【推荐1】My mother often asked me what the most important part of the body is. When I was young, I thought ______ was very important, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.”

She said, “No. Think about it and I will ______ you again.”

Several years passed before she asked me again. After thinking carefully, I thought I got the ______ answer. This time I told her, “Seeing is very important, so it must be our ______.”

She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct either.”

Wrong again! Mother asked me a few more times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting ______ every year.”

Then last year, my grandpa ______. Everybody was sad and crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our ______ to say our last goodbye to grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was ______ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion（疑惑）on my face and told me, “This ______ is very important. For each answer you gave me in the past, I have told you that it was wrong and I have given you an example why.”

She looked down at me as only a mother could. I saw her eyes filled with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important part is your ______.”

I asked, “Is it because it can hold up my head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends so that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

【推荐2】Pierogi is the food that makes me think most of my Nana. Sadly she died of cancer in 2015 when I was 8 years old. Whenever I feel sad or miss her, I think of the special ______ we shared together.

My Nana was Polish. Her parents were born in Poland and came over during the war. Nana was born in one of the Polish camps in Crewe. Food was an important thing that kept the Polish community together.

Meals were often ______ because life was very hard then. The adults and children had to look for potatoes, mushrooms, rabbits and herbs in the woods.

My Nana’s heritage（传承）was very ______ to her. When her cancer was at its worst, she often thought of the time in the Polish camp and ______ the potato dumplings called pierogi she would always lovingly make for me and my mum.

Because of chemotherapy（化疗）, foods she once loved became ______ for her to cook, smell or even eat. My mum and I would make her soups or noodles instead. But when Nana was feeling “well”, there was ______ better than making pierogi that could bring her joy and happiness. I watched and helped. How skillful and happy she was when making these Polish dumplings! The ______ of making this special food with her will always be in my memories.

Towards the ______ of Nana’s life, I knew she was slowly leaving us. So one afternoon, Mum and I made our own pierogi for her. It was one of those meals that I will never ______ . She was excited with our pierogi.

Nana died on June 13th, 2015.

Mum and I ______ make cheese and potato pierogi to this day and treasure the tools that Nana has used. This simple flour, egg and water dough that is made on the wooden board was ______ . We sometimes cheat with ready-made one ______ it is still my most favorite food in the world.

Thank you Nana for giving me the love of food and cooking.

I’m Paul and I’m twelve years old. I live with my ________ in Northam, UK. My parents run a farm (经营一家农 场). We have many animals on our farm. Some are ________ , like chickens, but others are big, like horses.

I love living on the farm. I get up at about 6:00 every day, I can ________ my parents with the work on the farm. I need to feed (喂) small animals. It’s not ________ at all because it takes me two hours to give them _______ every morning. After that, I have breakfast with my family.

My cousin and I go to the same ________ . So my mother always drives (开车送) ________   to school. Lessons finish at 4 o’clock. Then we have one hour for our homework at school. After that, I ________ a basketball class, and then I go back home by bus.

When I come back home, I don’t do any more homework. I just play ________ my cousin and help my parents with the animals. We always have dinner at 8 o’clock. I go to bed early ________ I read a book.

Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect (尊重) for other people. I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and I sat down while other people were standing. My mother shouted at me, “ ________ at once! You have young legs and you don’t need to sit down.” At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of ________, but now I understand. I think children nowadays have ________ that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while ________ people are standing.

One area in which we had a lot of rules was table ________ . For example, we weren’t allowed to start our meal ________ the oldest person had started. We had to say “thank you” when our food was served, and eat everything on our plates before we could ________ the table. We couldn’t make any noise when eating. Worse than that, we were only allowed to have sweets at the weekend, as a special treat if we had been good.

Although my upbringing (养育) was perhaps a bit ________ compared with modern children, I’m very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear ________ in life. Even though I was sometimes punished, I think it has made me a better person. In my opinions, children need clear rules, but more than that they need to learn ________ to get on with other people and realize they are not the center of the world.

________ you are invited to a western family for a meal, it is very important to know some knowledge of western manners. Here are some useful suggestions for you.

First, be on time. To be a polite guest, be sure to get there on time. Being late or being too early is impolite. ________ you can get there on time, make a call as early as you can.

Second, choose proper greeting manners. People in different countries have different ways _________ each other. In England and America, people _________ to shake hands when they meet for the first time. For friends, they may choose a hug. In France, greeting with a kiss is very common.

Third, pay attention to table manners. When having meals, you should behave properly. For example, putting your spoon in the soup bowl is considered impolite. And don’t try to talk _________ your mouth full. Be careful not to make much noise when cutting things with your knife.

Fourth, _________ a proper talking distance(距离). Generally, one meter between each other is perfect in England. However, half a meter is OK in America. People will feel _________ when they are too close to each other or too far from each other.

Last, prepare a small gift. Some flowers or a bottle of wine is enough. If there are children, some chocolate will be nice.

As the saying goes, “When in Rome, do _________ the Romans do.” It’s just the key to guest abroad.

【推荐3】Hongbao, usually a red envelope (信封) with some money inside, is a kind of traditional gift in China. People always give it during the Spring Festival or for some special events such as birthday, weddings and so on. It is considered as a way to _________ love, good wishes or blessings (祈祷).

The red color means good luck in _________ culture and can also help people stay away from bad things. The tradition started from more than 2000 years _________ when old people began to give money to their grandchildren for good luck and safety in the New Year.

Different from the traditional envelope with _________ inside, the virtual (虚拟的) hongbao has become quite popular these days. It provides people with a chance to give hongbao to other people or receive them from _________ on the Internet. This new form of hongbao is becoming more and more popular _________ the WeChat users.

During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, I _________ more than 300 yuan by using WeChat, and got half of the money I gave. Although the smallest hongbao had only 0.001 yuan in it, my friends and I still had great _______ giving and receiving the red envelopes. However, some people, especially the young, spend too much time _________ their mobile phones to get the virtual hongbao. This not only makes them lose the time they spend with their family but also is __________ for their health. So what do you think of the virtual hongbao? Are you for or against it?