【推荐2】Under Water

June was sitting by the swimming pool in her new swimsuit . Feeling really hot, she dived into the water. _______ else was in the pool. It was so good to have the whole pool to herself. The fresh water _______ her body immediately. She _______ on swimming around the pool.

Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, June grew _______ easily. “Ah, no pain no gain,” she thought to herself. June continued to swim, realizing her head was hurting. Her breathing became _______. Then she saw the lifeguard and some others around the pool. No sense in embarrassing (使尴尬)herself or bothering anyone, she _______ on.

Then June found herself in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a _______, she continued on.   _______ she made it to the other side of the pool. Tiredness and weakness made it difficult for June to get out of the pool. As she _______, her body swayed (摇摆)back and forth, losing her ________.

Realizing she needed help but unable to even say anything, she leaned against the pool side. Several minutes later she had enough ________ to pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool, she felt that someone was ________ at her. It was the lifeguard. June was only able to wave her hand, telling him that she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in such a ________ and you don't ask for help? Maybe you're afraid you'll be made a laughing stock (笑柄). We've all been there. There is nothing wrong in asking for help. ________ has many ups and downs. When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” stop, look around and ask for help before you find yourself “________”. The journey of life will be happier and more satisfying.

【推荐3】It was during a school trip to the Art Gallery of NSW that I realized I was not white.

Aged eight, rough and _________ like any child travelling to an exciting place miles away from their own home, I was seriously reminded by a teacher to _________ in one place. To ensure this happened, and that I did not escape to a closed-off exhibition area_________when her eyes turned elsewhere, she forced me to hold the hand of a quiet, modest girl in my class, the typical teacher's_________.

Already feeling incredibly self-conscious, the moment took a_________ for the worse when a fellow classmate eyed our _________ hands. With a finger pointing _________ towards us, he said, “God, I can see her hand turning _________ already.”

That night I came home and cried in the shower. My own secret purchase of a Dove beauty bar _________to wash off the thick layer of dark grime(污点） onto my skin. For the first time I was forced to confront the vast__________ between who I thought I was and who I actually was.

Race proceeded to become something I__________ with all throughout adolescence. In stories like these, the climax comes during __________, the most important period of my education. To an extent, that was true.

While race is the source of many of our struggles, it is also the __________ of our characteristics, dearest stories, and most __________ people. We have come to understand life better from our race. As people coming from an ethno-cultural(种族文化的） minority, our race informs, but does not single- handedly __________,who we are.

【推荐1】Language development occurs at the same time as the development of thought in young children.______, a child who struggles with language development will also have ________ in other academic subjects.

Language acquisition________some general, universal patterns. However,_______an environment that provides modeling for language and communication, a child will not develop________ability with which he or she was born. Language development________at the start of an infant’s (婴儿的) life. By the time a child reaches 5 years of age, however, he or she will have a________of several thousand words. Language and literacy (writing and reading) skills develop______. However, experts used to________that children developed language skills first, and then were capable of________literacy skills. We now accept that these_______ are interconnected and that a child doesn’t develop the skills separately.

Language development directly________school success. It’s one of the best predictors of a child’s academic achievement. Reading is________taking meaning from print, and a child is________to connect those written symbols with meaning because of early language development.

Language development is________important in a child’s ability to convey and express________. This begins with an infant’s beginning babble (含糊不清的话) and the connection that is built between the________and his or her caregivers. Early language consists more of cries to verbalize (用言语表达) needs and gradually gives way to more verbalization. A child that can convey emotion through________will be able to deal more________with school and academic tasks and will be more successful________in the school setting.

【推荐2】Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet ______ the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is ______ than before because of the Internet.

What’s going on in ______ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game ______ ? What’s the life like in the ______ part of the sea? ______ you want to answer all these questions, ______ come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn ______ reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of ______ can be collected at great speed.

Can we go shopping without leaving ______ ? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we   ______ without going to school? Can we ______ money without going to a bank? All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ______ . The Internet helps us ______ our horizons . The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ______ . Great changes have taken place in our life since the use of the Internet.

【推荐3】Many years ago, I bumped into an old friend of mine. He had devoted his life to acting but had never been quite successful. In his middle age, he seemed _________ and sad.

I thought of his dogged (顽强的) _________. Was it smart or foolish? What could he have achieved had he quit his dream of acting and moved on? Our culture does not look _________ upon quitting. Failure is perfectly acceptable as long as it eventually _________ in success.

We chant (反复喊着) “Winners never quit” and “If at first you don’t succeed, try again.” We _________ stories of persistence, of the author who _________ stories for years before her novels were published or of the athlete who trained since childhood to win gold at the Olympics.

Persistence _________ when it is rewarded with success, but it does not reward every person. For every JK Rowling, there are thousands of _________ writers who will never get published. For every Olympic athlete, there are innumerable others who trained every day of their lives and never met the standard.

We all agree that doing the same things and expecting a different result is _________. So why do we believe that persevering through failure after __________ is a good idea?

We consider quitting in the face of failure to be __________. We believe that perseverance is the key to success. But perseverance is only one part of success. You need talent or skill, as well as passion and drive. Luck and timing are also key to any great success.

Our society believes that anything is possible, as long as you “believe”. But not everyone can make it. Quitting when you’re not __________ is sometimes the smartest thing to do.

Obviously, if you enjoy a __________, regardless of its outcome, you should continue. If you knew your novel would never be published, would you want to write? If you could never be a champion swimmer, would you __________ train? Sometimes, it is wise to put your energy into something else.

Failure is not always the path to success. Sometimes, failure is the door to something __________.