【推荐1】Few 17-year-old girls know how to weld (焊接)two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n) ________ for my father’s personal plumbing (管道装置) business. This summer job often needs to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental ________ , and, to some extent,   ________ a tough and elegant attitude. It is often difficult to cope with. But I ________

Every morning, I have to put on a pair of men’s jeans. Most of my peers are ________ to wear it in public. I ________ tied my hair when I rushed out of the house, and ________ into the front passenger seat of the plumber’s construction vehicle.

When my peers were part-time babysitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the ________ basement. Thick dust   ________ my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing beautiful and neat; everything in front of you is ________ .

Honestly speaking, I felt ________, discouraged and unable to think hard. Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. I asked myself why I had to ________these dust and sweat. I can even find another job, a ________ job more like my peers. ________ , just like I hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these little ________   emotions. After all, the world is built by people who are willing to get their hands________ . Life is a process of ________ chaos and learning to clean up, and pipeline work is no ________.

My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create ________. When customers are ________for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and mental discomfort of plumbing work is worth it.

【推荐2】“Nothing will ever be the same again,” Ally said to herself.

Ally’s father _______ last summer. It wasn’t fair, Ally thought. Dad was young and had never been sick. Why had his heart _______ stopped? Ally sank slowly into her father’s favorite chair and looked at his picture on the bookcase. “I miss you, Dad,” she said _______.

She felt a hand smoothing her hair and _______. “Why don’t you come outside with me , Ally?” her mother asked. “By this time last year you’d already taken dozens of pictures of birds.”

But her mother must know bird watching wouldn’t be the _______ this year. How could it be? Ally wondered. Ever since she could remember, she and Dad had been a team, _______ the woods for the special wood warbler (林莺). “I’ll be out in a while, I promise,” she answered.

After her mother left, Ally _______ the photo album. On the cover was a photo of a tiny yellow bird with blue-gray wings and black eyes. Dad _______ it from a local newspaper. Ally smiled, remembering the _______ look on Dad’s face when he showed her the pretty bird.

“I can’t ________ someone spotted this little guy way up here in New Jersey,” he said. “Wood warblers are usually ________ in the south not this far north. I bet ________ we search real hard, Ally, we’ll see this little guy together someday.”

Ally closed her eyes. She loved ________ about the times she and Dad had spent searching the woods for the little bird. They’d never spotted the warbler ________ her father had an amazing way of making each outing seem ________. If only I could get that good feeling back, she thought, sighing.

【推荐2】Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening ________ their schoolwork with their mother. They had to go out fishing. Their father, a fisherman, was feeling ________ . The brothers had to catch some fish so that their father could ________ them in the market the next morning to support the family.

That evening, Rahim decided to ________ the sea early. He knew that if he and Johan were to set off late, they might not be able to find a good ________ at sea to catch plenty of fish. Rahim urged Johan to hurry and instructed him to ________ the fishing net onto their boat quickly.

While out at sea Rahim helped ________ the boat when Johan cast the net into the waters. Although it was ________ work, they were glad to be able to help their sick father. While waiting to pull the net in, the brothers took out their ________ from their bags to revise. It was not easy as they could not see clearly under the dim light from the oil lamp. Suddenly, their boat _________ hard from left to right. Rahim gasped (喘气) and held his brother’s arm __________ . Although he was __________ , Johan remained calm. He went to the __________ of their boat to take a look. He saw the net shaking.

Excited about the __________ , Johan decided to pull in the net. To his surprise, there were no fishes. Upon taking a __________ look, Johan found that the net had a huge __________ in it.

“A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,” Johan __________ seeing this.

__________ , the brothers returned home. However, their parents were __________ that they had persevered (坚持) and put in their best __________ that night.

I was so thrilled and a little frightened when I began to be a student in a kindergarten. The large classroom was full of books and toys, the two things I _______ I had been always interested in them. But it was also full of kids all_______ than me. Because my birthday was in late September, I was bound to be the youngest kid in my class until 7th grade.

I think that my mom realized I was a little_______. That was why she was always there to_______me up right after school when I could have_______taken the school bus like my classmates did. I would get on and take the front seat next to her and tell her all about my _______ Sometimes we would even read a book and wait _______all the cars and buses had left before we _______ home. I cherished those _______times when I had my mom all to myself. I felt so________and peaceful when we sat in the car together. Beginning the new challenge of ________ didn’t seem so difficult when I knew that I could __________ my happiness and sadness with her. Being a tiny, little kid in a scary world wasn’t so __________ either. I knew that my mom loved me and that was all I________ to be loving, joyful and strong.

As I________ those happy times, now I can see that they also________ me for another special relationship I would find later in life. All those times I spent ________ to and being with my mother helped me ________ my heart to the world. Her beautiful love helped me ________ to love. Her comforting arms guided me to comfort others. Mom, I love you forever and will be always ________ to you for what you gave and taught me!