【推荐1】My life as an exchange student finally began! It was only a short 20-minute drive from the airport to Queensland University of Technology(QUT), but I _______ it a lot because my driver was very _______ and told me a lot about Australian culture along the way.

Before leaving home, I had a fair idea of what my _______ would be like. When O-Week(迎新周)at QUT finally happened, I felt that my life here really lived up to my first _______ . The week-long event not only _______ me to take part in different clubs and societies, but also gave me a chance to _______ QUT’s campus. I loved the _______ of O-Week. It was really lively. Interacting with different cultures in person was really a(n) _______ . I felt this was exactly how I _______ life in Australia would be like. I was really excited!

After ________ my new home, I found that living in Brisbane was quite different. I had the ________ to do a lot more and had no limits on ________ I could do them. For example, have you ever wanted pancakes even at 6 am? Besides, it is convenient to live there—one of my favorite restaurants was only a 2-minute walk away from my ________ .

Besides, I found it quite interesting to meet and work with the locals. I loved Australia so much that I felt very ________ when my experience came to a(n) ________ . I made so many friends there and I hope to see them all again on my next world tour!

【推荐3】Avett Ray is a little boy with a disability. It may seem ______ for other kids. However, that’s not the case for Avett Ray. Actually , this six-year-old boy shows that he has a ______ far beyond kids of his age.

The young piano genius (天才) was born ______ . But he hasn’t been held back by the difficulty. Though he can’t see, he taught himself to play the piano by ear. He ______ this when he was less than two years old, which shocked his parents. Now he has a piano teacher to help him improve his ______ . His excellent performance _______people, so they invited him to perform. He _______. After all, he wants to influence others using his example , so he welcomes every _______.

Avett Ray is very ______ about spreading his music. In fact, he asked his mom to send his videos to Adele, a ______, so that he could ask her for some advice. It is her songs that ______ him, making him decide to do something good. He hopes to use his gift to make others accept and ______ people like him. Avett Ray’s mom even ______ a book called Cotton Candy Clouds to teach people how to show support for them. “Avett Ray is a character in the book, although he appears in a small part of the book,” his mom said. “ ______ , he couldn’t see clouds, so I wrote this book to let him see them. The book says everybody is made ______ and that we’re all born with our own gifts and can do something.”

【推荐1】Today, we’re going to discuss a charming children’s classic from 1976: The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein. Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist and poet _______ for this children’s story, which has been translated into more than 30 languages.

Like many of Silverstein’s works, The Missing Piece is both _______ and rich with meaning. The main _______ of the story is a circular shape that gets around by rolling. It’s not a full circle, _______, as it’s missing a wedge-shaped (楔形的，V形的) piece of itself. It feels _______, and longs to find that missing piece of itself.

The shape goes on a(n) _______ to find that perfect wedge. It sings as it goes, has conversations along the way, and _______ the lovely scenery it passes. It meets a number of _______ wedges, but none of them are quite right. But finally, it _______ the perfect wedge. Now, the shape is a perfect circle. At first, of course, this is a ________ moment. Being totally round, the shape can roll ________ than it’s ever rolled before. Soon, though, the ________ of this becomes apparent. It can no longer sing clearly, it’s too difficult to stop for a nice ________, or it cannot roll slowly enough to take in the scenery. Being complete, it ________, is not such a great thing. The shape decides to place the wedge on the ground, and roll slowly away.

What can we learn from the story? To me, the ________ is that we feel more ________ when we’re incomplete. Everyone wants to find what is missing from themselves, but actually, the journey is more fulfilling than the ________. Rather than attempt to become perfect and whole, we should learn to cherish our ________ selves, with all of our wonderful imperfections. Not only is this a great lesson for children, but for ________ everywhere as well. It’s little wonder that The Missing Piece has remained a ________ for over 40 years.

【推荐3】Hearing the notes coming from the other side of the wall, Giorgio was moved. This was our way of saying “I don't know who you are, but I'm here. You're not ____________.”

It turned out his neighbor's name was Emil and he was 78 years old, __________ from Poland. His wife had __________ in December from COVID-19 and the ___________ in which he was staying was a temporary accommodation until he would sell his house. The only comfort left to Emil was his __________. The reason he was playing at 2 p.m. every weekend and also duetting (二重奏) at that time with Giorgio was because of his ___________.

“When I wrote the song—Dear Emil, I started __________ Emil's life. A 78 widower that lost the love of his life because of this stupid ____________. Spending days alone at home due to lockdown, playing her favorite piano song every weekend, until a __________ appeared on his door, one which read you are __________, and not alone. And a new friendship started, two pianos between a wall. Although they didn't know who was playing, it didn't __________ . You can be the __________ to somebody else's darkness.” said Giorgio.

Giorgio shared on March 14th that he’d received __________ that Emil had left the world forever in his sleep: “And now he is __________ his wife.” “Dear Emil,” he wrote. “I knew little about you, but you __________ my life. You gave me back my passion, believing music can be powerful.”