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I was 17 years old. Along with a dozen other boys I had made a long trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of __________. While the trip had been _________ for the most part, now that I was there I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated. I was missing my _____ and I was also missing the Appalachian mountains and the forests of my home. I loved _____ the leaves turned a thousand shades of green in the Spring and then _________ a sea of red, gold, and orange in the Fall.

Here in Iowa everything was __________. The grass looked burnt and brown. All that I could _____ was a mixture of corn, mud, and pigs. I walked outside the dormitory of the college and sat on an old stump. I closed my eyes and ________ being back home again. When I finally opened them, however, I saw something that touched my _________. It was a Prairie Sunset. It seemed to ________ the sky from horizon to horizon. Gold, red, purple and pink clouds all ______ together in a picture painted by Heaven’s own hand. It was so huge that it took my breath away. It made our mountain sunsets seem _________ by comparison. I realized that this place too had its own special beauty. This place too was a part of nature’s __________ .

Over the years to come I learned something else. Each of us has a special beauty ______ .

Each of us has our own ________ talents and abilities.

A．assisting

B．attending

C．visiting

D．quitting

A．fun

B．hard

C．novel

D．tiresome

A．chance

B．school

C．family

D．goal

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．whether

A．became

B．flooded

C．drew

D．surrounded

A．easy

B．beautiful

C．flat

D．rough

A．hear

B．touch

C．taste

D．smell

A．cared about

B．prepared for

C．dreamed of

D．thought over

A．body

B．soul

C．face

D．pain

10.

A．fill

B．cover

C．separate

D．block

11.

A．folded

B．sank

C．escaped

D．flowed

12.

A．tiny

B．pale

C．splendid

D．weak

13.

A．change

B．punishment

C．creation

D．reflection

14.

A．as well

B．in addition

C．for sure

D．in between

15.

A．extra

B．unique

C．possible

D．reasonable

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A．puzzled

B．nervous

C．excited

D．interested

A．recognized

B．designed

C．recommended

D．forgot

A．compare to

B．talk to

C．compete with

D．debate with

A．hobby

B．glory

C．level

D．chance

A．singing

B．whispering

C．shouting

D．arguing

A．schedule

B．task

C．time

D．solution

A．in trouble

B．in tears

C．in shock

D．in danger

A．hero

B．coach

C．mother

D．friend

A．easy

B．peaceful

C．amazing

D．hard

10.

A．gave up

B．set up

C．put out

D．worked out

11.

A．suppose

B．believe

C．find

D．remind

12.

A．team

B．class

C．group

D．family

13.

A．wonderful

B．formal

C．grateful

D．fortunate

14.

A．drew

B．copied

C．signed

D．imagined

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A．determined

B．astonished

C．annoyed

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But later I realized how unhealthy my _________ were. A happier life was possible, the one in which I’d hang out with friends and join in enjoyable exercise in my free time _________. I wanted to have a wonderful life filled with amazing _________. In response to it, I stopped punishing my body and began to _________ it right. My body and I had done nothing _________ in eating and enjoying food, but my life would be happier once I was healthier.

Once I became healthier, I dove back into _________. I attended Zumba classes with an old roommate. I ____________ how cool it was and how privileged I was that my body could do so many fancy dance moves. I even became one of the ____________ of the technique award.

We live in a world where feeling okay about our eating and body image is close to ____________sometimes. But a life free of diet culture and body ____________ is the one that everyone should fight for. I’m so ____________ that I’m able to exercise my body through dancing, and here I want to ____________other particular body’s abilities。

A．passion

B．emotions

C．initiative

D．principle

A．abuse

B．involve

C．punish

D．defeat

A．amount

B．quantity

C．quality

D．calorie

A．reactions

B．thoughts

C．performances

D．behaviors

A．easily

B．quietly

C．actively

D．eagerly

A．memories

B．adventures

C．challenges

D．secrets

A．keep

B．change

C．make

D．treat

A．harmful

B．wrong

C．optimistic

D．painful

A．perform

B．dance

C．paint

D．exercise

10.

A．doubted

B．responded

C．realized

D．imagined

11.

A．creators

B．winners

C．designers

D．collectors

12.

A．innocent

B．unfortunate

C．incorrect

D．impossible

13.

A．judgment

B．structure

C．energy

D．language

14.

A．merciful

B．hopeful

C．grateful

D．peaceful

15.

A．celebrate

B．restrict

C．discover

D．seek

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【推荐3】My son Advait is 4 years old. He taught me a beautiful_______today. He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit down.” That usually means_______everything and sitting down to play with him. So I did that because he would not stop calling out till I_______.He was playing with beads(有孔小珠), threading (穿过) them one by one. As you know, it is a great exercise that helps_______manual skills.

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A．article

B．secret

C．song

D．lesson

A．leaving

B．accepting

C．Packing

D．carrying

A．set off

B．woke up

C．gave in

D．broke out

A．require

B．build

C．take

D．share

A．started

B．considered

C．finished

D．imagined

A．threw away

B．picked up

C．handed out

D．brought up

A．tired

B．impatient

C．calm

D．excited

A．ordered

B．informed

C．asked

D．noticed

A．playing

B．sleeping

C．writing

D．talking

10.

A．difference

B．need

C．pleasure

D．doubt

11.

A．enjoyed

B．arranged

C．admired

D．wasted

12.

A．journey

B．day

C．game

D．process

13.

A．nervously

B．popularly

C．peacefully

D．worriedly

14.

A．helped

B．taught

C．demanded

D．pleased

15.

A．person

B．trouble

C．case

D．step

16.

A．sparing

B．choosing

C．enjoying

D．counting

17.

A．life

B．college

C．office

D．holiday

18.

A．depending on

B．learning about

C．thinking about

D．getting on

19.

A．learned

B．attended

C．provided

D．drew

20.

A．confused

B．shocked

C．grateful

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A．nervous

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A．attempted

B．planned

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A．entertain

B．annoy

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D．move

A．pose

B．hand

C．symbol

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A．drop

B．throw

C．cast

D．spread

A．reached

B．grabbed

C．touched

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A．frustrated

B．depressed

C．embarrassed

D．surprised

A．scream

B．laughter

C．applause

D．cheers

A．improved

B．expanded

C．rose

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A．scare

B．pain

C．shock

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11.

A．relief

B．achievement

C．panic

D．guilt

12.

A．sprang

B．flowed

C．floated

D．fountained

13.

A．partly

B．slightly

C．mildly

D．completely

14.

A．buried

B．filled

C．covered

D．wrapped

15.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．thrilled

D．frightened

16.

A．access

B．question

C．key

D．path

17.

A．pour into

B．pour out

C．pour down

D．pour away

18.

A．reach

B．disturb

C．impress

D．shape

19.

A．skills

B．senses

C．purposes

D．emotions

20.

A．will

B．power

C．energy

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A．to

B．on

C．in

D．at

A．learn from

B．learn

C．know

D．know about

A．rather than

B．except for

C．except

D．apart from

A．with which

B．about that

C．about which

D．which

A．not

B．as well as

C．rather than

D．but

A．one of life’s pleasures	B．pleasures of life
C．one of life’s sorrow	D．one of life’s regrets

A．nor

B．and

C．or

D．or else

A．speaks

B．talks

C．tells

D．goes

A．take

B．judge

C．accept

D．conclude

10.

A．makes

B．causes

C．builds

D．creates

11.

A．more

B．much

C．worse

D．less

12.

A．fell

B．fallen

C．falling

D．fall

13.

A．that move

B．that moves

C．move

D．moves

14.

A．lack

B．have

C．include

D．cover

15.

A．in fact

B．indeed

C．in a while

D．sooner or later

16.

A．so

B．even though

C．because

D．although

17.

A．even if

B．although

C．unless

D．if

18.

A．joy

B．progress

C．effort

D．work

19.

A．cares

B．pains

C．worries

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20.

A．come

B．made

C．had

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A．memory

B．freedom

C．composition

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A．hear of

B．talk about

C．argue about

D．complain of

A．cautiously

B．suddenly

C．directly

D．quickly

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．watched

D．noticed

A．built

B．decorated

C．surrounded

D．reached

A．tired

B．afraid

C．careful

D．fond

A．secretly

B．anxiously

C．nervously

D．delightfully

A．wonder

B．feature

C．rule

D．power

A．knocked

B．moved

C．hit

D．hurt

10.

A．event

B．space

C．spider

D．time

11.

A．pointing at

B．shouting at

C．laughing at

D．staring at

12.

A．normally

B．simply

C．fluently

D．independently

13.

A．new

B．challenging

C．big

D．amusing

14.

A．made

B．found

C．bought

D．offered

15.

A．sharing

B．gaining

C．possessing

D．providing

16.

A．do

B．appreciate

C．handle

D．discuss

17.

A．story

B．quality

C．end

D．circle

18.

A．limited

B．former

C．extra

D．distant

19.

A．forget

B．want

C．stop

D．choose

20.

A．unusual

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