【推荐1】A meadow in bloom（鲜花盛开的草甸）cannot be more appealing for British. The swinging wild flowers at their peak show essence（精髓）of the season and are perfect for recording with your video camera. But that is a thing of the past.

Motorways, new towns, factories—Britain has________much damage to its natural scenery, and every year more land of the countryside is________to tall buildings. While no wildlife habitat has escaped the________of the developer's bulldozer（推土机）, none has________a greater impact than the meadow. Around 95% of Britain's meadows have________in the past 70 years

The blooming meadow was a much-loved________of the English countryside poetry for generations, as________to the summer as white snow to the winter. Nowadays, scenes of a farmer's field full of colorful wild flowers are more________to be seen on greeting cards than on country roads in July.

Although expansion of cities has________England's green land, the primary cause for the loss was the post-war trend of frequent________practice. These wildflower-rich habitats began to decrease during wartime when traditionally managed grassland was________to serve as farmland. The sowing of highly productive crops, such as potato,________the practice after the war. More of the grassland was, therefore, gone forever.

In terms of biodiversity, the________of the habitat cannot be overstated: a common old meadow can support around 150 different plant species. Many of them are________. since they flower for just a few days in midsummer. An uncut meadow is also a________for many of Britain's threatened birds to keep away from enemies.

【推荐3】On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how _______the world’s oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the _______human activity has on the oceans. This year, the _______is “Our Oceans, Our Future”, with _______emphasis on finding solutions to plastic pollution, and _______marine(海洋) litter for a healthier ocean and a better future.

The world’s oceans produce over half of our _______for breath, help regulate our climate, absorb carbon dioxide, and support the greatest _______of life on our planet. Nearly half of all species on Earth _______on the oceans for survival, and for many of the rest, including for people, the oceans _______the quality of life.

The oceans are ________vital to the world’s economy, because they are key to transportation and recreation. And ________over 95 percent of the underwater kingdom remains unexplored, it is nearly a certainty that their ________may hold the cure to many a disease, the resolution to many problem.

And yet, as much as 40 per cent of the world’s oceans are heavily ________by human activities that result in pollution, over-fishing, and loss of coastal habitats. Of particular ________is plastic litter. Some of it comes from ________that use our rivers, lakes and seas, and ________makes its way into the ocean. But ________washes off land into the ocean each year.

We must remember the health and safety of our oceans is our ________responsibility, one that we cannot afford to ignore. ________through good administration can we safeguard the health of our oceans, and ________that the oceans continue to meet the needs of future generations.

【推荐1】Life is meant to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back.

An inspiring story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once _________ a beautiful violin he wanted to acquire. When he finally _________ the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) _________. He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to _________ him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his _________ possessions and he could not let it go.

Disappointed Kreisler turned to leave, but then _________ a favor. “May I play the instrument once more _________ it is placed to silence?” _________ was given and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a piece of quality music, so _________ that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment. “I have no __________ to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished. “The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world, and let people __________ it.”

William Arthur Ward said, “If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give.” For you and I are fine violin—our music is __________ to be heard. I want to live my life that way—to take it into the world and live it __________. I’d rather burn out than rust out (锈尽). I’d rather be used up than die not having done __________ I can.

In the end, I know that my __________ is not only about my ability or my inability. It is about my participation. My life is meant to be lived.

【推荐2】They are typical job interview questions: “What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness?”

But in my case, the interviewer often______. After all, how do you ask a guy who is______leg braces(支架) and using crutches(拐杖) about his greatest weakness? It seems both______and insensitive.

We all have weaknesses, Mine are just______more apparent. So I’ve learned to turn the uncomfortable moment around and______the situation head-on.

“My greatest strength is that I am______some people call ‘disabled,’” I say.

My last interview was five years ago when a search committee was_____the next president and CEO of MAP International. a/an______that provides medicine and health supplies to those in need around the world. In some ways, it was a______made in heaven.

You see， I walk with crutches because I had polio(小儿床痹症) as a child. My life would be different if the polio vaccine( 疫苗)—_______about 60 cents—would have been____to me and my family in Korea where I was born. My passion in life is to help other children______the medicine they need to _____life-long illness or even death.

So when I told the committee interviewing me about my strengths and weaknesses I could honesty say that I had a lifetime to ______ the job of helping bring medicine to those in need. I knew first hand what it meant to______because because an inexpensive dose of vaccine was not available.

But I also know that______my challenges each and every day makes me a better leader It's true that my daily life is more difficult than most______.A simple flight of stairs, a rocky path, a door______a difficult handle-these are typical occurrences that are major obstacles for me. Yet I have to prepare myself each day to______the unexpected.

Your weakness can become your strength.______your weakness is-lack of education, the inability to speak clearly, a physical trait you consider unattractive, a disability—embrace(把抱)it today.

【推荐3】At the very beginning of this school year, I got myself into a regretful situation. It was a Wednesday _______ and I went to see a friend to watch the sunrise before school. It was about 4:30 a.m. and we were _______   outside next to my car. To our _______, someone in a neighboring house had gotten in his _______ and shown the headlights on us, yelling at us to _______   . As we got into my car, he had called the policemen. Since I had my _______ for only about 6 months and not a full year, I was charged for _______ a passenger.

This was the first time that I had ever got in _______. For about two months, I was _______ and had no one to _______. I kept everything to myself because I was not _______   talking about everything that had _______. I didn’t even talk to my head teacher and lied to him by saying everything was _______. But my attendance and _______ became worse. I was among the top 30% of my class _______   my rank had dropped by about 6 marks. I was under lots of stress and lacked _______ to do well in school. My biology teacher noticed I didn’t try my _______   and talked with me. She made me realize the last two months was not me.

Now, my working habits have been much better and I know what I want to do with my _______. I plan to take courses in graphic design (平面设计) in university because I can express my thoughts in a _______ way. I’ll work to my fullest potential (潜能). This is what I _______ and I know that now.