【推荐1】I think that sleeping is perhaps the most comfortable thing in the world. While _______, I will do nothing but close my eyes, leaving all the trouble behind. However, I _______ get up early almost every morning.

My class begins at 8:00 am, but the teacher asks us to arrive at the school before 7:15 am, so we will have _______ time to prepare for the classes. If you are _______, then you will lose one point. And when you lose 10 _______, your parents’ visit to school will be a must. Though I think it’s _______ to arrive so early, I still don’t want to lose any points.

One morning, my alarm clock _______to work. I _______with a start(吃惊) and found that it was already 7:00. I had lost two points that week, that is to say, I would lose three points in a _______. My teacher said that he ________   me to be late that morning. And my friends joked that my ________ was coming soon. I finally ________ to do something to change this. I bought a new alarm clock. It sings songs on time every morning ________ I turn it off.

The new alarm clock is perfect for a lazy cat like me. The first time I ________it, I was able to get up at 6:00 the next morning. Proud of________, I took a deep breath and found that the air in the early morning is surprisingly ________. I read some English books, ________ that morning is really fit for reading English. I hadn’t realized________ that morning is so wonderful.

“Life is________a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get,” just as Forrest Gump said. Sometimes if you make a ________, you may find that things will end up with the better.

1.

A．tired

B．asleep

C．silent

D．awake

2.

A．shall

B．may

C．used to

D．have to

3.

A．enough

B．little

C．a few

D．no

4.

A．lazy

B．sleepy

C．late

D．noisy

5.

A．times

B．points

C．days

D．classes

6.

A．surprising

B．impossible

C．interesting

D．unnecessary

7.

A．failed

B．lied

C．sounded

D．disagreed

8.

A．fell asleep

B．looked around

C．woke up

D．lay down

9.

A．class

B．day

C．week

D．school

10.

A．believed

B．expected

C．advised

D．allowed

11.

A．exam

B．mistake

C．duty

D．day

12.

A．decided

B．hoped

C．offered

D．preferred

13.

A．unless

B．if

C．even if

D．only if

14.

A．had

B．used

C．watched

D．bought

15.

A．itself

B．them

C．myself

D．us

16.

A．cool

B．warm

C．comfortable

D．fresh

17.

A．finding

B．thinking

C．guessing

D．wondering

18.

A．already

B．yet

C．ago

D．before

19.

A．as

B．like

C．from

D．with

20.

A．rule

B．living

C．change

D．way

【推荐2】Angela used to fly. Using her_________for wings, Angela would run faster than anyone. Now, she thought, “I am_________than everyone.” She was the last to get off the school bus, with the_________of walking sticks.

“You must be Angela!” A girl came to her. “I’m Laurie, your instructor. Are you ready to learn to ski?”

“No,” Angela answered, but still_________Laurie into the changing room. “I can understand how you feel.” Before Angela said anything, Laurie_________her trousers and showed her left_________leg. Angela’s mouth dropped open. “Three-track skiing (三板滑雪) was designed for people like us. If I can learn to ski, _________can you,” Laurie said. They put on the regular ski, and used outriggers (支架) to_________.

Laurie and Angela made their way to the_________track. Angela spent the morning climbing and falling, sliding and falling, and turning and__________. She felt disappointed and__________.

“OK, __________one try before lunch,” Laurie said after they climbed__________the hill once again. __________Angela managed to follow Laurie down the small hill without falling. When she stopped beside Laurie at the bottom, she punched her fist in the air and said, “Yes!”

After lunch, they moved to a__________place. Looking down from the top, Angela felt __________. “I can’t go down that!” she cried.

“Follow me!” Laurie__________. “You are doing great! Try to be Flying Angel again.” “That was before I lost my leg__________cancer,” Angela whispered. “Trust__________,” Laurie said.

Angela took a deep breath, then leaned forward, sped up, took turns and skied down the hill. Faster. Faster. It felt like__________.

1.

A．hands

B．arms

C．body

D．feet

2.

A．stronger

B．weaker

C．swifter

D．slower

3.

A．hold

B．catch

C．help

D．drop

4.

A．followed

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．stepped

5.

A．rolled up

B．dressed up

C．put on

D．relied on

6.

A．powerful

B．magical

C．universal

D．artificial

7.

A．either

B．neither

C．so

D．also

8.

A．explore

B．solve

C．replace

D．balance

9.

A．advanced

B．beginner

C．longest

D．fast

10.

A．falling

B．going

C．skiing

D．moving

11.

A．sensitive

B．hopeless

C．energetic

D．confident

12.

A．last

B．before

C．first

D．after

13.

A．down

B．up

C．on

D．off

14.

A．Luckily

B．Briefly

C．Logically

D．Peacefully

15.

A．softer

B．lower

C．higher

D．harder

16.

A．frightened

B．frightening

C．excited

D．exciting

17.

A．shouted

B．screamed

C．whispered

D．encouraged

18.

A．resulting in

B．according to

C．because of

D．so that

19.

A．myself

B．I

C．yourself

D．you

20.

A．running

B．skiing

C．walking

D．flying

【推荐1】A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher _______ each child to bring a bag _______ a few potatoes. Each potato will be _______ a name of the person that the child _______, so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will _______ the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to _______ potatoes. The teacher then told the children to _______ the bag wherever they go for a _______.

_______ the days went by, the children started to ________ because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten (腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry______________bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel?” The children started complaining about the ________ they had to ________. When they had to carry the heavy and ________ potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the ________ where you carry your hate for somebody__________your heart. The smell of hate will ________ your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot ________ the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine ________ it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your __________.

1.

A．warned

B．liked

C．told

D．preferred

2.

A．containing

B．putting

C．covering

D．included

3.

A．called

B．given

C．used

D．offered

4.

A．missed

B．hates

C．likes

D．appreciated

5.

A．depend on

B．decide on

C．set down

D．write down

6.

A．six

B．two

C．ten

D．five

7.

A．bring

B．wash

C．carry

D．take

8.

A．week

B．day

C．month

D．holiday

9.

A．After

B．Until

C．Before

D．As

10.

A．cry

B．complain

C．laugh

D．disagree

11.

A．heavier

B．lighter

C．bigger

D．older

12.

A．happiness

B．joy

C．trouble

D．sadness

13.

A．get along

B．go over

C．be settled

D．go through

14.

A．funny

B．smelly

C．tasty

D．dusty

15.

A．situation

B．view

C．expression

D．sign

16.

A．without

B．outside

C．with

D．inside

17.

A．injure

B．keep

C．pollute

D．protect

18.

A．like

B．bear

C．escape

D．throw

19.

A．whom

B．how

C．which

D．what

20.

A．youth

B．school life

C．lifetime

D．childhood

【推荐2】My 7-year-old daughter always has her nose in a book. She even continued ______ in the car on the long drive to summer camp, where she lost the book. This is the first lost ______ book in my life. In my childhood, my family had always been expected to be ______, but we were poor, and I didn’t ______ books. I had to borrow books. My library books lived on a ______ shelf while they were mine, and it ______ me when I had to return them to the library on the due day.

However, my daughter has ______ books now than I owned my whole childhood. So it’s probably my ______ that she didn’t cherish the books. “Sorry. I can’t find it.” My daughter said with a shrug, “we just pay $20 for the book. What’s the big______?” The missing library book just met with a cold ______ from her, but it met with nail-biting ______ from me. I walked into the library in a deep ______ as if I had lost the book.

Feeling the need to make her feel ______ for the book, I asked her to do the chores. She agreed to clean up all the pets’houses ______ my paying the library book. I’d meant the chore to be ______!

Surprisingly, she was enjoying herself. I took a picture of her lovely back. So, was I winning or losing at ______? Did I teach her the ______ of keeping a library book if the picture I took shows she is working ______?

To my ______, my little girl knew what ______ in her life. She could devote herself to the chores as much as books.

1.

A．driving

B．thinking

C．reading

D．viewing

2.

A．school

B．reference

C．story

D．library

3.

A．powerful

B．practical

C．academic

D．employed

4.

A．write

B．own

C．order

D．love

5.

A．wasted

B．dusty

C．present

D．specific

6.

A．pained

B．companied

C．abandoned

D．lost

7.

A．fewer

B．better

C．cheaper

D．more

8.

A．work

B．reason

C．fault

D．duty

9.

A．worry

B．question

C．case

D．deal

10.

A．shoulder

B．power

C．refusal

D．excuse

11.

A．impression

B．effort

C．effect

D．concern

12.

A．respect

B．thought

C．shame

D．shock

13.

A．eager

B．responsible

C．good

D．suitable

14.

A．in need of

B．in trade for

C．in terms of

D．in favor of

15.

A．punishment

B．recovery

C．encouragement

D．promise

16.

A．studying

B．parenting

C．arguing

D．fighting

17.

A．benefit

B．method

C．commitment

D．demand

18.

A．seriously

B．unwillingly

C．professionally

D．constantly

19.

A．disappointed

B．relief

C．regret

D．sorrow

20.

A．matters

B．proves

C．exists

D．grows

【推荐3】James Baldwin, an author, once said, "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." Looking back, I have found this was _____. As a child, I was not the best _____ , but I did learn valuable lessons by _____ my elders.

While in elementary school, I was caught into ______. A classmate had a quarrel with me because of some ___ and he even threatened to beat me. I didn't know how to _____ him and I was even _____ to go to school. Then my father _____ my trouble and decided to go to school with me. I wasn't sure what he was planning to do, but I felt _____ around him. When at school, he talked ______ to me and the boy I had issues with. He explained that we needed to solve our differences and learn to ______ our friendship. He told us a ______ in which he resolved（化解）the differences by an earnest（真诚的）talk and made friends with another man. Then he _____ and we had to solve the problem ourselves. There we stood, face to face without a word. I broke the ______ first and a heated discussion followed. Gradually, both of us ______ we had a lot in common apart from the differences. At last, as my father ______ , we extended our hands and ______ our differences. It was at that moment that a lifetime friendship was formed.

What my father said did not ______ me much but he set a good example of ______ this kind of problem. This is a reminder that it is more effective for elders to teach children by their _______.

1.

A．true

B．depressing

C．impossible

D．abnormal

2.

A．boy

B．reporter

C．friend

D．listener

3.

A．respecting

B．observing

C．imitating

D．helping

4.

A．tests

B．troubles

C．fights

D．challenges

5.

A．cases

B．differences

C．qualities

D．Conditions

6.

A．turn to

B．turn down

C．get used to

D．get rid of

7.

A．unwilling

B．eager

C．curious

D．Unsatisfied

8.

A．avoided

B．shared

C．knew

D．Considered

9.

A．nervous

B．bored

C．safe

D．Proud

10.

A．heatedly

B．sadly

C．cautiously

D．Sincerely

11.

A．destroy

B．create

C．explore

D．cherish

12.

A．story

B．secret

C．task

D．lie

13.

A．arrived

B．disappeared

C．left

D．paused

14.

A．silence

B．promise

C．word

D．relationship

15.

A．realized

B．imagined

C．announced

D．doubted

16.

A．wondered

B．described

C．agreed

D．expected

17.

A．put up

B．put forward

C．put aside

D．put out

18.

A．touch

B．impress

C．inspire

D．discourage

19.

A．studying

B．handling

C．ignoring

D．supporting

20.

A．prizes

B．bodies

C．gestures

D．actions

【推荐2】Some kids are too young. Maybe they will not remember this time of social distancing and ________during the global pandemic (流行病)．Other ________ teens will remember schools closing, playgrounds off-limits and no ________ to family or friends forever.

My father-in-law, Hub, bad a great memory, He often told of his special time. However, what ________ me most was the detail about his teddy bear.

He was 5 at the time. His oldest sister Alice got sick, and the doctor diagnosed it as scarlet fever (猩红热)．Outbreaks of scarlet fever in the early 1900s were often ________ or left children with lifelong disabilities. It was also highly contagious.(感染性的)

The doctor said Hub and his another older sister Mabel had to stay away ________ Alice got better.

Later in life, Hub put his memories to paper. He wrote, “There was no place to go except to Grandpa and Grandma's just down the road. We ________ and were sent off to their house. My teddy bear fell off the wagon, but ________ , a man found it on the road and gave it back. It was so important to me. It ________ me out of the days spent waiting out in the front yard, watching the men work on the highway and waiting for my sister Mabel to return from school.”

They stayed with their grandparents for three or four weeks. "It was a happy day. ________ Dad told us we could go home"

What will be our memories of this time in history?

I hope we remember family, friends and neighbors caring for one another. I hope we remember the ________ medical personnel sacrificing their own health, the truck drives, food service workers and all the cashiers who kept grocery stores ________. Besides, never forget the garbage collectors sand that the mail kept coming.

I hope we remember the plants ________face masks and ventilators (呼吸机), and the scientists racing to find a vaccine.

I hope we remember how fears ________ a long shadow and how we renew soul searching.

We are writing history. ________ we write it well.

1.

A．connection

B．relationship

C．difference

D．isolation

2.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．younger

D．older

3.

A．calls

B．parties

C．visits

D．talks

4.

A．came to

B．struck

C．occurred to

D．shocked

5.

A．deadly

B．slight

C．easy

D．sharp

6.

A．once

B．until

C．after

D．when

7.

A．sorted out

B．picked up

C．packed up

D．put up

8.

A．secretly

B．fortunately

C．suddenly

D．immediately

9.

A．took

B．reviewed

C．forgot

D．recalled

10.

A．that

B．when

C．though

D．where

11.

A．diligent

B．busy

C．exhausted

D．white

12.

A．close

B．away

C．clean

D．open

13.

A．selling

B．inventing

C．manufacturing

D．donating

14.

A．drag

B．cast

C．bright

D．extend

15.

A．Should

B．Can

C．May

D．Must