1 . Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun homework—to draw a picture of something for which they were_______.

Most of the class might be_______economically disadvantaged; but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. The teacher thought these would be the subjects of most of her students’_______. And they were.

But Douglas made a_______kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery (不幸), weak and unhappy. As other children played in the playground, _______, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those_______eyes.

Yes, his_______was different. When_______to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an ordinary hand.

His strange image captured the_______of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a________because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and________people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God for God feeds us. And so the________went on—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other pictures, she walked up to Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was.

The little boy looked away and muttered (低声说出),“ It’s yours.”

She________the times she had taken his hand and________with him here and there, although she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” Or “Let me show you how to________your pencil.” Or “ Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

4 . By now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the vegetables you already eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it’s not only how much we eat, but also how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body.

Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease, and eye problems and even cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw food were short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. “There is an idea that raw foods are always going to be better,” says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohi o State University. “For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful.”

A number of factors decide how the vegetables do good to people’s health before they reach the table, including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best. Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.

Vitamins C and B are often lost. In January, another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook.

What cooked with the vegetables can also be important? When the vegetables were cooked with fat, the diners can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, meaning that people will eat more of them. Putting on some other things that make it taste better—a little salt—can make the food taste better.

5 . Best Basketball Classes for the Pre-Teen Years in Fremont, CA

You are not simply in a class at HoopSphere, but are joining a basketball journey. Confidence, adaptability, communication skills, teamwork, leadership, discipline, and hard work are all main byproducts of what we teach. These qualities all impact our students in everything they will do. We have many experienced coaches and our team is accustomed to working with all ages and levels. They are not only caring and passionate, but also outstanding teachers and communicators.

Mon — Sat: 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. Sun:   Closed

We have our own indoor facility and all our coaches have experience at collegiate and professional level. We are an establishment where individuals from all walks of life can work together to become skilled athletes and respectable persons through the disciplined teaching of basketball and life skills.

Mon — Fri: 4:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. Sat: 8:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Sun:   Closed

We specialize in coaching group basketball training’s (2-4 players). A majority of our experience has been coaching kids from ages 5-15. We create a fun environment for our players but when necessary we will challenge them physically and mentally. Our main focus is on the fundamentals and applying these skills in competitive games.

Mon — Fri: Closed Sat: 8:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. Sun:8:00 a.m — 12:30 p.m

6 . I received a private message on Facebook. It began harmlessly enough: “Hi, girl. Wanted to _________ you to join my next challenge group—We will be _________ on fitting in 30 minutes of exercise and balanced nutrition. "It was all becoming too much. Facebook was _________ my life, not me.

But what killed Facebook for me was when I _________ a photo and my son asked me how many “likes” it had got. His question was a _________ call. “Likes” are signs of acceptance and _________ . I had forgotten they both need to come from within and had _________ set him a bad example.

To recreate the simplicity of those days and set a _________ example for my son, I deactivated（解除）my Facebook _________ . I had been in the habit of __________ Facebook many times a day, so I had to come up with some new habits. I __________ a novel and a crossword puzzle book around with me. I rediscovered knitting and yoga classes.

I started to __________ a few things. My body is fine just the way it is. I have __________ who will help me out when I am in trouble. I do my best to be a good mother and our son is happy and healthy.

I stopped looking at the world through my cell phone. I felt completely __________ in the moment. The __________ left me feeling better about myself, my family, my home and my life. Less social media is more.

8 . Years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we could find a hotel on the way without _____ ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

_____, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill our car up with gas. My husband told the woman behind the counter that we were_____to find a hotel. She told us it would be _____at such a late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearby.

Though surprised at her _____, we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come and lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a truck arrived and we _____ it. When we reached their home, her husband _____ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when _____ his wife. Finally, she came back past 12.We asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to_____ them. They said we were now ______ and that we’d have to have breakfast with them.

The next morning, around the table were many people, and we were ______ that they offered us a big breakfast. After breakfast, when we were ______, my husband asked if he could offer some ______. But they said no. Then even if we left, we kept in ______for many years. Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their ______.

10 . As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.