【推荐1】On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _________ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning _________ hour. Many people who were going to work were _________ to go home. Some battled to _________ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others _________ the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _________ had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _________. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to _________ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the _________. So I took the train going in the __________ direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __________ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __________ through, exhausted and discouraged.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to __________ off my computer when I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the __________ and eventually reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their attention and devotion to their __________. Thank you.

1.

A．break

B．flood

C．sink

D．crash

2.

A．rush

B．work

C．business

D．office

3.

A．forced

B．refused

C．invited

D．gathered

4.

A．rent

B．pay

C．call

D．search

5.

A．showed

B．fought

C．broke

D．faced

6.

A．practice

B．routine

C．process

D．service

7.

A．operating

B．acting

C．turning

D．rushing

8.

A．check

B．get

C．board

D．find

9.

A．street

B．ground

C．floor

D．platform

10.

A．different

B．opposite

C．changed

D．right

11.

A．paused

B．crossed

C．reached

D．parked

12.

A．wet

B．hungry

C．angry

D．cold

13.

A．pay

B．get

C．turn

D．put

14.

A．rule

B．effort

C．promise

D．model

15.

A．computers

B．lives

C．actions

D．jobs

【推荐2】Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated_________and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was_________it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper's eyes. These were a_________woman’s last words to her child. He had to_________Bethany. "Whoever it is will_________this," he thought. "You wouldn't _________a letter like that."

He supposed if the_________ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he_______recognized the little girl’s face. Even if she'd since left the area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize the_________.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the__________letter.

__________, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a (n)__________herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the__________. As she read her mother's__________, which she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be__________.

Bethany was only 4 when her mother__________. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally__________.

She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then__________searching through everything in the hope that it was there. "That’s when I realized it was__________gone and I’d never see it again," she said.

Draper__________the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Bethany was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger's kindness.

1.

A．message

B．email

C．postcard

D．letter

2.

A．reading

B．destroying

C．forgetting

D．copying

3.

A．determined

B．kind

C．selfish

D．dying

4.

A．find

B．introduce

C．phone

D．comfort

5.

A．enjoy

B．avoid

C．want

D．like

6.

A．tear up

B．throw away

C．cut up

D．pull out

7.

A．book

B．girl

C．reporter

D．news

8.

A．hardly

B．accidentally

C．unfortunately

D．actually

9.

A．author

B．picture

C．teacher

D．stranger

10.

A．wet

B．valuable

C．lost

D．broken

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Eventually

12.

A．mother

B．editor

C．daughter

D．assistant

13.

A．ticket

B．magazine

C．homework

D．article

14.

A．vocabularies

B．terms

C．words

D．languages

15.

A．writing

B．dreaming

C．joking

D．playing

16.

A．came back

B．died out

C．passed away

D．calmed down

17.

A．burned

B．donated

C．dirtied

D．robbed

18.

A．madly

B．suddenly

C．secretly

D．regularly

19.

A．almost

B．long

C．still

D．never

20.

A．kept

B．composed

C．delivered

D．published

【推荐1】完形填空（共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his _______ was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I _______ up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. We were walking light heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, _______ a _______ neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, _______ day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to _______ him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.
Several months ago I was _______ to catch a bus. As I put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter _______ , the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus _______ five minutes ago. “ Dreams of head-cutting!
It’s not the ________ that makes someone angry, ________ it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must ________ bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper ________ A doctor advising a patient that she need an operation does it in a caring way. A boss ________ an employee he didn’t get the job ________ a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not ________ of this. When you are tired ________ a long flight, has a hotel clerk ________ said that your room isn’t ready yet? It makes you as ________ want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming ________ with sympathy, I would have ap­preciated his warming. Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的）person is sure to have.1.

A．head

B．arm

C．leg

D．hand

2.

A．packed

B．picked

C．made

D．turned

3.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．though

4.

A．friendly

B．warm-hearted

C．smiling

D．considerate

5.

A．worried

B．bad

C．lucky

D．good

6.

A．stick

B．touch

C．kiss

D．strike

7.

A．racing

B．walking

C．moving

D．skipping

8.

A．hopefully

B．breathlessly

C．helplessly

D．thoughtlessly

9.

A．arrived

B．left

C．stopped

D．stayed

10.

A．news

B．smile

C．act

D．deed

11.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

12.

A．give

B．receive

C．produce

D．have

13.

A．words

B．behavior

C．attitude

D．action

14.

A．warning

B．reminding

C．accusing

D．informing

15.

A．adapts

B．adjusts

C．adopts

D．adores

16.

A．clear

B．reliable

C．aware

D．certain

17.

A．of

B．from

C．as

D．out

18.

A．sadly

B．fortunately

C．angrily

D．cheerfully

19.

A．travelers

B．buyers

C．bosses

D．diners

20.

A．rainstorm

B．snow

C．cold

D．heat

【推荐2】Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he ____the living room.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s ____ it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn’t give up her ____ One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked ____She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, ____ she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was ____He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything ____” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important!”1.

A．left

B．entered

C．went to

2.

A．open

B．close

C．clean

3.

A．work

B．advice

C．idea

4.

A．inside

B．outside

C．down

5.

A．so

B．and

C．but

6.

A．lost

B．open

C．empty

7.

A．at once

B．at last

C．at all

【推荐1】It’s really easy to feel all alone in life, especially when going through hardship. But sometimes the best thing we can do is to allow ourselves to ask for _________, like Erin did.

Erin worked at a McDonald’s in Michigan. But her pay wasn’t enough to cover rent and she and her twin girls ended up _________. She wanted to sleep in her car which was _________ right outside of the girls’ school. However, she wasn’t sure whether what she was doing was _________.

So, she asked police officer Heather Kolke if they could stay there. But the conversation didn’t stop there. Heather, also a mom, knew she had to _________. She and her fellow officers found Erin and her daughters a temporary place to stay in. That wasn’t all though, they even got her an _________ and went with her to offer moral support. Luckily, Erin got that job.

Heather also planned a birthday party for Erin’s daughters, with local businesses _________ balloons, cake, and pizza.

The whole community ultimately got _________, raising $2,300 in cash, as well as clothes for the kids, items for their new _________, gift cards to help them make ends meet.

“It really warms my heart to know that there are people out there who __________. It is a reminder that there are good people in the world,” shared Erin.

1.

A．help

B．forgiveness

C．permission

D．leave

2.

A．desperate

B．fruitless

C．homeless

D．disappointed

3.

A．repaired

B．seen

C．abandoned

D．parked

4.

A．worthwhile

B．legal

C．wise

D．useful

5.

A．set out

B．walk by

C．step in

D．look forward

6.

A．interview

B．innovation

C．award

D．arrangement

7.

A．producing

B．decorating

C．designing

D．donating

8.

A．paid

B．involved

C．elected

D．cleaned

9.

A．car

B．school

C．office

D．home

10.

A．remain

B．insist

C．care

D．share

【推荐2】My whole life began to make more sense after I was diagnosed with Turner syndrome (特纳综合征)at 12. Before that, I_______understood why when the rest of my classmates were growing like weeds, I _______ a seed stuck in the ground. I had always struggled being the_______girl in my class and was known as “Shorty” . Though this _______ me deeply, I refused to let my classmates_______my enthusiasm for school and learning. I _______ lots of after-school activities, though they sometimes presented problems. Because girls with Turner syndrome tend to have _______coordination (协调), I hardly had any athletic ability. I loved to sing, but it proved _______to share a microphone with a group of girls seven inches taller. Despite this, I _______ to drive myself to prove that heart and brains could make up for lack of ________. Once diagnosed, I was given a ________plan that involved daily growth hormone (激素) injections. I am the type of person who ________ a doctor’s appointment for weeks in advance, ________ getting used to injections every day — and even worse, giving them to myself — was a true test of my character.________ , I got over this difficulty and after five years, I have grown 11 inches. This was a(n) ________ response and I consider it my own little miracle. I am not ________that I have Turner syndrome. It has built up my character and________me into the person I am today. I have learned that you need to try your best to ________the difficulties in your life. Someone once told me, “No one can make you feel inferior (自卑) without your permission. This statement has always ________ me and so I will journey on to the next stage of my life with   ________and self-confidence.

1.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．also

D．never

2.

A．dug

B．remained

C．searched

D．shared

3.

A．cleverest

B．shyest

C．shortest

D．stupidest

4.

A．touched

B．helped

C．hurt

D．bothered

5.

A．weaken

B．check

C．build

D．develop

6.

A．came up with

B．looked forward to

C．paid attention to

D．got involved in

7.

A．good

B．physical

C．poor

D．personal

8.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．popular

D．important

9.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．continued

D．pretended

10.

A．money

B．power

C．height

D．time

11.

A．diet

B．study

C．business

D．treatment

12.

A．knows about

B．worries about

C．waits for

D．prepares for

13.

A．but

B．or

C．until

D．so

14.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Meanwhile

15.

A．wrong

B．formal

C．amazing

D．complex

16.

A．glad

B．sure

C．upset

D．sensible

17.

A．persuaded

B．transformed

C．forced

D．pushed

18.

A．overcome

B．create

C．ignore

D．increase

19.

A．shocked

B．pleased

C．inspired

D．confused

20.

A．love

B．tear

C．praise

D．pride

【推荐3】The little boy with big brown eyes was waiting for us on the other side of the world. Ever since our adoption agency (收养机构) had _______ us, I’d been hurriedly competing all the necessary paperwork. I made it a personal goal to never delay the process. On one late afternoon in June, I rushed toward the closest FedEx office. I had some _______ to send overnight, and I wanted them to go out that day.

I thought I knew where the FedEx office was. I drove there as the minutes slipped away, only to find that the office was no longer _______ where I remembered it. Tears came to my eyes. This was _______ we all had a smart phone in our pockets. I had no way of _______ the correct location. _______, I started driving toward home. I felt like a failure, as though I’d just _______ my new son to more days in an orphanage (孤儿院) waiting for us.

Suddenly, I was _______ at a stoplight by an oversized box truck. My anger turned to _______ when I saw the sign. It was a FedEx truck I ________ closely behind the truck. What were the ________ the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was looking for?

It broke out the chances were good. Less than five minutes later, I saw a FedEx sign, and the truck made a turn into the parking lot. I had ________ in my eyes again.

Our documents went out that night. The truck driver ________ knew he was an angel for me that day. Three months later, we flew halfway around the world to ________ our son for the first time. We have been with him every day since.

Miracles are always around us ________ we are open to them. Sometimes, it’s a smile at the right time or a kind word. And every now and then, it’s even a big truck that cuts us off in traffic.

1.

A．ruined

B．challenged

C．matched

D．reserved

2.

A．gifts

B．letters

C．documents

D．postcards

3.

A．locked

B．located

C．hosted

D．repaired

4.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．when

5.

A．finding

B．choosing

C．describing

D．showing

6.

A．Bored

B．Delighted

C．Disappointed

D．Relaxed

7.

A．inspired

B．sentenced

C．appointed

D．dominated

8.

A．kept up

B．put down

C．taken in

D．cut off

9.

A．excitement

B．shame

C．surprise

D．obsession

10.

A．ran

B．skipped

C．walked

D．followed

11.

A．chances

B．wonders

C．doubts

D．promises

12.

A．dust

B．dirt

C．tears

D．sands

13.

A．just

B．never

C．exactly

D．immediately

14.

A．free

B．meet

C．beat

D．accept

15.

A．if

B．although

C．unless

D．until