【推荐1】My father was brought up in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance was unheard of. The family of five struggled hard to survive, which caused my father to be extremely_______with money.

When we children — two older brothers and_______— became_______that other children got money from their parents, we made the_______of asking father for some. His face turned stone cold. “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to_______.” he said. And so, when the_______arose, we went around the neighborhood seeking odd jobs or selling produce from the garden. His_______didn’t soften as we grew into adulthood and went away to jobs or college. There was a period of time when_______of us had a car, so we had to take the bus whenever we came home._______the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, even in bad weather.

So every time I came home from college, I had to walk alone a long way. I also felt less than valued. My father didn’t seem concerned about my________. One spring evening that feeling was________.

After a hard week at college, tests and long hours in labs had left me________. I longed for home and a soft bed.________, the bus stopped at my destination point, and I________, dragging my suitcase to begin the long way home.

A row of hedge (树篱) edged the driveway climbing the hill to our house. I was always relieved to see the hedge________it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray in the distance skimming________the top of the hedge, moving toward the house.

Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. At that moment I knew — each time I’d come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against my tears. He did________ after all.

That spot of gray became my beacon (灯塔). I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting________ in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he’d say, his face lengthening into mock (假装的)________.

I replied, “Yes, Dad.________I’m home.”

【推荐2】My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment（尴尬）.

I remember one day she came to school. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a ________ look and ran out. I ________ that I would grow up and become successful, staying away from her.

Then I ________ really hard. I was accepted by Seoul National University and left my mom. Then I got married and had kids, too. Now I’m living a happy life as a successful man.

________, this happiness came to an end when ________ my mother came to see me. Upon seeing my mom’s eye, my children ran away. I shouted at her ________, “How can you come to ________ my kids!” Hearing this, she looked at me for a while and then ________.

A few days later I received a letter from my mom.

“My life has been long enough now. And I won’t ________ Seoul anymore, but would it be ________ for you to come to visit me once in a while?”

“You see when you were very little you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t ________ watching you having to grow up with only one eye, so I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me. I was never ________ with you for anything you did. I really ________ you.”

My ________ fell apart. I hated myself and cried for my mom. I didn’t know of any way that will make up for the most ________ things I’ve done to her.

【推荐1】In October, 2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have _______ the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are _______ animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly forget them. Tabby was one such animal.

Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed _______ at best. After all, we didn’t have many adopters coming in _________, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also _______ ?” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the shelter.

One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had   _______ Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only _______ we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and run through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would _______ be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her _______ adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. ________, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary suffered from seizures (癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met they became ________. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures ________   they occurred, giving his family ________ that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s ________.

How could it be? Nobody could explain how Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had ________ the magic, the kind that has its roots in love.

【推荐2】An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor’s 4-year-old dog with saving her life during last week’s dangerously cold temperatures.

Tim Curfman was _______ his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its _______ was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn’t _______ do that. Curfman got the feeling that something’s _______. So he observed how his dog was acting and _______ it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87-year-old neighbor, Noreen, _______ in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell. Curfman _______ she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn’t have enough _______ to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a _______ of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to __________ her quickly.

Noreen, who didn’t have serious injuries, was lucky to __________ frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her __________, where his wife helped the elderly woman get into __________ clothes.

Noreen was __________ to Midnight for saving her life. “A dog like this __________ to be proud of because it’s not every dog that pays attention to things like this,” Noreen said in an interview.

【推荐3】Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main_______ to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.

But the latest news may_______turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles_______a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is_______ for both turtles and _______It can cause _______damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even_______eating sea turtle meat.

In the US, most people have_______eaten turtle. This is because turtles are_______by the United States law, which makes it________to harm or kill these amazing animals.“But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first________was to save turtles; now we must save________ too.”

Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger________that we should protect the oceans.“The ________of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all________. A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”

【推荐1】Like a good cheese, wine, or pair of well-worn blue jeans, some things get better with time. For me, Anne Lamott’s book named Shitty First Drafts can also be grouped into this________.

I can still hear the laughter when our high school English teacher________ it over two decades ago. At first, her nod to this classic essay was ________ on account of the fact that the elegant, not-quite elderly lady had just________the inappropriate word “shitty" into her classroom lecture like it was no big deal. As she went on to explain,I________her point about the writing process, and really appreciated some catch-phrases she d borrowed and used to________our attention.

Years later,when I was trying to find something to read, a college professor advised me to give Lamott’s Bird by Bird a________.This time around, I encountered some tips on writing that left behind only insightful,________and humorous bits of wisdom.How________it is to finally hear from a professional writer that like others, she also experiences the same sorts of struggles as a college student working at an essay assignment!

As a full-time writer, now I rely on _______to pay bills and put food on the table.When those words come less _______and I struggle to find any _______， I make a point of reminding myself where all brilliant writings begin. The ones who make it look easy are often those who have _______some interest, ability or natural talent and a lot of practice, efforts,and struggles.At this moment,when I re-read Anne Lamott’s Shitty First Drafts, it suddenly dawned on me that the story reveals more than what I have had _______, one of which is Lamott’s combined gift and endeavor. As it turned out, the more I dig into it, the more it _______my understanding of what is behind the words.

【推荐2】It was a day in late July, grey and depressing，with dark clouds ______ low. I was driving to Plymouth for a much-needed vacation. I traveled ______, hoping to get there and have dinner and a rest before evening came. Suddenly, on a lonely stretch of highway, a storm ______.       Pouring water shut me in, making driving impossible. I ______ onto the shoulder of the road and stopped.

Then, ______ someone had turned off a ______ in the sky, it ended. A thin ray, like a spray of gold，______ from the clouds. Every piece of grass was shining as the sun flashed on ______ drops. A rainbow ______ across the sky. It seemed as if the ______ had been there for me alone. I was ______ with awe and joy.

My friend Janet had a (an) ______ experience. She had walked out on a lonely beach ______. It was a time of ______ for her, and loneliness was what she wanted. Offshore ______ the darkening sea, she made out the ______ of an anchored fishing boat, and in it the figure of a man. After a while, she felt an intense and glowing sense of oneness with that silent figure. It was as if the sea, the sky, and those two solitary human beings were ______. I was   ______   with joy," she said.

Most of us have experienced such enlightened moments, ______ we seem to understand ourselves and the world. And almost anything can serve as the ______ of such a feeling： stars shining on new snow，or a sudden sight of a field of daffodils (水仙花)."

【推荐3】Three years ago, I took part in Model United Nations(MUN)held by the Education Department, which was a mock (模拟的) UN activity. During the two days, students were divided into different groups which _________ different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has various _________: best delegates (代表), honorable mentions and verbal mentions.

Each time I took part in MUN, I made good _________ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I'd been _________ because I had never won the best delegate award. I _________ those who I thought didn't deserve the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with _________ at their success. But later I realized that it was also _________ not to get the award because I could actually _________ something, and that I couldn't _________ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.

Failures are completely subjective (主观的) — we can look on a result as a failure or a(n) __________. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) __________ because you can always learn something from it and do __________ next time. This is supported by John Locke's theory that we are born with a blank mind: knowledge and ability are learned from our __________. That's true. If I make a mistake in life, then I probably won't __________ that next time. I believe this is __________ the best way to become better.