【推荐1】I still remember the first day of high school. As a freshman, I was both excited and ________. I didn’t know anyone, and I wasn’t sure how I would ________. But little did I know, my high school experience would end up being one of the most transformative times in my life.

One of the biggest challenges I faced in high school was ________management. I was involved in several extra-curricular ________including the debate team and student government, and I found it difficult to ________my schoolwork with my other commitments. However, over time, I learned how to prioritize and manage my time effectively. I discovered that by setting clear goals and creating a _______I could accomplish everything I wanted to without making a mess of my school life.

Another important lesson I learned in high school was the ________of hard work. I had always been a good student, but in high school, I was challenged to ________myself even further and strive for ________in everything I did. Whether it was a difficult math problem or a challenging essay, I learned to ________the struggle and persevere through difficult tasks. This ________and way of work would serve me well in college and beyond.

High school was also a time of ________growth for me. I made new friends, ________my interests, and discovered who I was as a person. I was ________to new ideas and perspectives through my classes and extra-curricular activities, and these experiences helped shape my  ________and values.

【推荐3】Many freshmen find their first year of high school frightening. Students feel a(n) ________ of anxiousness and excitement as they ________ their four-year journey. Many freshmen are becoming involved in activities around campus to ________ the new school.

“My first week at Freedom was frightening and ________ .” said Caden Kitchen, “but my sister Avery, who is a senior, ________ me out.” By his sister’s showing him around campus, Kitchen felt more ________ and prepared to begin his year. He joined the golf team and planned to join the hockey (曲棍球) team to follow his love for ________ and meet new people.

Many students have older ________ who are willing (愿意) to show them around campus.

“ ________ upperclassmen helped me make new friends and adapt to this new campus,” explained Madison Clayton. Clayton is also looking forward to playing softball on the Freedom team where she hopes to meet ________ friends.

Sports are a ________ way for freshmen to meet new people and to get involved in the school. Besides making friends, freshman year can still be ________ .

“I seem to be at the ________ of the school food chain (食物链),” Shane Lenoir said. “It looks like everyone else on campus is ________ than me.”

“High school was frightening at first,” Joshua Brant said, “but I’m excited to take on my next four ________ .”

【推荐1】I wasn’t particularly great at school. And 1 wasn’t the _________ boy because was quiet and shy. Mrs Kerswell was my English teacher. It’s hard to _________ her exact age. When you’re a child, every adult is _________. She must be past middle age, with grey hair and a(n) _________ face. Her lessons were in a totally stress-free environment. However, I was really _________ because I went from a _________ school with 28 people up to the sort of bigger town junior high school.

I didn’t _________ anyone. No one from my _________ school went there because we all went to different schools. I really struggled in my first year to _________. Thanks to Mrs Kerswell she was really the sort of humorous teacher you could have chats with, who read materials that weren’t on the syllabus (教学大纲) just for ____________.

She managed to make Beowulf interesting to a number of ____________. She was key in keeping my love of reading going. It certainly wasn’t a ____________ thing for a boy of that age to love ____________ as an entertainment. Actually, I just treated it as a learning task. But she reminded me that books were fun and they weren’t just about learning or the ____________.

When I was 13, I wasn’t excellent at writing. But she allowed and ____________ me to write in a natural way. Unlike my other teachers, she told me not to use the fanciest ____________. “Writing is not about flowery language but about real communication. ____________, you’re having a conversation on a page,” she said. So it made me realize that I didn’t have to ____________ about it too much.

I saw her once, over 10 years ago. My writing career was going well, and she was proud of my achievements and ____________ as a writer, and I really ____________ her for keeping the fame on.

【推荐2】Two heroic teenage lifesavers were praised after rescuing(救援) a drowning man from Lake Mulwala.

Grace Creenaune, and Erica Montgomery, 18, were on duty _________ as lifeguards at the local water park on Tuesday, when two men bought tickets to go into the park.

Workers _________ the men had been drinking and they were _________ to leave. After getting their money back, the men left quietly crossing the road to Lake Mulwala where they _________ into the water. They were swimming out of sight of the workers when one of them got into _________. So his partner ran for _________, straight back to the park where they had been asked to leave.

Grace said that was when their training _________. “He was probably about 20 metres out, and when we got to him, he was completely underwater and we _________ to pulled him back onto shore (岸),” Grace said.

The pair had _________ been lifeguards for a short period of time. Erica said it was quite a(n) __________. “Looking back on it, now it’s a lot more __________ than it was at the time.”

The girls’ boss said she was extremely __________ of them, saying they had put themselves in danger. “There is no __________ that if they had no training or quick response (反应), the man would not have __________, she said. “I really appreciate their courage to take the __________.”

【推荐3】A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a _________ on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she _________ it.

For most people, that would be the _________ of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell _________ the letter. He had just called his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the _________ on the ground outside of a hardware (五金器具) store in Manvel. “I realized it was a gift,” said Carrell. “I _________ it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really _________ me.” Carrell thought the letter would brighten someone’s day and that maybe he could find the _________, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, _________ one man.

“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s reply,” said Carrell.

The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t __________ you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to __________ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally __________ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s wife’s birthday.

“__________ the letter made it home,” said Alvarado “We are thankful for what James Carrell did.”

We often forget the power of __________ things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) __________ impression.