【推荐1】“What’s your favourite sport, Nick?” Mr. Rogers asked.       

Nick thought for a moment. Everyone in the class was _______ him. He was worried. He needed a good _______.

“I like football,” said Nick in a low voice.

Everyone smiled. A few students said, “I like football, too.”

That was a(n) _______ answer. Nick really liked ice hockey but no one else in his class liked it. He wished he could be honest (诚实的), _______ he worried that they would say things like, “Ice hockey? Why?” or “What is that?” They didn’t _______ about the sport.

Nick comes from Maryland. In his home town, all children like _______. But in Florida, children love football. He didn’t really understand _______ they didn’t like ice hockey.

“Ice hockey is a(n) _______ sport,” he told his dad. “It’s a pity that no one here likes it.”

“Why don’t you invite (邀请) your friends to the next game?” Dad _______. “We can show ________ the sport.”

Nick ________ that. He took his friends Dave and Tommy to a game. They knew ________ about ice hockey. They watched the game with great interest and asked Nick many questions about the sport. All of them had great fun.

The next time at school when Mr. Rogers asked Nick what his favourite sport was, he said ________, “Ice hockey.”

Dave and Tommy smiled and said, “We like ice hockey, too!”

Nick was ________. He liked it when other people liked the things he liked. It made him feel like he had friends who ________ him.

Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, ______ , “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with excitement.

I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his ______ ! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.” Becky said. Then he became ______ . It was unbelievable!

I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, but Becky was ______ this idea. Besides, he was kind to Becky.

Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to ______ every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he disappeared for a while and came back ______ .

On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s ______ . After Becky left school, Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited. When Becky returned, he got happy again.

Twelve years passed.

One day we heard that a wolf was hurt and ran away. We ______ Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound. Becky held his head kindly and comforted him. We hoped he could come through. ______, he died.

Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Before he died. Ralph brought his child to us! He deeply ______ us, as he had done. Ralph. Ralph, I was moved. “Don’t be afraid, little...little Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”

【推荐3】Computer games are popular with students. But I don't like this kind of games. I like to play _________ number game. It is _________ to play with your friends than just to stay at home and play computer games. Let _________ teach you how to play it.

Play a song with the computer to make music. Ask the players _________ or walk in circle with the music. If the music is fast, they should _________ quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk _________.

_________ the teacher says a number, the players should form groups of this number. For example, if the teacher _________ "6" , the players should form a group of six and hug together. There _________ players who can't form a group for sure. So they are the losers（失败者） and can't go on playing the game. Of course, __________ keep playing. At last, there must be three players. If the two of them can form a group, they win the game. The third one, of course, is the loser.

【推荐1】Time flies so fast and Chinese New Year is coming. It is time ______ me to write down my New Year’s resolutions.

The first resolution is about improving my ______ with my family. I’m going to spend more time ______ my parents. And I’m going to play with my younger brother and teach him how to solve(解决) problems in his life.

My second resolution has to do with my ______. Last term , I got good grades in all my _____ except(除了) English. So next year, I’m going to spend much time improving my English. I hope I can get good ______ in English next term.

My ______ resolution is about improving my health. I hardly ever did exercise before, ______ I was busy with my schoolwork. Next year, I’m going to do ______ often. For example, I’m going to play ball games after school.

The last resolution is about personal improvement. I’m going to ______ a new hobby-reading books. I will read more books about computer and history. I think it will open my eyes.

【推荐3】Bill is an American boy. He wants to have a friend in China. He likes _____ very much. It’s relaxing for him. He plays sports ______ his classmates after class. He has five soccer balls, two volleyballs and one basketball. _____ he doesn’t like tennis. He thinks it’s ______.

Bill has a healthy eating habit. He likes fruit and vegetables. ______ are his favourite vegetables. He often has fruit salad. He _____ hamburgers or ice-cream. He thinks they’re not good for _____.

Bill usually gets up at 7:00 a. m. He has breakfast _____. Then he takes the bus to school. In the morning, he has four classes. He is good _____ math.

Do you like him? Do you _____ to be his friend?