【推荐1】I was once invited to a chamber--music concert at the home of distinguished philanthropist(慈善家). I knew very little music, that is, I was almost tone deaf —only with great effort could I ____ the simplest tone. So when the music started. I ____ my face in an expression of appreciation, closed my “ears” from the _____ and was lost in_____   thoughts. Just at the moment, I heard a gentle _____: “ You're fond of Bach?”

Actually I knew ____ about Bach. But I did know I was sitting next to Albert Einstein. “I've never heard any of his music.” I said ____ . A look of______ washed across his face. “You have never heard Bach? You will come with me.”

He ____ me upstairs, opened a phonograph(留声机) and put Bing Crosby’s record______. After three or four phrases, he______ the phonograph, “Now,” he said. “Will you tell me what you have just heard?” the simplest ____ seemed to be to sing the lines. “You see,” he cried   ____, “You do have a(n) ____ !” He then found Caruso’s record and set it going, Caruso was _____ by at least a dozen others, more and more   ____.

“Now we are _____ for Bach!   Just allow yourself to listen. That is all.” he said. It wasn't really all, of course. Without the effort he had just ____   out for a total stranger I would never have heard Bach’s “ Sheep May Safely Craze.”   I have heard it many times since. I don't think I shall ever ______ it. Because I never listen to it _____ . I'm sitting beside a man with eyes that contain in their extraordinary warmth all the wonder of the world.

【推荐3】Sanian Dance

“Saman” is the most popular dance in Aceh, Indonesia and it has become well-known abroad with the name “the dance of thousand hands”, It is normally_______to celebrate important occasions. Its origin is from the Gayo ethic group from Gayo Lues, Aceh Province, and is normally performed to_______religious messages with a long history.

This dance is done by a group in a_______sometimes with some displacement and dancers perform while kneeling. UNESCO has officially recognized Aceh’s_______Saman Dance as a mysterious element of world cultural heritage, which needs UNESCO’s_______protection.

It’s energetic, dynamic and_______excellent coordination among its performers. The movements are_______because those movements also form the_______of the dance. Apart from the_______of claps, chest slapping and hand hitting the floor, there’s only one person reading a story. If it’s not powerful then nobody will________anything and if it’s out of control, it will not only________the rhythm but somebody may get hurt. However, those are the________of this dance.

Eight to twenty male performers________in a row on the floor and make different kinds of chest movements________by songs, clapping hands, slapping hands on the floor, etc. The songs usually are about religion. The dance starts with________movements, increases its pace gradually to great speed and finally comes to a sudden________. There are many different regional versions of Saman.

Currently, Saman is performed to help develop Acehnese________, so it’s performed to open cultural festivals, national ceremonies or even abroad to________Indonesia as a whole. It is performed by students not only from Indonesia, but to various countries. Now, Saman is also performed by women.

_____it has changed from its________form, Saman continues as a symbol of an attractive speed dunce from Indonesia.

【推荐1】I have always been a big girl. I am comfortable with my body but there is a price to pay for being _________ .

In primary school, I was enthusiastic about gymnastics but I had to _________ my shortcomings by hours after hours of extra practice, going over every routine. It took months to master the ribbon（带子）, which I used to get in a terrible _________ . However, I carried on and _________ greatly so that in 2015 I was in the National Championships Final.

Whenever I went up in a _________ , I always got the sense that the crowd did not expect much from the overweight child before them. They _________ about my weight in low voices. One man even said, "That's the ugliest leotard（紧身衣）I've ever seen and the elephant inside it isn't much _________ !”

I felt _________ . Trying to smile away the tears, I decided to let my ribbon do the talking. I had worked particularly hard on my ribbon and it showed. On the first beat I knew it was to be _________ . I was gliding on the music, each move under ____________ control. Soon the whispers of the crowd turned to cheers. As I went into that last split leap, the crowd ____________ . I turned to face them and found each one on their feet, applauding. It was incredible.

I was titled National Champion that year, but the best thing I got from hours of ____________ practice was the knowledge that my appearance cannot determine who I am and should never limit what I can do. Society seems to ____________ that overweight people are unhappy with their weight and have little ____________ , so they never amount to much. What a ridiculous guess! I believe I can achieve anything ____________ I am bigger than my body. Who wants to be ordinary anyway?

【推荐3】You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.

For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ______ was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year, I started dating, but with ______. When I first dated Steve, I ______ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was amused that he was an animal lover, I ______ that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack Flora, the cat.

The next week we walked our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our ______, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)? I liked him too, but so _____? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. ______, I began to fall for him.

We continued to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her ______. I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly ______ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve ______ his house. All worked ______. The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, ______ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team ______ for Tilly. We made good housemates.

A year later, much to my delight, this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor did I ______ him to. That’s only for giving ______ to the dogs that brought us together.