【推荐1】Everyone has a dream. So does Mike.

Mike likes music very much. His _______ is good and he sings well. When he was very young, he wanted to be a great _______. But now he is a doctor. He works in a big hospital. He has to _______ the patients（病人）carefully every day. He often plays light music when he is _______. He finds lots of patients are _______ when they hear the beautiful music. So he _______ a CD player in the waiting room（候诊室）and plays the music _______ his patients every day. All his _______ think Mike is a good doctor. Tonight, there is _______ in his city. He likes the pop music very much. Can he go to the concert? ________ not. He has to work in the hospital.

【推荐2】Imagine a 900-meter-high rock wall standing in front of you. Your start to climb it. You put your hands and feet in small holes in the rock. You bear pain and fear until reach the top. What's worse, you don't even have a _______ to keep you safe. If you slip (滑) and fall, you will die. Who would do such a dangerous thing, playing with one's own life? This is, in fact, the true story of 33-year-old climber Alex Honnold.

Honnold made history in 2017 when he climbed one of the world's most famous cliffs (悬崖) —EI Capitan in California, US. Honnold climbed it _______ any safety equipment (装备). His experience was made into a _______ called Free Solo. The film won Best Documentary at the 91st Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, last month.

The film not only showed Honnold's _______ climbing skills, but also explained why he chose to climb the cliff and how he _______ his fear. These are two important questions for anyone who chooses to try extreme (极限) sports.

According to Honnold, for some people, "the purpose of life is happiness", but for him, "it's all about performance". He said that _______ was the time when he felt most alive. But he didn't play with his life. He climbed only when he felt _______ . He exercised his muscles (肌肉) every day. He practised climbing rock walls while using ropes as _______ as he could. He wrote down every move he made _______ practicing.

And this is one of the appeals (吸引力) of climbing according to Honnold—it is certainly dangerous, __________ you can still try to make it feel safe.

【推荐3】I have a twin (双胞胎之一) sister, Lucy. She has ______ hair than me. I don’t like long hair. Many people think we ______ have lots of things in common. I’m afraid this is not true. When my parents’ friends come to my home, Lucy often sits there and says nothing, ______ I like to talk with them. So she is ______ than me. Lucy likes reading, drawing and cooking. I just like swimming and playing basketball. She has ______ hobbies than me, but she is not as athletic (健壮的) ______ me. Because Lucy does ______ than me at school, my parents say to me, “______ Lucy is younger than you, you should learn ______ her.” We do have some similarities (相似之处), however. For example, we ______ like eating fast food, going shopping and listening to pop music.

【推荐1】Most of the teenagers may be interested in blind boxes. Some of you have got blind box toys from online stores. But why does this kind of ________ become popular in China?

You may have different opinions. Firstly, the box adds more ________ and fun to your buying experience. ________ you don’t know what is inside the box, you want to try your luck. Secondly, blind boxes are really ________. As a student, you don’t have too much money, so you want to save money for ________. For example, on Taobao and Pinduoduo, some blind boxes were being sold for prices as ________ as 9.9 yuan. Thirdly, you may get something such as a pet dog your parents wouldn’t ________ for you. If this is your choice, you have really gone too far. Since your parents are adults, they know ________ you should get. On May 3, 2021, 160 pet dogs and cats were ________ inside a truck at a delivery station (快递站点) in Chengdu. They were put in boxes to be sent to different places through the post. When volunteers found those animals, four of them were dead and many were ________. So, what do you think of the blind pet box event in Chengdu? If you really love animals, you are ________ angry. You are probably calling for an end to the crazy ________ of blind box pets like others. You may ask your parents to buy a pet in a local pet store.

Whatever your choice is, it suggests that you are a ________ child.

Blind box toys are ________ partly because of their cute looks. But remember: Animals are our friends, so we should love them and make them ________ from blind pet boxes!

【推荐2】Prana was a beautiful dog. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days that we spent together and what he has taught me about _________.

We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and _________ take it into the house to eat later. The apples were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasn’t always pleased that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, he would turn his head so I wouldn’t see _________ hidden treasure. It was our little game.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow _________ and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that Prana was digging holes madly and bringing the apples to the _________ so that they could be seen above the snow. He seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during his yard time. I _________ why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called his back into the house, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I was _________ to see that the yard was full of birds. I got to realize that Prana had dug up all those apples for his animal friends to eat. He knew that _________ they had enough food, they weren’t able to get through such an early winter!

As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes.

【推荐3】During summer vacations, I volunteer at the vet’s (兽医诊所), so I have seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I’ve ever seen. Thin curly hair hardly ________ her sausage-shaped (腊肠形的) body. Her big eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s.

She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep ________ her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though. “No one should judge her by her ________,” I thought. Finally, the vet and I gave her the ________ to be adopted ( 领养 ) by someone else. I advertised Minnie in the local paper: “Funny-looking dog, well behaved, needs loving family.”

When a boy called, I ________ him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s 16-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to ________.

At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They ________ Minnie into their arms and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction (反应) to Minnie.

________ the car, the grandfather carried Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair. She licked (舔) his face. It was love at first lick.

“She’s perfect!” the old man said ________.

I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved (应得). That’s when I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color — he was ________.