【推荐1】Which is the best way to learn a foreign language? We remembered that we all learned our own language when we were ________ ; if we can learn a second language in the same way, it won’t seem to be so ________ . Think of what small children do. They listen to ________ people say and they try to imitate(模仿)what they ________ . When they want something, they have to ________ for it. They are using a language, talking ________ it all the time. If ________ use a second language like this all the time, they will learn it more ________ . It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, ________ by seeing what they write. In school, though you learn to hear and speak, to read and write, you must learn all new words through the ear, and you can read them, spell them and write them ________ .

【推荐2】Hearing “cough, cough…” everywhere, it means the flu season is coming. The flu is more serious ________ the cold. But you can do something to ________ it. Try your best to ________ the people who are ill. When you are out, wearing a mask is one of the best ways to protect ________ from catching the disease. After you come back home, you need to clean your hands with water ________.

What are the symptoms of the flu? ________ you have a headache, a cough or a fever, I am afraid that you might have the flu. Sometimes you will even have a high fever. Having the flu makes you feel terrible. Here are some ________ to help yourself get better. First of all, you should go to see a doctor. The doctor will give you some ________. Please take your medicine on time. Second, it’s ________ for you to have a good rest. Then, ________ enough hot water will help you, too.

I hope all of you can be healthy.

【推荐3】The Chinese are very generous when it comes to _________ their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or foreign countries. They also make their children take after-school classes. They thought their children could _________ in this way, not knowing that their kids ended up having no grades. The Chinese always believe that the more expensive an education is, the _________ it is. In the countryside, even poor parents are willing to buy computers for their children _________ they ask for one.

But in fact, the best early education that parents can give their children is usually very _________. It almost cost nothing. As parents, they should teach their children the most important skills to help them become confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching children _________ skills like cooking, washing and doing other chores. Teaching children to cook will improve many skills that they will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It's an enjoyable _________ difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking skills, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job _________. His result, a great dinner, will give him much _________ and a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or a TV set that you give your child to play with, will make him interested. He will spend hours looking at them and trying to fix them. Perhaps your child will become an engineer __________ he grows up because these activities can teach a child to think. And that is the most important.

【推荐1】A friend wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. He felt hopeless at the time. He ended his ________ with this question: “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in, can we?” I replied to him ________ and started my own letter with these words: “Yes, we most certainly can!”

I can still ________ someone who changed my world. She was the ________ teacher at my primary school, the guitarist at our church, and a family friend. She was good at playing the guitar. I ________ to make her notice me more than anything. However, my singing was quite ________.

One day, she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best,________ could only stumble along (断断续续地弹奏). When I was done, I put my head down. “I guess I am not very good,” I told her. She looked at ________ with her kind eyes, smiled at me and said, “We are all good at something. You just need to ________ what you are good at. Then, you can share it with the world.”

Those ________ words changed me. They planted a seed (种子) in my soul that continues to grow to this day. They made me ________ that I had something to give others. I had something ________ inside of me that could change this world for the better. I just had to find it, bring it out and share it. And that is ________ I have tried to do all of the years since that day.

Can you change the world? Yes, you can! You can change it ________ one choice, one person, and one kind act at a time. All you have to do is ________ your kindness. So make your love great then!

There are many kind people helping to take care of others in every country. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend a long _______ of time as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or the old people’s homes. They _______ books to the old people, play games with them or just listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and help _______ people. They paint, clean up or _______ their houses or do the shopping for them. These volunteers are really good _______ . For boys who no longer have fathers, there’s an organization called Big Brothers. _______ students and other men take these boys to baseball games or take them to go on fishing trips. They help these boys to get to know things that boys usually learn _______ their fathers.

There are a number of _______ in some cities. People can go to play games or learn crafts in these clubs. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs have many high school and college students as volunteers _______ they’re young enough to remember the problems of younger children.

Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to ________ . So they always do volunteer work happily.

【推荐3】I made a promise to myself a couple of months ago. I had put some money in my wallet with the purpose of _______ the money to the first person I met who needed it. Time passed, and as my daily life got busy, I was unable to keep my word. _______ I opened my wallet and saw the money, I thought of that, and I would feel a little disappointed for doing nothing. The voice inside told me that I should do something soon.

Today, when I was walking to work on a busy street, I passed a _______ old lady with her hand out on the corner. Seeing her aged face and eyes that failed to see, I stopped _______. A sense of sympathy (同情) washed over me, and I remembered the money that had been lying in my wallet all these five _______.

I took out the money from the wallet and bent down (弯腰) to her level. _______, I took her hand, placed the notes into it, and closed her fingers over the notes _______ she could feel the money and understand me.

After I got up, I slowly moved away. I felt like I had achieved something. I had kept my word to myself. The lady nodded her head a little bit. I felt _______ and moved on.

After that, I thought about why such a simple act had taken so long. This small act was a huge step in facing and walking _______ my own fears around giving. What a gift it is to have these small but meaningful ________!