【推荐1】It was my first time traveling to Asia and I had misjudged everything about my arrival. I had planned to spend my Indonesia trip in Lombok; but I booked a________to the Bali airport, not knowing there is an airport in Lombok.

So, I flew into Bali and arrived at 1 pm. I was________as I had read online that the last ferry (摆渡船) left at 4 pm and I still had to take a 1.5-hour________journey to the ferry port to take the ferry over to Lombok.

As soon as I got in the taxi, I told my driver the situation and he immediately________his friend at the port. He told me the waters were________this day and the last ferry was leaving in an hour and we probably wouldn’t________it.

I started to panic about where I would spend the________But, despite being told we wouldn’t make it in time, my driver was________to make it work.

Along the way, his phone________repeatedly. He probably talked to his________15 times. When we were about 10 minutes away, his friend informed him that they would hold the________for me-but we had to rush!

From there on it was________

It was________hard and there was no road to get to the port. So we________, the driver grabbed my suitcase and started________in the rain.

He was almost the size of my suitcase but insisted on________it for me as he ran through puddles (水坑), getting his shoes and uniform all________

I arrived just in time to get a________and jump on the last boat. I have never been more________and thankful for someone’s________toward a stranger.

1.

A．ride

B．flight

C．delivery

D．service

2.

A．excited

B．confused

C．worried

D．calm

3.

A．bus

B．taxi

C．ferry

D．subway

4.

A．reminded

B．called

C．warned

D．recommended

5.

A．cold

B．clear

C．rough

D．wide

6.

A．take

B．miss

C．reach

D．make

7.

A．day

B．holiday

C．night

D．afternoon

8.

A．proud

B．able

C．reluctant

D．determined

9.

A．rang

B．signaled

C．died

D．dropped

10.

A．boss

B．friend

C．family

D．passenger

11.

A．seat

B．port

C．car

D．boat

12.

A．luck

B．danger

C．madness

D．coincidence

13.

A．raining

B．snowing

C．thundering

D．blowing

14.

A．put off

B．set off

C．pulled over

D．turned around

15.

A．driving

B．running

C．walking

D．moving

16.

A．covering

B．carrying

C．checking

D．passing

17.

A．wet

B．loose

C．ruined

D．smelly

18.

A．warning

B．form

C．ticket

D．discount

19.

A．hopeful

B．ready

C．anxious

D．relieved

20.

A．kindness

B．trust

C．gratitude

D．tolerance

【推荐2】When Danay Ferguson first competed against men in golf (高尔夫球运动), she was not confident. And the male golfers did not want to golf with her and not take her seriously. Then, she _________ her first game. After that, she had all the confidence to keep playing and _________ the men.

Danay is the only _________ professional golfer in Senegal. She was _________ to golf by her cousin and immediately fell in love with it. Luckily, she got a chance to _________ in Morocco. With the financial _________ from her French golf partners, she spent three months training. After returning to her hometown, she set off again for Morocco and even got a _________ there, teaching children at a local golfing school. She stayed seven years because she enjoyed the _________ there.

Today her home is filled with many golf _________ . She has won so many that she doesn’t know the exact __________ . What she has done is __________ because Senegal is a conservative (保守的) Muslim nation. There is much __________ from society for women to take part in professional sports. The culture has traditional ideas of what women should do. A woman who chooses sports __________ duties at home risks being __________ by her family. At first, her family wasn’t supportive. But after seeing her __________ for the sport, they changed their minds.

In 2018, when Danay returned to Senegal, she was not __________ about the situation of golf there. She wanted to __________ a golf school. In 2020, she was funded to set up a golf school in order to __________ for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. It’ll be her job to train Senegal’s first __________ golf team, including preparing female golfers. She hopes to continue to __________ internationally and bring the next generation of Senegalese female golfers into the world.

1.

A．finished

B．lost

C．missed

D．won

2.

A．greeting

B．avoiding

C．meeting

D．beating

3.

A．outgoing

B．slim

C．female

D．independent

4.

A．introduced

B．invited

C．welcomed

D．left

5.

A．live

B．train

C．work

D．travel

6.

A．insurance

B．need

C．pressure

D．help

7.

A．friend

B．job

C．visa

D．passport

8.

A．coach

B．record

C．experience

D．glory

9.

A．balls

B．gifts

C．awards

D．shoes

10.

A．number

B．reason

C．location

D．approach

11.

A．annoying

B．ordinary

C．alarming

D．amazing

12.

A．support

B．aid

C．pressure

D．guidance

13.

A．instead of

B．in reply to

C．as well as

D．because of

14.

A．rejected

B．understood

C．admitted

D．replaced

15.

A．love

B．request

C．concern

D．goal

16.

A．angry

B．worried

C．upset

D．happy

17.

A．honor

B．establish

C．choose

D．visit

18.

A．hunt

B．look

C．prepare

D．account

19.

A．national

B．polite

C．energetic

D．competitive

20.

A．perform

B．compete

C．sing

D．speak

【推荐1】One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to _______ my strange problem —_______ to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the _______ at random. The _______ of a book caught my eye. It _______ a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret _______ of happiness and sorrows, but one morning, he was gone, _______ to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never _______ my beagle.

To my astonishment, there on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked _______ to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. ________, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though ________ were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been ________ his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the ________. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of ________, on and on, until my own ________ dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother’s call ________ me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly ________ and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my amazing experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable ________ in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and ________ his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has ________.

1.

A．defeat

B．explain

C．sense

D．figure

2.

A．confusion

B．absence

C．inability

D．eagerness

3.

A．list

B．shelf

C．gallery

D．locker

4.

A．back

B．surface

C．content

D．cover

5.

A．obtained

B．developed

C．described

D．presented

6.

A．sharer

B．teller

C．follower

D．reader

7.

A．left behind

B．turned back

C．sent out

D．given away

8.

A．missed

B．forgot

C．sensed

D．walked

9.

A．similar

B．equal

C．distant

D．belonging

10.

A．Unusually

B．Unluckily

C．Unknowingly

D．Undoubtedly

11.

A．heads

B．ideas

C．pages

D．books

12.

A．separated from

B．concerned about

C．set free from

D．called back by

13.

A．room

B．picture

C．book

D．sky

14.

A．struggle

B．waiting

C．racing

D．reunion

15.

A．dead

B．lost

C．honored

D．imagined

16.

A．hurried

B．returned

C．stopped

D．followed

17.

A．wonderful

B．simple

C．challenging

D．long

18.

A．topic

B．excellence

C．improvement

D．cost

19.

A．sold

B．authored

C．spotted

D．read

20.

A．turned

B．demanded

C．meant

D．held

【推荐2】Under the Christmas tree, I saw it — a blue tea cup set that had been on my _________ for Santa. The red gift note _________: “To Susan from Santa.” It wasn’t china, simply a _________ toy, but I loved it as if it were the real thing.

That Christmas morning I thought I would surprise Dad by _________ him a cup of coffee with my new gift. With tea cups in hand, I _________ to the kitchen.

As a 5-year-old kid, I wasn’t allowed to touch anything hot on the stove. I broke the _______ and got the coffee pot. I carefully _________ the coffee, then added a bit of milk and sugar. I also poured myself a drop of coffee with a lot of milk, so we could have a “tea party”.

Carefully carrying the tray with our tea cups to the living room, I found Dad _________ in his favorite chair reading a newspaper. I _________ served him his coffee. “Daddy, your coffee is OK,” I announced.

Dad __________ up at his little girl. “How nice, young lady,” he thanked me and ________ his tea cup.

I noticed the tea cup seemed too __________ for him, though it was just the right size for me. I drank my milk with coffee as Dad sipped (抿) his coffee. I could __________ the plastic tea cup had a __________ plastic taste as I sipped.

But Dad didn’t seem to mind — he just continued drinking his coffee, down to the last ________. He smiled as he placed the __________ cup on the tray saying, “That’s good.” I ________ he was just being nice, drinking the bitter-tasting coffee because he didn’t want to hurt my __________.

That morning I learned a __________ from Dad: Sometimes we need to be nice and act in good __________ even if life, in the moment, doesn’t really taste good.

1.

A．wish

B．list

C．will

D．plan

2.

A．read

B．wrote

C．printed

D．drew

3.

A．fancy

B．real

C．fake

D．plastic

4.

A．making

B．buying

C．serving

D．exchanging

5.

A．went back

B．gave away

C．held on

D．rushed off

6.

A．rules

B．door

C．cups

D．cupboard

7.

A．boiled

B．poured

C．drank

D．ordered

8.

A．working

B．sleeping

C．singing

D．relaxing

9.

A．shyly

B．proudly

C．patiently

D．happily

10.

A．stood

B．took

C．looked

D．put

11.

A．held out

B．dropped off

C．turned down

D．reached for

12.

A．hot

B．small

C．cold

D．light

13.

A．smell

B．see

C．tell

D．hear

14.

A．bitter

B．pleasant

C．salty

D．sweet

15.

A．drop

B．chance

C．hope

D．time

16.

A．used

B．dirty

C．empty

D．new

17.

A．worried

B．guessed

C．hoped

D．realized

18.

A．mind

B．feelings

C．face

D．behavior

19.

A．trick

B．skill

C．lesson

D．trade

20.

A．taste

B．faith

C．interest

D．attitude