Justin, my brother, has been missing for several days. I miss him very much. I'm worried something bad has happened to him.     1    I didn't see him that night, I heard him     2    ( play) his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?

Yesterday a lady     3    ( name) Mavis Wood told me that she once     4    ( take) away by aliens. They did some research on her. But     5     (luck) , they returned her home without any     6     (injure) . If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will return him soon.

My parents have been     7    (worry) about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called the police. However, the police are not making much progress. They are very puzzled,    8    ( say) that they would try their best to find out the reason     9     Justin had been missing. Dad is very disappointed with them. He doesn't think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried    10    she can't sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

On the morning of her grandson’s wedding, Peg McCormack received some bad news. The 91-year-old was in the hospital after a fall when she found out she would be unable to attend the     1    （celebrate）in Madison, New Jersey.

Unknown to McCormack, her grandson Brian and his wife Lauren     2    （make）a heartfelt plan     3     （include）her in the day’s activities.     4    （follow）by a wedding photographer, the couple made a surprise visit     5     the hospital before heading to the reception.

“She was so excited to watch us get married,” the bride said. “She was simply living for this wedding. So we brought the wedding to her.”

“    6     we walked into that room she was     7    （obvious）shocked,” the photographer said. “She just kept     8    （say）’ I cant believe you’re here! ‘and thanking them for coming to see her. The way she held their hands,     9    （touch）their faces and just looked at them, you could tell they had such a special bond. I don’t think she released Brian’s hand     10     entire time that we were in the room.”

“It meant the world to bring the wedding to her,” the groom said. “It was such a small portion of the day to trade in for such a special moment.”

【推荐3】Communicating with the old can be challenging,     1     (especial) when considering the fact that their abilities are failing.

First of all, you are     2     (suppose) to respect the old’s thoughts, backgrounds and life experience. Do not correct their opinions even when you can’t reach any       3    (agree). And when old people are talking, listen     4    (careful). Let them finish because letting them express their thoughts and emotions     5    (be) important.

When you’re together with them, try to know if they would like     6    (chat) or be quiet. And when you feel they want to be quiet, just be there, because       7    (spend) time with them is as important as talking to them or cheering them up.

As communication with old people can be difficult, it is         8    (importance) to be always patient. When you are explaining something     9     them, you should remain patient when they ask you to repeat yourself. Try using gestures while you talk with them, or write down what you want to say when     10    is necessary.

The garden of Joe Sanders is the most beautiful garden that I     1     (see) in our town. Nearly everybody enters     2     “ The Nicest Garden Competition” each year,     3     Joe wins every time. There is also a man     4    (call) Bill Frith whose garden is larger than Joe’s. Besides. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and     5     (vegetable), but Joe’s garden is more interesting.     6     makes Joe’s garden stand out is that he has made neat paths and has     7     (build) a wooden bridge over     8     pool. I like gardening too, but I don’t like hard work. Taking part in the garden competition every year, I always win a little prize for the     9    (bad) garden in the town, but I still think     10     fun doing gardening.

【推荐2】Mistakes can be extremely    1     (value), but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you lose the opportunity to learn from them. When something goes wrong,     2     is usually very easy to find someone else to blame, but what does that really accomplish?

Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact     3     they demand a cost that must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the person who pays the price for that mistake.

When you make a mistake, the last thing you want to do is run away     4     it. You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake     5     (make) already, so make the most of it.     6     (pay) the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger.

When you make a mistake, don’t look     7     at it long. Remember the reason for it, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of     8     (wise). The past cannot be changed.     9     present is still in your power. Take full advantage of your mistakes     10     (achieve) your goals and aspirations.

Positive thinking does not mean you have to find every idea absolutely wonderful. It does mean you have to be ready to explore     1     idea and to try and bring out whatever good features it has. The next step might be to find the     2     (weak) in the idea and to try and strengthen them, rather than use them     3     (simple) as an excuse for rejecting the whole idea. Finally, after the idea has been explored, it may not     4    (use), because there is a     5    (good) one or because, it is good but not    6    (suit). There is nothing wrong with being positive about an idea at first and then rejecting it     7     (late), when you see that it won't work.

    8     is easy to be negative and critical and too much talent is wasted in negative thinking. It is time that we     9     (show) less respect for this kind of destructive thinking and focused     10     positive thinking more. So remember to think positively.