【推荐2】My dog Chi Chi always has a smile on her face. However, before my family adopted (收养) her, her life was pretty _______. It’s hard to believe this sweet dog was once left in a dustbin (垃圾箱). Her _______was injured and she was in pain. But when the rescuers got to her, her eyes shone with _______and she was trying to get to them. Her rescuers drove her to the closest hospital to get her _______. The vets there _______her by fitting her with a prosthesis (假肢) and shared her _______on the Internet.

That’s how my parents and I first _______her. For weeks, we _______Chi Chi’s story and discussed adopting her. We _______had three dogs. My mom wanted to know who would ____________her, because it might be a lot of work to take care of a dog that was ____________.

We had a lot of ____________about Chi Chi. Her rescuers sent us photos and videos. After we adopted her, we made her try different prostheses so she could move around more ____________. She’s made a lot of progress with her ____________, and now she can even jump up on the sofa.

Chi Chi has a great attitude ____________she’s been through something hard. She’s always smiling and happy. Chi Chi has a lot to ____________about kindness and about ____________little achievements (like making ____________with walking or jumping). She has taught me to care about the   ____________of others and help them. I’ve also noticed that when people meet Chi Chi, they talk about hard things they’ve faced. I think she shows them it’s possible to ____________anything difficult. She sure encourages me to be the best I can be, like she is every day.

【推荐2】Humour is an important part of life in Britain. British people can laugh and make _______ in almost any everyday situation. A lot of people _______ that a good sense of humour is more       ___ in a partner than good looks or money.

Britain’s comedy industry is _______, with a large number of TV comedy programmes and comedy festivals. The nation’s top comedians are superstars who_______ live shows all over the country in front of thousands of fans. So why are humour and comedy particularly important in Britain? It’s well known that laughter is _______for you. When you laugh, your body       _______ hormones(荷尔蒙) make you feel happier and healthier. Sunshine has a _______ effect, so maybe the British _______laughter because the weather is so bad.

________ film actors and musicians, Britain’s comedians and TV comedy shows generally aren’t very popular in other countries. Of course, every ________ has its own sense of humour, but the British sense of humour seems to be particularly difficult to ________ if you aren’ t British. The British often use sarcasm(讽刺), for example, they might say “Well done!” when someone makes a ________. British comedy characters are often very unkind and rude to each other and British people ________ to make fun of themselves, too. For people from other          _______________ , this can all seem embarrassing or impolite. ________, not all British humour is impossible to understand for people outside the UK. The Mr Bean TV shows and films, for example, have been ________ in over 200 countries. Mr Bean is ________ because he does simple, everyday things in an extremely absurd (荒谬的) way. People ________ Mr Bean, but they also appreciate his eccentric(古怪的) behaviour. Loving eccentricity is another important side to the British sense of ________ and maybe one that they share with people around the world.

【推荐3】Chinese opera

Chinese opera is one of the three oldest dramatic art forms in the world. During the T ang Dynasty, an emperor established a(n)_________school named Pear Garden. From that time on,_________of Chinese opera were referred to as “disciples (弟子) of the Pear Garden”. Since the Yuan Dynasty it has been_________by court officials and emperors and has become a traditional art form. During the Qing Dynasty, it became fashionable among_________people. Performances were watched in tearooms, restaurants, and stages.

Many of the features that characterize modern Chinese opera developed in Northern China, including the use of certain set_________like Sheng (the man), Dan (the woman), Jing (the painted face) and Chou (the clown).

It developed from folk songs, dances, talking and especially distinctive (独特的) dialectal music. Gradually it combined music, art and literature into one performance on the stage. Accompanied by_________musical instruments like erhu, gong (锣), and lute (琵琶), actors present unique melodies as well dialogues which are beautifully written and of high literary value. For Chinese especially senior people, to listen to this kind of opera is a real_________.

Beijing Opera is considered to be the essence of Chinese opera, but actually, the language of Beijing Opera is not the dialect of Beijing. In 1790, four famous opera performing teams traveled to Beijing. They created the Beijing Opera by_________their local opera with the operas in Hubei, Shanxi and Zhejiang. It was_________to create a new opera based on the operas from these parts of China. At the beginning, the Beijing Opera was only popular in royal families and before too long, it had__________to every part of a China. Now, people from all walks of life like it.