【推荐1】Once upon a time, there lived a farmer. He grew very good corn. Every year, he would take part in the state farmers fair and win ________ first prize for his corn.

The farmer’s story reached the ears of a reporter. The reporter asked the farmer ________ he grew his corn and learned something interesting about it—the farmer shared his ________ corn seeds (种子) with his neighbors.

“There are competitions ________ you and your neighbors. Why do you do that when some of their corn ________ be as good as yours?” the reporter asked.

“The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and carries it from field to field. If my ________ corn is not so good, it will make my corn bad. If I want to grow good corn, I must help them ________ their corn, too,” said the farmer.

So it is with our lives: If you ________ to live in peace, you must help others around you to live in peace. By helping others, you help ________. So, do not be afraid to share your experience and good ideas with others. You will be ________ that people around you will be willing to help you out in return.

【推荐2】For Pineda, it was a long way to succeed.   

His story began in EI Salvador, a city where he was born with something wrong with his mouth. He had great difficulty in speaking. At the age of 2, his family’s house was burned down. Pineda was hurt _______, and his legs needed to be cut. His mother died _______ he was 8. And he spent years on the streets before he _______ to an orphanage (孤儿院).

Finally, at the orphanage, Pineda began to receive support and encouragement. He taught _______ to play the guitar. He began his performance with other musicians. At the age of 18, he went to Chicago with his group. There Pineda caught the attention of many people who wondered what they could do to help him. A hospital offered him free medical care. A rich man agreed _______ for Pineda’s traffic to and from El Salvador.

When he was in hospital, Pineda began writing music, and wondered _______ he might be able to record his own album (音乐专辑) or not. Soon _______ the help of a musician, The Sound of Gratitude (感激) was born. On October 15, Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers, and to the friends _______ had helped him so far.

_______ good luck he had. It was amazing that Pineda had gone through so many years of hardships. “We ________ a saying in El Salvador, ‘Suffer (受苦) first, then enjoy.’ I guess that’s what’s happening to me,” he said. If you are suffering difficulties now, please be patient, your good luck will come some day.

Once upon a time, the colors of the world started to fight.

Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the color of grass and ________. Without me, all animals would ________.”

Blue said: “Well, think about the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the symbol of life.”

Yellow laughed and said, “The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, ________ the stars are yellow. So I am the most important color.”

Red shouted out, “I am the color of love and courage! I fight ________ the truth.”

The colors went on ________. Suddenly there came ________ strong wind. And it started to rain heavily. The colors were so ________ that they hugged close to each other.

The rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, don’t you know ________ you were all special and different? Now, join your hands and come to me.”

Doing as they ________, the colors joined hand in hand. From then on, whenever a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky, letting ________ remember to admire one another.

【推荐1】Long ago and far away, there lived an old man and an old woman. One day, while the woman was washing clothes in the river, she ________ a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her. Excitedly, she caught the orange and wanted ________ it home to eat.

________ the woman began to open the orange, suddenly, jumped out a little lovely boy! The man and woman didn’t know what ________. But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro, or Orange Boy. As time went by, the boy became very strong and brave.

Life was wonderful until some robbers (盗贼) moved onto a near village. The robbers were always stealing ________ things from the people. Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away. So he put some of his mother’s delicious food into ________ box and left home with it for that village. On the way to the village, he met a dog, a monkey and a bird. Bobonaro gave food to ________ and helped them a lot. So they became good friends. When he told them about his problem, each of the three ________ said, “I will help you get the robbers away. ”

________, Bobonaro and his friends drove the robbers away. ________ the help of his three friends, Bobonaro could come back home safely. All the people in his village were so happy to see him go back and everyone called him a hero because he was so brave.

【推荐2】Long ago and far away, there lived an old man and an old woman. One day, while the woman ________ clothes in the river, she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her. Excitedly, she caught the orange and decided ________ it home to eat.

________ the woman began to open the orange, suddenly, out jumped a little lovely boy! The man and woman didn’t know what they should do. But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro, or Orange Boy. As time went by, the boy became very strong and brave.

Life was wonderful until some robbers(盗贼) moved onto a nearby island. The robbers were always stealing ________ things from the people. Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away. So he put some of his mother’s delicious food into ________ box and left home with it for the island. Along the way, he met a dog, a monkey and a bird. Bobonaro gave ________ food and helped them a lot. So they became good friends. When he told them about his problem, ________ of the three friends said, “I will help you get the robbers away.”

Finally, Bobonaro and his friends drove the robbers away ________. Bobonaro could return home with the valuable things that were stolen by the robbers ________ the help of his three friends. All the people in the town ________ so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.

Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He had a lot of money, ________ he never helped his poor neighbours. He hid (藏) his money ________ a tree. Every week, he came to dig (挖) it up and have a look.

One night, somebody ________ all the money away. When ________ rich man came again, he found nothing but an empty (空的) hole. Where was the money? He was ________, and then cried loudly. All the neighbours heard ________ and came around him. He told them ________ he came and saw his money before. “You should be ________ now,” said one of the neighbours. “Why?” he asked. “Although you have much money, you always worry about ________ it. But now, you don’t have to. Instead (相反), you can enjoy beautiful things around you.”

Sometimes, losing is another ________ of gaining (收获).

【推荐1】The giraffe has a very long neck and four long and thin legs. It is the tallest living animal on land. Its front legs are _______ than its back legs. An adult (成年的) giraffe can be five meters tall. It can run very _______—about 30 miles an hour. It is brown and yellow.

Giraffes are from Africa. They can _______ up to 25 years in the wild. They do not like being alone and they live in groups of six or more. To find food, they travel over _______ large area and don’t have a fixed (固定的) home. They spend most of a day _______. The leaves, flowers and fruit at the top of trees _______ their main food, and they also eat grass and plants.

A mother giraffe is pregnant (怀孕的) for about 15 months and only has one baby. It gives birth while standing up. _______ a baby giraffe’s first experience in the world is to fall several meters _______ the ground! Within one hour of being born, the baby giraffe is on its feet searching for milk from _______ mother. The baby giraffe can weigh 60 kilos at birth and stops growing when it is ________ years old.

In the zoo, a mother and a baby camel (骆驼) were lying ________ a tree in the sunshine.

________ baby camel asked, “Why do camels have humps (驼峰)?”

The mother said, “We are desert animals. We have the humps to store water ________ we can live in dry desert.”

The baby camel thought for a moment and asked, “OK… So why are our legs long and our ________ round?”

The mother replied, “They ________ to walk in the desert.”

After a while, the baby camel asked, “Why ________ our eyelashes (眼睫毛) long? Sometimes they get in the way and I ________ see.”

The mother answered, “Those long, thick eyelashes will protect your eyes from the desert sand when it ________ in the wind.”

The baby thought and thought. Then he said, “I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert. The legs are for ________ through the desert and these eyelashes protect our eyes from the desert.” The baby looked at his mother, “But we are in the zoo. ________ is the desert?”

【推荐3】Almost all animals need to sleep to stay healthy. But sleeping can also be dangerous because other animals ________ hurt those who are sleeping. So, we can find ________ many different ways of sleeping help them stay safe. You may be ________ by some of these way.

Some ducks sleep with just half of ________ brains. They often sleep in ________ line. The ducks at both ends help keep the group safe. They keep one eye open to watch for ________ . The ducks in the middle sleep ________ with both eyes closed.

Seals breathe air, but that doesn’t stop some of them from ________ underwater. They hold their breath and dive deep to sleep. Sleeping deep underwater ________ these seals stay safe from dangerous animals that hunt them near the surface.

Horses often sleep standing up. Their legs lock in place so they don’t fall ________ . If a horse is lying down, it takes a long time ________ up. A horse can run from danger more quickly ________ it is already standing.

A flamingo can sleep while standing on one leg. The standing leg locks so it says straight. ________ leg remains close to the flamingo’s body. Its head rests on its back.

Some seabirds can sleep while they ________ . These large birds spend most of their lives over the ocean. They are in danger on the water, ________ they are safe in the air. They fly for many hours without flapping (拍打) their wings.

Would you like to sleep how they sleep?

【推荐1】The American writer Sally Seaman tells young students some smart ways _______ friends. Sally says starting friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and then you need to care about it to make it _______.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It’s not because a person has good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. _______ example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to you complain and do his or _______ best to help you. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other _______ and share you lives.

But things can not _______ be happy. Even the best friends have _______. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him _______. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are three steps to be friends again:

Tell him or her _______ you are feeling，say what your friend has done wrong and explain(解释) why you did this or that.

Remember that friendship is one of ________ important things.

【推荐3】My best friend, Connie, is two years older than me. We spend a lot of time together.

Connie has long dark brown hair and her ________ are big and round. People say she is beautiful and looks like a doll. When we go out, people often think that I am ________ than her because she is shorter and slimmer (更苗条的).

Connie is positive (乐观的) even ________ things go wrong. Last week she ________ her examination results which were not very good. I thought she was going to be sad. Instead she simply decided ________ better next time. Then, every day after class, if teachers are free in ________ offices, she will ask them for help.

Connie gets on well with others. Everyone in my family ________ her, even my younger brother. When you hear her ________, you will naturally (自然地) laugh together. When I feel unhappy I will talk to Connie and she will make me feel much ________.

I think my friendship with Connie is very valuable, ________ I hope we will always be the best friends.