【推荐1】You just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just _______ an earthquake, couldn’t tell if her children were _______ for help. Or what if you knew you couldn’t yell at her for help because she couldn’t _______ you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children _______ the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is _______ and communicates with her children using sign language.

At midnight, Connie and her three children were _______ on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also _______ one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and _______ for him to go upstairs to get a _______.

Juan slowly __________ the stairs. He heard a loud creak (嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but __________ to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back __________ the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and __________. Their home was almost in ruins.

Being deaf was not deterrent (妨碍物) for this __________ mother. The family made it to the __________ safely, which comforted everyone.

1.

A．experienced

B．dreamed

C．avoided

D．reported

2.

A．turning around

B．standing by

C．running away

D．crying out

3.

A．see

B．hear

C．forgive

D．reach

4.

A．when

B．after

C．unless

D．before

5.

A．blind

B．deaf

C．old

D．sick

6.

A．alone

B．awake

C．alive

D．asleep

7.

A．chatting to

B．playing with

C．focusing on

D．running after

8.

A．signed

B．phoned

C．shouted

D．explained

9.

A．helper

B．flashlight

C．box

D．suitcase

10.

A．mopped

B．examined

C．climbed

D．left

11.

A．carefully

B．regularly

C．bravely

D．hurriedly

12.

A．up

B．above

C．under

D．down

13.

A．stay

B．return

C．flee

D．cry

14.

A．famous

B．skillful

C．ordinary

D．determined

15.

A．darkness

B．shelter

C．ruins

D．stairs

【推荐2】Mr Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he _______ asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a _______ weekend-she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. “Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr Wu?” she asked.

The girl's _______ reminded Mr Wu of something he had read somewhere before. “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day,” Mr Wu said with a smile. “I _______ to be cheerful.”

“And today is my lucky day,”he added.

“_______? " The whole class were curious.

“This morning, I _______ to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down...”

“Your e-bike broke down and it's your lucky day?” The students were _______. “What do you mean, Mr Wu?”

“My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I _______ it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the _______. I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down ________ along the way. But it didn't. __________, it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class ________ I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down ________,it couldn't be arranged（安排）in a better way.”

The students’ eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had ________ them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider ________ in a new way.

1.

A．proudly

B．cheerfully

C．seriously

D．angrily

2.

A．busy

B．satisfying

C．terrible

D．meaningful

3.

A．question

B．suggestion

C．decision

D．introduction

4.

A．fail

B．hate

C．seem

D．choose

5.

A．Who

B．When

C．Why

D．How

6.

A．walked

B．ran

C．drove

D．rode

7.

A．surprised

B．bored

C．impatient

D．nervous

8.

A．left

B．checked

C．repaired

D．found

9.

A．hospital

B．school

C．park

D．bank

10.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

11.

A．However

B．Also

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

12.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

13.

A．yesterday

B．the other day

C．today

D．tomorrow

14.

A．hurt

B．touched

C．controlled

D．worried

15.

A．dream

B．purpose

C．wish

D．luck

【推荐3】In October, I said to my students, “Why not do some _______ to make some money? Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone in need.’’

Early in Thanksgiving week, they came with their hard-earned money，_______ to go shopping. We soon picked what we needed. _______ we headed toward the checkout, someone shouted, “Flowers!” The group rushed to the flowers. _______, considering practicality, I pronounced, “You can’t _______ flowers.’’ “But please, Mrs. Sherlock,” someone _______,“we want flowers. ” Defeated, I _______ them to buy some carnations.

An agency had given us the information of a _______ grandmother living alone for many years. After a long drive, we _______ arrived at a shabby cottage. An old lady came out to ________ us. Each box was ________ quickly. But when the woman noticed the carnations，she seemed ________ “She’s wishing it was a bag of flour，’’ I thought.

“Do you like living here?” Michael asked. The woman _________ She told the children about the birds flocking to the bread she ________. “Maybe that’s why the Lord sent me the food through you，” she said “Because I ________ my food with the birds.’’

We returned to the ________ and saw her wave goodbye. Then she walked ________ the food，straight to the carnations. She put her face in their petals, with a smile on her lips. The children were quiet. They had seen the ________ they had to make another’s life ________. And I had seen something too—sometimes a person needs lovely ________ on a dark November day.

1.

A．shopping

B．homework

C．exercises

D．housework

2.

A．likely

B．eager

C．unwilling

D．afraid

3.

A．Although

B．As

C．If

D．Because

4.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

5.

A．like

B．afford

C．eat

D．send

6.

A．shouted

B．explained

C．begged

D．ordered

7.

A．taught

B．forced

C．reminded

D．allowed

8.

A．brave

B．needy

C．reliable

D．sick

9.

A．finally

B．already

C．suddenly

D．immediately

10.

A．thank

B．guide

C．help

D．welcome

11.

A．carried in

B．left behind

C．sent back

D．handed out

12.

A．satisfied

B．nervous

C．surprised

D．angry

13.

A．cried

B．brightened

C．puzzled

D．laughed

14.

A．cut off

B．put out

C．picked up

D．brought in

15.

A．cook

B．find

C．share

D．buy

16.

A．cottage

B．woods

C．car

D．store

17.

A．past

B．around

C．across

D．toward

18.

A．power

B．time

C．money

D．desire

19.

A．poorer

B．worse

C．longer

D．better

20.

A．food

B．birds

C．flowers

D．kids

【推荐1】A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring. Knowing her husband could ______ it, she told him that it was all she wanted as a birthday gift.

As her birthday approached, this lady awaited ______ that her husband had bought the diamond ring.

Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband told her how ______ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He ______ her a beautifully wrapped present. As she opened it, ______, she only found a Bible. She ______ her voice to her husband and said,“Only a Bible?” She was so ______ that she left him.

Many years later, the lady ______ in a more beautiful house. Realizing her husband was very old, she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she ______, she received a letter telling her that he had passed away and given all of his ______ to her. She needed to come back and take care of things.

She arrived at his house, filled with great ______. She saw the ______ brand-new Bible, just as she had left it before. With ______, she opened it and began to turn the pages, finding a sentence carefully ______ by her husband,“To me you are cruel, but you know how to give ______ things to your children!”As she read those words, a bag ______ from the Bible. A diamond ring and the words “I LOVE YOU” could be seen.

If your ______ is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged! Please, always ______ little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even ______, for they must be felt with ______.

1.

A．offer

B．afford

C．provide

D．admit

2.

A．symbols

B．signals

C．sights

D．signs

3.

A．generous

B．regretful

C．thankful

D．disappointed

4.

A．handed

B．sent

C．introduced

D．delivered

5.

A．besides

B．however

C．otherwise

D．moreover

6.

A．rose

B．aroused

C．raised

D．arose

7.

A．happy

B．astonished

C．admirable

D．angry

8.

A．appeared

B．lived

C．worked

D．traveled

9.

A．started off

B．stayed up

C．set in

D．gave up

10.

A．gifts

B．goods

C．money

D．belongings

11.

A．hate

B．regret

C．joy

D．love

12.

A．still

B．ever

C．just

D．even

13.

A．smiles

B．interest

C．doubt

D．tears

14.

A．made

B．written

C．created

D．spoken

15.

A．bad

B．small

C．good

D．abandoned

16.

A．dropped

B．hid

C．came

D．followed

17.

A．thing

B．gift

C．letter

D．book

18.

A．admit

B．avoid

C．access

D．appreciate

19.

A．touched

B．tasted

C．smelled

D．heard

20.

A．creativity

B．mind

C．heart

D．imagination

【推荐2】I never thought I would be a “runner”. I was the girl who_______slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of_______in the Race for the Cure, a 5km race designed to_______money for the fight against breast cancer (癌), _______one lady caught my_______.

She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old, _______a T-shirt with the word “Survivor”. She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be_______by a strong wind. But, she was running. And she was_______me and my group of friends. She ran slowly, but _______— as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I__________that in the next Race for the Cure, I'd be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the__________, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to burst. I__________slow down to a walk. I thought of the__________at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little__________each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was__________at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I__________with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I__________if I'd be able to do it. But then, I remembered the__________woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just__________my first race! I looked down at my legs, amazed. They had done something I’d never thought__________. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And I knew that I wanted to do it again.

1.

A．talked

B．walked

C．ran

D．swam

2.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．students

D．patients

3.

A．save

B．use

C．make

D．raise

4.

A．while

B．when

C．until

D．before

5.

A．breath

B．hand

C．arm

D．eye

6.

A．wearing

B．holding

C．pulling

D．waving

7.

A．turned down

B．turned over

C．taken over

D．taken down

8.

A．passing

B．watching

C．seeing

D．calling

9.

A．strangely

B．determinedly

C．excitedly

D．anxiously

10.

A．agreed

B．learned

C．decided

D．explained

11.

A．shop

B．street

C．park

D．gym

12.

A．had to

B．preferred to

C．got to

D．liked to

13.

A．prize

B．survivor

C．plan

D．woman

14.

A．earlier

B．longer

C．harder

D．farther

15.

A．even

B．again

C．ever

D．still

16.

A．watched

B．traveled

C．stood

D．waited

17.

A．wandered

B．witnessed

C．wished

D．wondered

18.

A．kind

B．brave

C．generous

D．honest

19.

A．finished

B．won

C．entered

D．missed

20.

A．good

B．right

C．possible

D．necessary

【推荐3】I was an avid (热衷的) list maker. I thought the lists would help me finish things more ________ so that I would have my own ________ each day. Instead, I felt tired all the time, and it was hard to fall asleep as I ________ my to-do list for the next day in my mind. I was ________ and painful.

My real turning ________ came about a few years ago. I was having the inside of our house painted. ________, I had to move all things out of the painters’ way. After the painting, I decided to think about what I would put back. I ________ many decorations because they made the rooms small and ________. And the house felt so much more open, peaceful and beautiful. When I started to hang our calendar back up, I noticed how ________ each day was. Every square was filled in. I decided to continue my ________ of the calendar.

It was near the end of July, so I ________ “clearing” August and September. I kept doctors’ appointments (预约) and family events. But I ________ extra tasks I had taken on that left me very little time to relax, read or spend time with my family. I felt a great sense of ________ after that.

I still make ________ to keep myself organized, but I am down to one page. I schedule time for myself each day — to do what I ________. The tidy beauty of our home and schedule gives me great peace and joy.

1.

A．naturally

B．secretly

C．effectively

D．creatively

2.

A．duty

B．time

C．method

D．reason

3.

A．adapted to

B．searched for

C．depended on

D．went over

4.

A．amazed

B．stressed

C．bored

D．pleased

5.

A．point

B．occasion

C．opportunity

D．stage

6.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Besides

D．Thus

7.

A．put up

B．took over

C．threw away

D．broke through

8.

A．dark

B．crowded

C．warm

D．unusual

9.

A．meaningful

B．different

C．full

D．long

10.

A．preparing

B．recovering

C．clearing

D．establishing

11.

A．imagined

B．missed

C．avoided

D．started

12.

A．removed

B．challenged

C．ensured

D．preserved

13.

A．eagerness

B．shame

C．relief

D．belonging

14.

A．profits

B．lists

C．wishes

D．goals

15.

A．want

B．prove

C．approach

D．inspire

【推荐1】A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the _______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of _______ as a result of exhausted (用尽的) battery. Nothing could be done but _______ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the _______ of the rescue.

It was almost _______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his _______ ,“First of all I checked up my _______ conditions and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no _______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from _______. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the ________ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men ________ to explore a mountain cave and got lost.________ to find a way out in the dark cave, they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ________. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ________people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ________of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to__________themselves, they would probably sense a faint light flashing not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ________ itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness.________ you that it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle ________. It seems to be a negative (消极的) attitude,________ a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1.

A．hopeless       `

B．worst

C．more

D．best

2.

A．service            `

B．way

C．control

D．work

3.

A．cry             ``````

B．lie

C．wait

D．sleep

4.

A．delay

B．success

C．team

D．arrival

5.

A．untrue

B．unimaginable

C．possible

D．useless

6.

A．plan

B．decision

C．explanation

D．excuse

7.

A．physical

B．mental

C．working

D．medical

8.

A．method

B．way

C．tool

D．strength

9.

A．rotting

B．spreading

C．bleeding

D．running

10.

A．loss

B．failure

C．disappointment

D．sadness

11.

A．had

B．managed

C．tried

D．planned

12.

A．Willing

B．Unable

C．Determined

D．Deciding

13.

A．hearing

B．sight

C．feeling

D．direction

14.

A．rescue

B．village

C．local

D．brave

15.

A．end

B．top

C．opening

D．side

16.

A．save

B．help

C．stop

D．calm

17.

A．adventure

B．work

C．life

D．mankind

18.

A．Mind

B．Watch

C．Imagine

D．Warn

19.

A．really

B．immediately

C．carefully

D．hopefully

20.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．while

【推荐2】In a national spelling contest in America, an 11–year–old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her ____ voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and ____ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had ____ the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the ____ letter — so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the ____, the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her ____ Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11– year–old girl’s honesty, even when it ____ her the contest. But the fact is that she ____ the biggest contest that day: the contest of her ____
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get ____ This young girl could easily have ____ and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you ____, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own ____ and character more than the prize from a spelling ____ Her respect for herself was more important than any ____ others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the ____ she made in that moment will have long–lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today____ what you are tomorrow. Our children will ____ our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to ____ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are ____ what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.1.

A．high

B．sweet

C．tough

D．soft

2.

A．finally

B．kindly

C．secretly

D．totally

3.

A．forgotten

B．mispronounced

C．misspelled

D．lost

4.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．different

D．same

5.

A．stage

B．studio

C．test

D．classroom

6.

A．bravery

B．honesty

C．courage

D．cleverness

7.

A．cancelled

B．cost

C．offered

D．wasted

8.

A．achieved

B．broke

C．won

D．defeated

9.

A．reputation

B．knowledge

C．life

D．character

10.

A．paid

B．awarded

C．caught

D．reported

11.

A．escaped

B．lied

C．changed

D．answered

12.

A．accept

B．fight

C．cheat

D．insist

13.

A．conscience

B．feeling

C．diligence

D．modesty

14.

A．contest

B．champion

C．judger

D．expert

15.

A．sense

B．pride

C．respect

D．awareness

16.

A．plan

B．conclusion

C．discovery

D．choice

17.

A．make

B．change

C．keep

D．create

18.

A．give

B．take

C．follow

D．set

19.

A．grow up

B．bring up

C．take up

D．come up

20.

A．recording

B．inspecting

C．correcting

D．watching

【推荐3】I was an avid (热衷的) list maker. I thought the lists would help me finish things more ________ so that I would have my own ________ each day. Instead, I felt tired all the time, and it was hard to fall asleep as I ________ my to-do list for the next day in my mind. I was ________ and painful.

My real turning ________ came about a few years ago. I was having the inside of our house painted. ________, I had to move all things out of the painters’ way. After the painting, I decided to think about what I would put back. I ________ many decorations because they made the rooms small and ________. And the house felt so much more open, peaceful and beautiful. When I started to hang our calendar back up, I noticed how ________ each day was. Every square was filled in. I decided to continue my ________ of the calendar.

It was near the end of July, so I ________ “clearing” August and September. I kept doctors’ appointments (预约) and family events. But I ________ extra tasks I had taken on that left me very little time to relax, read or spend time with my family. I felt a great sense of ________ after that.

I still make ________ to keep myself organized, but I am down to one page. I schedule time for myself each day — to do what I ________. The tidy beauty of our home and schedule gives me great peace and joy.

1.

A．naturally

B．secretly

C．effectively

D．creatively

2.

A．duty

B．time

C．method

D．reason

3.

A．adapted to

B．searched for

C．depended on

D．went over

4.

A．amazed

B．stressed

C．bored

D．pleased

5.

A．point

B．occasion

C．opportunity

D．stage

6.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Besides

D．Thus

7.

A．put up

B．took over

C．threw away

D．broke through

8.

A．dark

B．crowded

C．warm

D．unusual

9.

A．meaningful

B．different

C．full

D．long

10.

A．preparing

B．recovering

C．clearing

D．establishing

11.

A．imagined

B．missed

C．avoided

D．started

12.

A．removed

B．challenged

C．ensured

D．preserved

13.

A．eagerness

B．shame

C．relief

D．belonging

14.

A．profits

B．lists

C．wishes

D．goals

15.

A．want

B．prove

C．approach

D．inspire