【推荐1】Annie Griffiths is a National Geographic photographer (摄影师).She has taken pictures on almost every_________ in the world. Antarctica is the only continent Griffiths hasn’t_________yet.

Griffiths photographs are well known for their_________and high quality. They_________very different cultures and regions of the _________, Griffiths has photographed the ancient city of Petra (佩特拉城),Jordan, _________ the green landscapes of the Lake District (湖区)in England. Her pictures have also appeared in a book about_________places in North America.

Everywhere that Griffiths goes, she also takes pictures of _________. Griffiths has found ways to connect with people of all ages and nationalities even_________she does not speak their language .“The greatest privilege of my job is being allowed__________peoples lives.” she has said “The__________is like a passport, and I am often amazed at how__________people welcome me.”

Knowing how to break the__________has helped to make Griffiths a successful photographer, __________experts say that anyone can learn to__________with new people. When people speak the same language, greetings and small talk can make strangers feel more__________with each other. When People don’t speak the same language, a smile is __________.

Remember: the next time you look at a beautiful__________, you might be looking at the work of Annie Griffiths. And next time you __________ a new person, don’t be afraid to break the ice. The connection you make could be very __________.

【推荐2】In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the _________ , most of them on their way to _________ .

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first _________. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to _________ him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother pulled him along _________ . The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the _________ pushed hard and the child continued to walk,_________ his head the whole time.

At forty-five minutes, the musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal _________. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour, he finished playing and silence _________ . No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no __________ at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most __________ pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a __________ in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

In a common-place environment, at an __________ hour, do we feel beauty?

If so, do we stop to __________ it? If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... How many other things are we missing as we __________ through life?

【推荐3】People have been saying great things about my dad _____.They keep telling me that my dad is a ______ because of his job.

My dad is a surgeon and like many other doctors in China, he _____ to go to Wuhan to care for patients there. But the hospital _____ he works only kept him stayed to make sure that local patients are still able to receive regular treatment. So my dad just follows his ____ routine, analyzing patients’ diseases and ______chest operations.

With all kinds of compliments toward my dad, I become _____. My dad has been a doctor long before the ____ of COVID-19, why has no one else praised him as a hero before? Didn’t he ____ such compliments when this disease wasn’t around?

When we talk about heroes, what kind of _____ often jumps into our minds? War leaders who conquered everything that stood ______? Historic characters who ruled a strong kingdom? Or our dear movie stars: the Avengers? Well, they are indeed heroes, and they made marvelous achievements. However, are the______ of heroes just prepared for these so-called “supermen” and “superwomen”?

I don’t think so. Heroes ____ our real lives. They can be seen and they are mortal, just like you and me.

Now many streets of Chinese cities are almost ____; the schools are closed and the shops are shut. But in this world, some things remain ______ If there’s a fire, just call 119, and you know that the firefighters will be there ____ minutes. If you happen to go out on the road, you’ll come across police officers waving their flags to direct the traffic. _____, in hospitals, from doctors to nurses, cleaners to security guards, these people still ____ their jobs, doing the same services as they ever did. The reason why they are still dedicated(有奉献精神的) is not a ______ for compliments, but out of a willingness for their duty.

These people, who are or were dedicating themselves to the job, do not need to be ____ as heroes just for now because they are heroes all the time .

【推荐2】Anger was what I realized I needed to change in my life.Having anger always made me look bad and gave other people a negative ______ of me, but，in fact，I was a nice person.

Once my girlfriend and I were out with friends, and she said something I didn't______I started shouting at her______I never meant to do that, I had never done that to any______before.As a result, it______a break­up.I lost my girlfriend and also______lost my other friends.It was making me appear to be a(n) ______person.When all these things happened, I knew I______to change.

I talked to my mom and she______a therapist (治疗师)for me.Then I started attending the classes, which, at first, seemed a little strange.After a few of these______management classes，I started understanding the problem and began to think those classes going to______.During the classes, I talked about how ______I showed anger to certain little things.The therapist then offered______to me.After seeing the therapist for a while, I found the classes had improved my______.I discovered I didn't become______at stupid things anymore.And now I'm a more______person.

My family and friends have______I'm a totally changed person.My parents are also______of the person I've turned into.That makes me feel______because I can hang out with friends again.Without anger bringing me______， I can start achieving my goals.I can now say that I'm a young man who is positive about his future.

【推荐3】Many visitors find the pace at which American people move very troubling. One’s first ______ is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always ______ to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

____, this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will ______ you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they ______ you; people will push you ______ they walk along the street. You will ______ smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not ______ that because Americans are in such a hurry they are ______. Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries______.

Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is ______ in a hurry to get things done; they ______ others to “push back”, just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. ______ when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kind and will take great ______ to help you. Many of them first came to the city as ______ and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help or want to ask a question, _______ a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find your ______ or answer your questions. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are ______ to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in ______ of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, don’t be ______; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

【推荐2】When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coins. I went at once to a shop where they sold toys for children. Being________ with the sound of a        whistle that I had seen by the way, in the hands of another boy, I handed over all my money for one.   I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but________ all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, when I told of the ________ I had made, said I had given four times as much as the whistle was worth. They put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my being stupid that I cried with vexation ( 烦 恼 ). Thinking about the matter gave me more ________ than the whistle gave me pleasure.

________, this was afterwards of use to me, for the impression continued on my mind, so that often, when I was________ to buy something I did not need, I said to myself, “Don’t give too          much for the whistle, ” and I saved my money.   As I grew up, came into the world, and________ the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who “gave too much for the whistle.”

If I knew a miser ( 守 财 奴 ) who________ every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens   and   the   joys   of   friendship, ________ gathering and keeping wealth--- “Poor man,” said I, “ you pay too dear for your whistle.” When I met a man of pleasure, who did not try to improve his mind or his fortune but________ devoted       himself to having a good time, perhaps neglecting his health, “   Mistaken man, you are providing________ for yourself, instead of pleasure; you are paying too dear for your whistle.” If I saw someone   fond   of________ who   has fine   clothes,   fine   houses, fine   furniture,   fine   earrings, all   above his________, and for which he had run into debt, and ends his career in a prison. “Alas,” said I, “he has       paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.”

________, the miseries of mankind are largely due to their putting a(n) ________ value on things --- to giving “too much for their whistle.”