【推荐1】On a Monday afternoon in February 2007, Gretchen took Liam, her 2-year-old son to her doctor because of some new habits—longer naps and pickier eating habits. After some __________, the doctor told her the _____________ news: Her son had cancer that affected nerve cells.

Liam began three rounds of chemotherapy (化疗) and then later underwent 12-hour surgery that _____________ him on a ventilator (呼吸机). Meanwhile, Gretchen __________ in the hospital that among diseases, cancer was the number one killer of children in the United States.

“I ask Liam’s doctor how it is possible that I never __________ that,” said Gretchen. She recalled that the doctor told her that people didn’t __________ enough about kids who got cancer. They didn’t make   ______________; their diseases didn’t get funding.

“Pediatric (儿科的) cancer is just so __________,” said Gretchen. To ask for help without scaring people off, she __________ to bake cookies—96,000 of them, over a few weeks—in exchange for __________. She founded a studio in Brooklyn and launched a website to __________ the cookies. She packed the cookies with __________ to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. As local news stations __________ the story, the cookies __________ sold out.

“Everyone says, ‘I have no idea cancer is the number one disease killer of children. How can I _________?’” Gretchen said. “It is not because people don’t care about kids who get cancer; it is because they just don’t __________ the cancer.”

______ the ovens cooled, Gretchen developed a(n) __________ to help other people improve bake sales. In September 2008, she launched the non-profit Cookies for Kid’s Cancer to __________ research dollars for five powerhouse pediatric cancer centers. Other fund-raising events began to spring up __________in all 50 states as well as overseas. Cookies for Kid’s Cancer has already raised more than $7 million for pediatric cancer research and has helped fund six new treatments for kids since 2008.

1.

A．tests

B．interviews

C．operations

D．discussions

2.

A．particular

B．guilty

C．horrible

D．cautious

3.

A．caught

B．beat

C．carried

D．left

4.

A．remembered

B．promised

C．discovered

D．admitted

5.

A．hear

B．fix

C．afford

D．reach

6.

A．write

B．care

C．argue

D．complain

7.

A．headlines

B．rules

C．progress

D．trouble

8.

A．boring

B．embarrassing

C．disappointing

D．frightening

9.

A．agreed

B．afforded

C．decided

D．liked

10.

A．resources

B．cells

C．rewards

D．donations

11.

A．taste

B．make

C．sell

D．store

12.

A．summaries

B．notes

C．figures

D．books

13.

A．reported

B．blamed

C．created

D．appreciated

14.

A．exactly

B．quickly

C．illegally

D．generally

15.

A．study

B．help

C．recover

D．survive

16.

A．fight

B．accept

C．prepare

D．know

17.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．After

D．Because

18.

A．industry

B．attitude

C．habit

D．plan

19.

A．exchange

B．raise

C．save

D．borrow

20.

A．finally

B．fortunately

C．certainly

D．briefly

【推荐2】Meals on Wheels delivery service is for those facing life-threatening illnesses like Borden did back in 2012. She had just finished a Master's program in _______ when she was diagnosed (诊断)with cancer called Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Soon, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Borden moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to take care of herself while _______ her mother.

''It's a _______ time in your life when you have great need for nutrition but you can’t provide healthy _______ for yourself, '' Borden said. ''Having a Master's in Nutrition, I knew how _______ nourishment was during my cancer treatment and recovery. ''

She started Revive and Thrive while going through treatment, _______ out to local hospitals and kitchens to get the organization off the ground. Soon she was _______ meals for patients referred to her by social workers, nurses and doctors in the area.

She _______ each patient to get a sense of what their nutrition needs are and how long they'll need help. Then, she gets to _______ .

''Serving meals to patients is equally important as teaching them to cook healthy foods, to ________ job skills, life skills and the joy of being able to ________ others in their community, ''Borden says.

She works with a head chef who ________ the nutrient-rich meals and makes sure each meal contains the essential vitamins and proteins that a person fighting a life-threatening illness ________ .

''When you're ________ and dealing with cancer by yourself, it can cause you more depression. Knowing somebody cares about what you eat is ________ , '' she said.

1.

A．medicine

B．education

C．economics

D．nutrition

2.

A．nursing

B．teaching

C．guiding

D．training

3.

A．dangerous

B．hard

C．common

D．valuable

4.

A．1ifestyles

B．spirit

C．meals

D．sleep

5.

A．rare

B．adequate

C．comfortable

D．important

6.

A．going

B．calling

C．reaching

D．speaking

7.

A．enjoying

B．preparing

C．checking

D．comparing

8.

A．tells

B．cures

C．exams

D．meets

9.

A．rest

B．work

C．schoo1

D．bed

10.

A．1earn

B．show

C．require

D．test

11.

A．judge

B．serve

C．gather

D．relax

12.

A．eats

B．expects

C．creates

D．proves

13.

A．needs

B．makes

C．shares

D．provides

14.

A．alone

B．wise

C．old

D．free

15.

A．interesting

B．amusing

C．amazing

D．inspiring

【推荐3】Scott Poore is an animal lover. He moves into the shelter kennel(犬舍) with the ______ of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted. Queen, a 3-year-old dog, has just gotten the most ____ roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a ______ visitor at the shelter, he is familiar with all of the ______. However, little Queen in particular has really ______ his heart. Poore says that he recently began to ____ that Queen seemed to be" losing ______"in finding a forever home. "I have been ______Queen every single day for over a year and now I can ______ see her giving up," Poore wrote on his blog last week. "She used to get so ______ when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed and ______ at me. I sit in her room and all she does is look out of her window."

So as a ______ of raising awareness of Queen's situation, Poore ______ a suitcase and moved into the dog's kennel. Poore says it has been ______ managing his work while also living at the shelter, but he is ______ to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen. Since he ___ the kennel earlier this week, he and his new canine roommate have been ______ the headlines of dozens of national news outlets, although no potential ______ have stepped forward.

____, this dog has finally been given a loving home after his ______ crossed with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

1.

A．assistance

B．exception

C．aim

D．name

2.

A．devoted

B．expected

C．experienced

D．talented

3.

A．patient

B．regular

C．curious

D．cautious

4.

A．keepers

B．investors

C．colleagues

D．animals

5.

A．broken

B．stolen

C．understood

D．lost

6.

A．check

B．notice

C．suspect

D．imagine

7.

A．happiness

B．freedom

C．hope

D．energy

8.

A．visiting

B．walking

C．instructing

D．training

9.

A．naturally

B．anxiously

C．still

D．obviously

10.

A．excited

B．concerned

C．amazed

D．disappointed

11.

A．stands up

B．looks down

C．jumps down

D．stares up

12.

A．reward

B．means

C．consequence

D．symbol

13.

A．packed

B．brought

C．purchased

D．delivered

14.

A．meaningful

B．vital

C．tough

D．unusual

15.

A．satisfied

B．inspired

C．honoured

D．determined

16.

A．cleared up

B．cared for

C．settled into

D．met with

17.

A．hitting

B．discussing

C．hearing

D．encouraging

18.

A．customers

B．donators

C．employers

D．adopters

19.

A．Increasingly

B．Pitifully

C．Delightfully

D．Deliberately

20.

A．view

B．path

C．mind

D．story

【推荐1】At age eleven, I was in middle school. But before Christmas every chance I got, when I was _______ , I checked each present under the tree quietly. I read every tag and _______ every package, telling which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.

It had been a (n) _______ year for my family. When my mom looked at the simple presents, she sighed and warned us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be _______ .” Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil (溺爱) us. In years past, the presents would pile up and I would hear the phrase “giving is better than receiving”, but thought whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole _______ !

On that Christmas morning, we _______ waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak _______ to wait and watch other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.

“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she _______ me a package with my name written on the label in my mother’s handwriting. I looked at it, _______ . Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I ________ this one. It was my mom’s.

“Mom, I can’t... ”

I was ________ by my mother’s eager, joyful look— a look I could not really understand. “Let’s see what it is, honey. Hurry and open it.” It was a blow dryer. Though it’s simple, to me it was so much more. Being a little girl, I was amazed. In my world, where receiving ________ giving, my mom’s act of selflessness was incomprehensible. Tears filled my eyes and I thought in disbelief about how much my mom must love me to ________   her Christmas.

I have always remembered that Christmas full of deep ________ . It had such an impact on me. As an adult, I can now ________ my mom’s actions-finding an even greater joy in her Christmas, because giving truly is better than receiving. My mom’s simple act meant the world to me.

1.

A．alone

B．reliable

C．generous

D．exaggerated

2.

A．tore

B．felt

C．smelled

D．broke

3.

A．easy

B．tough

C．common

D．shiny

4.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．disappointed

D．nervous

5.

A．approach

B．excellence

C．secret

D．point

6.

A．slowly

B．unconcernedly

C．passively

D．eagerly

7.

A．contributions

B．attempts

C．requests

D．arguments

8.

A．handed

B．took

C．threw

D．provided

9.

A．ashamed

B．stressed

C．bored

D．confused

10.

A．recognised

B．recalled

C．refused

D．returned

11.

A．inspired

B．scared

C．stopped

D．encouraged

12.

A．overweighed

B．equaled

C．meant

D．indicated

13.

A．give away

B．give up

C．settle for

D．pay off

14.

A．doubt

B．relief

C．love

D．trouble

15.

A．remember

B．comment

C．understand

D．share

【推荐2】A call came into Gilleece’s bar. A newly married woman, who had spent the afternoon at the beach bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t _________ about her ID or credit cards, but her _________ was inside it.

Gilleece, 42, didn’t like _________ occurred at his place, so he set out to _________ the wallet. He spent hours _________ surveillance cameras (监控摄像机), seeing the woman staying in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside. Within minutes, a young man _________ the bench after the woman left, put something in his pocket, and walked off. Gilleece _________ a clip (片段) on the bar’s Facebook page to find the boy.

Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17­-year­-old Rivers Prather. Prather _________ having taken the wallet and told Gilleece he’d done it because he hadn’t _________ for two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was a(n) __________ one, so he took the money and __________ the wallet. Then he bought a sandwich.

Gilleece wasn’t sure if he could __________ the boy, so he told the teen to meet him at the bar. There, they got to talking, and Gilleece, a father of two, saw Prather was more of a kid than a(n) __________.

“He would be going to big boy jail (监狱),” Gilleece says. “I had to __________ him somehow.” Gilleece hired two local divers to __________ the waters. More than one hour passed, with no __________ of the ring. Gilleece grew __________, especially when the detective tried to get the boy to jail. A diver popped up __________. In his hand was the wallet, and inside was the ring.

“Most people would have given the video to the __________, but he chose to help me and offered me a job,” Prather told CBS News. “I’m __________ of all the support he has given me.”

1.

A．think

B．care

C．forget

D．argue

2.

A．ring

B．photo

C．money

D．watch

3.

A．complaint

B．stealing

C．quarrel

D．violence

4.

A．buy

B．open

C．find

D．check

5.

A．staring at

B．dealing with

C．repairing

D．analyzing

6.

A．wiped

B．passed

C．noticed

D．approached

7.

A．received

B．saw

C．posted

D．answered

8.

A．regretted

B．remembered

C．considered

D．admitted

9.

A．slept

B．eaten

C．washed

D．worked

10.

A．old

B．strange

C．fake

D．large

11.

A．hid

B．buried

C．changed

D．threw

12.

A．believe

B．educate

C．save

D．control

13.

A．adult

B．thief

C．student

D．beggar

14.

A．persuade

B．punish

C．help

D．forgive

15.

A．search

B．measure

C．mark

D．cover

16.

A．way

B．sign

C．need

D．picture

17.

A．worried

B．annoyed

C．impatient

D．tired

18.

A．gradually

B．carefully

C．secretly

D．finally

19.

A．government

B．public

C．police

D．owner

20.

A．proud

B．aware

C．fond

D．appreciative