【推荐1】We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it possible to have too much time?

I __ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also _____ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it __________.

When I got into college, things _______.I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this ____ time, there was no sense of ____ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a _______. Once that happened, I just kept ______ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was ______ really late at night to get my work done.

One day I ____ a former classmate of mine who was _____ a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was _____ , I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said _____ the job, he would _____ have too much time and would just do what I did back in ______. He said that if he _____ the job, he

would lose his _____ to work and succeed.

So, try _____ your time with other work. This is why there is a _____ that if you want something done, ask a (n)_______ person to do it.

1.

A．remember

B．admit

C．understand

D．expect

2.

A．watched

B．loved

C．coached

D．played

3.

A．in person

B．right away

C．up close

D．in case

4.

A．occurred

B．existed

C．changed

D．mattered

5.

A．extra

B．difficult

C．valuable

D．limited

6.

A．safety

B．achievement

C．emergency

D．direction

7.

A．burden

B．relief

C．risk

D．habit

8.

A．pushing

B．dismissing

C．setting

D．calling

9.

A．hanging out

B．staying up

C．stepping up

D．showing off

10.

A．met

B．helped

C．viewed

D．hired

11.

A．raising

B．wasting

C．demanding

D．making

12.

A．safe

B．important

C．boring

D．rewarding

13.

A．with

B．without

C．for

D．within

14.

A．luckily

B．hardly

C．hopefully

D．simply

15.

A．childhood

B．college

C．town

D．business

16.

A．quit

B．found

C．accepted

D．kept

17.

A．ability

B．chance

C．drive

D．way

18.

A．coming across

B．filling up

C．giving up

D．belonging to

19.

A．message

B．story

C．saying

D．fact

20.

A．brilliant

B．busy

C．optimistic

D．curious

【推荐2】When I first married, we only had a car for work. I worked earlier so my husband _______ me off and waited until work time. In the afternoon, I would _______ three miles to his workplace and we returned together.

One day, while waiting for him in the car, I saw the _______ woman I had ever seen off the movie screen driving a fancy car. She looked like Liz Taylor. Our eyes made _______ and she smiled at me. She was wearing a blue shirt that just _______ her car. It was all I could do to _______. Then, a nice-looking man came and they left.

Sitting there in my jeans, I wanted to _______. How could some people _______ it all? In the following weeks, it became almost a _______ to see her. She seemed ________ and always waved in a big smile. My ________ lingered(逗留) long after she drove away. I had always ________ to see her full length. Finally, I could see very well as she walked very ________ with a walking stick. The lady had a prosthesis(义肢)!

I couldn’t watch any more because tears were ________ me. For weeks, I’d envied this woman ________ I had been able to walk three miles! I told my husband about the ________ and he said he knew her story. Both of her parents were killed in an accident and she was ________ injured at only 12.

Suddenly, I realized how ________ I was to have my parents, the ability to walk and many wonderful things. When you meet a person who seems much ________ off than you, don’t be fooled. Looks can be ________.

1.

A．picked

B．got

C．dropped

D．left

2.

A．cover

B．run

C．drive

D．move

3.

A．richest

B．prettiest

C．kindest

D．proudest

4.

A．connection

B．mixture

C．communication

D．contact

5.

A．agreed

B．fit

C．suited

D．matched

6.

A．see

B．stare

C．glare

D．spy

7.

A．cry

B．laugh

C．drink

D．sing

8.

A．seize

B．leave

C．have

D．catch

9.

A．habit

B．routine

C．must

D．rule

10.

A．modest

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．positive

11.

A．love

B．wonder

C．heart

D．envy

12.

A．desired

B．planned

C．decided

D．liked

13.

A．calmly

B．hurriedly

C．slowly

D．quickly

14.

A．blinding

B．flooding

C．choking

D．drowning

15.

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．when

16.

A．lady

B．couple

C．girl

D．mother

17.

A．terribly

B．rarely

C．slightly

D．hardly

18.

A．excited

B．delightful

C．lucky

D．nice

19.

A．better

B．worse

C．wealthier

D．greater

20.

A．disappointing

B．misleading

C．amusing

D．pleasing

【推荐3】The other day, I went to a grocery store nearby. It’s common to see someone who is homeless or lacking a little     _________asking people who are walking by for___________change. I saw a woman in rags standing in front of the store and I___________her, introduced myself to her and asked her_________she would like me to get her anything to eat from the Dollar Store. She said she was okay, but was trying to___________up for dinner.

I don’t feel___________giving money to strangers. I guess it's a social tradition that when you really give money to someone in need, they will_________using it for drugs or alcohol or something else that we may not approve of. I didn't___________anything to Laura, but just asked her name and___________her of my name at that time I felt bad after that ____________with her because I didn't offer her any help then. Yesterday, I saw her again. I ____________to go to the nearby grocery store(Safeway), where I got her a grocery gift card. I____________by to give it to her, ________     a big bunch of fresh yellow flowers attached to it. I __________had a chat with her and she was grateful for the________.

Those people on the streets are often victims or treated as if they don't____________. Speaking and giving something to them____________a long way. Although it's a difficult and complex issue of knowing what is ____________, we can just try to help them. We may not be able to help every person__________, but if we can help one person from time to time, it does____________a lot to the person and we can really make a difference in our world. Be kind and help others. The world will be better.

1.

A．courage

B．intention

C．care

D．luck

2.

A．valuable

B．spare

C．necessary

D．useful

3.

A．approached

B．appreciated

C．accompanied

D．inspired

4.

A．how

B．when

C．if

D．before

5.

A．come

B．stand

C．save

D．turn

6.

A．strange

B．comfortable

C．excited

D．numb

7.

A．come up with

B．get away with

C．give up

D．end up

8.

A．give

B．promise

C．tell

D．share

9.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．reminded

D．suspected

10.

A．discussion

B．quarrel

C．meeting

D．appointment

11.

A．happened

B．arranged

C．guaranteed

D．decided

12.

A．dropped

B．came

C．ran

D．pulled

13.

A．in

B．with

C．on

D．over

14.

A．just

B．ever

C．also

D．still

15.

A．attitude

B．tip

C．measure

D．kindness

16.

A．exist

B．survive

C．suffer

D．rest

17.

A．walks

B．goes

C．owns

D．follows

18.

A．convenient

B．handy

C．appropriate

D．accessible

19.

A．in place

B．in need

C．in return

D．in relief

20.

A．matter

B．add

C．change

D．benefit

【推荐1】When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were ____down Oxford Street, I felt too ____to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she ____to take it because she said the weather was very ____and it was better to walk. I started ____ She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was ____ For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very ____with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as ____as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t ____me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went ____, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were ____to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they ____the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just ____crying. Then he took the small bag that I was ____, opened it and found my hotel address and ____number. When he phoned the hotel, my ____answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the ____ My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had ____and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was ____that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. ____of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.1.

A．running

B．walking

C．visiting

D．driving

2.

A．tired

B．mad

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．suggested

D．managed

4.

A．horrible

B．windy

C．nice

D．cold

5.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．singing

D．crying

6.

A．hearing

B．regarding

C．thinking

D．saying

7.

A．angry

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．familiar

8.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．carelessly

9.

A．search

B．educate

C．forgive

D．follow

10.

A．outside

B．inside

C．upon

D．down

11.

A．advising

B．talking

C．listening

D．coming

12.

A．called

B．remembered

C．measured

D．left

13.

A．stopped

B．preferred

C．regretted

D．continued

14.

A．catching

B．carrying

C．gaining

D．buying

15.

A．serial

B．lucky

C．phone

D．license

16.

A．mother

B．guide

C．father

D．waiter

17.

A．hotel

B．shop

C．street

D．station

18.

A．forgotten

B．happened

C．damaged

D．lost

19.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．afraid

D．angry

20.

A．None

B．Either

C．Neither

D．Both

【推荐2】At six feet, seven inches tall and weighing 253 pounds, Father was a quiet giant（巨人） who only roared when he was angry. He would work long days, often_________when I was already in bed. My two younger sisters and I both loved and feared him. Hearing the words, “Just wait until your father comes home,” would guarantee the three of us would start_________immediately. I was seven years old the night the “giant” became a person, and my_________. All it took was the_________of a tiny, dirty kitten.

I_________to the sounds of my father coming home from work. I slipped out of bed and moved quietly towards the living room in hopes of spending a few precious minutes_________with my parents without my annoying sisters around.

I heard mum say, “We cannot _________ it.” What was the “it”? The giant saw me and _________ I should sit down near him. I was at a loss, although terrified might be a _________ word, for I had never seen or heard of a giant crying before. Unshed（ 满 眶 ）tears__________ up in his eyes. His cheeks were __________ from the ones he had cried earlier.

The giant reached into a cardboard box and brought out a dirty young cat and __________ it on my lap. I was soon__________, as the giant shared a story with mum. As he spoke, with shaking shoulders caused by__________and at times sorrow, he transformed from a giant to a man who became my hero.

He explained that he was on his __________ home when he heard two men laughing and talking. As he rounded the corner, he heard the most terrible scream of pain. He couldn’t__________what he saw. The men had thrown a kitten into a furnace（火炉）. He yelled and ran up to them but it was too__________. He couldn’t save the kitten. The men had run away and he was about to run after them when he saw another kitten at his feet.

“We have to__________it; we have to keep it!” said the giant. “It needs a__________,” said mum. “I can help, Mommy!”

Reminded of my presence, mum and my hero sent me off to bed. As I fell asleep, I heard mum running some water.

We named the kitten Cinder and it joined our family. I never saw “the giant” again; I only saw my hero and a man whose heart was__________than he was.

1.

A．greeting

B．chatting

C．returning

D．wandering

2.

A．waiting

B．escaping

C．preparing

D．behaving

3.

A．model

B．hero

C．tutor

D．friend

4.

A．visit

B．story

C．arrival

D．life

5.

A．awoke

B．listened

C．rushed

D．dreamed

6.

A．straight

B．alone

C．indoors

D．gradually

7.

A．keep

B．leave

C．train

D．clean

8.

A．admitted

B．declared

C．indicated

D．found

9.

A．quieter

B．rather

C．worse

D．better

10.

A．built

B．made

C．put

D．welled

11.

A．wet

B．red

C．bright

D．fresh

12.

A．spread

B．placed

C．led

D．dropped

13.

A．discovered

B．forgotten

C．convinced

D．relieved

14.

A．fear

B．surprise

C．anxiety

D．anger

15.

A．road

B．street

C．way

D．route

16.

A．believe

B．prove

C．guess

D．judge

17.

A．bad

B．late

C．fast

D．far

18.

A．help

B．cure

C．feed

D．buy

19.

A．meal

B．rest

C．bath

D．lift

20.

A．lighter

B．purer

C．warmer

D．larger

【推荐1】“Mom, I don’t want to go!” In Inchon Airport, people were _________ moving as always. But when the girl cried out, people stopped and turned towards the _________. Her mother shook off the girl’s hands that tightly _________ her sleeve, but everyone could see the mother’s eyes holding tears. That girl _________ to leave was me. As I _________ let go of my mother’s sleeve, I also let go of my 15 years’ being a little girl, _________ under my mother’s skirt in Korea.

After a 13-hour flight, I arrived at the Culver Academies, where I spent the last four of my _________ years. After unpacking my luggage, I sat on my bed and had a good _________ until sunset. I felt myself fading(渐渐消失) in the _________. In America, there was nobody doing my laundry(要洗的衣物), __________ me when I returned from school. I didn’t understand the Greek mythology（神话）Mr. Davies spoke about. There was only me in America.

One day after school, on my way back to my __________, I saw a lonely duck stuck(陷) between rocks, fluttering(拍) his wings. I stopped and __________ that duck, sure he wouldn’t make any difference, and would stay between the __________ forever. Surprisingly, that duck got himself out of that __________, despite the chance of getting hurt, and flew away to the sky. I sat on the ground and smiled widely __________ I saw myself fluttering my wings and struggling to get out of the broken rocks. It was me bravely __________, actively going forward to my dream, not __________ to be hurt.

I went back to my dorm as always. Girls were __________ and chatting as always. But that day, I didn’t drop my __________; I didn’t miss the chance to say hello to strangers.

“Hi, I’m Min-Kyung, a __________ girl from Korea.”

The sky was high, the wind was warm, trees were green, and I flew.

1.

A．happily

B．steadily

C．busily

D．carefully

2.

A．stage

B．scene

C．plane

D．argument

3.

A．held

B．took

C．threw

D．left

4.

A．unwilling

B．free

C．able

D．brave

5.

A．frequently

B．similarly

C．occasionally

D．eventually

6.

A．waiting

B．struggling

C．hiding

D．ordering

7.

A．common

B．teenage

C．old

D．hard

8.

A．cry

B．meal

C．game

D．memory

9.

A．world

B．darkness

C．picture

D．noise

10.

A．introducing

B．visiting

C．protecting

D．greeting

11.

A．dorm

B．workplace

C．home

D．bedroom

12.

A．saved

B．treated

C．observed

D．encouraged

13.

A．water

B．rocks

C．trees

D．ground

14.

A．box

B．base

C．break

D．ground

15.

A．so

B．or

C．though

D．because

16.

A．digging

B．guiding

C．helping

D．escaping

17.

A．fearing

B．pretending

C．admitting

D．preparing

18.

A．served

B．requested

C．gathered

D．taught

19.

A．note

B．head

C．book

D．food

20.

A．wise

B．kind

C．shy

D．new

【推荐2】I just ended a six year relationship. I found myself alone, feeling ________, often with an empty room for company (陪伴) on weekends. For the first time, I wondered if I had a mental ________.

After weeks of feeling ________ and sitting on my sofa crying, I decided to take action to turn my ________ around. I realized I didn’t have disease. I just hadn’t been meeting my basic needs in a ________ and balanced way.

After taking action to ________ a new diploma (文凭), I reflected (思考) on how much better after I was meeting my basic needs, and how happy and ________ I felt as a result. I also recognized that I was meeting the ________ in a new way. People were amazed when I told them what I was   ________.

Seven years later, I never ________ the basic need. At the moment I am ________ for my third marathon. People tell me how ________ I am when I am running. I feel very happy, so I look after my body better. I have achieved a goal, and I go on to do something ________ with my time to meet other needs.

My dear friends, as we head into the New Year, I’d like to ________ you to spend an evening together, ________ some music you enjoy, look at each of the different needs and check how well you are ________ each one of your needs. If you do not meet a need fully, don’t worry. Worry is useless. ________, think about what action you can take to improve this ________ and write down some steps to achieve that. Like me with my ________, you may find that while meeting one need, you end up meeting others ________ as a result.

1.

A．excited

B．lonely

C．curious

D．joyful

2.

A．enjoyment

B．energy

C．determination

D．disease

3.

A．helpless

B．cheerful

C．fortunate

D．content

4.

A．body

B．sofa

C．life

D．title

5.

A．strange

B．broad

C．healthy

D．traditional

6.

A．get

B．make

C．sell

D．mend

7.

A．alone

B．awake

C．asleep

D．alive

8.

A．condition

B．need

C．stranger

D．friend

9.

A．studying

B．buying

C．teaching

D．missing

10.

A．forget

B．misunderstand

C．ruin

D．gain

11.

A．reporting

B．searching

C．training

D．watching

12.

A．confident

B．troublesome

C．intelligent

D．tiresome

13.

A．generous

B．unimportant

C．violent

D．positive

14.

A．allow

B．invite

C．order

D．employ

15.

A．put off

B．put away

C．put down

D．put on

16.

A．attracting

B．meeting

C．knowing

D．remembering

17.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Besides

18.

A．story

B．music

C．design

D．situation

19.

A．boyfriend

B．marathon

C．sickness

D．failure

20.

A．humorously

B．painfully

C．naturally

D．violently

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题1.5分）

Janelle used the phone of the helpful woman to call Cliff. Cliff played golf with a medical doctor almost every Saturday. Cliff, ____ but glad his wife was alive, said he would be there ____ . She told him to bring their son and her ________ set of car keys, because her keys were in the ____ purse. Cliff and Donovan arrived just before the police officer finished ____ his report. Cliff ____ his wife gently. He told Donovan to drive home in Janelle’s car. Cliff then asked the officer what the ____ were of catching the attackers.

The officer told Cliff that _____ like this happened daily throughout southern California. Cliff ____ the officer what could be done. “I know this sounds ridiculous (可笑), but we police can ____ protect you law-abiding (守法的) citizens. There are simply too many criminals. Tell all your ____ relatives and friends one thing: Don’t go anywhere alone, day or night. A woman by herself, even ____ , might as well be carrying a bright neon (霓虹灯) sign that ____ : ‘Victim here－Come and get me!’ I’m not ____ to be telling you this, because ____ the word gets out, tourism will suffer in southern California.”

The officer asked Janelle to ____ the police report. He wished her a speedy ____ , and promised to do his best to help put the attackers behind bars. He ____ both of them that the two thugs (暴徒) now had their credit cards, address, car keys, and house keys. He suggested that they make the appropriate phone calls, ____ the locks to their house, and get new keys for her car. Cliff told the officer that a couple of his friends were at his house, with guns, ____intruders. Cliff and Janelle thanked the officer and the helpful woman. Cliff drove Janelle straight toward their family doctor.

1.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．unbelievable

D．rough

2.

A．shortly

B．gladly

C．suddenly

D．entirely

3.

A．own

B．other

C．rest

D．spare

4.

A．missing

B．broken

C．stolen

D．damaged

5.

A．making out

B．setting out

C．putting out

D．filling out

6.

A．shook

B．hugged

C．helped

D．placed

7.

A．chances

B．robbers

C．police

D．things

8.

A．criminals

B．robberies

C．situations

D．scenes

9.

A．informed

B．suggested

C．asked

D．argued

10.

A．or else

B．sort of

C．no longer

D．less than

11.

A．male

B．close

C．familiar

D．female

12.

A．in public

B．at home

C．in secret

D．in need

13.

A．writes

B．tells

C．says

D．shows

14.

A．permitted

B．adjusted

C．advised

D．supposed

15.

A．whether

B．how

C．if

D．why

16.

A．sign

B．carry

C．make

D．break

17.

A．move

B．recovery

C．sense

D．travel

18.

A．told

B．believed

C．guessed

D．reminded

19.

A．get

B．keep

C．change

D．repair

20.

A．searching

B．watching

C．taking

D．waiting