【推荐1】For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school--- he as an administrator and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.

When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine （信条）and anything did I, _________, copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could__________ my dad taking me to school, running into him ________ during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.

As I grew older, we were not as _________as we used to be. He wasn't cool any more .He wore his socks too high, listened to _________ country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.

However, the _________ that occurred in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party, __________as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me！ I wanted to run away.

This _________ continued into high school, but we somehow began to find a balance .Things started to ______around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The ________was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio（比率）. All the students and physics teachers __________ . So did my dad, the only administrator！ Embarrassed, as usual, I _________ the   scene._____________, later when I learned from my friends that my dad       _____ all competitors and won everyone's admiration, I found that mixed in with my__________was a touch of pride.

I had needed someone else to show me what I ________ in my dad. It wasn't the fact that he'd won； it was more than that. I began to_________ that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to________ him, he still influenced me.

I feel_________ to have such an unusual father. The ________ I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I’ve grown.

【推荐2】My mother has always been involved in early-childhood education. She often set the scene for children to ______ the joy of physical activity, getting them excited and ______ to learn.

Mum was so proud of me after I ______ the triathlon at the 2000 Olympics, but before the dust ______, she grabbed me, saying: ‘"Now this is your ______. Use it.” She wasn’t speaking from an economic point of view but talking about the ______ of my being a role model, encouraging kids to ______ their dreams.

Since the Olympics, I have ______ more than 100 schools. I talk to the kids about “living a life less ______ a concept passed on to me by my parents—the idea of ______ being average. I tell them that what you believe, you will ______.

As I was a kid, my mother came to every ______ ---not to pressure me but to ______ me. One of my favorite sports-related memories was when I was ______ in the Canadian Triathlon Championships. As I ran by a big truck, I saw my mother ______ on top of one of its huge wheels, cheering for me. I find it sad when people say their parents have never seen them ______.

When I was at the University, I completed only one semester and then decided to ______ so I could race professionally full-time. Mum was the first person I called. It was a ______ moment. I wasn’t sure how she would react.

“Mum, I have this opportunity, and I think I’m going to take it. What do you think?”

She was as ______ as ever. It turned out to be a good ______.

Supporting your children, trusting their decisions, giving well-thought-out advice—those are definitely important qualities.

【推荐2】Everyone has a different path through education. While some attend university right after high school, others find their way back years later. This was the _________ for Minnie Payne.

The South Carolina native returned to the classroom after retiring at age 68, finally _________ her much-coveted undergraduate degree when she was 73. _________ stopping there, Payne _________ her higher education path and at age 90, has become the oldest person to obtain a master’s degree at the school.

Payne will be _________ across the stage by her grandson to receive her well-earned diploma. Although much older than the other students, she _________ learning something new and reaching her goal.

“It’s never too late to learn and Minnie Payne is making history, as no one has _________” writes UNT. “As the eldest UNT graduate to complete her coursework, her _________ for writing and her positive attitude made college a joy rather than a _________.”

Before reaching her __________ goal, Payne worked as a court reporter and a __________ teacher in a textile-mill community in South Carolina. After retiring, she __________ as a student in college at Texas Woman’s University.

Payne has already __________ a new job in Houston after graduation. She will be working at a magazine that is based in the area. “It’s not my __________ to stop work,” she said. “I always wanted to improve myself. When I retired, I wasn’t doing anything constructive. And it’s my life philosophy to __________ be doing something constructive.”

We wish Payne the best of luck in her new career.

【推荐3】A few minutes before six o'clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gun man _________up from the back seat. He _______a gun to Mr. Smith’s head, “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and _________down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not _________the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove _________each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see _________. “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was _________too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

_________he pushed his foot down on the accelerator, and the car ran _________faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car ____________there.”

He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong ____________of the road. No one of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a ____________plan.

He ____________a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he ____________back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the ____________and quickly caught the gunman.