【推荐1】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.

Morning or night? Which time of day do you enjoy the most and are more mentally alert?     1     one you prefer, there is a name for you.

Early birds or morning larks (云雀), as you can guess, are morning people. They have more energy in the morning and are happy to greet the day.     2     they rise early, they lose energy in the late afternoon. Therefore, morning larks tend to hit the hay early. As most of society runs on daylight hours, morning larks are seen as productive people. As the saying goes: “The early bird gets the worm.”

Night owls are the opposite of morning larks. These people have     3     (little) energy in the morning. They would rather get a few more hours of sleep than rise with the sun. But on the other side, night owls come alive in the late evening hours. They become energetic and find inspiration in the moonlight. It’s no surprise    4     they can they up well into the night.

While all birds     5     (create) equal, some night owls wish they could rise earlier. If you are one of them, here are some tips to help you catch that worm.

People    6     not adjust their bedtimes overnight (一夜之间). So far those night owls wishing to rise at dawn, start with a 15-minute change. Go to bed 15 minutes earlier than usual and wake up that much earlier as well. Keep the pattern going until you find yourself    7       (rise) with the sun.

Though it may be challenging. start your morning with as much light as possible. Open the curtains. Turn on the lights. See what     8     difference it makes in helping you start your day.

To make the change from owl to lark you need to be consistent and rise early every day. Don’t work hard to rise early during the week only     9       (sleep) in on weekends. Pick an hour to wake up, and do it every day.

For the night owls out there, hopefully these tips     10       (make) your mornings more bearable.

【推荐2】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。

Where do you start if you want to write a     1     (success) story？     2    (clear), what you need first of all is an idea which you can develop into a strong plot (情节). But where do ideas like this come from? The answer is "anywhere and everywhere". They may come from something    3     has happened to you or to someone else, from a newspaper,     4    interesting picture, or even a song. It's a good idea     5     (keep) a notebook nearby so that you can write down the details of any unusual things which catch your imagination. Make a note of ideas for titles too, and any special phrases or     6    (description) that you think of. A small tape recorder can prove very     7     (use) for this purpose. Some writers even keep one by their bed in case they wake up in the "idea of the century".

Another method of     8     (develop) the story is making use of the characters themselves. Why not try putting three people you know well into a situation such as a wedding, where feelings may be very strong, and see what     9     (happen). But don't make the final characters too much like your Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim or you may find     10     (you) in real trouble.

【推荐3】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。

Some motivations (动力), such as money and praise, are external (外部的). Bosses     1    (usual) use them to encourage their employees     2    (work) hard. Other motivations,     3    (include) fun, personal growth and feeling like one’s work is important, are internal (内心的). These are     4    (reliable) than external ones, because they represent things     5     can never be taken away.

Since there are     6     large number of existing motivations,     7     is important to know which ones are persuasive to you. When     8    (choose) a career, you should think about what your motivations are and make     9    (decision) accordingly. When you know what     10    (motivate) you, you will be able to achieve success.

【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。

Students have   responsibility to learn well and pay more attention to     1    (learn). If a long reading assignment (任务) is given, teachers expect students to be familiar     2     information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination.

The ideal student     3     (consider) to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning not the one interested only in getting high     4     (grade). Sometimes homework is returned with brief     5     (write) comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning the material distributed.

When research is distributed, the professor expects the student to take it     6     (active) and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the students’ responsibility to find books in the library. Professors do not have the time     7     (explain) how a university library works. Professors will help students     8     need them, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties besides     9     (teach), such as regulative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours     10     make an appointment.