【推荐1】It was 9 o'clock in the morning. A teacher began his class by     1     (hold) up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all the students     2    (see) and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass    3    （weigh)?”

“50 grams!” ”100 grams!” ”125 grams!” the students answered.

“I really don't know unless I weigh it,” said the teacher,"    4     my question is: What will happen if I hold it up like this for a few minutes?”

“Nothing,” the students said.

“You're right. Now what will happen if I hold it for a day? I wonder     5    my arm will lose feeling”.

“Sure. Your arm will lose feeling, and you have to go to hospital!” replied    6    student.

“It's unbelievable, right?" said the teacher. “Life's problems are something like this. Hold them for a few     7    (minute) in your head and they seem OK. If you think of them for a long time, they may paralyze(麻痹) you     8    (complete). You will not be able to do anything. So     9    the end of day, putting the problems down is of great     10    (important) to you. That way, you are not stressed; you wake up every day happily and can handle (处理) any problem that comes in your way!"

Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage lists(非物质文化遗产清单) in 2006. Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong province has a long h    1     of making kites.

Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor(传承人) of the Weifang kite-making skill. At the age of 16, Yang l    2     the skill from her grandfather. After practising it hard for 10 years, she started her o    3     shop in 1992.

“Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites,” Yang said. “But I think the culture behind our kites is q    4     different.” On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common shapes like butterflies, but also some paintings telling ancient Chinese stories and Chinese history.

For example, she once made a kite showing a phoenix(凤凰) head w    5     paintings of 50 famous women in Chinese history on each side of the kite. A    6     the idea was cool, it was not easy to make such a kite. Each woman was different in look, clothes and makeup style. She spent much time checking historical records or discussing the details with others.

“It takes too much time,” Yang added, “but when I e    7     the stories on the kites to foreign customers, I feel a sense of great achievement.” In her spare time, she also travels to different c    8     including Germany, Australia and the US to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites.“It is an important job to spread the heritage around the world,” she said.

【推荐3】During the Second World War, John’s family didn’t have a washing machine. Therefore（因此，所以）,     1    （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.

Before long, a family friend decided     2    （join）the army and his wife was going with him. John’s family told them that they could take care of their furniture（家具）while they were away. To the     3    （family）surprise, the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine. “It would be better for it to     4    （use）, rather than sitting     5    （quiet）,” he said.

Young John helped with the washing, and he developed a deep love of the old, green Bendix.     6    （late）, the war ended and the family’s friend returned. When he came to take the machine away, John became very sad. His mother saw this and said to     7    （he）, “Son, you must remember that machine didn’t belong to us in the     8    （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time. So, instead of     9    （be）sad about the loss, let’s be grateful（感激的）that we     10    （be）able to use it at that time.”

We have all experienced loss: loss of people andthings. However, if we see the thing we     11    （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time, maybe the sad     12    （memory）will change into     13    （thank）ones.