【推荐1】I still remember the elderly lady my friend and I went out to help one evening many years ago.

One day, after we_________our work and left the office, we felt a little bit_________. So we stopped at a hamburger shop and_________some hamburgers and drinks for supper. It was Sunday and there were only a few people. We watched around and found an empty table_________. Shortly after we sat down and enjoyed our food, we noticed a(n)_________woman came in and bought some food too.

She was dressed in what was probably her best clothes that were_________and neat(整齐). The woman_________the plates and cups very carefully on the table, as if she was serving the most important dinner in the world. We could tell that this ordinary meal was a real_________for her.

My friend often had dinner in the shop and he was_________the people who worked there. He was curious about the ____________and went to the people working there. He____________them. He was told that she came in every____________, bought the same cheap meal and always ate alone.

We____________that she lived alone and that this meal was the best food she could afford to buy for herself once a week.

We felt very____________. Even though we never____________to her, we decided to do something for her. When we paid our____________, we also paid hers and then____________enough money to pay her meals at the shop for a month. The workers were really____________. After all, she was just a____________to us.

We didn't want the elderly lady to know what we did,____________we just left.

【推荐2】About one year ago, the idea came to me of being grateful for the small good things that happen to us every day. So I decided to start _______ it, and started noticing things that I hadn’t before. And one day, something like this really _______.

I used to live in an area where the public transportation was not very _______. If you came back home after 7 pm, you would have to _______ in line for about an hour before you were able to get public transport of _______. Because the line would be _______, there were many non-official “taxis” that would _______ and offer to take people home without waiting so long. _______ for a bit higher price, a price high enough that not everyone could _______ every day. Personally, I would take them only when I was really __________ and I just wanted to be back home as soon as possible.

One day, I __________ a non-official “taxi” without waiting too long. I said to myself “Great. I’m lucky today” and felt __________. But that was just the beginning! When we arrived, the __________ said that he would not __________ anyone, and that he was just doing it as an act of __________, because his mother had done it before and he found it such a nice thing to do that he decided to __________ it himself.

I felt so __________. There were no words for me to __________ how grateful I was for having the __________ of being one of the people he took. He made my day and I felt so good during the following days because of that __________ ride home.

【推荐3】As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a _______asked if I could mind a child. I was quite ________but I could tell the man was quite desperate. So I had to make a __________ with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to__________something in the shop.

This was quite_________ for the man to do; I could_________ he was quite poor by the_________he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his__________clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out __________he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his_________were also a bit torn and the heels were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of_________for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could__________with a bit of cheering up.

Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit__________as the poor little kid was sitting _______ his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was_______to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table．He quickly went and got them back without saying a word．I was hoping his father would_____________up and come back for his son's_________.

At closing time, the only person left was the little boy．After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I___________he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected it. I___________he felt as if I had just abused him．Of course I didn't mean to．But I could understand why he felt like that．I only wished them good__________whatever happened.

The man opened the door to leave－father and son hand in hand.

【推荐1】Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to ______ my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small party in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ______ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out maps and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ______ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ______ my plans with my dad, he ______ as I thought he would. Because I get my ______ spirits from him, he was ______ it.

I had only been away from my home three days now, but there was an inner ______       going on inside of me. Part of me was ______ and doubting whether I ______ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ______ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another bicyclist who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey ______ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ______. It encouraged me not to ______.

As I listened to my ______ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ______ around me for miles. ______, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes—millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ______ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ______ it would be, nothing could stop my advance ______ the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

20.

A．from

B．with

C．in

D．towards

【推荐3】Looking overwhelmed(淹没) by the attention, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on a big farm in central Mexico. The ______ to the event by her father ______ rapidly and made her a star in her country.

Family members had to open a path for the girl through dozens of ______ and photographers so she could reach the Mass(弥撒) for her on a farm in the state of San Luis Potosi. A large board______”Welcome to my 15th birthday party” with Ruby’s picture towered over the tents and tables ______ with food.

Thousands of people ______ from across Mexico for the celebration. Ruby’s party ______ national and international fame after a local event photographer posted on his Facebook page a video of the girl’s father ______ a birthday party complete with food, horse races and local bands. In the video, Crescencio Ibarra ______ describes the party and prizes, before announcing that “everyone is ______ invited.”

Rubi’s mother later______ that Crescencio had only been referring to everyone in the ______ communities, not the world, but by then the video had been picked up many times on Youtube and had been seen by millions.

Mexican airline Interjet published a promotion offering 30% ______ on flights to San Luis Potosi, under the slogan “Are you going to Rubi’s party?” Actor Gael Garcia Bernal made a funny video of the invitation, and singer Luis Antonio Lopez wrote a lovely ______ especially for Rubi.

Several hundred guests______ on the morning of the day for the party, but the number increased as the day ______ so that by evening there were thousands and the event looked like a rock concert. Cars ______ the access roads to the communities and police monitored the ______

“What happened with Rubi is an interesting example of how the ______ amplifies(放大) people’s personal lives and how traditional media look ______ stories on social networks to bring in new audiences,” said Sergio Octavio Contreras, a professor from a Mexican university.

【推荐1】You never know what nature has prepared for you as a gift. Years ago, when walking alone on a beach in remote southwest Florida, I was so_____to hear splashes（水声） coming from the water. As I walked in the _____ of the sounds, I saw a manatee（海牛）show its head out of water, _____a great snuffling（带鼻音的）breath. It seemed that it was in trouble and   ___ to get out of it.

I’d never seen a____like this before. I wanted to ask for help, but there was no one ____. So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came ___ enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it. ____, the other manatees were also moving toward me. Soon I was_____by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee _____the little one up with her flipper（鳍状肢）and pushed it to the surface beside me.

As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either _____ gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and_____ the action, this time ___   by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began ______   each of them as they swam by.

I stood there enjoying the scene, ______ to move, until finally the rising tide   ______ me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees involved me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meet the ________member of their family.

During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of   ______   on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that ________ for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might   _______ up for your party.

【推荐2】As a community worker, I came into serious conflict with my community last week, and things completely fell apart between me and my community. As a result, I _________ to step away from them, blocked them on social media and did my best to _________ about them. However, the issues continued to _________ me, and even had a bad _________ on other areas of my life.

Yesterday, I was _________ to see this community and held a _________ because of a major work event. I was still in fear of the issues and felt _________ when I first saw the people I _________ with. Despite all of this, the strangest but most _________ thing happened to me. I felt something that I hadn’t felt in a long time, peace and forgiveness.

At the meeting, there were no __________ or conflicts with anyone. It was __________ that a lot of people had __________ from the issues. I realized that there wasn’t anything to worry about anymore. No one __________ bad will on me, and no one was holding anger against me anymore. There was peace, and room for people to forgive and move on.

When you __________ others, you not only free them and find peace with them, but yourself as well. Now, I only wish them the best life that they can have, and the most __________ they could ever have. And then, I move on.

【推荐3】Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He_______one morning with his young son, _______the horse before it died. Father and son walked, _______the farmer did not want the horse to be_______.

They met two men on the road_______said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's_______to market.” The farmer knew that this was_______, so he rode on the horse, _______his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “_______are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you________how tired your boy is?” ________the farmer got down, and his son rode________.

________, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?________. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up________his son, and they________. ________, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't________to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down________.

It is a fact that you cannot please________the people all the time.

15.

A．behind

B．after

C．beside

D．above