【推荐1】Although my daughter was born eight days before the national school starting date， I was thinking about sending her to school early or_____a year． Thus I spent many hours having_____about my daughter's school starting dates． I led these conversations with an open mind listening to parents who sent their child to school_____he or she was able．

Some parents said that sending their child to school early was the_____decision， because delaying another year would have meant a _____ child． Other parents said that their child had _____being the youngest in the class． But then there were the friends at university who were younger than the rest of us， but always _____to be well in class．

To find a way out， I_____ the experts． My daughter was given a school readiness test by a child health nurse in the office． She was asked to complete _____tasks to determine her academic （学术的） performance， language_____， and physical growth． My daughter finished the _____． The results were clear， and for a （n） _____I thought I'd found my answer to whether my daughter should be the_____in her class． And then came the follow﹣up_____from the child health nurse．

_____ the test found my daughter to be school﹣ready， the nurse _____that I consider keeping my daughter at home another year． The nurse had carefully watched my daughter performing the test and noted that she made it quite clear that she'd rather be _____outside instead of sitting down doing a test． Being academically ready is not the same as being emotionally （情义地） ready， it turned out． After all that， I _____that my daughter would be starting school next year．

The _____for delaying turned out to have nothing to do with school， but rather about life in general． We spend a long time growing old year by year So， giving my daughter one more year of _____was a valuable gift for her， in terms of her life ﹣long days．

【推荐3】Daniel angrily stormed out as he learned his parents had had a violent quarrel again. He no longer cared about what happened at home. School didn’t_______and neither did his_______.While he had wanted to be a pilot, it might_______only a dream now. Disappointed and desperate, he_______got into bad habits like smoking a lot, which he thought made him feel relieved. His friends were like him, too, from _______families and they lived a life that left them on the streets often._______, there was no one waiting at home to care! Daniel remembered the_______when he and his friends were_______by the police for getting _______in gang fights or even robberies. Whenever informed about it, his father became speechless while his mother__________in despair all day.__________, Mom’s tears didn’t move Daniel any more for he took it for granted that his parents were__________.

The other day, Daniel saw his neighbor, Rob, __________his feet to school. Rob, disabled, was adopted at a young age. His foster parents (养父母) loved him but didn’t spoil him, always__________him to work harder if he was to__________the rest of the students.

With all his__________, Daniel turned to Rob’s father, Mr. Pattinson, and__________out all his problems. Having listened attentively, Mr. Pattinson said, “I know your parents are suffering a lot but they do love you. So it is your__________to do something for yourself. Using an abnormal family as a(n)__________not to fulfill your ambition is weak. Just as the old saying goes, ’When life hands you a lemon, ask for sugar.’ Cheer up, Daniel and you can also help your family in the__________.”

Daniel looked long and hard at Mr. Pattinson, tears finally returning to his eyes.