【推荐2】Faced with a medical emergency, most people would freeze or panic, ______ a child. But Suzie McCash, then just four, not only kept a calm head but took ________ action to save her mom’s life.

Suzie, from North Tyneside, had just returned home with her mom Rowena. But as soon as Rowena ________ through the door of their house, she began to feel dizzy. Rowena ______ from a life-theatening allergy to salicylates (水杨酸盐), ______ in oranges and almonds. Within minutes, she had collapsed in the hallway, ______ to breathe.

With dad Wiliam at work, it was ______ little Suzie to save her mom’s life.

She carefully described her mother’ s situation to the ______ call operator, “Mommy had an allergic shock. I then got her medicine to make her feel ______.” Then Suzie was asked if she could ______ the front door of her home, and replied, “I can’t really reach the lock, but I’ll have a ______.” When doctors and nurses arrived, Suzie managed to let them in, and they were able to give lifesaving ______ to Rowena.

“Her dad and I told her she must have ______ because we have no idea how she managed to open the front door on her own!” Rowena later said. “When she was little she loved playing ______, which helped her stay calm and remember what to do in an emergency. I’m so _____ Suzie saved my life.”

I feel betrayed by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends _________ primary school and spend almost every day with each other. On Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I thought it was quite_________ and was not worried about the results. The next day after class, my math teacher told me that I had the lowest grade in the class! I felt so ashamed. I _________Hannah not to tell anyone else, and she said she would_________my secret. _________, the next day, I noticed that my classmates were _________at me as I came into math class and, when I went to sit down, I was shocked to find a piece of paper on my desk that said, “Stupid Sarah got a D!” I thought that Hannah _________ have told my classmates about my grade after promising not to. I was so angry that I went _________to Hannah and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more. She was really upset and swore that she hadn’t told _________ , but I didn’t believe her explanation. I don’t think I can ever truly forgive her. Now I have __________ my best friend. What shall I do?

Yours sincerely,

Sarah

【推荐1】“If there is no sun, turn to the stars; if you can’t be seen, sing louder...” These are the lyrics of a song written by a rock band made up of people with rare_________.

The eight amateur(业余的)_________ were all born in the 1980s and only _________ at charity events. In real life, they all have jobs but meet _________ on Wednesday nights for rehearsals(排练) to _________ their music skills.

“What we want to show to the public through our music is that _________ doesn’t mean the end of the road. We can also make our _________ heard in our own way. Our aim is to draw attention to people with rare diseases and to _________ the way others look at them,” said Su Jiayu, the band leader. He has Marfan syndrome, a rare disease with major _______: thinness and tallness.

In 2005, the two founders of the band, Wang Yiou and Cui Ying, who also have a rare disease,________ that there was no Chinese band representing people like them. So they __________ the band.

Its __________ are from different backgrounds, all with rare illnesses, but with a shared desire to__________ themselves through music. None of them had had __________ of writing a song or known how to play an instrument __________, but they never thought of ________. Ma Ge, a genius guitarist of the famous Sky band, was __________ by their performance at a charity event. He decided to ________ the young group to reach a higher level.

In 2019, the band released their first album, __________ 10 original songs written by the band members themselves. And they __________ to release their second album this autumn.

【推荐2】I am Ali. I have always had confidence in myself. My parents taught me to be _______ and that l could be the best at anything. I remember _______ my neighborhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest. Of course, I knew when I made the challenge, I would win. I never even _______ losing.

I started my boxing _______ when I was 12. In senior high school, I was sure I have the _______ to be the champion of the world. As part of my training, I would run down the street. I would rush in and out of shops to _______ them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to _______ a gold medal. I never thought of failing but only glory (光荣) that was going to _______ when I won. When I said I was going to be the “Greatest of the Time”, I _______ myself. And I still do.

But I didn’t know that my will would be ________ when I retired. In 1996, I was asked to ________ the cauldron (圣火) at the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

When the moment came for me to set fire to the cauldron, I realized I ________ the eyes of the world. Then I heard an extremely loud ________. I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic ________ in Rome, when I won the gold medal. I remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and ________ that I had come full circle. Nothing in life has defeated me. I am still “The Greatest.”

【推荐3】Until the age of eleven Zuna’s hobbies were pretty general: reading, playing the piano and dancing. Her interests _______ when she was in the sixth grade, as at that time, _______ and chemistry classes were added to the school curriculum (课程). Zuna was _______ by the two new subjects.

During the biology classes, Zuna realised that although her desire for more _______ was being achieved, her ambitions to do her own _______ and actually contribute to _______ were not satisfied. While looking for opportunities to _______ with research labs, she discovered that in many countries it was _______ for young students to do scientific internships (实习). She started _______ local research institutions, but was never selected because she was too young. She kept trying and was eventually ________ as a summer intern at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic.

Zuna’s first laboratory internship marked some ________ beginnings in her life such as her first successful research project, which ________ Zuna to participate in more scientific activities and then achieve greater ________.

Zuna shared her story, hoping to motivate her fellow pupils. “I am certainly no ________ than any other child,” she says, “yet I have an idea and enough passion not to ________.”