【推荐1】In 1923, Frank and his daughter Nova took a cross-country drive with Bobbie. During a stop poor Bobbie was _______ after by fierce local dogs. Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual, Frank left for hotel, _______ to find Bobbie return there to join them.

After hours without Bobbie, Frank got _______. Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭), Frank first drove _______ all around, honking frequently until midnight. Bobbie never appeared. After a week of _______ and placing newspaper advertisements, the _______ family had to give up and start driving home. Fall turning to winter, the family had to _______ the fact that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie.

Six _______ later, Nova was walking down a street when she _______ at the sight of a messy and ragged looking figure walking out of woods. His eyes were half-closed and red with ________, his feet bleeding. Nova screamed out “Bobbie” and in moments, aware of something, Bobbie began jumping up again and again to ________ her face, making unclear sounds of relief mixed with sobs of ________. He was skinny, footsore but he was happy to see her. At home he shook his tail, rolled over on his back, held up his pads and fixed the family with his eyes, seemingly to tell them his returning- home ________.

Imagine being 2,500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year. How incredible! But Bobbie, the Wonder ________, made it, which ________ the hearts of a nation.

【推荐3】Fear started taking over. I was walking into my first _________in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to_________my parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father _________ I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled （注册）in the _________high school in my new town.

I had no idea what to do. I didn’t _________ anybody in my class. On the first day, with _________, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Everyone's eyes were on me as I entered the room. _________paying attention to them, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the  _________class. With a soft voice he answered, “Yes.” His voice made me feel a little _________. He gave me a piece of paper called Course Requirements. Then he asked me to __________where I would sit. In India we had appointed seats. I spent the rest of the class taking __________ from the images by the overhead projector(投影仪). In Indian schools, we didn't __________the technology. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.

__________ it was my first day, I was confused which hallway to use, but I __________to get to my classes without asking anyone, I wasn't quite sure when I would have lunch. When the lunch bell rang, I headed for the cafe. Every__________seemed like an obstacle(障碍) I had to __________to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I got on my bus and sat down inside__________. I was thinking, today wasn't so bad.

As time passed that year, I developed some__________and started to love my school. Here, the teachers had a fun way of making things so__________that a three-year-old could do them. The main difference I found in America is the amount I learned each day. __________these educational opportunities I feel I am the luckiest person in the whole world.

【推荐1】A gentleman lost his family when young. He was homeless and went to the local _________ every day. Although the church never let him in, they left one of the windows _________ so he could hear Mass(弥撒曲). It gave him _________ and comfort. Many times we would bring him into our home for a hot shower, or a hot meal. Those were the times when his eyes lit up, almost like he _________everything he was going through.

Every winter I would get nervous for him and other _________ people. I would take blankets(毯子) and gloves to hand out. It never felt like _________. This winter was the _________. One night, concerned about our friend, I headed out with warm food and extra blankets. I found our friend’s _________ but didn’t hear a sound. Worried, I opened the tent and was _________ by what I saw. Another elder gentleman that was new to town was sleeping __________ under a pile of blankets. Our friend had __________ him with all of the blankets to keep him __________. Our friend sacrificed(牺牲) himself so another fellow human could __________ a cold night.

Our friend was buried in our local cemetery(墓地). The only people that __________ were our town’s few homeless people, my husband, my dogs and me. No matter how many blankets I buy, it will never be enough, but it’s __________. The whole society should make efforts.

【推荐2】The world is full of opportunities. Ignoring them or seizing one depends on one’s attitude. Mike seized the chance and did what he wanted to do.

Mike used to be a janitor (看门人) at an elementary school. He collected and cleared away the _________ for the school too. This school has a _________ place in Mike’s heart. He went to this school as a young boy and was a teacher there for 19 years. However, before his career in teaching, he _________ in the same school as a janitor. He has always been good at _________ with students.

Seeing this, the teachers _________ him to pursue a teaching career. After years of hard work and fierce ___________, Mike finished his degree in 2003 and _________ a teaching job at the elementary school. Since then, he has become a constant _________ in the school.

Mike found teaching a very rewarding job. For him, it was important that the students grow up not just remembering the _________ but also how a teacher made them feel. Mike was excited to teach the children at the school and was _________ to teach the fifth grade. He was shocked when the directors offered him the _________ of principal a week before the school year started.

“I am _________ grateful. I don’t do anything special. I just _________ and try my best,” said Mike. He was also very excited to take on the challenges of being the new _________ of the school, assume new responsibilities and help _________ the school.