【推荐1】I was correcting students' homework in my office when I came across a piece of work which was quite similar to what I had read on line.At that moment, a ______ picture was called to my mind.

It was in a Chinese class that my teacher praised me for my _______ composition.After giving some positive _______ on it, he asked me to read my composition ________ as a model to the whole class.I stood in front of the class _______ and proudly, reading it in my best voice. “The mountain stands there like a…“the mountain stands there like a…” I ______the first part of the sentence, but could not move on.What was worse, I heard some murmured voices which made me more________.

“Did she write it?”

“Hey, you must have_______ it from others!”

I stood there, staring at the notebook, mind totally_______.

____, at that moment, a low and gentle voice from my teacher saved me.I looked up at him and saw a friendly smile _______ his face.I realized that I was ________to continue. So, again, I raised my voice and ______ on my composition successfully.

I did copy those words from a famous work.When I ________my composition I found a few beautiful lines in a book. “They will ________ color to my composition if I use them as mine.” I thought _______ . Finally, those sentences became an important part of my homework.

After class, I looked at my teacher _______ and waited for his criticism. But to my ______, he said, “You did quite well, but you can do better next time.” Then he left, without any critical words.

From then on I never copied others' work; _______, I wrote authentic compositions.

Coming back from my memory, I ________ to correct my students' homework. I carefully underlined the part copied and just put down a question mark. Everyone makes mistakes. To error is human, to forgive, divine.

1.

A．profound

B．terrifying

C．interesting

D．vivid

2.

A．beautiful

B．romantic

C．terrible

D．elegant

3.

A．blames

B．explanations

C．passion

D．comments

4.

A．aloud

B．slowly

C．secretly

D．silently

5.

A．straight

B．angrily

C．quietly

D．confidently

6.

A．repeated

B．rearranged

C．recited

D．read

7.

A．proud

B．ashamed

C．disgusted

D．frightened

8.

A．written

B．made

C．copied

D．created

9.

A．hollow

B．exhausted

C．blank

D．empty

10.

A．Hurriedly

B．Fortunately

C．Unhappily

D．Sadly

11.

A．on

B．in

C．across

D．through

12.

A．ordered

B．forced

C．forgiven

D．encouraged

13.

A．looked

B．put

C．concentrated

D．restricted

14.

A．appreciated

B．read

C．wrote

D．copied

15.

A．add

B．owe

C．contribute

D．offer

16.

A．sadly

B．cheerfully

C．disappointedly

D．crazily

17.

A．fearfully

B．graciously

C．angrily

D．shyly

18.

A．sorrow

B．pride

C．surprise

D．satisfaction

19.

A．however

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．instead

20.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．intended

D．expected

【推荐2】When we first moved into my grandparents' old house，my wife declared it a hidden danger. We planned to burn it. But I thought it prudent（审慎的）to check out the house first ______ something of value had been ______.

I walked through the tall grass where the old house sat. I felt as though I had stepped into a time capsule. Here were the ______ of my grandparents' lives: a broken chair，some old clothes. . . But the thing that ______ my eye was a ______ stuffed with papers. I ______ through its contents and was instantly ______ back in time. Greeting cards from old friends and relatives，an uncle's third-grade spelling book，now all dead and gone. I spent most of a ______ hour going through that box.

So the old house was ______ the torch.

As we hurried through our lives，visits grew ______ Then，one morning，my father died from a heart attack. Why I ______ that old house on a day shortly after my father's funeral is still   ______ me. It was as though it were ______. As I stood there once again，my eye was drawn to a pile of papers on the floor. An envelope，______ with age，lay on top. My father had served in the navy during World War Ⅱ and had written home whenever he could. I removed one letter ______ from its envelope. I ______ the familiar scrawl（潦草的字迹）. Dad asked his mother to greet everyone and said that he ______ them all. Tears ______ in my eyes as I read those words he had so carefully emphasized:“All is well here. Please don't worry. I am doing fine. ”

As I left the old house that day，I took one last ______ back at it over my shoulder. I don't care what any one thinks，I ______. That old house gets to stay there until it rots（腐烂）into the earth.

1.

A．so that

B．due to

C．in case

D．even if

2.

A．taken apart

B．left behind

C．set aside

D．put away

3.

A．principles

B．clues

C．reminders

D．warnings

4.

A．opened

B．hurt

C．escaped

D．drew

5.

A．box

B．drawer

C．shelf

D．bag

6.

A．saw

B．dug

C．got

D．lived

7.

A．absorbed

B．swallowed

C．transported

D．drowned

8.

A．pleasant

B．depressing

C．tough

D．relaxing

9.

A．offered

B．spared

C．handed

D．brought

10.

A．meaningless

B．uneasy

C．uncomfortable

D．infrequent

11.

A．visited

B．sold

C．bought

D．destroyed

12.

A．on

B．beyond

C．within

D．before

13.

A．disappearing

B．promising

C．calling

D．sharing

14.

A．yellowed

B．decorated

C．darkened

D．shortened

15.

A．patiently

B．gracefully

C．skillfully

D．carefully

16.

A．appreciated

B．studied

C．copied

D．spotted

17.

A．missed

B．admired

C．respected

D．supported

18.

A．built up

B．welled up

C．piled up

D．showed up

19.

A．chance

B．shot

C．glance

D．walk

20.

A．figured

B．believed

C．concluded

D．decided

【推荐1】A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a ____, I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it ____ from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, ____ everywhere. I tried to use a broom, ____ with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the ____, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept ____ Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and ____ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining ____, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful ____ I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded ____ those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my ____ had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble ____ his new surroundings and the ____ of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you ____, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never ____, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be____, and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas ____, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them ____ you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to ____, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, ____ will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?1.

A．drink

B．fruit

C．vegetable

D．meat

2.

A．moved

B．walked

C．ran

D．slipped

3.

A．rubbed

B．rolled

C．grew

D．existed

4.

A．but

B．and

C．although

D．so

5.

A．bedroom

B．living room

C．kitchen

D．storeroom

6.

A．getting up

B．turning up

C．taking up

D．using up

7.

A．found

B．ate

C．left

D．planted

8.

A．presents

B．cans

C．vegetables

D．peas

9.

A．man

B．child

C．woman

D．boy

10.

A．of

B．for

C．with

D．in

11.

A．wife

B．life

C．son

D．friend

12.

A．turning to

B．leading to

C．adjusting to

D．adding to

13.

A．thank

B．love

C．help

D．loss

14.

A．down

B．near

C．close

D．wide

15.

A．get it

B．make it

C．take it

D．leave it

16.

A．grew

B．bought

C．collected

D．frozen

17.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．properly

D．specially

18.

A．both

B．all

C．either

D．each

19.

A．call on

B．put on

C．bring on

D．move on

20.

A．while

B．because

C．since

D．or

【推荐2】Every morning, when I’m on my way to work, I see people who are homeless, sleeping in doorways and on sidewalks. They’re clearly in ______ of help. I feel very sad to ______ this, and most people walk by, ______ don’t exist and don’t offer any help at all, not ______ a word

Recently, it has been extremely ______ in Vancouver, Canada, which makes things very ______ for the homeless.

I usually arrive at my ______ around 8 am. Those homeless people in the area are trying to ______ in cold weather, so sometimes I’m not sure whether it’s a good idea to leave something for them while sleeping, as it may get ______.

Today, I ______ someone, who seemed to be homeless, sitting on the sidewalk, awake. I had a little bit of time ______ I started work, so I rushed out across the ______ to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat. He didn’t want a coffee or warm drink, ______ a soft drink, a Cola，so I went and got this for him, along with a banana.

Then I went back to my office across the street to ______ a bag that I packed with items like a hat, a toothbrush, snacks, hand warmers and so on, I had been planning to give the ______ to someone in need I ______ back outside to give it to the stranger, who was very ______.

Society may feel ______ with homeless people, but we must remember that they’re just like us, human beings, who are just down on their luck for certain ______. It could be your father, mother, brother, sister or friend If we ______ to help someone in need, we can truly make our world better.

1.

A．place

B．memory

C．need

D．praise

2.

A．hear

B．see

C．expect

D．understand

3.

A．pretending

B．guessing

C．telling

D．promising

4.

A．still

B．only

C．just

D．even

5.

A．hot

B．cold

C．cool

D．warm

6.

A．hard

B．obvious

C．easy

D．weak

7.

A．school

B．home

C．shop

D．office

8.

A．wake

B．stand

C．sleep

D．sit

9.

A．trapped

B．stolen

C．sought

D．paid

10.

A．spotted

B．missed

C．permitted

D．realized

11.

A．before

B．after

C．if

D．though

12.

A．door

B．market

C．street

D．bridge

13.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

14.

A．wipe

B．buy

C．get

D．collect

15.

A．banana

B．bag

C．hat

D．snack

16.

A．looked

B．called

C．hurried

D．held

17.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．sad

D．grateful

18.

A．pleased

B．uncomfortable

C．dishonest

D．helpful

19.

A．reasons

B．purposes

C．illnesses

D．benefits

20.

A．turn out

B．look out

C．give out

D．reach out

【推荐3】On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack____his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” ____ shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would ____ But I jumped up, ran up the____to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, ____raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they ____ security guards and take me from the stage? ____ my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any____voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the____to come to us. We must take ____ to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I ____ to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails ____ my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy ____other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no ____ As I sat down at my computer to____my e-mails, I ____ woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely ____ that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We ____ believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) ____ way. So we don’t try. We____ But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?1.

A．brought in

B．reached for

C．took over

D．handed in

2.

A．Cheers

B．Shouts

C．Heads

D．Hands

3.

A．offer

B．trust

C．like

D．choose

4.

A．path

B．road

C．steps

D．route

5.

A．thoughts

B．opinions

C．ideas

D．plans

6.

A．ask

B．call

C．demand

D．order

7.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Or

8.

A．noisy

B．doubtful

C．meaningful

D．helpful

9.

A．opportunities

B．consequences

C．results

D．aims

10.

A．step

B．measure

C．way

D．action

11.

A．expected

B．tried

C．permitted

D．managed

12.

A．stating

B．describing

C．presenting

D．sharing

13.

A．with

B．in

C．about

D．over

14.

A．news

B．message

C．response

D．reaction

15.

A．check

B．examine

C．inspect

D．review

16.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．immediately

D．slowly

17.

A．desiring

B．claiming

C．begging

D．dreaming

18.

A．particularly

B．honestly

C．falsely

D．correctly

19.

A．difficult

B．impressive

C．early

D．natural

20.

A．give up

B．put up

C．take up

D．set up

【推荐1】Mariah Smith, a seventh-grader at Southern Alamance Middle School, is February's Student of the Month. Mariah said she was “greatly shocked” to receive this _________ .

Mariah has a close relationship with her grandmother, Wendy Jordan, _________ nominated (推荐) her. Mariah is the daughter of Cameron and Cierra Smith of Burlington and has a younger sister _________ Chloe.

“She's a good student. She doesn't have to be told to keep her _________ up,” Wendy said.

Of Southern Alamance Middle School, Mariah said, “_________ there is really nice, and it's a really good school.”

She manages her time wisely and sticks toa _________. Her favorite classes are social studies and language arts.

“I like learning about the world _________ me and what has happened in the past,” Mariah said.

She _________ a lot of work with her community. She was selected to be part of the Alamance Youth Leadership Academy.

“We learn a lot of valuable things from every field trip we _________,” Mariah said. “We learn what kind of leaders we are, and what we can do to help out around our community, and how to ____________ our school.”

Mariah isn't quite sure what she wants to do in the ____________ yet. She claimed, “Whatever it is, I want it to be something I really ____________ doing." “Mariah is a quiet and analytical (分析的) person who is also very thoughtful to others and very humble,” Wendy said. She is an A-honor roll student and is ____________ trying to give back to her community and make it ____________.

“She's got a big ____________,” Wendy added.

1.

A．prize

B．letter

C．invitation

D．greeting

2.

A．that

B．who

C．which

D．what

3.

A．raised

B．supported

C．mentioned

D．named

4.

A．housework

B．services

C．studies

D．reputation

5.

A．Anyone

B．Someone

C．Everyone

D．No one

6.

A．suggestion

B．plan

C．post

D．promise

7.

A．about

B．for

C．with

D．around

8.

A．has

B．loves

C．gets

D．does

9.

A．keep up

B．go on

C．lead in

D．get into

10.

A．attend

B．finish

C．improve

D．pass

11.

A．community

B．school

C．past

D．future

12.

A．remember

B．enjoy

C．stop

D．mean

13.

A．always

B．hardly

C．ever

D．seldom

14.

A．smarter

B．bigger

C．richer

D．better

15.

A．head

B．hand

C．heart

D．eye

【推荐2】Last year, I took an improvisational (即兴的) comedy class. I made a successful attempt to_______my comfort zone and to have fun. One of the first things our teacher, Myles Goldin, told us to do whenever anyone made a mistake during an exercise was to_______our hands high in the air and_______, “Wahoo!” Within a couple of minutes of starting our first game, some students_______to catch the virtual (虚拟) ball. Suddenly, Goldin was leading us in a round of yelling “Wahoo!” Goldin was conveying a central_______; Mistakes are not only okay, they’re necessary building blocks of learning and creativity. “We should embrace and_______mistakes, because we couldn’t grow and create cool things without them,” she said.

An increasing number of teachers are also doing so by encouraging students to_______in direct experimentation. They are replacing the traditional “sage (智者) on stage” teaching style with“_______on the side.” Students must instead attempt to think_______, guided by a teacher’s careful questioning. This requires a lot of__________and error. Along the way, students learn to__________how failure often leads – inadvertently (无意中) — to new discoveries and inventions.

One such program involves the design and construction of a pinhole (针孔) camera. Students use materials such as an old shoebox and oatmeal container, and must apply concepts from all four STEM__________— science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Despite the apparent__________of the materials provided, the challenge requires knowledge of light and optics (光学), engineering design processes (such as meeting the customer needs), mathematical modeling and scientific experimentation.

The researchers found that learning outcomes were higher for students in science classes that take a student-centered__________. Some of these effects were both significant and sustainable (可持续的). For instance, a __________influence was measured on scores for tests taken 5.5 months after the original instruction. And the results appear to__________to all students — from kindergarten through college.

Learning from mistakes is hardly a(n)__________teaching or life philosophy. A century ago, after live months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn’t able to make a new type of storage battery__________, according to a 1910 authorized biography. When a colleague__________all that effort had failed to produce any results, Edison retorted (反驳): “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of__________! I know several thousand things that won’ t work.”

1.

A．stretch

B．convey

C．establish

D．cover

2.

A．shake

B．reach

C．throw

D．clap

3.

A．roar

B．yell

C．cheer

D．crow

4.

A．struggled

B．failed

C．pretended

D．managed

5.

A．note

B．report

C．speech

D．message

6.

A．celebrate

B．approve

C．support

D．avoid

7.

A．take

B．engage

C．enter

D．occupy

8.

A．competitor

B．trainer

C．guide

D．partner

9.

A．positively

B．critically

C．personally

D．honestly

10.

A．intention

B．attempt

C．judgment

D．trial

11.

A．appreciate

B．enjoy

C．value

D．observe

12.

A．exercises

B．regulations

C．disciplines

D．tests

13.

A．rarity

B．hardship

C．variety

D．simplicity

14.

A．approach

B．access

C．test

D．chance

15.

A．primitive

B．predictable

C．potential

D．positive

16.

A．fit

B．contribute

C．apply

D．occur

17.

A．new

B．unique

C．advanced

D．unknown

18.

A．solve

B．move

C．work

D．promote

19.

A．took out

B．pointed out

C．handed out

D．picked out

20.

A．inventions

B．experiments

C．batteries

D．results

【推荐3】Peter Tabichi is a science teacher who donates 80 percent of his teaching salary _________ local community projects. He has _________ rating the impact and importance of the world’s best _________.

“I’m very proud of my students. We lack _________ that many schools take for granted,” Tabici says. “So as a teacher, I just want to have a(an) _________ impact not only on my country but on the whole of Africa.” Tabichi teaches in a _________ town called Pwani Village, where approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty, and about one-third are _________ orphans or have only one parent. In this _________ educational environment, Tabichi introduced a Talent Nuturing Club, while _________ an existing Science Club.

But attendance isn’t the only thing going up; so is the school’s reputation for ______________ achievements. Under Tabichi’s guiding, students from Pwani Village came first in the public schools category of Kenya’s Science and Engineering last year, with a device that ______________ blind and deaf people to measure objects. The ______________ also won an awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry. These feats are even more ______________ when you consider that the school only has one computer, with intermittent Internet access.

For many of these children, Tabichi’s efforts have been life-changing. They were sometimes ______________ to get enough food at home before attending their classes. And they grow up in a community with drug, ______________, teen pregnancies, and youth suicide.

For Tabichi, the ______________ of his work are self-evident. “When my learners become resilient, creative and productive in the society, I get a lot of ______________ for I act as their greatest destiny enabler,” he says.

Winning the award, which was ______________ during a ceremony hosted ______________ Hugh Jackman in Dubai, Tabichi said his experiences showed him that “Africa will produce scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs whose names will be one day famous in every ______________ of the world.”

1.

A．to

B．for

C．in

D．on

2.

A．selected

B．won

C．made

D．created

3.

A．principals

B．inventors

C．educators

D．parents

4.

A．experiences

B．classrooms

C．guides

D．facilities

5.

A．offensive

B．effective

C．negative

D．positive

6.

A．wealthy

B．remote

C．developed

D．damaged

7.

A．neither

B．both

C．either

D．all

8.

A．virtual

B．cosy

C．modern

D．difficult

9.

A．restarting

B．designing

C．expanding

D．ignoring

10.

A．scientific

B．literary

C．cultural

D．social

11.

A．prevents

B．enables

C．invites

D．sends

12.

A．staff

B．students

C．teachers

D．friends

13.

A．serious

B．complex

C．impressive

D．believable

14.

A．unlikely

B．certain

C．probable

D．sure

15.

A．fault

B．adjustment

C．support

D．crime

16.

A．studies

B．funds

C．rewards

D．requirements

17.

A．sadness

B．regret

C．curiosity

D．satisfaction

18.

A．admitted

B．presented

C．added

D．established

19.

A．by

B．with

C．as

D．of

20.

A．corner

B．side

C．aspect

D．field