【推荐1】In one of our parenting disagreements, my husband stated that our kids should address adults as Mr. or Ms./ Mrs. and that our kids’ friends should call us Mr. and Mrs. Badzin. While I agreed with my husband in theory, I found the practice surprisingly _________ to follow. I didn’t want to send mixed messages to our children about how to speak to _________, nor did I want to _________ our friends who prefer to be addressed by their first _________. Rather than agreeing on the issue, for many years we came to terms: we were Nina and Mr. Badzin.

When other adults necessarily asked if we preferred their kids to _________ us as Mr. and Mrs. Badzin, I often said, “He’s Mr. Badzin, _________ call me Nina.”

Maybe, like many moms I know, I was the one who didn’t want to feel old. In those early years, it seemed that being called Nina was the best way to handle the _________ situation of everyone else in our _________ circle preferring first names.

The first time my opinion _________ was the day that my son had a new friend over who walked up to me and __________ said, “Mrs. Badzin, may we please have a snack?” “Call me Nina” was on the tip of my __________, but I suddenly realized that this little boy __________ me Mrs. Badzin wasn’t about me. It’s about his parents’ __________ for their child to demonstrate __________, and there’s no question his parents had __________. I felt envious of his parents who __________ less about what people thought than I did. I __________ them for going against the modern trend. That day __________ the Mrs. Badzin seed. As our kids started having more playdates, I was struck by the fact that compared to a child, I was __________, and I ought to be respected for my __________.

Now I want to be Mrs. Badzin more than Nina.

【推荐2】John is a busy lawyer, whose whole day revolves (围绕) around two things: work and his daughters. Balancing the two things often proves to be _________, so John spends most of his day in a hurry to do everything he needs to do and get everywhere he needs to be. With such a tough _________, it is common to find John and his children _________ at a McDonald’s, waiting for some burgers, fries, and shakes.

“I know _________ food isn’t the healthy thing I could give my daughters,” admits John. “But when we’re in a _________, it’s the most convenient thing around. _________, it makes them happy.”

Unfortunately, this attitude towards this type of food is one that so many _________ in the U. S. hold, and it is easy to know the _________. Nowadays, every single town in America has its own McDonald’s. In Los Angeles alone, it can sometimes feel like there is one on every _________. As if this hasn’t already made it hard enough for parents to __________, McDonald’s targets their slogan “Happy Meals” toward children so that every time they drive by, children __________ to go inside.

Although it may be very hard for parents to have __________ meals for their children, doing so is a necessity that this country can’t __________. Instead of letting children __________ the tasty but fatty meal, parents should get their children into the habit of healthy eating. __________, children will be more grateful for living long and happy lives.

【推荐1】As a reading specialist at an elementary school(小学), I work with many children who experience difficulty in reading. While there are obvious _______ during the year when students make great progress, there are also many _______ periods as well, when we, as teachers, want to find out why our students aren’t _______. Recently, I had an experience which allowed me a _______ chance to understand what goes on in the mind of a struggling reader.

Earlier this summer I _______ a bad concussion(脑震荡)while riding my bike. One _______result of my concussion was that I lost all short-term and some long-term _______ for a period of days. The days before and after the _______ seemed a blur(模糊)as the world went on around me.

People seemed to be _______ extremely quickly, and I struggled to __________conversations. Jokes were not __________ at all. Once I began trying to read the newspaper, but much to my disappointment, I realized that I couldn’t __________ any of what I read. I could know the words, but couldn’t understand the meaning. As I read, the words didn’t __________ pictures in my mind. I was reading each sentence slowly, then carefully setting it aside. The words had no __________, produce no images, and were simply words. By the time I finished the __________, I had built nothing in my mind. They were simply words __________ past my eyes, and I suddenly realized that this is how my student read!

I am just so __________ that this is a temporary condition. I have a much clearer __________of what struggling readers are __________. I remember that there are so many students out there, for whom reading is __________ so puzzling. We must reach them before they give up.

【推荐3】Sometimes the people who give you warmth are strangers. They brighten your day or your life. Snow makes everything white and brings a white Christmas. But a _________ in a cold winter morning made my heart _________. For several days snow fell heavily. It lay many inches thick on the ground.

My home is not far from the Hill Park station. Every morning I _________ to the Station and caught the eight o'clock train. When I got out of the train, I was about to _________ out of the railway station when my eyes got _________ on one old guy. The morning cold winter _________ were piercing (刺入) through my woolen _________. I felt it cutting through my flesh and bones.

I was walking quickly when I _________ the older man wasn't wearing anything on his _________ nor scarf around his neck, __________ he was sitting in freezing winds. I don't know how he was going to __________ those cold winters.

I went to him and asked the reason for not wearing any hat. He gave me a strange __________ and said nothing. I got the sign that probably he felt embarrassed that I asked him that. So I __________ off my woolen hat and handed it to him. I told him to keep wearing it. He then smiled. I smiled __________ and left. Actually, after you do a favor or offer a convenience, you will be deeply __________ by others. We said nothing, but we all enjoy the warmth, friendship and generosity from each other.