【推荐1】Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when_________one hit a vase. Mom_________the loud crash. Wasting no time, she went_________into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the_________and began to cry.

This made Rhys and me feel pretty_________. We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces_________a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home _________an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love: it would last a_________.

We began crying, and_________to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it.__________ it had been broken, the__________of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to__________the mess, we tried everything we could think of to__________her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t__________. Tears kept coming down her cheeks.  Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I__________her and put both hands on her shoulders.

【推荐1】The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren't many stars in the sky. As I took a glance (一瞥) at my neighbour's house, I saw a flame (火焰) in his_________. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my _________.

Soon, there was a burning smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. _________, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to _________. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour's kitchen. Right away, I _________ "Fire! Fire!" But there was no one nearby to hear my shouts for help.

I _________ into my house, called the fire department and went back to my neighbour's house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and called out my neighbour's name but there was no _________. I managed to _________ the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window _________ it was no use; the fire was too strong. __________, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just in time as the fire was going to __________ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbour came back, he was__________ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the fire department and for saving his __________. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not accept it.

Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and restored his kitchen. He __________ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal that he had __________ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

【推荐2】Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, ___________ he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. "Man, that's a big dog!" he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great___________, he saw that it wasn't a dog, but a wolf, running hard to___________ him.

Mac's heart jumped. He reached for the___________ from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar, he___________ the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf___________, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell back again, but only to quickly restart its___________.

The wolf was getting closer and closer, ___________ a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile___________ hard. He knew clearly that he must be careful not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a____________ of the wolf.

Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they   ____________ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got____________, they realized it was a wolf.

Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car turned around the____________, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac____________ off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the____________ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

It was quite a while before Mac became calm and cried out: "I thought I was going to die!"And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.

【推荐1】When she walked in, his eyes lit up. They had both _______ someone they loved. So this day was a _______ one. She was _______, lonely and afraid. He knew how she felt. There was an obvious _______ in his heart, too. _______ what strengthened their love for each other was heartache.

She stood there. He motioned to her to sit next to him. She _______ for a moment, but gave in. In fact, she _______ did. Then she held his hand. He looked at her and placed his hand on hers. Suddenly he reached _______ the pillow, pulled out a large _______ and nervously handed it to her. She was a bit in ________. Then he handed her a small box, wrapped ________ paper of hearts and flowers. She couldn’t ________ what was happening.

“Now,” he said, “read the card.”

She opened the envelope. It ________ as follows:

I know that this has been a hard year for ________ of us. I know that Valentine’s Day is a ________ day for people in love. I want you to know that…I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get ________. But I went to the store, only to get the ________ piece.

She paused and tears formed in each corner. ________ she unwrapped the box, finding a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a ________:

The lady in the store said all she had left was a ________ heart. I told her so did we. I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. But I just wanted you to know we still have each other.

Happy Valentine’s Day,

Love, Your son,

Adam

【推荐3】Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his _________.

The son of Mr. Smith, a rich _________, would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself _________how the tradesman worked.

“Young man, why don't you _________your hand to learn to make shoe tacks, _________it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith. “_________knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little_________he found that he was becoming very _________and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son _________the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to __________residence in another country. It so__________that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money __________tacks for their shoes and even__________when they paid high prices they were__________able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to__________his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a __________with the shoemakers. He told them that he__________make the tacks if they could help him to__________a workshop. The shoemakers were__________willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can bring a __________. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”