【推荐1】Reading is of great importance. That's why World Book Day came into being. World Book Day ___________on April 23rd every year, which____________to encourage people, particularly teenagers, to discover the ___________of reading so that they can fall in love with books. It's also the day to____________honor to those great writers who produced remarkable works of literature and made great _________to human civilization.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day and the___________is yearly held in different ways. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much_______price than usual in any bookstore in England, ___________attracts a number of students to flood into bookstores for they can pay less money to buy the_________books. World Book Day is also_____________in China. More and more people_______into the libraries and bookstores to read______________books. Most of them do more reading on that day, _______________they can change the world by changing themselves______________reading.

Reading makes us_______________and learned. Reading helps us to follow the___________development of science and technology. Reading enables us to have a good___________of and have a better understanding of foreign cultures and______. Reading also is one of the most important ways to learn foreign languages. We all know it's difficult and almost____________to learn everything in the classroom, yet the ways English people are living and working today can be__________by reading.

Many years ago, on a lazy summer day right before the beginning of the second grade, my mother changed my life forever.

I had just_______ a picture book about the tornado, so I_______ to play games with my sister outside because I feared it. I_______ myself for a nice hour or two of staying at home_______ and there seemed to be nothing for me to do.

My mother, no doubt, didn't think I had _______ to do, so she pulled a “big person” book off her personal_______ and gave it to me.“Here, you might like this.” I was_______ to be given a big book to read, _______ I was daunted (吓唬) by the fact that there were no pictures. I made up my_______ to give the book a try. I couldn't put it ________ the rest of the whole day. After that I became fond of ________ various books.

It stands out in my mind as the single most ________ moment in my entire childhood. It shaped the course of the rest of my ________.If my mother had told me to go to watch TV, or put me ________， I can imagine how________ life would be for me. I might not be a published author, and might not be as ________ as I am now.

There may have been a hundred other moments when my parents________， a hundred other moments that went wrong, but those________ don't matter because they got it right that one time. Now that I have my own child, I believe I'll get it ________ that one time, and that I don't regret the moments that ________ too much.

【推荐1】Is studying abroad a good idea or not? There are certainly _________, but in my opinion, the advantages are _________ greater. As I always tell my son, there are no great difficulties for a person who is brave, optimistic, and willing to work hard!

The first advantage of studying _________ is personal growth. The education you gain and the experiences you have will change you for the better. For example, you will certainly become more _________ because you will have to deal with all kinds of difficulties by yourself. Studying abroad also helps you to gain a_________ view and improve your general competence.

Another advantage is the increased chance for cultural _________. Chinese students can be seen as cultural envoys(使者)_________ friendship between nations. International students in China also _________ their colourful cultures here. Cooperating _________ people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different __________ and thus gives us more insight into our own culture.

Finally, studying abroad provides a great opportunity to contribute __________ the development of our motherland. China’s global outlook, with __________ such as the Belt and Road Initiative, has helped us make connections across the world. Therefore, China needs more __________ young people with a global perspective who are highly competent with languages, have leadership and organizational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. Students who study abroad will __________ such skills and abilities, and these in turn will provide them with __________ career opportunities.

All in all, studying abroad helps to build character and increase people’s understanding of cultural diversity __________ strengthening China and building a shared future for __________. I think this life-changing experience is __________ worthwhile, and I hope my child will study abroad in the future.

Of course, my opinion is for reference only. When deciding__________ a student will study abroad or not, we should __________ his or her interest, economic ability of his or her family, the law and order of a country and so forth.

【推荐3】James Baldwin, an author, once said, "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." Looking back, I have found this was _____. As a child, I was not the best _____ , but I did learn valuable lessons by _____ my elders.

While in elementary school, I was caught into ______. A classmate had a quarrel with me because of some ___ and he even threatened to beat me. I didn't know how to _____ him and I was even _____ to go to school. Then my father _____ my trouble and decided to go to school with me. I wasn't sure what he was planning to do, but I felt _____ around him. When at school, he talked ______ to me and the boy I had issues with. He explained that we needed to solve our differences and learn to ______ our friendship. He told us a ______ in which he resolved（化解）the differences by an earnest（真诚的）talk and made friends with another man. Then he _____ and we had to solve the problem ourselves. There we stood, face to face without a word. I broke the ______ first and a heated discussion followed. Gradually, both of us ______ we had a lot in common apart from the differences. At last, as my father ______ , we extended our hands and ______ our differences. It was at that moment that a lifetime friendship was formed.

What my father said did not ______ me much but he set a good example of ______ this kind of problem. This is a reminder that it is more effective for elders to teach children by their _______.

【推荐3】The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

—Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an math test to our ________ . When the papers were graded, she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same ________ throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about cheating in ________ . Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill didn't ________ say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ________ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O'Neill asked no questions, and she didn't ________ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the above words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ________ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don't know about the other ________ boys. Speaking for myself I can say it was the most important single lesson of my life. Thirty years after being ________ to Macaulay's words, they still seem to me the best yardstick（准绳）, because they give us a way to ________ ourselves rather than others.

Few of us are ________ to make great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet found in the street, be ________ into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the extra change received at the store, be forgotten or returned? ________ will know except yourself. But you ________ live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you ________ .