【推荐1】Yesterday I saw a little girl wandering in the toy section alone while I was shopping in a store.When her mom ____ her, the mom looked worried, talking something about the importance of not____ to her girl. 

They were in the ____ for long looking at things and the mom had not got her ____ done yet.She kept threatening her daughter that if she didn’t stay ____ she would call her dad.They were a little loud and one of the employees actually was ____ to them. 

The mom seemed unsettled (心神不安的) but the little girl was pretty patient.A voice inside ____ told me that I needed to do something for them.However, I just couldn’t ____ what felt right, so I just got in line ____ them and began to chat a little bit with the mom. 

It seemed that she really had to edit herself as far as what she could buy.Then when she ____ to make her purchase, I ____ to the clerk that I would pay for her and ____ him my card secretly.When the clerk told her that someone else was paying for her, she was ____.The moment she saw me sign the bill, she ____ me and talked more, “This isn’t my ____ daughter.My oldest daughter, who was 17, died earlier this year.”  

It was then that I ____ why she kept her little girl close and why I felt such a strong ____ to help.One of the things they bought was a little wooden duck.Her daughter ____ at me for it.I smiled back. 

You never know what someone’s story might be, but you can surely make a ____ with a little bit ____.

【推荐3】As a child, I had library phobia (恐惧症). I associated going to the library with doing research for a school project. I regarded reading as work, so going to the library for fun was out of my realm (范围) of_________ .

Hard as they tried, my parents could not get me_______ reading. They purchased a few of the Hardy Boys books. The books collected_______ . The closest I came to_______ to read was “The Big Green Book” by Robert Graves. Its lead_______ , a boy of about 8, discovered a book of magic spells. I was_______by it. I read it again and again. Certainly there was no_______to go to the library._______ , I started reading novels in my 20s. To _______ going to the library, I joined the various________clubs. I didn’t mind having to buy a book a month________ I didn’t have to go to the library.

My library phobia was ________23 years ago when my family moved to Long Island. The East Meadow Library became a(n) ________ destination for my family. My children were________to books through the children’s section with free programs that even I enjoyed. My children made________, and I made friends with the parents.

【推荐2】The first day at school has left a deep _________ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was _________, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to _________ in the course of class unless...” She was speaking when I heard a _________“Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realize I was bare feet _________ then. I wanted to _________ them, but I dared not do that. I shook my head, _________“Don’t wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still _________ my eyes on my teacher. I really didn’t want her to take _________ of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned____________and my heart____________ faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my ____________ hands couldn’t get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I ____________from my seat quickly. “Can you ____________ the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. ____________her surprise, I did very well. Finally she said, “Be ____________, please. Study hard.” I looked ____________ her to find a smile on her face. I felt ____________ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my ____________ as something embarrassing but ____________.

【推荐3】The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese. This year, I decided to participate in all the activities organized for _________ students to celebrate the Spring Festival.

The preparation began a month ago, _________ our rooms with Spring Festival couplets (对联) and New Year paintings. Later we _________ an activity to write Spring Festival couplets. When I saw my teacher bring a special kind of pen, I became _________ to know what it was called. In addition, we were going to use a brush to _________ Chinese characters on red paper. Besides, there was another _________ thing called ink. After _________ the tools needed for Spring Festival couplets, we started our _________ journey. The teacher taught us how to hold a writing brush. I tried to hold it, _________ it in the ink, and start writing carefully, but the __________ of the pen was too soft and I couldn’t __________ it at all. I was disappointed but I did not give up. I carefully studied the teacher’s __________. After several attempts, I wrote a line of words At this time, I found that my sleeves (袖子) were already filled with ink as I was too focused on __________.

Even so I was very happy, because I felt that I had learned the __________ of writing calligraphy, that is, to hold the pen in the correct __________. Then I realized sometimes I have to experience something in order to understand it.