【推荐1】I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom. I was sitting in my seat, in tears. looking out of the window, hoping no one would________.My husband and I had just ended our marriage, and my heart was filled with________I had never felt so helpless and lonely.

________,a hand appeared-the tiny beautiful hand of a woman. She________me a small envelope, then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my ________.On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow and a sun, drawn________in pen. Inside it were the________words I had ever read:

I know you don’t________me. but I was watching you there________and my heart goes out to you. ________I am only a stranger to you, I feel your pain and I________ . It may not seem that way, but the sun will________again and you will see the rainbow

Love.

Someone who cares

I never saw the woman again. But________, this mysterious ________has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never________ . In________to me in my hardship, this woman filled me with a________love. It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always ________.And more importantly, her act of________woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings. I know now if I take one minute, one second, to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting. I can make a(n)________.

1.

A．read

B．observe

C．notice

D．follow

2.

A．sadness

B．excitement

C．happiness

D．sympathy

3.

A．Shyly

B．Naturally

C．Frequently

D．Suddenly

4.

A．threw

B．handed

C．recommended

D．tore

5.

A．thanks

B．fear

C．love

D．support

6.

A．hurriedly

B．gently

C．slowly

D．heavily

7.

A．wisest

B．warmest

C．clearest

D．simplest

8.

A．accept

B．treat

C．know

D．remember

9.

A．sleeping

B．waiting

C．laughing

D．crying

10.

A．Because

B．While

C．When

D．If

11.

A．appreciate

B．fail

C．care

D．admit

12.

A．set

B．move

C．disappear

D．shine

13.

A．once

B．still

C．ever

D．again

14.

A．postwoman

B．feeling

C．gift

D．scene

15.

A．alone

B．poor

C．quiet

D．stupid

16.

A．opening up

B．getting over

C．living through

D．reaching out

17.

A．strange

B．great

C．crazy

D．similar

18.

A．pleasure

B．success

C．hope

D．luck

19.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．politeness

D．patience

20.

A．offer

B．decision

C．promise

D．difference

【推荐2】My daughter Beth’s and my love of butterflies goes back many years. After a long _______against cancer, my mom passed away when I was only 25 years old. Beth was only a baby at that time and _______ had any memories of her grandma. I tried to _______ it by telling her _______ of my mom.

One day when she was only seven or so and we were outside at the playground, Beth suddenly said how much she missed her grandma and how_______it would be if she could play with her． I went to_______her， saying that maybe she was hitching a ride on the back of a_______to look at us and_______what we were doing.

At that very moment, a butterfly _______and flew around Beth’s face and then flew away. We both laughed with our hearts full of love and________.

Since that moment all of those years ago, both Beth and I seem to________butterflies like flowers. Whenever we are outside, they seem to fly down, circle around us, take a(n) ________ look, and then fly away. And we are________of my mom’s love in that case. The only time this doesn’t________is during the coldest months of the year when there are no________of any kind.

1.

A．complaint

B．strike

C．battle

D．crime

2.

A．repeatedly

B．barely

C．fortunately

D．frequently

3.

A．look forward to

B．get back for

C．run away from

D．make up for

4.

A．stories

B．jokes

C．worries

D．ideas

5.

A．absurd

B．pleasant

C．strange

D．complicated

6.

A．comfort

B．abandon

C．tolerate

D．disappoint

7.

A．bike

B．fish

C．horse

D．butterfly

8.

A．see

B．advertise

C．overstate

D．restore

9.

A．exploded

B．hid

C．appeared

D．struggled

10.

A．pride

B．anger

C．sadness

D．joy

11.

A．exhibit

B．attract

C．blame

D．respect

12.

A．good

B．blank

C．optimistic

D．innocent

13.

A．informed

B．reminded

C．warned

D．persuaded

14.

A．rest

B．succeed

C．happen

D．begin

15.

A．foods

B．parks

C．flowers

D．insects

【推荐3】As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. _______, she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of _______Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her _______with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? _______, even without any of the gifts, her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula _______long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, _______things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called _______. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the _______driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He _______in silence, and then said, “I know a family who __________just about everything.”
When they reached a __________the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.” Early the next day, Ursula __________everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to __________why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long __________. “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your __________. And this is my Christmas present to you.”1.

A．In return

B．As a result

C．By the way

D．In a sense

2.

A．delivering

B．mailing

C．arriving

D．sending

3.

A．American family

B．own family

C．friends

D．classmates

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

5.

A．talked

B．worked

C．waited

D．thought

6.

A．selecting

B．matching

C．remembering

D．organizing

7.

A．a shop

B．a taxi

C．her employer

D．her parents

8.

A．delighted

B．anxious

C．surprised

D．respectful

9.

A．noticed

B．listened

C．got out

D．carried on

10.

A．buys

B．has

C．uses

D．needs

11.

A．garage

B．building

C．station

D．yard

12.

A．thanked

B．encouraged

C．praised

D．admired

13.

A．settle

B．repeat

C．argue

D．explain

14.

A．delay

B．silence

C．time

D．break

15.

A．ca

B．opinion

C．memory

D．name

【推荐1】I was checking out at the grocery store with a woman behind me. Her shopping basket held a bunch (束) of pink roses, and some food and fruits. I _________ that they were, indeed, very lovely _________. She replied, “I really do love them though they are so common. And _________ is my favorite color.”

Well, just as I was _________, I heard her saying to the cashier (收银员), “You can put those roses back. I really can’t _________ them.” I turned around and asked her if she would _________ me to get them for her. She shook her head and said, “Thank you, but you certainly don’t _________ to.” I replied that I just wanted to especially _________ she loved them so much. She still _________, so I told her that she would be ____________ me if she would allow me to ____________ them to her. Finally, she was so ____________, and said. I really do love them. “Thank you.” As I handed the cashier the ____________, I noticed he was ____________ as well. As I began to walk away, I also noticed that with thankfulness the woman was holding the roses tight, surprised and ____________!

On the way home I was ____________ of a song Bread and Roses I heard many years ago and I’ve loved it ever since. It tells us the ____________ that we all need food, but we all ____________ need beauty.

A line from this song fits this ____________ perfectly. It reads: “Hearts go hungry as well as bodies. Give us ____________, but give us roses, too.”

1.

A．explained

B．replied

C．said

D．thought

2.

A．presents

B．roses

C．vegetables

D．bananas

3.

A．pink

B．red

C．brown

D．white

4.

A．shopping

B．waiting

C．resting

D．leaving

5.

A．pick

B．enjoy

C．water

D．afford

6.

A．invite

B．allow

C．advise

D．prefer

7.

A．have

B．pretend

C．expect

D．decide

8.

A．since

B．though

C．so that

D．even though

9.

A．calmed

B．stood

C．disagreed

D．promised

10.

A．ignoring

B．changing

C．recognizing

D．honoring

11.

A．describe

B．gift

C．show

D．push

12.

A．peaceful

B．helpful

C．grateful

D．hopeful

13.

A．basket

B．money

C．fruit

D．pencil

14.

A．embarrassed

B．careful

C．moved

D．confident

15.

A．happy

B．proud

C．honest

D．serious

16.

A．sure

B．reminded

C．short

D．cheated

17.

A．plan

B．truth

C．explanation

D．behavior

18.

A．even

B．just

C．also

D．then

19.

A．situation

B．reason

C．decision

D．concern

20.

A．gloves

B．dreams

C．love

D．bread

【推荐3】Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was ______ down an old, side road that I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasn’t quite ______ where 1 was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in many ______, time seemed fluid and people seemed ageless. As I walked along I kept meeting people from both my ______ and my present. I saw both my Mom and my Grandma who have passed away and 1 was able to ______ them both one more hug. I ______ many childhood friends and we talked, joked, and laughed just like we were ______ again.

Still, I kept walking, hoping to reach ______ I was headed. Around every turning, though, there was ______ new. I saw strangers ______ and stopped to help them. I met a smiling, old man who ______ shared his life’s wisdom with me and then I ______ passed it on to young children further down the road. With every few steps it seemed there was a ______ adventure in learning and love. I never got to where 1 was going and ______ feeling like I had lived a lifetime in a single ______. It ______ me a bit that I never ______ where I was headed,______ then I realized that this dream was a lot like our life. It is the walk that ______. You will meet a lot of wonderful people and ______ a lot of interesting experiences.

1.

A．walking

B．running

C．driving

D．looking

2.

A．puzzled about

B．interested in

C．happy

D．sure

3.

A．roads

B．dreams

C．journeys

D．nights

4.

A．future

B．past

C．family

D．experience

5.

A．show

B．owe

C．give

D．ask

6.

A．chatted with

B．searched for

C．consulted with

D．ran into

7.

A．neighbors

B．adults

C．kids

D．friends

8.

A．wherever

B．whenever

C．however

D．whatever

9.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

10.

A．in need

B．in delight

C．with respect

D．for certain

11.

A．seriously

B．hesitantly

C．happily

D．casully

12.

A．lovingly

B．unwillingly

C．surprisingly

D．jokingly

13.

A．dangerous

B．familiar

C．fresh

D．similar

14.

A．jumped up

B．woke up

C．lay down

D．bowed down

15.

A．life

B．bed

C．house

D．night

16.

A．comforted

B．impressed

C．reminded

D．bothered

17.

A．remembered

B．planned

C．reached

D．lost

18.

A．but

B．because

C．so

D．for

19.

A．arrives

B．happens

C．works

D．matters

20.

A．set down

B．go through

C．forget about

D．set aside

【推荐1】When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to_______, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk — Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no_______family pet. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and_________as the guiding eyes of Shaw, who is blind.

When Shaw_______his sight, his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. Shaw, an animal lover, said he couldn’t_______to part with a dog (which usually lives about eight to ten years) and get used to a_______one, perhaps several times in his life.

_______Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horses possess many_______that make them an excellent choice for _______people. They are clean, friendly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain________in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they________for 20-25 years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide________for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately________to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The________he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his________.

Through training, Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their________on busy streets, step over curbs (便道沿儿) and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even demonstrated its ability to step________Shaw and block him, to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also________led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any ________. Now Shaw is________that Cuddles will change his life for the better.

1.

A．talk aloud

B．go outside

C．get up

D．have a rest

2.

A．ordinary

B．special

C．wonderful

D．normal

3.

A．directs

B．considers

C．sounds

D．serves

4.

A．lost

B．recovered

C．set

D．replaced

5.

A．help

B．resist

C．stand

D．appear

6.

A．familiar

B．new

C．helpful

D．better

7.

A．However

B．Also

C．Then

D．So

8.

A．belongings

B．qualities

C．senses

D．certificates

9.

A．monitoring

B．guiding

C．comforting

D．amusing

10.

A．silent

B．still

C．optimistic

D．calm

11.

A．live

B．stay

C．race

D．study

12.

A．instruction

B．tutor

C．companion

D．couple

13.

A．promised

B．refused

C．learned

D．applied

14.

A．instant

B．immediate

C．first

D．later

15.

A．journey

B．plan

C．preparation

D．training

16.

A．signs

B．way

C．sight

D．assistant

17.

A．in front of

B．in back of

C．on top of

D．in favor of

18.

A．happily

B．hurriedly

C．expertly

D．anxiously

19.

A．recognition

B．equipment

C．practice

D．difficulty

20.

A．regretful

B．confident

C．considerate

D．shocked

【推荐2】When my father was celebrating a milestone birthday, I pulled together a surprise gift treat he would never forget.

As he was _________ 60, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the _________ people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday? So I wrote an e-mail to family and friends, _________my idea.

I sent the e-mail and waited. And then the _________ started coming in and I was very, very_________. There were so many memories, and they were all so lovely. They came from the 50s, 60s, 70s, from every decade (十年) between now and the day my dad was _________. They came from my mother, my siblings, my grandma, my dad’s friends from high school, his sister, my dad’s first boss, a colleague at his first _________, from people who hadn’t seen my dad in 40 years, from people I myself hadn’t even informed. They _________ them and handwrote them. They mailed them and e-mailed them.

The night before Dad's birthday, my sister and I _________ up late, putting everything together with some __________ . The next morning, after breakfast and __________ and cake, we gave the pile of envelopes to him. "Just one more thing for you,” we said.

It took him a long time to open them and __________. Each one was a brief ticket to another time, a leap backward over years and decades. There was a lot of laughter and a few__________, too.

I was kind of __________ when the project was over because it was great fun to collect these memories. It gave me a different __________ of dad.

1.

A．growing

B．passing

C．approaching

D．aging

2.

A．impressions

B．memories

C．descriptions

D．ideas

3.

A．explaining

B．admitting

C．exchanging

D．providing

4.

A．answers

B．replies

C．surveys

D．reactions

5.

A．embarrassed

B．bored

C．exhausted

D．surprised

6.

A．born

B．married

C．retired

D．employed

7.

A．interview

B．job

C．employment

D．meeting

8.

A．wrote

B．sent

C．revised

D．typed

9.

A．got

B．stayed

C．woke

D．brought

10.

A．envelopes

B．souvenirs

C．documents

D．containers

11.

A．ceremonies

B．events

C．enjoyment

D．presents

12.

A．cover

B．remember

C．believe

D．read

13.

A．jokes

B．songs

C．tears

D．poems

14.

A．tired

B．sad

C．disappointed

D．fascinated

15.

A．picture

B．permission

C．summary

D．conclusion

【推荐3】With my little sister Andy turning five, she started copying my every move. She would _________ whatever I said or did, which got me annoyed.

One afternoon my friend Mareya and I were making bracelets (手链). “What are you doing?” Andy asked, _________ down next to us at the table. “May I make one too?” I _________ but Mareya said yes. Andy squeezed (挤) in so _________ to me that I could hardly see what I was doing. I asked her to give me more _________ but she said she was trying to see my move clearly. “Don’t see what I’m doing. You can make your own design!” I told her in a(n) _________ voice. “I can!” she said. But she was still using _________ the same thing as I was using.

Later, Mareya suggested playing the guitar. I didn’t ant Andy to _________ me, so we went to the backyard. _________ ten minutes later, Andy turned up, “you are always following me, and I’m __________ it!” As soon as those words came out of my mouth, I regretted. Andy was surprised and her eyes started filling up with __________. She ran away __________ I could say another word.

I disliked the shadow (影子) that didn’t belong to me, but I also felt __________ about what I said. “It’s worth trying to __________

the way you see the situation. She acts like your shadow because she looks up to (仰慕) you.” Mareya said to me.

Now I still remember Mareya’s words. Anyway, my sister should be treated with __________ and kindness.

1.

A．observe

B．follow

C．notice

D．repeat

2.

A．putting

B．writing

C．sitting

D．looking

3.

A．refused

B．waited

C．accepted

D．asked

4.

A．apart

B．much

C．close

D．well

5.

A．room

B．freedom

C．designs

D．opinions

6.

A．nervous

B．impatient

C．excited

D．happy

7.

A．hardly

B．finally

C．gradually

D．exactly

8.

A．follow

B．surprise

C．call

D．support

9.

A．So

B．Until

C．Or

D．But

10.

A．proud of

B．tired of

C．glad with

D．sad with

11.

A．tears

B．lives

C．trust

D．joy

12.

A．if

B．though

C．before

D．since

13.

A．positive

B．sorry

C．powerful

D．confused

14.

A．understand

B．learn

C．change

D．challenge

15.

A．sadness

B．humor

C．anger

D．respect