Have you ever been fascinated (着迷) by the brightest star in the night sky? Do you want to know where it came from? American writer Rebecca Dwight Bruff     1     (write) about it in her newest book Stars of Wonder. It describes     2     story about whimsy (奇思妙想), courage and great love.

The book is about a group of five young children. They go on a journey     3     (follow) the Star of Wonder. The three princes—Jonah, Nathan and Jacob —are joined along with     4     (they) sister, Princess Phoebe, as well as their friend Sumar. As the kids are     5     their way to the bright star, they face dangers from wild cats, cruel (残忍的) kings and even the desert. Facing these challenges(挑战), the children learn how to work together. After meeting with wild animals, the children went     6     (separate). So they decide that one group will continue the journey and the other group will look for fresh supplies (物资).

Stars of Wonder is Bruff’s first children’s story. She creates an interesting and inspirational(激励人的) adventure story. Children must solve different     7     (problem) in order to enjoy the star with their own eyes. The way the children talk to each other is     8     (fun) and their childlike wonder at the things around them is also very real.

With Bruff’s story to warm our hearts, we’ll remember that     9     the past 3 years was difficult, it was still special. We     10     (can) solve all the problems immediately, but we learn to face everything in our life. Family and friends should always be valued, and we will be able to see the “star” with our own eyes.

【推荐2】There was once a farmer who had a fine orchard (果园). He worked very h    1     all his life and the orchard always did well. But he knew that his three sons looked down upon farm work, and were only i    2     in getting rich quickly. When the farmer was old and knew he was going to die, he called his three sons to him and said, “My sons, there’s still a lot of gold hidden (隐藏) in the orchard. Dig (挖) for it, if you want to have it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, but he said n    3     more.

After the farmer was d    4    , the sons went to look for the gold. Since they didn’t know where the hiding-place was, they d    5     to begin digging all over the orchard. They dug and dug, but no gold was found. Finally they had to give up.

The n    6     summer, the fruit crop was the biggest they had ever had. This was because of their hard digging in the orchard.

When the three sons saw the great amount of m    7     they got after they sold the fruit, they suddenly understood what their wise father had meant when he said “There’s gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it.”

A group of frogs(青蛙) are traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fall into(掉进) a hole(洞). The other frogs t    1     to help them. When they see how deep(深的) the hole is, they cry to the two frogs, “We can’t s    2     your lives.” The two frogs don’t care and try their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs k    3     saying that they are sure to die. Finally one of the two frogs h    4     what the other frogs are saying and gives up. Then he falls down and dies.

The other frog, however, goes on j    5     as hard as he can, and at last m    6     it out. When he gets out, all the frogs above the hole feel very surprised. The frog, who has a poor hearing, says, “I t    7     you are encouraging(鼓励) me all the time.”

The story teaches us a l    8    : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can k    9     them. Be careful of what you say. Remember the power of w    10    . Anyone can say something that are likely to make people give up in difficult times.

【推荐1】What do you read when you are travelling by train or bus?

What are other p    1     reading? Perhaps a woman sitting near you is reading a romantic novel. A man is reading a serious biography about a politician. And there’s a student reading an English t    2    .

What do their choices say about them? Do you judge them by what they are reading?

I have got to tell you that your impressions of them are p    3     completely wrong. The woman reading the romantic novel could be a lawyer. She just wants a light read to let her mind have a short r    4    .

The man reading the biography wants you to think that he is an intellectual, but he is just showing off. The student reading the textbook isn’t a student at a    5    . She’s an English teacher.

Publishers know that some people are self-conscious about（对……感到难为情）what they read on p    6     transport and so they put out different versions（版本）of a cover. For example, books about Harry Potter have an original cover for young readers and then another more serious version for a    7    .

So next time you are on a train, look a    8     and see what other people are reading, but don’t make any conclusions quickly. You will probably be w    9    .

Here is a situation where you could say, “Don’t judge a book by its c    10    ”.

I like reading. I love many different     1     of books, such as magazines, novels and storybooks. They not only open my mind but also give me courage.

Up to now, I have     2     a lot of books. But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life. Helen Keller     3     it in 1902. She was a blind, deaf person. In the book, she wrote that she wasn’t able to see and hear     4     she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very sad.

Luckily, she met her good     5    , Miss Sullivan at the age of seven. Helen was Sullivan’s first and only student. Helen was getting happier every day. Then Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English     6    . At first, Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen’s hands     7     her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very hardworking girl. She tried     8     best to remember the words that Sullivan had taught her. After that, she wrote many     9     works which are still read by many people today. The Story of My Life is one of them.

The Story of My Life describes her hard struggle（奋斗） to become a good writer and educationist of the world.

It shows us     10     important truth that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it! This is why I like it best. What about you?

【推荐3】Funmi Ilori and Her Mobile Library

Funmi is a primary school teacher from Nigeria(尼日利亚). In 2003, she started     1     Program called "Books in Basket" and went door to door to ask people if they wanted to borrow a book. Some children had never read a book and she decided to do something     2    (help)them develop a love for reading. Years after she started the program, Funmi came up     3     the idea of building a mobile library. She bought a minibus and filled it with books. She drove to one of the    4    (poor)areas in the world and lent children books for free.

Seven years     5    (pass)since Funmi started the mobile library. She now has four minibuses with 1,900 books. She     6    (visit)four to six primary schools every day.

Students can choose a book to read at home and bring     7     back the following week. Also, they     8    (ask)to write a book review after reading.

    9     a kind lady! She also opens reading clubs for children. The "library" is so popular that children gather around it as soon as the minibuses stop. Some books have     10    (clear)been read many times.

Funmi hopes to see more libraries in Nigeria so that more children can read books.