【推荐1】Everyone should go to his or her 50th high school reunion. There was a time I thought I’d never go even if the opportunity _________. But now I feel _________for people who don’t go.

I went to the reunion of my high school on a Saturday evening, and I am glad I did. It was a gift to recognize some _________classmates right away—and to be recognized. _________, we had name tags and our old photos on our clothing to help identify us. I recognized one woman immediately!

The most memorable and moving experience of the night was_________by a schoolmate and neighbor to whom I was once close. Unfortunately, we had a falling out in the high school. I never saw her after _________ , but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I feared that I would run into her. But my better self won over, and I _________her out. I kept looking until I got a_________ on my shoulder. There she was _________. We hugged as if nothing had ever __________and exchanged affectionate words. When the party ended, my old­new friend walked towards me, __________ me again and wished me well. I returned her good wishes. All the bad __________melted into thin air.

I am grateful I had this__________to reunite with old classmates. After all, we are almost nearing the final lap of our lifelong journeys. Some classmates had already left this__________ , and their names were deleted from the list. Sometimes we have to walk back into the past because time does heal old wounds. We’re not the __________ people. We are better people.

My sister Bonnie and her husband Bob owned their own flower shop.But flowers were becoming____at more and more local stores and through the Internet.____their business was not as good as it had been three years earlier when they____it.For about a year,Bonnie and Bob discussed____they should do.They debated selling.They talked about____it into a gift shop or maybe a bookstore.But there just wasn't enough____or people around the area to ____the business.

Feeling helpless,Bonnie began____praying and asking God for answers.She____,"God,give me a sign telling us what You want us to do.Call me on the____,"she said,"and show me what to do."

Soon the phone rang.A young woman was asking how much they wanted for the____."My husband and I never take the road beside____shop,"she said,"but we were driving by yesterday and saw the 'For Sale' sign in the____."

Puzzled,Bonnie replied,"There isn't a sign in the window.My husband and I have been discussing whether or not we should sell,but haven't reached a____.""But I saw the sign!"the young lady____insisted."My husband saw it too.It was blue and white in the____picture window____the road.

It____that the sign was the reflection（反射）of a house's poster put up____to the window on the other side of the road.Anyhow,within two weeks,the young lady and her husband____the flower shop at a handsome price.

【推荐3】Do you know what will happen in the future? Life in the twenty-first century will be very ________ , I suppose. Many changes will take place, but ________ will the changes be?

As we all know the population in the earth is growing ________. There will be a great many ________ in the world and most of them will live ________ than people in the twentieth century.

Computers will be much smaller and ________ and there will be at least one in every ________. And ________ studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.

People will work ________ and they will have more free time for taking exercise, reading, watching TV and traveling all over the world. ________ will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to ________ countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our ________, too. May be no one will eat meat every day. Instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables without pollution. Maybe people will be ________. Work in the future will be different, too. ________ and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, ________ people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

【推荐1】Ranjan and Sumer were good friends. They went to the same ________ and were in the same class.

Ranjan was not ________. He could not play football or other ________ with boys of his age. All that he did was to watch Sumer and other boys play. He usually went with them to the ________. When they ran off to ________, Ranjan would sit under a tree and read storybooks. Books became his best friends. Reading made him ________ in all the exams. He always stood first in the class.

Sumer was ________. He spent most of his time running, swimming or riding bicycles. He was an extremely good player in every game. He was a member of the school’s football team. The PE teacher ________ he would make it big in the game when he grew up.

One day, the two friends went for a ________. Ranjan got ________ soon. “I can’t walk further. I have no strength. What is the ________ of all this knowledge if I am not healthy? I would ________ all my knowledge ________ I could be half as healthy and strong as you,” said Ranjan. Sumer was surprised and ________, “So you are not ________ with yourself either? I ________ wish I could do as well as you do in the ________. I even thought I could give away my sporting ________ for better grades in those exams.”

The two friends looked at each other and ________ at the same time, “The grass looks ________ on the other side of the hill.”

【推荐2】The epilepsy (癫痫) changed Parker’s life completely. The Fresno boy was having seizures (突然发作) almost _______. He no longer could attend public school, and his time with friends was _______. Then, Parker met ”Toby the Great“.

Toby, the yellow dog didn’t look _______ enough at first. Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno had brought him from a local _______. Parker’s mother, Mandy, recalls a thin and dirty dog. She was _______ this was not to be their dog. But Parker _______ Toby. And so Toby joined the family.

Shortly Toby taught himself how to _______ his boy’s seizures before they happened. It slightly _______ Mandy the first time Toby tried to help. He was jumping on Parker, and biting lightly his mother’s hands. Mandy called a _______ for advice, worried about this strange, irregular ________. Then Parker had a seizure. It turned out Toby was trying not to let Parker get up because he could ________ a seizure coming and was trying to ________ Mandy.

Since then. Toby has learned how to fetch emergency seizure ________ for Parker. He’ll also run to get Parker’s mom when a seizure is ________. If Parker is sitting down when a seizure is about to happen, Toby ________ on the boy and doesn’t let him ________.

Parker says Toby helps him feel safe and ________. Along with being a friend, the dog has given him the ________ to be more independent.

“I could ________ sleep in my room alone, just me and Toby.” Parker said. “I can go out and ride my bike, just me and Toby. Toby’s ________ changed, too. He went from being a homeless dog, to rescue, to the most important part of my medical team.”

“Our family rescued Toby.” Parker says, “but he really rescued me.”

【推荐3】When Alexa couldn’t crawl, stand or walk as a baby, her mother sensed that something was wrong. ___________, doctors told her not to worry — perhaps Alexa was just a “lazy baby”. After seeing a specialist, though, Alexa was diagnosed with a rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which _____________ the central nervous system and the   ___________in the body.

Throughout Alexa’s childhood and adolescence, there were no approved medications

Alexa was outgoing and loved to exercise her _________________ through pretend play (假想游戏) and performing. This _____________ spirit led her to work as a child ___________ , appearing in movies, television shows and commercials. With hard work and determination, Alexa graduated from high school, _____________home to attend college and then went on to law school, where she________________ a drug for SMA that was in clinical   ______________. Finally, she received the first-ever approved treatment to slow the   ______________ of her disease.

Now, Alexa works as an entertainment lawyer for a Hollywood production company, ensuring child performers   ______________ the help they need to navigate the industry. Although Alexa doesn’t let her SMA define her, it has certainly ________________who she is today: optimistic, courageous and ____________ , leading Alexa to get as much out of life as she can.

【推荐2】I had never been more anxious in my life. I had just arrived at the airport to travel home. As I watched the bus driver set my luggage on the airport sidewalk, I realized my _________ had just begun. This was my first visit alone to the international terminal of the airport, and nothing was _________.

I couldn’t make sense of any of the _________. Where was the check-in counter? I felt as if I were deaf and blind and stupid. I began to _________. I had to find help!

I tried to ask a passing businessman for help, but my _________ came out wrong. He frowned and walked away. I had been in this country for a semester, but could not even remember how to ask for directions. Awful! Another _________ arrived at the terminal, and the passengers came out carrying lots of luggage. Right! I could _________ them to the right place.

I dragged my enormous suitcase, went after them and reached the elevators. Oh, no! They all fit in it, but not enough room for me. I watched in despair as the elevator doors closed. I was _________! I got on the elevator when it returned and _________ all the buttons. Which one could it be? I pressed button 3 because I thought I saw those passengers pressed 3, though only a quick glance. The elevator climbed up to the third floor and stopped. A high, unpleasant noise __________ the opening of the doors, and I looked around __________.

Tears formed as I saw the empty hall and realized I would __________ my plane. Just then an elderly airport employee walked towards me. He guessed I was __________ and offered to help. He patted my shoulder to ease my anxiety. We walked up some stairs, turned a corner, and reached the check-in counter!

When I turned to __________ him, he was gone. I never got an opportunity to know that man’s name, but I would always remember his kindness. Without his timely help, I would have missed my plane. I hope I will be able to do the same for another traveler experiencing a(n) __________ journey like me.

【推荐3】I’m a professor teaching people how to think more creatively. _______ , this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.

At a family picnic, children used to have the handkerchief-throwing contest, which I realize now, was not meant to show any real _______ , but simply for laughs. But it stirred my love of thinking outside the _______ .

The host gave each child a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who threw it the farthest. The first little throwers _______ mighty strength, but the cloth opened and fell to the ground. So when one kid after another threw harder when the handkerchief always opened, it _______ me. The secret was not to throw harder but to keep the cloth from _______ ! Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would _______ the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they separated, people might not notice a small rock _______ in the grass. I had a good chance of _______ with it, but I didn’t want to win by cheating. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. I began tying the handkerchief around itself to make it ________. When I approached the ________ as the final contestant, people were already laughing. I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off maybe 60 feet away. The laughing ________ suddenly. The host stared at me and then ran to ________ if I’d cheated the crowd. “It’s just the handkerchief.” he declared. The adults applauded and I felt ________.

This is how I learned the secret to creative thinking. I wanted to continue looking ________what things seemed to be.