【推荐1】We are often warned by our teacher not to waste precious time, because time _______ will never return. I think it quite _______. What does time look like? Nobody knows for we can’t see it or _______ it and no amount of money can _________it. Time is abstract, so we have to _______ about it.

Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have _______ time to review all their lessons. It is because they don’t know how to make _______ of their time. They waste it in going to theatres, cinemas and parks, and doing _______ things. Why do we study every day? Why do we_________? Why do most people would rather __________ buses instead of walking? The __________ is very simple. We wish to save time because time is __________.

Today we are living in the 21st century. We look upon time as __________. When a person dies, his life __________. Since life is short, we must __________ our time and energy to our study so that we may be able to __________ the people well in the future. Laziness is the __________ of time, for it does not only bring us failure but also __________ us other harm. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and not __________ it until tomorrow.

Remember that time is much more __________ than money.1.

A．lost

B．found

C．expected

D．made

2.

A．false

B．true

C．abstract

D．valuable

3.

A．get

B．have

C．see

D．touch

4.

A．find

B．buy

C．sense

D．realize

5.

A．worry

B．discuss

C．advise

D．think

6.

A．enough

B．little

C．valuable

D．useful

7.

A．up

B．light

C．use

D．fun

8.

A．other

B．another

C．some

D．any

9.

A．drink

B．eat

C．think

D．work

10.

A．borrow

B．get

C．make

D．take

11.

A．question

B．answer

C．problem

D．method

12.

A．valueless

B．precious

C．endless

D．fast

13.

A．money

B．life

C．gold

D．water

14.

A．comes to

B．begins

C．ends

D．lives

15.

A．waste

B．devote

C．put

D．value

16.

A．ask

B．remember

C．save

D．serve

17.

A．friend

B．maker

C．mother

D．thief

18.

A．brings

B．does

C．takes

D．sends

19.

A．leave

B．forget

C．remain

D．stay

20.

A．useful

B．cheap

C．heavy

D．valuable

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited _______ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became _______. When he saw a photograph booth(亭) nearby, he had _______. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not _______ in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that _______ even him.

He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a _______ behind the desk in the booth. “_______ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously _______ someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then _______ his office in Morrison Building, ________ that if a picture is worth a thousand words. Then the four photos must be a good ________! He sat down with a smile.

His wife ________ those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.

How are you with ________? One person calls it “wait training”. It seems that there is always something we are ________. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important ________ of a happy and rewarding life ________, some things are worth waiting for. ________ presents many opportunities for wait-training.

We can hate waiting, ________ it or even get good at it! But one thing is ________—we cannot avoid it. How is your ________ coming along?

1.

A．proudly

B．respectfully

C．patiently

D．curiously

2.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．frightened

D．thirsty

3.

A．a question

B．a reason

C．an opinion

D．an idea

4.

A．serious

B．difficult

C．regular

D．convenient

5.

A．hurt

B．encouraged

C．attracted

D．shocked

6.

A．clerk

B．secretary

C．passer-by

D．friend

7.

A．Since

B．Before

C．As

D．If

8.

A．looking for

B．working for

C．sending for

D．paying for

9.

A．called up

B．returned to

C．visited

D．left

10.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．satisfied

D．surprised

11.

A．descripion

B．preparation

C．excuse

D．lecture

12.

A．Tore

B．Saved

C．Develped

D．Destroyed

13.

A．your wife

B．your family

C．patience

D．determination

14.

A．hoping for

B．waiting for

C．ready for

D．fit for

15.

A．lesson

B．experience

C．purpose

D．quality

16.

A．For example

B．After all

C．Right now

D．So far

17.

A．Every age

B．Every shop

C．Every day

D．Every office

18.

A．accept

B．control

C．change

D．improve

19.

A．certain

B．interesting

C．precious

D．easy

20.

A．photo taking

B．job hunting

C．decision

D．wait training

【推荐3】A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ________ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and ________ it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very ________ , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home. He had a (n) ________. He didn’t know ________ to plant it. He thought over and over and ________ every place he could think of. ________, he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around, no one else could ________ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so ________ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, ________ it. To his surprise and ________ , the apple tree didn’t grow as he had ________. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a ________ place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “If I had planted the tree near the ________, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ________ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ________. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have ________ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but ________ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have ________ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to ________ in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

1.

A．sold

B．bought

C．lent

D．gave

2.

A．keep

B．develop

C．plant

D．replace

3.

A．happy

B．angry

C．selfish

D．embarrassed

4.

A．accident

B．worry

C．question

D．surprise

5.

A．where

B．whether

C．when

D．how

6.

A．visited

B．considered

C．practiced

D．tried

7.

A．Suddenly

B．Recently

C．Generally

D．Finally

8.

A．see

B．hurt

C．attack

D．move

9.

A．unusual

B．magical

C．secret

D．faraway

10.

A．watching

B．appreciating

C．correcting

D．watering

11.

A．satisfaction

B．pleasure

C．disappointment

D．excitement

12.

A．heard

B．expected

C．said

D．known

13.

A．poor

B．comfortable

C．rare

D．suitable

14.

A．hill

B．valley

C．river

D．road

15.

A．collected

B．stolen

C．borrowed

D．chosen

16.

A．flowers

B．tree

C．fruit

D．leaves

17.

A．chances

B．time

C．interest

D．rights

18.

A．at most

B．at last

C．at least

D．at first

19.

A．removed

B．pulled

C．thrown

D．destroyed

20.

A．compete

B．share

C．praise

D．enjoy

【推荐1】There are many principles(原则) and values all people live by. The _________that I live by is honesty. I have always been taught that lying will just get me into more trouble than I might already be _________. Being honest is a _________ all people need to have and use to go _________ in life.

Ever since I was a little kid, my parents have _________ me to be honest _________ it is the right thing to do. As I got _________, I realized something very important that could _________ the way people take me to be a person. If just once you stop being honest and tell a lie, it will _________ change people’s opinion of you and their whole way of acting __________ you. When you tell a lie, you lose that person’s __________ forever or have to work your whole life to get it back.

It is my personal __________ to achieve great things in life and honesty will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody’s trust would be a truly __________ thing. Whatever you do for a living or __________ you live, honesty is something important for all of us.

Honesty gets you much higher in life than getting into more __________ like lying . Lying can __________ get you into trouble dealing with the government. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will __________ my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself that I hope to never __________ no matter what happens. Most of all honesty will help me no matter whether I’m at school, home or just __________ with friends. It is something I hope my children will also have and __________.

1.

A．profession

B．career

C．law

D．contract

2.

A．in

B．into

C．on

D．onto

3.

A．character

B．personality

C．quality

D．specialty

4.

A．slowly

B．down

C．fast

D．far

5.

A．advised

B．taught

C．made

D．ordered

6.

A．in case

B．so that

C．although

D．because

7.

A．stronger

B．elder

C．older

D．taller

8.

A．change

B．ensure

C．accept

D．exchange

9.

A．possibly

B．totally

C．hardly

D．nearly

10.

A．toward

B．like

C．against

D．forward

11.

A．confidence

B．hope

C．trust

D．interest

12.

A．goal

B．intention

C．arrangement

D．purpose

13.

A．surprising

B．fascinating

C．unacceptable

D．horrible

14.

A．Whenever

B．wherever

C．whichever

D．whomever

15.

A．questions

B．accidents

C．problems

D．incidents

16.

A．even

B．easily

C．surely

D．still

17.

A．break

B．destroy

C．improve

D．strengthen

18.

A．meet

B．lose

C．own

D．miss

19.

A．hanging over

B．hanging on

C．hanging out

D．hanging up

20.

A．interest

B．regret

C．bore

D．appreciate

【推荐3】As Eric Hoffer once said, “The hardest arithmetic (算术) to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”

According to a legend, a young man while wandering around the desert came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so _______ and he filled his leather canteen (水壶)so he could bring some back to a tribal(部落)elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he _______ the water to the old man, who took a deep _______, smiled warmly and thanked his _______ for the sweet water taken back from the _______. The young man _______ to his village with a happy heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was _______. It _______ had become smelly because of the old leather _______.

The student asked his teacher: “Master, the water is awful. Why did you ________ to like it?”

The teacher ________, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the ________. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this ________ best when we receive innocent (天真无邪的) gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a handmade paper plane or a painting drawn by them, our ________ and proper response is appreciation because we love the idea ________ the gift.

Gratitude (感恩) doesn’t ________ come naturally. ________, most children and many adults value only the thing given ________ the feeling expressed in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of ________.

After all, gifts from the ________ are really gifts of the heart.

1.

A．sweet

B．bitter

C．beautiful

D．icy

2.

A．mailed

B．presented

C．exported

D．picked

3.

A．breathe

B．notice

C．gesture

D．drink

4.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．customer

5.

A．mountain

B．lake

C．desert

D．river

6.

A．returned

B．arrived

C．came

D．visited

7.

A．nice

B．terrible

C．delicious

D．raw

8.

A．particularly

B．slightly

C．obviously

D．simply

9.

A．clothes

B．container

C．pocket

D．boot

10.

A．pretend

B．decide

C．mean

D．want

11.

A．questioned

B．argued

C．replied

D．supported

12.

A．nutrition

B．gift

C．mixture

D．fault

13.

A．way

B．lesson

C．approach

D．title

14.

A．natural

B．patient

C．serious

D．curious

15.

A．within

B．beyond

C．above

D．beside

16.

A．always

B．usually

C．sometimes

D．often

17.

A．Luckily

B．Unfortunately

C．Curiously

D．Simply

18.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．or rather

D．more than

19.

A．regret

B．greetings

C．behavior

D．appreciation

20.

A．heart

B．hand

C．moustache

D．fist