【推荐1】阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I didn’t know the lady, but I saw her often around town with her two small children. She appeared to be shy, always looking down, trying not to make eye contact. She often wore the same clothes, and so did her children. I felt her discomfort when I saw her at the supermarket checkout. She reminded me of myself years ago. We had to go through a tough time.

Back then, I couldn’t afford a new winter coat for my daughter, and I didn’t know what I was going to do. Luckily, my three younger children could wear hand-me-downs. One night, I said to myself in my heart that I wished someone to offer me help. I did it for the first time since my husband’s unemployment.

The next morning, a neighbour came into the place where I worked. “I know you must feel unbelievable, This morning, I had an overwhelming (无法抗拒的) feeling that you needed this,” she whispered. She insisted on giving me twenty dollars. My eyes started to tear as she continued, “I also have a box of clothes in my car that I was going to donate. Please take what you need.” It was really a shock of getting her help. Was this the response to my word the night before?

Going through the large box of clothes, I found several winter items for my children, including a dark purple jacket that looked like it would fit my daughter. Although grateful, I felt embarrassed. The woman must have sensed my discomfort. She raised my chin so I could look at her. “We all need help at one time or another, “she said. “One day, you’ll be the one helping someone in need.”

I thanked her and promised I would always try to pay it forward.

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Looking at the lady at the supermarket checkout, I knew perhaps it was the proper time.

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To my surprise, she said, “Yes.”

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【推荐3】阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I recently had a challenging time working on a group project. My teacher put me with three people who weren’t all that excited about getting any work done, and the experience was extremely stressful.

Our assignment was to pick one of the 50 states and make a brochure about it.

“Let’s pick Hawaii!” said Cupcake. “Hawaii has super cute swimsuits.”

“That is so true!” said Cookie. “Speaking of swimsuits, there are some get-ready-for-summer sales happening right now.”

“Really? Maybe my mom will take me shopping this weekend,” said Cupcake.

I turned to Volcano. “Which state do you think we should pick?”

Volcano shrugged(耸肩). “I don’t care. But what happened to your hair, Arizona? It looks like it got caught in a blender(搅拌机)!” The rest of Volcano’s comments during the meeting were equally “helpful.”

At our next group meeting, no one seemed very eager to talk about our brochure, so I went ahead and shared the interesting facts I’d learned about Hawaiian food and culture. When I was done, no one said anything, so I pulled out my notebook. “Cupcake, you had offered to search for pictures of Hawaiian sea life. Were you able to find some?”

“I didn’t have time,” she answered, “but here’s a photo of me at the hotel pool in Hawaii.” I looked at the picture she had taped in her notebook and smiled. “You look great, but you probably don’t count as sea life. Cookie, you were going to find some historical information. And Volcano, you were in charge of Hawaiian geography, right?”

“I’ll do my part soon,” said Cookie. “I’ve been really busy lately.”

“Me, too. I’ve been really busy!” said Volcano.

I was getting the impression that no one but me planned to work on the brochure. “What am I going to do? Do I have to do all the work for everyone if I don’t want a bad grade?”

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1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As we set the table for dinner, my mom could tell I was stressed out.
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And at our next group meeting, I tried to bring up my concerns in a friendly way.
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