【推荐2】My parents moved to Vermont when I was still a baby. A soft-spoken man, my father _________ quietly into his medical practice. Soon the local people _________ my father, greeting him as “Doc Eppley”. And I was known as “Doctor Eppley’s son”, which I was happy about.

_________, something changed when I was sixteen. The neighbors _________ called me “Doctor Eppley’s son.” I began to hate being followed by my father’s good name. I wondered how I would ever _________ my friends, but I managed to _________ my last years of high school. I wanted to be myself so I went to college far away, where _________ called me “Doctor Eppley’s son.”

One night at college I talked with my roommates about what we hated _________ in high schools. I said, “I couldn’t _________ growing up in a town where everybody always compared me __________ my father.” The boy next to me said, “I’d be proud to have a father who’s so well respected.” There was a(n) __________ silence, and then I changed the subject.

I returned home for winter __________ the first year. I took my father’s car out for a __________. Unfortunately, I hit a car in front __________ I knew it. The woman in the car jumped out, screaming, “You idiot! Why didn’t you look __________ you were going?” I sat there like a __________ child. “Can you pay for this? Who are you?” she kept asking. I __________ and, without thinking, shouted, “I’m Doctor Eppley’s son.” I felt __________. I couldn’t believe what I had just said. Almost __________, the woman’s frown(皱眉) became a smile of __________. “I’m sorry” she said, “I didn’t realize who you were.”

【推荐3】Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched ________ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would ________ a few coins (硬币) in the hats in front of them. Today was not a bad day for________. The men were able to ________ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they________ a man walking toward them. He was a________ man they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with________,“He’s coming our way!” The man stopped , ________ into his pocket (口袋) and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard________, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and________ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering （施舍物）________.“There’s no way we can________ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and________.

The second beggar also wanted to throw it away, ________ a second thought made him change his________ .“I haven’t had anything like this for ages (几年),” he thought. “How ________ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his ________, there was no hard rock candy inside. ________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

【推荐1】Animals help lift my spirits in the darkest of times.

“You should get a cat,” my doctor said. “A cat?” I couldn’t even look after myself. I took a deep _________ and carefully considered the idea of _________ a pet friend into my life.

When Elaine came home, it became increasingly _________ that she didn’t understand “no”, “stop it” or “don’t do that”. I was beginning to _________ my doctor’s advice.

Elaine used my bed as a litter box, and a vet (兽医) told me that she just wanted my _________. She tried every means to get a (n) _________ of my meals. She’d fearlessly lick (舔) sharp knives when left unattended and eat anything that fell on the floor.

I decided to start taking Elaine out for _________. I could hardly leave the house before, but my heart couldn’t say _________ to her. Elaine showed me what bravery looked like. She didn’t stop to _________ the possible danger of a situation — she __________ went for it. If there was a dog nearby, she would run toward it. She always jumped without knowing where she would __________.

And following her journey of adventures every day, I got the same __________ as she created.

Elaine passed away after a medical accident, leaving a cat-sized hole in my heart. I’m no stranger to __________. But that was one of my most sorrowful emotional experiences.

Our time is often cut short unpredictably, leaving behind a legacy of endless __________. Elaine was supposed to help me through more of my life. Now she no longer wakes me up at 5 a.m. __________ for breakfast, but she’s still the reason I get up every morning.