【推荐1】Good afternoon, everyone,
I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with ____ can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.
Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, ____ She is interested in ____ trail (小路) rides. ____ Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel ____ the city to locate good bike trails, so she ____ to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） ____ through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was ____ used. Christy decided to get together with other trail____to ask the city council to ____a bike path along the unused land. Christy ____ a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would____ the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the ____ and, more ____, agreed to allow the bike trail.
The ____ took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a ____ bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important ____ spots. I can’t ____with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the ____ of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy ____ this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.
Thank you!1.

A．patience

B．satisfaction

C．determination

D．permission

2.

A．still

B．instead

C．either

D．though

3.

A．tough

B．vacant

C．convenient

D．remote

4.

A．However

B．As

C．But

D．Since

5.

A．around

B．beyond

C．along

D．outside

6.

A．expected

B．decided

C．offered

D．claimed

7.

A．running

B．going

C．coming

D．walking

8.

A．often

B．ever

C．seldom

D．even

9.

A．runners

B．players

C．passengers

D．riders

10.

A．approve

B．apply

C．prove

D．accuse

11.

A．formed

B．developed

C．drew

D．described

12.

A．write

B．view

C．call

D．sign

13.

A．demand

B．request

C．invitation

D．scheme

14.

A．importantly

B．naturally

C．obviously

D．necessarily

15.

A．destruction

B．organization

C．construction

D．protection

16.

A．interesting

B．competing

C．parking

D．rewarding

17.

A．match

B．exercise

C．play

D．game

18.

A．put up

B．keep up

C．end up

D．turn up

19.

A．discovery

B．invention

C．creation

D．collection

20.

A．deserves

B．preserves

C．reserves

D．serves

【推荐2】It’s often recommended to befriend the enemy, but high school freshman Xavier Staubs did more than that. He saved his life.

At a swim meet, the 15-year-old boy rescued a _______who was struggling under water. It _______as a regular home meet. Xavier had just completed his relay. As he was resting, he suddenly noticed a boy in an adjoining lane was_______. “I heard people screaming, and I see him underneath.” Without_______, Xavier dived back into the pool and pulled the boy out to safety. _______, the boy started breathing on his own.

His_______actions got the attention of Representative John Moolenaar, who_______Xavier with a tribute (赞颂) in the Congressional Record.

At lunchtime, Xavier learned the congressman was coming to meet him. Moolenaar wanted to _______him with a recognition that would be kept in the Library of Congress.

“We heard the story about what he had done. The more I learned about it, the more I thought we really wanted to praise what he did,” the Congressman told CNN.

“Usually, you heard bad outcomes and _______situations,” Moolenaar said. “This was such a powerful ________of one student helping another________the two boys were competitors.”

________, Xavier’s mother, Jillian Staubs, said she was not________.

She arrived at the meet five minutes after the rescue happened. Something in her mind told her that her son was somehow ________.

Staubs said she tries to raise her children like what her grandmother did. And Xavier performing such a ________act was something she’s used to hearing about.

Xavier is not only a great swimmer but also a dancer, band member and a straight-A student. And now, a hero.

1.

A．classmate

B．competitor

C．volunteer

D．stranger

2.

A．took off

B．put off

C．moved off

D．started off

3.

A．performing

B．competing

C．drowning

D．training

4.

A．doubt

B．admission

C．preparation

D．hesitation

5.

A．Unluckily

B．Fortunately

C．Sadly

D．Honestly

6.

A．inspiring

B．moving

C．heroic

D．modest

7.

A．observed

B．respected

C．encouraged

D．recognized

8.

A．present

B．react

C．deserve

D．judge

9.

A．amusing

B．upset

C．pleasant

D．surprising

10.

A．example

B．incident

C．relief

D．event

11.

A．as for

B．as though

C．even though

D．now that

12.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

13.

A．pleased

B．surprised

C．delighted

D．puzzled

14.

A．involved

B．threatened

C．influenced

D．endangered

15.

A．determined

B．generous

C．selfless

D．devoted

【推荐3】I took an airplane to Beijing in February, on an Air Canada Boeing 777. ______ all were seated, I used my computer for a while. Ahead of me to my right, a kid was ______.

I went up to a Chinese woman. She had in her arms a kid that ______ crying. I told the mother that the kid needed to be walked and then she would ______ and sleep. I knew this because i am a father of four ______ children. The woman, who was from North York, said she was too tired as she had been ______ the whole night before. I ______ to walk the kid so she could get some sleep.

As I took the kid in my arms, I ______ her for the kid’s name and age. I then started ______ walking up to the front of the economy section. The kid immediately fell to sleep. When I got back to the mother’s ______, I found her fast asleep. I kept walking for over six hours and walked slowly ______. Since it was a 13-hour flight, I walked halfway to China-______ a kid.

Women on board would ______ me during my long walk, wanting to see the kid. One woman ask me some questions like “How many ______ do you have?” “Four,” I said. She looked ______ at my wrinkled (有皱纹的) face and white hair (I was almost 60 ) and said, “Well, I hope this is your ______ one.” She thought I was Mary’s ______. I just ______ and walked on.

When I was back to the mother, the mother ______. I gave Mary back to her, who ______ sound asleep.

1.

A．Before

B．After

C．Though

D．Unless

2.

A．singing

B．talking

C．sleeping

D．crying

3.

A．kept

B．started

C．practised

D．stopped

4.

A．break down

B．go ahead

C．settle down

D．set off

5.

A．grown

B．energetic

C．curious

D．slim

6.

A．down

B．back

C．away

D．up

7.

A．deserved

B．offered

C．pretended

D．agreed

8.

A．requested

B．commanded

C．asked

D．consulted

9.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．calmly

D．strongly

10.

A．home

B．seat

C．calmly

D．strongly

11.

A．upside down

B．inside out

C．day and night

D．up and down

12.

A．watching

B．carrying

C．tricking

D．seeking

13.

A．spot

B．remind

C．stop

D．award

14.

A．customers

B．passengers

C．members

D．children

15.

A．obviously

B．confidently

C．closely

D．firmly

16.

A．last

B．active

C．naughty

D．troubled

17.

A．mother

B．teacher

C．father

D．nurse

18.

A．refused

B．smiled

C．apologized

D．sighed

19.

A．woke

B．left

C．wandered

D．shouted

20.

A．turned

B．fell

C．remained

D．looked

【推荐2】It was rush hour in San Angelo. Heather Santé was driving her Mazda with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck ________ them off. Santé turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda ________ off the road and down an embankment (筑堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t ________, it would fall onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of ________: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got ________ on the concrete lip of the embankment, stopping it ________.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a wall, literally (确实地) on the edge of ________. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the ________ unfold from the company where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They ________ onto the trunk to balance the weight as the ________ kids in the back seat watched.

_____, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs nearby. Julio jumped out of the car to help ________ Marco went to the shop, ________ a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the ________ car. He tied the Mazda to a truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car ________, the group carefully opened the ________ doors and helped the children out.

But their departure changed the car’s ________, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, ________ Santé to jump into the back seat to re-balance the weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully ________ the car. Everyone was safe. Another foot, Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different ________.”

1.

A．cut

B．saw

C．set

D．took

2.

A．leaving

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．diving

3.

A．move

B．end

C．stop

D．lose

4.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．choice

D．consideration

5.

A．hurt

B．change

C．separated

D．stuck

6.

A．casually

B．suddenly

C．deliberately

D．closely

7.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．shock

D．regret

8.

A．scene

B．plot

C．scenery

D．view

9.

A．leaped

B．escaped

C．flowed

D．slipped

10.

A．amazed

B．inspire

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．even if

13.

A．shook

B．grashped

C．followed

D．threw

14.

A．floating

B．broken

C．swinging

D．stolen

15.

A．repaired

B．secure

C．cleaned

D．deserted

16.

A．thick

B．narrow

C．front

D．back

17.

A．energy

B．form

C．weight

D．function

18.

A．informed

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．directed

19.

A．got off

B．turned off

C．set up

D．turned up

20.

A．chance

B．trip

C．story

D．deal

【推荐1】The day I met Hani Irmawati, she was a shy, 17-year-old girl standing alone in the parking lot of the international school in Indonesia, where I teach English. She asked if I could help her improve her English. I could _________ it took immense courage for the young Indonesian girl to _________ me and ask for help.

“I want to go to a US university,” she said with _________. I was surprised.

I agreed to work with her _________ a volunteer basis. For several months, Hani woke each morning at five and caught the city bus to her public high school. During the one-hour _________, she studied for her regular classes and finished the English _________ I had given her. At four o’clock in the afternoon, she arrived at my classroom, _________ but ready to work.

When I met Hani’s family at their _________ little house, I realized they would never be able to _________ the expenses of a US university. Hani’s enthusiasm was __________ with her language ability, __________ I was becoming more and more discouraged.

One day I received the announcement of a(n) __________ opportunity for a major US university. After reading the requirements, I knew Hani couldn’t meet the __________. I told her that there was only a __________ chance of her getting the scholarship and encouraged her to be more “realistic” about her dream. But she remained __________.

“Will you send in my name?” she asked.

I couldn’t __________ her down. I completed the application, with the painful truth about her academic life, but also with my __________ of her courage and perseverance.

Three weeks later, just before Hani went to Jakarta to take the Test of English Fluency, she received a letter from the scholarship association. She had been __________.

I leaped around the room, overjoyed and shocked. Hani stood by, __________. I realized that it was I who had learned something Hani had known from the beginning: It is not intelligence alone that brings success, but also the __________ to succeed, the commitment to work hard and the courage to believe in yourself.

1.

A．believe

B．expect

C．spot

D．tell

2.

A．turn

B．approach

C．excuse

D．convince

3.

A．anxiety

B．suspect

C．confidence

D．hesitation

4.

A．on

B．in

C．out

D．by

5.

A．class

B．ride

C．stay

D．break

6.

A．assignment

B．accent

C．journal

D．guideline

7.

A．bored

B．excited

C．confused

D．exhausted

8.

A．ugly

B．untidy

C．humble

D．comfortable

9.

A．save

B．afford

C．charge

D．avoid

10.

A．fading

B．showing

C．decreasing

D．increasing

11.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．while

12.

A．investment

B．growth

C．promotion

D．scholarship

13.

A．qualifications

B．challenges

C．invitations

D．deadlines

14.

A．real

B．slim

C．fair

D．solid

15.

A．practical

B．subjective

C．determined

D．genuine

16.

A．take

B．break

C．put

D．turn

17.

A．analysis

B．criticism

C．praise

D．concern

18.

A．accepted

B．rejected

C．confirmed

D．impressed

19.

A．whispering

B．smiling

C．assuming

D．inquiring

20.

A．secret

B．pressure

C．wisdom

D．drive