【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

When I was in junior high school, darkness began filling my mind. I don’t know the day or the reason     1     it began. All I know is that I started feeling hopeless and worthless. I hid in my room,     2     (stare) out of the window, thinking about all my failures. I even questioned     3     being alive was worthwhile. My dark mood wasn’t constant. It would fade at times, but it always returned.

It was my parents that helped me identify the shadow     4     hung over my life — depression. Depression is     5     mental illness that drains your energy and prevents you from enjoying life. It can keep you from succeeding at school or work or from connecting with others. At its     6     (bad), depression can even lead to suicide.

When your mood is dark, how do you know whether you are depressed or just sad? Think about how long the feelings     7     (last). If they have persisted for weeks or months, get help.

No one     8     face depression alone. If you’re depressed, find someone — a friend, parent, teacher or pastor — and tell them your feelings. Consider seeing a doctor or psychologist, if they are getting worse.

When I was depressed, I was     9     (embarrass) to tell anyone. I didn’t want to seem weak or needy. But when I told my friends, they supported and encouraged me.

In fact,     10     depression affects many people worldwide, treatments are available and can bring hope and joy back into their life.

【推荐3】语法填空

In recent days, I have watched a TV series named The Awakening Age. It tells the story of how the Chinese Communist Party (共产党)     1     (found) in 1921 by the generation of Chen Duxiu.     2     story is so inspiring and touching that I can’t help     3     (feel) passionate about it.

This TV drama reminded me of all of the things I had seen and experienced about the Communist Party. To some degree, I really feel a deep     4     (connect) with the Party. There is no doubt in my mind     5     the Party has helped to support both an improvement in the quality of my life and my educational development. I believe it will continue to provide me     6     the support in the process of my growing up in the future.

Having visited some of the historical places     7     (record) in China’s development, I began to grow much     8     (close) to my country’s political identity (身份). My memories from these unforgettable experiences have become an important part of the person I am today.

Now I can proudly say that I     9     (come) to understand the whole history so far and am familiar with almost all of the stories of our Communist Party. To tell the truth, I really admire all of the Party members,     10     have made contributions over the years in order to realize the great rejuvenation (振兴) of our motherland.