【推荐2】Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.

Is My Duck Dead

A woman brought a duck to a doctor. The doctor pulled out his stethoscope(听诊器)and listened to the bird's chest. Then he said,”I'm sorry. Your pet    1    (pass)away. “

The sad owner cried, “Are you sure?” “Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead,” the doctor replied. “I mean, you haven't done any testing    2    it,” the woman said.

The doctor rolled his eyes,    3    (turn) around and left the room. He returned a few moments later with a black dog. As the duck's owner looked in surprise, the dog stood on his rear legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom.    4    (look) at the doctor with sad eyes, it shook its head.

The doctor patted the dog and took    5    out and returned a few moments later with a cute cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from its beak to its tail and back again. The cat shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and walked out of the room. The doctor said, “I'm sorry, but    6    I said, this is most absolutely, 100% certainly, a dead duck.” Then the doctor turned to his computer, hit a few keys, and produced a bill,    7    he handed to the woman.

The duck's owner, still in shock,    8    (take) the bill. “$150!” she cried, “$150 just to tell me my duck is dead?”

The doctor said, “I'm sorry,    9    you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20.    10    with the dog and the cat examination, it all adds up.”

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day a young man was walking along the road     1     he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached, the sound got louder and then he saw a pitiful sight. There,     2     (lie) in the muddy riverbed, was a little dog about two months old,     3     front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and was covered with mud.

The young man wanted to help the dog,     4     as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started     5     (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog     6     (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared     7     its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of these, the dog was still     8     (friendly) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Several     9     (week) went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

It was consistent love and kindness     10     won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I am writing to ask for advice on my relationship with my teenage son. To tell the truth, I often struggle to get along     1     him. Recently we have argued with each other a great deal. He is     2     (anxiety) about his skin because it has started to become very oily, with lots of red     3     (spot). He is always angry these days and seems less     4     (confidence). I keep telling him that these changes     5     (be) normal, and that things will turn out just fine. Of course, I wanted to show my concern for his condition,     6     I asked him to see a doctor. But then he became angry and we had a big     7     (argue). He told me     8     I was putting even more stress on him by     9     (talk) about his spots all the time. In the end, I sent him to his room. He finally calmed down, but it took some time. The whole experience was really terrible and I do not want to go through    10       same thing again. What should I do?

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Grandfather and Father are playing chess     1    (seat)at the table when Son comes. The son tells his father     2    (nervous)that he has decided not to go to university when he     3    (leave)school and wants to play music.

The father is     4    (surprise)and advises him to be a lawyer in the future. He says that lawyers     5    (respect)by people and can earn lots of money.     6     , the son isn’t interested in law. The grandfather says that they should think carefully     7     making a decision.

The father wanted to be a professional soccer player when he was young but his father wanted him to be an engineer. The father found the career     8     suited his talents in the end.

The grandfather advises his grandson     9    (go)to university and play music at     10     same time.

【推荐3】Directions: After reading the passage below. fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word: for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Over the past sixteen years of my life. I have grown to be     1     independent person. This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things on my own, but at times     2     （struggle）with taking advice from others. Sometimes, hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do. However, getting advice from people     3     care about you can impact your life in great ways. Because of this. I began realizing that my mom’s guidance throughout my life has never steered（引导）me wrong. This is why I think you     4     always listen to your mother.

This belief has not been easy     5     （realize）. It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say. And later discovered that she was right. I think we can all agree that     6     （admit）your mom was right is always a hard thing to do. But what else are you supposed to say    7     you are standing outside in the freezing cold, shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you     8     （tell）to wear?

When I was twelve years old. I had the experience of a lifetime. However. I would have missed out if it hadn’t been for my mom. She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work. offering to bring my sister and me along with her. When I first heard about this opportunity. I was terrified. Never had I been out of the country before. I thought to     9    , “Is she crazy?” My mom then began to say, “I believe     10     one needs to step out of his comfort zone and try something new in order to encounter larger-than-life ideas.” After going back and forth with my own thoughts. I decided to go on trip. And boy, she was right. Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country.