【推荐1】I was very angry after a terrible morning and decided to go for a _______. I put my headphone on, pushed on a program I was _______ to listen to and ran out the door. However, the terrible events of my morning kept flashing through my _______ over and over. I couldn’t even hear the program I love so much.

And then something _______. About 3/4 of my way through the run, I _______ a couple I’d guess to be in their early 30’s. As I was passing by, the man _______ and gave me a thumbs-up. Did he just do that? I thought so _______ I wasn’t sure. It _______ my mood (心情) right away and made me smile.

I thought to myself how _______ that was. A little piece of kindness from a __________! I was very __________ his small gesture. It was __________ what I needed and I hoped he knew the difference it made. And then I realized that the only way for him to __________ was for me to tell him. I’d __________ it if I didn’t.

So I __________ and rushed back to catch up with them. I came up behind them completely out of __________ and said “Excuse me … pant (喘), pant, pant … did you just smile and give me a thumbs-up?” He smiled again and said “Yes!”

I told him how much of a difference it made. That I was having a really __________ morning, how it made me feel so much __________. And that I really __________ it.

A moment of kindness is simple. It is __________. But it makes such a difference.

1.

A．walk

B．run

C．ride

D．trip

2.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．disappointed

D．excited

3.

A．eyes

B．ears

C．mind

D．heart

4.

A．happened

B．failed

C．began

D．helped

5.

A．remembered

B．found

C．called

D．saw

6.

A．whispered

B．shouted

C．smiled

D．cried

7.

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．so

8.

A．preserved

B．took

C．matched

D．changed

9.

A．boring

B．amazing

C．thrilling

D．interesting

10.

A．friend

B．neighbor

C．stranger

D．driver

11.

A．thankful for

B．content with

C．proud of

D．sensitive to

12.

A．roughly

B．probably

C．mainly

D．exactly

13.

A．know

B．discover

C．leave

D．continue

14.

A．like

B．repeat

C．regret

D．miss

15.

A．broke away

B．turned around

C．started off

D．pulled up

16.

A．breath

B．patience

C．sight

D．control

17.

A．enjoyable

B．fortunate

C．terrible

D．imaginable

18.

A．better

B．braver

C．freer

D．busier

19.

A．considered

B．appreciated

C．forgot

D．hated

20.

A．meaningful

B．valuable

C．nice

D．easy

【推荐3】My son has been in hospital again, this time with an emergency admission. He was______in an ambulance from our local health center to the children’s hospital.

In this country, all ambulances are______and manned by firemen and it was no______this time. While one fireman drove, the other was in the______with me and my son. He started______my son as soon as he was carried in,______him whether he’d prefer English or Portuguese.

When my son______either of them, the fireman requested speaking English so that my son could ____with him. Of course, that gave him plenty of______to draw my son’s attention to offering “tuition”(学费)--- It was just a joke. The_______of them chatted for the full hour.______, he had been assigned the task of keeping my boy______. He did so so skillfully that my son didn’t______that I was tearing along with lights flashing.

Actually, the back of the ambulance is a______place for me, and then I got sick and had to _______the window a little. It was cold, so this absolutely wonderful guy took his own jacket off and ______it around my son’s head and neck.

These excellent guys______with us during check-in procedure, and finally______when I made sure that my husband was on his way in the car.

I can’t be______enough to the firemen. They’re our firemen, and they are all______, of course.

1.

A．treated

B．sent

C．protected

D．limited

2.

A．repaired

B．rejected

C．used

D．driven

3.

A．exception

B．pity

C．excuse

D．problem

4.

A．front

B．bus

C．back

D．hospital

5.

A．chatting with

B．catching up with

C．looking down on

D．spying on

6.

A．informing

B．asking

C．doubting

D．testing

7.

A．refused

B．abandoned

C．said

D．appreciated

8.

A．practice

B．remember

C．write

D．forget

9.

A．feelings

B．courage

C．opportunity

D．loss

10.

A．minority

B．pair

C．lot

D．majority

11.

A．Obviously

B．Abruptly

C．Frequently

D．Selfishly

12.

A．asleep

B．upset

C．awake

D．reliable

13.

A．fear

B．regret

C．ignore

D．realize

14.

A．satisfying

B．horrible

C．safe

D．private

15.

A．occupy

B．improve

C．decorate

D．open

16.

A．wrapped

B．wiped

C．threw

D．delivered

17.

A．parted

B．debated

C．stayed

D．agreed

18.

A．remained

B．recovered

C．burst

D．left

19.

A．beneficial

B．calm

C．rude

D．grateful

20.

A．enemies

B．heroes

C．employees

D．engineers

【推荐1】I read this story shared by Michelle, who recently passed away:

"One morning when I was little, my father took me to the fishing dock. But_________fishing, we just sat on one _________   watching the other children fishing with their parents. An hour went by and we left without ever   _________ a single fishing line into the water.

On the_________ home, I told my father I would never _________ him for being so mean to me. He asked smilingly,"Did you see the smiles on those children's faces?''I don't really _________! I just want to fish like them!' I responded angrily, but he _________my words and kept driving.

Such experiences repeated throughout my childhood and my father never _________why. But actually he didn't need to. Years later, when I found myself volunteering at a local homeless_________, I suddenly realized that those ____________ spent sitting on that dock was the very point ____________ I learned how to love."

Michelle's last story makes me think...

Honestly, too often we overlook ____________ and rarely stop. Because we never learn that every passing face represents a story. Everyone has ____________ something that has forced them to ____________, adapt and grow. Everyone's smile has been earned. Their issues are____________as significant and worthwhile as ____________we're going through.

Pausing occasionally to____________people around us will open our mind. ____________in their happiness will open our heart. If choosing to spend time pausing instead of bypassing quickly—to truly ____________and listen, we can learn so much… about ourselves, about each other, and even about real ____________.

1.

A．instead of

B．regardless of

C．clue to

D．thanks to

2.

A．beach

B．boat

C．dock

D．deck

3.

A．sinking

B．pulling

C．carrying

D．casting

4.

A．cycle

B．walking

C．drive

D．running

5.

A．blame

B．forgive

C．repay

D．praise

6.

A．care

B．remember

C．request

D．know

7.

A．repeated

B．ignored

C．marked

D．doubted

8.

A．understood

B．wondered

C．asked

D．explained

9.

A．garden

B．hospital

C．family

D．shelter

10.

A．mornings

B．fortunes

C．weeks

D．donations

11.

A．where

B．why

C．which

D．what

12.

A．drivers

B．passersby

C．fishermen

D．parents

13.

A．left out

B．picked up

C．gone through

D．given up

14.

A．succeed

B．struggle

C．destroy

D．produce

15.

A．merely

B．roughly

C．hardly

D．equally

16.

A．however

B．whenever

C．whatever

D．whoever

17.

A．evaluate

B．appreciate

C．motivate

D．promote

18.

A．Sharing

B．Breaking

C．Believing

D．Taking

19.

A．refuse

B．regret

C．witness

D．apologize

20.

A．fish

B．desire

C．smile

D．Jove

【推荐3】One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a(n)_______thing like“I was wrong about that”,and it is even harder to say,“I was wrong,and you were right about that”.

And I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made _______fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the_______of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me_______I remembered the egg boxes.Then he told me_______and I began to remember vaguely what he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time,and I had wandered into_______with my mother to do the weekly shopping.On that_______day.I must have found my way to the dairy food department_______the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive_______of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes.The boxes were piled three or four feet high.I must stopped in from of them to admire the________.just then________came by,pushing her grocery cart,________the boxes carelessly and left.For some reason,I________to put the display back together even though it was not my________so I began to work.

The manager heard the________and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees________some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were________,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.He severely scolded me and wanted me________any broken eggs to make up to the loss.I tried to explain that I was looking at the boxes,but it________no good.Even though I didn’t regret for my decision and quickly forgot all about the incident,________the manager did not.

1.

A．pleasant

B．enjoyable

C．simple

D．difficult

2.

A．an discovery

B．a friend

C．an incident

D．a mistake

3.

A．boss

B．cleaner

C．cashier

D．manager

4.

A．if

B．how

C．why

D．when

5.

A．a story

B．the department

C．an accident

D．an incident

6.

A．the shop

B．the store

C．the supermarket

D．the grocery

7.

A．usual

B．lucky

C．wonderful

D．particular

8.

A．where

B．after

C．until

D．though

9.

A．exhibits

B．storage

C．display

D．boxes

10.

A．eggs

B．boxes

C．storage

D．sale

11.

A．a woman

B．a customer

C．a manager

D．a stranger

12.

A．knocked on

B．knocked over

C．knocked off

D．knocked at

13.

A．declared

B．began

C．decided

D．started

14.

A．fault

B．task

C．eggs

D．boxes

15.

A．scream

B．alarm

C．noise

D．call

16.

A．to check

B．checking

C．checked

D．having checked

17.

A．bad

B．good

C．lost

D．broken

18.

A．to pay off

B．to pay back

C．to pay for

D．to pay out

19.

A．was

B．did

C．worked

D．had

20.

A．obviously

B．frequently

C．unfortunately

D．unnecessarily

【推荐2】A lesson from my mother will always stay with me.
I was in the third grade then. I had been ________ to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had practiced my _______ with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word _______ from my head.
Finally, my teacher took me aside. She ________ that she had written a narrator’s（旁白）part to the play, and asked me to _______ roles. Her word, kindly delivered, still hurt me, especially _________ I saw my part go to another girl.
My mother_______ my ill feelings, although I didn’t tell her what had happened. _______suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to_______ in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤）was turning _________. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）appearing. I watched my mother __________ to dig up some dandelions. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden,” she said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said. “All _______ are beautiful --- even dandelions.” My mother looked at me ________. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked. I _________, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is __________ of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no _________ in that.”
Knowing that she had guessed my ________, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, _______me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. “The narrator’s ______ is every bit as important as the part of a princess.”
Over the next few weeks, with her constant ________, I learned to take pride in the role.1.

A．judged

B．picked

C．refused

D．paid

2.

A．points

B．films

C．lines

D．actions

3.

A．disappeared

B．occurred

C．maintained

D．came

4.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．expected

D．explained

5.

A．provide

B．switch

C．share

D．play

6.

A．before

B．since

C．because

D．when

7.

A．accepted

B．understood

C．sensed

D．received

8.

A．Except for

B．Instead of

C．Apart from

D．Along with

9.

A．walk

B．sleep

C．perform

D．dance

10.

A．yellow

B．green

C．dark

D．red

11.

A．go back

B．jump out

C．break in

D．bend down

12.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．roses

D．creatures

13.

A．seriously

B．angrily

C．unwillingly

D．coldly

14.

A．disagreed

B．sighed

C．cried

D．nodded

15.

A．lucky

B．worthy

C．true

D．free

16.

A．doubt

B．argument

C．shame

D．mercy

17.

A．pain

B．problem

C．accident

D．answer

18.

A．reminding

B．abusing

C．informing

D．persuading

19.

A．voice

B．name

C．idea

D．part

20.

A．warning

B．encouragement

C．praise

D．award

【推荐3】A child wrote a heartbreaking letter about smartphones and when his parents read it, they were _______ to tears.

The use of smartphones had such a(n) _______ on our society. Tasks are much _______and communication is much more convenient(方便的) because we can carry around our smartphones wherever we go. While there are so many _______ to have a smartphone, there are many arguments against having one too. And a child _______ his complaint(抱怨) in a very _______ letter that his parents read.

The child’ s mom just so _______ to be his teacher and she gave her students a _______ to write a paper on what they would like to be in this modern world. She was _______ the homework in the kitchen and flipping (快速翻阅) from one paper to the next and writing down their grades in between. Then ________ she came to a stop.

She could not ________ what she was reading. Her husband noticed her________ and asked her what was wrong. And she told him. A child wrote that he would like to be a ________, but for reasons that were so ________. He felt that his parents ________ their smartphones so much and that they paid way more attention to their smartphones than they did to him. He________ that as soon as his dad came home from work. he went straight to his phone________ paying attention to him. She was already in tears, but her husband was even more ________ when she told him that it was their son who wrote it.

Stories like this always remind me to be more ________ about the time and attention I give to my smartphone. I think I will start ________ my phone when I am spending time with those I treasure（珍惜）.

1.

A．shocked

B．moved

C．amazed

D．confused

2.

A．mistake

B．moment

C．choice

D．effect

3.

A．easier

B．better

C．huger

D．newer

4.

A．reasons

B．rules

C．doubts

D．methods

5.

A．revised

B．majored

C．expressed

D．received

6.

A．interesting

B．different

C．moving

D．hopeless

7.

A．planned

B．managed

C．wanted

D．happened

8.

A．task

B．story

C．competition

D．trade

9.

A．preparing

B．grading

C．considering

D．doing

10.

A．extremely

B．suddenly

C．slowly

D．naturally

11.

A．realize

B．understand

C．believe

D．remember

12.

A．fitness

B．tiredness

C．sadness

D．sickness

13.

A．dancer

B．phone

C．computer

D．teacher

14.

A．heartbreaking

B．strange

C．acceptable

D．great

15.

A．missed

B．loved

C．praised

D．feared

16.

A．wondered

B．shouted

C．suggested

D．explained

17.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．except for

D．as for

18.

A．glad

B．amazed

C．comfortable

D．angry

19.

A．excited

B．certain

C．careful

D．worried

20.

A．leaving alone

B．falling apart

C．sweeping away

D．putting away