【推荐2】The train had been long delayed. Running out of _______, Andy put down his book and looked out. He found the _______ at once: It was raining hard.

He lay down and fell asleep but was soon woken up by a woman. She handed him his bag and _______ that it had slipped to the floor. He gratefully took it back and opened it, _______ to see his mother’s scarf and some sandwiches inside.

Andy's thoughts drifted (飘) to when he was _______. His mother had insisted on putting her scarf in. “If it rains, it may get cold.” He remembered feeling _______ and had taken it out. But it was still here.

_______, Andy realized he was burning with fever. Feeling helpless, he called his mom. “Take a _______. I have put in medicine, just _______,” she suggested. Touched by his mother’s ________, he took the medicine and soon fell deep asleep in the ________ of the scarf.

Andy woke up later feeling much better. Then he noticed the woman, who’d ________ him pick up his bag earlier, ________ holding a baby in her arms, both shaking. Their clothes did little against the cold wind.

Without thinking twice, Andy wrapped his mother’s scarf around the baby. To his ________, the child soon fell asleep in the love of not one, but two ________.

【推荐3】Lots of children want to know what to give their mom for Mother's Day. Of course, a handsome card is always great, but it's not ____ to come up with that extra something.

A few days before Mother's Day, my friend Ollie and I were discussing what ____ is good enough for his grandmother Abuela, who is pretty much like a ____ to him. Right then, Abuela walked inside with a tray of food.

“Sweetie, won't you ____ us for lunch? We're having sandwiches. It's my speciality. ” she said to me.

“This is delicious!” I said after taking a bite and then asked. "Speaking of ____, what's the most delicious food you've ever eaten?”

She thought for a minute. "Well, nothing could match the special strawberry ice cream my grandmother ____ when I was a girl on certain occasions. We winked at each other, knowing that we had already found a Mother's Day __ his grandmother would love.

Over the next few ____ , Ollie and I asked everyone we knew if they ____ to have a nice cream machine and old fashioned one _____—but no luck. So my dad helped us _____ some recipes online, and fortunately we found a fun one that didn't require any ______machine—just a couple of empty coffee cans in different sizes.

Mother's Day ____ arrived. We were very ____ to make the ice cream. Sitting outside, we all took ____ rolling the can while we sang the Mother's Day song for Abuela. We had to roll the can for half an hour. _____, it was so much fun； When the ____ was finally ready, Abuela was the first to try it. "Mmm! The ice cream you made is even far better than I ______!” Abuela smiled from ear to ear.

For Mother's Day, _____ time together while we made the ice cream was just as much fun as _____ it. It is company with love that means more than gifts.

【推荐2】When Mina was just nine months old, she was deserted by her parents. But she was _________ by a family after a year of living in an orphanage (孤儿院).

From an early age, Mina began to play with animals and _________ she had great love to them. In fact, what she loved to do most was _________ the local animal shelters, and when she was 8 years old, the family also adopted a dog named Lily. Mina liked the dog and _________ it many tricks, including how to give a hug.

One day while _________ Lily, Mina met Dr. Stecco, who was walking her dog as well. Stecco has adopted many _________ dogs for Senior Dog Rescue, a nonprofit organization that rescues and re-homes senior dogs. _________ by what the organization does, Mina visited the Senior Dog Rescue, where she made a _________ to assist senior dogs.

“I love the Senior Dog Rescue,” she said. “The dogs may be old, but they’re so friendly and not _________, which is why I want to help them.” Later she started a pet-sitting (宠物看护) __________ called Pet Fairy Services and donates her __________ to the Senior Dog Rescue.

Up to now, she has already __________ seven thousand dollars of her own money. “I feel very proud to know that. I have saved many dogs’ lives and given them another chance to enjoy life for the __________ years of their living,” she said. “I feel like all dogs should get a forever __________ just like I did.”

She said “I took care of my grandpa very __________ and want to look after these dogs in some way because they’re senior and just like my grandpa.”

【推荐1】When our girls are brave, they are free to explore in their learning and in life. That exploration leads to the _________ of their talents, passions and weaknesses. On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my _________ away.

One of the lead characters of our show, Blue Stockings, was played by a science teacher, Ben Walker. Unfortunately, Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn’t _________. Ella Jones, a Year 11 student and part of the cast, who _________ to rest on Saturday, was asked to play Ben’s role.

Think about that. She had three hours’ _________, playing a role of a _______ she had never played before, in front of a paying audience, and if she couldn’t carry it off, she would reduce the impact of the whole play. Not the end of the world, but it would be _________ for all concerned.

I would have _________. But Ella rose to the _________. She said, “I was astonished; however, I figured the show must go on and I wanted to help. I wasn’t scared __________ I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to __________. It wasn’t just about lines, but it was the stagecraft (舞台表演技巧). I was __________ about the other actors because I know how __________ it is to perform a role with someone who isn’t as invested, especially if it is an emotional scene.”

Asked how the show __________, Ella said, “It was amazing, and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time.” She added, “Just because you’re scared doesn’t mean you can’t be __________. Anyway, I made it.”

【推荐2】Robin was 12 years old when his mother sent him to me for his first piano lesson. I preferred that students begin at an earlier _______ . I explained it to Robin that he was too old, but he said it had always been his mother's _______ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

_______ Robin tried very hard, he didn't seem to have the basic sense of music. However, he _______ and at the end of each lesson he never forgot to say, “My mom's going to hear me play someday. "   But it seemed impossible, and I was _______ by his slow progress. One day, he _______ me that his mother was sick and he couldn't come to my class any longer. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad advertisement for my teaching!

Several months later when I was preparing my students for a music show, Robin came to my home and said he had to _______ the show. I don't know what led me to _______ him to do that. Maybe it was the _______ in his eyes or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right. I was even more ________ when Robin announced that he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. I was not prepared for what happened next.

However, on the show his fingers danced ________ on the keys. He played so well that everyone ________excitedly when he was leaving the stage. In excitement, I ________ up to stage to congratulate him.

“How could you do it?” I could not help asking him a few days later.

“Well, I kept practising at home. My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your ________ to ask for your permission to take part in the show. It was the first time she could hear me play on the stage. 1 wanted to make it ________ . ”