【推荐1】On Sunday I had my own Father’s Day celebration.Suddenly I______about my dad a lot.My dad is absolutely the______man in the world.He would______refuse to help anyone in trouble.

Every Thursday night,my dad would______Shreveport,to a church there.I always drove the car for him.___this __this happened many times,I recall（回想起）one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport.

That time on the______,my dad saw a hitchhiker（搭便车的人）.He asked me to pull the car over and offer him a______.Dad asked him his name and address,told him ours,and talked to him about all sorts of things.

At first the hitchhiker was hesitant（迟疑的）,but he changed his______as he could tell we were really listening to him.I did know that it was quite______outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.

We ______another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was______many difficulties in life.Dad told him to keep his head up and said that______would become better for him soon.He reached into his pocket and

______the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill,leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself.The hitchhiker then became very______.

I was always told never to______a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one.Dad always gave them money______he did not have very much of his own.

From that I've learned a lot about my dad and______.I've learned that if you come from a place with______,you will show a lot of kindness to people who are______.Just one single kind act may    21    .

1.

A．learned

B．talked

C．thought

D．worried

2.

A．kindest

B．cleverest

C．funniest

D．bravest

3.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．often

D．ever

4.

A．head for

B．drive to

C．come from

D．stay in

5.

A．Because

B．So

C．Unless

D．Although

6.

A．field

B．way

C．job

D．side

7.

A．dinner

B．sign

C．ride

D．chance

8.

A．attitude

B．trip

C．route

D．plan

9.

A．dark

B．cold

C．sunny

D．windy

10.

A．walked

B．escaped

C．drove

D．flew

11.

A．facing

B．forgetting

C．understanding

D．causing

12.

A．habits

B．choices

C．ideas

D．things

13.

A．handed

B．returned

C．paid

D．charged

14.

A．sad

B．angry

C．nervous

D．grateful

15.

A．pick up

B．laugh at

C．listen to

D．look at

16.

A．as soon as

B．except that

C．even if

D．as if

17.

A．business

B．life

C．entertainment

D．adventure

18.

A．laughter

B．success

C．love

D．complaint

19.

A．travelling

B．suffering

C．playing

D．studying

20.

A．destroy

B．share

C．risk

D．change

【推荐2】Do you listen? Do you really listen? Is there more to listening than just hearing?

Listening is, by far, one of the most important aspects of communication. So often, you pay attention to your way of speaking, your _________ , your dialect, but neglect your ability to listen.

It is my _________ that people usually change the intended purposes of much of what they hear by refusing to listen carefully. Too often, we consider listening the _________ part of conversation, although it requires us to actively focus and take part.

Listening means giving ear, paying attention, obeying, witnessing, hearing with thoughtful attention, or understanding. The most basic of all human _________ is to understand and to be understood. The only way to understand is to _________ .

Learn to be an active listener. Give off positive body language._________ a willingness to listen and socialize. Ask the right questions. Increase your _________ so that you can understand more and achieve _________ listening.

Listening means we should respond, that we should be touched, and that what we hear has a(n)_________ on us. I believe that history __________ itself only because no one is willing to listen for the first time. You were given two ears, but only one mouth, which probably means that we should listen more and that listening is twice as important as talking. Listening plays a key role in everyday __________. Good listening skills are of great importance, as listening is the fundamental __________ of all information.

Isn’t now the time to listen to those around you? Given them your entire__________. Use your born __________ to become a better listener. For me, I’m going to put into __________ what I believe in my heart and become a better listener.

1.

A．sounds

B．words

C．gestures

D．movements

2.

A．view

B．plan

C．purpose

D．requirement

3.

A．terrible

B．passive

C．basic

D．useless

4.

A．functions

B．opportunities

C．innovations

D．needs

5.

A．ask

B．listen

C．try

D．learn

6.

A．Apply

B．Present

C．Predict

D．Design

7.

A．courage

B．confidence

C．energy

D．knowledge

8.

A．sensitive

B．effective

C．reflective

D．sufficient

9.

A．impact

B．connection

C．emotion

D．difference

10.

A．makes

B．fails

C．repeats

D．destroys

11.

A．connections

B．communications

C．activities

D．meetings

12.

A．resource

B．material

C．source

D．element

13.

A．advice

B．love

C．help

D．attention

14.

A．information

B．talents

C．messages

D．ideas

15.

A．words

B．position

C．practice

D．service

【推荐3】My dad and I were enemies. And I was not the only one in the family that made him ________. When he and mom argued, they would make the house a ________ place. They would ________ for hours over the stupidest things.

My brother and I would clearly get out of their ________, trying to keep their yelling at a distance. Often we’d ________ up in the backyard with the cats which were afraid that dad might ________ them.

My mom was the ________ person, who was kind, and easily gave you ________. It wasn’t that hard to side with her against dad. The ________ didn’t change until I was 18 and had a job. My dad was so much older than mom and had become weak ________ could still act up. I was so hating him that I planned for an ________! After one year, I told mom we were all, ________, going to get free of dad. I got her to agree to ________ with us.

Nobody ever actually said to my dad, “You can’t ________,” but it was understood. He stayed behind, alone in the house. From that time on, he seemed to age ________ into a fearful and lonely old man.

Two weeks later, my dad was hit by a car. In the ________, for the first time, I felt sad and guilty that he was badly hurt and in ________. I had been so angry and so busy ________ everything for my mom, my brother and me but left out the person who needed ________ most. In fact, some people simply don’t know how to be their best selves. If nobody ________ to help them get free, there’s no way for them to change.

1.

A．guilty

B．sick

C．mad

D．careless

2.

A．scary

B．funny

C．pretty

D．proper

3.

A．discuss

B．complain

C．listen

D．quarrel

4.

A．topic

B．chance

C．way

D．interest

5.

A．sit

B．end

C．hit

D．wake

6.

A．kick

B．follow

C．notice

D．drive

7.

A．cleverer

B．nicer

C．uglier

D．shorter

8.

A．food

B．money

C．hugs

D．orders

9.

A．appearance

B．sense

C．reason

D．situation

10.

A．though

B．unless

C．but

D．and

11.

A．escape

B．example

C．answer

D．apology

12.

A．on time

B．at last

C．in fact

D．by accident

13.

A．leave

B．play

C．travel

D．live

14.

A．refuse

B．sit

C．speak

D．come

15.

A．finally

B．frequently

C．quickly

D．secretly

16.

A．field

B．hospital

C．college

D．yard

17.

A．pain

B．doubt

C．debt

D．surprise

18.

A．keeping

B．changing

C．making

D．checking

19.

A．safety

B．loneliness

C．experience

D．help

20.

A．breaks in

B．stands up

C．gives up

D．reaches out

【推荐1】Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of ______ others. The little acts of ______ give you chances to provide service for others. They can make you feel how ______ it is to be kind and helpful.

We ______ in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we ______ is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions to the ______ is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural roads. One of the few ______ of living here is short of ______ public services, such as rubbish collection, which is common in the ______.

A helping behavior that I practice regularly with my daughters is driving around to pick up rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a ______ to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in a(n) ______ voice, “There’s some rubbish, Daddy－ ______ the car!” And if we have time, we will often get out of our car and pick it up. ______ it may seem strange, we do it. In fact, we ______ it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost anywhere. One day, seeing a stranger picking up rubbish or the road, I stopped. He ______ his head and smiled, “I saw you doing this with your family. It’s a good ______ to protect our environment.”

There are many other ways to ______ kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a beggar, visit ______ old people in the nursing home, or help the blind ______ the street. You can think of something that can be finished ______ but helpful. It is fun, self-satisfying, and what’s more, it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself.

1.

A．watching

B．helping

C．welcoming

D．teaching

2.

A．carefulness

B．peace

C．kindness

D．interest

3.

A．great

B．unusual

C．easy

D．sad

4.

A．work

B．travel

C．live

D．stay

5.

A．dream

B．see

C．need

D．develop

6.

A．environment

B．weather

C．stair

D．beauty

7.

A．disadvantages

B．favorites

C．wishes

D．answers

8.

A．sensitive

B．necessary

C．energetic

D．accurate

9.

A．sky

B．village

C．city

D．street

10.

A．match

B．chance

C．meeting

D．lesson

11.

A．surprised

B．tired

C．excited

D．frightened

12.

A．speed

B．start

C．move

D．stop

13.

A．Although

B．But

C．And

D．Since

14.

A．understand

B．experience

C．forget

D．enjoy

15.

A．covered

B．lowered

C．shook

D．raised

16.

A．sport

B．idea

C．result

D．question

17.

A．describe

B．buy

C．provide

D．make

18.

A．puzzled

B．successful

C．healthy

D．lonely

19.

A．clean

B．cross

C．repair

D．draw

20.

A．suddenly

B．impossibly

C．easily

D．gradually

【推荐2】Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.1.

A．and

B．however

C．so

D．but

2.

A．service

B．business

C．favor（支持）

D．trade

3.

A．nurse

B．waitress

C．guard

D．guide

4.

A．protect

B．attend

C．defend

D．comfort

5.

A．naughty

B．clever

C．normal

D．happy

6.

A．admit

B．receive

C．accept

D．adopt（采纳）

7.

A．speak

B．play

C．stand

D．walk

8.

A．if

B．what

C．why

D．where

9.

A．suggested

B．argued

C．challenged

D．commented

10.

A．courage

B．energy

C．faith

D．time

11.

A．eager

B．sorry

C．grateful

D．ready

12.

A．awareness

B．knowledge

C．balance

D．control

13.

A．delighted

B．cheered

C．lit

D．shut

14.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．simple

D．terrible

15.

A．fears

B．worries

C．chances

D．situation

16.

A．climbed

B．got

C．managed

D．made

17.

A．taking

B．holding

C．bringing

D．greeting

18.

A．realizing

B．researching

C．worrying

D．wondering

19.

A．play

B．ignore

C．enjoy

D．share

20.

A．ordinary

B．smart

C．brave

D．special

【推荐3】I don’t know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the _______ at a young age. Sometime in the middle of the fourth grade, I _______ trying. By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was lazy, rebellious, _______.

It wasn’t long after that I dropped out of school. Hard physical labor was the _______ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of 21, I was _______ lost, and using drugs as a way to _______ the fact that I had no education and was _______ in a dead-end job carrying heavy construction materials up a ladder all day.

_______, now I believe in do-overs, in the chance to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any _______ in your life, if you have the right __________. Mine came from a surprising source.

It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It’s funny that after a life of __________ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so __________. Over the years, as I grew into the __________ of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. In a way, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work and play for the first time. I began my do-over.

It took me almost three years to learn how to read. I started with my son’s books. __________, I practised reading books to him until I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role __________, so after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I __________ my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like much, and I’m surely not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done __________, but all things considered it was one of the best days in my life. Today, I’m a full-time college student, studying to __________ sociologist.

It’s funny, growing up I always heard these great __________ stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never thought they __________ to me. Now I believe it’s a choice anyone can make: to do it all over again.

1.

A．determination

B．wish

C．application

D．choice

2.

A．started

B．stopped

C．considered

D．fancied

3.

A．skeptical

B．defensive

C．disrespectful

D．suspicious

4.

A．consequence

B．compromise

C．compensation

D．competence

5.

A．alternatively

B．hopelessly

C．approximately

D．undoubtedly

6.

A．do with

B．deal with

C．conflict with

D．meet with

7.

A．struck

B．stuck

C．lost

D．taken

8.

A．Nevertheless

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

9.

A．cost

B．corner

C．point

D．occasion

10.

A．ambition

B．technique

C．opportunity

D．motivation

11.

A．avoiding

B．preventing

C．undertaking

D．overcoming

12.

A．flexible

B．enterprising

C．fragile

D．authentic

13.

A．name

B．statue

C．title

D．career

14.

A．By and by

B．Over and over

C．Back and forward

D．Now and then

15.

A．model

B．leader

C．example

D．tutor

16.

A．got through

B．went through

C．pull through

D．comb through

17.

A．for the first time

B．in the first place

C．at first hand

D．in first place

18.

A．become

B．turn

C．grow

D．make

19.

A．turn-around

B．take-off

C．pull-out

D．turn-off

20.

A．appealed

B．applied

C．attached

D．adapted