【推荐1】Although I     1           (grow) up not in the South, but in northern Wisconsin, there are memories that are     2           same. We can all think about the past if those memories give     3     (we) the strength to live today. Though today is a present and a gift, the     4     (memory) of our families give us the strength to appreciate this "present". Those memories of my childhood home, across the street from Grandpa and Grandma's home, bring memories of     5     (eat) ice cream cones and swinging on the front porch swing and singing country songs       6     (happy). There are memories of my dad reading the newspaper and mom, wearing her apron and making doughnuts in the kitchen. Pictures of the family all around are just like I have today in my home. My dad was a quiet man,     7     never bought or borrowed anything unless he could afford it. My aunt lived in the bedroom upstairs and sang Polish and country songs with me. My brother is remembered     8     my childhood friend when we played in the backyard. These memories are     9     (root) in my heart and run deep. These memories give me     10     (strong) to carry on the family values. These memories give me a "common" and "solid" ground in my life.

There was once a boy who had a short temper (脾气). His father gave him a bag of nails (钉子), and told him that every time he lost     1     temper, he must hammer (锤打) a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy     2     (drive) 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered     3     (gradual) decreased. He discovered it was     4     (easy) to hold his temper than to drive nails into the fence.

Finally the day came     5     he didn’t lose his temper. He told his father and his father suggested that the boy now     6     (pull) out one nail for each day so that he was able to hold his anger. The days passed and the boy told his father that all the nails were gone. The father took the boy     7     the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “Look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same again. When you say things in     8     (angry), they leave scars (伤疤) like the ones on the fence. It won’t matter how many times you say I am sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal (言语的) wound is as bad as a     9     (physically) one. Friends are very rare. They make you smile and encourage you     10     (success). They lend an ear, and always want to open their hearts to us.”

Grandfather and Father are playing chess,     1     (seat) at the table when Son comes. The son tells the father     2     (nervous) that he has decided not to go to university when he     3     (leave) school and wants to play music. The father is     4     (surprise) and advises him to be a lawyer in the future. He says that lawyers     5     (respect) by people.     6    , the son isn’t interested in law. The grandfather says that they should think carefully     7     making a decision. The father wanted to be a     8     (profession) football player when he was young but his father wanted him to be an engineer. Fortunately, the father found the career     9     suited his talents in the end. So the grandfather advises his grandson     10     (go) to university and play music at the same time.

Devote yourself to the work you do, not the prize you might get. Hao Jingfang, an     1    (enterprise) Tsinghua University graduate, is pursuing her passion for writing and education. In 2016, she won the Hugo Award with her novella, Folding Beijing. Later on, the author turned to education. She     2     (set) up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and WePlanets to foster children’s creativity after school.

Since     3     (found) her company, Hao has been carrying out voluntary teaching programs in rural areas. “We really want these kids to have such quality education resources     4     kids from the cities do,” she said. “We hope that the children from rural China, if one day they manage     5     (live) in the cities, can do more than car maintenance, for example. They will have the skills to take on other jobs.”

Different from the typical Chinese parents so ambitious for their children, Hao suggests giving kids more space for trial and error. “Let the children cope     6     the reality and decide for themselves. If they struggle with     7     (obstacle), you can offer them some     8     (guide) or encouragement,” Hao said.

Being     9     economic researcher, writer and entrepreneur herself, she encourages all women to discover their passions. “When you find the one thing that you want to commit to, you will become     10     (fear) to pursue your dream.”

【推荐3】According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students     1    (show) their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it.     2    (expert) hope the whole society will pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.

Nowadays, school violence is     3    hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon (现象),     4    calls for our great concern. We should try every effort     5    (prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal     6    (safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn violent behavior from adults or from     7    they see on television or on the Internet.

If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence     8    violence, for it will result in     9    (much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.

All in all, every student should behave     10    (he) and keep away from violence.