【推荐2】This morning my classmates and I go to an old people’s home with our parents. It is quite far from our school, so we go there ________ bus. Forty minutes later, we get there. When the old ________ see us, they are all very happy.

First, we clean the house. It ________ us the whole(整个) morning to do the work. And then we cook and have lunch with them happily. After that, some students sing and dance for them. Some students ________ funny stories to them. And other students talk ________ them. The old people smile (微笑) all the time. Our ________ work hard, too. They set good examples (树立好榜样) to us.

We are all very tired (疲劳的) when we leave. ________ we think it is a wonderful experience (经历) for us. And all of us feel that we are members of a big family. How happy we are! ________ is important for us to help people in need and show our ________ to everyone. And I will ________ forget(忘记) this experience.

【推荐3】A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit(遭受旱灾) areas in China.

Last autumn, there was______rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou,______a serious drought. Crops died, the land cracked(裂开), and well and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having______in finding safe drinking water.

After learning about the drought, many people around the country______water, money and other things to help. Last week, the Communist Youth League(共青团员) and Young Pioneers______each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary school and middle schools______joined the activity. In Yuhua Primary School in Xi’an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their______on the bottles, “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”

A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very______. The serious drought has also made students______the importance of saving water. “The children in drought-hit areas won’t have enough drinking water unless we do something to help,” said one student. “I decide to take a______twice a week to save water,” he said.

【推荐1】When Millie gets up this morning, she finds it’s a beautiful spring day. She sees some clouds in the sky, ______ she doesn’t think about them. She wakes up her dog Eddie, and puts him in the ______. Then she drives to the country for a picnic with her dog.

When they get to a big tree, Millie ______ her car and tells Eddie to get off the car. They begin to play games under the tree. How happy they are!

An hour later, the wind begins to ______ and it turns cold. Millie and Eddie are warm from running, so they don’t feel ______. When Eddie is playing the ball, Millie sees snowflakes (雪花) in the sky. She calls Eddie, picks up the picnic things and gets ______ in the car. As she is driving home, the ______ becomes heavier and heavier.

Soon all Millie can see is white all around her. She has to drive very ______ because it’s difficult to ______ in the snow. She says she will listen to the ______ before going on a picnic next time.

Say “Yes” to Life

My mom sometimes told some interesting stories about me that happened in my childhood. She once told me that after I learned to say “Mama” and “Dada”, my third ______was “No!”. Then it is a sad thing that I used that word too often as a boy. I always did what I wanted ______. I didn’t want to eat any vegetables. I didn’t want to go to bed on time ______ I was tired of playing. I didn’t want to work in the ______. Because I felt too tired to raise flowers. I would rather ______ books than help my mom and grandma with the housework. In other words, I was a bit of a brat (顽童). I have two elder brothers. Being the ______ of three sons, I probably said “no” a lot more than I should have.

As I ______, I began to say “yes!” a lot more. I can remember sweeping the floor and ______ the window. I felt really ______ to help my mother and father. I can remember studying hard to get good ______ in school. I can remember the pride in my parents’ eyes when I got into college. I can remember learning ______ saying “yes” could bring more joy into my life than saying “no” ever did.

Even now, I am still ______ how to say “yes”. My only advice to ______ is not to wait as long as I did. Say “yes” to life. Remember to say “yes” to love. Say “yes” to help others and ______ this world a better place. “Yes” may only be a word, ______ it can change your life. From now on, try to say “yes”!

Dawson was an angry old man, and everyone knew it. He had the best apples in town, but kids knew for sure they _______ go into his yard to pick apples.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got close, Janet saw Dawson sitting in front of his door. So she _______ that they should cross over to the other side of the street. Like most children, Janet was afraid of him.

However, Amy said Dawson wouldn’t _______ them and then they kept walking. As they got _______, Dawson looked up angrily. But when he saw Amy, he _______ and said, “Hello, Amy. I see you’ve got a _______ with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded _______. To Janet’s surprise, Dawson even _______ them each a fresh apple from his apple trees.

Then Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s not friendly, _______ he was so nice to us?”

Amy said, “When I first walked past his house, he wasn’t friendly and I was afraid of him. But I pretended(假装) he was wearing an invisible(看不见的) smile and so I smiled back at him. It took a while, ________ one day he finally smiled back at me.”

“An invisible smile?” asked Janet.

“Yes,” answered Amy, “my grandma told me that if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, then sooner or later he would really smile.”