【推荐1】I had met Amy, seven, two weeks before. Since then, she'd _________ every time she passed my house.

One day, there was a _________ on my door. I opened it, and two girls _________.

“Hello, Grandma Bonnie! This is my little sister, Lisa. She's five.” Amy pointed at a ___________ girl who just hid behind her.

Then she whispered to Lisa, “It's OK, honey. You'll like her.”

The five-year-old girl held a “bouquet （花束）” tightly in one hand, and a tiny notebook and a pen in _________, silently.

“Just tell her.” her big sister _________ her.

“I want to help _________ some money for stray dogs（流浪狗）.” Now Lisa spoke out seriously, holding the bouquet, “So I'm selling these for one dollar.”

Hearing this, I couldn't help laughing. The bouquet was made up of seven oxalis flowers—oxalis is a very _________ weed（野草）in this area. Undoubtedly, the girls had _________ these flowers out from their own yard or any neighbor's.

“Aren't they lovely, Grandma Bonnie? And they only __________ you a dollar. It's all for stray dogs.” Amy added. The girls' __________ did amused me. “You're right! They are beautiful.” I agreed, “And here's the money.”

Amy put the note in her sister's pocket. Then Lisa handed me the bouquet. “Uh! Why don't you just keep the flowers and the money? Then you can sell the flowers to someone else.” Both girls stared at me, surprised. “Oh, no! That's not a fair __________ then!” Amy cried, “They're yours now.” Then they ran away.

A week later, the flowers were twice as many as those my little friends had brought to me. “It's __________ the money!” I laughed again.

I used to call these tiny plants “weeds”. But in the girls' pure hearts, the “weeds” were __________ as beautiful flowers. Yet it was the “weeds” that __________ the world of an old Grandma and some stray dogs.

【推荐2】My tire (轮胎) had broken again. This came after I managed to find water at a station.

After ______ several miles under the burning sun, finally a car pulled up. An old local man got out and invited me to get in the car. At last he stopped in front of a garage (汽车修理站) where he worked in.

“Do you know where I can get something to ______? I asked the old man. I was so hungry.

“Nothing for miles”, was his reply, followed by an offer to drive me somewhere to eat. I agreed, ______ I left my bike at the garage and jumped into his car again.

“I ______ pick anyone up.” He told me. “You're the first.” He said and smiled.

We stopped in front of a ______. As we ate, the sky grew dark and ______. He dropped me back to the garage, but there was ______ could repair my bike. “I know a shop that sells ______ tires. I can take you there. I jumped into his car, at the same moment a heavy rain poured down.

I changed a ______ tire and the storm stopped. I ______ the old man and continued my journey.

Throughout the whole ride, I found goodness everywhere. I hope I would be able to pass on the same kindness to whoever in trouble.

Today some young people are crazy about doing something funny or _________ to catch people’s attention on the Internet. Perhaps they may feel sorry for themselves _________ knowing the story of a teenager called Elvis.

Elvis is a 14 year old boy. His dad Ken _________ a restaurant in California and Ken’s three kind kids take turns to help at the restaurant on weekends. On that day, it was Elvis’ day to work. While he was working with his dad, he noticed an old man trying to cross the _________. At that time, small balls of ice were falling from the sky like rain. Without thinking twice, Elvis grabbed (抓住) an umbrella and ran _________ to cover the old man with it. Then they walked across the street _________ together. Ricky, a customer at the restaurant, saw what happened and recorded the act during his meal. Later he posted the thing online and wrote, “Good kids are _________ around. They just don’t seem to be seen on the Internet.” To his _________, the short video won many people’s hearts and became an Internet hit.

What Elvis did is just a little thing in life. However, his simple act of kindness _________ many people’s hearts all around the world. Ken often takes pride in __________ son. “Elvis is like the rest of my kids, who are all good-hearted kids. The attention that his simple act got is inspiring.” he said.

【推荐1】Kites are over 2, 300 years. It was first invented by Mozi. He spent three years making a “bird” out of _______ and flying it for a day before it fell down. His student Lu Ban replaced（替换）the wood with bamboo, and the “bamboo bird” was able to fly as _______ as three days.

According to historical records, kites were first used by soldiers to send _______. It wasn’t until the Tang Dynasty that the kite was _______ pleasure. Although all kites have a similar structure（结构）, they’re different in _______ and size. Little lanterns are tied to the kite. And when the kites are flying in the sky, the lanterns look like stars at night.

The skeleton（骨架）of the kite is _______ made of bamboo. The process of tying the skeleton _______ choosing bamboo and cutting bamboo. Then, you have to _______ the material to put it on the skeleton as cover. Silk and paper can be often seen as the cover. Painting, the third step, makes your kite _______ and beautiful.

What makes flying kites special is that people __________ the string（线）while the kite is in the sky to let it fly free. It’s said this brings good luck and illness can be taken away.

You have probably used a microwave (微波) oven to heat up food at home, but do you know who ________ it? It was invented by ________ American engineer and inventor named Percy Lebaron Spencer.

Spencer was born in the US in 1894. When he was a baby, he was ________ to live with his aunt and uncle after his father’s sudden death. ________ , when Spencer was seven, his uncle died. As a result, Spencer had to ________ school and started to work at an early age. Although life was ________ to him, it brought him a lot of pleasure.

When Spencer was eighteen, he ________ the army. He discovered the force of microwave technology ________ accident in the army. In 1967, the first microwave oven for home use was invented. It became very ________ soon.

Spencer’s invention of the microwave oven has made people’s ________ much easier. People all over the world look up to him.