【推荐1】We had a tornado touch down near the school and as expected, we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but _________ prepared for throughout the school year. I wasn't even in the _________ when it happened. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help _________ items for a project. When the alarm started _________ I immediately grabbed my student's hand and run as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado _________ to use. I never imagined actually needing to _________ my students up against the wall, have them crouch（蹲）down with their knees and heads _________ the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hearts were beating so fast they couldn't catch their breath, and the _________ filled their eyes looking up at me as they ask if their family and friends were going to be okay.

I was so proud and surprised at how my students _________ themselves then. In the midst of the very __________ and dangerous situation, my students faced it with the attitudes and mindset of children much __________ than them. Never in my life have I seen my students follow directions so quickly precisely, and without hesitation. __________ some tears were shed（掉落）, and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave. They had such a firm __________ in my assistant and myself that they were able to be 100% calm. They were brave beyond their years and today I am very __________ for that.

Right now, I __________ the day and am thankful for our safety, courage and bravery.

1.

A．hardly

B．continually

C．safely

D．suddenly

2.

A．classroom

B．school

C．workroom

D．laboratory

3.

A．buy

B．deliver

C．gather

D．swap

4.

A．coming about

B．blowing away

C．sending up

D．going off

5.

A．drills

B．features

C．events

D．details

6.

A．get

B．put

C．line

D．set

7.

A．kicking

B．hitting

C．scratching

D．touching

8.

A．courage

B．fear

C．hope

D．disaster

9.

A．impressed

B．handled

C．considered

D．injured

10.

A．vivid

B．unique

C．scary

D．practical

11.

A．older

B．smarter

C．healthier

D．luckier

12.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．Although

D．Because

13.

A．goal

B．emotion

C．trust

D．conclusion

14.

A．enthusiastic

B．sensitive

C．confident

D．grateful

15.

A．look back on

B．make up for

C．look forward to

D．take advantage of

【推荐2】I was driving on the freeway when I noticed heavy clouds roll in. A storm was coming. The rain began beating ______ against my car windows, making driving impossible. I ______ onto the shoulder of the road and stopped. The rain ______ me of Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina struck when I was nine years old. I had worried it would strike us in Houston. It missed us, but other cities were not so lucky. I remembered watching the ______. A reporter stood inside the Houston stadium, ______ people. Many wore dirty and ______ clothes, and some had no shoes on their feet. I noticed a little boy behind the reporter ______ an old teddy bear. Watching him, I knew I had to do something.

The next day, my friends ______ me for our volunteer club and we came up with a plan. We wanted to ______ toys and give them to the kids at the stadium, which would bring some ______ into the lives of these families. We ______ the word to the school and other organizations. Three days later, the donation boxes were overflowing with new toys! When we ______ the stadium with our gifts, children ______ toward us from all directions, smiles lighting up their faces.

Suddenly, a phone call brought me back to the present. To my joy, the storm had ______. “Hector, we have more ______ of yesterday’s tornado.” “Well, I’ve brought clothes I’d like to donate to them. The storm stopped me, but I’ll be there soon!”

1.

A．creatively

B．lazily

C．merrily

D．heavily

2.

A．looked out

B．set out

C．pulled off

D．got off

3.

A．warned

B．informed

C．reminded

D．cured

4.

A．news

B．disaster

C．game

D．performance

5.

A．observing

B．greeting

C．challenging

D．interviewing

6.

A．cheap

B．worn

C．fascinating

D．funny

7.

A．hugging

B．pressing

C．selling

D．throwing

8.

A．left

B．joined

C．asked

D．annoyed

9.

A．invent

B．deliver

C．collect

D．produce

10.

A．freedom

B．happiness

C．struggle

D．belief

11.

A．gathered

B．processed

C．donated

D．spread

12.

A．left

B．decorated

C．entered

D．measured

13.

A．flew

B．drove

C．marched

D．surfed

14.

A．struck

B．passed

C．strengthened

D．approached

15.

A．reports

B．clues

C．victims

D．photos

【推荐3】It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana ____ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his____ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.
He noticed huge amounts of rainwater ____ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few____ Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.
Then it ____ him – the scene was surprisingly ____ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. ____ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved____ at students, shouting “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to ____ on us!”
All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been ____ as an emergency gathering point. ____ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was ____ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.
Thanks to Wasana’s quick action and sharp ____ no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide ____ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six ____. “The financial damage is nothing compared to ____ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.
Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. ____ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management ____ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the ____ will come in handy.”1.

A．stared

B．nodded

C．shouted

D．pointed

2.

A．thoughts

B．eyes

C．words

D．voices

3.

A．pulling

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．flowing

4.

A．times

B．minutes

C．hours

D．periods

5.

A．how

B．where

C．why

D．when

6.

A．hit

B．drove

C．pushed

D．stopped

7.

A．strange

B．rare

C．terrible

D．similar

8.

A．Rejecting

B．Fearing

C．Scaring

D．Avoiding

9.

A．angrily

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．wildly

10.

A．beat

B．move

C．fall

D．dive

11.

A．put away

B．set aside

C．brought forth

D．taken apart

12.

A．Just then

B．In short

C．In good time

D．As a result

13.

A．something

B．much

C．anything

D．little

14.

A．discovery

B．movement

C．observation

D．idea

15.

A．destroyed

B．tore

C．injured

D．overcame

16.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．ones

17.

A．those

B．which

C．that

D．what

18.

A．Looking back

B．Looking around

C．Looking through

D．Looking forward

19.

A．exhibitions

B．lessons

C．units

D．examinations

20.

A．concept

B．image

C．knowledge

D．situation

【推荐1】My wife, Hannah, and I don’t usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either overwatered or underwatered, but after my diagnosis with brain cancer, I loved the ________ of having something green around.

A friend gave me a lucky bamboo plant. I told Hannah I wanted to ________ for it myself. When it didn’t immediately turn yellow or lose leaves, I was pleasantly ________ . Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment (成就) when I sometimes felt ________. As a family physician, I was used to offering care, not________ it.

After I________ from the operation and returned to work, I ________ to care for the plant.

Soon, it had nearly doubled in height. Both the tree and I were thriving (茁壮成长). Then, without any reason, it began to show ________ of stress. Its leaves kept browning and ________ to the floor. Hannah ________ me that we’d seen houseplants die before, but I couldn’t ________ the feeling that the plant had become a symbol of my health.

I began to search online to ________ how to care for my plant. Following the instructions, I ________ the tree to a larger pot, giving it ________ to grow. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to thrive again. Whenever I look at the plant in its new pot, I make a point to think of those who have cared for and ________ me.

1.

A．instruction

B．information

C．dream

D．idea

2.

A．apply

B．care

C．fight

D．prepare

3.

A．frightened

B．interested

C．ashamed

D．surprised

4.

A．powerless

B．confused

C．annoyed

D．addicted

5.

A．refusing

B．changing

C．receiving

D．believing

6.

A．recovered

B．suffered

C．resulting

D．dating

7.

A．continued

B．remembered

C．planned

D．started

8.

A．levels

B．causes

C．signs

D．models

9.

A．crashing

B．knocking

C．sinking

D．dropping

10.

A．urged

B．reminded

C．encouraged

D．taught

11.

A．describe

B．create

C．shake

D．restore

12.

A．carry out

B．figure out

C．take out

D．hold out

13.

A．freed

B．transplanted

C．directed

D．changed

14.

A．ambition

B．attention

C．room

D．strength

15.

A．criticized

B．supported

C．memorized

D．followed

【推荐2】A few months ago, I got a terrible cold which ended in a cough that was hard to get rid of. No matter how many different medicines I tried, I _________ couldn’t get rid of the cough. It made both my teaching and my life _________.

Then one day after class, a student came up to me and ___________ traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, it seemed that Chinese medicine had magic power and could work ___________. I was _________ because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before. _________ my cough got so much worse that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a _________. The Chinese doctor took my pulse (脉搏) and asked to see my _________, both of which were new experience to me because they are both nonexistent in Western medicine, where diagnosis (诊断) depends heavily on _____________. Then the doctor gave me a scraping treatment known as “Gua Sha” in Chinese. I was a little __________ at first because he used a tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders.

A few minutes later, the treatment started to produce a __________ effect and my body and mind began to sink deeper into __________. I didn’t feel much improvement in my __________ in the first few days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to __________. Then within a matter of weeks, it was completely __________!

1.

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．certainly

2.

A．upset

B．amazing

C．unusual

D．inconvenient

3.

A．recommended

B．confirmed

C．adapted

D．treated

4.

A．benefits

B．wonders

C．functions

D．ways

5.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．doubtful

D．optimistic

6.

A．Particularly

B．Gradually

C．Surprisingly

D．Immediately

7.

A．shot

B．look

C．miss

D．break

8.

A．ear

B．nose

C．tongue

D．teeth

9.

A．hospitals

B．doctors

C．patients

D．machines

10.

A．unsatisfied

B．frightened

C．attracted

D．injured

11.

A．damaging

B．cooling

C．relieving

D．inspiring

12.

A．pain

B．pressure

C．recovery

D．relaxation

13.

A．strength

B．ability

C．behavior

D．condition

14.

A．lessen

B．worsen

C．shorten

D．deepen

15.

A．fine

B．gone

C．worthwhile

D．different