【推荐1】It was a Saturday a few summers ago. My daughter and I went swimming in our pool. That day was like most others, _______ I had no way of knowing it would ______ in our family history. It is a memory that we ______ and still talk about from time to time.

The sun was setting and the _______ was approaching. From the shallow end of our pool, my daughter _______ that, right about eye level, a spider (蜘蛛)was ______ its web by the pool. And it surprised me that she was not ________ of the spider. Instead, she ______ watched as the spider was busy with the cycle of life.

As we both ______ this wonder of nature, a(n) ______ hit me. I had lost track of time. I didn’t know ______ we had been just standing there and watching that spider spinning (织网) its web. But ______ what amount of time had passed, the ________ was that my daughter and I were simply having fun. We were having fun ______ doing anything really big or special. However, in contrast, I believe that by sharing this ______ of watching the spider, both of us were just satisfied as if we had done something very ______.

Remember that the   ______   things are the best things in our life. We need to spend some time together with our family   ______ such things in life. More importantly, we need to   ______ some time to talk about life with our family. If we do this, we will have special _______ that will last a life time.

1.

A．until

B．if

C．but

D．so

2.

A．go down

B．get up

C．take off

D．start out

3.

A．deserve

B．access

C．treasure

D．regain

4.

A．day

B．night

C．time

D．light

5.

A．argued

B．noticed

C．informed

D．complained

6.

A．decorating

B．repairing

C．removing

D．building

7.

A．afraid

B．proud

C．fond

D．tired

8.

A．carelessly

B．delightfully

C．quickly

D．unwillingly

9.

A．noted

B．observed

C．played

D．imitated

10.

A．insect

B．problem

C．stick

D．thought

11.

A．how soon

B．how often

C．how long

D．how far

12.

A．in case of

B．in honor of

C．in spite of

D．in favor of

13.

A．truth

B．advice

C．idea

D．message

14.

A．for

B．without

C．from

D．in

15.

A．risk

B．ability

C．knowledge

D．experience

16.

A．small

B．strange

C．important

D．encouraging

17.

A．past

B．simple

C．expensive

D．fortunate

18.

A．discussing

B．losing

C．appreciating

D．arranging

19.

A．spare

B．waste

C．save

D．kill

20.

A．presents

B．rewards

C．celebrations

D．moments

【推荐2】When studying at the University of Pittsburgh, I went home to Virginia to see my family one weekend. “Look, I got a best sportsman’s jacket!” I said. Dad ____took his eyes off the TV. I had wanted Dad to ____me all my life, but nothing ever seemed ____enough. I shook off my ____ and went back to Pitt. A month later, Mom called and said that Dad’s diabetes (糖尿病) had gotten worse. “I’m coming homo,” I said. “You’re going to need help.” I ____ a college near home. Every Sunday, I went home and helped Dad. To my sadness, he ____everything I did. “It’s not you,” Mom explained to me. “What ____him makes him feel bad about himself. His anger was ____his frustration(挫败).” I was so surprised to hear that. Now I saw his pain went beyond the ____ pain, and that made me try harder to ____him.

One day we were watching a football game. “I’ll bet you $2 million that Dallas wins,” I said. Dad looked at me. “You don’t have $2 million,” he ____. After that, every time we watched the game, we made ____bets. Dad laughed more easily and he was more willing to accept my help. Our relationship was ____That spring, a week before the National Football League draft (选拔), we had a party at our house. After everyone had gone, Dad and I were sitting in the living room. He caught my eye. “It doesn’t ____if you make it or not,” he said. “I’m proud of you.” Maybe our relationship would never be perfect, but I would never ____that he wanted the best for me.

1.

A．roughly

B．barely

C．instantly

D．ultimately

2.

A．make allowance for

B．live up to

C．make up for

D．take pride in

3.

A．great

B．necessary

C．proper

D．unforgettable

4.

A．excitement

B．confusion

C．disappointment

D．embarrassment

5.

A．studied

B．graduated from

C．worked in ‘

D．moved to

6.

A．criticized

B．examined

C．complained

D．differed

7.

A．frightened

B．bothered

C．attacked

D．injured

8.

A．masking

B．saving

C．removing

D．completing

9.

A．normal

B．mental

C．physical

D．minor

10.

A．praise

B．accept

C．fuel

D．engage

11.

A．repeated

B．exploded

C．laughed

D．hesitated

12.

A．justified

B．identical

C．diverse

D．ridiculous

13.

A．Improving

B．continuing

C．deepening

D．worsening

14.

A．restrict

B．matter

C．appear

D．predate

15.

A．guess

B．ignore

C．doubt

D．remark

【推荐3】I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _______home more things than we brought with us.After packing up at the end of our most _______ visit, and after the last _______and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a quick look at the back —_______ of our car. At the top of the pile, folded _______,and smartly, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小型装饰桌巾）_______ from generations of women in my family, and two small _______

These creative quits, looking _______but quite lovingly worn (破旧的), remind me of my great-grandmothers who were always _______hard. I think of the pieces of cloth ____________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their ____________hands and the regular pattern of ____________from their sewing machines (缝纫机). I think of their laughter their smiles and the wisdom found in the comers of their eyes.

I wish l could go back in time, and watch them ____________these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmother ____________. I love knowing that the women who ____________the way for my own path through life have left behind touchable expressions of themselves.____________I touch the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into ____________. I will be ever ____________for the strong women in my family who have lived ____________me and with me, who have left behind unbelievable examples to ____________lovely quilts to pass on.

1.

A．taking

B．leaving

C．returning

D．buying

2.

A．official

B．regular

C．recent

D．special

3.

A．greetings

B．handshakes

C．nods

D．hugs

4.

A．door

B．seat

C．wheel

D．window

5.

A．closely

B．loosely

C．neatly

D．quickly

6.

A．taken down

B．passed down

C．given away

D．put away

7.

A．machines

B．parcels

C．cloths

D．quilts

8.

A．loose

B．delicate

C．practical

D．old

9.

A．working

B．learning

C．playing

D．feeling

10.

A．thrown

B．kept

C．spread

D．covered

11.

A．warm

B．wrinkled

C．gentle

D．soft

12.

A．threads

B．actions

C．sounds

D．pictures

13.

A．make

B．invent

C．clean

D．check

14.

A．brought

B．sent away

C．delivered

D．left behind

15.

A．paved

B．felt

C．dragged

D．changed

16.

A．If

B．Though

C．Once

D．When

17.

A．existence

B．life

C．power

D．practice

18.

A．regretful

B．convinced

C．respected

D．grateful

19.

A．through

B．before

C．by

D．for

20.

A．replace

B．build

C．follow

D．set

【推荐1】Nearly everyone I meet comments on my bright pink hair. I love it too and feel more _______ than ever before.Although I have my own hair now, it was the pink wig(假发) I wore during breast cancer treatment that _______ the way I look. Losing my hair made me realize how _______ it is to have access to a decent(得体的)wig.

I was 31 when my life changed forever. With a high-pressure job in HR and a(n) _______social life,my days were busy. One day, I started to get great pain in my breasts. Deep down I knew I was probably facing cancer, ______ the diagnosis(诊断) four weeks later was still a big _______. I remember saying to the nurse, “Are you joking? Have you got my _______ mixed up with someone else’s?”

Following tests and scans,I was told I should be treated with chemotherapy(化疗). I couldn’t _______ the thought of being bald(秃顶的),so the first thing I asked was,”Am I going to lose my hair?”

When it was made _______ that I would,I immediately asked about wig options. __________,after a lot of research, I bought a £400 natural-hair wig.

1 __________ the thought that many patients had no access to something so important to their well-being,so I started collecting money from my sick bed. So far I’ve __________£20,000 for patients to buy wigs. I’m hoping to offer the __________ at other hospitals in poor areas too.

Even though I have a broken heart,it’s still full of __________ and I will always have a desire to help others. None of us knows what the future __________,but the most important thing to me is to stay positive and love life.

1.

A．confident

B．cautious

C．excited

D．painful

2.

A．lost

B．reflected

C．changed

D．prepared

3.

A．formal

B．important

C．strange

D．funny

4.

A．healthy

B．peaceful

C．active

D．simple

5.

A．so

B．although

C．but

D．if

6.

A．decision

B．increase

C．advance

D．shock

7.

A．opinions

B．efforts

C．solutions

D．results

8.

A．simplify

B．bear

C．test

D．create

9.

A．public

B．common

C．clear

D．popular

10.

A．Finally

B．Gradually

C．Naturally

D．Suddenly

11.

A．hated

B．supported

C．approved

D．recommended

12.

A．raised

B．wasted

C．borrowed

D．saved

13.

A．research

B．service

C．advice

D．discovery

14.

A．patience

B．pressure

C．freedom

D．love

15.

A．strengthens

B．replaces

C．holds

D．enlarges

【推荐2】“You will never walk again and have to use a wheelchair.” Unprepared for the doctor’s word, I closed my eyes _________, almost in despair.

The car accident had left me _________ in the hospital. I awakened to find both legs wrapped in several layers of bandages. Working as a special-needs teacher and constantly being active _________, I couldn’t imagine being kept in a place all day long, let alone being regarded as _________.

Lying in bed _________ and relying on prayer, I wondered how I could give my ten-year-old son _________ that Mom would recover. Being so careful not to disappoint me, he pretended to be _________ on every visit, but I could see the fear in his eyes. He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a _________ forever. So I began to make tiny movements, afraid of _________, but more afraid to just lie in bed.

In my private room, I would try my best to __________ myself, holding on to the bed rail and slowly putting my __________ on my feet. With the painful efforts, my __________ and confidence continued to build. The real __________ for me is to move my feet one inch at a time.

Finally, the time came when I shared my __________ with the person most important to me. One night, __________ my son arrived for his regular visit, I struggled to catch the chair and managed to __________ it from bed, dragging myself __________. As he opened the door, I took a few small __________ toward him. Shocked, he could only __________ with his mouth and eyes wide open. All the pain, the fear __________ as I heard the words, “Mommy, you can walk!”

1.

A．quietly

B．immediately

C．madly

D．helplessly

2.

A．unconscious

B．unusual

C．unknown

D．uncertain

3.

A．on purpose

B．at ease

C．by nature

D．for fun

4.

A．affected

B．disabled

C．ignored

D．harmed

5.

A．meaningless

B．tireless

C．careless

D．motionless

6.

A．advice

B．information

C．hope

D．pressure

7.

A．upset

B．disappointed

C．serious

D．cheerful

8.

A．wheelchair

B．hospital

C．room

D．bed

9.

A．walking

B．falling

C．standing

D．thinking

10.

A．treat

B．dress

C．comfort

D．support

11.

A．shoes

B．force

C．weight

D．chair

12.

A．strength

B．worry

C．character

D．condition

13.

A．trouble

B．accident

C．challenge

D．event

14.

A．commitment

B．accomplishment

C．imagination

D．consideration

15.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．when

16.

A．slid into

B．leaned against

C．reached for

D．moved into

17.

A．in

B．up

C．out

D．on

18.

A．steps

B．chairs

C．smiles

D．gifts

19.

A．talk

B．watch

C．wait

D．complain

20.

A．appeared

B．grew

C．faded

D．worked

【推荐3】Having been a teacher for thirty years, I have known well what a loving hug means to my students. It can ______ all kinds of barriers to reach the students in a special way. It can be the ______ by which each child finds his light. I was ______ to my duty of being a loving hug giver.

One morning I received a(n) ______ from my doctor who told me cancer under my arm had already invaded my lymph nodes(淋巴结). I considered whether or not to tell the kids about my ______ . The word cancer seemed so ______ to them.   When it became ______ that they were going to find out one way or another, I ______ to tell them myself.   It wasn’t easy to get the words out, but the ______ I saw in their faces as I explained it to them told me I had made the ______   decision.   When I gave them a ______ to ask questions, they ______ wanted to know how they could help.   I told them that ______ I would like best would be their letters, pictures and prayers.   A little girl ______ herself into my arms and looked up into my face.

“Don’t be afraid, Dr. Peter,” she said seriously, “I know you’ll be ______, now it’s our   ______ to take care of you.”

During my stay in the hospital the letters and pictures kept coming ______ they covered every wall of my room. What healing comfort I found in being ______ by the love of these kids. I didn’t expect anything in ______ when I helped them, but when they did return the favor, it was such an ______ loving bonus.

1.

A．break through

B．run across

C．go through

D．knock into

2.

A．goal

B．means

C．course

D．experience

3.

A．accustomed

B．opposed

C．addicted

D．limited

4.

A．call

B．letter

C．instruction

D．order

5.

A．opinion

B．difference

C．disease

D．experience

6.

A．frightening

B．abstract

C．aggressive

D．confusing

7.

A．lucky

B．evident

C．necessary

D．impossible

8.

A．regretted

B．decided

C．promised

D．hesitated

9.

A．concern

B．trust

C．pleasure

D．fear

10.

A．right

B．false

C．foolish

D．quick

11.

A．challenge

B．change

C．chance

D．choice

12.

A．also

B．hardly

C．mostly

D．nearly

13.

A．if

B．how

C．why

D．what

14.

A．ran

B．jumped

C．struggled

D．threw

15.

A．dead

B．away

C．alone

D．back

16.

A．idea

B．lesson

C．turn

D．duty

17.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

18.

A．reminded

B．shared

C．surrounded

D．stuck

19.

A．time

B．order

C．mind

D．return

20.

A．accurate

B．enormous

C．extreme

D．adequate

【推荐1】When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ___ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.1.

A．teacher

B．friends

C．parents

D．younger sister

2.

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

3.

A．stood

B．slept

C．sat

D．played

4.

A．moved

B．nervous

C．anxious

D．excited

5.

A．watched

B．brought

C．made

D．heard

6.

A．collected

B．jumped

C．turned

D．climbed

7.

A．light

B．moon

C．sun

D．lamp

8.

A．yet

B．and

C．but

D．or

9.

A．came to

B．left

C．stood by

D．played by

10.

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

11.

A．make

B．sell

C．offer

D．buy

12.

A．house

B．tide

C．garden

D．holiday

13.

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

14.

A．hands

B．tides

C．waves

D．feet

15.

A．destroy

B．fix

C．build

D．use

16.

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

17.

A．feel

B．wonder

C．understand

D．believe

18.

A．strong

B．old

C．young

D．weak

19.

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

20.

A．happy

B．tired

C．sick

D．sad

【推荐2】When my daughter was in grade school, she brought home four tiny branches one day. They were small _________ given to the students to plant. None of them looked very strong, but with a _________ for the future, I planted them in our backyard. Over the years the _________ soil brought an end to three of them.

All that was _________ was a single evergreen. It never got very tall and _________ to one side. Then, I noticed that it was starting to _________. The lower branches were becoming brown. Only the top ones of the tree were still _________.

I did my best to _________ it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer (肥料), but it seemed hopeless. One morning I went out and looked at it again, _________ if it would be better to just cut it down. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, __________, I noticed something moving among the branches. It was a bird __________ building a nest (巢) in the topmost branches. I smiled and __________ that maybe this old tree had some life and usefulness left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a __________.

This tree __________ me that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong, or old and sick. Until our last __________ we still have things to do: love for us to give, and joy for us to share. We can help to make this world a better and lovelier place.

1.

A．flowers

B．seeds

C．trees

D．vegetables

2.

A．life

B．hope

C．chance

D．end

3.

A．rich

B．soft

C．poor

D．deep

4.

A．left

B．gone

C．deserted

D．planted

5.

A．turned

B．bent

C．sank

D．flew

6.

A．take

B．lose

C．grow

D．die

7.

A．green

B．brown

C．tiny

D．pretty

8.

A．change

B．cut

C．use

D．save

9.

A．regretting

B．asking

C．wondering

D．knowing

10.

A．however

B．therefore

C．moreover

D．otherwise

11.

A．freely

B．busily

C．gently

D．slowly

12.

A．explored

B．shouted

C．decided

D．wished

13.

A．home

B．purpose

C．branch

D．way

14.

A．upset

B．reminded

C．ensured

D．affected

15.

A．night

B．lesson

C．word

D．breath

【推荐3】A talented actor, producer, and singer, Will Smith is a success. In fact, his huge success can ______ back to some valuable lessons life taught him early on.

Once Will’s father ______ him an outdoor project. He had to rebuild a long ______ wall in the yard. He had to ______ concrete and place one brick at a time, eventually covering the entire wall. Will felt surprised at their father’s demand ______ he couldn’t even think of completing a project as big as this. However, with the ______ of “one brick more”, he completed it in six months. Will who ______ was so pessimistic about the job, felt a sense of ______, and so did his father. Even today when Will thinks that he won’t be able to do ______, he looks back to it and ______ himself, “one brick at a time”.

As a refrigeration engineer, Will’s father often ______ stores to install freezers. Will mostly ______ his father. During one such visit, both Will and his father were installing a freezer in a supermarket basement and the employees had ______ a rat killing solution across the floor. Both Will and his dad went in ______ the place for the compressor (压缩机), and they found a dead rat. Will’s dad had to ______ the exact place where the rat had died; his dad,______ even the slightest hesitation held the dead rat with his bare hands. He removed the ______ and fixed the compressor. This taught Will that one should never ______ about life. This made him realize the value of ______ and hard work.

Every successful man is shaped right from his ______. To achieve dreams, one should be disciplined and determined.

1.

A．date

B．get

C．look

D．reflect

2.

A．supported

B．financed

C．allocated

D．supplied

3.

A．outer

B．broken

C．grand

D．broad

4.

A．mix

B．move

C．split

D．transport

5.

A．though

B．whether

C．because

D．unless

6.

A．help

B．exception

C．development

D．attitude

7.

A．previously

B．carelessly

C．universally

D．gradually

8.

A．belonging

B．pride

C．reality

D．responsibility

9.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

10.

A．expresses

B．accuses

C．reminds

D．comforts

11.

A．entered

B．visited

C．opened

D．enlarged

12.

A．abused

B．understood

C．rewarded

D．accompanied

13.

A．spread

B．found

C．overlooked

D．avoided

14.

A．giving away

B．looking for

C．speeding up

D．dropping off

15.

A．govern

B．consider

C．seize

D．fix

16.

A．after

B．despite

C．without

D．beyond

17.

A．container

B．floor

C．solution

D．rat

18.

A．go

B．leave

C．complain

D．set

19.

A．determination

B．organization

C．devotion

D．construction

20.

A．adulthood

B．childhood

C．fatherhood

D．brotherhood