【推荐2】An old farmer had lived on the same farm all his life. It was really a good farm with fertile soil, but with the passing of the years, the farmer began to think that maybe there was something _________ for him. Every day he found a new _________ for criticizing some feature of his old farm. Finally, he decided to _________ it. He listed the farm with a broker (经纪人) who quickly _________ an advertisement emphasizing all the _________ of the farm.

When the broker read the ad. to the farmer for his _________ to place it in the local paper, the farmer listened _________. When the broker had finished, the farmer cried out, “Hold everything. I’ve changed my _________. I’ve been looking for such a place all my life!”

I think you’ll _________ that each of us, from time to time, __________ about things such as our home, our car, or our job. As human beings, it is __________ to want the best things in life.

The next time you find yourself __________ the relationship you have with your family, a neighbor or a friend, don’t worry. Human relationships have their ups and downs, so it is natural to __________ at times if you might get on well with someone else. If you ever find yourself in this mood, sit down in a __________ place and write an “obituary (讣告)” for that __________. Experience the powerful emotions that will surely overcome you when you __________ having to sum up a loved one’s life in a few paragraphs that could __________ a newspaper obituary. Notice how easy it is to come up with nice things to say about the person. Notice how much __________ there “was” in this person. Some day you may actually have to __________ this exercise “for real”, wipe the tears and then go and spend quality time with that person. __________ the moment and realize how lucky you are to have such a person.

1.

A．cheaper

B．better

C．briefer

D．easier

2.

A．example

B．method

C．reason

D．place

3.

A．move

B．give

C．sell

D．keep

4.

A．found

B．placed

C．answered

D．prepared

5.

A．information

B．advantages

C．sides

D．history

6.

A．interest

B．decision

C．attempt

D．approval

7.

A．happily

B．carefully

C．proudly

D．consciously

8.

A．suggestion

B．style

C．question

D．mind

9.

A．agree

B．state

C．prove

D．predict

10.

A．worries

B．thinks

C．talks

D．complains

11.

A．popular

B．suitable

C．vital

D．natural

12.

A．analyzing

B．questioning

C．exploiting

D．developing

13.

A．forgive

B．apologize

C．wonder

D．learn

14.

A．safe

B．quiet

C．familiar

D．convenient

15.

A．friend

B．broker

C．farmer

D．person

16.

A．avoid

B．adopt

C．imagine

D．oppose

17.

A．add up

B．hand in

C．put up with

D．fit in with

18.

A．goodness

B．power

C．energy

D．effect

19.

A．go through

B．subscribe to

C．set down

D．decide on

20.

A．Grasp

B．Save

C．Enjoy

D．Expect

【推荐3】Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness.So often they get ____,and occasionally they come back to bite you!

Then,just last week,after a long travel.I found myself____at a bus station.The bus was four hours late!So,I guess I wasn’t in a good____.

That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare____to help her get a bus ticket.

“Oh,sure.”I said sarcastically（挖苦地）.”How much would you like?”

As I spoke,I mentally kicked myself for my____and reached into my bag for some money.As I handed her five dollars.I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real____.

I reached back into my bag and brought out a____I had bought earlier.I handed it to her with a(n)____that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice.Getting a____look at her now.I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of____days!

As she took the food,a look of____washed over her.In return,she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket!I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably____be used,but I took it.

A few minutes later she came back over,apologized,and told me she was still____of five dollars.I took some singles out of my bad and slipped a twenty in there as well.____,the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.

Five minutes later she came back again and tired to____my twenty.When I said it was for her so she could get something else to____,and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it____,she started crying and hugged me.

From now on,when I wonder if it is____trying to help someone,I will remember that woman.Maybe I an really making a____for someone.So,sure,sometimes my efforts might not be noticed,and sometimes they might come back to bite me,but they might actually____another human being!

1.

A．ignored

B．appreciated

C．acknowledged

D．forgiven

2.

A．examined

B．trapped

C．confused

D．delayed

3.

A．habit

B．place

C．mood

D．situation

4.

A．change

B．time

C．hand

D．energy

5.

A．appearance

B．attitude

C．selfishness

D．experience

6.

A．pain

B．anxiety

C．hunger

D．fear

7.

A．souvenir

B．ticket

C．gift

D．cake

8.

A．shout

B．smile

C．apology

D．praise

9.

A．quick

B．gentle

C．good

D．cold

10.

A．dark

B．tough

C．mysterious

D．special

11.

A．relief

B．regret

C．doubt

D．anger

12.

A．once

B．often

C．sometimes

D．never

13.

A．ashamed

B．aware

C．short

D．proud

14.

A．Eventually

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

15.

A．return

B．show

C．share

D．earn

16.

A．do

B．trade

C．add

D．eat

17.

A．away

B．out

C．back

D．over

18.

A．hard

B．fun

C．useless

D．worth

19.

A．difference

B．profit

C．decision

D．suggestion

20.

A．excite

B．help

C．educate

D．inspire

【推荐1】Rhemy Elsey, a fifth-grader, is deaf and mainly uses sign language to communicate, along with the _________ of an interpreter. Some of his fellow fifth-graders decided to _________ their break once a week to form an American Sign Language club in order to chat more _________with Rhemy.

It’s been a few months since the club was _________ and his classmates’ participation makes Rhemy _________. “It’s like they want to be like me” he said.

His interpreter, Tammy Arvin, _________ the club, which meets every Wednesday. So far, the club members have learned basic _________ in different topics including school, food and clothing. Arvin said that _________ the club’s formation, it was difficult for students to communicate directly with Rhemy. So when the other students expressed interest in an ASL club, Arvin was _________.

The club has already had an effect on the way the students ____________ with Rhemy. The ____________ can have more natural conversations which make Rhemy feel less isolated(孤立的). And the students are also ____________ a very important culture.

“It ____________ gives them a perspective on this other ____________ that they previously weren’t aware of, so they’re ____________ greatly just in terms of learning about diversity and having a broader perspective on the world around them,” Arvin said.

1.

A．role

B．help

C．idea

D．need

2.

A．give up

B．put off

C．prepare for

D．talk about

3.

A．openly

B．casually

C．modestly

D．effectively

4.

A．improved

B．formed

C．evaluated

D．purchased

5.

A．delighted

B．worried

C．calmed

D．disappointed

6.

A．visits

B．blames

C．instructs

D．discovers

7.

A．rules

B．goals

C．signs

D．games

8.

A．since

B．before

C．through

D．during

9.

A．moved

B．embarrassed

C．anxious

D．concerned

10.

A．agree

B．fight

C．compare

D．communicate

11.

A．kids

B．teachers

C．interpreters

D．parents

12.

A．discussing

B．exploring

C．saving

D．controlling

13.

A．frequently

B．hardly

C．really

D．suddenly

14.

A．task

B．behavior

C．culture

D．opinion

15.

A．fearing

B．benefiting

C．appreciating

D．ignoring

【推荐2】It’s a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas. The Suttons’ dinner conversation often turned to local families ____ This year, the youngest daughter Kate was ____ that Santa Claus would make a special visit ____ a 22-year-old single mother named Ashley.
One Sunday, the ____ rang. A representative from a local organization was calling to say the ____Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer ____from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kate ran into her room. Soon, Kate returned with her piggy bank, her face set with ____ And now she ____ the coins and dollar bills out, one by one, onto the kitchen table: $3.30. “Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. ____ maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”____ everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Soon, the money____ on the kitchen table. The total: $130.
The next morning, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s latest project. Throughout the day, more coworkers ____ with contributions. Each time a little money came in, Ann called home. And with each ____from her mother, Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory. With the story of Kate’s gift____beyond Ann’s office, she received more contributions. By the end of the day, the total was now $500—plenty of a Christmas for Ashley’s family.
That evening, Kate went with her mother to ____ the money. They bought plenty of household necessities. They _____ had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Ann _____through the pouring rain to where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the _____woman a Merry Christmas. Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car. With so many gifts to take inside, she abandoned the umbrella. Ashley ____ her in the rain. Soon both women were wet through, and the surprise had turned to something deeper, the kind of ____ that brought them close to tears.1.

A．in charge

B．in need

C．in return

D．in turn

2.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．ashamed

D．disappointed

3.

A．with

B．without

C．to

D．from

4.

A．doorbell

B．phone

C．alarm

D．clock

5.

A．pleasure

B．permission

C．information

D．aid

6.

A．rise

B．show

C．take

D．disappear

7.

A．determination

B．peace

C．surprise

D．puzzle

8.

A．collected

B．counted

C．chose

D．found

9.

A．Or

B．And

C．But

D．So

10.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Immediately

D．Constantly

11.

A．made up

B．picked up

C．took up

D．piled up

12.

A．put up

B．came out

C．set off

D．dropped by

13.

A．greeting

B．report

C．letter

D．gift

14.

A．spreading

B．sharing

C．starting

D．inventing

15.

A．spend

B．deliver

C．make

D．receive

16.

A．even

B．always

C．already

D．yet

17.

A．walked

B．drove

C．ran

D．cycled

18.

A．astonished

B．embarrassed

C．bored

D．frightened

19.

A．took

B．held

C．joined

D．attended

20.

A．sympathy

B．sadness

C．anxiety

D．joy

【推荐3】In my professional life I am fortunate to have acquired some skills that I find I am able to use even though   I’ve retired．
Last week while at church in the morning，I met a ____ that had just moved to our state. Unfortunately they were robbed shortly after their ____．and had the valuable belongings with all their ____papers stolen．A very kind person in the neighborhood had ____them in，but the family had very little ____，no transportation，and no ____ to enroll(注册)their son in school without the paperwork．
Enrolling that little boy in school ____to be the highest priority for the family. But the school district was playing hardball with them with no _____for them．They had gone to the library to ____ how to replace this paperwork，but they found they could not ____the fees to replace the items quickly．
Because of my background as a(n) _____administrator and my computer skills，I was able to research for them online how to ____．the needed documents at low cost with only a slight delay．I was able to speak with them____and positively about the process and explain that waiting the few ____ days would make very little _____ in getting their little guy enrolled and attending school again．They told me they ____ my taking the time to sit down with them and help them see the“forest for the trees”，for they had felt _____with what initially had seemed the impossibility of their situation．
Taking the time to ____my skills and “be present’’ with them had truly helped them regain some of the____ they had come to our city with when they moved—____ a better 1ife．1.

A．beggar

B．boy

C．family

D．driver

2.

A．arrival

B．return

C．flight

D．change

3.

A．criminal

B．important

C．beneficial

D．expensive

4.

A．forced

B．hidden

C．shown

D．taken

5.

A．money

B．energy

C．position

D．courage

6.

A．Plan

B．aim

C．way

D．idea

7.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．intended

D．preferred

8.

A．patience

B．direction

C．confidence

D．sympathy

9.

A．practice

B．research

C．suggest

D．realize

10.

A．afford

B．support

C．manage

D．desire

11.

A．politics

B．education

C．culture

D．history

12.

A．invent

B．protect

C．design

D．replace

13.

A．coldly

B．shyly

C．calmly

D．wildly

14.

A．exact

B．proper

C．extra

D．final

15.

A．sense

B．difference

C．room

D．use

16.

A．disliked

B．considered

C．insisted

D．appreciated

17.

A．surprised

B．depressed

C．excited

D．amused

18.

A．use

B．pass

C．take

D．get

19.

A．spirit

B．task

C．hope

D．sense

20.

A．putting in

B．making

C．taking up

D．looking for

【推荐1】My son just turned 14 and does not have a smartphone. When he graduated from Grade 8, he was the only kid in his class without one. He asks for a phone ____ he’s going to high school. I say no, he asks why, I explain (yet again), and he pushes back.

“You can choose to do things ____ when you’re a parent，”I told him. Sometimes, I wonder if I’m being too stubborn or unfair. However, the more researches I do, the more ____ I feel in my decision. Many studies ____ the current mental health crisis among adolescents to fundamental changes in the ____ from in-person to online interaction.

But other parents ____ my idea. “He must feel so left out !” Then there are the parents who tell me with ____ that they wish they had put off their teenager’s phone ownership longer than they did. They urge me to ____.

If teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 are truly spending an average of 8 hours 39 minutes per day on their devices, then what are they not doing? Kids ____ in their devices are missing out on real life, and that strikes me as really sad. I want my son to have a childhood he feels ____ with and proud of. I want it to be full of ____, imaginative play and physical challenges which he must sort out himself without asking for me at the push of a button. The easiest and simplest way to achieve these goals is to____ giving him a smartphone.

Some think my son is missing out or falling behind, but he is not. He does well in school, hangs out with his friends in person, and moves around our small town ____.

He swears he’ll give his own 14-year old a phone someday, and I tell him that’s fine. But recently, he ____ that he missed the beautiful scenery on a drive to a nearby mountain because he had been so abandoned to his friend’s iPad. If that is his version of admitting I’m ____ I’ll take it.

1.

A．only if

B．now that

C．as if

D．even though

2.

A．slightly

B．similarly

C．identically

D．differently

3.

A．confident

B．embarrassed

C．committed

D．incredible

4.

A．compare

B．link

C．add

D．prefer

5.

A．barrier

B．boundary

C．shift

D．statistic

6.

A．challenge

B．favor

C．support

D．approve

7.

A．regret

B．anger

C．happiness

D．excitement

8.

A．start out

B．give out

C．work out

D．hold out

9.

A．addicted

B．gifted

C．absorbed

D．involved

10.

A．connected

B．occupied

C．tired

D．satisfied

11.

A．conflicts

B．adventures

C．arguments

D．obligations

12.

A．permit

B．consider

C．delay

D．prohibit

13.

A．gradually

B．entirely

C．desperately

D．independently

14.

A．admitted

B．complained

C．suspected

D．insisted

15.

A．wrong

B．right

C．unfair

D．stubborn

【推荐2】What was the best moment I’ve ever had in a class? I’ve had many great moments, but perhaps the best moment _______ in my English class about a month ago.

I had a 15-minute presentation, and I felt pretty confident. Thirty minutes before my presentation, I decided to use a(n) _______ for my presentation. I felt even more confident that I would _______ the audience. When my presentation _______, I gave a signal to my actor that _______ me to drop my eight notecards all over the floor. I quickly grabbed all the notecards off the floor. I became _______, listening to the laughter of the audience as I tried to rearrange the cards. My anxiety levels rose, and the _______ cards just added stress. At that moment, I decided to place the cards down and suddenly I felt a great sense of relief. My words, my explanations and my connections all flowed out of my _______, and I felt more natural and free as I presented my topic.

My presentation was about a character with schizophrenia (精神分裂症). I explained the symptoms and _______ to understand the condition. The ________ of my hands along with my visual aids (直观教具) kept the audience entertained. I felt like a(n) ________ different person. By the end of the presentation, I was covered with sweat. I realized that the key to presenting to people was not just getting their ________ by visual aids. You need to let your heart pour out so that you can ________ their hearts and minds. You can’t just be the center of attention; you need to give the audience attention, and talk to them. First and foremost, you can’t present without ________.

Anything you present should be built off of passion. ________ you can be passionate and find a connection between yourself and the topic, you will keep the audience entertained.

1.

A．broke out

B．built up

C．took place

D．dug up

2.

A．idea

B．notecard

C．device

D．actor

3.

A．entertain

B．instruct

C．appreciate

D．guide

4.

A．started

B．paused

C．ended

D．continued

5.

A．stimulated

B．led

C．advised

D．helped

6.

A．relieved

B．relaxed

C．embarrassed

D．frozen

7.

A．disappeared

B．damaged

C．destroyed

D．disorganized

8.

A．mouth

B．tongue

C．body

D．heart

9.

A．what

B．when

C．whether

D．how

10.

A．movement

B．arrangement

C．agreement

D．experiment

11.

A．essentially

B．consequently

C．completely

D．mostly

12.

A．answer

B．attention

C．solution

D．secret

13.

A．realize

B．warm

C．reach

D．soften

14.

A．words

B．emotions

C．aids

D．smiles

15.

A．Now that

B．As far as

C．In case

D．As long as

【推荐3】Do you know one bird whose name is crow (乌鸦)?Here is a story about one of them. There was once a lazy crow who thought it was too much trouble to _________ food. “Caw! Caw!” he said “If someone brought me my food every day, I’d be very _________!”

One day he saw a(n) _________ pigeon flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks ” the crow said to himself. So the crow _________ the pigeon until they came to a _________. There were some other _________ there too. Before long an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone ,the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw!Caw!” said he. “Can I _________ you?”

“No, you can’t!” _________ the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you.”

The crow went home feeling _________. But he suddenly had a(n) __________. “I’ll paint my __________ grey,” he said, “and then the pigeons will __________ I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was __________ by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give food to me!” he said loudly. __________ the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him __________.

Sadly the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him they asked him to __________. They did not __________ him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt __________ than before. His own __________ did not want him, __________ the pigeons wouldn’t let him into their group.

“What looks easier isn’t always so,” the crow said to himself. “I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”

1.

A．pick out

B．look for

C．put away

D．hand in

2.

A．lovely

B．healthy

C．happy

D．pretty

3.

A．boring

B．funny

C．old

D．fat

4.

A．followed

B．caught

C．protected

D．taught

5.

A．square

B．forest

C．park

D．house

6.

A．men

B．visitors

C．pigeons

D．crows

7.

A．help

B．join

C．see

D．believe

8.

A．explained

B．advised

C．shouted

D．continued

9.

A．lucky

B．asleep

C．tired

D．sad

10.

A．idea

B．choice

C．change

D．accident

11.

A．head

B．feathers

C．feet

D．legs

12.

A．understand

B．guess

C．hope

D．think

13.

A．welcomed

B．discovered

C．noticed

D．attacked

14.

A．Strangely

B．Finally

C．Suddenly

D．Interestingly

15.

A．wait

B．stop

C．cry

D．leave

16.

A．go away

B．give up

C．set off

D．hurry up

17.

A．miss

B．hunt

C．know

D．forget

18.

A．colder

B．worse

C．busier

D．stronger

19.

A．brothers

B．friends

C．parents

D．sisters

20.

A．though

B．but

C．as

D．and