【推荐1】Last year while I was in Madrid, Spain, my back hurt. So I went to the local hospital for an examination.

I was _______ to a small room, and soon a surgeon came to _______ me. He told me to remove my _______ and he gave me a gown (罩衣) which hardly _______ anything.

He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed. “Si, unpoco (Yes, a little )”, I replied with my face turning red. He looked at me as though _______ me and then he quickly _______ down the passage.

Soon he reappeared with a group of _______ students, and again asked the same question in Spanish. Now I was feeling _______, and shouted in English, “Yes, I’m extremely _______.” Then a female doctor in the group held my arm gently and ________ in perfect English, “I think I see the ________. My tutor wants to take a ________ of your back — an X-ray — so he wants to know if you are ________ a baby. You see, embarazada means pregnant in Spanish.”

No sooner had she told me this than I realized the ________ of the misunderstanding We all had a ________, although I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well.

【推荐2】Last year I went on holiday to Spain． But _______， after two days in Madrid， I started to get severe ________ pain． I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n)_______．

No sooner had I arrived than I was ________to a small room， and I had not been waiting too long________ a surgeon came to examine me． He didn't speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish． He ________that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns （罩衣） which hardly ________anything．

He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed． "Si， unpoco （Yes， a little）"， I replied with my face turning red． You see， not only did I feel embarrassed at ________ my clothes in front of a stranger but also this _________stranger was an extremely handsome man． He looked at me as though I was out of my________ and then he quickly ________ down the passage．

I was beginning to ________what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared， this time with a group of ________students， and again asked the same question in Spanish． Now I was feeling ________， and shouted in English， "Yes， I'm extremely embarrassed． I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on．" Then a female doctor in the group ________ my arm gently and ________ in perfect English， "I think I see the problem． My___________ wants to take a photograph of your back﹣an X﹣ray﹣so he wants to know if you are ________a baby． You see， embarazada means pregnant in Spanish．"

No sooner had she told me this than I realized the ________of the misunderstanding． We all had a laugh, ________ I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well．

【推荐1】In China, square dancing is an exercise routine performed to music in squares or parks. Recent years have ____ the growing popularity of square dancing among elderly people in China, ____ it provides them with a good platform to ____ and make new friends in their ordinary lives. Although the ____ has roots in both ancient and modern Chinese history, today the Chinese hold ____ views towards it. Some people, the young in particular, argue that it has disturbed their peaceful lives.

As for ____ citizens, square dancing is relatively easy to learn compared to traditional ____ and thus it wins their ____. Moreover, practicing square dancing doesn’t need ____ equipment. All it needs are open ground and loudspeakers. ____, it can be found across the country.

___, many young people have showed their ____. They think that square dancing   ___ too much space in their neighborhood and ____ their life. In fact, it is the noise   ___ square dancing that young people ____ most.

Therefore, concessions (让步) should be made by both ____ so that they can live in ____ with each other.

People taking part in square dancing are expected to dance in areas far away from residential communities (居民区), while the young are called on to show more ____ of square dancing. They will also become old and one day may be one of the dancers they dislike now.

In addition, the government should ____ more suitable areas where the elderly can do their favourite activities.

【推荐3】At weekends, I went to the local library to borrow books as usual. On my way there I would pass by the nursing home. This time as I walked toward the library, I saw an old woman _______ there all by herself. Today I decided to go to talk to her instead of just walking past.

The old woman was very _______ to share her life with me. She told me about her father who was a (an) _______working at a famous hospital. She told me about the wonderful _______ she had taken when she was exploring in Africa and the _______ moments she had with her friends. She smiled while _______ her best times. We sat there for about an hour.

She told me she was _______ and that it was nice to talk to someone after such a long time. The last person she had had a( n)_______ with was a nurse but she had found another _______ and left.

It made me feel ________ that some old people are easily affected by the social________ . And sometimes this can have a serious effect on their ________ . We should try our best to spare some time to ________ the elderly, whether they are our grandparents, neighbors or ________ a random(任意的) elderly person. The elderly woman was highly ________ and I learned so much from her in less than an hour.

【推荐2】We have, like in many more countries, refugees(难民)in our country. Through the years I have tried to   _________ without pay by teaching women our country's language as one of their _________ . They have to learn the language, and also our culture, for example, what to_________when they have to go to the doctor, or how to express what's_________in such a place like a farm.

Only by_________the language will they be able to join in our society. Once a year, just before Christmas break, all the women from different countries make delicious food which are _________ for us all together.

Many _________ I have noticed that it seems _________ for women to accept any help than men, probably   _________ the children that they have to raise.

Problems with the kids __________ happen due to being in a __________ country with a different culture and another __________ . The women often miss their homes very much and feel __________ , because they have to get used to this life as __________ as possible. I have seen the __________and pain in their eyes. It is so good to give some comfort(安慰)in one way or another, even just to be there for them. And it is really __________when you make friends.

They and many more new, people are trying to __________ up their new homes in this new country. Will we be able to get them out of __________ , for everyone? And nowadays, though at times their lives look almost broken, I __________ it won't always. Because wherever we __________ , we are together, as we are citizens of the world.

【推荐3】Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as mathematics and languages.

The class sits in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten: someone starts; the next _______ comes from the far right; a third from the other side.

The aim of the game is to _______ for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing（相撞）with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try, _______ of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in. But by the fifth _______, they develop a rhythm. The message: give other people space but also _______ claim your own. This is a requirement for social well-being.

Unlike schools in other nations, German schools do not usually have school sports teams or seek to build school spirit. Many teens admit they are _______ and confused, but school is not usually the place to find relief.

The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course. It is intended for17-19-year-olds _______ university entrance exams.

“The course isn't there to make you happy,” Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the School Principal, warned pupils, “but rather to help you _______ the ways to become happy.”

Cooking a meal together will be one of the class _______, along with improving body language under the ________ of two professional actresses.

The course is taught for three periods a week. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves ________ it is no laughing matter.

“In the first period, we each had to say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves. No ________ people or teasing,” said Fanny, 17.

The ________: self-esteem（self-confidence）improves happiness too.

Research by the school shows it is not the first to start happiness classes: they also ________ at some U. S. universities, but are mainly based on positive thinking, using ________ from studies of depression（抑郁）.