【推荐1】It has been over eleven years now. It was a snowy afternoon. Laura, our ten­year­old daughter, sat quietly, and was busy with her work. Suddenly, she asked how to spell a name of someone in our _______, and then wrote the notes one by one. Next, she _______ some flowers with grass, a red sun, and the blue sky on them.

That evening, I noticed a “mailbox” on the doors to each of our bedrooms. There was one for Steve, one for Tom. She hadn't forgotten Sam or baby Paul. My heart felt _______ when I saw that Reed, her dad, and I also _______ one.

For the next few weeks, we received notes that showed _______ love for each of us. When Steve lost a baseball game, there was a note telling him she thought he was the best _______ player in the world. After I had a busy day, there was a note thanking me for my hard work, with a smiling face on it. In baby Paul's notes, there were lots of colorful _______ including flowers with happy faces.

“He can't _______ yet,” she said. “But he can look at the pictures.”

However, one night, I noticed the mailbox that Laura had made for herself. Suddenly, I _______ that our little angel's mailbox had been ________ but the others had enjoyed her love notes. My eyes were filled with tears.

“I'll take care of it,” Reed said. And in the following weeks, her ________ wrote the sweetest of love notes to this little girl, our daughter.

________ this little girl is grown now, driving to the college every day, some things about her have ________ changed. One afternoon only about a week ago, I found a love note on my bed.

“ ________ always being there for me. Mom,” it read, “I'm glad that we're the best of friends.”

I always remember the nice child whose smile and ________ have brought me thousands of hours of joy during these years. There are angels among us. I know, I live with one.

【推荐2】THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved him, too.

Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. The boy told his tree friend, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money, but you can pick all my apples and ________ them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited and picked all the apples and left happily. The boy never came back after that. The tree was ________.

One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited. “I need a ________ for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut my branches to build it.” So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy, but the man never came to see the tree since then. The tree was _______ again.

One hot summer day, the man came and talked to the tree. “I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” The tree answered, “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and again never came back for a long time.

_______, the man returned after many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. The only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears. “I do not need ________ now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place for a rest, come and ________ with me.”

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ________ , we loved to be with our Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we ________ them; only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents. We consider their love as a matter of course; we don’t appreciate（欣赏）all they do for us, until it’s too ________.

【推荐3】A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. The young daughter was very tired, so they took a ________ on the bench. When the daughter saw an old man selling apples, she asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didn’t bring much money with him, but it was enough ________ two apples. So he did, and gave ________ of them to his daughter, smiling.

His daughter held one apple in her left hand and ________ in the right hand. Then the father asked her if she could ________ one of the apples with him. When the girl heard this, she quickly took a bite from one apple. And before her father could speak, she also took a bite from the ________ apple.

The father was ________. He wondered what mistakes he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy (贪婪的) way. He was lost in thought. Perhaps he was just thinking too much. His daughter was too ________ to understand about sharing and giving. A smile disappeared (消失) from his face.

Suddenly, his daughter raised the apple in her left hand, saying, “Daddy, have this one! It’s much juicier and ________.” Her father was speechless (无语的). He felt bad about making the judgement (判断) so quickly about a small child. But his smile came back knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple.

Don’t judge anything or draw a conclusion (结论) too quickly. ________ give some more time to understand things better.

【推荐2】Do you ________ what a “couch (沙发) potato” is? In The Couch Potato by US writer Jory John, the Couch Potato’s life is as relaxed as possible. He spends all day staying ________ the couch. What makes it even better is that entertainment (娱乐) is right in front of the Couch Potato’s eyes. He can ________ all the TV shows he wants, play games and chat ________ friends.

But one day, the power goes out! None of his electronic devices (电子设备) will ________. What’s he ________ to do now?

Instead of sitting at home in the dark, he takes his dog Tater ________ a walk. To his ________, he starts to ________ about his favorite shows and games. He missed how the ________ sound, how the trees look and how the ________ smells. The Couch Potato realizes (意识到) how ________ the world can be when you put ________ your devices.

The book is a lovely ________. It helps teach children that ________ relaxation is important.

Today is Sunday. My brother and I _______ at home. We _______ to carry two boxes into the room. _______ box is big, but it’s light (轻的). My brother’s box is _______, but heavy. We put _______ on the table. We can see _______ clothes in the boxes, but my _______ aren’t in them. I _______ find my socks. My brother can _______ me to find them. They’re under the bed. I must look _______ my things. We put the _______ boxes away. The chair is _______. My brother and I can mend (修理) it. After that, we _______ basketball _______ the playground (操场). We are very happy, we _______ this Sunday.

【推荐1】Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will _______ you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together _______ you in your journey through life.

Everyone _______ friends. Friendship can make us happier. _______ can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here _______ some advice. _______friends with a person who is easy to get along with. You should make friends with a person who has _______ in common with you. Give your friend a _______ when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to _______ each other. Believe in each other. This is the most __________ thing in a friendship. Even the best friends may have ________ sometimes. ________ this happens, don't let it last too long. Try to make up with (和好) your ________ soon.

________ is a kind of treasure (珠宝) in our life. It ________ a bottle of wine, the longer it is kept, the better it will be.

Cindy and Anna were best friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument, but other days they just could not _____ on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. “Come on, let’s play chess.” Anna said.

“I don’t want to play chess.” Cindy replied.

“We always do what you want to do, Cindy. It’s my turn to make a _____,” Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and went away, _____ Cindy alone.

Cindy was very angry. _____ she got home, she found she still had Anna’s notebook in her schoolbag. “Well, I’m not giving it back to her today. I’m too mad at her.” Cindy thought.

The next day at school, their teacher Mrs. Stone _____ their notebooks. But Anna didn’t have hers, and she looked _____. Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook, but she was _____ mad at Anna.

When it was time for lunch, Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the _____. “Thank you for being _____, Cindy. I’m sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook.” said Mrs. Stone.

Later, Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them _____ that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.

【推荐3】Hello, everyone! Here is a photo.____is the boy in it? Yeah, he is Jason Hill, an English boy. What’s his____name? Do you know? Yes, it’s Hill. And Jason is his first name. Now he is in a middle school in Beijing. 

There are____people in his family. His parents and his sister are in Beijing, too. His____is a doctor(医生) in a hospital. His mother is a(n)____in our school. We all like her English classes. His sister Jenny is also a student____our school. His family all like Chinese food. And they think China is a great country(国家). 

Jason and I____good friends. He always____me with my English. Next Sunday is his birthday. To____him, I want to buy(买) a gift(礼物) for him,____I’m not sure what to buy. Can you help me?