【推荐2】I was a self-employed writer. But I had been in a bad _________ of mind since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I had the _________ to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even out of tune , which was really _________ for me.

Finally came the day when I felt it too noisy to _________. I had my husband go to the next door and tried to

_________ the matter. Minutes later, he returned, sighing _________ “That girl is only 17 but she has bone cancer. Her mother said that the more painful it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her _________ the pain.” On hearing the news, my _________ sank in a flash. I felt _________ about my thoughtless action.

From that day on, I no longer felt anything __________, and even got used to her singing. The next year I left home on business. My husband phoned me that the girl died shortly after being __________ to the hospital. I returned home in late summer. Sitting at home I couldn’t help feeling something __________. Suddenly, I __________ I couldn’t hear the next-door girl sing anymore.

“No matter how hard the winds blow, you will stray (走失) no more from my __________. You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always __________ in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting.

1.

A．state

B．status

C．situation

D．condition

2.

A．way

B．courage

C．inspiration

D．encouragement

3.

A．a failure

B．a surprise

C．a wonder

D．a headache

4.

A．follow

B．explain

C．tolerate

D．understand

5.

A．put off

B．drop off

C．deal with

D．subscribe to

6.

A．sadly

B．calmly

C．slowly

D．silently

7.

A．cover

B．gather

C．remove

D．relieve

8.

A．mind

B．heart

C．body

D．thought

9.

A．guilty

B．curious

C．satisfied

D．reasonable

10.

A．strange

B．annoying

C．interesting

D．disappointing

11.

A．laid

B．cured

C．rushed

D．transformed

12.

A．gone

B．broken

C．melting

D．springing

13.

A．claimed

B．realized

C．confirmed

D．permitted

14.

A．position

B．company

C．distinction

D．reputation

15.

A．dies

B．changes

C．develops

D．appears

【推荐1】Back in March, the COVID-19 virus had just started its deadly journey across the country. People were _______about shortages of just about every staple of daily life, and Jonny Blue _________ on one particularly urgent need. Blue, a 33-year-old physician from Encinitas, California, saw reports of people _________ toilet paper. He came up with a _________ but brilliant solution.

One Saturday morning, Blue put up a sign, which ___________“Share Your Toilet Paper”, and camped out on the corner of ElCamino Real and Encinitas Boulevard.

“It just ___________ me to remind people, listen, if you have a lot of something, that probably means there are people who don't have very much of it because you ___________ it all,” Blue said. “So _________ it is probably a good thing to keep in mind.”

The response was immediate and _________, with motorists sounding horns in ____________. Drivers stopped to drop off ____________ rolls (卷) of toilet paper, and, just as ____________, Blue handed them out.

“A guy said he just ____________ and went to many ____________ and couldn't find any toilet paper,” Blue said. “Somebody had given me some, so I gave it to him. He was __________. He asked, ‘Do you want me to __________you?’ I said, ‘No, man. Take it.’”

A moment later, a driver in a white pickup truck __________ down just enough to drop off a roll to __________ to Blue's piling up paper.

“People are ____________ it,” Blue said. “They're smiling and laughing. It's kind of a rough time right now. People want a sense of ____________.”

1.

A．crazy

B．curious

C．panicked

D．skeptical

2.

A．agreed

B．focused

C．relied

D．reflected

3.

A．wasting

B．stealing

C．giving

D．storing

4.

A．simple

B．proper

C．perfect

D．ridiculous

5.

A．wrote

B．read

C．commented

D．told

6.

A．warned

B．advised

C．forced

D．inspired

7.

A．take

B．deserve

C．need

D．expect

8.

A．saving

B．selling

C．sharing

D．exchanging

9.

A．terrible

B．typical

C．natural

D．positive

10.

A．comfort

B．support

C．silence

D．disagreement

11.

A．spare

B．cheap

C．full

D．rare

12.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．quickly

D．completely

13.

A．came back

B．rushed out

C．fell over

D．broke up

14.

A．offices

B．stations

C．clubs

D．shops

15.

A．shocked

B．interested

C．stubborn

D．embarrassed

16.

A．help

B．thank

C．pay

D．visit

17.

A．turned

B．slowed

C．broke

D．calmed

18.

A．lead

B．get

C．attend

D．add

19.

A．loving

B．criticizing

C．regretting

D．avoiding

20.

A．humor

B．content

C．community

D．trust

【推荐2】Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are______in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed______in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky______unlucky to contact me.

Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my______. Over the years I interviewed them, watched their lives and had them______various experiments.

I carried out a simple______to discover whether their differences in______was due to differences in their ability to______opportunities. I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look______it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had______placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying… "Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win $ 50."

This______took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to______it and the lucky people tended to spot it.

Unlucky people are generally more______than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the______. As a result, they fail to take opportunities because they are too______on looking for something else. They look through newspapers______to find certain types of job advertisements and miss______types of jobs.

Lucky people are more______and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people create good fortune via four______. They are skilled at______and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition(直觉), create self-fulfilling prophesies(预言)via positive expectations, and adopt a "never say die" attitude that transforms bad luck into good.

1.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．always

D．seldom

2.

A．speeches

B．notices

C．reports

D．news

3.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．either

4.

A．game

B．adventure

C．competition

D．research

5.

A．look into

B．learn about

C．participate in

D．carry out

6.

A．observation

B．discussion

C．contest

D．experiment

7.

A．attitude

B．luck

C．lifestyle

D．manner

8.

A．share

B．create

C．spot

D．predict

9.

A．after

B．over

C．at

D．through

10.

A．carelessly

B．hesitantly

C．secretly

D．excitedly

11.

A．advertisement

B．message

C．research

D．introduction

12.

A．remember

B．miss

C．use

D．misunderstand

13.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．confused

D．pitiful

14.

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．important

D．difficult

15.

A．relaxed

B．strict

C．dependent

D．focused

16.

A．confident

B．creative

C．determined

D．upset

17.

A．other

B．the other

C．others

D．another

18.

A．dependent

B．hardworking

C．anxious

D．relaxed

19.

A．principles

B．aims

C．preferences

D．steps

20.

A．ignoring

B．creating

C．taking

D．adopting

【推荐1】In a year of sadness, one fast food manager is doing what she can to spread a message of love.

April DiDonna told a customer she _______ him after he ordered at the _______ where she works in Washington. Three months later, she has told thousands of people “I love you”.

“It’s filling my heart with so much more love. I know that the little three _______ could mean so much to so many people,” DiDonna told a reporter. “I _______ that if we just love each other, the world will be better.”

The “love” _______ kept going and DiDonna started _______ how many people have said “I love you” back. About 2,700 customers have _______ to the message since October 3.

    “Sometimes people are _______,” DiDonna said. “Then I just explain it. If people can hate for no _______, why can’t I love?”

One time an elderly woman was, ________ by her, and she simply thanked DiDonna before she left the store, “Thank you for felling me that you love me.” The customer told DiDonna that her husband had ________. “I don’t have anyone to tell me that they love me anymore,” the woman said, ________.

DiDonna then hugged the woman ________, “When I gave this woman a hug, she just stayed in my arms with tears in her eyes,” DiDonna said.

Never ________ doing little things for others. Sometimes those things occupy(占据) a(n) ________ part of their hearts.

1.

A．needed

B．loved

C．welcomed

D．supported

2.

A．factory

B．hotel

C．company

D．store

3.

A．words

B．letters

C．symbols

D．tips

4.

A．worry

B．believe

C．explain

D．announce

5.

A．action

B．schedule

C．puzzle

D．method

6.

A．forgetting

B．counting

C．imagining

D．considering

7.

A．returned

B．attended

C．replied

D．applied

8.

A．thankful

B．nervous

C．generous

D．curious

9.

A．opinion

B．reason

C．answer

D．choice

10.

A．moved

B．reminded

C．recognized

D．greeted

11.

A．turned up

B．given in

C．taken over

D．passed away

12.

A．crying

B．shouting

C．waving

D．jumping

13.

A．officially

B．gracefully

C．tightly

D．eagerly

14.

A．depend on

B．adapt to

C．get tired of

D．be crazy about

15.

A．fascinating

B．striking

C．extra

D．big

【推荐2】Here’s a story that illustrates the important role teachers play in their students’ lives.

Mary’s silence began after a ________ incident which caused her to believe her words would bring bad luck. Her family also chose to never ________ of the incident again, so Mary hardly receive any ________ and help she needed during those five years.

________, after Mary met her new teacher, Bella Flowers, everything changed. Bella ________ Mary’s problem and gave her individual attention. She told young Mary, “Reading a lot is good, but not good enough. Words mean ________ what is set down on paper. It depends on the human voice to fill up the deeper meaning.” Her words ________ Mary and their relationship grew as Bella provided Mary with new books and increased her ________ to read more, which planted a seed of literature in her heart.

Although, for a long time, young Mary buried herself in the ________, she rejected to open her mouth. Bella ________ Mary’s long silence by telling Mary that she was not really in love with poems until she read them aloud. Mary, ________, read out the first lines and heard the poem come alive from her own ________. Eventually, at the age of 13, Mary began speaking again, and her ________ in literature also had a good start.

“I felt ________ and expected then, and what a difference my teacher has made!” said Mary, now a poet and writer. “It’s my teacher’s support over the years that ________ me and has an impact throughout my life.”

1.

A．disturbing

B．rewarding

C．satisfying

D．pleasing

2.

A．inform

B．think

C．dream

D．speak

3.

A．message

B．support

C．promise

D．lesson

4.

A．Generally

B．Clearly

C．Frankly

D．Fortunately

5.

A．solved

B．raised

C．stopped

D．noticed

6.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．less than

7.

A．struck

B．annoyed

C．shaped

D．calmed

8.

A．pressure

B．motivation

C．challenge

D．possibility

9.

A．words

B．ideas

C．books

D．seeds

10.

A．broke through

B．dealt with

C．struggled against

D．cared for

11.

A．astonished

B．encouraged

C．doubtful

D．thankful

12.

A．hands

B．mind

C．head

D．lips

13.

A．competition

B．journey

C．imagination

D．curiosity

14.

A．moved

B．impressed

C．accepted

D．relaxed

15.

A．changed

B．limited

C．controlled

D．honoured

【推荐3】In 2016, I was part of a group sponsoring a family of refugees（难民）.Marwa Ataya and Salem Ajaj had _______ their country with three kids. They _______ in our hometown of Victoria. That year, we drove them to doctor's appointments and _______ them find housing furnish their home and enroll（登记）their _______ in school. They opened a_______ store.

Over time, we _______a friendship, celebrating our kids' birthdays together and chatting whenever we   _______ at their store.

In March 2020, my family traveled to Mexico. When we left Canada, North Americans weren't worried about COVID-19. But the situation changed _______.We were still _______when the Canadian Government's recommendation against travel was released. Upon ________, we decided to self-isolate（(自我隔离），just to be safe. That ________ not leaving the house for 14 days—not even to go to groceries.

Partway through our self-isolation I ________ a text from Marwa saying she was outside our house. I opened the door to seven big bags of groceries. Marwa was standing a ________ distance away. She'd brought my family necessaries. I was so ________knew she and her husband were busy at home. That they took the time to care for us was incredibly ________. I would have liked to give her a ________, but I couldn't.

Later, I ________ she'd also dropped off groceries for my parents. Given that they're in their 80s, this was a huge ________. I insisted on paying Marwa. She just refused.

I hope that people will remember how much refugees do for the ________. Canada is a kind and rich country because of the ________ of newcomers. I hope Canadians will step up and help them get to safety.

1.

A．fled

B．ruined

C．betrayed

D．reached

2.

A．kept

B．arranged

C．settled

D．wandered

3.

A．helped

B．directed

C．let

D．watched

4.

A．parents

B．employees

C．friends

D．children

5.

A．food

B．grocery

C．fruit

D．vegetable

6.

A．developed

B．formed

C．hit

D．found

7.

A．ate

B．played

C．. shopped

D．worked

8.

A．recently

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．finally

9.

A．relaxed

B．abroad

C．nervous

D．aboard

10.

A．leaving

B．hearing

C．landing

D．returning

11.

A．meant

B．announced

C．showed

D．required

12.

A．heard

B．got

C．remembered

D．met

13.

A．special

B．remote

C．short

D．safe

14.

A．moved

B．welcome

C．interested

D．surprised

15.

A．smart

B．active

C．ambitious

D．kind

16.

A．praise

B．comfort

C．hug

D．smile

17.

A．asked

B．argued

C．hoped

D．learned

18.

A．secret

B．relief

C．trade

D．challenge

19.

A．people

B．world

C．country

D．planet

20.

A．preparations

B．contributions

C．congratulations

D．expectations