【推荐1】I know a little girl called Lucy. I used to watch her play basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She said: “I would like to go to college. The only way is _______ a scholarship. I like basketball and I want to be the _______ player in the college. _______ my dad told me if there is a will, there is a way.” She never changed her mind to be a basketball player.

I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated _______ high school, I saw her sitting on the grass _______.

I asked her _______ was wrong. Here was the story. Her coach said she was _______ a short girl that she couldn’t be a good basketball player and she should stop _______ about going to college. She was heartbroken and _______ also made me feel sad.

However, after a while, she smiled and __________ me her father thought the coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her: “If you really want to play for the scholarship of __________ good college, nothing but you yourself __________ stop your dream.”

The next year, she and her team joined in a big game. She __________ by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the __________ basketball team of their college. She was about to get the college education __________ she had dreamed of and worked towards for all those years.

“If your dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

The only survivor (幸存者) of a shipwreck (沉船) was washed up on a small island. He prayed (祈祷) to God for saving him. Every day he looked at the sea for help, _______ nothing good seemed to happen. To protect himself from the bad weather, he managed _______ a little house with wood.

One day, after looking for food outside, he arrived home and _______ smoke rising up to the sky. His little house was on fire. The worst thing ever happened. Everything was lost! He was very sad. “God, how could you do this to me!” he cried _______. He couldn’t believe what happened to him. _______ a poor man he was!

Early the next day, however, he _______ by the sound of a ship that was coming near to the island. It came to save him.

“How did you know I was here?” asked _______ poor man.

“We saw your smoke signal (信号),” replied the people _______ came to save him.

It is easy to become sad when things are going bad. But we shouldn’t lose heart because God is at work in _______ lives, even in the middle of pain and suffering. Remember, next time you see that your little house is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the help of God. Things may get ________ than before soon. For all the bad things we have gone through, God has good results.

【推荐3】One day, before setting off for school, my 7-year-old son Jason broke my roses and asked, “_______ I take them to school today?” After saying goodbye, I turned my back _______ he wouldn’t see the tears in my eyes. I loved that rose bush. I was sad most of the day. Then I hurried to pick up Jason _______ 2:30 p.m.

“I want to talk to you about Jason,” the teacher said after _______ me into the classroom. My son was _______ drawing a picture when I came into the classroom. I prepared _______ for the worst. In my mind, there was a voice saying _______ would have surprised me.

“Did you know Jason _______ flowers to school today?” she asked. I nodded, thinking about the rose bush _______ I planted years ago and trying to hide the sadness in my eyes. “Let me tell you about yesterday.” the teacher continued, “See that little girl?” I saw ________ bright-eyed child who was looking at a picture on the wall and laughing. I nodded.

“Well, yesterday she almost lost control. Her mother and father are having a quarrel. She worried about ________ her parents would leave her forever and said loud enough for the class to hear, ‘Nobody loves me.’ I did all I could ________ her up. However, it only seemed to make matters ________. Today your son walked to that child. I watched him give her   ________ pretty flowers and say, ‘I love you.’”

I felt my heart filled with ________ for what my son had done.

【推荐1】There are many new ways of shopping, and online shopping is one of ________. You can buy almost everything ________ the Internet, and it’s very easy. First, you choose something—clothes, tickets, ________ mobile phone, even a new computer—and pay for it. Then you receive it a few days later by post.

Online shopping has several advantages. First, you ________ shop at any time. The shops are always open. Second, shopping usually takes a lot of time. But ________ on the Internet you only need a computer and a mouse! You can also compare the prices of the same product and spend a lot...or save money.

But many people like going out and shopping with friends. They ________ shopping on the Internet ________ they can’t see the product or try the clothes on. Also paying over the Internet isn’t always ________.

Online shopping ________ changing our way of life. One day no one ________ to the shops any more, because you’ll be able to buy anything on the Internet, and you will be able to receive it anywhere in the world at any time!

【推荐2】My name is Sandy. I work in a middle school. It is pleasant for me to plant in my free time. At the beginning of the school year, I had __________ useful idea-what if my students used a classroom garden __________ vegetables for our school lunches? The students could also learn about planting science.

I asked my headmaster __________ I could start a new plant lab garden or not. I was only in my __________ year of teaching, but she agreed.

As soon as my students went into the classroom, they got __________. They all wanted to learn how to grow vegetables in this way of indoor gardening called hydroponics (水培). This is great for areas that don’t have much farmland. It helps people to grow healthy vegetables just about __________.

To grow 45 beds of green vegetables, we need many things __________ growing cups, LED growing lights, fans (水泵) and so on. __________ the students failed for the first time, none of them gave up. They kept on trying until they finally succeeded. It was interesting for __________ to watch the vegetables grow every day. And they all smiled happily when seeing students in other classes eat the vegetables they grew. My ___________ new goal is that our school won’t need to buy green vegetables any more.