【推荐1】A group of Dutch high school students, along with three teachers and twelve sailors, completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on the     1    （第三）day of May. They were studying the Caribbean when CO VID-19 happened suddenly. As a     2    （结果）,they had to return home by ship instead of by plane.     3    （虽然）they had little sailing experience, their ship, the Wylde Swan, successfully arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning.

As they arrived, the students    4    （悬挂）up a sign on the boat. It showed they had completed     5    （活动）like crossing the Atlantic, mid-ocean swimming and passing by the Bermuda Triangle, where some ships have ever     6    （奇怪地）disappeared.

17-year-old Hurkmans said this trip would be one of     7    （令人激动的）adventures in her life. The company’s     8     （主管）held this kind of educational boat trip every year. He said, “The students     9    （检查）to make sure nobody was ill by doctors in     10     （三月）. They have made us very proud. "

Last Sunday, my friends and I had a nice trip to Hangzhou. We     1     (go) to the mountain. We got together at 7:30 a. m. at my home. T    2     we took a bus there. There was     3     lake near the mountain. The water was very clear and we could see some fish     4     (swim) in it. Mike tried to catch the fish     5     he couldn’t. We also saw many beautiful flowers near the lake. And we did many     6     (interest) activities there and took many nice photos. At noon, we went to a restaurant for lunch nearby. There     7     (be) lots of great specials in it. They are     8     (real) great. After two hours, we got to the top of the mountain. We could see the whole city, and     9     looked very beautiful. We all     10     (have) a good time there.

    1     [ˈsevrəl] months ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our five-year-old twin daughters. “We want to go to the butterfly museum,” said Emily and Hanna.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful     2     . They all flapped (拍打) their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having     3     much fun that they couldn’t help laughing all the way.

I turned to our museum tour guide     4     I was curious (好奇的), and asked, “How long do butterflies live?”She said: “About ten days.” “What can the butterfly do     5     ten days?” I asked. The guide stopped to     6     [ɪkˈspleɪn] to me, “They make the world a more beautiful place.” “Wow,” I said, “I have never     7     (think) about butterfly like that. Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to     8     [prəˈvaɪd] the world with the time we have. When we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a     9     (different).

Appreciate(感激) the effect you can have on your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a much     10     (good) beautiful for everyone.

【推荐3】Visiting Shanghai

Shanghai is one of the largest     1     (city) in the world. If you like sightseeing, you     2     (love) it!

People’s Square

People’s Square is in the     3     (central) of Shanghai. It is a large public area     4     green grass, fountains and birds. If you visit People’s Square, you can also see famous buildings around it, such as the Shanghai Grand Theatre and the Shanghai Museum.

The Bund

The Bund is     5     old Shanghai meets new Shanghai. If you walk along the Bund, you will see many old     6     (build). The Pudong New Area, just across the Huangpu River,    7    (have) many modern buildings. At night, these tall buildings light up the sky in every direction.

Yu Garden

Yu Garden is a     8     (tradition) garden. If you enjoy history and     9     (nature) beauty, you will love this garden. There are many     10     (beauty) buildings, bridges and ponds. You can also buy different snacks just outside the garden.

“China's national college entrance exam     1     be postponed ( 延期)by a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus disease( COVID-19) epidemic,” the Ministry     2     Education (MOE)said on March 31.

Hubei province, which     3    hit hard by the virus and Beijing can     4     forward their proposals (建议)on the exam dates for their regions and publish the schedule after consulting and gaining approval(批准) from the MOE, according     5     an MOE statement.

Have you heard of the phrase “tiger moms”? It means mothers who are strict with their children. They believe that this encourages kids     1     (become) the best they can be.

Many believe that most     2     (Asia) people often put their children’s studies above everything else. On the other hand, western parents are seen as caring more about their children’s self-esteem (自尊) and feelings. Of course, the     3     (true) is not that simple. Parents have their own ways of raising their children—no matter     4     they come from. I know one parent in the US who takes her daughter to all kinds of after-school activities,     5     (leave) her with no time to herself. And there are plenty of Chinese parents who spoil (溺爱) their children. For example, some parents carry kids’ schoolbags or tie their shoes, even if their kids are old enough to do such things.

I think parenting takes a mix of     6     strong discipline (训导) and emotional sensitivity (感性的关怀). My own mother is     7     excellent example. She expected me to get high grades and pushed me to take piano lessons. But she was also generous about allowing me to have some time to     8     (I) to do what I wanted. In the end, I felt like I ended up becoming a     9     (good) person because of this. Even those piano lessons that I     10     (like) at first ended up helping me find my love for music.

I think it is important for     1     (child) to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades     2     school.

Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always     3     (ask), “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and     4     (teach) them how to look after them. It also helps them to understand the idea of     5     (fair). Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean     6     tidy. Our     7     (neighbors) son got into a good college but during his     8     (one) year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As     9     result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The     10     (early) kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.