【推荐1】My two sons are both grown-ups now. They are 32 and 27 years old this year. Yet they both still have the mind of children. Autism(自闭症) has limited their _____ growth and they still need to be looked after all the time. When I was a boy, the term used for people like my sons was Mentally Retarded. By the time I was an adult the term had _____ to Mentally Handicapped. _____, this was switched again to Mentally Challenged. _____ of these terms truly defined(定义) them, however.

These days the _____ term is Special Needs. I like this one better than the older ones, because it is more _____. My sons do have special needs but they also have special gifts. My oldest boy may only be able to _____ certain things. But when he _____ people by name, there is a catching happiness in his mood and manner. He always _____ love and hugs far more freely than I do. My youngest boy is ______ in his own world most of the time. But he also has an ______ to laugh and enjoy life. Often after he finishes crying, his happiness will immediately return. My two Special Needs sons have ______ me more about how to live and how to love than I could have ever learnt on my own.

The fact is that all of us in life have special needs. All of us also have special gifts. It is up to us to ______ our gifts. It is up to us to meet the needs of each other. And it is up to us to ______ each other with kindness and love. Remember, we are all one ______ here. We are all children of the same world.

【推荐3】For over 30 years my father has been serving as a senior minister in several churches. Whenever I ________the world “hero”, I’ll think of him.

He has taught me about compassion(同情)and the need to_________others. Whatever he does, he ______       efforts to be a blessing in others’ lives. Each__________, he greets every church member and visitor with a big hug and a smile. This__________is unlimited to Sundays only. Each person he crosses paths_________, he greets with a big smile and a “howdy”. His gestures of________are completely sincere and heartfelt. His occupation is________work for him. He is on call around the clock every day and will never_________anyone in need. He has sacrificed so much as to be a(an)________of those in his community.

Through tours he___________people around the world. He teaches them about acceptance, peace, and staying     ______to their own beliefs. I’m_________ at the long reach his vision and caring have.

It’s impossible for me to__________the number of lives he has touched. I can tell you,________, that he’s a cornerstone for many and a friend to all. Because of the way he has lived his life, I’m_________to make changes in our world to make sure that_________ life will also have a significant influence,________his has. While I don’t have all the words to tell you what a big_________ he makes each day, I hope this will help to explain why he’s a_________to me.

【推荐1】Texting in the street—your funeral

Millions of people are putting their lives at risk by texting their friends as they walk along busy streets, reported the Daily Mail.

One in ten_______users has already been_______because they are so lost in their phones that they fail to_______lamp-posts or cars, according to Joanna Lumdsen of Aston University.

To test the danger of texting while_______, Lumdsen did an experiment in which volunteers followed a_______path while trying to_______in a message on the phone.

Around them, screens_______up instructions to avoid stepping on_______colors on the floor.

She found that people missed one in five_______because they were so busy with their phones.

“In________life this means that one in five lamp-posts or moving cars is________to go unnoticed by people________and walking,” she said.

Her research is looking for ways cell phone makers could improve the________of phones to make texting on the move________. That could________easier-to-use voice operated phones, or phones that respond to gestures.

“The safest thing is________people not to text while they walk along,” she said. “________ a lot of people in business are ________to carry a mobile phone and be in________24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are under pressure to reply to calls________, and to respond to text messages and emails straight away.

【推荐2】My aunt came to my home with her six-year-old daughter Alice this morning. While my aunt was talking with my mom at home, my cousin felt a bit _______. So I suggested that I go out with her. My aunt happily _______ . So we went to the park near my home together. There we bought two _______ and started flying them. While we were doing that, Alice couldn't help _______. She jumped up and down and I knew she was _______having great fun. And I must _______that I haven't enjoyed myself like that for a long time.

Later, we sat down on a bench, looking at the gardens. As we were________there, Alice looked up at me and said, "What a _______day today!" I smiled at her and agreed. I then started _______ what we had done that day. We did something quite       _______ , yet we were very happy.

Many people wait for their "best days". But I think today is our ______ day. That’s a lesson I ______ today. As adults, we often make plans _______ in order to have a great day. Some people think that they can have a nice day through spending a lot of ________. I think we should be more like ________. They don’t think about money or what will happen tomorrow. They _______ live in the moment and enjoy the moment!

We often hear the expression that we should live in the ________. How do we do that? We’re not doing such a ______ job. Remember today is important as we are exchanging (交换) a day of our _______ for it. Yesterday is a history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a _______. That’s why it is called present. So seize (把握) the day!

【推荐3】Charles Darwin once said, “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” Well, quite simply _________: life is short. Spending eight hours every day sleeping _________ you’ re losing a third of your life to _________. So, is eight hours the _________ amount we need, or just a myth (神话)?

While most scientists _________ that between seven and nine hours a night is a proper amount, this is just a rough _________. In truth, it’s a little more _________ than that. It seems that the amount of sleep you need _________ your age—with babies needing much more than _________. Apparently, around seven and a half hours’ sleep is a good amount. In a study __________ at the University of Surrey Sleep Research Centre, the __________ of sleep were monitored.

One group slept for six and a half and the other for seven and a half hours per night. While some findings were __________—annoyance and lower __________ in the group who slept less, there were some more surprising findings. The genes of people with less sleep were __________. Genes associated with the immune (免疫) system, stress response and __________ risk of cancer became more active.

One of the biggest problems is that myths with __________ to sleep constantly exist. For example, have you ever heard that you can __________ yourself to need less or no sleep? It’s simply not __________. Eight hours might not be the exact sweet __________, and there are __________ like age to take into consideration, but there is a certain amount we do actually need.

【推荐2】Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a ______ school except for the fact that the school didn't have ________

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ______ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were _____ that Owura made sure each button （按钮）was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the_______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ______ off to start the next class, so he had to ______ it the next day!

Owura's efforts were ______ when Microsoft （微软公司）took _____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a _____ about his teaching methods at the meeting. He ______ a standing ovation （致敬）after the speech.

_____ , Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies _____computers to the school. Not a single child in the ________ had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's ___, the world took notice and responded with _______   to them.

“Your work has really made us feel _____ about the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They _______ influence the lifelong skills of their students. ” said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft.

【推荐3】Information of the patient was checked. The shadow less lamp was on. All supplies needed for the operation were _______ . This was a typical _______ of a surgery. However, there was one more _______--- a piano. It was the first time ever in the world that a piano had _______ the operating room. My 15 colleagues and I were operating on a 10-year-old patient.

Occupying a comer of the room, the grand piano was performed by Emiliano, a musician. To the _______ background of a piano played _______, we performed the surgery to remove a tumor(肿瘤) from the boy’s stomach. Everything went well. There was no complication. A magical atmosphere of complete _______ was brought into the operating room. When _______ medical supplies among the staff, I could totally _______the peace. Even more ________, in smooth music, we ________ better, as if our minds were connected by the ________.

Although the boy was ________ during the four-hour operation, at times we did notice the comers of his ________ curved(弯曲) up. Somehow, even under total anesthesia(麻醉)，he could feel the joy of music. When the notes were ________ , monitors showed a sudden change in his brain activity pattern. I prayed the music could ________ the skinny body of anxiety and pain.

The surgery was ________ . Our little patient was doing well. My team described the process as ________ and moving. When asked about the ________, our brave little patient said, “I’m fine. Did I hear the music? Yes, I heard it.”

In years to come, a surgery room might ________ a piano or other facility of this kind.