【推荐2】The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had______up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first______of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a______. A few minutes nap(小睡) time before class wouldn't______, I thought.

BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wide. I looked around with my______beating wildly, trying to find the______of the noise. My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face.He had dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk______. "Good morning!", he said, still______. "I am glad to see everyone is_______ Now let's get started. "

For the next hour I wasn't sleepy at all. It wasn't from the______of my professor's textbook alarm clock. It was instead from the______discussion he led. With knowledge and good______, he made the material come ______.His insight was full of both wisdom and loving kindness.And the excitement and joy that he______with were contagious (有感染力的).I______the classroom not only wide awake, but a little______and a little better as well.

I learned something far more important than not______in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it with______. What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well! Don't sleepwalk (梦游) your way through ______then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too______not to live it well.

【推荐3】Sometimes people around you can change your life. The change may not be sudden or_________, but little habits can produce big ideas that make you think about what is important in your life. The person who changed my life is Julia Masi. She has_________me so many things that I will carry with me throughout my life.

One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance_________. Julia has shown me how to plan ahead so that I can finish all my school work, enjoy sports and_________have time for my friends. She has taught me that you can do anything if you are_________—never give up. I've also learned that you can find anything_________if you connect it with something that you enjoy.

Last year I hated studying vocabulary, but I loved playing on my computer. Julia_________the two and showed me a website called "freerice.com" where you can_________a word game that gives you 5 grains of rice to donate to the poor with every correct word. She_________me to learn a hundred new words by filling up the rice bowl. I liked playing the game so much that I__________about 1,000 words in just one month.

Julia has always__________me to try new hobbies. She showed me that going to the theater could help me become a better writer.__________, she taught me that discussing a play can excite an interest in reading.

If it weren't for Julia, I probably wouldn't have__________how easy it is to help the poor. There are so many ways that one person can__________. I've learned to be more appreciative of what I own. I am__________for the opportunities that I have been given. I will continue to think of ways to help those less fortunate for the rest of my life.

【推荐1】It is properly said that one can share any secret with a true friend. He may know your deepest _________ and weaknesses and yet will never let them out. However, _________ a friend’s secrets to yourself and not telling the world about him is what makes the relationship grow strong and last forever.You need to develop mutual(相互的) trust and understanding before you start sharing secrets with each other. With a true friend, secret talks never seem to _________ and it can be really exciting to know what has been going on in your friend’s mind.

There is a period in life when one starts having a personal field in life and parents are kept from it. It is because there are certain things that they _________ but there are certain problems which we can’t discuss with them. It is then that friends become the best secret sharers.

It is a general belief that only girls share secrets. However, boys have their own secrets that they discuss with only their closest friends. The secret talks can be about relationships, _________ with parents, secret tasks, and anything else that is not _________ to be known to others! If you think secrets are _________ to only teenagers, get your fact right! Secrets can be shared at any age not just among young people.

Sharing secrets with a friend is not just fun, but it also helps to _________ a lasting trust on one another. Sometimes, sharing secrets will tell you more about the person. You will come to know whether your friend is reliable and _________ and whether it is worth sharing your secrets with him or her. You can call it a(n) ____________ of friendship and if a person fails it, he or she is surely not worthy of being made a trustworthy friend.

【推荐2】Scientists say record heat has cost reef half of corals

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the earth's most precious habitats, lost half of its coral populations in the last quarter-century, a decline that researchers in Australia said would continue unless drastic action is taken to reduce the effects of climate change.

Colony sizes were smaller, there were fewer “big mamas," or older large corals that produce baby corals; and there were fewer of those babies, which are vital to the reefs future ability to_________. "Our results show the ability of the Great Barrier Reef to recover — its resilience (恢复力) — is weakened_________ the past, because there are fewer babies, and fewer large breeding adults," Dr. Andy Dietzel, the lead author of the study, said in a statement.

_________ a process in which corals turn white as water temperatures rise — contributed to sleep losses of Barrier Reef in 2016 and 2017. The southern part of the reef was also_________ to record — setting temperatures in early 2020. Researchers cited climate change as one of the major_________ of disturbances to reef.

“There is no time to_________ they said in a statement. "We must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible.”

Researchers were disappointed about what they saw as a lack of attention to the study from government leaders in Australia, the world's biggest coral exporter. The government has _________ calls to reduce carbon emissions even as heat waves, drought and fires continue to reveal the country ,s situation of being hurt by climate change.

The Great Barrier Reef, which _________ a vast array of marine life, has between 300 and 400 coral species and stretches for thousands of kilometers across the Australian coast.

"You can_________ see it from space," said Deron Burkepile. a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Coral reefs worldwide are ____________ for billions of dollars is tourism and provide habitats for fish that feed close to one billion people on the planet, he said.

“The situation is serious," Professor Burkepile said. But people should not feel ____________ about the future of coral reefs, he said, even as they wait for world leaders to take more ____________ steps to control the effects of climate change.

At the local level, ____________ nitrogen (氮) pollution — which ____________ fading — can be controlled by reducing fertilizer and sewage runoff, according to a study that Professor Burkepile conducted with other researchers at his university. "The other thing that we need to take away is that coral reefs are amazing resilient," he said. "If we don't continually damage them, they will________________.

【推荐3】It was in spring, 1968. I was standing beside a road hoping someone could give me a_______ . I was heading back to campus that was miles away and was considering_______ .

Many drivers slowed down and then_______ after having a look at me. I didn’t _______ them.

Why would they pick up a bearded, long-haired stranger? My life was very_______. I felt at a loss in college. I considered packing up my belongings when returning to my_______ .

Two hours passed. Finally a car_______ . I told the driver my destination.“The college in Oneonta? That’s_______ . Get in,”he said.“I’m Aaron. This is my wife, Sylvia.”“I’m Dave, a junior,”I said.

Aaron asked what I was_______ in college. “History, ” I said. “Secondary education,” “So you’ll be a teacher,”he said. I nodded.“________ !”He said excitedly. I was surprised by his reaction. Sylvia explained Aaron’s dream was to be a teacher.________   , he couldn’t afford college schooling. So he really________ me.

Aaron asked about my college life. I painted a positive picture of my________     . For the first time, I saw my future in front of me — to be a good teacher. I got a clear________ . Thanks to the couple, I gave up the idea of discontinuing my studies and finally________ a successful teaching career.