【推荐1】My parents and I were in a railway station ________ a cold winter afternoon. “We ________ here to wait for the train since an hour ago. How boring!” I said to myself. Suddenly, I noticed a boy near us. His broken jacket and dirty hands seemed ________ me that he was homeless（无家可归的）.

Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked to him. “Excuse me,” the man said, “My wife and I ________ two meal boxes, but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help ________ out and put this to use?” He handed the boy a meal box.

The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly, he stopped. He saw ________ old man in broken clothes coming into the hall.

The boy stood up and helped the old man to his seat, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished ________. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still warm meal box in the old man’s hands without ________ for an answer.

“Sure, good boy, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for me.”

We were all touched（感动）. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and Dad went up to those in broken clothes, “Excuse me.”

I rushed into a KFC ________ took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much ________ than I had ever thought possible.

【推荐3】Saving the earth by saving money

Jose Condori is a Peruvian（秘鲁的）boy. When he was just seven years old, he started the ________. The bank is very unusual. It not only helps students save money, but also helps them save the earth.

He came up with the idea after seeing his classmates spend all their pocket money ________ toys. And many old toys were thrown away every year. Condori thought this was a big waste. After ________ with his teachers about it, he knew something could be done. ________ he started his bank.

Here is how the bank ________: Students bring in plastic waste. The waste is sold to ________ recycling company. The company turns some of the waste into new products. Condori’s bank makes money by doing this. Part of the money is put into the students’ bank accounts. The students can take the money out ________ they reach their savings goal（目标）.

At first, the bank had only 20 “customers（客户）”. Now, there ________ more than 2, 000. That number is still rising. Condori ________ his bank to more cities. He wants to help more people save money while saving the environment. ________ you become a member of the bank when it comes to your city one day?

【推荐3】Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with_______mother. He began learning_______the violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was_______cheap that he could not play it_______. His friends laughed at him, Xian did not stop________and soon showed his talent(天赋). In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students to study in________special music school in Paris. Before he________, Xian became the school’s best student.

In 1935, he returned to China and came to Yan’an to teach music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time,________Xian still wrote some of his most important music there.

In May 1940, the Chinese Communist Party sent Xian to the Soviet Union(苏联) to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very________. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness________October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in the people’s hearts.