【推荐1】The long line of rush hour traffic wounded its way down the rain-slick(湿滑的) street as I glanced nervously at my watch.5：30! Nothing had gone right all day. This traffic jam seemed the perfect ending to a(n)_______day.

I sighed loudly，_______ there was no one to hear. Lately my life seemed _______ more than a never-ending _______of regular tasks. Surely there was more to living than this. I guess I was simply too tired to look for it. And then，looking _______，I saw him.

The lone(孤零零的) flagman was standing _______the street，_______ directing four driving ways of traffic as they _______ into one. But there was something _______ about this flagman，and as my car ________，I realized what it was. Standing among dozens of impatient motorists，he was smiling and ________ at every driver that passed.

As I sat waiting my ________ in my warm car，I began to feel ________．If this man，who did nothing all day but watch one car after another ________，could stand in the cold rain hour after boring hour and still have a friendly ________ for every single person who passed，what right did I have to ________ my life?

It was ________ my turn to pass the flagman. “Thank you，”I mouthed ________ the window. He smiled and nodded and I drove on，spirits lifted，________ changed. And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him，raising his hand and ________ to every car that passed.

1.

A．horrible

B．enjoyable

C．interesting

D．dangerous

2.

A．so

B．although

C．if

D．when

3.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

4.

A．discovery

B．cycle

C．expectation

D．sacrifice

5.

A．right

B．left

C．backward

D．forward

6.

A．next to

B．away from

C．in the middle of

D．ahead of

7.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．wisely

D．calmly

8.

A．exchanged

B．combined

C．crashed

D．jumped

9.

A．common

B．wrong

C．unusual

D．outstanding

10.

A．started

B．stopped

C．approached

D．passed

11.

A．waving

B．staring

C．aiming

D．shouting

12.

A．order

B．request

C．turn

D．fortune

13.

A．annoyed

B．delighted

C．disappointed

D．ashamed

14.

A．go up

B．go by

C．get along

D．get through

15.

A．glance

B．gesture

C．move

D．treat

16.

A．complain about

B．burst into

C．look down upon

D．set aside

17.

A．certainly

B．luckily

C．merely

D．finally

18.

A．from

B．through

C．off

D．in

19.

A．anxiety

B．attitude

C．experience

D．doubt

20.

A．talking

B．explaining

C．greeting

D．whispering

【推荐3】My husband and I were working as volunteer teachers in a remote village in northern Thailand. There were many ____, particularly around our housing.

We found a house near the school and ____ this past June. Shortly after, while we were preparing lessons at the office, the ____ removed all the surrounding banana trees and the grass in order to raise the ground level－she had ____ on tearing down our house and building a new one after we left.

She brought in tons of ____, which left our house in a kind of moat (壕沟), and when the heavy rains came, our ____ flooded. This was upsetting, but it turned into something ____. When he became ____ of it, the headmaster at my school got my eight-grade class to come to help ____ up.

The boys dug into the moat to drain (使……流走) the water, and built a path out to the street, ____ the girls mopped up the water inside and spread newspapers to _____ it. Before the problem was truly ____, however, we had another flood. This incident turned into a ____, with teachers and students ____ helping clean up.

Another time, my husband suddenly got very ____. It was going to ____ the ambulance two hours to reach our house, ____ my co-teacher arranged for a tractor from the village office to take us to meet it－this truly ____ his life by cutting two hours off the ride.

There were many other ____ of care and kindness. This community is dear to our hearts, and there is no way we can repay them. I have determined to try my best to repay it forward by looking for those ____ help in future.

1.

A．affairs

B．difficulties

C．preparations

D．arrangements

2.

A．set off

B．fitted in

C．moved off

D．settled in

3.

A．agent

B．assistant

C．architect

D．landlord

4.

A．argued

B．carried

C．planned

D．insisted

5.

A．dirt

B．dust

C．weed

D．water

6.

A．town

B．house

C．office

D．village

7.

A．good

B．absurd

C．dangerous

D．interesting

8.

A．sure

B．aware

C．afraid

D．guilty

9.

A．hold

B．build

C．clean

D．speed

10.

A．as

B．after

C．until

D．while

11.

A．dry

B．hide

C．block

D．cover

12.

A．avoided

B．solved

C．discussed

D．discovered

13.

A．party

B．failure

C．meeting

D．quarrel

14.

A．even

B．still

C．again

D．almost

15.

A．tired

B．bored

C．scared

D．sick

16.

A．use

B．call

C．leave

D．take

17.

A．and

B．but

C．otherwise

D．therefore

18.

A．saved

B．changed

C．protected

D．improved

19.

A．causes

B．benefits

C．examples

D．meanings

20.

A．for fear of

B．for lack of

C．in need of

D．in favor of

【推荐3】Pooja Dhingra is the owner of macaroon bakery chain Le 15 Patisserie (西饼店) in Mumbai. She should have been a ______. But while studying’ law at university in Mumbai, she decided to ______ her major and do something more creative.

Her father and elder brother are both restaurant owners. Remembering helping her mother in the ______ during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. She ______ her parents to let her attend a hospitality (招待) and management course in Switzerland. Three years later, she went to Paris to learn the ______ of French baking. There her friends took her to one of the best macaroon shops. After just one ______, Dhingra determined that when she returned to Mumbai she would ______ her own shop, the first of its kind in India.

After graduation, she started making macaroons in her parents’ kitchen,______ it was a complete failure. The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it ______ to make delicious cakes. It took her around six months of research and 60 failed ______ to finally get a favorite recipe. Yet being both young and female ______ she faced extra challenges. “The biggest problem was to get people to take you ______,” she says. “For example, if I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make these calls for me.”

Dhingra eventually opened her first shop in 2010. To ______ sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaroon was, Dhingra gave away some ______ macaroons to customers, which made her cakes popular immediately. She continued ______ new recipes. “Once you know basic techniques, inventing recipes is very ______,” she said. “All you need is an open ______. I get a lot of my ideas and ______ from basic things around me.”

Dhingra is the author of a best-selling cookery book, The Big Book of Treats. She also started running classes on how to make macaroons and other cakes. In 2016, Dhingra ______ her business, opening a new location called Le 15 Cafe. Today, as a professional baker, Dhingra ______ up one of India’s finest patisseries.

1.

A．artist

B．lawyer

C．chef

D．cook

2.

A．quit

B．take

C．enjoy

D．follow

3.

A．bedroom

B．basement

C．study

D．kitchen

4.

A．reminded

B．warned

C．persuaded

D．allowed

5.

A．techniques

B．situations

C．functions

D．results

6.

A．drink

B．kick

C．breath

D．bite

7.

A．visit

B．open

C．sell

D．name

8.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．for

9.

A．difficult

B．unusual

C．reasonable

D．available

10.

A．preparations

B．messages

C．programs

D．attempts

11.

A．included

B．meant

C．admitted

D．explained

12.

A．seriously

B．properly

C．differently

D．peacefully

13.

A．ignore

B．report

C．promote

D．examine

14.

A．strange

B．modem

C．famous

D．free

15.

A．introducing

B．creating

C．demanding

D．protecting

16.

A．typical

B．familiar

C．simple

D．regular

17.

A．task

B．reply

C．mind

D．secret

18.

A．inspiration

B．authority

C．progress

D．equipment

19.

A．preserved

B．inspected

C．acquired

D．expanded

20.

A．covers

B．heads

C．picks

D．brings

【推荐1】The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate_________class at California State University, Los Angeles. He_________jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always_________of other students’ views, _________each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile and he left with one too. “These students gave me the_________so that I didn’t need to feel bad about my_________.” Valencia says.

One day, I_________Valencia on campus. He said he would have to_________taking classes that term and reapply for next year. By then, he_________to have earned enough money from construction jobs and have his student loan papers (贷款文件) in order. But he said he was still coming to__________to attend events or see friends. He asked seriously__________ he could still sit in on my communications class. Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit (学分). No problem, he said.

Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, front and center,__________into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles---a 63-year-old Cal State LA junior with as much energy and__________as any of the__________in class.

A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t__________that term’s tuition (学费) but was still doing the homework. “Here he is,__________taking a class for the joy of it and the__________of learning. You don’t see that in our__________.” says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Valencia __________and took the final exam too.

Valencia’s grade in my class this term will not show up on his report card. But I’m giving him an A and in the most important ways, it__________.

1.

A．math

B．art

C．communications

D．physics

2.

A．eagerly

B．secrecy

C．patiently

D．accidentally

3.

A．grateful

B．respectful

C．thoughtful

D．cheerful

4.

A．as far as

B．even if

C．as long as

D．as if

5.

A．confidence

B．ambition

C．competence

D．inspiration

6.

A．age

B．story

C．life

D．performance

7.

A．approached

B．spotted

C．searched

D．consulted

8.

A．enjoy

B．continue

C．stop

D．keep

9.

A．hoped

B．arranged

C．attempted

D．aimed

10.

A．academy

B．campus

C．apartment

D．gym

11.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

12.

A．bursting

B．breaking

C．jumping

D．getting

13.

A．curiosity

B．honesty

C．courage

D．disappointment

14.

A．experts

B．professors

C．staff

D．youth

15.

A．waste

B．afford

C．raise

D．earn

16.

A．eventually

B．casually

C．willingly

D．occasionally

17.

A．tension

B．challenge

C．experience

D．benefit

18.

A．culture

B．generation

C．case

D．education

19.

A．stayed up

B．gave up

C．showed up

D．got up

20.

A．arises

B．exists

C．remains

D．counts

【推荐3】He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a ____. “Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won't take me long.” He said, “____，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn't thank him ____ and asked him how much she ____ him. He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back, the next time she saw someone in ____ of help, she could give that person the ____ he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____. She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, ____ her with a sweet smile. The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe's words ____ her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundred­dollar bill. ____， the lady stepped right out of the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, ____ “I'm helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is ____ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written. With the baby ____ next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”1.

A．surprise

B．hand

C．sympathy

D．glance

2.

A．Just in case

B．As you wish

C．For one thing

D．By the way

3.

A．enough

B．right

C．straight

D．extra

4.

A．charged

B．provided

C．owed

D．offered

5.

A．pay

B．bring

C．put

D．hold

6.

A．honor

B．favor

C．need

D．possession

7.

A．guidance

B．assistance

C．acquaintance

D．consequence

8.

A．down

B．off

C．beside

D．beyond

9.

A．bank

B．grocery

C．gas station

D．restaurant

10.

A．introduced

B．greeted

C．identified

D．spotted

11.

A．thought

B．suspected

C．wondered

D．questioned

12.

A．taste

B．measure

C．remain

D．maintain

13.

A．struck

B．moved

C．obtained

D．reminded

14.

A．tip

B．change

C．order

D．service

15.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Eventually

16.

A．writing

B．showing

C．going

D．saying

17.

A．how

B．which

C．what

D．whether

18.

A．combine

B．end

C．disagree

D．deal

19.

A．honest

B．generous

C．modest

D．graceful

20.

A．due

B．ready

C．born

D．likely