【推荐1】“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______. Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was asleep next to her, _______ his head on his arms. Mum could _______ that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

“I'm so sorry, James,” she said.

“I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly almost in _______.

"I know it's _______ for you,” Mum said softly. "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little.. strange. And then they would make fun of you."

"No, they wouldn't, Mum,” James protested. "We're not strange at all. We're just _________ people."

Mum sighed heavily. "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______. And your poor father - he doesn't feel _______. He really needs a rest."

"I can help, Mum!" James said. "_______ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?’’

“Well...” Mum began.

“Great! Thanks Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and __________ with what he needed- two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum.” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some ____________, James was finished. With a smile of ____________ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said, “That’s so much better! How did you do it?”

“Easy, ” James said____________.” Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just__________ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”

"What about you father? Can you ________ him?" asked Mum

"I'll try,” James replied. He________ up Dad's hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head. Then he turned the________ on. Dad opened his eyes and ________up immediately. "He just let his ________ run too low. that's all." James said. "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum. "Your friends will just have to ________ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”

【推荐2】Pennsylvania is full of mysterious places! One of those is an old turnpike（收费高速公路） _______ for decades. My dad loves history, and he learned it was open to the public. _______ , when I was 14, we took a bike trip to _______ this road.

My dad chose a 16-mile _______ of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel called Sideling Hill which is over a mile long! To _______ we checked our tires and made sure our lights had batteries. In the morning, we loaded our bikes into the car and set off. As we approached the tunnel, I felt _______ as it was completely black inside! But Dad encouraged me, He said he would be beside me. He reminded me to watch my way _______ and keep my light on!

When we _______ the tunnel, the sound of our bikes was heard through the darkness. I shined my flash light around and saw walls _______ in graffiti（涂鸦）. And I felt like I was being ________ ! I was pretty scared, but ________ on following Dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end, driving me to keep going. And I was so delighted to ride out into the bright afternoon!

Whenever going through ________ in life. I remember this trip. It reminds me that my father is always beside me. He turns on the light of hope in my ________ , as well as gives me ________   to keep riding through life's ________ tunnels.

【推荐1】Humans frequently fall ill owing to me. _________, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own _________. A tired person may get  _________ especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in _________ is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though _________, he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to _________ him. He reacted, trying to _________ me, but I was already ___________ deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was ___________.  Although he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept ____________ him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but ____________.

The next day he couldn’t go to __________. He had lost his appetite and was not as ____________ as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his ____________.

For two days he was ____________ by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the ____________. I knew I had to  ____________ him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. ____________, it was my turn to feel ________ now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became ____________ and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

【推荐2】Last week after a long day of traveling, I found myself delayed at a bus station. The bus was running two hours late! I was a little_________and had to wait there reading a book. Just then a woman_________and asked me if I had any spare change to help her_________a bus ticket.

“Oh, sure,”I said.

With the words, I reached into my bag for some_________.As I handed her five dollars I_________her stomach rumble (发出辘辘声) and I knew she was very_________.

I then reached back into my_________and brought out a Danish pastry (酥皮糕点) I had bought earlier and_________it to her with a smile.

She took the pastry and gave me a bus ticket to Milwaukee to show her_________. I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably __________be used. but I took it. A look of__________spread over her face. Then she went to get her__________and I went back to my__________.

She came back a few__________later, apologized, and told me there were five dollars__________. I gave her the money and slipped (悄悄地塞) a twenty__________. She thanked me and went back to the counter.__________I went back to my book.

Five minutes later she came back again and__________to return my twenty.__________I said it was for her so she could get something else to eat and that I wasn't taking it back, she__________crying and hugged me.

From then on, I always help others in trouble, because I believe I am really making a difference to them!

【推荐3】It’s amazing how one dollar can change the culture of a school.

We have a ________ school of about 30 students. It is really full of competition and pressure as most of the kids get good ________ and try to be the best ones. It’s good except that a lot of us middle kids felt really ________. We got the feeling that we were so selfish—it’s every man for himself.

________, my friend and I set out to find a way to change the culture. We thought doing things for others was the only way to ________ our depression about school. On the first day of school we put a ________ folded into a heart into one of the leaders’ lockers with a piece of paper that ________“Buy yourself a snack.” We hoped to give away small gifts every day. We didn’t know the ________it would have.

People went ________ over it and everyone was talking about who it might be doing the acts of kindness and ________ that they should do something too. It is so much fun to see the ________ on everyone’s faces now! Lots of other people have started sharing ________ now too: chocolate bars, cookies and money left on purpose in the vending machine (自动售货机). And lots of notes are on the thanks board saying: “Thanks to whoever started.”

Now I actually expect to go to school to have the chance to ________ people up. I hope kindness will ________ to other schools. If anybody is struggling with being ________ at school and work, I totally suggested doing acts of kindness.