【推荐2】I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to China. One morning, my brother became _______ and had to stay in the hotel to rest. As my mum had to be with him, she told me to _______ breakfast from the food store in front of the _______. She also told me that she would be right by the window, _______ me.

Had I been back home, it would have been a(n) _______ task. But my inexperience and the _______ to the environment turned it into a highly challenging experience I still remember _______. The food store had a lot of people coming and going. I had no _______ what to do. Overwhelmed (不知所措的) and on the point of crying, I suddenly _______ what my mum had told me. I stepped out of the shop and looked up. True to her __________, she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up (翘拇指). I was comforted.

Although she wasn't right by my side, I knew she was __________ giving me the confidence to complete the task. On the top of the __________ were all Chinese characters (汉字), with most characters unrecognizable to me. At that moment, I __________ my task. My mum had given me very simple instructions—buy several cakes—but among the __________, what she said was gone.

I realized that was the biggest challenge I faced. I had no idea how to __________, or to whom to give my orders. Fortunately, a lady saw me and communicated with me in fluent English. That made me remember what I wanted to buy.

【推荐3】Borneo is home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife. Several years ago, I decided to go there for a visit. A local person offered to be my guide, which was a great bonus for me.

One day, my guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a ________ hillside instead. We picked our way carefully when ________, a Rafflesia (大王花) popped into my view among those stones. Oh, dear! More than ________, I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’s core.

________, to my surprise, it was only one of the ________ during the trip.

As I ________ the end of my trip, there was still something I had yet to see. We planned to ________ most feared creature there, the saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a ________ of 6 meters or more. When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds ________ in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the ________ Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy ________ just above the water line. As we drew near, it ________ and we saw clearly it was a crocodile. With great caution, we neared it and finally could ________ its true dimensions. It was a baby-no more than 0. 6 meter long. Aha, whatever, I could now report to the ________ back home, who had never been to Borneo, that I had ________ a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to tell the tale.

The world out there is so fascinating. Don’t let work run your life. Why not step outdoors and enjoy the wonders nature offers to you?

【推荐1】My father was the first one to point out my large leg muscles. I was just a kid and I’d never thought about the _________ of my body before.

“You’ve got legs just like your mother,” he said.

After he made that _________, I started watching other girls’ legs and _________ them to my own. I could tell my legs were different. One day, I stood in front of the mirror and _________ my legs from every angle. My leg muscles were _________ no matter which way I turned.

The gym class was the _________ part of my week. I was sure the other cool girls were all staring at my strong legs. I did everything I could to be like them. _________, I could never be like those girls with perfect bodies.

One New Year’s Eve my older cousin Maria _________ me on the way home. “Perfect calves(腿肚)!”she said, pulling on my arm and _________ me around “Girl, you’ve got __________ legs. ”

“What?” I said, __________, pulling down my dress.

“I know so many people—girls and guys—who would kill for legs like that,” she continued.

“__________ ?”I asked.

“Oh yeah! People do various crazy __________ to get legs like yours,” she said.

Maybe there was some __________ in her words. After that, my idea about what a beautiful body looks like began to __________. Whoever said being __________ wasn’t beautiful? I decided that there were more important things to __________ than the size of my leg muscles.

Once I realized what my strong legs __________ me to do, I stopped wishing for my muscles to __________. With my strong legs, I can swim across lakes and dance until morning. Now my strong legs are one of my __________, and I love showing them off to the world.

【推荐3】Zhu Caiping, 73, started suffering mild cognitive impairment (认知障碍) three years ago. She found that anxiety, depression and even _________ herself became normal in her life. It was not until last year, after she became a restaurant _________, that her situation began to _________ dramatically.

The restaurant where she works is the Forget Me Not Cafe, which provides job _________ for elderly people with cognitive impairment. It has eight elderly employees like her, who take _________ to work with other waiters.

“I provide _________ services for guests, such as pouring water, serving and taking _________. I can now remember all the dishes on the _________.” said Zhu, who, like the other eight elder servers, comes to the restaurant three times a week and works three hours a day.

“The colleagues take good care of us. They never allow us to _________ hot dishes. The guests are also very __________ of us, because sometimes we make mistakes,” she added.

She also participates in welfare activities __________ by volunteers, which helps reactivate her brain. Zhu said. “What old people like me __________ about most is that our brain stops working due to __________. Now I’m really happy and confident because of being here.” With good public welfare and volunteer organizations, more people are __________ about participating in helping. Together, they add to the __________ of the city.

Understanding the painful difficulty of cognitive impairment, Zhu wants to __________ more people. A 58-year-old woman was brought to the restaurant by her husband. “She __________ said a word and was expressionless. I __________ her to speak and communicate. After several months, she started to __________ on food and talk to others. Helping more people like us is the __________ of this restaurant and what I am eager to do most,” Zhu said.

【推荐3】It was the first day of high school for Emily. As she walked to school, Emily felt nervous. She had heard _______ from her older brothers about how worrying high school could be, and she was afraid she wouldn’t _______. But as soon as she arrived on campus, her _______ were put to rest. She saw _______ faces from her middle school and soon made new friends with students in her classes.

Her first class of the day was English, and Emily was excited to _______ her new teacher, Mr. Johnson. As Mr. Johnson entered the classroom, Emily could see the enthusiasm (热情) in his eyes. He began to _______ himself and then asked each student to stand up and share something about themselves. Emily listened as her classmates _______ their hobbies and interests, and was inspired by their diversity. When it was her turn, Emily stood up and _______ introduced herself. But as she spoke, she gradually gain _______. She was happy to be in this new ________.

The rest of the day flew by. Emily went from class to class, learning about history, science, and math. She was ________ by her teachers’ knowledge, and she found herself ________ the rest of the school year.

That day, she ________ that high school wasn’t as scary as she thought it would be. She was excited about what the ________ held. She knew that she had a lot to learn, but she was ________ for the challenges.