【推荐1】On a recent sunny, dry fall morning, I found the last outdoor table at my favorite café. Reading ______ I nibbled my breakfast, I was enjoying the feeling of the cool breeze and the warm sun when a table next to me ______. A woman who had been standing nearby, ______ waiting for a seat, stepped toward the table. But from the other ______, straight from the parking lot, came a man who got to the table first.

The woman, with a ______ on her face, explained that she’d been ______ that table for several minutes and had been on her way over. The man, also smiling but ______, told her she was out of ______; he had happened upon the table first. “You snooze(不注意), you lose!” he said cheerfully.

She stood off to the side, clearly disappointed, and ______ her friend with the frustrating news. I sat at my table, ______ the scene, when suddenly it occurred to me—I had a(n) ______ here to be kind.

I stood up and ______ her over to my table. Quietly, I told her I had seen what had happened, and I was happy to give her my table. I was only going to be there a few more minutes ______, so I was happy for her and her friend to have the ______.

“But where will you sit?” she asked. I was almost done eating, I said, and I would find a seat at the counter ______. She thanked me and beamed(堆满笑容) as she ______ for her friend to sit down.

Thinking about it as I finished up, I realized that whether or not the woman had fair ______ to the table was unimportant. The emotion of the situation—the look of hurt on her face—had ______ me, and I had the ability to do something about it.

That isn’t always the case with every feeling, situation, or injustice we ______ unexpectedly in our days. But as the early 20th century writer Orison Swett Marden once said, “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. ______ common occasions and make them great.”

I just hope that woman’s morning at the café was great. I know mine was.

1.

A．till

B．after

C．as

D．before

2.

A．closed up

B．opened up

C．looked up

D．showed up

3.

A．hesitantly

B．clearly

C．seemingly

D．steadily

4.

A．entrance

B．angle

C．gate

D．direction

5.

A．smile

B．shock

C．glare

D．gaze

6.

A．monitoring

B．watching

C．minding

D．wandering

7.

A．firm

B．impatient

C．elegant

D．reluctant

8.

A．order

B．luck

C．shape

D．place

9.

A．served

B．compared

C．loaded

D．greeted

10.

A．taking down

B．taking up

C．taking in

D．taking over

11.

A．scene

B．opportunity

C．access

D．passion

12.

A．followed

B．guided

C．signaled

D．rushed

13.

A．anyway

B．someway

C．somewhere

D．anywhere

14.

A．floor

B．spot

C．moment

D．kindness

15.

A．downstairs

B．upstairs

C．outside

D．inside

16.

A．gestured

B．headed

C．waited

D．sent

17.

A．passage

B．claim

C．approach

D．admission

18.

A．shamed

B．surprised

C．struck

D．scared

19.

A．repeat

B．hate

C．tolerate

D．meet

20.

A．Mark

B．Hold

C．Celebrate

D．Seize

【推荐2】Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, got polio (小儿麻痹症) as a child. _______, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him.

On November 18, 1995, he came on stage to give a _______ at Lincoln Centre in New York City. That night Perlman walked _______ to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break with a loud _______.

People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either _______ another violin or another string for this one. But he didn’t. _______ he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra (管弦乐队) began, and he played from where he had _______. He such passion and such power. Of course, everyone knew that it was _______ to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman _______ to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing the piece in his head.

When he finished, there was a ________ in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were ________, doing everything we could to show how much we ________ what he had done. He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to ________ how much music you can make with what you have left.”

His words have ________ in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our ________ in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

1.

A．At first

B．As a result

C．In other words

D．In fact

2.

A．concert

B．speech

C．lecture

D．presentation

3.

A．quietly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．smoothly

4.

A．scream

B．voice

C．noise

D．shout

5.

A．find

B．buy

C．replace

D．deliver

6.

A．Moreover

B．Fortunately

C．Therefore

D．Instead

7.

A．stopped

B．started

C．forgotten

D．continued

8.

A．impossible

B．unique

C．likely

D．unnecessary

9.

A．attempted

B．expected

C．managed

D．refused

10.

A．laughter

B．discussion

C．silence

D．clap

11.

A．out of mind

B．on our feet

C．at our side

D．on our knees

12.

A．remembered

B．ignored

C．shared

D．appreciated

13.

A．let out

B．put out

C．find out

D．give out

14.

A．disappeared

B．mixed

C．stayed

D．changed

15.

A．goal

B．task

C．belief

D．destination

【推荐1】Since it never occurred to anybody at the school to provide the services of an interpreter, I had to sit in the front row so that I could _________the teacher’s lips. Classroom discussions were almost impossible to _________because I couldn’t hear what was being said around the room. In a vain (徒劳的) effort to keep up with them, I was always asking _______happened to be sitting next to me what was being said. Eventually, I _________watching everyone shrug their shoulders carelessly and rolling their eyes. I began to _____________that I knew what was going on. Fitting in was so important to me that every time the kids laughed, I laughed along _________I felt confused most of the time. Then, _________fate (命运) threw me light.

On one sunny afternoon, my teacher, Mrs. Jordan, asked the class a question. I _______what she said and immediately raised my hand. I couldn’t believe it—despite my fears, I felt unbelievably _________because—for once—I was sure I had the right answer. But, when she called on me, I was suddenly afraid. Here was an opportunity to ____________the teacher and show her I was ____________of her love. I didn’t want to blow it. I took a deep breath and nervously answered her question.

Her explosive__________ shocked all of us. She enthusiastically stepped her right foot on the floor,__________ directly at me. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she cried, “THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN!”

________________in my young life, I felt like an instant star with peer’s respect and admiration. My heart ____________with pride. My confidence increased. It was ______________what a great effect the simple three-word phrase ____________with unbelievable enthusiasm had on my young life. THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN! It got me to think that I would find my ____________in this world, no matter how many difficulties I had to ____________. From that day, my grades and speech improved dramatically and my peers suddenly looked at me with new ____________.

1.

A．see

B．feel

C．read

D．recognize

2.

A．join

B．follow

C．respond

D．begin

3.

A．whoever

B．whichever

C．whatever

D．whomever

4.

A．grew fond of

B．thought highly of

C．made use of

D．got tired of

5.

A．appreciate

B．admit

C．persuade

D．pretend

6.

A．even though

B．now that

C．only if

D．so that

7.

A．hopefully

B．luckily

C．obviously

D．actually

8.

A．read out

B．brought out

C．figured out

D．watched out

9.

A．frustrated

B．confident

C．discouraged

D．concerned

10.

A．inspire

B．affect

C．explain

D．impress

11.

A．afraid

B．worthy

C．sick

D．proud

12.

A．expression

B．response

C．feeling

D．voice

13.

A．glaring

B．shouting

C．waving

D．pointing

14.

A．Never before

B．Once in a while

C．For the first time

D．Again and again

15.

A．burst

B．blew

C．bore

D．blocked

16.

A．amazing

B．entertaining

C．relaxing

D．interesting

17.

A．carried

B．charged

C．delivered

D．compared

18.

A．place

B．freedom

C．dream

D．balance

19.

A．recover

B．consider

C．overcome

D．avoid

20.

A．confidence

B．light

C．pride

D．respect

【推荐3】A beloved janitor (管理员) received special surprise, when teachers and students made him “King for Day” at the retirement (退休) party.

John Lockett, also called Mr. John, cried tears of ________ when the gentle old man was greeted by 685 ________ at Sand Hill Elementary School in Carrollton, Georgia. “He was so surprised that he just ________ with the kids,” headmaster Carla Meigs told Good Morning American. Finally, she said, “The scene was so ________. He is very modest, hard-working, and devoted to his job, so everyone loves him.”

Mr. John officially was to retire on May 24, but the school threw him a retirement party one week ________. Mr. John’s wife, Annie Lockett, who was also a person of good quality, was also ________ at this event.

On that day, when Mr. John ________ for work as usual, he found the passage of the hall lined with students of that very school ________ there to wish him a very happy day! The children ________ him a crown and a cape and told him that it was “Mr. John Day”. Many kids were ________ banners (横幅) and shouting “Mr. John Day! Mr. John Day!”, while many others walked up to him to give him a hug! Mr. John was truly ________ by the surprise. “They are all like my children, I ________ the kids,” Mr. John told Good Morning American. “It was the perfect day to ________ my retirement and make it about me.” “The school ________ so much to me, really love my job; it is for students,” he wrote in an email. The 83-year-old man had been janitor for more than a decade ________ having a career in building.

1.

A．fear

B．regret

C．joy

D．hope

2.

A．kids

B．farmers

C．teachers

D．workers

3.

A．smiled

B．chatted

C．helped

D．cried

4.

A．strange

B．violent

C．sweet

D．puzzling

5.

A．later

B．early

C．ago

D．off

6.

A．surprised

B．terrified

C．upset

D．inspired

7.

A．dressed up

B．made up

C．showed up

D．cheered up

8.

A．lying

B．waiting

C．wandering

D．hiding

9.

A．threw

B．sold

C．lent

D．gave

10.

A．placing

B．holding

C．seeking

D．making

11.

A．convinced

B．bothered

C．touched

D．tricked

12.

A．interest

B．comfort

C．disappoint

D．love

13.

A．observe

B．understand

C．announce

D．forget

14.

A．tells

B．means

C．leaves

D．shows

15.

A．while

B．after

C．unless

D．until

【推荐1】One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods _____________she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and _____________ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she _____________ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes in spite of suffering loneliness and fear. _____________ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and _____________stepped into the room. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the _____________. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a _____________.

The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy _____________ that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped _____________ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However， from the ground came a ______________scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He ______________ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ______________ into the air, the dog ______________ through the woods until he found the ______________. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ______________, he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He ______________ over some bushes and saw the little stream, ______________the girl was asleep.

When she opened her eyes and ______________ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you ______________ me. Thank you, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of ______________. That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.

1.

A．before

B．since

C．while

D．as

2.

A．wondering

B．exploring

C．appreciating

D．regretting

3.

A．preferred

B．expected

C．failed

D．decided

4.

A．When

B．Until

C．If

D．Because

5.

A．carelessly

B．cautiously

C．confidently

D．painfully

6.

A．trees

B．bushes

C．woods

D．grasses

7.

A．stream

B．rock

C．tree

D．house

8.

A．found

B．sensed

C．heard

D．smelt

9.

A．at

B．through

C．in

D．onto

10.

A．sensitive

B．limited

C．distant

D．familiar

11.

A．attached

B．bit

C．followed

D．inspected

12.

A．calmly

B．loudly

C．faithfully

D．gently

13.

A．searched

B．wandered

C．hunted

D．gathered

14.

A．window

B．girl

C．house

D．hero

15.

A．satisfaction

B．curiosity

C．embarrassment

D．delight

16.

A．jumped

B．climbed

C．drowned

D．flew

17.

A．which

B．/

C．that

D．where

18.

A．spotted

B．watched

C．observed

D．saw

19.

A．responded

B．affected

C．rescued

D．inspected

20.

A．suffering

B．shock

C．sorrow

D．relief

【推荐2】I opened the hotel curtains to find dark rainy streets. After training in nearly 100-degree weather in St. Louis, I wasn't _______ a rainy 55-degree day. However, it didn't _______because it was marathon day.

My group _______with ponchos (雨披) on. I took off the poncho around Mile 9 as the rain seemed less _______.

I was still energized at Mile 13, and supporters were still _______ us on. Not too long after Mile 20, I was feeling some _______ in my legs. I never stopped though. I just put my head up and _______ going. As Mile 22 passed, I _______ and I began to cry, but kept on moving. The view alongside was _______ and it kept my mind busy.

At the end of Mile 25, my body was beat. As I saw that finish line in the wind, I put all my__________into running for it. The__________said my name and made some careless Irish remarks that I can't remember, and I__________the line in total tiredness. Some staff__________me my marathon medal, bottled water, and helped me keep warm.

Traveling for my first marathon will be__________remembered. I could not have done this without the__________of my family, friends, Coach Rich, my teammates and my sister, who gave me the strength to__________. As Norman D. Vaughan, the surviving member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition said, “Dream big and be __________ to fail. ”

What will be the most impressive __________ for me? The __________ from Mile 20 to the end. No matter how much you read about how to prepare for the final few miles, it's a true __________ of your mental endurance (耐力).1.

A．wasting

B．arranging

C．enjoying

D．expecting

2.

A．fail

B．lose

C．matter

D．work

3.

A．escaped

B．started

C．approved

D．protested

4.

A．heavy

B．mild

C．slight

D．bright

5.

A．touching

B．cheering

C．crying

D．trying

6.

A．power

B．anger

C．pain

D．relief

7.

A．practiced

B．continued

C．avoided

D．imagined

8.

A．took off

B．settled in

C．broke down

D．dressed up

9.

A．confusing

B．usual

C．simple

D．inspiring

10.

A．energy

B．pressure

C．relaxation

D．elegance

11.

A．volunteer

B．editor

C．interviewee

D．announcer

12.

A．crossed

B．drew

C．swallowed

D．burned

13.

A．showed

B．bought

C．handed

D．lent

14.

A．mistakenly

B．strangely

C．luckily

D．truly

15.

A．education

B．support

C．admiration

D．treatment

16.

A．finish

B．perform

C．suffer

D．assist

17.

A．brave

B．guilty

C．firm

D．anxious

18.

A．wish

B．exercise

C．memory

D．judgment

19.

A．suspect

B．struggle

C．cheat

D．argument

20.

A．cause

B．question

C．favor

D．test

【推荐3】After the movers had taken the furniture and boxes, once the house was empty of everything but dust and echoes, I took from my pocket a(n) _______I had found in the garden several days before. A friend had _______saying goodbye to the house with a special ritual (仪式) of the Memory Stone.

The idea is to take a stone that you like and walk through the house and gardens, projecting your _______onto it. I wasn't sure it would work, but I decided to _______ it. One of the things that _______me about leaving the house was the idea of leaving behind all the memories. Perhaps this offered a way to take _______with me somehow.

I stared downstairs. It was a beautiful day and the light was shining through the windows. At first, the memories didn't come _______. I sat there, staring at the stone, but _______ happened. Just some memories of memories--- _______I had seen in photographs, words I had read in letters and diaries.

But after just a few minutes, that ________. Suddenly, the room was crowded with people I hadn't seen for years, as well as some people I had seen just the day before. It's winter, and we're all in the kitchen, making a(n) ________ for Christmas. It's summer, and we are trying to find ________ from the heat. I'm 11, trying on my new school uniform in front of the ________. My mother is coming upstairs to say good night and give me a hug. I have come in________ for my curfew (宵禁) ；I am tiptoeing up the stairs, hoping I won't ________anybody. My father is dancing with my friend Gideon. Now my father is old and I am sitting close to him on his bed, saying goodbye to him for what would ________ to be the last time.

One moment I found myself ________; and in another, I surprised myself by bursting into laughter. But mostly, the experience was strangely ________.

It's been several months since I walked out of the house for the last time. I don't know ________this stone I have, this piece of the place, can really hold so much. ________, right now, as pick it up and gaze at it, I seem to be back home.

1.

A．watch

B．purse

C．stone

D．coin

2.

A．enjoyed

B．suggested

C．admitted

D．considered

3.

A．memories

B．feelings

C．energies

D．thoughts

4.

A．keep

B．break

C．try

D．carry

5.

A．cheered

B．amazed

C．bored

D．scared

6.

A．them

B．it

C．one

D．that

7.

A．secretly

B．easily

C．constantly

D．gradually

8.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

9.

A．shadows

B．reflections

C．images

D．views

10.

A．happened

B．changed

C．developed

D．settled

11.

A．list

B．effort

C．wish

D．feast

12.

A．safety

B．peace

C．relief

D．delight

13.

A．mirror

B．window

C．house

D．bed

14.

A．late

B．soon

C．early

D．just

15.

A．annoy

B．wake

C．disappoint

D．interrupt

16.

A．work out

B．come out

C．find out

D．turn out

17.

A．complaining

B．weeping

C．dreaming

D．smiling

18.

A．complex

B．unforgettable

C．peaceful

D．satisfying

19.

A．how

B．that

C．why

D．whether

20.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise