【推荐1】When I was 11, my school built a leadership training center that had various challenges. The most __________of them all was called “The Leap of Faith", where you had to climb a ladder to a platform 11 meters high. Once there, you had to______the platform and reach out to grab a rope. I had seen students do it and had sworn there was no way I would ever______it.

One day my teacher asked me, “Are you going to try?” I______it off and told him that he couldn’t pay me to do it.______, he encouraged me until finally I agreed to do it.

I climbed up and when I got to the top, I was in shock and couldn’t______, just sitting there. Seeing this, my teacher suggested that instead of jumping off the platform and grabbing the rope, I just kept______on the edge and then slide down. I sat there for 20 minutes. Finally, with the______of my class, I slid down.

When I finally reached the ground, I heard two boys______me about it behind my back. So, I decided to try again. Over the next two weeks, I did all sorts of things to______myself. I jumped off tables and did some high ropes stuff. One morning before school I went down to the ______, climbed to the top of the ladder and then ... I DID IT! I had never before felt so______of myself.

Sometimes situations are______, but that doesn’t make them impossible. People will doubt you in life, but I have learned that______is the best way to reply to people like that. So, always keep dreaming and don’t let your______get in the way.

1.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．rewarding

D．visible

2.

A．break down

B．jump off

C．rely on

D．hurry down

3.

A．anticipate

B．evaluate

C．possess

D．attempt

4.

A．put

B．laughed

C．called

D．kicked

5.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Anyway

D．Moreover

6.

A．go

B．leave

C．speak

D．move

7.

A．leaning

B．lying

C．sitting

D．standing

8.

A．suspicion

B．encouragement

C．recognition

D．intention

9.

A．teasing

B．asking

C．praising

D．blaming

10.

A．behave

B．prepare

C．compose

D．defend

11.

A．center

B．hall

C．woods

D．playground

12.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．serious

13.

A．scary

B．different

C．optimistic

D．dangerous

14.

A．mission

B．pursuit

C．success

D．independence

15.

A．ambition

B．confusion

C．sympathy

D．fear

【推荐2】Last night, on my way home I stopped because of being attracted by some hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. On my way in, a ______ man approached me and asked, “Do you have any bottles lying around?” I knew he would ______ them for a few cents, but I didn’t have any, so I said no. And again he asked, “Can you spare some ______?” I smiled, and said no again. He was very ______; he smiled back and said, “OK, thank you.” Even though he didn’t have anything, he was still in good ______. From the way he spoke I could tell he was ______.

Then I bought one hamburger and enjoyed my meal, but in the back of my ______ I wondered whether the homeless man was hungry. After I finished my ______ I decided to order another one for him. At this point I didn’t know if he was still around, but I ______ anyway.

At the ______ I ordered a hamburger and also a hot chocolate, because it was ______ outside, and I thought it would help warm him up. They delivered me the hot chocolate first and as I waited for my ______, I noticed the homeless man was standing right beside me. I looked at him and smiled, “This hot chocolate is for you.” He replied like a ______. “Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you”.

I always believe no matter how hard-up (缺钱) I am, there are always those who are worse off than I. When you help someone, it’s not always about money but about love. The love you give today, someone might ______ tomorrow. It doesn’t matter. Love anyway, because the ______ thing you can give is LOVE.

1.

A．impolite

B．homeless

C．poor

D．cold

2.

A．rent

B．apply

C．account

D．recycle

3.

A．time

B．food

C．money

D．change

4.

A．grateful

B．disappointed

C．respectful

D．angry

5.

A．spirits

B．shape

C．taste

D．appearance

6.

A．sad

B．smart

C．happy

D．satisfied

7.

A．seat

B．mind

C．bag

D．time

8.

A．work

B．dish

C．meal

D．thought

9.

A．tried

B．called

C．paid

D．failed

10.

A．store

B．restaurant

C．doorway

D．counter

11.

A．hot

B．cold

C．rainy

D．wet

12.

A．hamburger

B．friend

C．note

D．bill

13.

A．beggar

B．kid

C．gentleman

D．customer

14.

A．return

B．remember

C．forgive

D．forget

15.

A．only

B．slightest

C．greatest

D．final

【推荐3】One snowy night, a pair of beagles (比格犬) was struggling on a rural highway. The father-to-be looked around anxiously, trying to seek _______ for his dear companion. Frequently he would look at her _______, feeling guilty she labored along, her way made heavier by the new life growing inside her. They _______ for a warm, dry place. When her _______ came, it must not be out here along the roadway.

As _______ would have it, Gus Kiebel, a county wildlife officer, who was driving home from work, spotted the pair. He _______ to the shoulder of the road immediately.

The beagles made no effort to_______when Gus bent down and stretched out his hands to them. Gus _______ their tags(狗牌) by his truck’s headlights and tried to ring, but the falling snow _______the screen. He placed the dogs in his truck, ________his phone and called again.

A man answered and instantly grew ________ when Gus told him why he was calling.

“I already gave them away,” the man responded coldly.

Obviously, these beagles were ________. Meeting their large begging eyes, Gus felt his heart________. “Putting them back in the snow is out of the ________,” Gus thought to himself. “I must bring them home.”

It’s a simple story, but it speaks to the best of our nature: Kindness and love can keep ________ and cold at bay.

1.

A．shelter

B．shade

C．instructions

D．routes

2.

A．patiently

B．helplessly

C．fondly

D．proudly

3.

A．waited

B．prepared

C．cheered

D．longed

4.

A．trouble

B．opportunity

C．time

D．turn

5.

A．success

B．luck

C．history

D．news

6.

A．pulled over

B．turned up

C．headed off

D．sped up

7.

A．submit

B．bark

C．struggle

D．escape

8.

A．tore

B．adjusted

C．untied

D．read

9.

A．colored

B．misted

C．dusted

D．damaged

10.

A．dried

B．charged

C．examined

D．grabbed

11.

A．persuasive

B．defensive

C．curious

D．grateful

12.

A．discovered

B．licensed

C．identified

D．abandoned

13.

A．racing

B．sinking

C．aching

D．beating

14.

A．blue

B．question

C．way

D．world

15.

A．cruelty

B．sympathy

C．gratitude

D．company

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the_____, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk _____ by myself. Then the doctor began the ______ He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I ______ you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never _____ a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an _____ result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly ______ a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without _____ I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to _____ and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the ______ of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which _____ me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of _____ each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I _____ appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my _____, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and ______ up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness _____ I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I _____ so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in _____
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my _____ into success. He set the bar too ______ and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.1.

A．station

B．company

C．clinic

D．lab

2.

A．silently

B．proudly

C．suddenly

D．easily

3.

A．operation

B．treatment

C．examination

D．argument

4.

A．suspect

B．acknowledge

C．confirm

D．advocate

5.

A．rest

B．work

C．live

D．sleep

6.

A．urgent

B．obvious

C．accurate

D．ordinary

7.

A．reminds

B．robs

C．warns

D．informs

8.

A．assistance

B．medicine

C．allowance

D．balance

9.

A．dance

B．shine

C．widen

D．tear

10.

A．houses

B．habits

C．names

D．addresses

11.

A．asked

B．permitted

C．forced

D．encouraged

12.

A．pleasure

B．worry

C．trouble

D．stress

13.

A．admitted

B．penned

C．wanted

D．described

14.

A．shame

B．admiration

C．delight

D．disappointment

15.

A．gave

B．lit

C．came

D．put

16.

A．although

B．after

C．since

D．unless

17.

A．feared

B．sought

C．brought

D．rejected

18.

A．mind

B．use

C．time

D．print

19.

A．imagination

B．personality

C．motivation

D．responsibility

20.

A．low

B．far

C．long

D．close

【推荐2】A group of engineering seniors crowded together, discussing the exam to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was _________

This was their last exam before they went on to graduation and jobs. With four years of college study, they felt _________ and able to conquer the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) _________ one. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they should not talk to each other during the test.

Happily, they went into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And their _________ broadened as they had only five questions to answer.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to _________ the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a(n) _________ expression. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand. She examined the _________ faces before her, then asked: “How many _________ all five questions?”

Not a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?”

Still no hands. “Three? Two?”

The students sat _________ in their seats.

“One, then?”

But the class remained __________ The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I __________ ,”she said.

“I just want to impress upon you that, __________ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t __________ . These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice. ” Then, smiling, she added: “You will all pass this course, but remember that even though you are now college graduates, your __________ has just begun.”

The years have obscured(模糊)the name of this professor， but not the __________ she taught.

1.

A．doubt

B．firmness

C．confidence

D．anxiety

2.

A．ready

B．curious

C．lucky

D．important

3.

A．long

B．difficult

C．short

D．easy

4.

A．interests

B．horizons

C．ways

D．smiles

5.

A．check

B．collect

C．read

D．grade

6.

A．rude

B．disappointed

C．angry

D．bored

7.

A．relaxed

B．cheerful

C．worried

D．unfriendly

8.

A．completed

B．studied

C．discussed

D．discovered

9.

A．calmly

B．gratefully

C．noisily

D．uneasily

10.

A．patient

B．silent

C．excited

D．exhausted

11.

A．said

B．heard

C．expected

D．forgot

12.

A．though

B．since

C．if

D．because

13.

A．know

B．like

C．mind

D．need

14.

A．happiness

B．education

C．experience

D．fortune

15.

A．skill

B．habit

C．lesson

D．text

【推荐3】It was a summer evening almost 50 years ago. I was rocking my baby boy in my arms and when he fell asleep I put him_______down into his crib for the night. My wife,_______from a long day of work, was half napping and half watching TV in the living room. Not caring for the_______, I poured myself a glass of iced tea in the kitchen, took a lawn_______off our porch(门廊) and walked into the front yard to_______the stars.

As soon as I stepped onto the_______, I heard the sweet sound of_______floated through the air. On the hill next to our house, the neighbor’s children were_______fireflies(萤火虫), hoping to catch one in a jar. I sat down in my chair and_______them for a while. They ran very fast,________, they couldn’t seem to catch the slow moving lighting bugs.________, exhausted they both sat down in the grass and________watched the little guys flying through the air, blinking their lights on and off. I________my tea and joined them in their________. It felt so good getting to see one of many miracles lighting up my front yard on a________night. It made me feel a part of something far greater than myself.

Over the years since then, I have appreciated and________all of the glorious light in this world. I have taken it into my heart and welcomed it into my soul. I have found it in nature, books, music, animals, prayer, and most of all in the lives of those around me. I have never tried to catch this________, however. I have learned that true light and true love must come from________. It must flow freely between us and can’t be________in a jar. The next time you see some fireflies then, take a seat and enjoy their light. Let them remind you to shine your own light as well. Let them remind you that you, too, are one of________in this world.

1.

A．gently

B．quickly

C．forcefully

D．silently

2.

A．broken down

B．tired out

C．calmed down

D．made out

3.

A．baby

B．film

C．show

D．atmosphere

4.

A．bench

B．basket

C．cushion

D．chair

5.

A．stare at

B．point to

C．smile to

D．glance at

6.

A．field

B．farm

C．yard

D．street

7.

A．argument

B．laughter

C．fight

D．scream

8.

A．chasing

B．killing

C．admiring

D．teasing

9.

A．ignored

B．comforted

C．calmed

D．watched

10.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．meanwhile

D．somewhat

11.

A．Frequently

B．Purposefully

C．Happily

D．Eventually

12.

A．also

B．just

C．yet

D．still

13.

A．poured

B．made

C．drank

D．prepared

14.

A．appreciation

B．competition

C．discussion

D．celebration

15.

A．winter

B．cool

C．summer

D．spring

16.

A．flashed

B．shone

C．preserved

D．enjoyed

17.

A．light

B．bug

C．jar

D．practice

18.

A．near

B．upon

C．within

D．around

19.

A．left

B．caught

C．ignored

D．seen

20.

A．passers-by

B．rescuers

C．discovers

D．miracles

【推荐1】On my third birthday, we moved to this neighborhood. Arlene and her husband, Bill, lived next door, who had no children. There weren't any_______my age nearby, so I mostly played in the yard alone. Arlene and Bill spent a lot of time working in the _______, and I was always talking to them from our yard. They were never tired of listening to me. I think what _______ me to them is that I also think they saw a lot of themselves in me — we were all lonely kids. It was a wonderful _______.

When I was about five, I had an idea _______ I took Bill and Arlene into our family as my grandparents. My parents made the _______ that I should ask them directly and so I did. They started crying and _______ accepted. It is truly wonderful for a child _______ her love and adults being so overjoyed to accept it. Every child in this world _______ enthusiastically repaid love.

From the day I accepted them, I called Bill and Arlene Grandpa and Grandma and my parents called them Mom and Dad. Over the years, Bill and Arlene ________ me in all my dreams. They encouraged me to ________ college, even though I didn't have the money to go. And when I was ________ to a university, they presented me with their savings. They told me they’d been ________ money since the day I called them grandparents. Four years later, I ________ and now work as an official.

Arlene passed away in 2013. Bill told me that Arlene thought the greatest ________ of her life was me, her granddaughter.

1.

A．relatives

B．friends

C．classmates

D．kids

2.

A．farm

B．factory

C．garden

D．office

3.

A．introduced

B．urged

C．left

D．drew

4.

A．occasion

B．connection

C．performance

D．conversation

5.

A．if only

B．even if

C．as though

D．how come

6.

A．change

B．rule

C．proposal

D．mistake

7.

A．modestly

B．honestly

C．emotionally

D．peacefully

8.

A．offering

B．concerning

C．obtaining

D．managing

9.

A．presents

B．deserves

C．denies

D．demands

10.

A．supported

B．impressed

C．comforted

D．persuaded

11.

A．apply for

B．move to

C．give up

D．look into

12.

A．used

B．admitted

C．known

D．limited

13.

A．handing out

B．turning in

C．taking over

D．putting away

14.

A．graduated

B．regretted

C．quitted

D．hesitated

15.

A．discrimination

B．achievement

C．responsibility

D．happiness

【推荐2】Draper, the owner of a second-hand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated _______ and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was _______ it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper's eyes. These were a _______ woman's last words to her child. He had to _______ Bethany. “Whoever it is will _______ this,” he thought. “You wouldn’t _______ a letter like that.”

He supposed if the _______ ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he _______ recognized the little girl's face. Even if she’d left the area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize the _______.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the ________ letter.

________, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a mother herself，was on Facebook about 10 miles away ________ a close friend messaged her to check out the ________. As she read her mother's ________, which she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be ________.

1.

A．message

B．email

C．postcard

D．letter

2.

A．reading

B．destroying

C．forgetting

D．copying

3.

A．determined

B．kind

C．selfish

D．dying

4.

A．find

B．introduce

C．phone

D．comfort

5.

A．enjoy

B．avoid

C．want

D．like

6.

A．tear up

B．throw away

C．cut up

D．pull out

7.

A．book

B．girl

C．reporter

D．news

8.

A．hardly

B．accidentally

C．unfortunately

D．actually

9.

A．author

B．picture

C．teacher

D．stranger

10.

A．wet

B．valuable

C．lost

D．broken

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Eventually

12.

A．when

B．why

C．where

D．how

13.

A．ticket

B．magazine

C．homework

D．article

14.

A．vocabularies

B．terms

C．words

D．languages

15.

A．writing

B．dreaming

C．joking

D．playing

【推荐3】Several years ago, I went on a trip alone to Mozambique. Our bus broke down by the side of the road. There was certainly nothing in the way of _______ or campsites or any kind of place to sleep. I _______ I’d just have to bed down on the roadside like others. But I was pretty _______ at the idea. Most everyone else was traveling with their families or other _______, and here I was, a very young woman, alone, with pale white skin that just screamed out “I’m a foreigner and do not _______ here.” Besides, I spoke Portuguese reasonably _______ but not any of the local dialects, which _______ my difficulty.

I was trying to work out what to do when I _______ one of the women passengers I’d been chatting with _______ to me. “Come with me,” she said. I was then taken to the nearby village, where she lived. She and her large family __________ me that night. We had chips and matapa, a delicious Mozambican dish. Her kids laughed and circled around and were __________ to have a visit from a real white person. I couldn’t __________ a lot of the conversation, because only the woman spoke Portuguese, but I felt so __________ despite my foreignness.

This kind-hearted woman __________ a stranger for a night, who would have stayed trembling in __________ and hunger by the side of the road.

1.

A．hospitals

B．stores

C．hotels

D．colleges

2.

A．wished

B．figured

C．insisted

D．opposed

3.

A．terrified

B．astonished

C．excited

D．annoyed

4.

A．guides

B．villagers

C．volunteers

D．companions

5.

A．wait

B．sleep

C．belong

D．like

6.

A．frequently

B．poorly

C．fluently

D．carefully

7.

A．added to

B．attended to

C．admitted to

D．applied to

8.

A．felt

B．spotted

C．contacted

D．stopped

9.

A．explaining

B．whispering

C．complaining

D．listening

10.

A．hosted

B．interviewed

C．charged

D．comforted

11.

A．scared

B．fascinated

C．satisfied

D．embarrassed

12.

A．hear

B．remember

C．follow

D．interrupt

13.

A．proud

B．confused

C．amused

D．welcomed

14.

A．put in

B．put down

C．put away

D．put up

15.

A．disbelief

B．regret

C．doubt

D．fear