【推荐1】I often imagined discussing school choices with my son. However, I didn’t expect to be having such a______with him at his thirteen years of age.

Earlier this year, he______his wish to go to one of the biggest public______in our small city, because several of his long-time friends were also going.

I fought back the thought to______my eyes. I told him that if he went to this school, he would be going from a class in the______of 18 to being one of several hundred in the freshman class. He wouldn’t be able to receive the______attention of his teachers any more. He would have to do homework at night. He didn’t change his mind, however, so I made a deal with him. He would need to______a list of reasons and then we would sit down and have a talk.

Later that night, as______, we had a discussion. He gave his argument with a list of strong reasons. First, he explained that he would have more______in courses and after-school activities.______, attending this school would better prepare him for college because he would______what it was like on a big campus.

He added that he would learn to______his time. He also promised that he would make use of the drop-in tutoring the school offered if he ran into trouble.

I sat back and listened, touched by the thought and research he had prepared.______, I could have put my foot down and said “no”, or “just wait another year”, but I would have been doing that for me, not for him.

At last, we let our son have the______say on choosing a high school. I knew if my kid put the same______as he did in persuading us, he would be perfectly fine in high school.

1.

A．competition

B．quarrel

C．disagreement

D．conversation

2.

A．realized

B．admitted

C．expressed

D．communicated

3.

A．schools

B．hospitals

C．countries

D．libraries

4.

A．roll

B．close

C．raise

D．focus

5.

A．number

B．size

C．content

D．container

6.

A．extreme

B．regular

C．special

D．equal

7.

A．come up with

B．keep up with

C．put up with

D．end up with

8.

A．imagined

B．expected

C．reminded

D．promised

9.

A．interests

B．choices

C．rules

D．preparations

10.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

11.

A．remember

B．prove

C．discover

D．learn

12.

A．save

B．spare

C．manage

D．devote

13.

A．Luckily

B．Honestly

C．Generally

D．Briefly

14.

A．correct

B．usual

C．common

D．final

15.

A．responsibility

B．reason

C．effort

D．patience

【推荐2】A team of volunteers in the UK rescued a dog in a very unusual way, using a drone (无人机) and a sausage.

Millie, a lovely and pretty dog __________ while she was out for a walk in Hampshire, near the southern coast of England.

After she was seen running on busy roads, her __________, Emma Oakes, contacted the Denmead Drone Search and Rescue (DDSAR) for __________.

Millie was __________ found in a wetland by the coast, at risk of drowning as the tides filled different parts of the area with __________. Police officers, members of the coast guard and volunteers __________ to get to her on kayaks (橡皮艇) and on foot while the DDSAR __________ a drone to follow her. But they were all __________.

After three days of trying to rescue Millie, the team thought of __________ a sausage from a drone to try to help her get to __________. “It was a crazy idea,” said the DDSAR’s Chris Taylor, speaking to The Guardian. But they decided to try anyway. With the help of a local woman who gave them sausages and even __________ the sausages, the team hanged one in front of Millie, who __________ it to higher ground. However, after taking a __________ of the sausage, Millie ran away again. It took two more days before she finally ran into the __________ of her owner.

Emma said it was __________ to finally have Millie home, and she was very thankful to all the volunteers for their hard work.

1.

A．fell ill

B．came back

C．ran away

D．turned around

2.

A．mother

B．owner

C．coach

D．teacher

3.

A．explanation

B．advice

C．information

D．help

4.

A．then

B．still

C．only

D．now

5.

A．water

B．sand

C．sea

D．food

6.

A．happened

B．rushed

C．tried

D．learned

7.

A．hired

B．used

C．borrowed

D．expected

8.

A．terrible

B．unforgettable

C．unsuccessful

D．illegal

9.

A．selling

B．getting

C．eating

D．hanging

10.

A．satisfaction

B．safety

C．happiness

D．peace

11.

A．cooked

B．loaded

C．washed

D．threw

12.

A．lifted

B．spread

C．raised

D．followed

13.

A．note

B．bite

C．view

D．photo

14.

A．drone

B．eyes

C．arms

D．kayaks

15.

A．fantastic

B．disappointing

C．natural

D．proud

【推荐3】I am_________to inspire. When I am inspired, it is not because of_________things. I was driving one day last year with my 3 year old Granddaughter, Madison, when I_________a sign reading “Friendly Upholstery (室内装饰设备) ” . It was a small wooden shop.

When we_________inside, the gentleman was on the telephone. When he_________the call, I explained that I had a_________shelf. My granddaughter had banged her head into the shelf. I need a piece of_________to cover the shelf.

“She is a pretty,” he said, as he reached out and_________the top of Madison’s head. He headed to a back room. Minutes later, he_________holding out a four foot by six foot piece leather. I took it and asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“Don’t worry about it,” he told me.

After thanking him, we returned home and I covered the small__________with the leather. It was less than an hour later when she slipped off the edge of my desk hitting her face on the side of the shelf. She__________, climbed into her Papa’s lap and just laid there.

I was inspired by that gentleman’s__________. I was totally inspired by his__________for someone else’ s safety rather than dollars. Last week, I returned to__________him again. I wanted him to know that kindness and good deeds are __________ appreciated.

1.

A．eager

B．likely

C．easy

D．difficult

2.

A．active

B．positive

C．ordinary

D．huge

3.

A．observed

B．noticed

C．witnessed

D．copied

4.

A．paced

B．marched

C．rushed

D．jumped

5.

A．charged

B．started

C．finished

D．decorated

6.

A．new

B．wonderful

C．little

D．splendid

7.

A．furniture

B．leather

C．cloth

D．paper

8.

A．felt

B．checked

C．held

D．rubbed

9.

A．disappeared

B．reappeared

C．recovered

D．fled

10.

A．desk

B．bed

C．shelf

D．chair

11.

A．kept up

B．got up

C．looked up

D．turned up

12.

A．generosity

B．honesty

C．curiosity

D．courage

13.

A．worry

B．awareness

C．ignorance

D．concern

14.

A．appreciate

B．treat

C．require

D．satisfy

15.

A．barely

B．actually

C．specially

D．really

【推荐2】A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to follow him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to see the attendant(工作人员)selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and touching the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs leading to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to jump.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his steps. I slowed down and followed him at a little _______. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony(阳台), I was a dozen steps behind. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I _______ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know why you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun _______ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the _______—the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________, just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life although they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

2.

A．respect

B．doubt

C．concern

D．sympathy

3.

A．view

B．test

C．prize

D．trick

4.

A．struggled

B．explored

C．wandered

D．hurried

5.

A．imagined

B．examined

C．promised

D．confirmed

6.

A．standard

B．distance

C．expense

D．intention

7.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．approached

D．witnessed

8.

A．knocks

B．bursts

C．slides

D．pours

9.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．change

D．honor

10.

A．nervous

B．content

C．curious

D．patient

【推荐3】People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells" ____ in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone was ____ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.
As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, ____, at 27, a college student after the ____ with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone, ____ not at Christmas. My family had ____ to Brazil and my friends were ____ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my ____ home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked (闪烁), and I hoped someone would ____ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and ____ presents.
At a market, I felt more ____ when people were buying lots of goods, which____ the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.
Outside the church, a manger (小耶稣) had been set ____ I stood with others watching the scene, some of them ____ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with ____ I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned (悲叹) the ____, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, ____ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of ____
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself ____ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most ____1.

A．served

B．held

C．shared

D．played

2.

A．employed

B．attended

C．supported

D．accompanied

3.

A．eventually

B．usually

C．extremely

D．really

4.

A．date

B．sympathy

C．breakup

D．concern

5.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

6.

A．moved

B．returned

C．slipped

D．came

7.

A．bored

B．pleased

C．satisfied

D．occupied

8.

A．empty

B．warm

C．shabby

D．cozy

9.

A．hang out

B．go away

C．turn up

D．break in

10.

A．donated

B．wrapped

C．discounted

D．dealt

11.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．upset

D．tired

12.

A．called up

B．called for

C．called on

D．called in

13.

A．aside

B．about

C．down

D．up

14.

A．crossing

B．hugging

C．bowing

D．bending

15.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．which

16.

A．worries

B．cases

C．limits

D．losses

17.

A．educated

B．lonely

C．shy

D．wealthy

18.

A．sadness

B．possibility

C．hardship

D．sight

19.

A．prize

B．defeat

C．credit

D．surprise

20.

A．save

B．admit

C．select

D．value