【推荐1】My 12-year-old daughter, Audrey, told me recently on one of our many walks around the neighborhood that she would never forget this pandemic(疫情), and that she never wanted to take for granted having friends over, visiting family members or hugging her grandparents again. She wondered, though, whether people would really live with new appreciation._________time, would we all forget? “Write down how you feel,” I suggested. “Record it_________your future self will remember.”

The next day, I_________this letter on my daughter's desk, urging herself to read it in the future and remember what’s_________in life, and asked her about it. “Open on New Year’s Day or Eve, starting when you are in high school or even 8th grade maybe,” she wrote. Below is the full letter.

Dear Audrey,

You are much older now, and_________wiser, although sometimes that’s not the case. You have probably forgotten about me. I’m 12-year-old you struggling with anxiety, hating_________learning, in this nightmarish pandemic…I could go on and on. Ring a bell?

Anyway, I’m writing you a letter that I hope you read every year on New Year’s Day or New Year’s Eve. I’ve come from 2020 to_________you not to forget. I am sitting on my bed right now, tears still on my face from a fight with my mom (I_________her more than anything or anyone, but we’ve spent too much time together), and aware of the light blue masks_________on the hooks(钩子) next to the door in my kitchen. In a way，it still feels like March, when this whole__________thing started. I'm sick of it.

I am__________you to remember. I didn’t get to spend Thanksgiving with my beloved grandparents, when I’d been waiting so long to act normally with them. Now.it looks like I won’t be spending Christmas with them normally either. In America (where I live), the Coronavirus numbers are higher than they’ve__________been. I am hoping and am going to pray for a Christmas miracle, but I have my__________because I hoped for an Faster miracle(奇迹) and that didn’t happen. I am struggling and would do anything to get out of 2020 and this pandemic, to see my friends and family normally. You are able to do that. You have what I want so__________So please, I urge you to enjoy your life, your friends, your family, your experiences.

Remember—everything is replaceable and unimportant, but people are the only true thing that__________in this modern-day world.

Love your life, and be filled with joy this year.

Sincerely,

You, age 12, Audrey in 2020, the Pandemic Year.

1.

A．On

B．At

C．Over

D．By

2.

A．so

B．but

C．though

D．then

3.

A．caught

B．spotted

C．recognized

D．explored

4.

A．anxious

B．powerful

C．important

D．confusing

5.

A．hopefully

B．definitely

C．actually

D．positively

6.

A．detailed

B．online

C．physical

D．mental

7.

A．suggest

B．allow

C．order

D．remind

8.

A．hate

B．annoy

C．love

D．admire

9.

A．floating

B．lying

C．standing

D．hanging

10.

A．amazing

B．crazy

C．fantastic

D．embarrassing

11.

A．begging

B．forbidding

C．inviting

D．commanding

12.

A．nor

B．never

C．ever

D．neither

13.

A．barriers

B．doubts

C．strengths

D．injuries

14.

A．perfectly

B．well

C．badly

D．suitably

15.

A．important

B．matters

C．cares

D．stresses

【推荐2】In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be_________ to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly_______ for you?

On a recent hiking trip, my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the________ direction. This was an old, well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my _______. The trip would take several days and going backwards _______ that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.

As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, “You’re going the wrong way. Are you lost? Are you returning _______ you forgot something? Are you crazy? ” The path occasionally crossed a highway. When it did, even passing cars beeped (鸣笛)to ________ us in the “right” direction.

Why did people only see one way? Because that’s what______ does? Because that’s how it’s always been done? We even ________ to talk to a Danish woman who said, “We have a saying in my country: when you go backwards to everyone else, it’s because you’re avoiding something.” I couldn’t ______ it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking in the way that best ________ us. Had we gone the “wrong” way? No. At least, not for us.

I decided to _______ the path I chose. Finally, we had a(n)_______experience. Choosing the “wrong” path was right for me. When your inner ________ tells you something is right(or wrong), listen to it. It’s your instinct(直觉). It’s speaking to you for a reason and it knows, better than anyone, what’s ________ for you.

1.

A．anxious

B．normal

C．challenging

D．impressive

2.

A．designs

B．plans

C．works

D．prepares

3.

A．opposite

B．wrong

C．common

D．right

4.

A．emotion

B．target

C．schedule

D．body

5.

A．supposed

B．ensured

C．provided

D．permitted

6.

A．if

B．because

C．while

D．yet

7.

A．point

B．inspire

C．protect

D．press

8.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．anybody

D．nobody

9.

A．expected

B．stopped

C．agreed

D．hesitated

10.

A．do

B．hide

C．believe

D．agree

11.

A．instructed

B．confused

C．offered

D．suited

12.

A．show off

B．think over

C．pick out

D．stick to

13.

A．horrible

B．secure

C．amazing

D．crazy

14.

A．desire

B．feeling

C．voice

D．reaction

15.

A．best

B．true

C．flexible

D．worthwhile

【推荐3】In 1991, I went to visit my grandma in an old folks’ home. At the time, she was 89, and I was 28. I felt a bit _______, because the place was full of people at the last stage of their life. I didn’t know how to _______ that.

When I saw Grandma, they were having a _______ in the hall. After she introduced me, a woman in a wheelchair beside told me how much she _______ dancing. So I asked her to dance and she _______ accepted my invitation with a big smile. I _______ her to the open area, and I lifted her arm up and spun her wheelchair around, and we laughed a lot. When I wheeled her back, I _______ a lot of little old ladies smiling at me. So I _______ with them and we snowballed the party into a great dancing ball.

Of course, I danced with Grandma. While dancing, I asked how she dealt with _______. She said: “Just accept the number of candles on the cake. Life won’t stay the same. So accept the ________ and make every day count. There’s a ________ that golden years are a time to celebrate accomplishments and ________ gained from experience.” Then I realized how ________ it was for me to see the old as they saw themselves. They weren’t thinking that much about growing older. ________, they lived at the moment and ________ that room like stars.

1.

A．delighted

B．relaxed

C．angry

D．depressed

2.

A．prove

B．handle

C．arrange

D．possess

3.

A．conference

B．discussion

C．party

D．lesson

4.

A．hated

B．missed

C．tolerated

D．ignored

5.

A．gladly

B．unwillingly

C．secretly

D．cautiously

6.

A．rushed

B．demanded

C．supported

D．wheeled

7.

A．noticed

B．predicted

C．stopped

D．suggested

8.

A．argued

B．danced

C．met

D．agreed

9.

A．hardship

B．failure

C．ageing

D．friendship

10.

A．explanations

B．invitations

C．suggestions

D．changes

11.

A．goal

B．story

C．dream

D．theory

12.

A．knowledge

B．burden

C．health

D．luck

13.

A．frightening

B．easy

C．rare

D．ridiculous

14.

A．Instead

B．Strangely

C．Besides

D．Suddenly

15.

A．warmed up

B．lit up

C．cleaned

D．shared

【推荐1】From the time I was seven，I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students' Union. I always_______ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader. Years flew by, and soon I was able to _______ the elections, praying I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a(n)________ I was’ t pretty. Girls across the school _______ knew me. I just did not have what it _______ to win a school election. I was________As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop______. I decided that I would join in elections________in my final year at school— and I would win.

I recognized that my_______had a lot of things in their favor(对他们有利).What were the_______that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest_______was the faith I had. I would not allow my_______appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I_______my election plans a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the_______to represent them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, so I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my_________In order to learn how to present a great election speech I also attended a course on effective(有效的) public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students cheered. That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also theirs.

1.

A．remembered

B．admired

C．praised

D．believed

2.

A．come up with

B．participate in

C．begin with

D．rise to

3.

A．chance

B．education

C．challenge

D．improvement

4.

A．highly

B．equally

C．hardly

D．closely

5.

A．provided

B．educated

C．meant

D．took

6.

A．concerned

B．sad

C．confused

D．surprised

7.

A．developing

B．winning

C．learning

D．dreaming

8.

A．again

B．really

C．simply

D．nearly

9.

A．colleagues

B．enemies

C．schoolmates

D．competitors

10.

A．points

B．cases

C．methods

D．examples

11.

A．problem

B．aim

C．strength

D．worry

12.

A．plain

B．young

C．beautiful

D．special

13.

A．announced

B．discussed

C．began

D．shared

14.

A．recommend

B．confidence

C．respect

D．ability

15.

A．habit

B．advantage

C．speech

D．focus

【推荐3】Every year I read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world. It is quite _________ to choose whom to admit. _________. in the chaos of SAT scores and recommendations, one _________ is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate: kindness.

The most surprising indication of kindness I’ve ever _________ came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive _________ from his college consultant. Even with these qualifications, he might not have _________. But one letter of recommendation caught my eye. It was from a school security _________. Letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.

The security guard wrote that he supported this student’s admission because of his _________. This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently _________ the hallway monitor (监测员) each morning and tidied up the classroom after his peers left school __________ nobody was watching. This student, the security guard wrote, had a(n) __________ respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power.

It gave us a __________ onto a student’s life in the moments when nothing “counted”. That student was admitted by unanimous (一致的) vote of the admissions committee.

Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations __________ this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much __________ to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their headmasters and teachers, I’m happy to help start that __________.

1.

A．distant

B．difficult

C．delicate

D．desperate

2.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．Therefore

3.

A．ability

B．quality

C．limitation

D．assumption

4.

A．come out

B．picked up

C．come across

D．brought up

5.

A．lecture

B．reply

C．recommendation

D．application

6.

A．stood up

B．stood out

C．given up

D．given out

7.

A．guard

B．teacher

C．headmaster

D．consultant

8.

A．wisdom

B．consideration

C．encouragement

D．bravery

9.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．thanked

10.

A．as if

B．now that

C．even if

D．in order that

11.

A．demanding

B．amusing

C．refreshing

D．puzzling

12.

A．passion

B．trouble

C．method

D．window

13.

A．due to

B．in need of

C．except for

D．along with

14.

A．money

B．notice

C．attention

D．curiosity

15.

A．policy

B．trend

C．arrangement

D．career

【推荐1】I recently went to a jam session (即兴演奏) with some other musicians in town. When I used to jam with other musicians, I spent more time in my head   ______ about may drumming (鼓声) instead of ______ paying attention to what was going on. This time though, I found that I was more ______ and was able to support the other musicians more through my playing.

Because of this, our ______ was better than ever before, and I could feel the audience was ______ the music more too, because the music was ______ about me; it was about all of us connecting through the ______ language of music.

Afterwards, the musicians I played with told me they felt like our hearts were ______ while playing, and that we were able to achieve a new ______ of playing together thanks to our collected approach. When playing, there was no ego (自我) or one-upping. There were just us ______ ourselves with our open hearts.

I believe that the best musicians in the world have this in ______ , which is to see past their own egos, and to listen to or connect with their ______ and fellow musicians. I’ve ______ all of this thanks to my practice of being a more kindhearted and caring person. As I grow into a more kindhearted and caring person, I can now bring ______ to not only those in my daily life, but also through my music, and to those who ______ .

1.

A．talking

B．setting

C．thinking

D．learning

2.

A．actually

B．obviously

C．curiously

D．gracefully

3.

A．official

B．attractive

C．fluent

D．attentive

4.

A．plan

B．music

C．dance

D．purpose

5.

A．enjoying

B．playing

C．reviewing

D．comparing

6.

A．no doubt

B．no longer

C．in fact

D．in particular

7.

A．confusing

B．foreign

C．native

D．global

8.

A．lost

B．connected

C．touched

D．broken

9.

A．variety

B．length

C．level

D．factor

10.

A．begging

B．burying

C．believing

D．sharing

11.

A．common

B．order

C．practice

D．future

12.

A．audience

B．families

C．readers

D．group

13.

A．demanded

B．doubted

C．realized

D．decided

14.

A．honour

B．luck

C．news

D．joy

15.

A．look

B．listen

C．recover

D．compete

【推荐2】Brothers Robert and Lemon grew up in a black neighborhood in Richmond, California. Both boys were____ in school and got mostly A’s on their report cards through primary school. But from a working-class family, the two growing boys often stole to satisfy their ____when there was not enough food at home.
Time brought about differences between the two brothers. By the end of the freshman year at Kennedy High School, Lemon had received three F’s on his report card____the school only allowed three failures over four years, one more F and Lemon would____be kicked out of school. That’s when he made up his mind to____ He wanted to be whatever a man could hope to be. His decision to change took him in an entirely different____from his brother Robert and became a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles.
What became of What became of Robert? He____changing his unproductive behavior. He____changing his unproductive behavior. After high school he joined the army. Then after his duty he returned to his hometown,____he continued his pattern of anti-social behavior --- stealing to____ himself and forming a growing drug habit. At 42 he died from AIDS.
This story reminds us that what we become is determined by the ____we make. That’s what the saying “change…or be changed” is all about. Lemon changed from an underachiever to an honor student who took ____ action towards his life and finally____ his dreams. His brother Robert, ____ , was changed by poverty, illegal drugs and finally a deadly disease. The____ is, “Either way, you pay!” But the price that Robert paid for refusing to change was much    16    than the price that Lemon paid for seeking to change.1.

A．ill-mannered

B．well-behaved

C．warm-hearted

D．absent-minded

2.

A．fear

B．supply

C．hunger

D．interest

3.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．When

D．Although

4.

A．entirely

B．exactly

C．truly

D．surely

5.

A．change

B．leave

C．quarrel

D．entertain

6.

A．communication

B．expression

C．organization

D．direction

7.

A．continued

B．started

C．refused

D．represented

8.

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．which

9.

A．devote

B．support

C．express

D．protect

10.

A．chances

B．promises

C．choices

D．achievements

11.

A．cautious

B．modest

C．energetic

D．active

12.

A．followed

B．broke

C．achieved

D．struggled

13.

A．in return

B．on the contrary

C．in summary

D．in charge

14.

A．approach

B．fortune

C．agreement

D．truth

15.

A．higher

B．lower

C．larger

D．smaller

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I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I ____ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ____ ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to ____ his family as cold. When we got into the ____ to go home, his father suddenly appeared. ____, he began to wash his son’s windscreen(挡风玻璃). I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often _____me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant ______or enquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his ____ me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock(股票), I ____ him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt _____ For example, I always return phone calls ____and regularly contact my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the ____: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger ____ as the holidays approached. But then she came to the gathering I ____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was ____ at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be ____ Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their ____expressions, eagerly expecting them to do thing in my ____ Over the years, however, I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.1.

A．remember

B．enjoy

C．value

D．admire

2.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．silently

D．quickly

3.

A．regard

B．treat

C．find

D．love

4.

A．bus

B．train

C．car

D．plane

5.

A．Punctually

B．Carefully

C．Proudly

D．Angrily

6.

A．visited

B．interrupted

C．warned

D．telephoned

7.

A．greeting

B．tone

C．apology

D．explanation

8.

A．interested

B．angered

C．encouraged

D．surprised

9.

A．long

B．short

C．warm

D．polite

10.

A．praised

B．ignored

C．blamed

D．thanked

11.

A．content

B．guilty

C．curious

D．disappointed

12.

A．in order

B．in turn

C．without delay

D．without difficulty

13.

A．feeling

B．suggestion

C．judgment

D．belief

14.

A．disappeared

B．grew

C．helped

D．declined

15.

A．missed

B．attended

C．hosted

D．invited

16.

A．satisfied

B．upset

C．puzzled

D．shocked

17.

A．uncaring

B．dishonest

C．stubborn

D．selfish

18.

A．unique

B．common

C．pleasant

D．familiar

19.

A．opinion

B．way

C．mind

D．life

20.

A．send

B．read

C．give

D．show