【推荐2】It was the first day when we moved into this house. It is exciting for my son Roy     1     (run) around with great excitement and he tried to move his own things into the house.     2     (sudden), he knocked a bottle of paint (油漆) off the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor     3     the white wall very dirty. “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in right away angrily. I looked     4     my son. He was too nervous     5     (say) a word.

I smiled and said, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look nice.” I came up with     6     idea and took out a brush. “Dad is a magician. I can change it into a big tree,” I said. We spent the whole afternoon     7     (paint) and laughing. In the end, a beautiful forest with plants and small animals     8     (appear) on the wall.

Many years later, before     9     (set) out for Harvard University, Roy asked me if I still remembered that day. “Since then making mistakes     10     (worry) about me no more,” he said. “I believe I can always find out ways to solve the problems.”

I have a big family. Look! Here is a photo     1     my family. They are my parents, my grandparents, my brother and I.     2     (this) are my grandparents. My grandfather is 72     3     (year) old and my grandmother is 70 years old. I have     4     aunt. She’s my     5     (father) sister. I have two     6     (uncle). They’re my mother’s brothers. I have two cousins — a boy and a girl. They     7     (be) my aunt’s son and daughter. I have a sister, too.     8     she     9     (be not) in the photo. I     10     (be) in a nice family. I love my family.

Nick and his friends were talking about the things that can bring them good luck.   

“I have a red pen,” said Andrea.   

“I have a lucky coin.” said Manuel. “every time I want to do w    1     in tests, I always took my lucky coin with me.”

Nick t    2     for a moment and said “my blue socks.”

“Blue socks?” the boys were s    3     and asked with one voice(异口同声地).

Nick said, “Every time I w    4     my blue socks to school before the test, I will get a good grade.”

The next day Nick had a Chinese test he was sad b    5     he couldn’t find his blue socks.

“Mom!” shouted Nick. W    6     are my blue socks? I have a Chinese test today, and I need to wear t    7    ”

“Don’t be silly(傻),” Nick’s mom said. “they n    8     to be washed.”

“When I wear them, I will get good grade.” Nick said.

“Did you prepare(准备) for your test?” asked mom.

“Yes.”

“Then don’t w    9     about it. Just do your best.” Mom encouraged. (鼓励)

A few days later, Nick’s teacher told him that he got 95 points. Nick was so excited that he couldn’t w    10     to tell his mom how well he did in his test.   

Mom laughed and said, “It wasn’t the blue socks that brought you success. In fact, it was made by yourself.”

When the doctor arrived later that morning, he was very surprised. Colin was sitting on the sofa looking at one of his books. He was talking to Mary.

“So, you were i    1     last night, Colin.” he said.

“I’m better now, much better.” Colin answered in his young Rajah voice. “I’m going out in my wheelchair soon if it is f    2    , I want some fresh air.”

The doctor l    3     without saying anything else. That night Colin slept well. He d    4     about the garden again, and Dickon and his animals.

Early the next morning Mary ran into his room.

“Dickon and his animals are here, sir.” Mary said Just then Martha opened the door. Colin stared as Dickon gave him the new born lamb. Colin looked very e    5     . Then Colin and Mary asked Dickon questions about the names of flowers, he k    6     exactly which one were already growing in the secret garden.

“I’m going to s    7     them.” cried Colin. “I can’t believe it!”

The next day Colin sat in the wheelchair and Dickon p    8     slowly and carefully to the garden.

Mary walked next to it. They went a    9     the lawn to the long path near the wall.

“This is where 1 walked up and down looking for the door!” whispered Mary. Then Mary whispered again: “The robin f    10     over the wall here and there.” She said, pointing under a big bush in the flower bed. “Is where I found the key”.

Then Dickon stopped pushing the chair.

“And look!” Mary moved the ivy branch. “Here is the door.”

—Taken from The Secret Garden

【推荐1】As William Shakespeare is to literature in English, so is poet Du Fu to the Chinese literary tradition. Aimed at introducing the charm and b    1    of tradition Chinese literature to viewers around the world, a new BBC documentary invited famous British actor Ian McKellen to read 15 of Du's poems that have been translated into English.

The one-hour film describes the p    2    life experiences in detail. Born in 712, Du lived under the reign of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (713-756), a time m    3    by extraordinary prosperity (繁荣) and cultural achievement.

However, as the An Lushan Rebellion of 755 floored the empire, Du had to take his family on the road as refugees (难民), and endured starvation (忍饥挨饿) and suffering. T    4    ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing and about 1,500 poems have been kept over the ages. In these poems, he poured out his worry about his country and people as well as the i    5    of celebrating the simple joys of life.

Chinese people really value the recording of history and Du is better than anyone at reflecting history in his poetry. That’s b    6    historical events are mirrored(反映) in his own life and spiritual journey. Even though he never held a high position in the government, Du still cared about about c    7    people. For example, in the poem My Cottage Unroofed By Autumn Gale (茅屋为秋风所破歌), he wrote that "Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles, I’d house all scholars poor and make t    8    beam (喜笑颜开) with smiles" That's why he was praised as a Poet Sage by later generations. A difficult life and his spirit of care about the world helped him c    9    so many masterpieces (杰作).

Without doubt, Du is a cultural symbol of ancient China, but his brilliant works and spirits have a    10    encouraged people outside of China. As the documentary noted, his work represents a valuable cultural heritage (遗产) for the whole world, not just China.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在各题空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hot food and warm tents:

people from all walks of life rash to save earthquake-hit Gansu

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Mr. Ma and his family members out of sleep around midnight     1     December 18th in Northwest China’s Gansu Province, and left     2     (they) without a home overnight.

After the 6.2 Gansu earthquake jolted (震动), a bowl of hot beef     3     (noodle) and a cup of     4     (drink) water offered Mr. Ma the warmth and comfort. “My family are safe here. We can stay warm and we can boil water. The rescue team (救援队) members care for our needs,” said Mr. Ma, 27.

There     5     (be) 102 tents, eight to nine people can stay in one. Mr. Ma and 1,000 others of the county, whose houses were damaged or     6     (destroy) in the quake, spent the night in tents.

They     7     (receive) meal boxes provided by local government and beef noodles cooked by volunteers. Ma Qinglong, chairman of Xingda Group, said, “We prepared 500 kilograms of beef     8     (help) everyone get through the difficult time.”

Besides government efforts, people helped each other. At the Gaji Chunlei Primary School, 79 boarding students were guided     9     the playground by their teachers as soon as the earthquake hit the area.

Zhang Shunshan, the school’s headmaster, said the teachers lit fires and kept the children warm through the small hours. “First we contacted the parents and then we helped the students return home     10     (safe) by 10 a.m.,” Zhang said.

For a few years, I had a chance to teach disabled preschool students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was a 5-year-old girl n    1     Vanessa. She had d    2     walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons. Vanessa liked to sit on my lap (大腿). One of her f    3     songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response (口令与回应) song where I sang the call and the students clapped (拍手) two times while singing the repeating part, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. But she never said or sang a word.

One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye, clapped her little hands two times and said the words, “Oh, yes!” In that moment, I was the one who could not s    4    .

Several years later, I passed Vanessa as I was walking through town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and clapped her hands two times, singing the song we had done so many times in music class. This little girl, through her connection with music, left an i    5     on me that will last forever.

Every child has the ability to learn and grow. We just have to find a way, no matter what their situation is.