【推荐1】Kids love playing games. It’s the nature of being young. ________ the game of marbles (弹珠) for example. Kids from different areas have been playing this game for ________ years.

There are many reasons which make the game of marbles so popular. It’s easy to play. Both the rich and the poor have ________ same chance of winning. ________ you have at least one marble, you can get into a game. Perhaps most important of all, the rules are flexible (灵活的), which means they can be changed by the players. ________ exciting and interesting rules!

The goal of the game is to win their opponents’ (对手) marbles by hitting the marbles or by knocking them out of a circle. ________ the end of a game, one player goes home with a bag full of marbles. The others go home with their bags that are far ________ than when they arrived.

The first marbles were small round stones. Later, clay marbles ________. Even later, marbles started being made from glass. The prettiest glass marbles are always the most valuable. Marble players often trade marbles, trying to get the most colourful and beautiful ones for ________.

Today, the best game of marbles is played in the schoolyard. Friends gather around to see ________ will have the best luck that day. Kids really enjoy playing the game.

【推荐2】Lucy, a junior high school student from Beijing, is at home every evening to watch the Japanese cartoon—“Famous Detective Conan” on TV. She said “The story is so interesting. I always want to know what happens next.”

Many students love cartoons on TV, in films and in comic books. Cartoons are especially hot. The Cartoon Festival ______ in big cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou every year. Lots of people come to visit. Many of ______ are students from junior high school. Many famous cartoon characters, like Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon, are popular among teenagers.

Some students watch cartoons for fun. Others think they ______ learn something from cartoon characters. However, some parents and teachers ______ that cartoons and comic strips are bad for students. Students may learn bad behaviours ______ from the characters. ______ problem is that students spend too much time ______ cartoons on TV. Some even read comic strips in class. Parents want their children to work ______ on schoolwork than on other things.

Yang Xiong, ______ expert on teenage education in Shanghai said, “_______ cartoons and comic strips may be fun, students should not spend too much time on them.”

【推荐3】Most children like watching TV. ______ is very interesting. By watching TV, they can see and learn a lot and know many things ______ their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn more ______ on TV. By watching TV, children can hear and watch at the same time. ______ they can’t see anything over the radio.

TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds too. They learn newer and better ways of ______ things. They may find the world is now ______ than before.

Many children ______ TV only on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy with their lessons. But ______ children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have ______ good rest. How about you, ______ young friends?

【推荐1】Life is not always filled with good things. Worries and problems are also normal in life, which may make you feel ________. When you are ________ unhappy or forgetting how great you are, here is some ________ for you to make you feel good about yourself.

★Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s noon in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!

★Do something nice for someone. Helping others always ________ you feel good.

★Smile! If you are friendly to people, they ________ friendly to you as well.

Look for the good things in your friends and family.

★Learn ________! Have you always wanted to decorate(装饰)your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges(挑战) are fun and give you ________ sense of accomplishment when you have finished.

★Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination ________! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! ________ always helps to express your feelings.

★Stay with your family. Family members need to spend time with ________. Talk with your Mom or Dad or even your cousin.

【推荐2】During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a healthy social environment. If you offered your seat to ________ old or children, everyone would look up to you. At that time, being selfless, honest and serving people were good, and all people learned ________ the hero—Lei Feng. Nowadays, ________ most people still offer their seats to others, we can also find that some young people have excuses ________ offering their seats. Some drivers often call out, “Who can offer the old ________ seat?” It usually ________ work.

As teenagers, what can we do? Every time an old man ________ next to me, I’ll stand up to offer my seat. After that I feel good. Perhaps someone will say you alone can’t change the society ________. That’s right. But I do think a little thing can change the world some day. I often talk about my idea with my classmates, and they all agree with me. They think that a good environment ________ with everyone’s effort. Everyone dreams of changing the world, so let’s take action from simple acts like picking up waste, saving water, using both sides of paper. No matter ________ small the act is, we can do it every day to help change the world for better.