【推荐1】Simon was a curious (好奇的) boy. He lived with his grandfather. _______ Simon knew his grandfather did not like anyone to touch his collections, he still entered the store room where his grandfather kept his priceless antiques (古董). Once inside the room, Simon _______ on a chair. He lifted _______ box carefully. There were watches which _______ from different countries his grandfather had visited. While getting down from the chair, the box fell onto the floor. To _______ surprise, he found the glass of his grandfather’s favorite watch broken. Simon’s heart started beating _______ than before. He put the broken watch back into the box and placed the box back on the shelf.

The next morning, Simon collected all of his courage _______ the truth to his grandfather. Reaching his _______ bedroom he told him everything. The grandfather went over to the store room without saying anything. Simon kept standing _______ his head down. Having returned from the store, the grandfather said to Simon, “I felt very angry at first because ________ you broke was the first gift from your grandmother, but it was brave enough of you to tell me about the broken watch.”

At that moment, Simon knew that being honest was the only way for him to be free from his mistake.

【推荐3】Bethany Hamilton is from Hawaii. When she was just 13 years old, she and her friend were surfing in the ocean. While they were surfing, _______ accident happened, a shark attacked Hamilton. In the attack, Hamilton lost her left arm.

Hamilton _______ to the hospital right away. When she arrived, she had already lost more than half of her blood and almost died. _______ , doctors saved her life in the end. Hamilton loved surfing, and she didn’t want to stop. Of course, it was much _______ for her now because she only had one arm. First, she got a special surfboard（冲浪板）. This board was thicker and it was easier to control. Then, she started to exercise her legs. She needed stronger legs because she _______ kick more to push the board forward through the water. Finally, she learned _______ to surf with only one arm. Less than one month after _______ her arm, she was surfing again on _______ own.

Today, Hamilton is a professional（职业的）surfer. She surfs in competitions around the world. She has been in competitions with _______ in the USA, Brazil, and Australia. In total, she has won ________ important competitions so far. She no longer needs a special surfboard. She uses the same kind of surfboard ________ everyone else uses.

Hamilton uses her experiences to teach people to never give up. She also goes on TV shows. In 2011, she ________ a book about the shark attack and her difficulties. Her experiences were even made into a movie, which made her famous ________ won several awards because of her great courage.

Hamilton says that ________ people has been a wonderful experience for her. She says that she has learned a lot about life, love, and being strong. However, ________ so many things have happened to her, she says she is still just a surfer.

“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up,” Amy said to her brother Mark.

Grandma had fallen and broken her leg. The doctor said she would be in bed ________ six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to work in her garden, ________ she would not like sitting in her chair waiting for her leg ________ well again.

“I have ________ idea,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums（栽培盒）in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that ________ in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in ________ house.”

Amy agreed, so the two of them found the magazine ________ told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother. She said ________ a terrarium would be a perfect gift for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark ________ a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they ________ to build the terrarium.

First, they put some drainage material（排水材料）at the bottom of the bottle.This would keep the soil from ________ too wet. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.

Now they were ready ________ the plants. Amy had chosen two plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. ________ was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even ________ Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss （苔藓）around the plants. Finally, they watered the plants.

________ Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so pleased. Now she had a beautiful little garden to enjoy right inside her home.

【推荐2】Long long ago in a village, a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers _________ him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were afraid of the terrible storms (风暴) that often hit and destroyed (破坏) _________ and plants.

Finally, a short man came to the farmer. “Are you _________ good worker?” the farmer asked him. “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer gave him the job, _________ he really needed help. The little man worked very _________ on the farm, and the farmer felt pleased _________ his work.

Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer _________ to the short man’s room. The farmer shouted, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away!” But the little man lay in bed lazily and said, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

When hearing the words, the farmer hurried outside to prepare for the storm on his own. To his surprise, he found that _________ was tied down and nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood _________ the short man meant, so he returned to __________ bed to sleep while the wind blew.

When you’re prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

【推荐3】Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I started playing ________ piano when I was five years old and still really enjoy it now: it’s a great way ________ and cheer me up when I’m feeling down. When I lived at home with my parents, we had a lovely brown piano in the house. I learned to play the piano for five years and I had piano lessons every week.

When I went to university, I had to leave my piano behind. ________ I wanted to play the piano so much. I spent all the money I had ________ a new e-piano. It was quite difficult to get it from the music shop to my house: I had to ask a friend to help ________ get it into a taxi and then carry it to the door. I was very glad I bought it though. I was able to play ________ I wanted. When I was studying or writing a paper, I used to ________ a break to play something. It really helped me become happy again! When I was feeling a bit homesick, playing music ________ I learned on my old piano made me feel better.

Now I am on my year abroad. Unluckily, I don’t have a piano any more. I wish that pianos were as ________ as guitars because I really miss spending time on my hobby. When I go home for Christmas, I will drive my family mad ________ I will play the piano all the time. It probably won’t sound very nice because I haven’t had any practice!