【推荐1】Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched (伸出的). Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never _________ to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.

On the last day of our visit, I found myself _________ on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. We had been advised to walk straight through the heavy traffic without looking right or left. Let them _________ us. But tonight I was by myself and felt _________ to face the stream of vehicles. As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.

Then we moved on towards the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single coin. We had _________ something vastly more important — a warming of hearts in friendship.

Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most common response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in _________. A few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars won’t immediately appear on the _________.

For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand. The greatest gift is time and respect. To look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledging their existence, is a small thing. Putting your hand into another’s outstretched hand and grasping it _________ for a moment is also a small thing. But these are important. Everyone needs _________, to be seen as worthy of being __________, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.

1.

A．attempted

B．wanted

C．managed

D．failed

2.

A．free

B．alone

C．lost

D．exposed

3.

A．avoid

B．stop

C．lead

D．direct

4.

A．unwilling

B．inadequate

C．inappropriate

D．unfit

5.

A．earned

B．shared

C．expected

D．undertaken

6.

A．anxiety

B．desperation

C．annoyance

D．sadness

7.

A．street

B．corner

C．way

D．scene

8.

A．firmly

B．casually

C．cautiously

D．eagerly

9.

A．motivation

B．encouragement

C．recognition

D．commitment

10.

A．liked

B．trusted

C．accepted

D．known

【推荐2】When I was in high school, I worked at a farmers’ market that operated out of a small building.In the fall, we would host a pumpkin carnival that always drew a huge crowd.The _______ directly behind our building would be opened for parking and _______ full on the weekends.

One _______, rainy Saturday, I was standing near one of the cash registers to help _______ things for the customers who were all _______ around the counter. Suddenly, a woman reached out her hand in front of my face, _______ wildly out of the door and yelled, “That woman forgot her purse!”

Wanting to be a(n) _______ employee, and hoping to prevent the woman from getting caught in the rain too long without her car keys, I took the bag on the counter and ran to the parking lot quickly. I finally _______ with her.As I held out her bag and said that she had _______ her bag, she looked at me like I had two heads.“That’s not mine,” she said, staring at me as I offered an embarrassed ________, and she got into her car and ________.

I got back to our building in the rain, only to find a(n) ________ woman at the register, wondering why I had ________ her purse and tried to give it to someone else. The woman who ________ the whole situation by yelling couldn’t be found then.

I was very embarrassed and didn’t know how to apologize to the woman.________, the owner of the purse was understanding after I explained to her. She took her ________ bag and left without ________. It’s an important experience. From the ________, I have learned to always ________ the truth of any detail of things without carelessness during my job, just in case! Sometimes careless men with good ________ may not do good deeds.

1.

A．shops

B．restaurants

C．offices

D．fields

2.

A．packed

B．unoccupied

C．unused

D．cleaned

3.

A．quiet

B．free

C．busy

D．special

4.

A．bag

B．count

C．select

D．find

5.

A．wandering

B．crowding

C．resting

D．looking

6.

A．shouting

B．rushing

C．gesturing

D．waiting

7.

A．friendly

B．helpful

C．experienced

D．important

8.

A．caught up

B．got along

C．came back

D．fell out

9.

A．dropped

B．abandoned

C．exchanged

D．lost

10.

A．excuse

B．apology

C．introduction

D．invitation

11.

A．moved on

B．turned around

C．pulled over

D．drove off

12.

A．easy-going

B．heart-broken

C．confused-looking

D．warm-hearted

13.

A．emptied

B．fetched

C．hidden

D．snatched

14.

A．witnessed

B．described

C．caused

D．directed

15.

A．Strangely

B．Luckily

C．Naturally

D．Apparently

16.

A．wet

B．light

C．full

D．broken

17.

A．purchase

B．complaint

C．hesitation

D．concern

18.

A．challenge

B．accident

C．mistake

D．coincidence

19.

A．double-check

B．hand-pick

C．believe

D．tell

20.

A．manners

B．ideas

C．methods

D．intentions

【推荐3】When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was _______, and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my _______ His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re _______ my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in _______ ……”
He didn’t finish the _______, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was _______ He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade _______ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being _______ in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this _______
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my ________ in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to ________ an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest ________ of his knowledge and it would have been ________to other students. How could I ________ give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know ________ reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like ________ too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up________as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is ________enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ________ him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have ________
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.1.

A．wise

B．right

C．grateful

D．upset

2.

A．files

B．books

C．records

D．notes

3.

A．lowering

B．correcting

C．changing

D．making

4.

A．though

B．why

C．where

D．if

5.

A．sentence

B．work

C．exam

D．lesson

6.

A．good

B．false

C．special

D．impressive

7.

A．remove

B．change

C．stand

D．add

8.

A．brave

B．adventurous

C．successful

D．honest

9.

A．remark

B．complaint

C．praise

D．achievement

10.

A．crime

B．mistake

C．doubt

D．guilty

11.

A．make

B．find

C．correct

D．avoid

12.

A．reaction

B．sense

C．sign

D．reflection

13.

A．unfair

B．cruel

C．tough

D．funny

14.

A．reluctantly

B．responsibly

C．impossibly

D．impatiently

15.

A．actively

B．secretly

C．voluntarily

D．curiously

16.

A．receiving

B．paying

C．earning

D．returning

17.

A．benefits

B．honors

C．awards

D．gifts

18.

A．pleasure

B．reward

C．content

D．honor

19.

A．protect

B．influence

C．discourage

D．separate

20.

A．improved

B．encouraged

C．blamed

D．ruined

【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】Every New Year’s Eve, we had breakfast at Aunt Dot’s house. Aunt Dot lived in a home with shelves of___ and photo albums she had collected over the years. Colorful pots of plants lined her kitchen windowsills and movie posters for   classics___ the walls in the living room.

Although the food was delicious, my most vivid___ of the meal was the centerpiece that Aunt Dot always ____ on her kitchen table-a set of seven   ceramic (陶瓷的) salt and pepper shakers .

It wasn’t until years later, when I was home during a holiday, that I finally asked Aunt Dot about the ____   centerpiece. She was then eighty-seven years old     and she still___ us to the last breakfast of the year. I had come over early that morning to ____   the meal preparations and Aunt Dot was _____   cooking. Then I asked, “Why do you always put them out on New Year’s Eve morning?”

“Well, my dear,” Aunt Dot said in a ____     manner. “It helps to _____   me that even though the holidays are over, there’s another whole year of them coming. I   have learned over my many years that nothing really___ ; every ending in life is really just another new beginning.” She smiled and continued, “Remember that, my dear.” And I___ .

In the spring of that year, after a short illness, Aunt   Dot ___ . She left her   book _____   to my mom and   the movie posters to my sister, but I was   ______   to       learn   that I got the holiday salt and pepper shakers. I ____   Aunt Dot wanted to     make sure I remembered her___ to life.

Now, I continue Aunt Dot’s breakfast____ at   my   own   apartment.   The   pancakes are never as ____   as Aunt Dot’s,   but the center of the table is covered     with those _____   salt and pepper shakers, reminding us all that every ending is       really just another beginning.

1.

A．toys

B．books

C．plates

D．products

2.

A．painted

B．preserved

C．decorated

D．designed

3.

A．memory

B．description

C．imagination

D．dream

4.

A．threw

B．arranged

C．ignored

D．noticed

5.

A．unusual

B．artificial

C．common

D．expensive

6.

A．advised

B．ordered

C．allowed

D．invited

7.

A．help with

B．play on

C．look into

D．talk about

8.

A．casually

B．anxiously

C．enthusiastically

D．secretly

9.

A．standard

B．thoughtful

C．funny

D．polite

10.

A．warn

B．convince

C．remind

D．promise

11.

A．connects

B．changes

C．improves

D．stops

12.

A．hesitated

B．nodded

C．sighed

D．refused

13.

A．moved on

B．gave up

C．fell over

D．passed away

14.

A．collection

B．review

C．club

D．shop

15.

A．disappointed

B．surprised

C．proud

D．relieved

16.

A．discover

B．admit

C．guess

D．hope

17.

A．introduction

B．aid

C．attitude

D．solution

18.

A．suggestion

B．service

C．trend

D．tradition

19.

A．significant

B．simple

C．vivid

D．delicious

20.

A．empty

B．old

C．recyclable

D．strong

【推荐3】Entering the emergency room, I saw Mum lay there still under a white sheet. The doctor turned around and said, “ We ______ your mother had a stroke(中风) affecting her entire right side.” My biggest ______ was that she would have brain ______ and not know who I was. I said, “It’s Lisa” and held her left hand. That night, feeling scared and ______, I cried for hours until I ______ fell asleep.

The next day my mother ______ exercising her left hand, arm and leg in the bed. ______ her stroke, she had taken an exercise class; so she knew that it was important to keep ______. Later on, with rehabilitation(康复治疗), she learned how to feed herself and talk ______. She regained a lot of her ______ with only slight difficulty in finding the correct word or pronunciation.

My mother didn’t allow the physical(身体上的) ______ to stop her. ______ her body was disabled, her will was not. One day, before I was about to ______ the nursing home, she wanted to ________ me how she could get to the dining hall. I said, “I’ll get you someone.” She said ______, “I’ll do it myself.” I stepped back and gave her some ______. She used her left arm and hand to move the wheel of her chair and her left foot to push herself forward. And I ______ proudly as she reached her intended destination(目的地). More fortunately, four months later, her right thumb could move.

With her positive thinking, my mother ______ me to live in the moment. Her positive ________ helped me keep going and have faith. ______ loved my mother. Who wouldn’t? she was the one sitting in the wheelchair at the nursing home with a big smile on her face.

1.

A．plan

B．imagine

C．think

D．forget

2.

A．challenge

B．fear

C．wish

D．mistake

3.

A．recovery

B．test

C．break

D．damage

4.

A．tired

B．surprised

C．helpless

D．disappointed

5.

A．finally

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．immediately

6.

A．stopped

B．began

C．avoided

D．disliked

7.

A．During

B．After

C．Over

D．Before

8.

A．eating

B．working

C．moving

D．relaxing

9.

A．again

B．still

C．ever

D．yet

10.

A．speech

B．knowledge

C．energy

D．sense

11.

A．looks

B．losses

C．activities

D．features(特征)

12.

A．Because

B．When

C．Unless

D．Although

13.

A．visit

B．clean

C．approach

D．leave

14.

A．show

B．remind

C．tell

D．warn

15.

A．yes

B．sorry

C．no

D．bye

16.

A．clothes

B．room

C．attention

D．help

17.

A．watched

B．lay

C．talked

D．walked

18.

A．intended

B．trained

C．taught

D．persuaded

19.

A．remark

B．attitude

C．response

D．evidence

20.

A．Someone

B．Nobody

C．Most

D．Everyone

【推荐1】The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

-Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nannette O’Neill gave math ________ to our class. When the papers were marked, she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ________ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about ________ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ________ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked no questions, and she did not scold(责备)us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ________ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ________ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ________ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ________ I can say: it was the most important single ________ of my life. Thirty years after being ________ to Macaulay’s words, they ________ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ________ to measure(度量，衡量)ourselves rather than others.

_____ of us are asked to made great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon(要求，号召)daily to make a great many personal ________. ________ the wallet, which was found in the street, be put into a pocket ________ turned over to the policeman? Should the ________ change received at the store be forgotten or ________? Nobody will know except ________. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ________ to live with someone you respect.

1.

A．test

B．problem

C．paper

D．lesson

2.

A．easy

B．funny

C．same

D．serious

3.

A．lying

B．cheating

C．guessing

D．discussing

4.

A．come

B．leave

C．remain

D．apologize

5.

A．above

B．common

C．following

D．unusual

6.

A．repeat

B．get

C．put

D．copy

7.

A．worry

B．know

C．hear

D．talk

8.

A．myself

B．ourselves

C．themselves

D．herself

9.

A．chance

B．incident

C．lesson

D．memory

10.

A．referred

B．shown

C．brought

D．introduced

11.

A．even

B．still

C．always

D．almost

12.

A．way

B．sentence

C．choice

D．reason

13.

A．All

B．Few

C．Some

D．None

14.

A．mistakes

B．progress

C．decisions

D．minds

15.

A．Should

B．Must

C．Would

D．Need

16.

A．and

B．or

C．then

D．but

17.

A．extra

B．small

C．some

D．necessary

18.

A．paid

B．remembered

C．shared

D．returned

19.

A．me

B．you

C．us

D．them

20.

A．easier

B．more natural

C．better

D．more

【推荐2】As I turned off the main road the other day, I noticed something unusual in the parking place.

There's a wide grassy land in front of the ________ where people often put up signs announcing their yard sales or events. That was what was happening this day, but the thing I ________ was worthy of a surprised look. A man in a suit was hammering（锤击）a ________ into the ground and a homeless man was ________ the sign when he hammered.

I was ________ by how the two looked so exactly ________, one with a soldier suit, snowy white shirt and matched tie, but the other with ________, mismatched clothing and messy hair waving ________ in the wind. And then the ________ humanity（人性）of the moment hit me. So many times we ________ homeless people and all we see is homeless people, almost as if we don't even notice them. But on this day, I saw the ________ of a man who walked over to help someone. The moment really ________ me, and it was a fresh reminder to look beyond the ________ and see the person instead.

A friend and I had an opportunity a few years ago to write the study guide to a book. It's an amazing book. The dedication（题词）was ______ on the first page and it said, "To Titus, who taught me to cheer for humanity."

Wow, what if more of us did that? Can you imagine the difference it would make in our world? In one of the chapters, the book tells about sitting in large crowds at places, like shops and airports, and cheering for humanity. It does change things. Just imagine an old lady down the street becomes a wounded soul who just needs ________ and a homeless person on the street becomes a real person who needs concerns and a hand. You really can help them.

1.

A．yard

B．park

C．shop

D．road

2.

A．saw

B．did

C．heard

D．missed

3.

A．flag

B．notice

C．sign

D．board

4.

A．holding

B．sending

C．covering

D．painting

5.

A．moved

B．confused

C．amused

D．shocked

6.

A．satisfied

B．opposite

C．special

D．funny

7.

A．traditional

B．ordinary

C．broken

D．cheap

8.

A．freely

B．unnaturally

C．wildly

D．quickly

9.

A．great

B．sudden

C．tiny

D．rare

10.

A．give away

B．ask for

C．depend on

D．look at

11.

A．brightness

B．kindness

C．determination

D．courage

12.

A．reminded

B．bothered

C．touched

D．taught

13.

A．appearance

B．behavior

C．decoration

D．language

14.

A．clear

B．obvious

C．short

D．useful

15.

A．respect

B．money

C．care

D．encouragement

【推荐3】Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as "terminally ill". He was given six months to live. His ________ for recovery was 1 in 500.

He could see the worry, depression and ________ in his life contributed to his ________. He wondered, "If illness can be caused by being ________, can health be created by being positive?"

He was ________ to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the ________ movies he could find-Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. He ________ funny stories. He asked his friends to call him ________ they said, heard or did something funny.

His pain was so great that he could not fall ________. Laughing for 10 minutes, he found, ________ the pain for several hours so he could sleep.

He ________ recovered from his illness and lived ________ 20 happy, healthy and productive years. He ________ his recovery to the love of his family and friends, and laughter.

Some people think laughter is a ________ of time.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughter is very important to our ________ life, to our health and happiness, to our aliveness（活力）. If we're not well, ________ helps us get well; if we are well, laughter helps us ________ that way.

Since Cousins' ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a healing ________ on the body, the mind and the emotions.

So. if you like laughter, ________ it sound medical advice as often as you can. If you don't like a laughter, then take your ________— laugh anyway.

1.

A．power

B．right

C．ability

D．chance

2.

A．anger

B．excitement

C．happiness

D．pleasure

3.

A．accident

B．incident

C．disease

D．failure

4.

A．negative

B．confident

C．positive

D．careless

5.

A．surprised

B．determined

C．honored

D．allowed

6.

A．horror

B．tragedy

C．boring

D．funny

7.

A．sold

B．talked

C．read

D．recited

8.

A．however

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．whichever

9.

A．silent

B．asleep

C．ill

D．behind

10.

A．developed

B．produced

C．increased

D．reduced

11.

A．equally

B．fully

C．exactly

D．fairly

12.

A．the other

B．other

C．another

D．others

13.

A．describes

B．sees

C．tries

D．owes

14.

A．waste

B．matter

C．demand

D．question

15.

A．busy

B．balanced

C．social

D．crazy

16.

A．songs

B．thoughts

C．laughter

D．understanding

17.

A．remain

B．stop

C．lead

D．end

18.

A．effort

B．effect

C．result

D．reason

19.

A．consider

B．convince

C．connect

D．compare

20.

A．subject

B．knowledge

C．service

D．medicine