老师的话促使我比以前更努力工作。（inspire）

Many years ago, three soldiers, hungry and tired of battle, arrived at a small village. The villagers, suffering a poor harvest and years of war, quickly   (1)  the food they owned. They met the three at the village square.   (2)   about the lack of food.

The first soldier then approached the village elders, "Your tired fields have left you   (3)   to share, so we shall share what we have: the  (4)   of how to make soup from   (5)   ."

Naturally the villagers became   (6)   and soon a fire was put to the village's greatest pot as the soldiers carefully   (7)   three stones. "Now this will be a fine soup," said the second soldier,"   (8)   some salt and parsley(西芹) would make it more wonderful!"A woman   (9)   , crying "What luck! I remember I've got some at home!" Off she ran,    (10)   with a handful of parsley. As the pot boiled on, carrots, beef and cream had soon   (11)  their way into the pot before everyone set out to   (12)   .

The soldiers ate and danced and sang well into the night,   (13)   by the meal and their  (14)   friends. The next morning, they awoke to  (15)   the entire village standing before them with their best bread and cheese. "You have given us the greatest    (16)   ," said an elder,"and we shall never forget it. "The third soldier turned to the    (17)   and said,"There is no secret but one thing is   (18)   : it is only by   (19)   that we may make a feast. "And off the   (20)  wandered, down the road to their next destination.

阅读下面句子，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）。

(1)They hope to sell lots of copies to become _________ (百万富翁).

(2)They are so popular that the fans want to get _________ (熟悉) with them.

(3)Their performances were __________ (幽默) enough.

(4)It contains a powerful drug which _________ (影响) mosquitoes.

(5)Luckily, he has already _________ (解决) the problem.

(6)The band _________ _________ (解散), but then reunited in the mid-1980s.

(7)He is the man who is ________ ________ (管理)of the company.

(8)_________ _________ (如释重负), she burst into laughter.  

When my kids were small, I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah(光明节). I liked the idea of   (1)   a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to  (2)  . It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something   (3)   less than $10 each, or even $1 each (at the Dollar Store). My children didn't ask for anything much in particular and they   (4)   whatever they got.

    As the years progressed, I  (5)   the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah.

    But this year, Hanukkah   (6)   something else. My special -needs son decided that he wanted to  (7)   a computer, and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it. When I wouldn't   (8)   that, he decided he wanted a PlayStation. Then Amazon gift cards. Then money. And it became clear that it wasn't going to happen, he got   (9)  .

    I keep   (10)   him that Hanukkah isn't about greed or materialism. It's about the miracle of an oil lamp that   (11)   for eight days. It's about being   (12)  of our heritage. It's about freedom.

    But he   (13)  . I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋) are out of his  (14)   , and definitely out of mine. Having a special -needs child is as  (15)   as it gets. Some days are better than others and not all holidays  (16)  the way I hope. But despite his unrealistic requests, he's a(n)   (17)   child who is showing me the true meaning of life.

    And as we enter a new year and light the  (18)   approaching the time, I welcome his differences  (19)   I learn how to turn negative requests into  (20)  ones.

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a famous concert. After they were seated, the mother       (1)       a friend and walked over to greet her. Seizing the        (2)       to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy got up and explored his way       (3)       a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE（禁止进入）”. When the lights became less bright and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her     (4)      and discovered that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains      (5)      and the lights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard,    (6)       Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski,     (7)       on the stage, quickly went to the piano and     (8)      in the boy’s ear, “Don’t     (9)      Keep playing.”

   Then, leaning(倾斜) over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began    (10)        in a bass (低音的) part. Soon his right arm reached       (11)        to the other side of the child and he added a beautiful piece of music.     (12)      , the old master and the boy     (13)       a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative      (14)       

   That’s the way it is in life.     (15)      we can complete on our own is    (16)        noteworthy(值得注目的). We try our best, but the    (17)      aren’t exactly graceful or flowing music.    (18)       when we put our trust in the hands of greater power, our life can be truly beautiful.

The next time you set     (19)       to create great performances, listen carefully. You can hear the   (20)   of the master whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

 A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2009. Larry was   (1)   along 165 north after delivering to one of his   (2)  . suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.   (3)   he got closer, he found   (4)   vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed   (5)   shooting out from under the   (6)   vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and   (7)   the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on   (8)   and told Larry he had   (9)   an emergency call. They   (10)   heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle.   (11)   the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay   (12)   until the emergency personnel arrived,   (13)   she thought the car was going to   (14)  . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move   (15)   she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrive, Larry and the other man   (16)   and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the   (17)   if he was needed or   (18)   to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is   (19)  —Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His   (20)   most likely saved the woman’s life.

One day, while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer, Dad mentioned heˈd always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard. Mom agreed that the trees were  (1)  

Like many other parents, mine were hard to   (2)  for, so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something theyˈd  (3)  . I also thought two would be even better. I checked the  (4)  at work and decided it was a bit more than I could  (5)  —— but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹) agreed to give some money to buy the trees.

In northern Ohio, you donˈt plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to  (6)  Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground  (7)  . We asked my aunt if sheˈd help us with the"  (8)  ",and she called my parents  (9)  to say she was coming for a Sunday visit. Then my sisters and sisters-in-law went into  (10)  planning a big holiday turkey dinner.

On the  (11)  Sunday, we all met at my house and  (12)  the trees into a truck. I  (13)  as Santa Claus. When we arrived at my parentsˈ house, Dad was  (14)  something was wrong first. He and Mom were amazed when we told them  (15)  we were there.

When Christmas  (16)  , of course, we couldnˈt go to our parentsˈ house empty-handed, so Mom and Dad got    (17)  presents that year. Almost half a century later, I  (18)  drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big, handsome  (19)  and remember giving a special  (20)  to special people at Christmas in October.

除非你保持均衡的饮食，否则将会增加体重。 (a balanced diet, put on weight )

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想到能见到偶像，她们很兴奋。(the thought that, catch sight of)