【推荐1】Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really _______them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball _________ I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one_______when I was just a kid. But as I grew up, it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were _________ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not _______ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. _______ when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _________ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling _________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ________me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own __________, let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about__________with me almost every day. I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion __________to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, __________ for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my __________. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also __________ a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have __________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an __________. After that, just be confident and __________ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later. I love the motto of the NBA. It can ________ my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

【推荐2】There were times when I wanted to be a fashion designer, a model, or a rock star but I gave up all of them halfway. The one thing I stuck with was drawing. That’s why this “100 Days of Self Love” project was both a joy and a _________.

The rule I _________ for myself was simple: one self- portrait (自画像) a day for 100 days. _________ my own advice, I wanted to achieve something outside of my job. In our culture of selfie (自拍) _________, we take pictures of our faces all the time without a second _________. I wanted to _________ the meaning of “self ” and see what I could learn. I quickly _________ that I never looked at my face so _________.

By about Day 20, I had got a good _________ of what I look like—I could draw myself pretty well. My face was familiar to me — instead of just being the ____________ in the mirror. I also got tired of looking at myself and I wanted to draw something else other than my face. The last 40 days were very hard. All I could do was tell myself never to give up. Finally I carried on to the last day and I ____________ to myself that I could do it.

Drawing my face every day for 100 days was difficult, but I made it! I’m proud that I finished this ____________. This experience served as a good ____________: If I set my mind on something—and if I’m ____________ crazy about it—I can do it. And if I can do this, what else can’t I ​____________?

【推荐1】I was waiting to pick up a friend at the airport. That day I had one of those _________ that change people’s lives. It happened just two feet away from me. I noticed a man, carrying two bags, coming toward me. He stopped next to me to _________ his family.

First of all he _________ his bag and came closer to his younger son (about six years old), they gave each other a _________ hug. Then the father looked in his son’s eyes with words: “I missed you so much; it’s so good to see you, son!” The boy _________ and said, “Me too, dad.”

Then the man talked to his older son (nine or ten years old). “Oh, you are quite the young man; I love you very much!” Then they had the most caring _________ too.

_________ the father said “Hi, baby girl” to his baby daughter, who was squirming (扭动) excitedly in her mother’s arm and watching him all the time. The man _________ took his little daughter, quickly kissed her _________ all over and then held her close to his chest. The little girl laid her head on his shoulder in pure __________.

After several moments the man looked at his wife and said, “I’ve saved the best __________.” Then he shared with her the most passionate kiss. They reminded me of newlyweds (新婚夫妇).

Suddenly, I heard myself asking, “Wow, how long have you been married?” “Been __________ fourteen years, and married twelve of those.” “Well then, how long have you been away?” He replied with joyous smile on his face, “Two whole __________!”

I was __________, as I imagined that he had been gone for several weeks at least. I could only say, “I hope that my marriage is still that heartfelt after twelve years.” The man looked straight into my eyes and told me something that changed my life, “Don’t __________, friend, decide!”

【推荐2】On my last birthday, my mum and I tried fly boarding. Instructed by a coach, we were launched (发射) into the air and slid along the surface,scared but______. We felt nervous but were soon laughing, ______each other to master the technique and shouting encouragement across the water. What an amazing ______ gift from my mother, and a complete ______!

I'm hoping to have lots more ______ like this because I've decided to ______ buying friends and family presents and asked them to do the same. ______, I want us to plan ways to spend time together. This ______ has been coming for a while. Too often, I find myself ______ the shops madly after forgetting the birthday of someone l barely see, or searching for a(n) ______ flavor(味道) of jam for a picky relative. I try to get it right, but chances are these items are unwanted or unused. We're exchanging ______ because that's what is expected. But this ______ doesn't feel right for me. I love to ______ those I care about but would rather do so by cooking their favourite meal or by sharing an experience and creating ______ together.

Fly boarding is not something l thought my mum would want to try, But it ______ to be so much fun, and even more so because I am ______ it with my mum. Sharing time doesn't ______ mean anything as expensive as fly boarding as long as we are truly ______, spending the time together simply having fun. Time can so easily ______ but giving experiences has allowed me to mark my year with things to look forward to and plan quality ______, to reconnect with those I love.

【推荐3】One night I was sitting in my kitchen half-listening as my 15-year-old son Tommy fought with his brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin went upstairs with a look of _________on his face.

About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs, I _________ Kevin crying in his room. I knocked on the door and asked, “Kevin, do you want to_________?”

No_________. I tried again. Still nothing happened.

So, I took a piece of paper from a notepad and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write_________ to each other” and slipped (使滑动) it under the door.

An hour later I was still_________on the floor outside his door with a stack of (一摞) notes in my hands. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, I couldn’t help crying. It said, “_________in this family loves me. I am not the youngest nor the oldest, and I am not the_________. Tommy thinks I am too weak, and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid_________he’s better at basketball. You’re never around to even__________me.”

He was__________about my part. Feeling sorry for him, I wrote back, “Kevin, I do love you, and you are __________ in this family.”

He didn’t reply for a while, but I could hear him crying softly. Kevin__________paper, so he wrote “Thanks” on a paper cup. I wrote back “For what?” It was returned to me with the reply “Loving me” written on it.

Since then, I have tried my best to __________ my family members. When one of us notices that the other is__________, we’ll smile and say, “Write it on a paper cup.”