I took his_______.I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.

When I wrote, I wondered about my _____and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this______exercise?

I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were______to my life. I ____ a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.

I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and ____   it. Then another and another.

Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been______. I remembered the big ____ , the central happenings, but on each page were details I had ____ .

I hadn’t written every day, but I always picked up the______ when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school ____ my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the _____ Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous ____ between my past, present, and future through events in my life.

It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the ___ me-----I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.

【推荐3】Terry was a middle-aged businessman．He was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was_______disappointed（失望的）with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city．It was Saturday_______When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home，the lights suddenly_______and they were forced to stop work．Terry was sorry to have_______to bring along some candles．Just then he heard light_______on his door．

“Who is it?” he wondered．Terry knew_______else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be_______．He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little_______, shyly asking，“Sir, do you have_______? I’m your neighbor．”“No．”answered Terry angrily．He shut the door__________．

After a while the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same little girl outside．But this time she was__________two candles radiating（放光）red light．she said，“My grandma told me the__________neighbor downstairs might need candles．She sent me here to give you these”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what__________his failure in life. It was his indifference（冷漠）and unkindness to other people．The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else__________himself, for his eyes had been covered by his__________mind．

【推荐2】Coronaviruses (冠状病毒) are a large family of viruses (病毒). It can cause disease (疾病) in animals. It can cause sickness from the ______ cold to much more serious disease like SARS. Experts still know little about the new coronavirus.

The disease is called a “novel” or new coronavirus because it is _____ for the first time in humans. It is said that the virus has spread to humans from wild animals. Chinese officials say the disease is able to spread from one person to _____. This makes it especially hard to _____.

Signs of the patients have included (包括) fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing _____. In more serious cases, the virus can cause pneumonia (肺炎). Some people report few or no signs. _______ others have gotten very sick or even died. It is reported that signs of the virus may appear between 2 and 14 days after being near someone who is ill.

There is no special treatment for it. _____, many patients can get well, as long as they’re in good _____. Because the virus is so new among humans, no available vaccine (疫苗)is _____ to protect against the disease. But the WHO (世界卫生组织) advises people to avoid close touch with anyone showing signs of a breathing disease, such as coughing. It also says people should wash their hands often and pay attention to the food safety.

The government also gave some helpful suggestions. It says washing your hands for at least twenty ______ with soap and water, avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands, staying at home when you are sick, and cleaning objects and surfaces that are touched often.

When I was three just before my sister ______, my mom asked me what we should name the new baby. I said, “Let’s ______ her Gravy!”

You know, we pour gravy(肉汁)over meat and it tastes good! My parents found my idea ______, but named her Caroline, instead.

Having a sister changed my ______. When my sister and I played together, we often got into fights and blamed (责怪）______ if we did something wrong . It sometimes drove our parents crazy. But ______ the same time, we learned to share (分享) our things and to understand each other when we got ______.

In North America, there are many types of families, but most families have a boy and a girl. ______, some have only one child, and some have three or more. In China, most ______ don’t have brothers or sisters, and they have to learn those things in other ways, which is more ______.

When I moved away to university, my sister ______ me she wished I still lived at home. She wasn’t used to ______ all the attention from our parents. ______, Chinese children get all the attention for all their life!

Some middle school students in China wish they had a brother or sister. If you are one of them, I have a good idea for you. ______ your friends and classmates as your brothers and ______! Remember you need to learn to work with them, to share, to understand and to treat them fairly.