One day, a teacher entered the classroom and told the students about a test. After hearing, all students were seated and waited for the test to __________ . Now, the teacher gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk. When he finished handing out the test to all students, he asked __________ to turn the test pages and begin.

Students were surprised to see that there was not a __________ but just a black dot in the center of the page. The teacher noticed the students’ face expression and told them, “I want you to write about __________ you see there.”

The students were still __________ but got started with the test. At the end of the class, the teacher took all answer papers and started reading each answer from each paper in front of all students. All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc. After the teacher finished reading, the whole class was __________ . They looked at one another, without saying anything.

The teacher began to explain, “Don’t worry, I am not going to give you __________ for this but I just want you to think about something. Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it, __________ no one wrote about the white paper. Our life is the __________ . The white paper stands for our whole life and the black dot stands for __________ in our life.

Our life is a gift given to us by God, __________ love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—our friends around us, the job that can __________ us our living. Still we just __________ day to day problems like health problems, short of money, problems in relationships etc. However, we never see that these problems are very small compared to __________ we have in our lives.”

So we should try to take eyes off our problems and __________ each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live life positively.

【推荐2】Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him out to the yard to play. Tom was interested in everything. Life in the countryside was _______ new to him.

At lunch, Tom told me, “Dad, I saw a hen flying.”

“Impossible!” I said without _______, “How can a hen fly?”

“Dad, the dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was trapped in a corner. When the hen saw _______ other way out there, she spread her wings and flew up to the roof. The hen was out of _______ and safe. Dad, I didn’t know hens could fly. How can she fly?” my child asked.

I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that _______ her to fly!”

Tom nodded. He seemed to have understood.

Last weekend, we visited Tom’s grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, “_______! The dog is running after the _______ again! Come and see!”

I ran out of the house. The hen was running _______ a group of chick(小鸡) followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly and turned around—she spread her _______ and used them to fight against the dog. I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away.

“Dad, why didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she can’t fight the dog,” Tom asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. She loves her _______ more than anything in the world.”

Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.

【推荐3】Hello. I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you ________my family. There are five people in my ________. They are my mother, my father, my two sisters and me. But I have ________brothers.

My father is a worker. My mother is ________English teacher. My sisters are sixteen. I'm fourteen. We go to the same school. We all like ________football games. We think they're interesting. I also have a cat. ________name is Mimi.

There ________a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple trees.________a photo of my room. Please have a look. When you ________my room, you can see three English dictionaries on my desk. I like ________very much.

【推荐2】As my father walked into the room, my brother became nervous. He knew that he had done something _______. From a distance I could see that he had opened my father’s new book and drawn all over the first page with a pencil. Now, staring at my father fearfully, he and I both waited for _______ punishment.

My father picked up his much-loved book, looked at it _______ for quite a while, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were important to him. He was a teacher and had several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet he loved his children. What he did next was surprising. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then _______ in the book himself, alongside the drawings made by John: John’s work, 1959, age 2. You have made the book priceless, I’m very thankful to you for drawing in my book.

The years and the books came and went. Our family _______ what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: success and failure, gain and loss, _______ and tears. From time to time we would open the book, _______ the drawings, read my father’s words of love, and feel inspired.

Now I know that through this simple act my father _______ us how every bad event in life can have a positive side—if we are prepared to look at it from another side and realize how unforgettable it is when our lives are touched by the _______ of others. But he also taught us about what really matters in life: people, not objects; tolerance（容忍）, not judgment; love, not anger.

________ I think about these things, I will smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad.”

【推荐3】When I was young, I was very proud and I didn’t listen to others’ words. But after one unforgettable thing, I came to understand that it’s important to be modest (谦虚的).

It happened ______ a sunny afternoon. My best friend and I ______ our bikes in a park. I learned how to ride a bike just a few days ago. Because of this, my mother asked me ______ some safety equipment (装备). “No, I won’t wear it!” I said, pointing at my ______ elbows and knees (膝肘). “You want me to wear the safety equipment ______ she doesn’t wear it either!” “Riding is dangerous and you need to ride ______.” my friend said. “I might have learned later than you, but I can ride even ______ than you!” I said loudly. She smiled and said, “Let’s wait and see!”

I saw a road leading into some woods. “I’ll race you!” I shouted. Then we rode towards the woods. However, ______ road wasn’t as good as I thought. I kept bumping (颠簸行进) up and down, and then suddenly...bam! I fell off my bike. I felt my elbows and knees hurt badly. “Ha ha!” My friend made a face and helped me stand up. “______ more careful next time.” she said. Tears ran down ______ face.

All in all, this experience made me realize that we must be modest. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.