【推荐2】It was Tom's first visit to England，and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway.And against his friends'_____，he decided to travel _____．

He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon.This is a _____ time to travel in London，_____ crowds of people go home from work at this hour.He _____ to join a long line of people waiting for tickets.When at last his _____ came，he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller._____，he got the right ticket in the end and，by asking people the way，he also found the right _____．It was _____ tight with people.He did not ______ to get on the first train，but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better ______ to get on the next one.When the train came in，Tom was ______ forward onto the train by the ______ of people from behind.The doors closed and the train moved off.He was unable to see the ______ of the stations where the train ______，but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth ______ along the line.When the train reached the sixth station，Tom got off，feeling ______ that his journey had been so easy.But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never ______．He explained his ______ to a man who was standing on the platform.With a ______ on his face，he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.

【推荐3】Faye and Matthew Gooding and their five young sons appear to have perfect lives. Mrs. Gooding____ beautiful photos of life in their four-bedroom house on Instagram (一种社交软件), and more than 32,000 people _________them. For the couple themselves,_________, this “materially (物质地)perfect world” was lacking something—so now they are giving up all their _________to travel around the world with their kids.

This was the last Christmas that the couple spent in their house, which has already been sold. Most of their belongings are_________too. Shortly their Ford car will be sold and the family will take just one backpack each.

Mrs. Gooding said: “Some friends and family think Matt and I are_________to be giving up so much. It’s been difficult giving up so many possessions. Yet_________enjoying spending time with the boys, I found myself cleaning the house all day before. The older ones were at school and I thought, ‘I________ see them’. I admitted how I felt to Matt. He agreed it felt as if our lives moved around_________things—both of us working to________ the mortgage (贷款)and keep ourselves in our materially perfect world.”

They will leave this month and plan to start their__________in Sweden where they have friends.

Mr. Gooding added: “People have said ‘aren’t you worried about stability and safety?’—_________as we have five small children. It is a(an)_________because we are giving up so much. But we can't wait to spend more time with our sons without the_________of everyday routines. We don’t know what will happen, but we do know if we didn’t do this we would always__________it.”

【推荐1】Every year,the Olympic Training Centre has one extra special day just for girls and women.This day celebrates the fact that__________can join in any particular sport they desire,just as__________as men.

In the old__________,women were told that certain sports were for men _________,and that women were forbidden to the__________.Well,eventually the women of this world decided to strike back,telling__________else that they weren’t going to put up_________this form of nonsense(冒失行为) any longer.___________was then that women and men were declared equal ________to any sports game,regardless of(不管)_________.

Tomorrow,this special day will be__________by all Olympic Centres by offering a free tour as well as planned activities for all the_________from the neighbouring schools.Since the Olympic Training Centre,here in San Diego,is just a few__________from where our school is located,we_________an invitation to this event as well.How wonderful,__________,and incredible! I simply can’t wait!

Our scheduled ________were volleyball,archery（射箭）,and track（赛跑）.This means that we were to play a game__________two of volleyball with the US Volleyball Team champions,and _________arrows（箭） with the Official Archery Team of the United States! We even got to_________the track with US champs as well.All the instructors were_________themselves,and all are on a championship team,representing America.

【推荐3】“White Bikes” on the Road

People in Amsterdam have been enjoying the benefits of cycling for years. The idea began about 50 years ago, and was first known as “white bikes”. Amsterdam is a good city for cycling because it’s _______ and therefore convenient for bikes. There are also plenty of places for bicycle parking and most streets in the city center have a bicycle path. Today some people call Amsterdam “the City of Bicycles” because of the _______ for bicycles there.

Where did the idea of “white bikes” come from? In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans came up with an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars weren’t _______ in the city center and only bicycles were. They were _______ that this would help to save energy,   reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in many areas around Amsterdam for people to use. Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys. Wherever someone _______ a journey, they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. Soon after, _______, problems came up and the “white bikes” all _______—thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!

In 1999, the “white bikes” returned to Amsterdam—this time with a computer tracking system to _______ their every move! To take a bicycle, you had to put in a special card. The     bikes were parked at special parking places. Thus people who wanted to use them had to take them to another special parking place near their destination and leave them there.

Thanks to the ideas and efforts of many people, like the cycling fans of the 1960s and those who enabled the return of “white bikes”, you can now enjoy clean air and _______ transport in central Amsterdam.

Nowadays, the idea of “white bikes” has pedalled its way around the world and there has been a global __________ in bike-sharing.