【推荐1】America’s holiday shopping season is the busiest shopping day of the year. After some shopping in a store, my family and I were going to have a meal in one of the food area where fast food is sold. It’s_________ to find a seat. People were standing waiting for_________ to free up.

When we found one, I sat down watching a waiter ___________ clearing and cleaning tables as soon as they became ___________. What’s more, he was not a _________ man, probably in his late fifties and a bit fat, but_________ of that slowed him down a little.

_________ I watched I was disappointed with people who didn’t clean up the rubbish themselves. They would just _________ their spilled (溢 出) drinks, bread and some other rubbish on the table. _______ the waiter never ________ smiling and saying “Enjoy your day!” to everyone he met. I was almost moved to tears.

After my family __________ our meals, we cleaned up the table so he would have __________ things to do. On the way out, I__________ his hand and said, “Thank you for how hard you work.” When I tried to give him a $10 bill, he said, “No, I can’t ________ this. It’s my job.” I said I wasn’t__________ it to him for payment or for a tip. I was giving it to him because I knew he had a good heart —and it can be hard to find these days! The man’s eyes turned red, said thank you, and went right back to clear and clean tables.

It was a great day and he was a great person that I had ever met.

1.

A．necessary

B．fast

C．hard

D．easy

2.

A．tables

B．time

C．drinks

D．food

3.

A．carelessly

B．slowly.

C．angrily

D．quickly

4.

A．busy

B．dirty

C．full

D．free

5.

A．good

B．young

C．hardworking

D．clever

6.

A．all

B．some

C．none

D．any

7.

A．Though

B．Before

C．Since

D．As

8.

A．leave

B．bring

C．carry

D．have

9.

A．And

B．So

C．Besides

D．But

10.

A．kept

B．minded

C．stopped

D．enjoyed

11.

A．bought

B．finished

C．ordered

D．cooked

12.

A．fewer

B．bigger

C．cleaner

D．newer

13.

A．washed

B．hit

C．shook

D．pushed

14.

A．take

B．refuse

C．afford

D．like

15.

A．throwing

B．keeping

C．changing

D．giving

【推荐2】完形填空
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet．Since I always took it to work, it ____ me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up．I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried． It was putting me in a ____ mood．
As I pulled into the parking lot of the ____ to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be ____ with his wheelchair．“I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him．”
____ by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the ____ thing．I got out and walked over to see what the ____was．
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked． I noticed he wasn’t able to ____ , and was still struggling with the wheelchair．
I ____ at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had ____ loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach．
I pulled it back into____ ．His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key．An electronic voice said, “Thank you．”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me． I was truly blessed to have the physical ____ that allowed me to live a normal life．The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life．1.

A．annoyed

B．ignored

C．permitted

D．avoided

2.

A．guilty

B．curios

C．bad

D．good

3.

A．office

B．store

C．library

D．station

4.

A．comparing

B．living

C．struggling

D．playing

5.

A．Judging

B．Waiting

C．Attracted

D．Interrupted

6.

A．particular

B．happy

C．same

D．strange

7.

A．accident

B．trouble

C．comment

D．surprise

8.

A．share

B．deliver

C．move

D．speak

9.

A．look up

B．look down

C．come down

D．hold up

10.

A．gradually

B．luckily

C．suddenly

D．obviously

11.

A．space

B．form

C．place

D．shape

12.

A．gratitude

B．attitude

C．manner

D．ability

【推荐3】Early in my teaching career, I heard countless excuses from my students for not having their homework. Many of them were made up and _______ And, yes, “the dog ate it” was one of them. As time passed, I was_______of hearing “I don’t have my homework because…”. “No excuses. No _______!” I, out of anger, _______ my eighth graders.

Then, one afternoon, Anthony _______ me and said shyly, not taking his eyes off the floor, “I know you said it doesn’t   _______why we don’t have our homework done, but my dad moved out and my mom waits tables at night, so I have to _______my little brothers.” Feeling shocked and _______ for him, I put my hand on Anthony’s thin shoulder. “Why are you just now telling me...?” I stopped in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I   _______ the question, “Would it _______ if you stay in my classroom after school and work on it before you go home?” He nodded.

The next day, I _______ to all my students that I’d offer an after-school study hall. Anthony was the first student to _______. Before long, I had a room full of eighth graders who stayed to work on their homework. I soon had a large collection of “I don’t have my homework because...” ___ like Anthony. All were very _______ . Most importantly, I learned that “I’ll _______” works a lot better than “No excuses”.

1.

A．confusing

B．amusing

C．touching

D．frightening

2.

A．sick

B．glad

C．proud

D．afraid

3.

A．worries

B．signs

C．jokes

D．explanations

4.

A．encouraged

B．warned

C．ordered

D．persuaded

5.

A．disturbed

B．invited

C．rejected

D．approached

6.

A．take

B．matter

C．exist

D．mean

7.

A．attend

B．replace

C．visit

D．raise

8.

A．happy

B．fit

C．sorry

D．anxious

9.

A．answered

B．continued

C．repeated

D．changed

10.

A．get

B．make

C．help

D．work

11.

A．announced

B．apologized

C．replied

D．admitted

12.

A．turn down

B．stand out

C．show up

D．drop out

13.

A．letters

B．directions

C．choices

D．stories

14.

A．interesting

B．real

C．crazy

D．boring

15.

A．wait

B．believe

C．listen

D．remember

【推荐1】Meals on Wheels delivery service is for those facing life-threatening illnesses like Borden did back in 2012. She had just finished a Master's program in _______ when she was diagnosed (诊断)with cancer called Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Soon, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Borden moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to take care of herself while _______ her mother.

''It's a _______ time in your life when you have great need for nutrition but you can’t provide healthy _______ for yourself, '' Borden said. ''Having a Master's in Nutrition, I knew how _______ nourishment was during my cancer treatment and recovery. ''

She started Revive and Thrive while going through treatment, _______ out to local hospitals and kitchens to get the organization off the ground. Soon she was _______ meals for patients referred to her by social workers, nurses and doctors in the area.

She _______ each patient to get a sense of what their nutrition needs are and how long they'll need help. Then, she gets to _______ .

''Serving meals to patients is equally important as teaching them to cook healthy foods, to ________ job skills, life skills and the joy of being able to ________ others in their community, ''Borden says.

She works with a head chef who ________ the nutrient-rich meals and makes sure each meal contains the essential vitamins and proteins that a person fighting a life-threatening illness ________ .

''When you're ________ and dealing with cancer by yourself, it can cause you more depression. Knowing somebody cares about what you eat is ________ , '' she said.

1.

A．medicine

B．education

C．economics

D．nutrition

2.

A．nursing

B．teaching

C．guiding

D．training

3.

A．dangerous

B．hard

C．common

D．valuable

4.

A．1ifestyles

B．spirit

C．meals

D．sleep

5.

A．rare

B．adequate

C．comfortable

D．important

6.

A．going

B．calling

C．reaching

D．speaking

7.

A．enjoying

B．preparing

C．checking

D．comparing

8.

A．tells

B．cures

C．exams

D．meets

9.

A．rest

B．work

C．schoo1

D．bed

10.

A．1earn

B．show

C．require

D．test

11.

A．judge

B．serve

C．gather

D．relax

12.

A．eats

B．expects

C．creates

D．proves

13.

A．needs

B．makes

C．shares

D．provides

14.

A．alone

B．wise

C．old

D．free

15.

A．interesting

B．amusing

C．amazing

D．inspiring

【推荐2】I was 18 years old, fit, strong and ambitious. One day, I fell down for no _________reason. I saw many different specialists and was finally diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (MD).

It was a very difficult time. I had no idea what life was going to_________at me and I was scared. By my late 30s it was_________and I had transitioned (转变) from a walking stick to a wheelchair. I wanted to be master of my own_________, so I had to recognize my_________and play to my weaknesses. What I wanted to make_________was a trip to the north pole.

People with MD feel the cold. So why did I want to go to one of the most extreme, cold and _________places on Earth? I’d read about Chris Cope, who wanted to go to the north pole to raise money for MD, and it had_________my adventurous spirit: I wanted to raise awareness about the__________, but I also wanted to find out what I was capable of. I’m very_________.

In the two years it had taken to organize the expedition, my muscles had worsened but we _________regardless. The unpleasant life coaching and cold training helped me to_________how my body would behave in extreme cold, which made me aware of what to_________.

I had an amazing team around me, _________ the four different flights we took to get to the inner Arctic ice shelf were nevertheless discouraging. While we were on the ice the runway_________ and we had to wait for it to refreeze. _________we reached the north pole, I was bitterly cold, exhausted and a complete_________. I was on the ice for the best part of three long days, then_________ the final 350m. The expedition raised £50,000 for_________.

MD is slowly destroying my life but I have chosen to fill it with_________and I live life to the full.

1.

A．apparent

B．adequate

C．sound

D．major

2.

A．yell

B．throw

C．target

D．direct

3.

A．modest

B．initial

C．advanced

D．minor

4.

A．disease

B．business

C．fortune

D．fate

5.

A．privileges

B．strengths

C．achievements

D．commitments

6.

A．differ

B．work

C．happen

D．count

7.

A．autonomous

B．mysterious

C．fantastic

D．inaccessible

8.

A．referred to

B．belonged to

C．applied to

D．appealed to

9.

A．significance

B．conservation

C．condition

D．ambition

10.

A．competitive

B．delicate

C．ridiculous

D．trustworthy

11.

A．pulled out

B．took off

C．pressed on

D．hung about

12.

A．clarify

B．illustrate

C．stress

D．assess

13.

A．value

B．expect

C．require

D．forgive

14.

A．though

B．but

C．so

D．as

15.

A．floated

B．split

C．disappeared

D．twisted

16.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．Once

D．Before

17.

A．pride

B．failure

C．mess

D．envy

18.

A．ran

B．climbed

C．walked

D．rolled

19.

A．treatment

B．ecology

C．charity

D．training

20.

A．responsibilities

B．imaginations

C．recreations

D．experiences

【推荐3】On a Monday afternoon in February 2007, Gretchen took Liam, her 2-year-old son to her doctor because of some new habits—longer naps and pickier eating habits. After some __________, the doctor told her the _____________ news: Her son had cancer that affected nerve cells.

Liam began three rounds of chemotherapy (化疗) and then later underwent 12-hour surgery that _____________ him on a ventilator (呼吸机). Meanwhile, Gretchen __________ in the hospital that among diseases, cancer was the number one killer of children in the United States.

“I ask Liam’s doctor how it is possible that I never __________ that,” said Gretchen. She recalled that the doctor told her that people didn’t __________ enough about kids who got cancer. They didn’t make   ______________; their diseases didn’t get funding.

“Pediatric (儿科的) cancer is just so __________,” said Gretchen. To ask for help without scaring people off, she __________ to bake cookies—96,000 of them, over a few weeks—in exchange for __________. She founded a studio in Brooklyn and launched a website to __________ the cookies. She packed the cookies with __________ to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. As local news stations __________ the story, the cookies __________ sold out.

“Everyone says, ‘I have no idea cancer is the number one disease killer of children. How can I _________?’” Gretchen said. “It is not because people don’t care about kids who get cancer; it is because they just don’t __________ the cancer.”

______ the ovens cooled, Gretchen developed a(n) __________ to help other people improve bake sales. In September 2008, she launched the non-profit Cookies for Kid’s Cancer to __________ research dollars for five powerhouse pediatric cancer centers. Other fund-raising events began to spring up __________in all 50 states as well as overseas. Cookies for Kid’s Cancer has already raised more than $7 million for pediatric cancer research and has helped fund six new treatments for kids since 2008.

1.

A．tests

B．interviews

C．operations

D．discussions

2.

A．particular

B．guilty

C．horrible

D．cautious

3.

A．caught

B．beat

C．carried

D．left

4.

A．remembered

B．promised

C．discovered

D．admitted

5.

A．hear

B．fix

C．afford

D．reach

6.

A．write

B．care

C．argue

D．complain

7.

A．headlines

B．rules

C．progress

D．trouble

8.

A．boring

B．embarrassing

C．disappointing

D．frightening

9.

A．agreed

B．afforded

C．decided

D．liked

10.

A．resources

B．cells

C．rewards

D．donations

11.

A．taste

B．make

C．sell

D．store

12.

A．summaries

B．notes

C．figures

D．books

13.

A．reported

B．blamed

C．created

D．appreciated

14.

A．exactly

B．quickly

C．illegally

D．generally

15.

A．study

B．help

C．recover

D．survive

16.

A．fight

B．accept

C．prepare

D．know

17.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．After

D．Because

18.

A．industry

B．attitude

C．habit

D．plan

19.

A．exchange

B．raise

C．save

D．borrow

20.

A．finally

B．fortunately

C．certainly

D．briefly

【推荐1】I discovered the power of fear when I became stuck to my driveway. As much as I tried, I could not move my feet,_________they were crazy-glued(粘住) to the ground. The realization that my daughters were playing in Nancy’s house, just one-half block away, paralyzed(麻痹) my_________, making me unable to move when I neared the end of our driveway. Dense, black_________was rising from behind the Maple trees on the other side of the street and was surrounding three houses, making them hardly_________. Nancy’s house was one of them.

I tried to_________for my daughters, hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was_________stuck—stuck in my throat with no_________of coming out. There I stood,_________, paralyzed and silenced by     _______, unable to protect the two little girls I loved even__________I had realized.

Although__________in a body that couldn’t move or speak, I could still hear. I could hear other mothers__________calling their children. I could hear a__________silence that covered the neighborhood instead of the usual happy voices of children. And，finally, I could hear the alarm of the fire engine. As the alarm__________, “We’re on our way,” it instantly dissolved the crazy glue that had__________my feet to the ground and it__________the soundproof(隔音的) box that had silenced my voice. I was__________to make sure my daughters were safe.

As I continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from__________the street. They had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to Nancy’s house. Not only did my feet and voice     ________now, but my eyes were also in good working order and had no trouble producing__________of relief.

1.

A．even if

B．though

C．as if

D．as

2.

A．legs

B．arms

C．ears

D．eyes

3.

A．fog

B．water

C．cloud

D．smoke

4.

A．spotted

B．stared

C．inspected

D．glared

5.

A．call on

B．call out

C．call in

D．call off

6.

A．yet

B．seldom

C．also

D．still

7.

A．trouble

B．intention

C．patience

D．pleasure

8.

A．selfless

B．helpless

C．homeless

D．hopeless

9.

A．disease

B．curiosity

C．fear

D．doubt

10.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．less than

D．other than

11.

A．absorbed

B．included

C．combined

D．trapped

12.

A．angrily

B．confidently

C．calmly

D．anxiously

13.

A．frightening

B．exhausting

C．exciting

D．relaxing

14.

A．sang.

B．announced

C．read

D．expressed

15.

A．held

B．struck

C．exposed

D．lifted

16.

A．lifted

B．filled

C．carried

D．unlocked

17.

A．surprised

B．pleased

C．free

D．excited

18.

A．behind

B．across

C．above

D．over

19.

A．speak

B．move

C．work

D．hear.

20.

A．voices

B．steps

C．thoughts

D．tears

【推荐2】It was the day before my daughter's birthday. I'd just collected her from preschool when she reminded me to _______ the elderly person walking across the car park. I was struck by her _______ and had no idea how much she really _______ it.

The following day—her birthday—we decided to buy cupcakes for her. After we _______ the cupcakes, Norah was busy standing up in the trolley(手推车), _______ waving and happily declaring, “Hi, old person!”

It's my birthday today!_______ I could stop her calling him an old person, the stone-faced man _______ to her. His expression softened as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?^”They _______for a few minutes, he wished her a happy birthday, and we went our _______ ways. A few minutes later, Norah asked me if she could take a ________ with the old man. I agreed. We found the man a couple of shelves over, and I approached him. When I told him Norah's ________, his expression changed from ________ to shocked finally to delighted. He took a step back, steadied himself on his shopping trolley, and ________ his free hand on his chest. “A photo? With me?” he asked. “Yes, Sir, for my birthday!” Norah begged. And so he did. I ________ my iPhone, and they posed together. Norah placed her soft hand on top of his hand. He wordlessly stared at her with ________ eyes as she kept his hand in hers. I asked his name, and he told us to call him Dan. We were ________ other shoppers, but they didn't care. There was ________ happening in the supermarket that day, and we could all sense it.

That afternoon I ________ the story and a photo of the two of them on the Facebook. Later that night, I received a private ________ from a local reader who recognized Mr. Dan. He told me Dan's wife had passed away six months earlier and he wanted to let me know that he was certain Dan's heart was touched by my little girl and Dan would never forget that ________ with my daughter.

1.

A．find

B．see

C．mind

D．stop

2.

A．selflessness

B．carefulness

C．loneliness

D．thoughtfulness

3.

A．meant

B．ended

C．proved

D．showed

4.

A．kept up

B．picked up

C．turned up

D．put up

5.

A．excitedly

B．disappointedly

C．calmly

D．anxiously

6.

A．After

B．Before

C．Since

D．Until

7.

A．turned

B．referred

C．called

D．walked

8.

A．walked

B．chatted

C．rested

D．waited

9.

A．regular

B．single

C．separate

D．natural

10.

A．picture

B．walk

C．rest

D．break

11.

A．dream

B．order

C．request

D．suggestion

12.

A．nervous

B．upset

C．confused

D．impatient

13.

A．reached

B．placed

C．touched

D．patted

14.

A．pulled out

B．put down

C．turned off

D．glanced at

15.

A．glaring

B．twinkling

C．sharp

D．big

16.

A．blocking

B．stopping

C．preventing

D．slowing

17.

A．noise

B．magic

C．matter

D．happiness

18.

A．posted

B．wrote

C．read

D．printed

19.

A．note

B．gift

C．message

D．report

20.

A．connection

B．accident

C．action

D．effect

【推荐3】Six-year-old Mia Rabii is from California．She didn’t expect to become a（n）___ when she went for a walk with her mum recently．But when some strangers called out for ___, Mia and her mum ran to their side．

It turns out that some ducklings（小鸭子）had gotten stuck and the people who found them were unable to ___ them．But luckily for the ducklings, Mia had just what it took to bring them to ___．Now the six-year-old’s ___ act is being talked about around the world．

It all ___ when a family found a mother duck ___ with only one duckling．The father duck was nearby, but ___, there were no other ducklings following them．___ the family knew that ducks often travel in flocks（群）, they realized that something was probably ____．

Then suddenly, there were strange ____ coming from a drainage pipe（排水管）．They were the cries of ducklings．It turned out that the other ducklings had ____ into the pipe and gotten stuck．Unluckily, no one in the family had slim（纤细的）enough ____ to reach down and pull out the ducklings—but ____, there was a hero nearby．

The family ____ Mia and her mum, who immediately rushed to them．The family filled Mia and her mum in on what had ____, and Mia decided to take action ____ and try to bring the ducklings to safety．

Mia put her arm down into the darkness and carefully ____ the first duckling．Mia then rushed back to save the ____ duckling．And the next．．．until she had brought all eight ducklings to safety．

After Mia saved the little creatures from ____, the overjoyed mother duck went off with her beloved ducklings．

1.

A．actor

B．interviewer

C．hero

D．doctor

2.

A．advice

B．help

C．treatment

D．encouragement

3.

A．lose

B．feed

C．protect

D．save

4.

A．safety

B．health

C．joy

D．strength

5.

A．smart

B．creative

C．kind

D．fair

6.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．stopped

D．started

7.

A．working

B．walking

C．waiting

D．playing

8.

A．strangely

B．suddenly

C．usually

D．undoubtedly

9.

A．Though

B．If

C．Before

D．Because

10.

A．wrong

B．different

C．common

D．familiar

11.

A．warnings

B．feelings

C．sounds

D．smells

12.

A．broken

B．fallen

C．looked

D．flown

13.

A．ropes

B．arms

C．sticks

D．fingers

14.

A．surprisingly

B．clearly

C．naturally

D．luckily

15.

A．nodded to

B．listened to

C．laughed at

D．shouted at

16.

A．happened

B．changed

C．remained

D．finished

17.

A．patiently

B．secretly

C．immediately

D．finally

18.

A．guided

B．examined

C．covered

D．lifted

19.

A．same

B．other

C．next

D．last

20.

A．fear

B．doubt

C．danger

D．anger