【推荐2】An old woman lived in a house with a large garden. She took care of her flowers all the ________. One day a young man went by the garden. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy ________ he lived in such a beautiful place. To his ________, the old gardener was blind(瞎的). He asked, “You can’t ________ these flowers. Why are you busy ________ them every day?” The old woman said, “Let me tell you four ________. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. ________, though I am blind, I can touch them as well. Third, I can ________ the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for ________.” “Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that everybody loves flowers. We all enjoy the ________ these flowers have brought us.”

【推荐3】A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. The daughter was a little tired, _______ they took a rest on the bench. When the daughter saw an old man selling _______, she asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didn’t bring much money with him, but it was _______ to buy two apples. So he did, and gave _______ of them to his daughter, smiling.

His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand. Then the father asked her if she could _______ one of the apples with him. When the girl heard this, she quickly took a bite (咬) from one apple. And before her father could speak, she also took a bite from the _______ apple, the father was surprised. He _______ what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy (贪心的) way. He was lost in thought. Perhaps he was just thinking too much. His daughter was too _______ to understand about sharing and giving. A _______ disappeared (消失) from his face.

Suddenly, his daughter ________ an apple in her left hand said, “Daddy, have this one! It is much juicer and ________.” Her father was speechless. He felt ________ about making the judgment (判断) so quickly about a small child. His smile ________ after he knew why his daughter took a bite from each apple ________.

Don’t judge anything or draw a conclusion (结论) too quickly. ________ spare some more time to understand things better.

【推荐1】Last summer vacation, I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province. Before I started, my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again. Because it was my first time to travel alone, I felt really ________ at first.

Wolong is a large nature reserve (自然保护区), which includes several panda bases for breeding (繁殖) and research. I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong China Giant Panda Garden ________ I arrived. I was going to visit the garden the next morning.

Everything went ________ at first the next day. I saw many ________ playing in the trees. They looked so cute. I was not nervous anymore. I also tried to feed them with some bamboo. They were happy and even wanted to ________ me. Later, I left the garden happily.

But while I was going back to the hotel, I lost my ________. I was so worried that I nearly cried. At that moment, a ________ came up to me and asked if I needed any ________. Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel ________ in the end.

The trip to Wolong allowed me not only to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way, but also to meet friendly people. This ________ gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.

【推荐2】74-year-old Mark Levine has been living in Beijing for the past 17 years. He is a ________ and song writer. He has written over 80 songs. The most recent one is called My China Surprise. In the song, he sings his true ________ in China.

Mark also teaches at the Minzu University of China. About 50% of the students ________ one of the 55 Chinese minorities (少数民族). Most of the time, through his students, he learns about their ________ traditions. “I am here as a teacher, but I think my students have taught me as ________ as I have taught them,” Mark said.

Mark has also seen some ________ in China over these years. When he first came to China, he ________ a lot of students unsure (不确定的) about their future. But now to his ________, they become confident. For example, years ago, a student went abroad for one year of study. After she came back, Mark had a ________ with her. She said, “Before, I learned to love China ________ it was my home, my mother country. But when I was abroad, the love ________. Now I love China more because of what China has ________ me with.” And Mark can see this confidence today in many Chinese students. They can see a much more ________ future. “You can always find things that you’re not expecting and ________ new things you’re able to learn. That’s perhaps the most ________ thing about being in China,” added Mark, “and probably the most surprising thing.”

【推荐3】I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one ________ was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a ________ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be ________.

The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking like a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty-yuan note.

“Who wants this?” he asked. ________ of us in the class held up our hands.

He smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we up our hands. He smiled again but said nothing. ________, he threw the note onto the floor. Then he asked the same question a ________ time.

I didn’t understand what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I wanted to get the note, ________ I put my hand up again. after a while he ________ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful.” He said to us with the note in his hand.

The note is worth 20 yuan. It is ________ 20 yuan, even though I threw it on the floor. You are like the note. Whatever happens to you, you still have your worth.

Suddenly I ________ I was worth a lot. I may have done poorly in the exam, but it doesn’t mean I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!