【推荐1】One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.It is_____in a small American town in the 19th century.The people in this town are very traditional and live a quiet life.

The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer,who lives with his aunt Polly.He is often in_____with his aunt.Aunt Polly is very kind,but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

Tom is different from the other children in the town.He loves adventure.He does a lot of bad things,but he never really_____anyone.He tries very hard not to go to school,and often jumps_____his bedroom window at night to meet his friends.He is very clever.One day,Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting,and he_____to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new_____game.It is these little stories_____make readers want to keep reading the novel,but it is the adventures that are the most important part of the book.

Tom's best friend is Huck Finn,a boy who has no home.In one adventure,they spend the night outside,and they see a man kill another man_____.Later in the book,Tom,Huck and another boy decide to leave the town because they think that life there is too boring.They_____to an island in the middle of a river.They______fires,catch fish and sleep under the stars.They also make a______to travel up and down the river.______seeing the boys for days,the people in the town think that they have died.One day,when Tom comes back to his aunt's house to leave a letter______that he is not dead,he hears his aunt talking about his funeral(葬礼).______Tom has an idea.On the morning of their funeral,the boys run back into town and______their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

【推荐2】It was Jennifer Williams’s mother who got her fascinated by books. As a librarian, she ________ to her three children every day.

When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to ________ with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had ________ access to books.

To Williams, the ________ was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a civic (市政) event called Engage Danville, she ________ 900 used children’s books over three days. She set a new ________ for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an ________ number, but as Williams ________ on Facebook: “Don’t complain in the bleachers if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field.”

So she got to work, first by roping in friends to ________ books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’s project ________, friends started leaving bundles of books on her front porch (前门廊). As ________ as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools-free of ________ —and also supplies books to little free libraries around the city of 41,000 just over the North Carolina border.

In the four years she’s been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has given away more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not ________. It’s too important for kids with few choices.

“Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in ________ and space. If you can read, you can ________ almost anything.”

【推荐1】Different colors usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like _______. Red is used for signs of _______ such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn. People say orange is a _______ color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of sunlight. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow with happiness too. Green is the cool color of grass in spring. People say it is a refreshing color.

In general, people _______ two groups of colors : warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there is warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be _______. Those who like to be with _______ like red. The cool colors are black and blue. _______ are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to _______ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good way for a living room or a _________. People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. ________ colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

【推荐2】We must face the fact that there are many aspects of the information age. All information makes us anxious. Over some of these, we have little or no control. On the other hand, there are steps we can take to eliminate much of _________. We might say, then, that survival in the information age is a challenging yet _________ task.

To some extent, we are all receivers and givers of information. Our brain, however, receives and processes information in different ways. One way involves the amazing capacity of the brain to process information subconsciously.

Another way involves _________ processing of information such as during conversation. We have a great deal of control over this type of information processing --- both as givers and receivers. If we indulge (任凭) ourselves talking about tiny things or even harmful information, valuable time and _________ can be wasted. Meanwhile this can make us and others anxious. You may lose opportunities to absorb and distribute information that is truly useful for _________ in this troubled world.

Information gathered by reading is processed consciously and _________ takes longest. The written word is still the most powerful way of _________ imagination and conveying information, ideas, and concept.

How can we _________ so much information from various sources, such as reading material, TV program, computer games, and other _________ activities? The answer is screening. Screening, sorting out or prioritizing what we need to hear, see, say or read may __________ much information anxiety.

To cut through confusing information, __________ this basic rule: Keep it simple! The secret to processing information is narrowing your __________ of information. Simplicity is __________ in many Asian cultures and is even recognized in Western cultures as a superior way of living. Writer Duane Elgin __________, “To live more simply is to live more purposefully and with a __________ of needless distraction.”