Single butterfly

一只蝴蝶

四川簡(jiǎn)陽(yáng)中學(xué) 鄢曉虹

It was a hot spring day.The temperatures felt more like July than May.A thunderstorm had passed over earlier but later the clouds were 1. _________(clearing/gathering)and the sun returned.I parked my car and headed into the local store to buy my son a shirt.The air conditioning there was a welcome relief from the 2.________(wet/heat)outside.

After I made my purchase,I walked back into the heat.I got in my car but had to wait to 3.________ _(pull out/move back)because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light.I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement.A single 4._______was crazily beating its wings but not getting off the ground.It was right in front of a truck's tire,too.Without thinking I got out of my car,5.________(signaled/nodded)to the truck driver so that he wouldn't move forward,and bent down to look at the butterfly.One of its legs was 6. ________(lost/stuck)in what looked like spilt soda.I reached down and 7.________(gently/naturally)held the butterfly in my hands.I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was free.I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun.My 8._________(hands/eyes)shined brighter and my heart felt lighter as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might wonder why I would step out into traffic like that to rescue a single butterfly.All I can say is that my heart was 9. _________(demanding/guiding)me at that moment.Fill your days with grace,goodness,and love,and your heart will feel as light as a butterfly.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word or select the right items given in the bracket according to the context.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Fill your days with grace,goodness,and love,and your heart will feel as light as a butterfly.讓你的日子充滿著優(yōu)雅、善良和愛(ài)，你的心就會(huì)像蝴蝶一樣輕盈。

Work harder,and you'll find English is not difficult to learn well.再努力些，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)好英語(yǔ)不難。

【信息提取】在“祈使句 +and+陳述句”結(jié)構(gòu)中，祈使句通常表示條件，陳述句表示結(jié)果。

【句式仿寫】盡你最大的努力，你遲早都會(huì)成功的。