【推荐1】It was a terrible day.Snow had been falling all day long making th trip _________ .I would rather have been in my warm home than drive along on such a cold day, but I didn’t have a _________ .I had to have my paper work handed in and then _________ my son.

The snow continued to fall as we drove along for the 15-mile trip back home.I slowed the car and _________ at my son in his heavy coat as he looked _________ out of the window with a blank expression.In the _________ of the world he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child. _________, over the years what I saw was a beautiful, kind and _________ soul.He had shown me more about love than I could have ever _________ on my own.

I slowed the car even more as we __________ a sharp curve（弯）.As we rounded it I saw a shivering（颤抖的）, young woman in a __________ jacket walking in the snow storm .I pulled over and let her in.She was heading for her Mom’s house to visit her __________ whom she hadn’t seen for months.She had experienced a lot of disappointments and __________.Yet, she still held out hope for a new job and tried to __________ a new life for her son and herself.

I took her as __________ as I was able to and dropped her off.She thanked me for the __________ and I told her I wished I could have done more to help.Then as we were about to leave, my sweet son took off his coat, __________ down the window and gave it to her.She put it on, smiled and __________ to us as we pulled out on the road.

In this world we will __________ many problems and challenges.Sometimes it seems that our entire Iives are a trip down a curvy and dangerous road.Yet the power of   __________takes us straight back to a broad smooth highway.

1.

A．smooth

B．funny

C．risky

D．special

2.

A．change

B．chance

C．reason

D．choice

3.

A．call on

B．pick up

C．seek for

D．look up

4.

A．glanced

B．laughed

C．stared

D．shouted

5.

A．excitedly

B．peacefully

C．sadly

D．fearfully

6.

A．history

B．development

C．eyes

D．systems

7.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Besides

8.

A．dirty

B．sensitive

C．painful

D．merciful

9.

A．dreamed

B．learned

C．concluded

D．ignored

10.

A．expected

B．left

C．approached

D．discovered

11.

A．new

B．heavy

C．comfortable

D．light

12.

A．son

B．daughter

C．mother

D．father

13.

A．adventures

B．puzzles

C．tragedies

D．doubts

14.

A．predict

B．suffer

C．save

D．build

15.

A．far

B．long

C．soon

D．much

16.

A．money

B．coat

C．gift

D．lift

17.

A．burned

B．rolled

C．tore

D．shut

18.

A．cried

B．pointed

C．waved

D．wrote

19.

A．face

B．overcome

C．create

D．bear

20.

A．nature

B．love

C．minds

D．wills

【推荐2】Having relocated often, I’ve developed a love of de-cluttering (整理). Actually, there have been times when I’ve questioned whether it’s an/a ________. But I’ve concluded that it isn’t. Besides, the habit is just wonderful blessing.

Standing before my wardrobe (衣橱) at least once every couple of months, I consider what can go. Even doing so ________, there’s always something that I no longer love. Perhaps it’s an article of clothing that doesn’t express how I see myself any more or is not the most ________. Maybe it’s something that has ________ through the last few selections and has finally lost its fight to ________ in the wardrobe.

Either way, some clothes ________ at the charity shop. Occasionally such a ________ may see something new-to-me come home from the store. At least I know, though, that the new item adds a different energy to my wardrobe. So it’s ________. If however, I haven’t worn the new item within a few weeks, then it’s ________ that I am not as in love with it as I thought. It’s then donated back to the ________ on the next trip.

De-cluttering does not belong only to wardrobes, though. I also delete old computer files and emails, ________ the recycle bin on my computer daily. That way, when I look at my computer, it is like my wardrobe — only that which serves a purpose remains.

The best form of de-cluttering we can really do is to rid ourselves of outdated ________. Like with all forms of de-cluttering, saying goodbye to thinking patterns that no longer serve us creates ________ to breathe. It also makes room for new ways of thinking. Yes, de-cluttering can ________ all areas of our lives.

I wish you the courage to abandon the parts of your life that no longer ________ you and make space for fresh energy to flow.

1.

A．advantage

B．addiction

C．excuse

D．habit

2.

A．eventually

B．gradually

C．regularly

D．willingly

3.

A．expensive

B．useful

C．comfortable

D．colorful

4.

A．come about

B．hung on

C．showed up

D．broke down

5.

A．hide

B．join

C．live

D．stay

6.

A．turned up

B．ended up

C．stood out

D．died out

7.

A．trip

B．change

C．choice

D．situation

8.

A．possible

B．hopeful

C．welcome

D．unbelievable

9.

A．vital

B．strange

C．necessary

D．clear

10.

A．school

B．wardrobe

C．store

D．church

11.

A．fill

B．empty

C．search

D．exchange

12.

A．papers

B．thoughts

C．clothes

D．records

13.

A．value

B．time

C．chance

D．space

14.

A．apply to

B．benefit from

C．result in

D．take up

15.

A．delight

B．include

C．love

D．serve

【推荐1】There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out when a car with three teenage girls inside fell into the river. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank. The _________, Evans would learn, had blindly followed _________ directions from her GPS.

It was around 11:30 p.m. by the time Evans got to the river. In the darkness, he could barely _________ the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car _________ above water.

But he could hear screaming. Evans took off his shirt and shoes, and _________ into the water, a river he knew alligators (短吻鳄) called home. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her _________ above water, led her ashore.

Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had _________. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. _________, halfway back to shore, she panicked and went underwater, _________ Mercer down. Evans jumped back in the water and helped them until they were out of __________. There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not __________. She was struggling to stay afloat, and __________ .

“My mind said, ‘You’re slowly losing yourself.’ ” Watson said. She began to go under.

Then, a jolt (震动). “Evans had __________ me.”

The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the __________ and released. They’re alive because Evans __________ his life to save them. “We were so lucky to have him there.” said Watson.

1.

A．driver

B．friend

C．traveller

D．sister

2.

A．opposite

B．special

C．new

D．wrong

3.

A．pick up

B．make out

C．hold back

D．calm down

4.

A．already

B．nearly

C．still

D．always

5.

A．dropped

B．climbed

C．jumped

D．slid

6.

A．mouth

B．hand

C．back

D．head

7.

A．waited

B．arrived

C．visited

D．returned

8.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Otherwise

9.

A．pulling

B．settling

C．pressing

D．knocking

10.

A．sight

B．place

C．danger

D．fear

11.

A．scream

B．respond

C．move

D．swim

12.

A．scared

B．surprised

C．regretful

D．puzzled

13.

A．noticed

B．grasped

C．hugged

D．lifted

14.

A．hotel

B．station

C．car

D．hospital

15.

A．lost

B．began

C．risked

D．changed

【推荐2】Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the_______of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in _______that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the _______of my behaviour. Once when I returned in_______from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who _______ the time to ask me what happened. When I _______that my baseball had flown through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, _______ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I _______ not have played in the path between buildings. _______ my knees shocked as I explained, I________to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that_________property is a sacred thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifth­grade classroom, I wanted to________it, but Steve explained that it might be important to________else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of________I’d hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the________Steve gave me, his respect for________is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ________with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the________he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it________you first, Mark?” he asked. I didn’t know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment________out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.1.

A．charge

B．absence

C．respect

D．presence

2.

A．memories

B．truth

C．hopes

D．honesty

3.

A．advantages

B．reasons

C．realities

D．results

4.

A．surprise

B．tears

C．joy

D．smiles

5.

A．took

B．spent

C．cost

D．paid

6.

A．insisted

B．introduced

C．declared

D．explained

7.

A．injuring

B．damaging

C．destroying

D．breaking

8.

A．could

B．must

C．would

D．should

9.

A．Since

B．Although

C．Because

D．But

10.

A．refused

B．offered

C．afforded

D．managed

11.

A．personal

B．valuable

C．public

D．whole

12.

A．save

B．keep

C．pick

D．return

13.

A．no one

B．everyone

C．someone

D．anyone

14.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．what

15.

A．information

B．explanation

C．opinions

D．instructions

16.

A．life

B．people

C．family

D．things

17.

A．Proud

B．Encouraged

C．Relaxed

D．Excited

18.

A．way

B．time

C．place

D．scene

19.

A．affect

B．interrupt

C．hurt

D．fight

20.

A．stands

B．reaches

C．turns

D．holds