【推荐1】When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock Exchange. Though it was a proud_____, the job was simply too physically ____. I must stand in a crowd every day, which often ____     me in a mindset that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to ______when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway ______ dozens of steep steps to get below ______. This left me only one _______ — the bus.

One night, after the _______ for my job, I was aching with my self-pity _______it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more _______without an umbrella, thinking I'd never ________ it in this city and telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".

And then, I _______ the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand _______ hand as they skated what seemed like the tango(探戈). They were all wet but they saw the ______ as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became _____   for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty _________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although ________, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the _______ of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, ______ for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that ______ my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier and happier life.

1.

A．adjustment

B．achievement

C．agreement

D．treatment

2.

A．tiring

B．disappointing

C．relaxing

D．boring

3.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．took

D．left

4.

A．go up

B．get around

C．set off

D．show up

5.

A．acquires

B．supports

C．requires

D．surrounds

6.

A．ground

B．street

C．town

D．city

7.

A．change

B．chance

C．idea

D．choice

8.

A．struggle

B．work

C．experience

D．influence

9.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

10.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．scared

D．upset

11.

A．get

B．make

C．put

D．watch

12.

A．recalled

B．intended

C．witnessed

D．realized

13.

A．on

B．by

C．to

D．in

14.

A．rain

B．tree

C．wind

D．cloud

15.

A．astonished

B．grateful

C．anxious

D．relaxed

16.

A．exactly

B．instantly

C．entirely

D．suddenly

17.

A．strange

B．small

C．normal

D．different

18.

A．humor

B．honesty

C．power

D．process

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．also

D．even

20.

A．influence

B．follow

C．forbid

D．harm

【推荐2】“Hi! How are you?” A woman smiled as she took the seat beside me. She had to lower herself slowly, squeezing her fat body into the seat, ________ all available space. I ________ a little towards the window, feeling worried silently about the long hours of ________ I was going to experience with this monster (巨物) beside me.

She said, “My name is Laura. I’m from Britain. If we’re going to spend six hours side by side on this ________, we’d better be friends.” Then she started a conversation with me and didn’t ________ my unfriendly reactions. She talked ________ about herself and her trip to Hong Kong.

I gave her one-word answers to her questions about me. Not affected by my ________, she nodded as she made ________ about my answers. She was warm and considerate, ________ that I had room to stretch in my seat.

I couldn’t help but let down my ________ slowly. Laura was an interesting conversationalist. During our conversation, Laura ________ to make every crew member on the plane who ________ us walk away laughing at her jokes.

I asked Laura, “Have you ever ________ losing some weight?” “No. I don’t trust the advertisements from slimming centers at all.” “You aren’t worried about the diseases that come with being ________? Not at all. You only ________ the diseases if you’re worried about your weight all the time. I eat ________ and walk regularly; I’m this size ________ I was born to be big! There is more to life than worrying about weight all day long.” She drank her wine. “Besides, God gave me so much ________ that I need a bigger body to hold all of it! Why would I lose weight to lose my happiness?”

________ by her unusual reasoning, I smiled. I suddenly ________ that Laura was the most beautiful woman I had ever met in my life.

1.

A．filling

B．making

C．finding

D．clearing

2.

A．walked

B．turned

C．moved

D．changed

3.

A．darkness

B．tiredness

C．silence

D．discomfort

4.

A．bus

B．train

C．flight

D．ship

5.

A．take part in

B．take notice of

C．think highly of

D．catch up with

6.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．gently

D．sadly

7.

A．doubt

B．disappointment

C．coldness

D．dissatisfaction

8.

A．notes

B．comments

C．predictions

D．noises

9.

A．explaining

B．believing

C．ensuring

D．finding

10.

A．attention

B．attitude

C．idea

D．guard

11.

A．managed

B．pretended

C．forgot

D．failed

12.

A．charged

B．served

C．treated

D．warned

13.

A．excused

B．reacted

C．combined

D．considered

14.

A．overweight

B．critical

C．embarrassed

D．anxious

15.

A．prevent

B．get

C．understand

D．remove

16.

A．slowly

B．hardly

C．healthily

D．actively

17.

A．if

B．because

C．though

D．until

18.

A．happiness

B．work

C．pain

D．wealth

19.

A．Encouraged

B．Upset

C．Exhausted

D．Amazed

20.

A．hoped

B．imagined

C．realized

D．remembered

【推荐1】A letter to Mum and her mince (肉末) pies

When I was a little girl, you and I loved decorating the living room and Christmas tree. After _________, we would bake cakes. “Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them,” you would tell me.

Christmas Eve came and you would put me on my _________ made bed. I’d fall asleep until Christmas _________. I’d wake up and thrill at the _________ before me. At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. I’d scream in delight, _________ tearing the paper open. Running downstairs, I would _________ that Santa hadn’t just stopped in the _________ : there were also lots of _________ around the Christmas tree.

Many years later, the _________ continued. The only thing that __________ was the presents at the end of the bed – I grew out of them.

One afternoon while we were __________ extra mince pies as usual, it __________ hit me that the extra wasn’t for __________. I said, “Those extra mince pies were never for Santa, were they? They were for you!” You never said a word – a smile was your only __________.

Christmas changed in 1986, when you suffered a __________ brain disease. After __________ throughout Christmas, you passed away on the 29 December .

Only now am I starting to enjoy Christmas again, and while I don’t do the __________ any more, I do have mince pies in the house. I leave one out just for you, as if you were __________ a part of my Christmas. And I make sure I put up the decorations __________ you, and us. Thanks for the __________ memories of Christmas, Mum.

1.

A．cooking

B．decorating

C．living

D．resting

2.

A．neatly

B．specially

C．quickly

D．temporarily

3.

A．Eve

B．morning

C．dinner

D．vacation

4.

A．pies

B．mess

C．decorations

D．sight

5.

A．violently

B．deliberately

C．excitedly

D．casually

6.

A．discover

B．witness

C．describe

D．imagine

7.

A．apartment

B．lounge

C．bedroom

D．kitchen

8.

A．decorations

B．cakes

C．leaves

D．presents

9.

A．tradition

B．holiday

C．celebration

D．situation

10.

A．helped

B．stopped

C．remained

D．counted

11.

A．making

B．tasting

C．purchasing

D．delivering

12.

A．heavily

B．certainly

C．suddenly

D．frequently

13.

A．Mum

B．Santa

C．Christmas

D．guests

14.

A．explanation

B．opinion

C．expression

D．reply

15.

A．mild

B．curable

C．severe

D．common

16.

A．suffering

B．celebrating

C．working

D．decorating

17.

A．laundry

B．cleaning

C．operation

D．baking

18.

A．still

B．also

C．even

D．just

19.

A．in praise of

B．in memory of

C．on behalf of

D．on account of

20.

A．short

B．recent

C．regretful

D．wonderful

【推荐2】It's not so easy to communicate with dads sometimes. My dad was never much of a _______. He was a private person and seemed to enjoy keeping that way. _______ up questions I had about him — his early ambitions, achievements, loves and sorrows ---was too _______ for me.

But when my career and marriage relation hit a serious problem a year ago, things had to _______ . I needed my dad to _______his true self so I could see him as real and accessible. I was facing serious questions about my own nature, and I wanted to know that he had faced them, too. I needed to know how he had found his _______ , because I felt like I had lost mine.

In a moment of desperation, it _______ to me that expressing my doubts and thoughts by e-mail may be the _______. An email could be worded carefully. I could speak at a _______ distance and give him________to adjust. So I wrote to him. I told him about my problems and fears, and asked him to answer,________he felt like it, and to share something about himself, something that would give me much-needed advice on my life.

In a fortnight's time, a three — page document appeared in my inbox. Dad had carefully considered my message, reached back into his________ and made a response — his history of love, longing, self-doubt, struggle ________ perseverance.

While reading the e-mail, I couldn't ________ myself and started to cry. If only I had done it earlier! However, I was grateful it wasn't too late. While I was in a bitter struggle, this letter ________ me at ease. In the end, talking to Dad was so ________: I just had to click ''Send''.

Since then, we've had masses of ________ . And now I can raise some questions face to face ________ getting a lump (肿块)in my throat. ________ still, sometimes he even tells me some of his stories forwardly. Some of my problems are still in the air, but finding a good way to communicate with my father contributes to making the trouble more ________and life sweeter.

1.

A．talker

B．listener

C．dreamer

D．writer

2.

A．Thinking

B．Taking

C．Bringing

D．Making

3.

A．little

B．many

C．much

D．few

4.

A．adjust

B．change

C．turn

D．happen

5.

A．feel

B．look

C．build

D．show

6.

A．life

B．way

C．answer

D．job

7.

A．mentioned

B．related

C．occurred

D．pointed

8.

A．goal

B．idea

C．attempt

D．key

9.

A．considerable

B．reasonable

C．comfortable

D．respectful

10.

A．room

B．privacy

C．chance

D．freedom

11.

A．unless

B．as

C．even though

D．if

12.

A．memory

B．secret

C．computer

D．heart

13.

A．or

B．and

C．then

D．but

14.

A．face

B．defend

C．control

D．devote

15.

A．make

B．put

C．get

D．take

16.

A．unforgettable

B．helpful

C．effective

D．simple

17.

A．meetings

B．exchanges

C．problems

D．topics

18.

A．without

B．about

C．despite

D．for

19.

A．Better

B．Worse

C．Harder

D．Less

20.

A．imaginable

B．avoidable

C．predictable

D．manageable

【推荐3】I wrote a letter to my kids a few years ago. It’s three pages long, and it sums up my life experience of four______ . My kids are too_______ to understand now, but by the time they reach___ , they will have heard most of their father’s advice in that letter: Live in the moment, do not____   yourself to physical things and treat others the way you would like to be treated,etc.

I sealed the letter in a white envelope and wrote____ that nobody should open it   unless something horrible happened to me. As a____, I’ve seen life disappear in an instant. I realize that could happen to me at____ time. ____ , knowing that letter is there in my locker makes me more comfortable with my own____. Every day, when I open my locker, I see the____ . It makes me_____that I should be careful at work, and show my children and the people I have connection with that I try to practice everything I have written. If   that day comes and my children____ read the letter, I hope that because of my actions, they will take my written beliefs to heart and improve upon my ____.        

But for me, it’s not enough to write down my beliefs. I try to be the____ person I can be every day — even in very difficult circumstances. But sometimes I am cynical(嘲讽的),   ____to believe that people have good and honest reasons for doing something. I also get stressed and upset, _____ my kids sometimes, and sometimes I am not as _____or as sympathetic as I should be. In fact, I am____   perfect, and I hope my children will eventually realize that_____ is an illusion( 错觉，假象). What really matters is that we all take___ to be the best humans we can be.

1.

A．years

B．months

C．decades

D．seasons

2.

A．young

B．active

C．curious

D．naughty

3.

A．childhood

B．marriage

C．motherhood

D．adulthood

4.

A．take

B．attach

C．support

D．guide

5.

A．agreements

B．instructions

C．guidelines

D．preparations

6.

A．writer

B．cook

C．police officer

D．scientist

7.

A．some

B．no

C．every

D．any

8.

A．However

B．So

C．Besides

D．Thus

9.

A．death

B．life

C．job

D．friends

10.

A．envelope

B．instructions

C．words

D．letter

11.

A．aware

B．unconscious

C．clear

D．ready

12.

A．firstly

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．accidentally

13.

A．expectation

B．thought

C．example

D．wish

14.

A．best

B．cleverest

C．kindest

D．happiest

15.

A．curious

B．unwilling

C．willing

D．eager

16.

A．looking after

B．respecting for

C．depending on

D．yelling at

17.

A．polite

B．strict

C．loving

D．happy

18.

A．tired of

B．different in

C．pleased with

D．far from

19.

A．perfection

B．attention

C．passion

D．conclusion

20.

A．reaction

B．action

C．chance

D．manner

【推荐2】One day while I was on the road, _______ a corner with flowers and a flag where somebody special got _______.
   The next day when I passed this accident site again, I simply had to stop an d_______a prayer and since I had some flowers in my car, I put them down next to all the other flower_______._________I went back in my car I asked myself: “Why am I stopping here? I do not even know this person?”
   That night I had a very_________dream. All of a sudden this young handsome man_______to me and said: “Hello! I am Rocky---please tell my mom that I am OK and that I_______her” and then he disappeared.
     When I woke up, I could not get this young man and his _______out of my mind. I do not know Rocky and neither do I know his dear mom—so how in the world may I ________his message to his mother? I asked God to help me.
     About two weeks later I went to ________up my car at a nearby gas station. When I paid for my gasoline, I ________the lady’s necklace which was________like a star. When she took my money, she said that the ________of her son are in there.
     I will never ________this moment when everything became still and so ________. I put my hand on hers and asked her: “What is your son’s name?” and when she said “Rocky”, our eyes connected ________and were filled with tears. I was   ________and not able to respond.
   I drove home sobbing. What I did should ________the young man’s dream into reality. I then wrote a note for Rocky’s mom, telling her that her__________“baby boy” visited me in my dreams and the he wanted me to tell her that he is OK and that he loves her.1.

A．passed by

B．put away

C．came across

D．ran into

2.

A．hurt

B．injured

C．killed

D．died

3.

A．tell

B．speak

C．announce

D．say

4.

A．adjustment

B．appointment

C．arrangement

D．settlement

5.

A．As soon as

B．As long as

C．Unless

D．Even if

6.

A．foolish

B．strange

C．painful

D．enjoyable

7.

A．happened

B．applied

C．appeared

D．reacted

8.

A．miss

B．respect

C．support

D．love

9.

A．information

B．message

C．letter

D．guidance

10.

A．deliver

B．devote

C．attach

D．show

11.

A．bring

B．turn

C．pour

D．fill

12.

A．stared

B．focused

C．admired

D．attracted

13.

A．shining

B．spreading

C．arising

D．boiling

14.

A．eyes

B．ashes

C．arms

D．legs

15.

A．assume

B．measure

C．forget

D．keep

16.

A．quiet

B．peaceful

C．outstanding

D．significant

17.

A．slightly

B．actually

C．firmly

D．deeply

18.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．speechless

D．useless

19.

A．make

B．get

C．have

D．let

20.

A．guilty

B．precious

C．delighted

D．considerate