【推荐2】A young man liked gems (珠宝) greatly. One day he _____ the local expert (专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a geologist (珠宝家). The expert _____ him because he was afraid that the youth would not have the _____ to learn. The young man asked for a _____. Finally, the expert agreed and told the youth, “Come here tomorrow.”

The _____ morning, the expert put a bade (玉) stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went to do his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The young man sat _____ and waited.

The following morning, the expert _____ put the bade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth day, the expert asked the young man to _____ the same thing. On the third, fourth and fifth day, the young man held the bade stone but he could not _____ the silence. “Master, ______ am I going to learn some-thing?” he asked.

“You will learn.” the expert said and went to his business. Several more days ______. One morning, as the expert went to the young man and asked him to ______ his hand, the young man was about to blur out (脱口而出) that he couldn’t go on any ______. But as the master put the stone in his hand, the young man said ______ looking at his hand, “This is not the ______ bade stone!” “You have begun to learn.” said the master.

【推荐3】No matter who you are and where you live, the most important thing is what kind of person you are. There are many good qualities that can benefit(使受益)you a lot in your life. Among them, the following_______qualities are the most helpful ones.

Have a positive attitude(态度).Life is not always a bed of roses. When facing difficulties, don't lose heart. Do you know_______ can help you overcome difficulties? It's your attitude. Cheer up! Life is like a_______.When you smile in front of it, it will also smile at you.

Keep learning. Maybe you_______your present life. Every day you have so much work to do that you can't find any time to learn. However, the world around you is _______ all the time. Never be satisfied with yourself,_______ you will fall behind others. Keep learning can help you get_______ in the future.

Be creative. In modern society, the students who have creative thinking are needed most. Being creative means_______new ideas and having creative imagination. Those who are creative have more choices in their lives.

Be honest and keep your promise. Honesty is the best policy._______likes a person who tells lies. The one who keeps his word is popular everywhere.

As long as you have these qualities ________ above, you will be excellent and make a difference to the world. Albert Einstein once said," Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."

It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter holiday. It was my first day at my ______ school. I was walking slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was ______ and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl on a bike passed me quickly. She was ______ on ice when suddenly she fell off her bike a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to ______ but fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said, “Thank you,” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” ______ me and this small event（事件） made me feel less nervous about my new school.

Finally, I ______ to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down beside a girl. I walked to the seat so ______. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I was afraid to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn’t have a ______. As I was thinking about what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the ______ next to me said. “And hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. It was the girl I helped that morning. What a surprise!

From then on, we became good friends. Till now, we still ______ each other. Friendship is a treasure for us.

A teacher decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag with a few big potatoes. Each potato was given the name of a _______ that the child hated, so the number of potatoes that a child put in his or her plastic bag _______ the number of people he or she hated.

When the day came, every child _______ some potatoes with the names of the people he or she hated. Some had two potatoes, some _______ while some had up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with _______ wherever they went.

Days after days passed, and the children started to complain because of the unpleasant smell let out by the potatoes. Besides, those having more potatoes also had to carry _______ bags. After weeks, the children were happy because the game had ended _______.

The teacher asked, “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you these days?” The children let out their feelings and started complaining about the _______ they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they went.

Then the teacher told them the _______ meaning behind the game. “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will ________ your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot accept the smell of rotten potatoes for just a short period of time, can you imagine what it is like to have hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

Many work trips have I experienced, but this will be an unforgettable one. As a Chinese doctor, I have no choice and it's my responsibility to save the patients. You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you grow up, I hope you will find something _______ in what I am going to share with you.

Life can be _______ . There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They'll _______ you because you are different, or for no good reason. You will also suffer the heartbreak and might be _______ by those you love. I hope you don't have to face these too much, but such things do happen sometimes.

Be open to life anyway. You'll find cruelty and _______ in your life journey, but don't let that stop you from finding new things. Don't retreat, and don't hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will _______ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will _______ many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to _______ .   

You will meet many people who will try to do _______ than you, in school, in college, and at work. They'll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. For ________ , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a ________ . If you always try your best to ________ others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life ________ and you will make it a journey of ________ , of learning and of love.

Finally, you are ________ a really wonderful journey. If I return in safety, I will always be there for you. If I do not, please know that I love you and always will.

Love,

Dad

On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry," I said. "That's all right. Please excuse me too. I didn't even notice you. I wish I didn't hurt you. "

We were very _____. We said goodbye and went on our way. But at home we often treated our loved ones in a different way.

Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned, I nearly ______ her over. "Move out of the way," I shouted. She walked away, tears (眼泪)in her eyes.

While I went to my bed, I realized (意识到) how ______ I'd spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some _____ by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her _____. She woke up when I kissed her. Then I asked, "Did you pick these flowers for me?"

She smiled and said: "I found them out by the tree. I picked them ______ they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a ______" I replied, "Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn't have shouted at you."

I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word ______ like this: (F)ather (A))nd (M)other, (D)o (L)ove (Y)ou!

【推荐3】Since the one-child policy in the 1970s, many couples have only one kid. Unluckily, sometimes the kid passes away for some reasons. Who can help to ________ the parents? What should the parents do to drive the sadness away?   

Mr. Black is in this situation. His son died in a car accident last year. He was so ________ that he cried every day. One day, someone told him to ________ a clever man for help. Hopelessly, he did. He asked, “Is there any way I can ________ my sadness?” The clever man told him, “Go and bring me a seed (种子) from a home without sadness. I will ________ it to drive the sadness out of your life.” Mr. Black went off at once to look for that magical seed.

First, he came to a beautiful house, knocked at the door and asked ________, “Excuse me, I am looking for a home without sadness. Is this such a place?” They told him, “You’ve certainly come to the ________ place,” and began to describe all the sad things happened to them. Mr. Black said to himself, “Who is able to help these people ________ the same sadness like me?” He stayed to cheer them up ________ he went on looking for another home.

But wherever he went, whether in the homes of the poor or the rich, he found one sad story after another. He became busy helping other people that he ________ about looking for the seed. Then he realized that helping others could drive the sadness out of his life.

【推荐1】An air-conditioner (空调) makes us cool in summer and warm in winter. Such a machine must be hard to make, right? Students from Northwood Middle School in the US decided to ________ some by themselves.

After a week-long lesson on heating and cooling, about 230 students at Northwood were ________ a challenge: to build their own air-conditioner ________ just a few hours. With limited materials like copper tubes (铜管) and small pumps (泵), students teamed up, made a plan and began building. To ________ the students, teachers also gave their own lessons on heating and cooling. The history of air-conditioning was taught in social studies; the heat index (指数) was taught in math; language arts taught students ________ to write reports about their production. For science teacher Marcy Buchanan, the ________ showed how far her students’ creativity could go.

“I think the whole goal was for them to design with their own ideas,” Buchanan said. To her, most students did a ________ better job than she expected.

After a few hours of work, all kinds of cooling machines ________ one after another. “This is awesome (好极了).” Makkiaka, a student, said. “It feels ________ to work together, solve problems and engineer some new things that can ________ make a difference.”

【推荐3】We can remember some important times in our lives. Some things have become good memories. The memories are _________ in the corner (角落) of our mind. When I was in a kindergarten (幼儿园), I had many toys and friends. They _________ me laugh and cry. The teacher taught _________ many songs and games. We played all day. _________ we did not know what learning was at that time, we _________ every day.

When I was in a primary school, I was _________ to learn school subjects. Almost every subject caught my attention (注意). _________, my favorite subject was science. I remembered on the first day our science teacher told us the _________ was like a big fire ball. We were quite _________ and kept our mouths open. We began __________ at the secret of nature. Later many other things came to our ears. We began to learn __________.

When I was ten years old, I began to read newspapers, __________ a diary, visit museums and make many friends. Every day was __________ new, interesting and exciting.

Now I’m in the middle school. Each day is new to me. __________, I’m still learning. It is __________ a journey to me. I have learned a lot, but there is still a long way for me to go. I hope to become a learned (有学问的) person some day.