【推荐1】Bob opened the box and drew the shoes out. He put them on quickly to feel how they felt on his feet. They__________________a glove.

"Are those the ones you like, dear?" his mother asked.

"Certainly!" Bob was__________________. These were the best shoes ever. He couldn't hide his __________________. "I'm wearing them out of the store."

While his mother paid for them, Bob walked back and forth __________________ his shoes in front of the mirror. Bob felt like he was floating on air. Just as they were about to leave the store, an old man stepped     on his new shoes, leaving a black __________________on the front.

"Hey!" Bob shouted __________________ .

"Oh, sorry there, young man, " the old man said.

"Look what you did to my shoes. ___________________ where you are going! "

"I'm sorry, sir." His mother's face was red. Then she turned to Bob and said __________________.

"Bob! Say sorry to the gentleman."

"But, mum! He __________________ on my shoes."

"You won't have any shoes to be stepped upon,__________________you don't apologize."

Bob looked into the old man's cloudy eyes, he realized that the man didn't__________________very well. The old man probably had stepped on his foot ___________________.

"I'm sorry, sir."

The old man said, smilingly, "No worries. It was my _________________. I need to watch where I put my feet, too." Then he walked away.

Bob felt uneasy as he saw the old man's shoes. They were really worn out. Suddenly, his new shoes didn't seem so ___________________ . His old ones weren't that dirty or worn out. "Mum, do I really need new shoes?" He wondered. "Did you see that old man's shoes? I just feel bad. I won't ask for so many new shoes anymore."

Mum nodded, "I'm glad that you say so, but don't forget to __________________ the elders."

Bob smiled, "I won't. Not again."

【推荐2】It was the school’s Talent Show, and it was the first time for Abby to perform(表演)with the band The Racket. Abby no longer felt _______ at all when singing during practices because she had got used to it and really loved it. However, the idea of _______ on the stage was making her head hurt. They had spent the last month working hard to perfect the songs, so that they could _______ a pretty good show.

Abby sat backstage and saw her bandmates cheering and high-fiving each other, but she knew how she felt: _______. She kept imagining walking onstage, opening her mouth to sing, but nothing would come out.

As the band members headed out onstage, Abby’s legs moved and carried her over to the microphone, but her _______ seemed to be flying somewhere. And before she even knew it, the first song was half done. It all came _______. Since Abby knew the song so well, she really didn’t have to think much about what she was doing. Suddenly she realized that she was _______ the moment. She just carried on like the audience wasn’t really there, and she felt no different than being at practice.

The most exciting part of the performance came during the song—“Let’s make a racket!” In the end, the _______ off the stage jumped to their feet and sang along with the band happily.

As the band ran offstage, the headmaster smiled at them and said, “I have a feeling I know who’s going to win the _______ for Audience Favorite this year.”

Abby wasn’t too worried about the prize, though. She knew she had already got something even better: the __________ to perform on the stage.

【推荐3】“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen_________, waiting for my   reaction (反应).

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing________ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure (珍爱) it.

I had made the decision to be a writer. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my fear when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did________ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your________ great and everyone will love you.”

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal ( 拒 绝 ) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem anymore. Even if I never________ the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt lucky already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.

In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky__________. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator ( 强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t give up. In the end, he ___________   his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy — his most important things, for that pen. Just to make me feel better.

I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling sorry, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really________ in my life.

【推荐1】It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you ______ you suddenly feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a second. Could it just be a ______ cold or the flu that’s been going around?

A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to ______ with. Some take medicine such as aspirin（阿司匹林） ______ others try home treatments like herb tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.

On the other hand, the flu can be much more ______ . It usually gives you fever. The worst ______ the so-called Spain Flu of 1918 to 1919, killed about 50 million people, according to The Atlantic.

Don’t worry. Getting a flu vaccine（流感疫苗）can ______ you from the virus（病毒）. Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small number of flu virus. This causes our body to develop antibodies（抗体）. ______ next time you get the flu, the antibodies can help protect you.

Unluckily, the flu virus ______ every few years. Therefore, there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t protect us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.

However, good health habits may also help you to prevent a cold or flu. Washing your hands often helps protect you from viruses. Getting regular exercise and eating healthy food is also ______. All these can help you strengthen your immune system（免疫系统）.

【推荐2】An old woman lost her sight (视力) and asked a doctor for help. She said, “If you heal (治愈) me, I will give you a lot of ________.” And she said this in front of many people.

The doctor agreed, and he came every day to put medicine in her eyes. ________ each time he came, he stole something from her house. Finally, he stole all of her ________ things. Then he gave her new medicine and healed her. When he finished, he asked the old woman to give him the money.

The woman saw that her things were gone, so she said no to the doctor. The doctor was ________ and brought a judge (法官) to the woman’s house. He thought, “I will certainly ________ such a simple case (案件) .”

The judge asked the woman, “Did you ________ to give him money?’ The doctor said, “She did. Many people heard.” The woman said ________. “It is true.” But then she said, “Before I lost my sight, I saw many expensive things in my house. Many people also saw them. But now I don’t see them, so the doctor doesn’t really heal my ________.”

The doctor was amazed. He opened his mouth but couldn’t say ________. Then the judge decided that the woman was right so she didn’t need to ________ the money.

【推荐3】My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly _______, we took precautions(预防措施): We washed our hands with hand sanitizer(洗手液), did not _______ food, and had no close contact. A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had _______ positive(阳性) for the coronavirus. She had felt some symptoms(症状) for a day or so _______ the dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. _______ we took precautions that night, the virus was also passed to me and another friend who had joined us.

Megan and I quarantined(隔离) ourselves at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive. We also _______ everyone we had been in contact with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the _______ thing to do. It is hard to tell people we might have given them a virus, but not telling anyone anything would have been cowardly(懦弱) and irresponsible. It wasn’t a(n) _______ for us, and it shouldn’t be a choice for anyone in our situation.

While we have not been out of our house in over six days — and will be here for another eight or nine at least, we have felt such love and _______ from those around us. Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone ________. We’ve made an effort to spend time together as a family, too. Although Megan and the kids and I can’t be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together.

【推荐1】How do you spend your spare time? There will be different ________ to it. Most people in Poland（波兰） have ________ own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want ________a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away ________ their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.

Many Polish people like ________. They ________ new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains,   ________ like to go to the sea or a lake to swim. They think these can make them get exercise and are good for their ________ .

Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually ________ about football. Football ________ as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team, _________ they go to watch every match of the team they support. At the same time, they buy many things that have any ________ with the team. Watching sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.

In addition（另外）, doctors say that doing sports ________ very good for the health. Many people in town, ________ young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.

Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to ________ their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.

【推荐2】Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is over 7,000 kilometers from the ______ coast to the east. It ______ six time zones. ______ it is 9:00 a.m. In Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1:30 p.m. in St. John’s on the east coast.

English and French ______ the two main languages in Canada. About 60% of ______ people speak English, and about 25% speak French. More ______ 70% of its population live in cities near the US border(边界).

Ottawa is the capital. Every year millions of tourists go there to ______ museums and take part in the cultural activities. Toronto is the largest city of the country ______ about 2.5 million people. Montreal is ______ second biggest French-speaking city in the world.

The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada. The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red ______ white background.

【推荐3】In the fight against the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒), Chinese people have come up with creative ways to solve different problems.

All for masks(面罩)

During the outbreak, masks are needed by___________________people and their prices become higher and higher.___________production, over 3,000 Chinese companies   have changed their production lines to make medical equipment(设备).

For example, a company that___________________make clothes spent 55 hours changing their production lines and is now able to make 1,200 protective medical suits___________________. Several car makers in China have also turned_____________production lines into mask-making lines.

Guangzhou Automobile is now able to make seven_________________masks a week.

Amazing speed

In cities like Wuhan with large numbers of infected people, more hospital beds are needed. The___________________way to solve this problem is to build makeshift hospitals（临时医院).

Within less than 15 days, two hospitals _________________.They provided about 2,600 beds. The amazing speed impressed many people _________________the world.

“China has a record of getting things done fast even for huge projects like this,” said Yanzhong Huang, one of______________senior officers for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. “This is very hard for Westerners to imagine,” Huang added.