【推荐1】All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep _________, happy and to live _________. People play different games in winter and summer. _________ is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating. Some sports are very _________ and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, _________, boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it. _________ and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather _________. People began to play them not long ago. And people are _________ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of _________. People __________ different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.

【推荐2】The lights go out and the candles on the cake are lit（点燃）. It’s your birthday! It’s time to make a wish and ______ the candles. But ______ that, friends and family will sing you a song. Do you know which one? It’s Happy Birthday to You!

Every English speaker ______ this song at a very young age. It is the most popular song in the English language, according to the Guinness World Records!

It is thought that American sisters Patty and Mildred Hill ______ the song as a classroom greeting in the US. It was released（发行）in 1893. But the words were very ______. Later, “Good Morning to all” was replaced（代替）by the ______ “Happy Birthday to you.”

The two sisters, both teachers, made the changes ______ children could easily sing the song to one another. When a boy had a birthday, the class would sing to ______.

Today, the song is ______ across the English-speaking world, ______ the US and Canada, to the UK and Australia.

【推荐1】So far，people have invented so many things that changed our life. The first great __________ was one that is still very __________ today-the wheel. This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and __________ long distances.

For hundreds of years after that，there were __________ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started __________.There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.

During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions __________.Among them were the electric light and the radio. These __________ became a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw __________ great inventions: the helicopter（直升机）in 1903，movies with sound in 1927，and jet planes in 1937.This was __________ a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people had been ___________.

After people finish school, they often look for jobs to make money for living. There are many kinds of jobs people do: doctors, policemen, teachers, workers and so on.

Besides their own jobs, some people choose to be volunteers ---people who do a job of helping other __________ getting money. Volunteers do different types of jobs. Some volunteers read books on tapes so that people with poor eyesight can listen. Some deliver meals to elderly(年长者) or __________ people. Still some volunteers help _________ who visit a city during a big event（事件）. Sometimes volunteers also assist in __________ building fires. Volunteers help whenever a city is hit by a natural disaster(灾难). They might help to__________ people from areas that hit by an earthquake or have been flooded.

Volunteers are important and a city always needs a lot. Are you ready to be one?

【推荐2】As we know, there are four seasons in a year. When spring_____, it's getting warmer and warmer. Everything comes back to life. Trees turn_____. There are beautiful flowers and grass here and there. Children can_____kites in the sky._____summer, the weather becomes hot._____people can take part in more activities outside, such as running in the morning, taking a walk in the evening, going camping ,_____in the river, travelling with family , and so on._____comes after summer. It's a harvest season. We can taste_____of fresh fruits. The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. People feel comfortable. It usually snows in winter in my home town. Snowing_____us excited. Children are______in making snowmen outside. A heavy snow will predict a good harvest. The four seasons bring us happiness and pleasure.We should love and treasure(珍惜)them.