【推荐1】One Sunday, I decided to tidy my bookshelf up. Suddenly, a white envelope fell to the floor. I was     1     (surprise)! I couldn’t remember putting the envelope on my shelf. It must have been years ago! Anyway, I opened the envelope     2     (careful). Inside it, there was a folded piece of paper. I read it. It was a letter that was written     3     my mom.

My dear children,
       I love you so much! This is not a letter to be posted. I have written this in the hope that one day you     4     (find) it. Yes, I wanted to let you know something     5     was not suitable to express face to face.
       Life is too short and uncertain. What I say     6     (be) not new at all, but why I say it is important. If you are reading this, I am no longer with you. You are alone now. I’m not there to help you or give you any kind of     7     (advise). But I have faith that the steps you take will be sound and wise.
       The world around you can be confusing(令人困惑的). But if you look inside yourselves, you can light your path and figure out where     8     (go). Remember the saying “you reap what you sow(播种)”. The way you act will have     9     effect on your life. Be careful and aware of every step. Be positive as much as possible. All of you are great children. I hope you can understand what I mean. Be kind to others and to     10     (you).

Yours,

Mom

I was silent for a long time, holding that letter. I thought about how much I loved and missed my mother.

【推荐2】根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit happens in London in the 19th century, three c    1     and their parents live together happily there.

But one night, a terrible thing happens. Their father is taken away for spying（间谍活动）. The children move from their comfortable house in the city to a small o    2     in the country because their mother hasn’t got much m    3    . She has to write stories to support the family.

There, the children have no place to go to, and their mother has no time to accompany (陪伴) them to study. So the children have a lot of f    4     time. They become interested in the railway line near the house. Every day they go and stand next to the line and wave at the trains. One day a nice old gentleman on the train to London waves b    5    . And they become friends without speaking.

After many things, they find that the old gentleman is a high-ranking government official. They ask the old gentleman to help them investigate (调查)their father again. Finally, their father comes out and the family lives a h    6     life again.

One of the themes in the story is h    7     people: the children help their mother, their mother helps a Russian man, they all help a boy with a broken leg and the old gentleman helps the family. A    8     theme is the importance of family. The love b    9     the children and their parents is very strong. Their mother reads the children stories and plays with them. They miss their father very much when he goes away. They understand that it is a d    10     moment for their mother, so they try very hard to be good.

—taken from The Railway Children

【推荐3】There is a nice girl. She is thirteen    1     (year) old. She     2    (有) a round face like an apple, and big     3    (eye).    4    (she) hair is very     5     [lɒŋ]. She and her mother look     6    (不同).   Her     7    (mother) face is long. Her mother is     8    English teacher. She is kind     9    her students, so they like her. Do you    10    (知道) the girl? Guess! Who is she?

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

There is an old saying: “Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.” I think we should also take the time     1     (plant) flowers.

My grandmother knew just     2     to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she     3     (see) the sun shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers,     4    . You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. What     5     beautiful garden! My mom and I used to walk around them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send     6     (I) and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine.

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens but     7     planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always brought us     8     (happy). Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love     9     (grow) day after day.

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this world brighter     10     your sunshine.