【推荐1】When I was 12 years old, I already knew my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider (局外人), bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt __ alone in my small town.

When I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to __ kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I __, the more kindness and __ I received. I realized my purpose in life would be to __ to people, especially teenagers, and help them feel less alone.

Books were my __ friends back then. I was so __ that the authors wrote those books. After __ terrible experiences at school, I made a choice to take the __ , positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream __, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is __ I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this __ opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.

Kindness __ me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is ___. But by practicing daily kindness, you can become a(n) __ of positive change.

1.

A．merely

B．slightly

C．generally

D．completely

2.

A．accept

B．remember

C．return

D．practise

3.

A．wasted

B．shared

C．lost

D．left

4.

A．appreciation

B．explanation

C．discussion

D．description

5.

A．go out

B．speak out

C．reach out

D．come out

6.

A．true

B．generous

C．private

D．common

7.

A．pitiful

B．convinced

C．thankful

D．excited

8.

A．surviving

B．recalling

C．gaining

D．increasing

9.

A．rocky

B．rough

C．adventurous

D．optimistic

10.

A．business

B．place

C．career

D．college

11.

A．which

B．why

C．how

D．what

12.

A．equal

B．amazing

C．limited

D．rare

13.

A．understood

B．praised

C．saved

D．ignored

14.

A．cutting through

B．going through

C．breaking through

D．seeing through

15.

A．architect

B．photographer

C．actor

D．painter

【推荐3】Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life. I had a _____ job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and _____, and there was nothing much wrong in my life. However, I was bored.

I wanted more. I wanted to live _____ and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the grey ones of everyday life. But I was _____. I have never had any confidence in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of _____, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never quite _____ that childhood shyness.

And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I also took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really _____.

So I _____ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship (实习期的工作) of teaching English in Vietnam, an _____ huge step, one that terrified me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved ones. I was alone in a country where the food was ______ and the streets were unfamiliar. I had no idea whether I would be able to ______ everything that this very strange environment would ______ at me.

I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching, exploring and laughing, I’d learnt to ______ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. I returned home unrecognizable, even to myself, let alone to others. The ______ that had controlled my life and the self­doubt were ______.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

1.

A．stable

B．temporary

C．difficult

D．demanding

2.

A．tips

B．rewards

C．treats

D．fines

3.

A．easily

B．brightly

C．peacefully

D．modestly

4.

A．proud

B．innocent

C．outgoing

D．afraid

5.

A．stress

B．excitement

C．confusion

D．surprise

6.

A．added to

B．talked about

C．got over

D．suffered from

7.

A．continued

B．survived

C．failed

D．helped

8.

A．figured

B．promised

C．predicted

D．disagreed

9.

A．equally

B．impossibly

C．unnecessarily

D．occasionally

10.

A．nice

B．colorful

C．strange

D．inadequate

11.

A．doubt

B．handle

C．quit

D．obtain

12.

A．point

B．throw

C．shout

D．aim

13.

A．trust

B．enjoy

C．excuse

D．forgive

14.

A．fear

B．respect

C．courage

D．anger

15.

A．picked up

B．forgotten about

C．worn off

D．put off

【推荐1】A father and his son were travelling in a car. The son was ______ and the father sat on the seat next to him. Just then, a terrible storm broke.

The son said to the father, “Dad, the storm is very ______. What should we do now?” The father answered, “You don’t ______ driving the car.” A while later, the son noticed that many people were stopped by the storm and waiting for the storm to ______. The son asked his father what to ______. The father said, “ ______ driving the car.” The son said, “Dad, I can hardly ______ things. Many people have stopped their ______.” The father said, “Don’t ______ these people. Just keep driving.” After some time, the son started seeing everything ______. He found the ______ had stopped and that the sun had come out. The father said, “Stop the car.” They found those people who stopped were ______ stuck in the storm.

“If you had done the same as those people, you would be stuck in the storm too,” the father said. The ______ time often comes in people’s life. If you lose your ______ during the hard time, then you will be stuck in it. If you keep going with courage, you will get through the difficult time and achieve ______ at last.

1.

A．working

B．driving

C．reading

D．eating

2.

A．warm

B．strange

C．strong

D．common

3.

A．discuss

B．practise

C．like

D．stop

4.

A．pass

B．break

C．continue

D．change

5.

A．write

B．buy

C．say

D．do

6.

A．Keep

B．Remember

C．Imagine

D．Enjoy

7.

A．use

B．read

C．see

D．feel

8.

A．talks

B．jobs

C．games

D．cars

9.

A．laugh at

B．care about

C．look for

D．run after

10.

A．clearly

B．carefully

C．rapidly

D．partly

11.

A．bus

B．bike

C．storm

D．rain

12.

A．only

B．still

C．even

D．again

13.

A．hard

B．sad

C．great

D．lonely

14.

A．health

B．goal

C．courage

D．mind

15.

A．friendship

B．happiness

C．fame

D．success

【推荐2】While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about half a mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, so I decided to _________ him. I had about a mile to go on the road before turning off.

I started _________ faster and faster. And every block, I gradually closed the distance. Finally, I _________ him and passed him by. I felt like a _________, while he seemed unaware that we were in a _________.

After I passed him, I realized that I had been so _________ on competing against him that I had _________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.

Isn’t that what _________ in life? We spend most of our time _________ with neighbors, friends and family, trying to __________ them, or trying to outdo them — while there was never a competition in the first place.

We use most of our time and energy competing with others instead of __________ our destination, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies __________.

Unhealthy competition is a continuous process and a never-ending cycle. No matter what you do, someone will always be __________ you; someone with a better job, a nice car and more money.

Feel grateful for what life has offered you, stay concentrated on your __________ and live a healthy life. There’s no __________ in destiny. Run your own race of life and wish others well!

1.

A．remind

B．approach

C．pass

D．follow

2.

A．running

B．driving

C．walking

D．cycling

3.

A．caught up with

B．put up with

C．kept up with

D．came up with

4.

A．judge

B．winner

C．partner

D．bystander

5.

A．test

B．project

C．race

D．task

6.

A．focused

B．dependent

C．hard

D．impressed

7.

A．finished

B．missed

C．wasted

D．made

8.

A．remains

B．offers

C．happens

D．works

9.

A．celebrating

B．communicating

C．arguing

D．competing

10.

A．defeat

B．help

C．encourage

D．please

11.

A．choosing

B．exploring

C．reaching

D．understanding

12.

A．by chance

B．on purpose

C．as usual

D．as a result

13.

A．next to

B．ahead of

C．around

D．behind

14.

A．choice

B．path

C．position

D．business

15.

A．competition

B．mistake

C．experiment

D．limit

【推荐3】It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. I had____to take my two older kids to the local playground while my wife _______the youngest for a nap. As soon as we got there, my daughter ____for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying ____to get her own swing going.
I gave my daughter one big ____and then walked ____to her asking if she needed any help. She said “yes!” I soon had her feet____towards the clouds while she laughed happily. ____ we returned home, I was ____worn out, but my ____were still flying higher than those swings.
Two years later, I went to____my kids as usual after a long-day hard work from the local grade school. I stood wearily watching for my children ____suddenly I felt two tiny arms ____around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground ____towards me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to ____her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired ____and my spirits were once again soaring in the heaven.
In this life every single bit of love we ____finds its way back to us again. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom in the soul____it was planted. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love is never broken ____What we sow, we harvest. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the joy we ____will always come back to bless us.1.

A．tried

B．volunteered

C．preferred

D．wanted

2.

A．put down

B．lay down

C．set down

D．fell down

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．headed

D．turned

4.

A．in need

B．in wonder

C．in vain

D．in peace

5.

A．ball

B．hug

C．push

D．smile

6.

A．over

B．forward

C．away

D．down

7.

A．lifting

B．flying

C．taking

D．running

8.

A．Up till now

B．At a time

C．By the time

D．So far

9.

A．mentally

B．totally

C．physically

D．especially

10.

A．hearts

B．spirits

C．minds

D．brains

11.

A．look for

B．watch out

C．pick up

D．attend to

12.

A．while

B．as

C．before

D．when

13.

A．pat

B．wrap

C．look

D．walk

14.

A．showing up

B．pointing out

C．smiling up

D．running out

15.

A．find

B．keep

C．take

D．catch

16.

A．any more

B．much more

C．no more

D．once more

17.

A．seek

B．have

C．share

D．hold

18.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．what

19.

A．yet

B．however

C．though

D．still

20.

A．enjoy

B．possess

C．own

D．create

【推荐1】I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of ____ my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet ____ Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd ____ to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway ____ the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart ____ with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the ____ small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I ____ as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, ____ them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but ____, at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every ____ you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her ____ as she placed the package in her basket and ____ away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then ____ the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the ____ smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and ____ welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses ____, but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my ____ I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost ____ How did she know?
Suddenly the ____ seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't ____me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.1.

A．losing

B．leaving

C．passing

D．failing

2.

A．flowers

B．roses

C．memories

D．thoughts

3.

A．decide

B．happen

C．refuse

D．pretend

4.

A．by

B．with

C．during

D．between

5.

A．full

B．filled

C．pleased

D．crowded

6.

A．very

B．beautiful

C．pretty

D．perfect

7.

A．watched

B．saw

C．found

D．glared

8.

A．fell

B．carried

C．dropped

D．took

9.

A．exactly

B．generally

C．usually

D．honestly

10.

A．moment

B．dinner

C．time

D．year

11.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．voice

D．basket

12.

A．left

B．ran

C．slipped

D．wheeled

13.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．received

D．thought

14.

A．saddest

B．funniest

C．brightest

D．strangest

15.

A．words

B．tears

C．feelings

D．sweats

16.

A．stood

B．described

C．meant

D．designed

17.

A．sight

B．cart

C．roses

D．package

18.

A．unknown

B．uncommon

C．unreal

D．unlike

19.

A．question

B．answer

C．case

D．puzzle

20.

A．missed

B．disappointed

C．hated

D．forgotten

【推荐2】How do you pass the time during your subway commute(通勤)? Scrolling on your phone? Listening to music? Or just staring at the _______ ? Sabrina Bahsoon, a 22-year-old girl who now lives in London for her college education, turns the subway into her _______ .

Her self-shot videos of energetic dance routines _______ on London’s subways have quickly _______ TikTok, making her an overnight sensation(轰动). Her _______ has sparked a trend, inspiring others to be confident and do what they want regardless of what other people think of them.

_______ in Malaysia, Bahsoon developed a confident character. While listening to some music, she felt like making a short TikTok video on the subway on one typical commuting night. But with no _______ willing to help her, she finished the short film dancing to a joyful song, alone and _______ .

Inspired by Bahsoon, many viewers soon left friendly _______ to praise her bravery and confidence. Some also shared their own “Tube Girl” ________ on social media. This concept has gradually become a(an) “________” about embracing self-confidence.

However, some described her behavior as “________”. But these “haters” do not ________ Bahsoon at all. ________ , she thinks it is quite normal for girls to enjoy and ________ themselves on their values. “Just be yourself, ” Bahsoon told BBC News.

1.

A．sky

B．friend

C．floor

D．news

2.

A．challenge

B．stage

C．experiment

D．solution

3.

A．filmed

B．shared

C．admired

D．supplied

4.

A．given up

B．taken over

C．broken down

D．come across

5.

A．victory

B．image

C．wisdom

D．influence

6.

A．Raised

B．Lost

C．Promoted

D．Spotted

7.

A．viewer

B．visitor

C．passenger

D．partner

8.

A．confidently

B．crazily

C．effectively

D．professionally

9.

A．impressions

B．opinions

C．comments

D．accounts

10.

A．photos

B．jokes

C．clues

D．videos

11.

A．movement

B．program

C．task

D．adventure

12.

A．boring

B．pleasing

C．inspiring

D．embarrassing

13.

A．confuse

B．destroy

C．threaten

D．bother

14.

A．Otherwise

B．Yet

C．Rather

D．Still

15.

A．feed

B．pride

C．congratulate

D．base