【推荐1】I have always had a love for the mystery novel, because the novels make me think how to solve the mystery. I have loved______ jigsaw puzzles(七巧板游戏) since I was a little girl，______ my love for mysteries.

Some of my friends enjoyed reading Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, so I decided to ______ one of her other novels: A Holiday for Murder. After reading the first page, I couldn't ______ until I finished reading it. I had not only discovered a new ______, but also a new idol---Ms. Christie. Her excellent skill in combining suspense(悬念) and clues inspired me to ______ my own novels. I hoped someday I could inspire others with the ______ of reading and writing through one of my own works. I find writing my ______ is the best way to express my feelings and ideas at any time. I also love being able to ______ a new world of characters and events, simply through words.

My love for writing truly began with Ms. Christie and I would like nothing more than to ______that love on to more children by filling in them the love of books. ______ for me have always been gateways to another world where I can do anything I desire ---even being a ______ in one of Ms. Christie's many mysteries. I dream of one day walking into a bookstore and seeing my ______ on the shelf, and then a little girl picks up the book, eager to imagine herself in the world I have______, just like I did so many times when ______ Ms. Christie's stories.

【推荐2】You can’t imagine how crazy I was about football when I was young. For years, my life follow a(n) ______: I slipped out the house and played football until dark. But I was ______ infected with malaria (感染疟疾) one day. Soon enough, my mother rushed me to the hospital. And the doctor said I needed to be ______ into the hospital.

My dad often spent the night with me in the hospital while my mother ______ my sister at home. Then came the happiest moments when my father told me wonderful ______.

My father was a(n) ______ storyteller. In the hospital; he would tell me a story or two, or, sometimes, if he was not too tired, many in response to my request. He ______ bicycle sounds and the howl (吼叫) of the wind so vividly that the pictures would never ______ away from my mind. So happy were these moments that sometimes I even wished to ______ my hospital stay.

Because of my mom’s strict and careful care later, it became ______ difficult to recover slowly. No longer sick, no more stories. ______, I went into my father’s room one evening.

“Dad, you tell me stories only when I’m sick.”

My father laughed, “You are already eight and can read by yourself.”

He ______ me a book and said “Go and read that. It’ll tell you stories.”

That night, I opened the book and read what turned out to be the most ______ story that I had ever read.

What I discovered that night ______ my life. I became thirsty for books and became a voracious (求知欲强的) ______. Through reading, I felt as though I were on the magical journey to the endless.

【推荐3】When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a ________ author and founder of a youth ________ foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking. ________ now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.

It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice. In Valdosta, Ga., where I grew up, my community ________ two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer. I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt ________: Play football and overlook school. School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming ________ adversity (逆境) was ________ my neighborhood’s culture. Reading books got not so much.

Fortunately, I went to college. That’s where my reading difficulties really ________. Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading ________ in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong ________. Once, I ________ apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn’t notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my ________ to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important ________. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader.

I joined a book club and read every free moment I had. My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who________ reading. So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to ________ the lives of children living in under-served communities through literacy.

【推荐3】As I lay here in my hard_________hospital bed, nobody could understand how_________I wanted to leave this place. I_________my mom to grab me my keys. On my keychain, there was a soft piece of leather. She gave me a(n)_________look as if she thought I was going to drive myself home, but actually I just wanted to_________the only thing that symbolized my true passion and_________so many memories that transformed me as a person.

Every time I_________the leather I would think of one thing—_________.The leather was made of my first baseball glove that I_________so much. Lying in my bed with my eyes__________, I was taken toa sports field. The freshly cut outfield grass was luscious green. The baselines were gleaming white and perfectly straight I heard a__________of the judges speaking with the coaches and the parents chattering（闲聊）.My teammates' cleats（防滑钉）were__________as they walked across the dugout（球员席）anxiously__________the championship game. With a yell of “PLAYBALL”, I began a trot（小跑）out to my home at first base and everything__________smoothly.

________, my nurse walked in and I jumped when I heard her voice. She didn't mean to ________me, but I needed some medicine and should get examined.__________my eyes open, the road trip that I was on in my brain was now over. I was back to the__________of medical devices and a swollen arm. I realized an hour had passed! Even in__________times, the things and people you loved could help you escape and even make your__________.

【推荐1】A father and his daughter have donated a C$44-million cattle ranch (牧场) to a school for veterinary medicine (兽医学). They want to _______ students a unique resource to learn about animal medicine. 90-year-old Jack Anderson and his daughter Wynne Chisholm have been _______ W.A. Ranches since 2005 when the senior _______ from his work in the gas and oil field. They are now _______ the 19,000-acre (about 77km2) ranch to the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). Their only _______ for the donation are guaranteed _______ for their five full-time ranch workers and the ability to visit the ranch from time to time._______ that, the university will take on full _______ and ownership of the ranch and all of its property.

According to the news, the ranch is the single largest _______ of a ranch to a university in North American history.

“Our hope is that this gift will ________ the teaching and learning at UCVM, and make the students able to ________ and share scientific, evidence-based ________. They will strengthen our industry, ________ animal care and welfare, and inform the public,” Chisholm added in a statement.

Dr. Baljit Singh, dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, said: “The gift of a cattle ranch of this size and standard offers unexpected educational ________ within the creative teaching model practiced at the university.

“The ranch will provide a platform for ________ with other equipment, industry and the public sector. It can also ________ interdisciplinary (跨学科的) learning and research, and help develop an international centre in beef cattle health.”

“This gift will ________ the leadership of our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine even further. It actually ________ a unique opportunity for our students to ________ practical learning. This will also develop their professional skills, and make the ________ between human, animal and environmental health,” says university president Elizabeth Cannon.