【推荐1】Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday finally came, but the day went normally. Her birthday information was readily _______ on her online profile. But she still _______ someone would care. Her husband _______ many years ago.She had not heard from her children for a long time, which was   _______

The last bell of the day rang,she picked up her _______ and walked towards her car planning to buy herself a chocolate dessert,although her doctors don’t _______   it for her age. But who cares? It was her birthday, and she _______ it.

The thought made her smile as she _______ her car when a sudden“MRSLLOYD!”_______ her. Agnes dropped her purse onto the ground.She looked around and was ________   by what she saw.

Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs .She hadn’t ________ they had prepared such a surprise for her.Her student Christian came over,picking up her purse, and________ her to the rest as they all started singing Happy Birthday.

As the song continued, tears ________in her eyes. As they finished the song,small pieces of coloured paper began flying all over the place ________ .But that wasn’t the best part.

Some of the students parted, and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two ________   that formed the number70.“Happy birthday,Mom!”they exclaimed together, and that’s when Agnes lost her ________ for the first time.

Her children came closer to ________ her and give her hugs. They   ________ that when Christian telephoned them, it was not a good ________ as they realized that their mother’s students cared more for her than her own children did.

Don’t forget your parents, ________ your life gets busy.We need to act and remind them that they are loved.

【推荐3】Once a father and son went to the Kite Flying Festival. The young son became very ______ seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He______ his father that he also wanted to fly a kite. ______, the father went to the shop at the park where the festival was being held. He______ a kite and a roll of thread for his son.

The son______to fly the kite. Soon, his kite reached high in the ______. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the ______ is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, the kite will be ______ and fly even higher.” So the father ______ the thread. The kite started to go a little higher. But then, slowly, it started to come down.______ it fell down to the ground. The son was______ to see this. He asked his father, “Father, why did it fall down?”

The father______, “Son, the thread wasn’t preventing the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the ______ slowed down or picked up. You helped the kite go up higher in a______ direction through the thread. And when we cut the thread, it fell down without the ______ you were providing to the kite through the thread.” Hearing this, the son realized his ______.

Sometimes we all have the same feelings like that child. We______ that we can progress quickly and reach the newer heights in our life if we were not tied up with our family. But we   ______to realize that our family, our loved ones help us______ the hard time in our lives with their support and encourage us to reach higher heights in our life. They are not ______ us back, but are supporting us.

2.

A．told

B．advised

C．reminded

D．persuaded

【推荐1】I knew Ernie, son of Al. He is one of the kindest men I have ever known. I saw the _________ between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere, _________Ernie never talked much about his father.

One day, I worked up my _________ to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie told me the _________.

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son _________ a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very _________. But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been _________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt _________. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could _________, and he __________ alcohol for help. In time Al became an alcoholic (酒鬼).

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose __________ he possessed—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing this, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! What a complete __________”

However, Ernie said __________, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a __________ I had been to judge Al __________ a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

【推荐2】I was invited to a three-day retreat (静修) in New Jersey. I didn’t want to go because I was ________. It didn’t really draw my ________ from the beginning. My friend ________ I should go and the sponsor made a request to my employer on my behalf. So I decided to go. We ________ and spent a night in a hotel. There were so many people. The ________ was so lovely and everybody was very kind.

On the first morning of retreat, I was alone at ________. I found a girl who was alone too. I ________ her to ask if she needed ________ with her wheelchair. She said “okay” in a shy way. We ________ our food and chose a table. We talked a lot. I was so ________ to her and after a few laughs she was open to me too. We didn’t know each other, but we ________.

She was very interesting and taught me something really ________ that I will never forget. I think everybody has faith, strength, confidence and courage. I think everybody should ________ what they want to be or reach what they want to reach.

If you do something you don’t believe is possible every day, you will gain ________. If you exercise or ________ difficult moments every day, you’ll gain ________. If you do something that takes courage and that ________ can do, you’ll get courage. I really think that everybody has to gain these ________ to grow every day.

We ________ shared our names. We continue to teach each other and have ________ friends ever since that day.

【推荐3】The great philosopher Plato said, “Happiness springs from doing good and helping others.” It means that giving help to people in need can also bring _________ and enjoyment to ourselves. Here is my story.

The other day, I heard that Doreen, an old _________ in my community, developed a serious disease and she needed someone to drive her to the hospital. I _________ gave her a hand. On the way home, I happened to know that it was also _________ for her to go to the grocery store because of her _________ health conditions. I _________ to take her shopping on Saturday mornings. It was on the countless Saturday mornings that Doreen _________ me to the fantasy world of paintings. What _________ me most was her unique insight into the art and active attitude towards life. I _________ felt life was even happier. Every Saturday was another gift.

One Saturday morning just before Doreen __________, she weakly said to me: “Mary, I really enjoy your __________ in my last 2 years. I’m so lucky to have you in my life. You are my angel!” Her last words deeply __________ me! It was the first time that I was __________ of the value and significance of my life.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones __________ us every day. My happy __________ with Doreen always remind me that a small kind act can also make a big difference.