【推荐1】My dad had been my hero while I was growing up. He had worked so hard all his life to ______ the whole family. He sometimes had a bad feeling that made him sometimes ______ me and my brothers, but he sometimes had a good ______. He shared something happy with us and showed us gentle laugh ______. Anyway, always knew that he loved me. Still, my father had been ______ in an old fashioned way and raised us in that ______ too. Therefore, I couldn't remember ever being hugged (拥抱) by my ______.

After my mom passed away, my father moved close to where I ______. I was so happy to have him close by. We often talked about life, but we still hardly, ______ and never hugged. Finally his health began to fail ______ and a few months later, brain cancer had taken him from us. I nearly couldn't breathe because of ______ and depression (沮丧). It was a cold morning and I was thinking I wouldn’t have gained just the _____ hug from him.

One day, I was standing by the window when suddenly my son opened his ______ and gave me a huge heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my father's ______ deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I ______ and the tears welled up in my eyes. At that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all met, I felt the love. I felt I had been ______ by my father. I still had a lot of things left to do and a lot of love ______ to share.

Life can seem very ______ but in truth it is very short. Never ______an opportunity to show your love. And always keep your heart and your arms ______ for a hug!

1.

A．teach

B．educate

C．guide

D．support

2.

A．take away

B．shout at

C．turn to

D．care about

3.

A．item

B．feeling

C．survey

D．nod

4.

A．ever since

B．as usual

C．at presents

D．as well

5.

A．raised

B．injured

C．managed

D．recognized

6.

A．expression

B．office

C．way

D．situation

7.

A．father

B．brother

C．grandfather

D．uncle

8.

A．travelled

B．lived

C．recovered

D．arrived

9.

A．burst

B．touched

C．talked

D．acted

10.

A．hopefully

B．officially

C．exactly

D．rapidly

11.

A．loneliness

B．stubbornness

C．selfishness

D．sadness

12.

A．grateful

B．frightening

C．last

D．cold

13.

A．hands

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

14.

A．voice

B．mouth

C．mind

D．spirit

15.

A．danced

B．sang

C．cried

D．begged

16.

A．loved

B．rewarded

C．attacked

D．protected

17.

A．saved

B．left

C．packed

D．ignored

18.

A．simple

B．equal

C．ordinary

D．long

19.

A．miss

B．get

C．face

D．give

20.

A．straight

B．tight

C．open

D．busy

【推荐3】It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of_______to where he was going. Pretty soon he_______that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to_______someone who could tell him how to get back to the_______.
It was a long_______road. For many _______he kept on driving. When it was almostdark, he saw in a field a tall_______ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his_______team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer_______ ,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It_______stays right where it is,”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more_______.
“Don’t know. I never　________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”1.

A．signs

B．orders

C．attention

D．direction

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．received

3.

A．miss

B．meet

C．look

D．lose

4.

A．town

B．country

C．capital

D．village

5.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．dirty

D．crowded

6.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．years

7.

A．driver

B．policeman

C．farmer

D．worker

8.

A．strong

B．tired

C．weak

D．tiring

9.

A．asked

B．demanded

C．replied

D．ordered

10.

A．always

B．often

C．sometimes

D．seldom

11.

A．politely

B．friendly

C．loudly

D．angrily

12.

A．judged

B．measured

C．saw

D．studied

13.

A．sad

B．lovely

C．friendly

D．angry

14.

A．gladly

B．immediately

C．silently

D．excitedly

15.

A．Generally

B．Fortunately

C．Certainly

D．Perhaps

【推荐1】Each week，I give my elderly neighbor a ride to the store when I am going. She keeps trying to_______me for the ride，and I always_______refusing. I tell her that it doesn't cost any more for her to_______with me and it is_______for me to do this.

Last week，she brought a(n)_______and said happily，“I have something for you and you must accept it.” I said，“If there is money in it，I don't want it.” But she_______it on a stand. Later，I opened it to find a “thank you” card with_______in it. That night，I stopped at her house to give a plate of_______fried chicken that I had. I took an envelope and put the $10_______it along with a“________” card. When leaving，I left it________in her door.

The next day，she paid a(n)________to my home to return my________．She said，“Look，I know you put that letter in my door this morning，didn't you？” I had________forgotten about it，and I thought from the sincere________on my face，she believed me when I said that I hadn't put any letter in her door that morning. Actually，it was the night before，________I thought I wasn't lying. She went on to________the envelope and enclosed (装入) the “smile” ________，and told me how she was blessed with so many good things lately. I told her that I was so________for her，and that I hope she________to be so blessed.

1.

A．cost

B．pay

C．spend

D．take

2.

A．keep

B．admit

C．enjoy

D．stop

3.

A．climb

B．walk

C．ride

D．run

4.

A．important

B．useful

C．troublesome

D．convenient

5.

A．envelope

B．choice

C．basket

D．chance

6.

A．lied

B．laid

C．contributed

D．expressed

7.

A．$1

B．$10

C．$100

D．$20

8.

A．dark

B．bright

C．extra

D．familiar

9.

A．of

B．about

C．from

D．in

10.

A．smile

B．love

C．flower

D．hug

11.

A．appeared

B．drawn

C．placed

D．written

12.

A．attention

B．fine

C．reward

D．visit

13.

A．bike

B．pen

C．coat

D．plate

14.

A．completely

B．extremely

C．roughly

D．calmly

15.

A．mark

B．look

C．impression

D．wound

16.

A．if

B．because

C．so

D．otherwise

17.

A．defend

B．direct

C．disturb

D．describe

18.

A．stamp

B．card

C．letter

D．book

19.

A．surprised

B．sorry

C．happy

D．sad

20.

A．continues

B．challenges

C．rejects

D．expects

【推荐2】Everything is made; so is every part of you when you are in your mother’s womb (子宫). But your virtue and wisdom are forming _______ your growing up. You have potential which _______ your life value. That is, if the potential is great, the value of life would be high. So you should _______ yourself instead of looking in the _______ saying, “I’m ugly. I’m unlovable. I’m worthless.”

In 1987 a British couple brought a painted _______ to Antiques Roadshow to find out its value. The painting was _______ at the attic of their old house. Maybe the husband’s grandpa put it there. They didn’t _______ like it because it looked old. They _______ moved it to their outbuilding that was used for housing cars when they redecorated their house. Imagine their _______ when the painting turned out to be The Halt in the Desert, one of Richard Dadd’s greatest masterpieces. It had been missing for a __________. It appeared after 100 years, and its value is __________, about £1,000,000 today. It didn’t __________ what the couple thought about the piece; its value came from the one who created it.

You and I are works of a master artist as well. Like the piece of artwork, we may __________ who we are truly and display to the world something that we think is more appealing. We __________ seek to destroy ourselves completely out of shame.__________ the truth still remains-we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Author Max Lucado says in Cure for the Common life, “Da Vinci __________ one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fate Symphony. And God made one version of you... We exist to __________ God, to display His glory.

God longs for His children to accept the worth and value. He’s __________ them and then use it to protect others.__________ we know who we are and what we are living for, we’re free to love, live with joy, and make a difference in the world.

We come to the world not to do __________ and we need to believe everyone is born useful.

1.

A．about

B．with

C．by

D．from

2.

A．decides

B．abandons

C．improves

D．maintains

3.

A．show off

B．care about

C．come to

D．believe in

4.

A．room

B．office

C．mirror

D．scene

5.

A．house

B．project

C．picture

D．book

6.

A．lost

B．bought

C．sold

D．discovered

7.

A．necessarily

B．particularly

C．hardly

D．voluntarily

8.

A．finally

B．carefully

C．actually

D．unwillingly

9.

A．surprise

B．puzzle

C．anxiety

D．regret

10.

A．week

B．month

C．year

D．century

11.

A．uncertain

B．high

C．priceless

D．low

12.

A．matter

B．help

C．occur

D．seem

13.

A．doubt

B．predict

C．imagine

D．hide

14.

A．rarely

B．still

C．even

D．never

15.

A．But

B．Since

C．Though

D．If

16.

A．copied

B．painted

C．designed

D．described

17.

A．thank

B．exhibit

C．reward

D．respect

18.

A．influenced

B．supported

C．given

D．promised

19.

A．When

B．Though

C．Until

D．Unless

20.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

【推荐3】It was a cold and rainy day in March. Across the room in the retail store where Mandy _______，sat Laura，a woman about Mandy’s age. Other workers did not _______ Laura; they thought of her as _______ and so did Mandy.

But sweeping the _______ from her eyes，Mandy made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. Finally，she managed，“Do you know，Laura，that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years? And _______ I glance up every time，I see your head silhouetted(使呈现轮廓)against the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever _______ on anybody. ” Her words were not false _______. She meant it.

Laura looked up and said，“That’s the first kind word anybody has ever _______ to me since I’ve worked here. ” After that，they often talked to each other after work. Through their _______ Mandy realized that Laura’s coldness was not ________ arrogance(傲慢)，but to shyness. They soon became friends. Other colleagues soon began to ________ Laura in their activities，and she blossomed like a flower that，for the first time，had found sunlight. The right words made all the ________ when spoken in kindness.

Words carry the ________ to tear down or to build up. When they are both sincere and kind，they are instruments that ________ great power. Never ignore the potential and power of ________.

1.

A．wandered

B．bargained

C．worked

D．ran

2.

A．like

B．remember

C．please

D．respect

3.

A．dishonest

B．foolish

C．selfish

D．arrogant

4.

A．anger

B．dislike

C．puzzlement

D．disappointment

5.

A．though

B．unless

C．when

D．since

6.

A．heard

B．seen

C．imagined

D．drawn

7.

A．praise

B．advice

C．information

D．assumption

8.

A．sent

B．written

C．said

D．left

9.

A．conversation

B．appointment

C．cooperation

D．engagement

10.

A．leading to

B．equal to

C．devoted to

D．due to

11.

A．invite

B．praise

C．challenge

D．blame

12.

A．progress

B．difference

C．impression

D．fun

13.

A．responsibility

B．meaning

C．weight

D．potential

14.

A．limit

B．replace

C．own

D．consume

15.

A．behavior

B．words

C．skills

D．friendship

【推荐2】I was picking through coat pockets and madly shaking all my old purses and wallets. I was looking for pennies, quarters—anything that would help me _________ it to the end of the week. It sure was feeling _________.

A hopeless girl in her twenties, I was a _________ parent, with a one-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter.

Life consisted of ups and downs. I’ll never forget the _________ of finding one penny during my hunt, then two, then fifteen, and then twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six. Every time I _________ one, I felt excited. _________ now, I see that it was somewhat ironic (讽刺的) _________ I had looked down on pennies at one point in my life.

I sat in my bedroom that night and sorted all the _________ from my hour-long quest. I smiled and made _________ with my daughter while we packed our pennies. Her brother joyfully bounced up and down in his bouncer. They had no __________ how many nights I would __________ with my face buried in the pillows, __________ how I would keep a roof over their heads, lights on in the house, and food on the table.

I remember those days like they were yesterday, but I don’t remember them with __________. I remember them intentionally because I promised myself that if I were ever to escape the __________ of poverty, I would never forget the __________ of a penny. I’ve kept that promise, too.

1.

A．make

B．adopt

C．spot

D．give

2.

A．bored

B．nervous

C．heavy

D．hurried

3.

A．hard

B．curious

C．alive

D．single

4.

A．plan

B．joy

C．mind

D．course

5.

A．found

B．made

C．lent

D．gave

6.

A．Looking back

B．Coming along

C．Getting down

D．Wondering around

7.

A．yet

B．because

C．so

D．and

8.

A．paper

B．day

C．change

D．time

9.

A．hands

B．ways

C．body

D．jokes

10.

A．chance

B．idea

C．sight

D．reach

11.

A．expect

B．drop

C．cry

D．show

12.

A．wondering

B．changing

C．deciding

D．keeping

13.

A．excitement

B．recovery

C．sadness

D．injury

14.

A．comments

B．choices

C．pains

D．decisions

15.

A．dream

B．upset

C．challenge

D．value

【推荐3】If you have strong arms and feet, patience and a good temper, you might_______a good waiter. You must start, _______not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen, helping the chef, to learn how each dish is _______.

From this first step, you may enter the restaurant_______a “commis” (厨助). But you won’t be_______to serve the customers yet. They will only let you do the bottomed jobs,_______the tables and carrying the plates. But all the time you must watch and learn with_______.

Later you may become “chef de rang” (a waiter in charge of a number of tables). You may even become a head waiter_______if you have the right sort of personality and you are not_______of hard work.

When Carlo Bianchi first arrived in London, he spoke only two words of English — “please” and “Hello”. He__________to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant, and he spent what little__________time he had learning English. He was a good worker and soon they__________him a job in the restaurant as a waiter.

Every night, Carlo__________ to go home exhausted, but never too__________to study the language for half an hour before going to sleep. And no matter how tired or ill he felt, he always wore a__________for his customers. They liked him, and people came and asked to be__________by Carlo.

Now, twenty-five years later, Carlo is in__________of six restaurants, and he__________to open a seventh shortly. So friends, in this world success never comes overnight. Start from the__________and make progress step by step with enough patience and__________chances will fall upon you.

1.

A．make

B．create

C．replace

D．choose

2.

A．otherwise

B．therefore

C．thus

D．however

3.

A．commented

B．tasted

C．prepared

D．chosen

4.

A．as

B．for

C．with

D．to

5.

A．forced

B．allowed

C．banned

D．urged

6.

A．moving

B．laying

C．pushing

D．pulling

7.

A．curiosity

B．kindness

C．patience

D．interest

8.

A．simply

B．specially

C．exactly

D．eventually

9.

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．fond

D．typical

10.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．predicted

D．expected

11.

A．tight

B．useful

C．spare

D．busy

12.

A．threw

B．found

C．sent

D．donated

13.

A．used

B．promised

C．regretted

D．remembered

14.

A．depressed

B．excited

C．worried

D．tired

15.

A．smile

B．face

C．color

D．surprise

16.

A．served

B．approved

C．praised

D．treated

17.

A．favor

B．need

C．possession

D．support

18.

A．hesitates

B．schedules

C．hurries

D．fails

19.

A．easiest

B．slowest

C．simplest

D．lowest

20.

A．in all

B．in time

C．in a word

D．above all