【推荐1】A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her _________ by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, _________ “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to _________ for the night. Seeing that he had an _________ face, she let him in and gave him a nice _________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her _________ that anyone who climbed up her tree _________ not be able to come back down until she _________ it.

When the children came back to steal her _________, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long __________ she gave the tree permission to let __________ go. Aunty Misery was free from the __________ at last.

One day another man __________ her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, __________ she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you __________ me,” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to __________ some pears from my pear tree to remember the __________ it brought to me in this life. But I am too __________ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so __________ as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree __________ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.

A．hopeless

B．painful

C．dull

D．crazy

2.

A．calling

B．shouting

C．announcing

D．whispering

3.

A．stay

B．live

C．hide

D．lie

4.

A．interesting

B．honest

C．anxious

D．angry

5.

A．gift

B．kiss

C．treat

D．smile

6.

A．suggestion

B．advice

C．permission

D．wish

7.

A．could

B．should

C．might

D．must

8.

A．permitted

B．promised

C．answered

D．declared

9.

A．branch

B．food

C．tree

D．fruit

10.

A．after

B．while

C．since

D．before

11.

A．it

B．them

C．him

D．her

12.

A．trick

B．question

C．trouble

D．difficulty

13.

A．stepped into

B．left for

C．stopped at

D．walked around

14.

A．so

B．but

C．although

D．because

15.

A．with

B．off

C．upon

D．for

16.

A．choose

B．pick

C．shake

D．hit

17.

A．honor

B．pleasure

C．hope

D．excitement

18.

A．thin

B．short

C．old

D．light

19.

A．light

B．kind

C．fine

D．smart

20.

A．disappointedly

B．cheerfully

C．unwillingly

D．eagerly

【推荐2】A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet. At last he ____   make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he ___to look for rest. A lady in ___   walked past him with her __ holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They stopped and stared at him ___ .

“Who are you? We don’t like tramps (流浪汉) going ___our home.” one of them shouted.

“Go away at once.” cried the other.

“But I’m not a ___.”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”

“How ___you come here? Go away at once!” they __, “We don’t like your feet around our house. Go, go!”

The man moved on and reached a ___house. On entering it he saw a __ preparing their supper. Though the light was ___ and the furniture was poor, it made him feel __ and comfortable.

“Can I have some ___   and rest for the night?” he asked. “Of course, friend,” said the woman, bringing forward a little chair for him. “We are going to ___ our supper. Come and ___ us.”

The food was not ____   but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their bed ___ they themselves used the stable (厩). Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their _____ left him a memory full of thanks.

When he reached home he ____ ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.

1.

A．had to

B．must

C．should

D．would

2.

A．tried

B．managed

C．asked

D．stopped

3.

A．sight

B．cloth

C．silk

D．trouble

4.

A．nose

B．head

C．eyes

D．hands

5.

A．curiously

B．suddenly

C．surprisingly

D．angrily

6.

A．around

B．over

C．to

D．at

7.

A．madam

B．tramp

C．thief

D．stranger

8.

A．do

B．can

C．will

D．dare

9.

A．explained

B．continued

C．repeated

D．announced

10.

A．big

B．small

C．lovely

D．dirty

11.

A．woman

B．man

C．person

D．couple

12.

A．weak

B．bright

C．dark

D．strong

13.

A．sad

B．cold

C．warm

D．clean

14.

A．cloth

B．food

C．light

D．chair

15.

A．prepare

B．cook

C．buy

D．have

16.

A．join

B．help

C．attend

D．enjoy

17.

A．enough

B．scary

C．short

D．lot

18.

A．and

B．while

C．then

D．when

19.

A．coldness

B．sickness

C．kindness

D．thank

20.

A．quickly

B．finally

C．happily

D．quietly

【推荐3】There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he ________ to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great ________ and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and ________ many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of ________

For a long time he wandered in ________ from place to place. His enemies were ________ him. He was about to lose all hope.

One day he was ________ under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t________any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more ________ and saw it was an ant, ________ a grain of wheat as large as itself. There was a ________ in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are________ , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he ________ , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it ________held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane ________ the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same________Then it tried the twenty-first time. ________ , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had ________ so often. The next minute it climbed ________into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try again, ________I succeed.” And he made it.

1.

A．failed

B．learned

C．chose

D．wished

2.

A．party

B．family

C．army

D．group

3.

A．burned

B．defended

C．rebuilt

D．developed

4.

A．business

B．battle

C．sports

D．wheat

5.

A．peace

B．relief

C．puzzlement

D．fear

6.

A．fighting against

B．looking for

C．caring about

D．calling on

7.

A．lying

B．singing

C．sleeping

D．practicing

8.

A．grow up

B．get around

C．carry on

D．stay up

9.

A．quickly

B．excitedly

C．seriously

D．closely

10.

A．eating

B．carrying

C．discovering

D．picking

11.

A．hole

B．cave

C．leaf

D．flower

12.

A．hungry

B．small

C．brave

D．smart

13.

A．discussed

B．explained

C．complained

D．spoke

14.

A．only

B．still

C．also

D．even

15.

A．watched

B．touched

C．helped

D．guided

16.

A．goal

B．method

C．result

D．reason

17.

A．Hurriedly

B．Gently

C．Slowly

D．Sadly

18.

A．stopped

B．appeared

C．prepared

D．fallen

19.

A．worriedly

B．safely

C．freely

D．calmly

20.

A．till

B．after

C．if

D．because

【推荐1】It is possible to achieve all-round success if you follow the right principles. The small effort it takes to get____can lead to success and a huge pay-off. To be organized and____is a primary factor (要素) of true success. Establishing a schedule and setting a deadline can help you more organized, which will____you the stress of forgetting things and running late.
Having a____system is another important principle that is essential in achieving true success. Family, friends and teachers are an essential factor that ____the level of your success. When in doubt, refer to experienced people. Ask them how well they dealt with the challenge when they were in your____ Their advice can be a great treasure.
The truth is that achieving true success in most cases is a ____effort, not an individual performance. You need someone and something to make you a better person. A true wise person is well organized, asks questions when in doubt and____others’ advice.1.

A．busy

B．prepared

C．active

D．organized

2.

A．confident

B．orderly

C．flexible

D．competitive

3.

A．save

B．throw

C．offer

D．award

4.

A．direction

B．work

C．support

D．knowledge

5.

A．forms

B．changes

C．determines

D．adapts

6.

A．field

B．situation

C．process

D．schedule

7.

A．team

B．family

C．brain

D．labor

8.

A．judges

B．supports

C．improves

D．values

【推荐2】I have a close childhood friend. He spent the last eight years attending night______ to get his bachelor’s degree (学士学位) while also doing a full-time job. Last month, after years of late nights and weekends of studying, he______ graduated.

He ______ in our hometown after high school, ______ most of his friends, myself included, left long ago for other states for university and jobs. Over time, work, families, and other ______ have made it difficult for us all to be ______ in our hometown at the same time.

I put forward a wonderful idea: plan a weekend that we’d all be ______ to fly back to our hometown to surprise him and celebrate his ______. It was so much fun ______ the affair. The bait (诱饵): his mom told him that he was going to have ______ with just his grandparents to celebrate. Little did he know that the family dinner would ______ a 20-person affair with friends from all around the states. I got to ______ a cake so that everyone ______ could enjoy it.

When the guest of honour arrived to “dinner with the ______”, he was greatly surprised and told us it made him feel special. The “white lie” dinner plan was a great ______ for me.

1.

A．club

B．party

C．cafe

D．school

2.

A．finally

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．luckily

3.

A．taught

B．stayed

C．arrived

D．married

4.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．for

5.

A．adventures

B．requests

C．experiences

D．arrangements

6.

A．inside

B．apart

C．back

D．out

7.

A．safe

B．eager

C．free

D．anxious

8.

A．birthday

B．achievement

C．examination

D．wisdom

9.

A．debating

B．studying

C．planning

D．controlling

10.

A．lunch

B．dinner

C．time

D．fun

11.

A．turn into

B．give up

C．relate to

D．focus on

12.

A．sell

B．deliver

C．cut

D．order

13.

A．attending

B．leaving

C．receiving

D．tasting

14.

A．teachers

B．grandparents

C．classmates

D．friends

15.

A．surprise

B．worry

C．success

D．stress

【推荐3】When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list ____ : I was very thin; I wasn’t a ____ student; I talked too much; I was too ____, always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. ____, I became very angry. I ran to my father with ____ in my eyes.

He listened to me ____ , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder ____ you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s ____ . Go and ____a list of everything she said and mark the points that are ____ . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did____he told me. To my great ____, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t ____ (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly ____ picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He ____to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said,“You know ____ than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to ____, not just close your ears in anger, feeling ____ when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your ____. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has always ____ to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.

A．collected

B．added

C．grew

D．continued

2.

A．good

B．bad

C．short

D．greedy

3.

A．silly

B．friendly

C．dull

D．proud

4.

A．In other words

B．Above all

C．As a result

D．At last

5.

A．tears

B．happiness

C．promises

D．wishes

6.

A．coldly

B．quietly

C．eagerly

D．happily

7.

A．who

B．how

C．what

D．that

8.

A．excuse

B．opinion

C．talk

D．advice

9.

A．take

B．make

C．create

D．receive

10.

A．wrong

B．correct

C．big

D．true

11.

A．as

B．so

C．before

D．till

12.

A．joy

B．pleasure

C．surprise

D．anger

13.

A．say

B．like

C．do

D．change

14.

A．wonderful

B．clear

C．interesting

D．beautiful

15.

A．promised

B．refused

C．expected

D．agreed

16.

A．wider

B．higher

C．better

D．worse

17.

A．listen

B．stand

C．speak

D．share

18.

A．hurt

B．sad

C．shy

D．excited

19.

A．words

B．mouths

C．eyes

D．ears

20.

A．returned

B．gone

C．appeared

D．happened

【推荐1】My job is to help clients find jobs and return to school for training. One day, a lady came to my office with a dream to become a registered nurse. However, her family did not _________. With young children to care for and her husband unemployed, she simply didn’t have the _________ to return to school.

It was clear that this lady had a(n) _________ for the nursing profession, so I encouraged her to realize her dream. I _________ her with necessary information to apply for nursing school. She left my office, and I never _______ whether she followed her dream or not.

Many years later, I was diagnosed(诊断) with breast cancer. I was _________ to hospital. The surgery was successful. It was, _________, very painful. Though I _________ myself on not being a bell ringer, one night the pain was so _________ that I had to call for a nurse. I rang the bell and waited for __________. A nurse came through the door and offered to help. I __________ thanked her for coming to my rescue. I said, “I am not usually like this.”

To my __________, she said, “Oh, I know that, Mrs. Bryenton.” It __________ that she was just the lady who I had encouraged to follow her dream years before. She subsequently(随后)returned to school for upgrading and later ________ nursing.

You never know what __________ your encouraging words will have on someone. It is amazing that many of my clients would __________ to say thanks to me. To this day, I am still ______________ by strangers in the street and reminded that I was instrumental(起重要作用) in __________ their life.

I truly believe we make a __________ by what we get, but we make a wonderful life by what we __________.

1.

A．approve

B．respond

C．care

D．decline

2.

A．qualities

B．means

C．right

D．invitation

3.

A．talent

B．experience

C．passion

D．ability

4.

A．compared

B．occupied

C．charged

D．equipped

5.

A．imagined

B．considered

C．knew

D．expected

6.

A．exposed

B．refused

C．admitted

D．referred

7.

A．instead

B．however

C．therefore

D．otherwise

8.

A．prided

B．depended

C．concentrated

D．impressed

9.

A．sharp

B．constant

C．slight

D．mild

10.

A．consultation

B．sympathy

C．assessment

D．assistance

11.

A．dynamically

B．apologetically

C．shyly

D．crucially

12.

A．delight

B．relief

C．disappointment

D．amazement

13.

A．turned out

B．turned up

C．came out

D．came up

14.

A．dismissed

B．evaluated

C．applied for

D．accounted for

15.

A．hardship

B．impact

C．emphasis

D．mercy

16.

A．recover

B．return

C．register

D．recommend

17.

A．chased

B．appointed

C．valued

D．approached

18.

A．extending

B．building

C．changing

D．supporting

19.

A．mistake

B．promise

C．living

D．decision

20.

A．cherish

B．sacrifice

C．anticipate

D．give

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．
However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．
_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．
Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．1.

A．dream

B．intension

C．life

D．career

2.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．experienced

D．suffered

3.

A．see

B．dance

C．walk

D．sing

4.

A．rushed

B．rocked

C．thrown

D．wheeled

5.

A．open

B．relate

C．point

D．adapt

6.

A．bookmark

B．page

C．chapter

D．story

7.

A．Suddenly

B．Surprisingly

C．Fortunately

D．Certainly

8.

A．opposite

B．beneath

C．inside

D．outside

9.

A．flooded in

B．faded away

C．mixed up

D．squeezed out

10.

A．fright

B．regret

C．sympathy

D．admiration

11.

A．doubtfully

B．thankfully

C．nervously

D．cheerfully

12.

A．until

B．as

C．while

D．once

13.

A．access

B．praise

C．sup port

D．approval

14.

A．plan

B．attempt

C．thought

D．sight

15.

A．content

B．eager

C．upset

D．proud

16.

A．breath

B．wake

C．step

D．look

17.

A．unexpected

B．awful

C．perfect

D．finished

18.

A．fighting

B．striking

C．kicking

D．hammering

19.

A．hoop

B．book

C．letter

D．dress

20.

A．clouding

B．filling

C．rolling

D．rushing