【推荐1】A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed, and the journey had been going on _______. “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought gladly.

But the desert was never friendly to travelers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly_______ his head with the clothes, prostrate(趴着的) on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm stopped. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation — the backpack with food and water was swept away by the _______.

As we know, it seem _______ to leave the desert without food and water. Luckily, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. “Not too bad. At least I have a pear. I _______ I can walk out of the desert.”

Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of _______ were always around him like ghosts. _______, each time he was close to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been keeping. “Not too bad. At least I have a pear.”

A small pear became the _______ for his survival(生存). Three days later, as soon as he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed — the “pear” brought him back to _______.

To keep hope is the best weapon(武器) for victory, so never tell yourself “________ left” because when you try to search, you can always find a “pear” to pull you out of trouble.

【推荐3】A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughters. As we wondered about what to do next, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum.” said Ariela and Eliana.

As soon as we ______ into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of ______ butterflies, all flapping (拍打) their colorful wings.

My girls were ______ up and down, and I knew we had made the right decision (决定) to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I ______ to our museum tour guide because I was curious (好奇的), and asked, “ ______ do butterflies live?”

She said, “About ten days.”

“What can butterflies do ______ ten days?” I asked.

The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make a more beautiful place.”

“Wow,” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right: We all have ______ to offer the world with the time we have. ______ we focus (聚焦) our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a ______.

How thankful it is that you can have the effect on your family, friends and neighbours! Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little ______ for everyone.

【推荐1】Last weekend, I had a meaningful day. I was going outside to play with my friends when I saw my mother was busy _________housework. She looked so_________ and I felt that I should do something to help her. So I _________a decision to share housework with her. My mother was very   _______ when she heard that and she let me do some washing. I was washing clothes when my friend Linda called me up and _________ me to play with her. I refused and told her that I was helping my mother do some washing and I couldn't go out with her.

I spent much time washing clothes. Only then did I know it was not easy to wash _________, and how tired my mother was. She not only worked outside, but also did all the housework at home. However, she had _________ complained (抱怨)about it. After washing, _________ I felt tired,   I was also proud of myself and my mother praised me. She said that I was a good _________ and that I had grown up, which made me feel very__________.

As time goes by, our parents will all grow old and they need more caring from us. If possible, we should share the housework with them, and it will be an unforgettable memory for us.

【推荐2】Once upon a time, there lived a boy with his grandfather. The boy was a runner, and for him, success was winning every competition. There was going to be a competition in his village. He _________ himself for a long time. On the day of the event, many people went to watch it. His grandfather also _________.

When the 200-meter race started, the boy finished first in the race. All people cheered. The boy felt _________, but his grandfather looked calm. The boy asked for another race. He was sure that he would _________ anyone in the race. But this time, he got two special challengers (挑战者), a blind girl and an aged man.

The race started. The boy finished the race fast, _________ the man and the girl were still standing at the starting line. With great happiness, the boy waved his bands to the people. _________, nobody cheered. He asked his grandfather, “Why don’t they cheer for me like before?” The grandfather replied, “Start the race again _________ them. But remember, all three should cross the finishing line.”

The boy thought for a while and then stood in the _________ and held the hands of the other two. They walked and crossed the finishing line _________. People around all cheered. The boy asked his grandfather, “For whom are they cheering?” Grandfather said, “They didn’t cheer for any one of you. They cheered for _________ you three finished the race. It is the best race you have ever run in your life.”

【推荐3】After their 15-year-old pet dog died. Rain and his wife, Ann, looked for months to find the right new pet. “I love dogs,” said Rain, a worker at a health club in New York. “I can’t ________ not having one.”

Finally, the couple found a lovely young ________ and decided to ________ him home. They named him Little Sheep. Little Sheep quickly made himself at home, sleeping on his new ________ bed at night.

With heart disease for 25 years, Rain ________ took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems. ________ on March 17, he took the wrong amount（数量）of medicine before he went to sleep. When he got out of bed to _________ the bathroom at night, suddenly, he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily.

“Little Sheep was usually very ________ and well-behaved,” said Ann. “But when my husband hit the floor, the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal. I was woken but didn’t know what was happening. Then I saw my husband ________ on the bathroom floor. I ran for the ________ and called a hospital at once.”

Rain spent several hours in the hospital. By 6:30 a.m., he had been ________ enough to go home. “It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great ________,” said his thankful owner. “He’s becoming a calm little gentleman. We can walk him on our street, unleashed（未栓住的）, without any problem. He’s got a lot of ________now, and everyone wants to ________ him kindly. ”

“We feel the name Little Sheep is not good enough,” said Rain. “So now we call him Big Hero, more ________ for an animal of his ability.”