【推荐3】Last Saturday, when I cleaned up my house, I found a box simply marked “Nick”. I felt excited upon seeing the _________ of my eldest son, who now lives far away. _________, I spent hours looking through the box and I _________ an envelope, which said “For Nick to read when he is grown”. I have a tradition of writing_________ to my kids at different times in their lives. This _________ letter was dated Mother’s Day fifteen years ago, when he was in kindergarten (幼儿园). And _________ it brought back memories of a day when I _________ what a truly selfless and kind child I had.

You gave me the best _________ I’ve ever received today! I know you have been saving money for weeks to buy the _________ you wanted for a long time. Yesterday you ____________ me to take you to a nearby store. You ____________ me as I looked at things, and ____________ I liked something, you would ask how much it cost. I liked a lovely little teddy bear a lot. You ____________ that you loved it too and ____________ the bear all by yourself. Then you said you were ____________ because you had no ____________ to buy me a present and would just make me something for Mother’s Day. This morning you woke me up with a package. You were so ____________ and excited! There inside was the little bear. You ____________ your toy for me!

You are truly ____________ and I am honored to be your mom.

Love,

Mom

I smiled as I read the letter and I ____________ it to Nick. I hope reading it will make him remember how cute he has been and how happy I feel to be his mother.

【推荐1】Our family moved here from China two years ago, and we ______ we were pretty well adjusted (适应) to American ways. This year my parents decided to give a ______ and invite some of our American friends.

The party went pretty well. Our guests were amazed at the flavour (味道) of all the special foods. “I loved the dishes. You and the girls must have ______ hours doing all the work!” Mrs. Black said to my mother. “The girls ______ the cutting and I’m sorry they did such a ______ job,” said Mother.

I heard a little gasp (倒吸气) from my friend Kim. She told me she just didn’t ______ why my mother said so. “She doesn’t mean it! It’s just the way she talks.” Seeing her still confused ______ , I went on explaining, “Chinese parents consider it good manners to deny (否认) ______ about their children. Otherwise, it would be the same as bragging (吹牛).” Kim nodded slowly.

That Easter, the Blacks ______ our family for dinner. Mrs. Black cooked a huge ham. Mother said, “I’m not sure if I can eat one more bite. That was the ______ ham I’ve ever tasted!” “Aw, that ham was terrible,” said Kim. “I bet you could do a lot better, Mrs. Yang.”

There was an awkward ______ around the table. Clearing my throat, I ______ asked, “What made you talk like that?” “But you were the one who told me that saying nice things about your own ______ was the same as bragging!” she said. “I was just trying to ______ modest (谦逊的)!”

We looked at each other and everyone started laughing. Mrs. Black said, “That’s all right. We know you didn’t ______ it!”

【推荐2】This is about an incident which took place several years ago.

I used to visit an old age home _______ in our city Hyderabad in India. There I _______ a gentleman named Kurien who was in his late eighties. He served the Indian army and _______. He had a son who just did not bother to take care of his own _______ nor respected him while he was in the house.

Mr. Kurien got _______ with the life in his house and decided to move into this old age home here. We both began to share a lot of _______ whenever we met and slowly it was a daily affair that I used to spend some time with him _______ what he was doing in the army, their daily schedule, camps,food etc, which he used to share with _______ .

I used to carry with me some snacks and eat them under a tree with him. I saw him really very happy in my _______ . One day he told me with tears in his eyes, “I really found a very good ________ in you. I feel like living some more years to spend happy time with you.”

As we ________, I told him not to worry and that god would give him enough time to spend with me. However, I had an official meeting and could not go to the old age home the next day. The day after when 1 reached the home, his room was ________ . I was told he ________ the very night we both met last.

I really miss him. I have not given him anything ________ , except that I used to listen to his words and share his thoughts.

Let us ________ what we can.

【推荐3】I got out of the car that rainy Tuesday，already tired，and headed toward my company. It had been a(n)_________ morning with my son, Adrian, who has severe ADD (多动症). By the building entrance, something caught my _________: A chicken.

A man told me the chicken had been _________ around the last few nights. At the end of my _________, I saw her in the same spot, cold and _________. “Go find your family,” I said. All night I was _________ about her. What if a coyote (郊狼) got her?

It rained the next morning. No sign of the chicken. I _________ she had gone home. But then I found her. She was there, getting _________ on again. I _________ her some bread. She refused it and just stood there, __________ up at me. Halfway home that evening, I made a U-turn and went back to my __________ I picked up the chicken and drove home with her in my lap, her beak (喙) on my shoulder the entire __________.

I __________ on Facebook, asking if anyone had __________ a chicken. But no one claimed her. My __________ made herself at home even laying eggs in my backyard.

The biggest surprise was how Adrian __________ her. His ADD makes him get angry easily. __________ not with the chicken. She __________ him around the house and sits in his lap. The __________ between them has been such a blessing. That rainy Tuesday, I told the chicken to find her __________. Little did I know it would turn out to be us!