【推荐1】I was born to teach

What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a question we were asked quite often when we were little. The most common answers were, no___________, teacher, doctor or scientist. But _________ we grow older, our minds _______ and we begin to dream different dreams.

I have wanted to be a teacher for quite a long time. If, when the time comes, I get to make a choice of what _________to study at college, I know I will _________ choose to study education at a normal university.

A teacher's intrinsic (本质的) responsibility is to educate and impart (传授) knowledge. Of course, as a student, I've been _________ an education myself over the last 15 years. I've seen various teachers. In my opinion, a good teacher _________ not only the knowledge, but also the technique to get the message across. Majoring in education in a normal college would _________ me in both of the respects, and _________ me to start along the road of my ideal career path.

Actually, to be a good teacher is not just about teaching others but teaching oneself. It's __________ for teachers to push themselves along. It's breadth of knowledge that __________ a good teacher.

But __________ and perseverance(毅力) are also very important qualities in a teacher. You never know what you might learn from others. Good teachers know that they can learn from everyone. including their students.

I have been __________ by many excellent teachers during my life. They have taught me much about the world we live in. I truly believe that if I study education, I will be able to explore the __________ of how we learn and the importance of learning to live. I will then have the theoretical knowledge that will __________ me to be a qualified teacher in my career.

【推荐2】Isn’t it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture(培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?

I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to________this annoying weed called Bermuda grass. It was________stuff and it would really________if you didn't get it out by the________.

More recently when my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago, what I had to deal with was this certain part of weeds________to the Bermuda grass, which would also spread wildly.

After getting the inside of our home________, it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I________attacked the weeds________a small hand spade getting each one out by the roots.

Just this spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer________but another one was in full________. So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got to work________them from my yard. When I ________the work, my yard was better off.

Sometimes our life can be so similar. We all have weeds in our life. These weeds can be challenges, setbacks, or________beliefs, and the list can be________.

The________when dealing with these weeds of_________is to get to the root of it and remove them one by one out and eventually you will________this round. And when another crop of weeds________, deal with them directly________they spread, because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it, it will give you more courage and________the next time a problem arises up.

【推荐3】I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a _______ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew _______ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since — _______ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my _______.

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of _______, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s _______ me why visitors started respecting the place _______ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried _______ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would _______ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ________ it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ________ about organizing any big event. But in 2014, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ________. On that day, more than 300 people ________. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ________. I couldn’t believe the ________ we made — the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2016 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ________ 132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people ________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ________. You can’t blame others ________ you start with yourself.

【推荐1】Baby Miloszek was born with a heart defect. His disease is too ________ to be treated in Poland, but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case. ________, they require 80 percent of the payment in advance, a sum the family simply could not ________. That’s when Maria Andrejczyk ________ in to help !

Just a week after ________ her first Olympic medal ever and returning from Japan, Maria posted a(n) ________ on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning (拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.

Days later, a Polish convenience store called Zabka purchased the medal ________$125,000, which was more than Maria had ________ to get. Not only that, but when her story ________ , more people began donating to the fundraiser. Finally, they pulled in more than enough cash to ________ Miloszek’s trip to America! And the warm ________ doesn’t end there. Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her ________ forever!

“We were deeply touched by the extremely ________ act of our Olympian, so we decided to support the ________ for Miloszek,” the company wrote. “We decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria! We are glad that we were able to ________.”

【推荐2】The park bench was deserted as I sat down beneath an old tree. I was feeling _______, for the world was trying to drag me down. A young boy, out of breath, approached and stood right before me, saying with great _______, “Look what I found!” 

In his hand was a flower, and what a _______sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I forced a _______smile and then turned away. But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his _______and declared with overacted (夸张的) surprise, “It sure smells pretty and it’s _______, too. That’s why I picked it; here, it’s for you.” 

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I _______take it, or he might never leave. So I _______for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.” But _______ placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not ________. 

At that moment I heard my voice________; tears shone in the sun as I thanked him for picking a very best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the________he’d had on my day. 

I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old tree. Perhaps he’d been blessed with true ________from his heart. Through the eyes of a blind child, I________ could see the problem was not with the world; it was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I________ to see the beauty in life and appreciate every second that’s mine.

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A．pleasant

B．dangerous

C．pitiful

D．familiar

【推荐3】The caring employees at a Costco store near Cleveland, Ohio, are being honoured as heroes. It was because of their quick thinking and being sympathy (同情) , which ______ saved the life of a fellow co-worker.

The story ______ one morning when the employee failed to show up for his scheduled shift (换班) at 5 a. m. ______ for his colleague, the manager, Jesse Orsborn, decided to ______ and make sure everything was okay.

“In situations where someone might oversleep for the early shift, we usually give them a ______ wake-up call, checking if they’re on their way. However, this daily check-in took an unexpected ______ ,” shared Orsborn. When the employee answered the call, his speech wasn’t understandable, and the connection suddenly ______ .

Alarmed by the unusual conversation, Dave Mackin, the assistant general manager at Costco’s Mayfield Heights location, ______ , “We started calling several times, and each time, it became more ______ that something was seriously wrong. There was mumbling and groaning (喃喃自语, 呻吟着) , and it was evident ha he was experiencing a medical emergency.”

As events ______ it turned out that the co-worker was in the midst of a stroke (中风) . Without wasting any time, the quick-thinking workmates kept the man on the ______ while others dialed emergency services. Thanks to their quick ______, the man was quickly transported to the hospital and, fortunately, later went out of the hospital. ______ , it was noted that he faces a challenging road to recovery.

______ on the incident, Mackin stressed the strong sense of community within the Costco family. “We take care of our members. We take care of our employees. They mean the ______ to us,” he stated proudly.