【推荐2】Dane has started the next act in his life.

A fall from a four-storey building years ago left him severely _________ and unable to walk. That cost him his job and he _________ living in his truck and began using drugs to _________ his pain for a while. But the former University of Victoria theatre student _________ wanted to change the situation.

The first step was getting _________, which he found through the Lookout Emergency Aid Society. “They gave me an opportunity to _________ again. Living at the Lookout has also given me self-esteem (自尊),” he said.

_________ a roof over his head, Dane began making other _________ changes in his life in addition to getting _________ in the community kitchen.

The Lookout also gave him an opportunity to revisit one of his real passions: __________.

Dane was a veteran (老手) of Back Alley Theatre who’d also __________ Vancouver’s William Davis Centre for Actors Study. He last preformed on stage in the early 1990s.

His stage __________ began when the manager of his building __________ him to join a local community theatre group composed of actors who also have experienced __________ or are currently vulnerably housed (居无定所). The group is led by veteran Bard on the Beach actor Luisa Jojic who __________ and directed the theatre company’s first production: Much Ado About Something.

The group will be performing For A Muse of Fire as part of the Heart of the City Festival. The live performance piece __________ themes of community, diversity and homelessness in Vancouver.

Getting back on stage has helped Dane continue his __________.

“It’s given me the __________ to try to take my foot and place it in the normal path of productive human experience again __________ dwell on (总想着) the pain and the hurt; it’s given me a chance to __________ and heal. I feel great.”

1.

A．numbed

B．injured

C．trained

D．depressed

2.

A．turned to

B．headed for

C．wrestled with

D．ended up

3.

A．express

B．clarify

C．manage

D．suffer

4.

A．impatiently

B．desperately

C．reluctantly

D．temporarily

5.

A．shelter

B．food

C．clothing

D．health

6.

A．walk

B．talk

C．start

D．work

7.

A．With

B．Beyond

C．Providing

D．Considering

8.

A．systematic

B．positive

C．abrupt

D．consistent

9.

A．involved

B．trapped

C．lost

D．bathed

10.

A．teaching

B．acting

C．marketing

D．engineering

11.

A．attended

B．appointed

C．registered

D．substituted

12.

A．workout

B．breakthrough

C．comeback

D．makeup

13.

A．forced

B．instructed

C．reminded

D．encouraged

14.

A．homelessness

B．helplessness

C．faithlessness

D．aimlessness

15.

A．concluded

B．squeezed

C．tailored

D．assessed

16.

A．calculates

B．purifies

C．scratches

D．explores

17.

A．switch

B．occupation

C．transfer

D．transformation

18.

A．inspiration

B．reference

C．trust

D．guidance

19.

A．more than

B．less than

C．other than

D．rather than

20.

A．stand back

B．dive in

C．open up

D．drop out

【推荐3】It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man_______begged from door to door along the street_______an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad_______and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never _______ and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune_______the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to _______ you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this _______: All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground_______become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should _______! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an ________one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly ________to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ________ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never________It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to ________ “Ah, if only the golden stream would ________ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “________ just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will ________” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will______________________
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The ________ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ________ but his broken wallet.1.

A．in debt

B．in rags

C．in danger

D．in trouble

2.

A．Picking

B．Gathering

C．Winning

D．Holding

3.

A．clothes

B．wallet

C．fortune

D．chance

4.

A．relaxed

B．disappointed

C．worried

D．satisfied

5.

A．admitted

B．seized

C．realized

D．spotted

6.

A．help

B．forgive

C．praise

D．comfort

7.

A．occasion

B．condition

C．situation

D．suggestion

8.

A．shall

B．would

C．should

D．might

9.

A．look down

B．look after

C．look up

D．look out

10.

A．small

B．worn

C．empty

D．full

11.

A．stand

B．think

C．breathe

D．wait

12.

A．stream

B．piece

C．pair

D．variety

13.

A．ask

B．request

C．insist

D．fear

14.

A．spread

B．shake

C．loose

D．close

15.

A．pour

B．end

C．dry

D．freeze

16.

A．take

B．lend

C．add

D．send

17.

A．flow

B．change

C．disappear

D．burst

18.

A．attract

B．hold

C．include

D．permit

19.

A．present

B．food

C．treasure

D．metal

20.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

D．something

【推荐1】Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an_________should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually,_________, most people make several job choices during their working lives,_________because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve_________position. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should_________enter into a broad flexible training program that will_________them for a field of work rather than for a single_________.

Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans_________benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing_________about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss__________. Some drift from job to job. Others__________to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for__________real or imagined prestige(声望). Too many high-school students-or their parents for them-choose the professional field,__________both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal__________. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a white-collar job is__________good reason for choosing it as life’s work. __________, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the__________of young people should give serious__________to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants__________life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take__________for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

1.

A．identification

B．accommodation

C．entertainment

D．occupation

2.

A．however

B．though

C．consequently

D．therefore

3.

A．thoroughly

B．partly

C．entirely

D．mainly

4.

A．their

B．his

C．its

D．our

5.

A．furthermore

B．since

C．therefore

D．forever

6.

A．make

B．leave

C．take

D．fit

7.

A．means

B．job

C．way

D．company

8.

A．to

B．for

C．without

D．with

9.

A．few

B．little

C．much

D．a lot

10.

A．chance

B．purpose

C．opportunity

D．basis

11.

A．stick

B．appeal

C．turn

D．apply

12.

A．our

B．their

C．your

D．its

13.

A．concerning

B．ignoring

C．following

D．considering

14.

A．preferences

B．tendencies

C．requirements

D．ambitions

15.

A．no

B．any

C．the

D．a

16.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Nevertheless

D．However

17.

A．minority

B．mass

C．majority

D．number

18.

A．proposal

B．consideration

C．approval

D．suggestion

19.

A．towards

B．against

C．out of

D．without

20.

A．turns

B．risks

C．parts

D．choices

【推荐2】When I started teaching at my school, parents refused to send their children here. Over time, situations have improved. We’ve _________ into a place where parents want their children to learn. We have a waiting list. But with this has come increased __________ and high expectations from management.

More paperwork than ever is __________ of us. I spend a worrying amount of my week typing about children rather than having __________ face-to-face contact time with them.

But through the stress and frustration, the children I teach and their parents have kept me going. They’ve   ______ some much-needed relief.

My students are lively and eager to learn. Many of my days have been __________ by these incredible little people and their __________ for knowledge. And over the years it is those children who have helped me to develop my personal __________ as a teacher.

I’ve come to see that every child is __________, and that there are some who just need more support. Sometimes, it’s the progress you make with these children that allows you to see most   _____the positive effect your teaching has on learning.

One particular child ________massively with the expectations of school at the start of the academic year, laughing at other children and using   ____words, and I spent a lot of time with him talking through __________ to be a good friend. Seeing this child a week ago showing kindness to a younger pupil makes you reflect on the incredible ________a child can make in a year.

Working with parents, too, has become a(an) __________ enjoyable part of the job. I like having   _______ with every one of the parents of my class, and their support of the children and enthusiasm for them to continue their learning at home is truly   _____.

So my pupils and their parents are an important   ______ of why I got into this job. It was never to   ______ the demands of management,   ______ to work with children and inspire their passion for learning.

1.

A．slide

B．transformed

C．dashed

D．ran

2.

A．pressure

B．creativity

C．motivation

D．tendency

3.

A．informed

B．warned

C．demanded

D．accused

4.

A．actual

B．subjective

C．widespread

D．major

5.

A．delivered

B．advocate

C．preserve

D．provided

6.

A．impressed

B．teased

C．updated

D．brightened

7.

A．caution

B．enthusiasm

C．responsibility

D．independence

8.

A．growth

B．principle

C．relationships

D．guidance

9.

A．unique

B．faithful

C．parallel

D．universal

10.

A．briefly

B．clearly

C．gently

D．shallowly

11.

A．persisted

B．enjoyed

C．struggled

D．operated

12.

A．distinct

B．unpleasant

C．patient

D．fascinating

13.

A．what

B．when

C．where

D．how

14.

A．assumption

B．regulation

C．progress

D．explanation

15.

A．merely

B．innocently

C．increasingly

D．slightly

16.

A．words

B．topics

C．letters

D．conversations

17.

A．passive

B．conservative

C．primitive

D．impressive

18.

A．interpreter

B．reminder

C．counter

D．chapter

19.

A．satisfy

B．refuse

C．expand

D．ease

20.

A．so

B．on

C．but

D．for

【推荐3】Have you ever watched an artist paint a picture? He or she works close to the canvas (油画布) ______ small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.

But every once in a while,   the ______ must step back from his/her work and look at the whole picture. Only by stepping away from what they’re working on can they ______ the proper perspective(视角). The proper point of view is ______ to the end result.

It’s no difference for any other creation.______ it’s a business,   a project or your life,   you need to step back ______ in order to get it right. From a ______，you can see things you can’t see when you’re close. The difference is in working on your project ______ working in it. It’s all too easy to focus on something but ______ the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.

Stephen Covey calls it “______ the saw(锯)”. It would be ______ to keep sawing without stopping from time to time to make your ______ sharper. But unfortunately,   that’s what too many of us ______.

Just like music,   we need spaces ______ the notes in order to create the lovely melody. A continuous collection of notes with no spaces is not good—it’s ______.

You may need to take a vacation to ______ work or study. At other times,   it's better to take a course or attend a meeting to ______ some new ideas. Sometimes,   it may be better to take a complete break,   to go away and just do something totally ______ —take on a volunteer project, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy causes.

The important thing is to take the breaks. Without them,   we are not ______ and we don’t enjoy our work or our life as much. Our pressure ______ and both our work and our health suffer.

1.

A．picking

B．painting

C．losing

D．enjoying

2.

A．scientist

B．teacher

C．physicist

D．artist

3.

A．turn

B．change

C．gain

D．give

4.

A．important

B．special

C．ordinary

D．popular

5.

A．Although

B．Where

C．Because

D．Whether

6.

A．finally

B．sometimes

C．immediately

D．slowly

7.

A．height

B．depth

C．distance

D．length

8.

A．instead of

B．together with

C．such as

D．less than

9.

A．meet

B．destroy

C．collect

D．miss

10.

A．repairing

B．sharpening

C．touching

D．hiding

11.

A．foolish

B．interesting

C．clever

D．practical

12.

A．way

B．mind

C．tool

D．sense

13.

A．notice

B．do

C．find

D．lose

14.

A．through

B．before

C．behind

D．between

15.

A．music

B．noise

C．sound

D．pollution

16.

A．look forward to

B．catch up with

C．get away from

D．work hard at

17.

A．obtain

B．prove

C．desert

D．explain

18.

A．difficult

B．necessary

C．common

D．different

19.

A．native

B．creative

C．attractive

D．sensitive

20.

A．reduces

B．disappears

C．increases

D．improves

【推荐2】A closet (储藏室) is a years - long collection of exactly what makes you the person you are. The _________ rose in my chest when my mom recently decided to move _________ it meant we would have to _________ out Dad's closet, nearly a decade after his death.

In the years after his death, I would sometimes walk into that closet. I had moved many miles away, starting a life elsewhere as my mom took pains to slowly _________ her home-sweeping away the dust of sadness, and making it once again a place for _________ and gathering.

In the closet, I could _________ the dad I had before he had a brain cancer. I _________ that would go away when my mom moved.

I rolled around _________ in bed. Could I stand to see this closet one last time before Mom moved? Would I find the _________ to help clear that stuff out?

Then, a __________: ''I had no idea, '' my mom said. ''I cleaned it out already. ''

The announcement knocked me sideways. What had she thrown out? Would seeing this __________ closet to which I’d __________ attributed such meaning jolt (震动) my heart and cause me to have a meltdown?

I flew home shortly thereafter, trying to keep my mind __________ it with fitful naps (打盹) on the plane. When I finally got through the front door, I knew where I was going: to see this empty closet that I swore would __________ me.

I pulled the doors open. What happened next __________ me: There was no panic—just __________. Sure, Dad's stuff was mostly __________, but I realized then that I didn't need to see it to __________ what we had. The objects were just an outer layer above the warm __________ I held within.

__________, clothes don't make the man, and though objects may help us tell a story, they are not stories themselves.

1.

A．happiness

B．relief

C．tension

D．mercy

2.

A．if

B．unless

C．though

D．because

3.

A．pick

B．clean

C．find

D．take

4.

A．evolve

B．design

C．decorate

D．love

5.

A．depression

B．warmth

C．regret

D．sleeping

6.

A．support

B．blame

C．remember

D．protect

7.

A．anticipated

B．confirmed

C．swore

D．worried

8.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．mercifully

D．hopelessly

9.

A．strength

B．chance

C．privilege

D．excuse

10.

A．reply

B．shock

C．comfort

D．blessing

11.

A．outdated

B．fashionable

C．empty

D．familiar

12.

A．randomly

B．openly

C．secretly

D．purposely

13.

A．with

B．off

C．in

D．to

14.

A．crush

B．raise

C．heal

D．astonish

15.

A．surprised

B．pressed

C．frightened

D．puzzled

16.

A．excitement

B．reluctance

C．peace

D．regret

17.

A．worn

B．sold

C．gone

D．left

18.

A．discover

B．understand

C．abandon

D．remember

19.

A．services

B．memories

C．relationships

D．events

20.

A．Above all

B．In addition

C．By contrast

D．After all

【推荐3】I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _________ is mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the incident happened. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _________ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _________ to run across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off (弹开) the trunk and _________ on my backside. Mom _________ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _________ myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an example. It reminds her that children don’t enter life if they are _________ to take risks or unwilling to _________ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that _________ as I grew older. When I __________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a __________. Through years of __________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get __________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and __________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be __________ in the end.

1.

A．trip

B．tree

C．driver

D．student

2.

A．feared

B．refused

C．turned

D．forgot

3.

A．absence

B．delay

C．rest

D．freedom

4.

A．laughed

B．landed

C．depended

D．slept

5.

A．expected

B．encouraged

C．promised

D．allowed

6.

A．woke

B．gave

C．picked

D．warmed

7.

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．happy

D．able

8.

A．learn

B．share

C．try

D．help

9.

A．honesty

B．curiosity

C．kindness

D．bravery

10.

A．made

B．accepted

C．explained

D．regretted

11.

A．friend

B．job

C．house

D．car

12.

A．research

B．experience

C．memories

D．efforts

13.

A．settled down

B．knocked down

C．fed up

D．mixed up

14.

A．play

B．dream

C．cry

D．relax

15.

A．worthwhile

B．suitable

C．challenging

D．alarming