【推荐1】Growing up, I lived in delicious expectation of each September. After the lazy post -exam days of summer, it was a time to start anew: to do up my top button and get back into work mode. There was something quite exciting ________ what the new school year might bring.

And, with the ________ to school came back-to-school shopping, a task I took very ________. From perfect leather shoes to a skirt with the perfect placement of pleats, nothing was ________. I even took pleasure in finding a pencil case that ________ my new Jane Norman messenger bag. My new school wardrobe came with a ________ of rejuvenation (恢复活力) and I felt ready to put my best foot ________ for the upcoming year.

While those years may long be over, the distinctive rhythm of the school year ________. September is firmly ________ as the “thinking person’s January” — a time when, fresh from the ________ of a long lazy summer, we’re ________ for rejuvenation and ready for a change of pace.

It is the same with fashion industry. September brings with it a new ________ and the autumn/winter collections are ________ the shops at full force. It’s also a show season, a four-week ________ during which the world’s most influential designers reveal their latest ________. And every fashion ________ on the shelf at your local newsagent ________ their definitive guide to the season’s key trends. For anyone who loves clothes, it’s like a new school ________ and for that you need a new uniform.

The autumn/winter collections provide the perfect opportunity to ________ an energetic and vibrant lifestyle. Use the new collections hitting the shops and the spirit of the September start-again as a(n) ________ to get yourself in fashion once more.

【推荐1】A self-taught painter in Chongqing, who spent four years creating 100 illustrations of 100 cities in China, has attracted a lot of attention online.

Pu Zhen, who was born in Chongqing in 1993, ________ in animation design at college. He started teaching himself painting nine years ago. “The most difficult part is to ________ my own painting style through ________ practice,” he said.

In 2018, ________ by an old notebook he had filled with the names of Chinese cities, he ________ the idea of doing a unique illustration for each. “I just ________ my inspiration in creating the city series. Each illustration ________ a city’s typical features,” he said.

The creative ________ of the main elements of each city are ________. Some are mountains, rivers, and iconic (标志性的) buildings, and some are cultural legends. However, they all have the moon as a common image.

“The biggest ________ is myself,” said Pu, adding that during the time-consuming ________, he had to overcome loneliness and inner conflicts. “But I do feel ________ that my works are acknowledged by many fans online. Traditional Chinese city ________ are always worth passing on.”

Not only are Pu’s paintings well ________ online, but the netizens are eager to appreciate more. ________, everyone wants to see their hometowns painted by Pu Zhen. In the future, Pu plans to travel around the country and create illustrations for more cities.

【推荐1】When at college, I had a classmate named “X”. He was the most intelligent guy in our class, but he was so selfish that you couldn’t expect any______ from him.

One term, most students found a book rather ______, including me. So, when we got our first assignment, I felt completely lost． But to my______, all the others had completed theirs. When I asked one classmate, he said they had all_____ from Mr. “X”.

“Here you are, ” Mr. “X” proudly handed his assignment to me. The meanest guy suddenly became so“_____”. But copying things was not my cup of tea. So I politely ______ his offer. I got a low mark that time. I felt bad, even ______ not having followed suit. Then I was determined to work hard and give extra ______ to that subject so that I wouldn’t face such embarrassment again. And my efforts finally ______. When the result of the end-term exam was declared, only two guys, Mr. “X” and I, got Excellent grade. Many students______ When in trouble, we ______ help. Once we get help, we become dependent on that person. _______ it feels good, but in the long run it will surely_______ us. Those who copy assignments get _______to spoon-feeding. And when they face real problems in the exam, they don’t know how to resolve them______.

【推荐2】With 40 people in my class at high school, I didn’t feel comfortable standing out because I was afraid of being laughed at by others. You can imagine I spent my high school life without _______ during my freshman year. I had my friends, but I didn’t make the effort to make any more or leave my comfort zone. One day, I _______ a poster for the debate team. Partly for the reason that my mom told me I needed to _______ something, so I decided to give it a try.

Two months later, I found that joining the debate team was a(an) _______ decision. I still remember once our instructing teacher gave me a big thumb up _______ while I was giving my closing statement. I was nervous during the whole experience, but it taught me to welcome the _______, which are the best at fostering growth. I was the first freshman in my school that won the best debater. Not only did I learn a lot about the process of having a debate, but the experience gave me skills such as _______ and teamwork. I made more friends and am still friends with the people I debate with, and joining this team _______ me to join many others. Even in college, I am able to get the _______ of joining the high school debate team. Now I am an effective leader. These experiences shaped me in my quest to start being more social and connecting with new people. Joining the debate team was a(an) __________ step in my life.

【推荐3】Skateboarder Robert Glover’s skills are seriously impressive, but his style isn’t what you’d expect. Born with sacral agenesis (骶骨发育不全), _________ the growth of his legs, Mr. Glover uses his upper body strength to operate his skateboard. Instead of _________ legs, as most skateboarders do, he uses his arms and chest to _________ the board.

The Namibian-born skateboarder, sailor and boxer speaks _________ about the power of not viewing obstacles (障碍) as limits and is _________ about sharing this message far and wide via social media.

“I don’t think obstacles are here to _________ us,” Mr. Glover said. “In my opinion, obstacles have been some of the biggest growing _________ both mentally and physically in my life.”

“Since I was young, I’ve _________ the idea of being in a wheelchair. Someone gave me their board and I just used it as _________. One day someone was like, ‘Hey, let’s check out the skate park’.

I saw the __________. I just fell in love with it. Adaptive skating is for disabled skaters who use any way, shape or form to __________ on a board.”

He added, “I’m disabled. It’s an unpleasant feeling and hard to __________ it. Skating is and always will be a source of __________. And the feeling of __________ something is just so good. Life is full of __________. Just go out there and try things your way.”

【推荐1】I went to the Royal Easter Show with my family. And my two children hardly used any of the ride tickets I had already ___________ahead of time. There was over $100 worth of rides per child___________on the carnival (狂欢节) fun passes.

I was ___________to see them go to waste. Of course, you could get your___________back for unused rides but I wanted to give them away. As we were leaving, I___________a young man with two girls aged about 9 and 7. I told him my decision.

The man said “Are you sure?” when I ___________the passes to them. He was a bit shocked as I was a complete ___________to him. When the two girls___________what was happening, they shouted with___________.They kept jumping up and down ____________and they were so excited because they were going to ____________the rollercoaster (过山车).

Their great __________ brought tears to my eyes and the memory of it will__________with me forever. I was also able to see what rides they went on as it came upon my Carnival Fun Pass app. All I can say is that they____________the exciting rides, because they spent a long time playing them.

I was deeply moved by the truth that there was such joy in giving. It was the____________of my Easter holiday.

【推荐3】Lauren Schroeder was volunteering at a community food bank at age 14. As she filled bags with _________ groceries, she noticed that there were plenty of food that came in cans and boxes, but she didn't see anything _________ and healthy to give to families in need.

Inspired to make a _________, she told her parents that she wanted to start a vegetable garden on their farm, so that people could get the _________ they needed. Although they were _________, her parents made her aware of how much work it would take. Still, the teenager was up for the _________.

Lauren managed to receive a(n) _________ from a youth organization to pay for seeds and gardening _________. She did a lot of research online to find out what plants_________ and what didn't, what needed shade, and which ones needed more water. Over the hot and dry summer, she __________ her crops for weeds and watered them by hand every day. Her first harvest resulted in 40 pounds of produce that she then__________ gave away to local food banks, a soup kitchen, and a nursing home.

More __________ than ever, she relaunched her project, doubling the size of her garden and __________ her vegetable selection. So far, she has spent over 1,000 hours working in her garden and donated 7,000 pounds of home-grown produce.

“I love __________,” said Lauren, now 17. “Many people help you out, but it makes more __________ when you help other people out.”