge. Deborah, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehab (康复) center, knew that mute swans can be aggressive. But as she _________ this one, it didn’t move.

She was certain that the bird needed _________ attention. Deborah covered her jacket over the bird’s head, _________ picked it up, and cradled it in her arms. And then a thought _________ her: What should I do now?

Her best choice was the rehab center, _________ that was across the East River and clear on the other side of town. How was she going to _________ a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way? Luckily, some confused strangers driving by offered them a(n) _________ to a nearby subway station.

On the subway, no one seemed particularly disturbed by the _________ passenger. “One guy,” says Deborah, “was sitting right in front of me on his __________. I don’t know if he noticed the swan before him when talking with the person on the other end.” Deborah called the rehab center on the way, and Tristan Higginbotham, an animal-care manager, __________ her up at the subway station and drove the bird, the bike, and the __________ to the center. There, staff members determined the swan might have lead poisoning, caused by __________ weights on fishing lines.

The staff got the swan back up on her webbed feet (蹼足). The swan __________ made a boyfriend at the center—another injured swan. __________, even with all that TLC (tender loving care), the swan had a bacterial infection. Two months __________ Deborah came to her rescue, she passed away early this January.

It’s a(n) __________ ending, but the real story is just __________ some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big city-literally. In all, Deborah traveled two hours by foot, __________, and subway (while hauling her bike). Higginbotham says, “That’s the perfect __________ of who she is.”

【推荐3】Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children, then aged 8 and 11. As it was getting late we started looking for a hotel, only to find out that all the hotels were_______.

Finally, around 9 o'clock in the evening, we stopped at a_______ to fill up on petrol. My husband asked for a _______ and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a hotel. When he was _______, the woman, Linda, said she and her family _______ nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.

She called her son to direct us, _______ she had to hold the fort at the gas station till midnight. When we reached their home, her husband _______ us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we _______ for his wife. She came back after midnight. We asked if we could _______ in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have ________ with them.

In the morning we woke up to a table set for breakfast. Around the table were many of their________and friends. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some ________.

They would not hear of it and ________ we were their guests. We left touched by their spirit of hospitality and we were amazed that they would ________a family of total strangers from a different country. Over the years, we lost touch, but we have never forgotten their ________.