【推荐1】The Keeper of the River

An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and _________， the old man guarded the hills, _________the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have blocked and polluted the fresh flow of water. The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans(天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful _________words.

Years passed. One evening the town committee met. As they reviewed the budget, one man's _________caught sight of the salary _________ being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked “Who is the old man? Why do we _________ to employ him? No one in town ever sees him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job. His position isn't _________ any longer.” Then they voted to _________the man.

For several weeks nothing changed...

By early autumn, the trees began to _________ their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, ______________the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown color in the river. A few days later, the water was much ______________. Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks and a terrible ______________ was soon sensed. Swans left, and so did the ______________. The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly, the embarrassed town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in ______________, they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a ______________．

1.

A．regularly

B．suddenly

C．naturally

D．actually

2.

A．cut

B．burned

C．removed

D．selected

3.

A．beyond

B．with

C．in

D．after

4.

A．eye

B．care

C．hand

D．mind

5.

A．list

B．form

C．figure

D．account

6.

A．promise

B．continue

C．stop

D．tend

7.

A．powerful

B．important

C．necessary

D．suitable

8.

A．find

B．fire

C．support

D．forgot

9.

A．lose

B．miss

C．fall

D．grow

10.

A．pulling

B．speeding

C．slowing

D．pushing

11.

A．deeper

B．cooler

C．warmer

D．darker

12.

A．sound

B．smell

C．wave

D．taste

13.

A．managers

B．passengers

C．villagers

D．tourists

14.

A．arrangement

B．assignment

C．judgement

D．amusement

15.

A．suggestion

B．difference

C．progress

D．decision

【推荐2】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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
     Have you ever really had a _________? One who saw you as a raw but _________ thing, a jewel that could be _________ to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find such teachers, you will always find your way.
     My old professor’s death _________ came in 1994. Doctors guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was _________. Do I droop and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? He had asked himself. _________ everyone was going to die, he could be __________great value, right? He could be a human __________for students to learn.
     The last class of my old professor’s life had only _________ student. I was the student. The last class __________ once a week in his house, by a window in the study __________ he could watch a small plant shed its pink leaves. The subject was The Meaning of Life. You were __________ to respond to questions, and you were expected to raise questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the __________of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra __________. Many topics were __________, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death.
     I __________ sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking, as if it __________ the last time you might hear them. I know I cannot do this. None of us can __________ what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything, it was this: there is no __________ thing as “too late” in life. He was ___________until the day he said good-bye.1.

A．professor

B．parent

C．teacher

D．tutor

2.

A．precious

B．ripe

C．useful

D．worthless

3.

A．changed

B．polished

C．made

D．turned

4.

A．statement

B．announcement

C．condemn

D．sentence

5.

A．longer

B．less

C．many

D．much

6.

A．Since

B．Although

C．Before

D．With

7.

A．in

B．of

C．with

D．at

8.

A．novel

B．fiction

C．classic

D．textbook

9.

A．few

B．a few

C．one

D．little

10.

A．broke out

B．took place

C．occurred

D．happened

11.

A．where

B．when

C．which

D．what

12.

A．requested

B．demanded

C．asked

D．expected

13.

A．face

B．bridge

C．eyebrow

D．cheekbone

14.

A．reputation

B．money

C．credit

D．time

15.

A．covered

B．contained

C．preserved

D．excluding

16.

A．look up

B．look down

C．look ahead

D．look back

17.

A．is

B．was

C．were

D．will be

18.

A．do

B．redo

C．undo

D．misdo

19.

A．so

B．so a

C．such a

D．such

20.

A．changing

B．living

C．lasting

D．leaving

【推荐3】It surprised me--every time I saw Joe, he was smiling. It didn’t______whether he had to stop at a stop light, or if he were the seventh person in______at the bank, and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe______smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so______every day.

Having observed Joe with other people, I______something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their______. If someone were hurting, he had______for him and kind words, and offered to______in any way he could.

It made me think. What if I tried to smile more? A(n)______of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles, and people I didn’t even______smiled back at me. Some even______! The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a______time saw me smile and______talking, and, you guessed it-he made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart______a person to reach something and I got it for him. The smile even transferred over to him, and he______me.

As I drove home, I was smiling. I______what I had just learned, and when someone passed me and gave me a(n)______, I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? I couldn’t believe how______I felt. Nothing in my life had changed,______maybe it had. What I had learned was that such a small thing could______not only my spirits, but also the spirits of those around me. So smile!

1.

A．work

B．happen

C．matter

D．last

2.

A．order

B．debt

C．hand

D．line

3.

A．always

B．finally

C．immediately

D．seldom

4.

A．naughty

B．happy

C．active

D．humorous

5.

A．decided

B．judged

C．noticed

D．considered

6.

A．answers

B．complaints

C．excuses

D．comments

7.

A．guidance

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．protection

8.

A．perform

B．attempt

C．bother

D．help

9.

A．experiment

B．life

C．project

D．program

10.

A．meet

B．touch

C．know

D．contact

11.

A．glared

B．greeted

C．approached

D．escaped

12.

A．spare

B．long

C．hard

D．great

13.

A．stopped

B．tried

C．kept

D．enjoyed

14.

A．persuaded

B．accepted

C．supported

D．needed

15.

A．thanked

B．changed

C．encouraged

D．invited

16.

A．worried about

B．thought about

C．talked over

D．looked over

17.

A．gesture

B．address

C．call

D．ticket

18.

A．normal

B．great

C．reasonable

D．professional

19.

A．so

B．for

C．but

D．till

20.

A．realize

B．admire

C．show

D．lift

【推荐1】It’s pretty common to feel like we’re in a position or career where we’re just going through the motions, trying to get to that next paycheck or the next vacation. Yet, it is __________ to hope for or to expect better from those we work for after we have __________ what we have been assigned to do.

St. John Properties just __________ $10 million in holiday bonuses to their employees! This incredible __________ came during the company’s holiday party where all 198 employees were __________ with a sealed envelope. Then, the company owner Edward St. John took to the stage and said each envelope __________ a bonus check based on the time with the company, at a(n) __________ of $50,000 per employee. When St. John was asked what __________ him to give away such sizable bonuses, he simply said, “They’re the ones who make the boat go.”

Sometimes, it may feel like our __________ at work or at home may go unnoticed so that’s why it’s important to __________ them on a personal level. In doing so, it helps us better appreciate our colleagues or __________ members for their own efforts. When we show our __________ , not only during the holiday season but every chance we get, we __________ to improve morale and team spirit. __________ , it helps to remind us of our potential, both __________ and collective, and leads us to the opportunities we deserve.

1.

A．impossible

B．strange

C．ridiculous

D．acceptable

2.

A．refused

B．adjusted

C．accomplished

D．delayed

3.

A．handed down

B．gave out

C．handed in

D．gave up

4.

A．impact

B．gift

C．policy

D．notice

5.

A．awarded

B．inspired

C．presented

D．impressed

6.

A．contained

B．cashed

C．represented

D．covered

7.

A．expense

B．average

C．loss

D．rate

8.

A．disturbed

B．allowed

C．forced

D．caused

9.

A．positions

B．roles

C．efforts

D．achievements

10.

A．value

B．recognize

C．admit

D．encourage

11.

A．family

B．society

C．group

D．union

12.

A．determination

B．knowledge

C．appreciation

D．view

13.

A．choose

B．tend

C．try

D．expect

14.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Furthermore

15.

A．individual

B．physical

C．mental

D．hidden

【推荐3】The team I work in just had 2 new interns （实习生），and I happen to be their supervisor. After today's lunch break, I saw that one of them was reading things on her smart phone, maybe on some social network, I _______ . I went to her and said, "There's another document here _______ translation. Do you have time to finish it for me?" That document was not in her _______ workloads. But I thought I could let her _______ herself a little bit with it, seeing that she seemed to have_______ . "Yes, I do have time. " She said, "but I'm just an intern. " I didn't quite know_______to say back then. After a while I mumbled, "Right. Yes. " And I turned around and left.

I   _______ the time when I was an intern for the first time. I, too, managed to finish my workload so fast, just like her. So, I asked my supervisor "Is there _______ else that I can help?" And she happened to have a plan to make. But she didn't .have time. So she let me do the research and make a draft for her. I was not very familiar with the job _______still tried to carry it out based on my understanding and make it as ________ as possible. And my supervisor was really satisfied with the ________. Later, she told me "You ________ me a lot of time. I didn't need to create it from scratch. " And she told me ________ how I should have done the plan differently. I learned a lot about the operation in the process. After that, she came to trust me completely. I got my current job all because of her recommendation.

Yes, I was just an intern with a low salary, but I ________a better future with my extra labor. Time passing, I got it that there's a kind of ________called short-sightedness.

1.

A．asked

B．acquired

C．guessed

D．guaranteed

2.

A．asking

B．waiting

C．providing

D．needing

3.

A．allowed

B．assigned

C．achieved

D．accused

4.

A．challenge

B．compete

C．complain

D．contribute

5.

A．idea

B．ability

C．time

D．task

6.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．where

7.

A．forgot

B．foresaw

C．reminded

D．recalled

8.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

9.

A．and

B．but

C．for

D．or

10.

A．precious

B．consistent

C．professional

D．complicated

11.

A．report

B．show

C．lesson

D．draft

12.

A．gave

B．saved

C．lent

D．borrowed

13.

A．in detail

B．in surprise

C．in charge

D．in trouble

14.

A．persuaded

B．begged

C．devoted

D．bought

15.

A．power

B．pressure

C．poverty

D．performance

【推荐1】Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person; I have a hard time_________when to stop saying _________things to others.

My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you _________to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.”

It’s been_________at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to _________for myself.

One day in English class I was working on my homework _________I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that _________.

I said ever so _________, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”

Nathaniel kept saying something to himself. I quickly _________, “Nathaniel, shut up!”

For the next five minutes, we __________hurtful words back and forth at each other.

“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!” I cried out.

I knew this would make him __________and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger. He tried to __________ over my seat and catch me as he screamed, “That’s it! That’s it!”

__________at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to the teachers’ office. There, Mr. Black, our English teacher, told us to __________the matter. It wasn’t until then __________I finally found when I hurt someone physically, the wounds finally heal (愈合). But when I hurt someone with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away.

At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to consider how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep asking God to help me, he’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.

1.

A．learning

B．to learn

C．learned

D．have learned

2.

A．good

B．bad

C．beautiful

D．unusual

3.

A．determine

B．decide

C．continue

D．insist

4.

A．a pity

B．a pleasure

C．a problem

D．an honour

5.

A．stare at

B．shout to

C．stand up

D．dream of

6.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

7.

A．as usual

B．at present

C．on the contrary

D．to be honest

8.

A．clearly

B．nicely

C．carelessly

D．excitedly

9.

A．repeated

B．expressed

C．shouted

D．replied

10.

A．found

B．threw

C．picked

D．invented

11.

A．crazy

B．interested

C．sad

D．bored

12.

A．fall

B．reach

C．hang

D．attack

13.

A．Satisfied

B．Surprised

C．Nervous

D．Serious

14.

A．explain

B．solve

C．discuss

D．report

15.

A．what

B．that

C．whether

D．when

【推荐3】Advait taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is 3.5 years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit.” That usually_________leaving everything and sitting down to play with him.___________I did that as he can be relentless (无休止的) and will not stop calling out till I_________. He was playing with beads (珠子), threading them.

After he_________playing with the beads, it was time to put them in their box. Very_________he started to put the beads back into the box in which they are_________. He was picking up each bead, looking at it_________it were made of chocolate and then putting it_________.

And with over a hundred beads to go, I was getting_________. “Why could he not pick up 10 at a time and put them back into the box?” I nearly got mad.____________, I noticed that he did this with as much____________just as we were playing. Essentially, in child's eyes there was no____________between his play and his packing them up. Bad luck! I found myself in a____________this morning, facing such a situation.

Bam! And then it____________me like a brick. This boy was____________the whole process. The journey was his goal. For him the fun was in the game itself, in the process of playing the game and properly____________and cleaning up. Every bit was as fun as the other. “What a great perspective to have!” I thought to myself. To live each moment as if it were the____________moment. To do each task as if it were the most important task to do. Nothing else____________.

Looking at how peacefully my____________was putting beads into the box after he had finished his game taught me that the process is the goal. The____________of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every step of the journey.

Advait was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with complete love and peace.

1.

A．allows

B．means

C．imagines

D．denies

2.

A．But

B．Or

C．Nor

D．So

3.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give away

D．give back

4.

A．forgot

B．suggested

C．finished

D．missed

5.

A．hurriedly

B．informally

C．quickly

D．slowly

6.

A．covered

B．stuck

C．stored

D．broken

7.

A．as if

B．even if

C．even though

D．so that

8.

A．in the place

B．in a way

C．in place

D．in the way

9.

A．energetic

B．impatient

C．frightened

D．excited

10.

A．Besides

B．Thus

C．However

D．Moreover

11.

A．friendship

B．ambition

C．confidence

D．attention

12.

A．difference

B．connection

C．contribution

D．achievement

13.

A．performance

B．dilemma

C．dream

D．cooperation

14.

A．changed

B．followed

C．hit

D．received

15.

A．imitating

B．watching

C．enjoying

D．creating

16.

A．packing up

B．breaking up

C．making up

D．taking up

17.

A．complex

B．sensitive

C．perfect

D．hard

18.

A．means

B．matters

C．makes

D．costs

19.

A．daughter

B．teacher

C．student

D．son

20.

A．decision

B．sorrow

C．joy

D．belief