There is a special jug (罐) on our kitchen table. I put some small pieces of paper and a pen next     1     the jug. Anyone in my family is free to write down something good that has happened     2     (recent). With pieces of paper in it, the jug     3     (call)”Good Things Jug”.

Many good things happen in a year. At     4     end of the year, we get together to empty the jug. We take     5     (turn) to read the “Good Things” aloud. Some of the things are     6     (interest), some are serious, and some just give hope.

Over the past twelve     7     (month), there have been many difficult things in our family. Noticing the “Good Things” has helped us go through the hard time. Here     8     (be) a few things from the “Good Things Jug”:

“Jim     9     I went camping with our parents. There we     10     (teach) my pet cat how to clap (拍) with his feet.”

“With my parents’ care, I was well again after a serious illness. I’m so     11     (thank) to my parents for their love. It’s the best thing on earth!”

“Dad got a better job today!”

Our “Good Things Jug” is full     12     love, hope and happiness. The little messages remind     13     (we) that we can always expect good things to come, even during difficult times. Therefore, I encourage you     14     (create) your “Good Things Jug” today. I am sure it     15     (make) a big difference in your future life.

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解析：选to。to 解析：固定搭配 “next to” 表示 “在…… 旁边”，此处指 “我把一些小纸片和一支笔放在罐子旁边”，符合语境，故填 to。

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解析：选recently。recently 解析：括号内 “recent” 是形容词，此处需要副词修饰动词 “happened”（发生），形容词变副词的规则为 “recent + ly”，故填 recently。

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解析：选is called。is called 解析：句子主语 “the jug”（罐子）与谓语 “call”（称呼）是被动关系，需用被动语态 “be + 过去分词”。主语是单数，且全文时态为一般现在时，be 动词用 is，call 的过去分词是 called，故填 is called。

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解析：选the。the 解析：固定短语 “at the end of” 表示 “在…… 的末尾”，此处指 “在年底”，故填定冠词 the。

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解析：选turns。turns 解析：固定搭配 “take turns to do sth.” 表示 “轮流做某事”，turn 需用复数形式 turns，故填 turns。

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解析：选interesting。interesting 解析：括号内 “interest” 可作名词或动词，此处需要形容词作表语，修饰 “some of the things”（一些事情）。修饰事物用 “-ing” 结尾的形容词，故填 interesting（有趣的）。

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解析：选months。months 解析：空前 “twelve”（十二）是基数词，后接可数名词复数形式。“month” 的复数为 months，故填 months。

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解析：选are。are 解析：此处是 “here be” 句型，be 动词的单复数由后面的主语决定。主语 “a few things”（一些事情）是复数，且全文为一般现在时，故填 are。

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解析：选and。and 解析：句子主语 “Jim” 和 “I” 是并列关系，需用并列连词 and 连接，表示 “吉姆和我”，故填 and。

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解析：选taught。taught 解析：括号内 “teach”（教）是谓语动词，结合上下文可知，露营是过去发生的事情，需用一般过去时。teach 的过去式是 taught，故填 taught。

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解析：选thankful。thankful 解析：括号内 “thank” 是动词，此处需要形容词作表语，构成 “be thankful to sb.”（感谢某人）的固定搭配。thank 的形容词形式是 thankful，故填 thankful。

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解析：选of。of 解析：固定搭配 “be full of” 表示 “充满……”，此处指 “我们的‘好事罐’里充满了爱、希望和幸福”，故填 of。

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解析：选us。us 解析：括号内 “we” 是人称代词主格，此处作动词 “remind”（提醒）的宾语，需用宾格形式。we 的宾格是 us，故填 us。

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解析：选to create。to create 解析：固定搭配 “encourage sb. to do sth.” 表示 “鼓励某人做某事”，此处需用动词不定式作宾语补足语，故填 to create。

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解析：选will make。will make 解析：句子宾语从句中，“in your future life”（在你未来的生活中）表示将来的时间，需用一般将来时，结构为 “will + 动词原形”，故填 will make。