【推荐2】I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (养马场). He introduced himself to me by saying, “I want to tell you a story. It all ______ back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant (流动的) horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was______to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do ______he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper______ his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a ______of a 200-acre ranch, showing the _______of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.

“He put a great deal of his______ into the project and the next day he______ it in to his teacher. Two days later he______his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”

“The boy______the dream went to see the teacher after class. The teacher said, ‘This is a(n) ______dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You ______ an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch ______a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher ______, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will______ your grade.’”

“The boy went home and thought about it______and hard. However, he thought it was a very important ______for him. Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.”

“The boy is me. Now, my dream has come______. That teacher said to me, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was______of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.______, you had enough determination not to give up on yours.’”

1.

A．comes

B．goes

C．returns

D．falls

2.

A．asked

B．invited

C．ordered

D．forced

3.

A．before

B．while

C．as

D．when

4.

A．talking

B．telling

C．describing

D．explaining

5.

A．picture

B．article

C．construct

D．project

6.

A．location

B．space

C．position

D．condition

7.

A．money

B．thought

C．spirit

D．heart

8.

A．took

B．handed

C．passed

D．got

9.

A．obtained

B．accepted

C．received

D．deserved

10.

A．of

B．with

C．for

D．to

11.

A．unrealistic

B．fanciful

C．imaginable

D．practical

12.

A．come from

B．make from

C．receive from

D．bring from

13.

A．requests

B．means

C．requires

D．provides

14.

A．quarrelled

B．debated

C．asked

D．added

15.

A．reconsider

B．reread

C．recount

D．rearrange

16.

A．short

B．long

C．thick

D．thin

17.

A．matter

B．plan

C．decision

D．choice

18.

A．true

B．vain

C．real

D．pure

19.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

20.

A．Strangely

B．Regrettably

C．Anxiously

D．Fortunately

【推荐3】A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the ______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of ______ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _____ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then ____ of the rescue.

It is almost ______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his ______: “First of all, I checked up my ______ conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no ______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from ______. In this way I was asleep”

His story _______ my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men _______ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ______to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ______. Finally they were dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ______ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ______ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot and tried to ______ themselves, they would probably sense a light not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with ______ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life, you are lost in darkness.   ______ you it's unclear yet and you needn’t struggle ______. It seems to be negative(消极), ______ a person who can do so must have foresight(远见) and courage in the first place.

1.

A．hopeless

B．worst

C．more

D．best

2.

A．service

B．way

C．control

D．work

3.

A．cry

B．lie

C．wait

D．sleep

4.

A．delay

B．success

C．team

D．arrival

5.

A．untrue

B．unimaginable

C．true

D．useless

6.

A．plan

B．decision

C．explanation

D．excuse

7.

A．physical

B．mental

C．working

D．medical

8.

A．energy

B．way

C．tools

D．strength

9.

A．rotting

B．spreading

C．hurting

D．bleeding

10.

A．finished

B．ended

C．completed

D．made

11.

A．had

B．managed

C．tried

D．meant

12.

A．Willing

B．Unable

C．Determined

D．Deciding

13.

A．hearing

B．sight

C．feeling

D．direction

14.

A．rescue

B．village

C．local

D．brave

15.

A．end

B．top

C．opening

D．side

16.

A．give

B．hug

C．stop

D．calm

17.

A．adventure

B．class

C．life

D．mankind

18.

A．Mind

B．Watch

C．Imagine

D．Warn

19.

A．really

B．immediately

C．carefully

D．hopefully

20.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．while

【推荐1】On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a final lesson, which she called "a life lesson on the ____ of mindsets （思维模式）As she _____ a glass of water over her head, everyone __ her to mention the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. _____ with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?"

Students shouted out answers __ from eight ounces （盎司）to a couple pounds.

After a few moments of __ answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't _____ . It all __ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's ___ light. If I hold it for an hour ___, my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, __ me to drop the glass to the floor. In each ___/the weight of the glass doesn't change, __ the longer I hold it, the heavier it _____ to me."

As the class nodded their heads in ______, she continued, "Your worries, ________ and

stressful thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and _____ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel ______ . Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, ______ to do anything else until you   ______   them.”1.

A．origin

B．trend

C．standard

D．power

2.

A．picked

B．laid

C．raised

D．pulled

3.

A．urged

B．begged

C．expected

D．advised

4.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

5.

A．coming

B．ranging

C．transforming

D．judging

6.

A．various

B．visible

C．quick

D．short

7.

A．concern

B．matter

C．care

D．mean

8.

A．refers to

B．results in

C．depends on

D．mixes with

9.

A．fairly

B．exactly

C．theoretically

D．merely

10.

A．only

B．again

C．later

D．straight

11.

A．permitting

B．forcing

C．encouraging

D．reminding

12.

A．section

B．problem

C．case

D．field

13.

A．so

B．or

C．for

D．but

14.

A．remains

B．feels

C．proves

D．looks

15.

A．agreement

B．relief

C．fear

D．shock

16.

A．happiness

B．disappointment

C．curiousness

D．engagement

17.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

18.

A．pain

B．terror

C．sorrow

D．doubt

19.

A．unwilling

B．unable

C．unwise

D．unlucky

20.

A．destroy

B．hide

C．drop

D．accept

【推荐3】“You are the kind of person who will become a great doctor someday.” My mother whispered these last words of ______ as I approached the front door to go to school. The subject of my future, bound to be in the ______ profession, seemed to always come up whenever I came into contact with her. I ______ the idea of becoming a doctor because of the amount of work, effort and time you had to invest. The idea of ______ in biology and attending graduate school just did not seem to ______ me. Stepping out of the house, I replied perfunctorily (敷衍地), “______.Mother”

The day began like any other school day, ______ students trying to get to their lockers and talking about the exams they would take.______, with all my strength, I was able to squeeze my way through to get to my biology class and take my usual ______.We listened to the teacher’s lecture and ______ all the necessary notes from the whiteboard.

After several minutes, I looked up from my ______. As I gave out my loud, daily ______, my teacher decided to do something different. She ______ us to a middle-aged gentleman, who was a doctor. She told us he was going to lecture on his accomplishments. I felt excited about the opportunity to ______ someone else for a change. I tried my best to ______ what he was saying. “Firstly, I had no idea what I wanted to study in college. I never thought I would choose to become a doctor ______ I met this guy in my senior year. He talked to me...” His ______ began building small blocks of interest within me. I listened ______, gathering every bit of information.

Now here I was, deciding what major I wanted to study. Without any ______, I chose to major in biology. This time, no one was ______ me. This was all voluntary.

1.

A．congratulation

B．persuasion

C．goodbye

D．warning

2.

A．cultural

B．historical

C．political

D．medical

3.

A．hated

B．forgot

C．supported

D．preferred

4.

A．trading

B．majoring

C．growing

D．wandering

5.

A．interest

B．protect

C．improved

D．reward

6.

A．As usual

B．Of course

C．No way

D．Right away

7.

A．tired

B．heartbroken

C．disappointed

D．crowded

8.

A．Similarly

B．Obviously

C．Finally

D．Regularly

9.

A．way

B．order

C．meal

D．seat

10.

A．collected

B．borrowed

C．copied

D．separated

11.

A．notes

B．maps

C．chair

D．dictionary

12.

A．greeting

B．sigh

C．reply

D．demand

13.

A．introduced

B．carried

C．pulled

D．compared

14.

A．talk about

B．listen to

C．hear from

D．care for

15.

A．doubt

B．consider

C．explain

D．follow

16.

A．since

B．while

C．until

D．because

17.

A．plans

B．conclusion

C．suggestions

D．stories

18.

A．gratefully

B．firmly

C．closely

D．politely

19.

A．hesitation

B．chance

C．mistakes

D．problems

20.

A．begging

B．forcing

C．instructing

D．stopping

【推荐2】I was getting ready for bed when the telephone rang unexpectedly. My mind quickly ran through the _________ of family members, but the voice on the other end of the line was only vaguely familiar. “Lindy, this is Leslie," she said. I didn't know Leslie very well, so I was a little _________ that she would be calling me at 11:30 pm. I was afraid that it would be something really awful to cause her to _________ someone she barely knew. However, she asked me a most _________ question. “Do you have any _________ for a turkey in your freezer?" she asked. “Sure," I responded, feeling quite confused. “I will _________ when I get to your house," Leslie replied.

We quickly _________ blue jeans from our night clothes and prepared to meet her outside so that the _________ wouldn't wake up our four children. Leslie and her husband came in a huge freezer truck. She explained that her husband _________ a small grocery store that had just lost its lease (租约).Before __________ they had to empty all the freezers. She thought it was a __________ to just throw all this food away so she began to go through her list of acquaintances, who she thought might show a(n) __________ to take it. Ours was the last place they planned to stop and anything __________ would have to be dumped.

Still not fully understood what had just occurred, I asked her, “When will you be coming back for all this?" Leslie replied, “It is yours! We have been __________ food since 5 : 00 pm and have exhausted our list of contacts. Thanks a lot for helping us out. ”

It has been a long time since Leslie gave me the call. I admit that I'm still afraid of late night calls, assuming the worst, ________ then I remember that summer night when an acquaintance called me to send me turkeys.

1.

A．brochure

B．house

C．store

D．list

2.

A．thrilled

B．annoyed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

3.

A．rescue

B．reach

C．support

D．greet

4.

A．strange

B．urgent

C．fascinating

D．tough

5.

A．tank

B．shelter

C．room

D．possession

6.

A．bargain

B．explain

C．appreciate

D．consider

7.

A．hunted for

B．put aside

C．changed into

D．took out

8.

A．doorbell

B．freezer

C．truck

D．argument

9.

A．bought

B．serviced

C．searched

D．shared

10.

A．noon

B．evening

C．midnight

D．weekend

11.

A．order

B．duty

C．chance

D．shame

12.

A．admiration

B．readiness

C．honour

D．charity

13.

A．deleted

B．leaked

C．swapped

D．left

14.

A．submitting

B．fetching

C．delivering

D．consuming

15.

A．for

B．but

C．or

D．and