【推荐1】A boy named Nick dialed 911 this Thanksgiving. He just wanted to give ________ to his local police office. Nick asked the police officers to ________ him and his family for their holiday dinner at their home.

“With all the ________ calls we take on a daily basis, this one was a welcomed happy call that made all of us ________,” said Monica from the police office.

The boy admitted that he’d ________ the number soon. “I had told him to do that for   ________ only.” The boy’s mom, Mary Ann ________.

When two officers ________ Nick’s house to thank him for his ________ offer, she said her young son began crying because he thought he was ________.

“The policemen had to ________ my son, so did I,” Ann said.

“The officers told Nick that it was ________ to know someone that young was still thinking about them over the holiday and that they were very proud of him, ” she ________.

The officers didn’t ________ eating any of the family’s turkey, but they did give the boy a badge（警徽） and let him take ________ inside their police car. While he now knows that the number 911 ________ be used for non-emergencies, Nick also has his ________ set on becoming a policeman when he’s older.

“It just goes to show that policemen aren’t just about ________ people and putting them in prison,” Monica told the local media.

“Nick’s call ________ all of our days, and the officers’ surprise visit gave Nick a sweet Thanksgiving ________ that will stay with him for the rest of his life. It is a special holiday for Nick and us.”

In October，I told the eight-year-olds in my class about my plan.“I’d like all of you to do _______   jobs around the house to earn some money，”I said.“Then we’ll _______   food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner   _______   .”

Early in Thanksgiving week，the boys and girls arrived in the   _______ ，clutching their hard-earned money. I watched them running up and down，busily doing their   _______   .At last we headed toward the checkout，pushing a   _______   filled with turkey and all the trimmings(配料).Then someone spotted a“necessity”that sent them racing.

“Flowers!'，Kristine cried. The group _______ toward the holiday plants.

Stuck in the middle was a pot of purple mums. “She’11 like this one.” the children   _______ ，and put the purple plant into the cart.

We finally _______ in front of a small bungalow in the woods.A slightly-built woman with a weary face came to the door to ________   us.

My little group hurried to get the ________   .As each box was carried in，the old woman oohed and aahed(欢天喜地)—much to her visitors’ ________ .When Amy put the mums on the counter，the woman seemed surprised. She’s ________ it was a bag of flour，I thought.

We returned to the car.We could see the kitchen ________ .The woman inside waved   ________ ，then turned and walked   ________   the room，past the turkey，past the trimmings，straight to the   ________.She put her face in their petals(花瓣).When she raised her head，there was a ________on her lips.

The children were quiet.In that one brief moment，they had seen for themselves the ________ they possessed to make another’s ________ better.

【推荐3】I work as the reception manager at my hotel.A(n) ____ came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that the guest would be travelling with her ____ father.Just so that we would be aware when ____ with them when they arrived as his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ____ as possible.Upon seeing this note and noting I would be the one to ____ them in，I decided to learn some basic ____ language.

I greeted the guest in my usual way，____   for the surname on the booking.Once I heard the name I ____ immediately who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for over two ____ how to say”welcome to Ireland.My sign language is ____ ，but if you need anything during your ____ just let me know and we will help you”.

I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me，turning to the father who I greeted in sign language and began the bit I had   ___ for him.The father smiled and was so   __   .Seeing his reaction was ____ for me.It was so worth the last few weeks of learning basic sign language.

On check-out I sadly wasn’t ___ .but they had left a gift for me with a note saying”thank you very much for what you did on check-in.My father has been in ____ form since you checked us in and insisted we get you a ____ before we left.You have no idea how much this ____ to my father and me and we can’t thank you enough.You’ve made his trip very special with one simple ____ ”.

They wrote a letter to the general manager also asking to give me a raise.which I really   ___ .I cried for a solid 5 minutes when I came to work today to find this gift in my locker.

Throughout history, people have been the victims of pickpockets. Today, _______ is one of the most rapidly increasing _______. Pickpockets are increasing _______ and developing better methods to practice their skill. _______ one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year. No one is really safe _______a skilled pickpocket. His victims, or “marks” _______ they are rolled, can be rich or poor, young or old. _______ the 18th century, pickpockets _______in England. Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging _______ was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets. __________, in time the practice was discontinued.

Police officials say that most __________ pickpockets come from South America. __________ these expert pickpockets __________ in special schools called Jingle Bell School. A pickpocket graduates from a J. B. __________ he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy that has __________ inside its pockets!

Some of the __________ places of pickpockets are banks, airports, supermarkets, trains and bus stations. __________a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket __________ his partner. __________ being the victim of a pickpocket, it is __________ to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people.

【推荐2】Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped. “Now we broadcast an important notice from the _______: At about nine this evening, an old woman of 79, named Mrs Humney, was _______ and killed by a robber wearing a green coat. Those who can supply any clue (线索) are requested to _______ to the police.” The _______ news made the lonely girl filled with   _______. She couldn’t help looking around. But she didn’t _______ that a man was already behind the door.

Suddenly the man _______ before Miss Green. The girl didn’t know what to _______. “Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll _______ whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made her even more terrified, but she tried to __________ herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. Then __________ the door bell. The man said with a pistol (手枪) __________ the girl’s back, “Don’t __________the door. Never let him in.” But the girl got a(n) __________. She asked the man outside the door, “Who is it?” “I’m Bull. Is there   __________ unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added __________, “Only   __________ and I are here.” “Good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the __________ died away. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was __________ into pieces. The policemen __________ into the room and caught the robber.

“Miss Green, what you said made us take action right away, ” said Bull, “for we know that you have no brother.”

【推荐3】Computer hackers have now got their hands on mobile phones. A phone virus program can get your phone to do things you have no _____ of, computer security experts _____.

It might call the White House or the police, or _____ your personal address book to a marketing company. Or it could simply eat into the phone’s operating software, turning it _____ and erasing your personal information.

Similar viruses have already made mobile phone owners _____ in Japan and Europe.

Mr. Hypponen, chief technical officer of computer security in Finland said, “A virus can get your _____ and send them somewhere else. And it can record your _____.”

Mobiles are now able to _____ the Net, send e-mails and download software. So they easily become the _____ for the same hackers who have sent viruses to computers over the past decade.

“It’s technically ______ now,” said Stephen Trilling, director of research on anti-virus software.

“If the phone is connected to the ______, it can be used to transmit (传递) threats and ______ just as any computer can.”

In Japan, ______ you open a certain e-mail on your mobile, it will cause the phone to repeatedly ______ the national emergency number.

So phone operators will have to ______ emergency calls until the virus is ______.

In Europe, mobiles’ short message service, ______, SMS, has been used to send codes that could damage ______.

“Mobile users can ______ viruses, of course, by ______ their traditional phones without Web links,” some experts say.

【推荐1】When I was 7 years old, my mother enjoyed reading books. She _________ask my father to bring many books from the town _________.When my father brought many books, my mother _________her housework and spared much time to read. She would not want anyone to _________her.

One day, my father managed to get a popular novel from the library._________the way home he brought some _________snacks because he thought it was great to enjoy the snacks during family chats. My mother _________handed out the snacks and got lost in the _________. My father thought it was _________for her not to join in the family chats.

It was time to change ____________in our family life. It was the festival season and some guests ____________us at our home.My sister and I were happy to see them.We had a great time to enjoy the food and a great family get-together.____________,something was worrying my father and that was the ____________of my mother for the novel. She would ____________reading her novel for hours without talking with others. My aunt noticed the ____________of my mother and decided to ____________the problem in her own way.

My aunt took my mother’s novel away and did not give it to her ____________she promised that she would never get crazy for reading novels in her life. Now my sister and I enjoy our ____________home life. My father is____________active after retirement. My mother also remains ____________to read books when she is alone.

【推荐3】This morning after an evening fight with my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I was tired from the anger and her _________ to communicate because of her slow language development.

As I led her into the car, I felt _________. Nothing was right with our world. She was born when my family had been going through a lot of _________. Then my child’s language problem was _________, but doctors struggled to help her. I felt like we both needed to be _________.

I returned that afternoon as _________ with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking toward the school’s playground gate, I spotted her preschool teacher racing to _________ me.

“You should have seen her today!” _________, his breathy words were supported by _________. “See that climber.” He __________ a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried but __________ to reach the top.” He took a breath. “But today she __________ it!”

He expressed his joy like he’d seen her conquering（征服）Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words gave me some __________. My daughter had conquered her mountain. As she ran toward me, I __________ something I hadn’t before. I saw her determination. I saw her strength. I saw a __________.