【推荐1】Serena was walking to her class slowly. She worried about the ________ test she would have to take that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered (飘落) down and ________ near her feet. As Serena ________ the paper, her heart nearly missed a beat. It was the history test paper complete with ________!

Serena’s very first ________ was not to tell anyone what she had found. She would ________ all the answers and do extremely well in the test. After some hard thinking, however, she realized that it would be a very ________ thing to do. Besides, it would be ________ to her classmates. In the end, Serena ________ the paper to her history teacher, Miss James.

“Thanks, Serena. I have been ________ for it everywhere,” said the teacher. “Sorry, Miss James. I’ve read all the questions already.” Serena said.

Miss James told her not to ________ as she would think of new ________ for the test. Serena’s heart sank. She was half hoping that the test would be cancelled (取消). However, she did her best in the new test later that day.

A few days later, the test papers were returned to the class. To her pleasant ________, Serena discovered that she had scored eighty marks.

“You know,” she told her friends, “I could ________ have got full marks if I had cheated. But I wouldn’t be as ________ as I am now with the eighty marks I got.”

【推荐3】In one Nebraska teen running race before graduating from high school, Brandon Schutt’s personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time but displaying the biggest heart.

During the race, he knew he had the________o qualify for the upcoming state meet, so he slowed to a comfortable pace that would allow him to simply enjoy the moment and the day. Meanwhile, aiming to ________his own personal record, after a fast start, Blake Cerveny continued to push himself ________.With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny got a cramp(抽筋)in his legs and they failed him.________to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to________ again after another 150 meters...and again. This time he’d made it only 25 meters more before going down. With great________,the young runner pulled himself up and with an unsteady pace, moved forward for one final push. It wasn’t enough. Less than 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled(弯曲的)on the ground. His legs had simply________．

Brandon Schutt, who was at his side,________a helping hand. His first attempt to get Cerveny up ________,but like Cerveny, he too refused to give up. With a second hard________, Cerveny was on his feet. With Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny maintain balance, the two________ the final 75 meters. Schutt even made sure the injured runner crossed the finish line first, securing his________a faster time.

In today’s competitive world in which the emphasis in________is so often put on breaking records, it is________to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the value of true sportsmanship still has legs. And for others, like Blake Cerveny, knowing that finishing the race, no matter the odds or adversity, is the true________ of a win.

【推荐1】An old woman had lost her eyesight completely, so she went to a _________ to help her see again and made a bargain with him; if he could cure her, he would be paid well. But if he couldn’t, she would not pay him anything.

The doctor had a(an) _________ ointment (药膏). When it was put on the eyes for a period of time, it restored the eyesight of anyone who was sightless.

The doctor began to _________ his patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see, he started _________ the valuables in her house. When there was nothing left, he decided to cure her and _________ his payment.

When the woman recovered her eyesight, she saw that her valuables had gone and _________ the doctor was the thief. So, saying that she was _________   cured, she refused to pay him. The doctor was _________ and he insisted on his fees. But the old woman refused and the two went to the _________.

The judge asked the old woman ____________ she refused to pay the doctor. She said, “I did ____________ to give him the money if I recovered my eyesight. However, if I remained blind, I was to give him ____________. Now he ____________ that he has cured me, but I am ____________ blind.”

Everyone there looked at her ____________ . “ How can you say that? Everyone can see that your eyesight has been restored,” said the judge ____________.

The old woman replied, “ I ____________ can’t see. Before I ____________ my eyesight, I had seen many valuable things in my house. But now, I am not able to see a thing of ____________ in it.”

The judge ____________ that she was indeed blind and let her go.

【推荐2】There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to where God lived，so he_____his suitcase with Twinkies and a six﹣pack of root beer and he started his_____．

When he had gone about three blocks，he met an old woman．She was_____in the park just staring at some pigeons （鸽子）．The boy sat down next to her and opened his_____．He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked_____，so he offered her a Twinkie．She_____accepted it and smiled at him．Her_____was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it_____，so he offered her a root beer．Once again she smiled at him．The boy was_____!

They sat there all_____eating and smiling，but they never said a word．

As it grew dark，the boy realized how_____he was and he got up to leave，but before he had gone more than a few steps，he_____around，ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug．She gave him her_____smile ever．

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later，his mother was_____ by the look of joy on his face．

She asked him，"What did you do today that made you so happy？"

He replied，"I had _____with God．"But before his mother could respond，he added，"You know_____？She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile，the old woman，also radiant （容光焕发的） with_____，returned to her home．

Her son was shocked by the look of_____on her face and he asked，"Mother，what did you do today that made you so happy？"

She replied，"I_____Twinkies in the park with God．"But before her son responded，she added，"You know，he's much_____than I expected．"

【推荐3】In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do nothing but daydream all day. One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very _________. He said, “What a beautiful day! How I wish I could go back to sleep. But I have to go out and get my food.” After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to _________. By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of _________.

“It is this pot of milk that is going to make me _________,” he thought. “I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be _________ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever! I will then go to the _________ and sell the ghee,” his dream _________. “With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have _________ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats.”

“How _________ I am,” he thought. “The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house right in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will __________ in the blue waters of the pool.”

Deep in his __________, he struck out with his foot, breaking the __________, and drenching (使湿透) himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had because of his __________ and daydreaming.

Laziness is the biggest __________ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant (重要的) position in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a __________ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.