【推荐1】A famous theorist once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong: or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”

What on earth would make someone a non-learner? Everyone is born with a _________ to learn. Babies rise to the learning _________ daily. Not just for ordinary tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like leaning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the _________. Babies don’t worry about making mistakes or _________ themselves. They walk, they fall, they _________.

What puts an end to this fearless learning? A fixed mindset(固定的思维模式). As soon as children become able to evaluate(评估) themselves, some of them become _________ of challenges. They worry about not being _________. My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s breathtaking how many _________ an opportunity to learn.

We offered four-year-olds a _________: they could do an easy jigsaw(拼图) again or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the __________ one. They believe smart kids don’t make __________. Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a __________ choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle __________? They chose increasingly difficult-ones instead.

Believing that success is about learning, children with a growth mindset seized the chance. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to expose their __________. This is how a fixed mindset makes people into __________.

【推荐3】We have all heard of giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one has babies, it makes national news_______, and pictures of their babies are_____     circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not ______ of itself.

The lovely animals have ______ a classic test of self-awareness. They cannot     ____ themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to ____   whether children or animals have a ______ of self-awareness.

In the test, an animal is presented ______ a mirror. Researchers then watch to see ______ it notices a mark on its face, which is only_______ in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark, it often ______ it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old.

Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas, ______ of them did the same thing as those animals did. ______, each panda behaved as if their_____     in the mirror was another panda altogether. They acted as if they were_______ by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking_______.

The________of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity (圈养). For example, one-directional glass sometimes used in the areas may     ____ pandas to feel stressed when they see their own image in the ______. That’s because they might believe it to be another panda,________themselves.

【推荐1】Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then _________ to the places that interested them. Nonsense! What you see from the _________ of a moving bus is unreal and completely removed from the authentic sights, sounds and _________ outside.

Be adventurous! The best way to experience any place is _________ and with absolutely no travel _________. Simply go wherever your feet and your _________ lead you. You eventually will get to the same sites that are on the bus tour-the museums, the monuments city hall-but will have _________ much more. You will have felt the contemporary life of the city.

“But what if I get lost?” People might ask. No one gets _________ lost in a major city. Eventually, you can find your way back to a well-known location. If it frightens you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you _________. However, the nicest things can happen if you get lost. You stop at a sidewalk cafe to sit and __________. You ask instructions of the local people at the __________ table. And even if they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more __________ because of the experience.

So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, __________ your money. __________, wander on your own. I promise (承诺) you a time you’ll __________ with great pleasure.

【推荐2】As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very _____ for young men or young women to care for the aging _____. Young people always complain that they _____ too much pressure with caring for the elders. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____ topic in recent years. In my opinion,we,our government and our society can do _____ as follows.

Firstly, our government should adopt more _____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions. Then the elders will _____ that they can support themselves and needn’t worry about their living expenses.

Secondly, I think that every young people should take _____ to care for their old parents. Your parents have taken great efforts to bring you up. So when they get old, you should let your parents know that you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.

Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ the elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. Through the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.

In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ______ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us,especially the youth. Let’s ______ more attention to the elders’ life.