【推荐1】It was just after sunrise on a June morning. “Nicolo,” whose real name cannot be _________ to the public because of Italy’s privacy laws, _________ working the whole night at a factory in Turin. As he often did, he stopped by the “after work auction (拍卖)”. There, among many other things, Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look _________ above his dining room table. Nicolo and another bidder _________ until Nicolo finally won the paintings for $32.

When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily, he _________ the paintings with him. His son, age 15, who had _________ an art appreciation class, thought that there was something _________ about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair. It was signed (签名)”Bonnato” or so he thought, but when he _________ it, he only found “Bonnard,” a French _________ he had never heard of. He bought a book and was __________ to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same __________ as his father’s painting.

“That’s the garden in our picture,” Nicolo’s son told his father. They __________ learned that the painting they __________ was called “The Girl with Two Chairs.” The __________ called the Italian Culture Ministry; the official confirmed that the painting was __________ and worth as much as $50 million.

【推荐2】Mariah Reading is an environmentalist, who grew up with an early appreciation for nature. While studying art at Bowdoin College, she saw the vast amounts of _________ from her painting and sculpture classes. She began to seriously consider her footprint as a(n) _________. “How can I paint landscapes if I’m _________ them?” she thought. Then she started using the rubbish as her canvas (画布).

After graduation, Mariah travelled throughout the country, _________ rubbish to bring to her studio. One day, a _________ hubcap (轮毂盖) she found by the side of the road gave her a new _________ . She noticed the half hubcap had cracked off to _________ the line of the mountain range that she was in. So she _________ the mountain landscape on it and held it up in front of the real _________ and took a photo. It became the first in her __________ series.

Over the years, she has painted more than 100 pieces of rubbish and photographed her transformations __________ matching real-life landscapes. It’s like __________ new life into forgotten objects. Her practice __________ the principle of “leaving no trace” by __________ painting with sculpture and photography. Mariah hopes people see themselves and their own habits __________ into her works and make small changes in their everyday lives.

【推荐1】Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _____ but on their way back conditions were very _______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _____ alone, he would probably get back ______. But Simon decided to risk his ______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (绳).

As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another ______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, ______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁). It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s ______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to ______ . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe fell into a huge crevasse (裂) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he ______ to get out of the crevasse and started to ______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _____   

Simon had ______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be dead, but he didn’t want to leave ______. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive

【推荐2】“None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities you have.” Those were ________ words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.

Bailey was in the leading position of the students’ union. The young man had planned to ________ at his high school’s end-of-year ceremony (典礼) on schedule. ________, just the week before, he received shocking ________. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without treatment, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn’t ________ him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his ________ face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his ________. Without doubt, his appearance ________ everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to ________ his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily ________, no matter how hard life was.

At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to________ their time. “The future is truly in our hands. ________ about having impractical long-term dreams. Let’s be devoted to short-term goals,” He continued. “We don’t know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is ________ us.”

When the senior ________ his speech with the school’s motto, “Altiora Peto,” which means “I fight for higher things”, the entire room burst into cheers. ________, Bailey’s message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and mouthed the words “Thank you”.

【推荐3】At precisely 6 a.m., the sound of the alarm clock rings in the air. Sandy _________ herself out of bed and begins her morning _________ with a quick shower. After her shower, she prepares a simple _________. Grabbing a clean bowl from the dishwasher, she _________ into it a packet of instant oatmeal (燕麦片). She _________ in a cup of milk, stirs (搅动) and heats the _________ in the microwave. While waiting for her oatmeal to cook, she dresses for the day, _________ of the weather.

Fully _________ now, she removes her oatmeal from the _________, which has now ____________ just enough to suit her taste. It is her favorite flavor. As she enjoys each bite, she is ____________ of her mother, who always made sure Sandy ate a ____________ breakfast before leaving the house in the morning.

Checking the time on her phone, she ____________ swallows the last few mouthful of oatmeal before ____________. As she steps into the street, a gust of wind blows back her hair. She covers her head with the hood of her coat,____________ the scarf around her neck, and walks to the ____________.

After ____________ into her seat on the train, ____________ of her mother stir again. She takes out her phone and ____________: “Hey mom, thanks for the ____________ you knit me. It came in real handy this morning. Love always”.

【推荐3】The earthquake was over and the city was in ruins.

I had no choice but to walk home as all the   _______ had stopped as a result of the quake. On my way home I   _______ an old lady at a bakery shop giving out free bread, which made my heart _______. A man was holding a sign saying, “Please use our house.” He was _______ his house for people to go to the restroom.

The next day I drove to have my car _______. There was not enough gas now and many gas stations were either closed or had very _______ lines. I got worried, _______ I was behind fifteen cars. Finally, when my _______ came, the man smiled and said, “_______ this situation, we are only giving $30 worth of gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course. It’s nice that we are all able to ________ ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

At the escape center I saw a man ________when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their center. However, after he cleaned up the tears, his next ________ surprised me. “I am very ________ that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t ________ any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” Hearing that, I realized there was a bright future on the other side of this ________.