When an important holiday comes, I     1    (usual) think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family     2    (member). It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy that matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. However, I had never got anything from my son,     3     is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children's birthday, but     4    (they) children seem to be very forgetful. They seldom do something in return.

Life is unpredictable(不可预测的), and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual, met him at the station. When I     5    (arrive) home, much to my     6    (amaze), my son took out a wrist watch and gave it to me, saying it was a birthday gift for me. It is a very fashionable watch, which shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but days as well. You can imagine how surprised and     7     (excite) I was at that moment.

Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them for granted. It is natural     8     people to have such concerns and worries, but things may not turn out as badly as expected. We need     9     (look) more at the positive side of life, as a famous writer once said, "Life is the     10    (good) classroom one can never get.”

One hot summer day, I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation    1    (enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores. Both of my daughters played all day in the boat. Later the little one got    2    (tire). Therefore, I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat. But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore. I called to her to come    3    (close) to the shore and she seemed to be frightened. All she could do was to     4    (paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles.

I stood as far out in the water, shouting    5    (instruct) to her.    6    (fortunate), some teenagers on a boat not far from her    7    (notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately.

I’m not a good swimmer    8    I determined to have a try. I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs, but I always kept my eyes on her. Helped by the teenagers, I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her.

I’ve learned_    9    the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes, but if we trust     10     enough and take the first attempt, we’ll have all the strength we need.

【推荐1】The task of being accepted by a university begins early for some students.Long before    1    (graduate) from high school,these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study.They may also take one or more examinations to test how well prepared they are for the university.In the final year of high school,they complete     2    (apply) and send them to the universities    3    interest them most.Some high school students may be required to have    4    interview with people from the university.Neatly    5    (dress) and a little bit frightened,they are determined     6    (show) that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.

If the new students    7    (accept),many universities will offer an instruction programme for them to get to know the procedures for students advising,university rules,the use of the library and all the other major services of the university.

Beginning a new life in a new place can be very    8    (confuse).The more knowledge students have about the school,the    9    (easy) it will be for them to adapt to the new environment.However,    10    takes time to get used to college life.

Senior secondary school is a new start. Studying is     1     (definite) a big part of my life. I tend     2     (set) a goal for every subject at the beginning of each term. My aim is to do well     3     every subject this term. Biology is my favourite subject, and my target is to prepare     4     (I) for my degree in biology at university. I’m always     5     (attention) in all classes and think actively, so that I can have more free time to do other things that I’m interested in after school.

    8     (achieve) all I want, I must use my time well. At school, I do my homework     9     I have spare time. After school, I try to use all possible time to revise the things I have learnt during the day. For example, it usually takes me about 20 minutes to get home by bus. I often use the time to review English words.     10     the popular saying goes, “Every minute counts!”. Set a goal and get ahead.