【推荐1】Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblood, called Holly. Aged seven, she was _________ , sweet-nature d and well-trained; the only _________ with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’s ability to be _________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows — sometimes her own shadow!

One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were _________ the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she _________ to sniff (嗅) and give all the _________ that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried.

At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly _________ with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunny itself in the middle of the track, was a brown _________. This time it was my _________ to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly__________, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer frightened.

I have heard that horses have a better sense of __________ than dogs. I hadn’t seen it __________ before that moment. __________ , while we waited in reality for just a second or two but for what felt like a century—the snake awoke and moved calmly off into the bush.

Holly then __________ , leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert (警觉的) to danger and had been __________ for the safety of us all. Following in the footstep of their lead horse, not one of the other horses showed any fear.

【推荐2】An aged man lived in a nice cottage with a garden in a town. He is seen _____ looking after his flowers all the time.

One day a young painter _____ his garden. He was deeply _______ by the beautiful flowers,_____ how happy he could be if he lived there. Then, ______ he found the old gardener was _______The painter was very surprised to ask, “ Why are you busy __ these flowers which you can't see?”

The blind gardener smiled, answering, “I can tell you four ______. First, I was a gardener whenI was young, and I really like this ______ . Second , ______ I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can __ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's for _______“Me? But you don't know me.” ______ the painter.

“Yeah, it is true that I don't know you. But I know flowers are ____ angels which everyone knows and would never turn them ______   I know many people who show ___ in life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ___ In the meantime, it also _____ a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

I believe every flower has eyes, with which they can see the kindness of the old man's heart and the sweetness of his soul. He grows flowers in his ___I suppose although failing the _____ of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it.

【推荐3】Are forests always created by nature? A man from India proves that this is not necessarily _______.

Abdul Kareem, who used to be an airline ticketing agent, has a great love for the _______. _______ he never went to college, he can talk about plants and trees like an expert. In 1977, he bought a piece of _______ wasteland with the dream of growing trees on it. In the beginning, people thought he was _______ to waste his time and money on the land. But he simply _______ them and kept _______ the soil and planting trees there. The land was so dry that it had to be _______ several times a day. Kareem had to _______ the water from a source that was a kilometer away. In the first two years, none of the trees he planted __________.   However, in the third year, several young trees started growing. Greatly __________ by the result, Kareem planted more trees and his man­made forest began to __________.

Kareem let his forest grow   __________， without using any chemicals to help it grow or __________ insects. He __________ the ability of nature to renew __________. That’s __________ he did not allow fallen leaves or twigs from the forest to be removed.

After years of hard work, Kareem has not only realized his dream __________ transformed a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest as well. Today, his forest is __________ to 1,500 medicinal plants, 2,000 varieties of trees, rare birds, animals, and insects. Now, scientists from all over the world come to visit his __________. They hope to find the secret of his success.

【推荐1】In my childhood, there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt bored. The field, ________ and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure.

I________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was ________ in my ears to turn around and________back home but I was_______ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________ . My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew _______ . I didn’t want to end up________on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ________   I could make my way back to the lake again.

I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ and my legs were aching. When I _______ one last corner and saw a house that I ______ , I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but ________ felt like feathers. I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep.

I remembered this recently when I saw a __________ that said, “All roads lead home”. This is true. I also remembered a sage (圣人) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a terrible _________ or are we going to make the life a joyful one? It ________ our own choice.

All road no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way!

【推荐3】Mother’s friend came to my home with her eight-year-old daughter Rose this morning. When my mother was talking with her friend, Rose felt a bit _______. So I _______ that I go out with her. Her mother happily agreed. Then we went to the park near my home together. There we bought two _______ and started flying them. While we were doing that, Rose couldn’t help _______. She jumped up and down and I knew she was _______ having great fun. And I must _______ that I haven’t enjoyed myself like that for a long time.

Afterwards, we sat down on a bench, looking at the flowers and trees in the park. As we were _______ there, Rose looked up at me and said, “What a _______ day today! I smiled at her and agreed. I then started _______ what we had done that day. We did something quite ________, yet we were very happy.

Many people wait for their “best days”. But I think today is our ________ day. That’ s a lesson I ________ today. As adults, we often make plans carefully in order to have a great day. Some people think that they can have a nice day through spending a lot of ________. I   think we should be more like ________. They don’t think about money or what will ________ tomorrow. They really live in the moment and ________ the moment!

We often hear the expression that we should live in the ________. How do we do that? We’re not doing such a ________ job. Remember today is important as we are ________ a day of our life for it. Yesterday is a history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a ________. That’s why it is called present. So seize (把握) the day!