【推荐2】While waiting for my train, I saw a young man sitting on the station 's floor, head down. I though the man was   _______. I looked around and nobody_______, so I just shrugged and went on my way. After a few steps I_______and found he was drunk. I asked him if he was OK and if he needed any_______. He told me he was OK. He said his house was one station further.

He wanted to take the stairs but I_______he would hurt himself since he seemed too_______to walk. So I asked him to take the elevator. He_______taking the stairs. I told him I would ride the elevator with him, even though my mind was trying to_______me not to go into an elevator alone with a drunken man.

The man couldn't_______well, so l asked him to walk a little more with me to________on a bench. While sitting there he________me, telling me that I saved him.

Finally, we got on the train. At the next________, as we said our goodbyes, I asked him to walk________. Before I knew it, he left $20 next to me on the seat and________out of the train. There was no way to give him back his money.

Now, my________is- what act of kindness shall I do with these $20?

1.

A．drinking

B．thinking

C．sleeping

D．recovering

2.

A．waited

B．stopped

C．acted

D．escaped

3.

A．turned

B．arose

C．suffered

D．bargained

4.

A．food

B．money

C．patience

D．help

5.

A．doubted

B．decided

C．hoped

D．feared

6.

A．fast

B．steady

C．weak

D．slow

7.

A．insisted on

B．dreamed of

C．believed in

D．depended on

8.

A．allow

B．invite

C．wish

D．remind

9.

A．sing

B．perform

C．stand

D．sleep

10.

A．rest

B．survive

C．chat

D．lie

11.

A．noticed

B．thanked

C．praised

D．begged

12.

A．position

B．journey

C．mile

D．station

13.

A．carefully

B．bravely

C．quickly

D．seriously

14.

A．moved

B．fled

C．dashed

D．jumped

15.

A．warning

B．question

C．wish

D．worry

【推荐3】Robbie Gay is a boy with a massive heart. He had a(n) _________ start to life, hospitalized twice with brain injuries before entering the foster (寄养的) care system. When finally adopted by his parents, he was unable to _________.

However, he _________ cure in his local animal shelter. There he took comfort in caring for the older _________ who’d been left behind. His ability to empathize (产生共鸣) with the dogs comes from his own experience. He knows what it’s like not to be _________ and cared for.

Now in a loving home environment, he’s able to open his heart to these _________ dogs and practise compassion. It was this _________ that helped him find his tears when one dog died.

One of the _________ in caring for these older dogs is that many don’t stay _________ for long. But Robbie stays with them until they __________. He says, “I don’t think of when they’re going, I think of how they feel right now.”

Robbie is __________ unusual. He not only wants to care for these aging dogs in their final moments, he also __________ to foster children when he grows up. He truly __________ compassion and understanding, even if it leaves him __________ when his dogs die. Robbie will continue to __________ others through his beautiful heart!

1.

A．interesting

B．fresh

C．terrible

D．boring

2.

A．speak

B．cry

C．walk

D．see

3.

A．found

B．earned

C．bought

D．arranged

4.

A．cats

B．horses

C．pigs

D．dogs

5.

A．taught

B．loved

C．hugged

D．remembered

6.

A．lonely

B．tough

C．unfortunate

D．adorable

7.

A．friendliness

B．bravery

C．confidence

D．kindness

8.

A．benefits

B．confusions

C．difficulties

D．rewards

9.

A．active

B．alive

C．loyal

D．precious

10.

A．wake up

B．get away

C．recover from

D．pass away

11.

A．frequently

B．particularly

C．casually

D．generally

12.

A．stops

B．helps

C．hopes

D．requires

13.

A．holds

B．needs

C．desires

D．deserves

14.

A．touched

B．heartbroken

C．dissatisfied

D．panicked

15.

A．respond to

B．look for

C．care for

D．rely on

【推荐1】John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night. He fell into the ________ of smoking a year ago. He smoked so much that he ________ had a cigarette on his lips. He ________ while he read, while he watched television and________ while he drank a cup of coffee or tea. He smoked nearly forty cigarettes a day, but he was ________ about it.

       John’s friend, Frank, ________ many times to ________   him not to smoke. “Smoking is bad for your _________!” he said, “You’d better give it up.” But his advice didn’t _________.
       Before long, John ________   that he often got a bad cough, ________ he went to see a doctor. The doctor _________ him carefully and asked whether he often smoked. John told him the ________. Then the doctor told him that his cough was ________ by smoking and he wouldn’t get any better unless he stopped smoking.

“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never ________ from your cough and some other illnesses may also be caused.” John became ________ and made up his mind to give up smoking. At the beginning, it was very ________ for him. Every ____ when he wanted to smoke, he got something to eat. At last, he was not ________ smoking at all. And he no longer had ________.

1.

A．hole

B．habit

C．interest

D．love

2.

A．still

B．sometimes

C．never

D．always

3.

A．stopped

B．smoked

C．ate

D．played

4.

A．ever

B．just

C．even

D．only

5.

A．happy

B．angry

C．doubtful

D．curious

6.

A．forgot

B．explained

C．1eft

D．tried

7.

A．advise

B．force

C．order

D．call

8.

A．friendship

B．study

C．health

D．sleep

9.

A．continue

B．work

C．return

D．answer

10.

A．recognized

B．understood

C．found

D．showed

11.

A．but

B．so

C．though

D．or

12.

A．saw

B．judged

C．watched

D．examined

13.

A．truth

B．reason

C．accident

D．disease

14.

A．followed

B．kept

C．caused

D．resulted

15.

A．differ

B．recover

C．hear

D．suffer

16.

A．disappointed

B．sad

C．sorry

D．worried

17.

A．boring

B．tiring

C．difficult

D．1ate

18.

A．day

B．time

C．way

D．second

19.

A．surprised at

B．certain about

C．afraid of

D．interested in

20.

A．troubles

B．pains

C．coughs

D．cigarettes

【推荐2】What do you do with a withered orchid (兰花)?____ you’re an expert, you may find that they never ____ for you again.

Everything has a life cycle and orchids don’t ____ forever. I can’t ____ throwing out orchids. I have tried my best, but in ____. After so much ____ and error, I was almost ____ that they have died.____, my wife had other ideas.

Some of the plants were moved to a table in the living room, and others were ____ on the kitchen window.

Actually, everything has its own life cycle. Sure, you can ____ hope. It was easy to believe that those orchids would never flower again—that is, until my wife decided to come to their ____.

My wife kept moving the plants around the house looking for the right light.____, the orchids stayed alive. Tiny new stems (茎) grew from the old ones a year later. And now, nearly all of them are flowering.

Yes, you can ____everything you think is important—your beauty, your wealth, even your family — but as long as you are alive, you can find new life within something you thought was never going to bloom (开花) again. Never lose ____ on finding new life, even if the chance is ____.

1.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Unless

D．If

2.

A．bloom

B．struggle

C．live

D．care

3.

A．continue

B．last

C．manage

D．go

4.

A．help

B．stop

C．keep

D．stand

5.

A．ruins

B．vain

C．need

D．trouble

6.

A．effort

B．attempt

C．research

D．trial

7.

A．reminded

B．informed

C．convinced

D．warned

8.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Also

D．Otherwise

9.

A．removed

B．ignored

C．placed

D．sold

10.

A．stick to

B．believe in

C．build up

D．give up

11.

A．rescue

B．mind

C．notice

D．way

12.

A．Generally

B．Normally

C．Surprisingly

D．Sadly

13.

A．lose

B．miss

C．gain

D．keep

14.

A．trust

B．confidence

C．hope

D．dream

15.

A．great

B．big

C．hard

D．slim

【推荐3】When you are storm chasing，most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning we were in Wichita，Kansas，midway through a project to _________ the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring.

We loaded the car with our _________, and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we _________ the heart of the storm, we found ourselves _________ with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail (冰雹). Photographer Krystle, at the wheel, sped up to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too _________ . We could _________ keep pace with it.

Then we caught sight of something _________, created by the storm: a rain-wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it _________ for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately _________ for communication. We couldn't see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition (探险) leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle __________ changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road,__________ the madness of that dangerous chase.

We weren't done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another __________ waiting for us. This time, we __________ to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to __________ its extreme anger.

A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning-filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky — a beautiful __________ for those reckless (不顾危险的) enough to seek it.

1.

A．recognize

B．transform

C．photograph

D．forecast

2.

A．investment

B．antiques

C．equipment

D．documents

3.

A．mentioned

B．identified

C．captured

D．approached

4.

A．struggling

B．comparing

C．engaged

D．filled

5.

A．gently

B．quickly

C．wildly

D．steadily

6.

A．instantly

B．gradually

C．exactly

D．hardly

7.

A．freezing

B．frightening

C．annoying

D．embarrassing

8.

A．efficient

B．contradictory

C．practical

D．tough

9.

A．dependent on

B．absorbed in

C．satisfied with

D．curious about

10.

A．precisely

B．frequently

C．literally

D．immediately

11.

A．predicting

B．examining

C．escaping

D．witnessing

12.

A．cloud

B．storm

C．car

D．road

13.

A．stuck

B．devoted

C．managed

D．proposed

14.

A．calm

B．ignore

C．challenge

D．avoid

15.

A．reward

B．excuse

C．ambition

D．thought