【推荐1】I was aged 9 the moment I discovered my father was seriously sick. It was 1994, but I can well remember my mother’s words as though it were yesterday: “Maggie, I don’t want you to take ______ from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very cautious when you are around him.”
AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family ______. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could attend to himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it ______ to me to look after him.
We couldn’t _____ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t ______ buy food for dinner. I ______ sit in class feeling completely ______. The teacher’s words were ________ as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not ______ my burden with anyone. I had seen how people ______ to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be _____. When my father was ______ to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too fragile to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his ______ a secret, I was truly ______ when he reached his final days. ______ and down, I called a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she ______ me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life. I was 15 when my father ______ on. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn’t want to call ______ to AIDS. I do.1.

A．trust

B．joke

C．food

D．fun

2.

A．disease

B．project

C．challenge

D．secret

3.

A．fell

B．sent

C．chose

D．left

4.

A．afford

B．offer

C．select

D．prepare

5.

A．only

B．even

C．yet

D．still

6.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．would

7.

A．moved

B．lost

C．bored

D．nervous

8.

A．rolled

B．eaten

C．proved

D．drowned

9.

A．pack

B．compare

C．share

D．affect

10.

A．applied

B．escaped

C．reacted

D．referred

11.

A．cruel

B．curious

C．considerate

D．confused

12.

A．admitted

B．concerned

C．removed

D．sentenced

13.

A．dream

B．promise

C．instruction

D．condition

14.

A．calm

B．religious

C．unprepared

D．devoted

15.

A．Red

B．Black

C．Green

D．Blue

16.

A．kept

B．talked

C．reminded

D．replied

17.

A．died

B．hid

C．passed

D．sighed

18.

A．relief

B．attention

C．support

D．Trouble

【推荐2】The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago, Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to____Joshua. It was a___trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be_____from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurse. But 12 hours later, at Children’s Hospital,____the doctors had exhausted（用尽） all____, little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted_____of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a____decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and_____couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans._____one point Jim realized he needed a____.When Jim settled into the chair____the barber’s, he began to_____the past hours, trying to_____some sense of it all.____had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….He had___begun his life. The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just_____him.
   While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch, “They are transplanting one of his heart valves（瓣膜）right now.”
The_____stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this. But about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry____she could get to Children’s Hospital. She_____here so full of joy. Her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a___needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.1.

A．pick out

B．pick up

C．set out

D．set up

2.

A．routine

B．annual

C．average

D．difficult

3.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．awakened

D．survived

4.

A．though

B．since

C．because

D．as

5.

A．medicine

B．strength

C．attempts

D．spirits

6.

A．part

B．few

C．some

D．wise

7.

A．good;

B．difficult;

C．stupid;

D．wise

8.

A．giving

B．tiring

C．boring

D．thinking

9.

A．Of

B．In

C．On

D．At

10.

A．haircut

B．break

C．donation

D．decision

11.

A．with

B．at

C．by

D．near

12.

A．decide on

B．reflect on

C．keep on

D．focus on

13.

A．get

B．take

C．hold

D．make

14.

A．How

B．Why

C．Whether

D．If

15.

A．barely

B．nearly

C．seldom

D．almost

16.

A．covered

B．drew

C．enveloped

D．choked

17.

A．hairdresser

B．customer

C．father

D．parent

18.

A．since

B．as

C．so

D．and

19.

A．arrived

B．left

C．stayed

D．sat

20.

A．desperately

B．deadly

C．clearly

D．obviously

【推荐3】完形填空.
Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the _______ of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important instructions that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the _______ of my behavior. Once when I returned in _______ from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who _______ the time to ask me what happened. When I _______ that my baseball had flown through Mrs Holt's basement window, _______ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to _______ to her. After all, I _______ not have played in the path between buildings. _______ my knees shocked as I explained, I _______ to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that _______ property is a sacred thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifth­grade classroom, I wanted to _______ it, but Steve explained that it might be important to _______ else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of _______ I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the _______ Steve gave me, his respect for _______ is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ________ with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the _______ he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it _______ you first, Mark？” he asked. I didn't know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment _______ out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.1.

A．charge

B．absence

C．respect

D．presence

2.

A．advantages

B．reasons

C．realities

D．results

3.

A．surprise

B．tears

C．joy

D．smiles

4.

A．took

B．spent

C．cost

D．paid

5.

A．insisted

B．introduced

C．declared

D．explained

6.

A．injuring

B．damaging

C．destroying

D．breaking

7.

A．Apologize

B．recognize

C．send

D．offer

8.

A．could

B．must

C．would

D．should

9.

A．Since

B．Although

C．Because

D．But

10.

A．refused

B．offered

C．afforded

D．managed

11.

A．personal

B．valuable

C．public

D．whole

12.

A．save

B．keep

C．pick

D．return

13.

A．no one

B．everyone

C．someone

D．anyone

14.

A．why

B．when

C．how much

D．what

15.

A．information

B．explanation

C．opinions

D．instructions

16.

A．life

B．people

C．family

D．things

17.

A．Proud

B．Encouraged

C．Relaxed

D．Excited

18.

A．way

B．time

C．place

D．scene

19.

A．affect

B．interrupt

C．hurt

D．fight

20.

A．stands

B．reaches

C．turns

D．Holds

【推荐1】“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home!” I _______ to my mother as we moved boxes. _______, going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.

I was born and _______ in Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to _______. Last year, my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown, New Orleans.

Only three months after my parents made the _______ to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I _______ the new environment was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. Far away from almost everyone and everything I had ever known, I was _______. To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Starting high school is a scary _______ on its own.

I spent my first few months in New Orleans, _______ wanting to go back to Virginia. But after that, I ________ that I had a choice. I could continue missing my old home, or I could start trying to build a new home right here. I ________ the latter.

As soon as I stopped giving all my ________ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that local people were giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbors taught me how to cook some local food, and I found a wonderful ________ of neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to ________ myself and to rebuild my life.

Because of my resilience(适应力) in creating a new home for myself and the ________ that local people have shown to me, home is right here.

1.

A．turned

B．replied

C．announced

D．pointed

2.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

3.

A．trained

B．fed

C．promoted

D．raised

4.

A．develop

B．change

C．exist

D．continue

5.

A．command

B．suggestion

C．excuse

D．decision

6.

A．disliked

B．missed

C．preferred

D．imagined

7.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．delighted

D．relieved

8.

A．performance

B．region

C．experience

D．presentation

9.

A．partly

B．badly

C．slightly

D．hardly

10.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．observed

D．complained

11.

A．favored

B．ignored

C．began

D．chose

12.

A．attention

B．patience

C．trust

D．confidence

13.

A．generation

B．community

C．race

D．school

14.

A．better

B．accept

C．judge

D．teach

15.

A．belief

B．freedom

C．love

D．interest

【推荐2】Maybe you've lost your job.Maybe you didn't get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don't take it personally”and “Don't let it get to you”，but that's very ____ to do.
If you're feeling disheartened，____ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It's pretty clear that ____“I'm the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other second­grade soccer player isn't a good way to ____   healthy self­respect.
Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：
Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you'll ____ as much as the person you're helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ____ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”
Keep a resolution (决心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you'll also get a boost (激励)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.
Boost your ____.Studies show that when you're feeling energetic，you're much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.
Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn't work for me，but I know that many people feel great ____ white­water rafting，bungee jumping，or roller­coaster­riding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.1.

A．promotion	B．gift
C．match	D．break

2.

A．kept up	B．put up
C．broke up	D．made up

3.

A．easy	B．hard
C．dangerous	D．pleasant

4.

A．which	B．how
C．where	D．what

5.

A．hearing	B．praising
C．knowing	D．repeating

6.

A．have	B．lose
C．build	D．hurt

7.

A．ideas	B．tips
C．plans	D．methods

8.

A．benefit	B．repay
C．reject	D．demand

9.

A．went through	B．came across
C．looked for	D．waited for

10.

A．house	B．incident
C．job	D．boss

11.

A．appealed	B．listened
C．reacted	D．applied

12.

A．in the beginning	B．in the end
C．in a moment	D．in a sense

13.

A．wonderful	B．tough
C．unforgettable	D．busy

14.

A．practically	B．hardly
C．carefully	D．unwillingly

15.

A．working	B．leaving
C．finding	D．cleaning

16.

A．bet	B．difference
C．promise	D．record

17.

A．energy	B．confidence
C．courage	D．ability

18.

A．mentally	B．physically
C．successfully	D．naturally

19.

A．before	B．upon
C．until	D．after

20.

A．service	B．business
C．trick	D．favor

【推荐3】It was a cold morning and there was almost nobody walking on the icy road. James, an elderly man, walked with great _______ on the road. As is well—known to us, aging is something that everybody must _______. Both his eyesight and _______ failed. Just as he was _______ his steps cautiously, a _______ was approaching by and sent him falling into the ditch(小水坑) by the road. _______ what had happened, the driver was scared but he didn’t _______.

On the contrary, he fled away in no time. _______ and overweight James was _______ injured and he couldn’t move a bit. He could only lie there __________, hoping __________ kind man could aid him. Cold and injured, James gradually lost his __________. About 10 minutes later, another car __________ near. When the driver, Steven, saw someone lying in the ditch by the roadside, he __________ stopped and went out of the car. He put one finger in front of James’s nose and __________the breath, knowing he was still living. He shouldered him up and carried him into his car.

Having wrapped a __________ blanket around James, he took off his own coat and covered James. After that he __________ for the nearby hospital. Because of the warmth of the blanket and Steven’s coat, James slowly __________ life. Knowing it was the young man who had saved him, he erupted into tears,saying “Thank you, kind boy! __________you I would have died! ” __________ for Steven it is a small case, we should always remember these who have helped us when we are in great need.

1.

A．care

B．patience

C．force

D．strength

2.

A．fight

B．think

C．learn

D．experience

3.

A．sense

B．ability

C．hearing

D．appearance

4.

A．noticing

B．minding

C．seeing

D．witnessing

5.

A．man

B．car

C．horse

D．train

6.

A．Frightening

B．Feeling

C．Conducting

D．Observing

7.

A．pick up

B．pull over

C．go over

D．cut down

8.

A．Poor

B．Excited

C．Strong

D．Frightened

9.

A．greatly

B．badly

C．slightly

D．sharply

10.

A．quiet

B．still

C．calm

D．safe

11.

A．every

B．other

C．some

D．another

12.

A．consciousness

B．life

C．way

D．concept

13.

A．pulled

B．pushed

C．dragged

D．drew

14.

A．immediately

B．unwillingly

C．bravely

D．suddenly

15.

A．touched

B．felt

C．smelt

D．confirmed

16.

A．warm

B．beautiful

C．cold

D．elegant

17.

A．set

B．headed

C．ran

D．rowed

18.

A．gave back

B．got up

C．came to

D．looked around

19.

A．Without

B．With

C．For

D．Besides

20.

A．When

B．As

C．Because

D．While

【推荐1】Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all _________ places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _________ somewhere else instead. I had the chance of seeing this first hand on a _________.

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so _________ a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _________ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _________ trained. Through the first two games, her team did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _________ seeing my daughter playing her best, but still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the _________ between Saturday and Sunday. When they _________ for their Sunday game, they were completely different. They had begun to integrate the kinds of play and teamwork they had __________ the day before into their __________. They played aggressively and even scored a goal.

It __________ me that playing against the other team was a great __________ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. __________ is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be __________ what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1.

A．public

B．traditional

C．official

D．special

2.

A．passes

B．works

C．lies

D．ends

3.

A．trip

B．holiday

C．weekend

D．square

4.

A．won

B．entered

C．organized

D．watched

5.

A．painful

B．strange

C．common

D．practical

6.

A．less

B．poorly

C．newly

D．better

7.

A．imagined

B．hated

C．avoided

D．missed

8.

A．girls

B．parents

C．coaches

D．viewers

9.

A．dressed up

B．showed up

C．made up

D．came up

10.

A．seen

B．known

C．heard

D．read

11.

A．styles

B．training

C．game

D．rules

12.

A．confused

B．struck

C．reminded

D．warned

13.

A．touching

B．thinking

C．encouraging

D．learning

14.

A．Experience

B．Independence

C．Curiosity

D．Interest

15.

A．harmful to

B．mixed with

C．different from

D．applied to

【推荐2】Two boys were on the way home in the forest.They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.They looked up and down the riverside，but saw no______of a bridge to help them cross over safely.Both boys______placed a foot on the surface of the ice and felt how slippery (滑) it was.Then one gave up but the first boy still______walking across.

“What are you doing? ” the other boy asked. “You'll______ ! ”“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.” The first boy got up and carefully took a few more______ . He fell down again.“What are you doing? ” the other boy______ . The first boy got up again，______very quietly.The process repeated itself，until______ , the first boy, bruised (擦伤) and cold from the______ice, crossed the river successfully.

“I've______it! ” he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend. “Now it's your ______. ”“I can't; I'll fall over.” “Probably, I did.” “But I'll______myself. It's much safer here.” “Yes, but this is the______that we wanted to get to.” “I know, but I can't.” The first boy______his head.“Can't or won't, ” he said to himself______he walked off in the direction of home.

Sooner or later, we all come across frozen______like this one.And we have a decision to make.Do we take the risk and cross over, ______that we could slip，fall and suffer pain along the way？______do we stay where we are, feeling safe, knowing that we will______get to where we want in life? In my______ , we should take chances to cross the river and get success bravely.

1.

A．plan

B．sign

C．way

D．goal

2.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．impatiently

D．carefully

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．suggested

D．practiced

4.

A．break down

B．go back

C．fall over

D．give out

5.

A．roads

B．chances

C．methods

D．steps

6.

A．found

B．repeated

C．ordered

D．ran

7.

A．climbing

B．rolling

C．walking

D．dancing

8.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．partly

D．nearly

9.

A．strange

B．big

C．new

D．hard

10.

A．put

B．wished

C．made

D．taken

11.

A．method

B．turn

C．problem

D．luck

12.

A．hurt

B．tell

C．care

D．protect

13.

A．house

B．bridge

C．end

D．side

14.

A．nodded

B．moved

C．shook

D．raised

15.

A．if

B．as

C．since

D．though

16.

A．rivers

B．mountains

C．persons

D．seasons

17.

A．doubting

B．hoping

C．knowing

D．fearing

18.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

19.

A．always

B．never

C．often

D．sometimes

20.

A．opinion

B．situation

C．life

D．dream

【推荐3】There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two _______ songbirds. They looked so hungry and weak   that they could hardly stood on their _______   . She took them home and put them in a small _______, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds _______ strong little by little. Every morning they _______ her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the   birds. One day the girl _______ to leave the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew   from the cage. The   girl was   so _______ that he would fly away. So   as he flew   close, she grasped him _______. Her heart felt glad at her success in _______ him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go ____________, she opened her hand and stared in horror at the ____________ bird.

It was her ____________ that had killed him. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the ____________ of the cage. She could feel its great need for ____________．It wanted to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into   the ____________. The   lucky bird circled   once, twice, three   times.

The girl ____________ delightedly. Her heart was no longer concerned with her ____________. What she wanted   to ____________ was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly ____________ her   shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.

Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight ____________ the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

1.

A．flying

B．singing

C．starving

D．running

2.

A．wings

B．backs

C．heads

D．feet

3.

A．cage

B．bottle

C．box

D．bed

4.

A．appeared

B．remained

C．proved

D．grew

5.

A．fed

B．greeted

C．surprised

D．connected

6.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．appeared

D．remained

7.

A．delighted

B．frightened

C．impressed

D．misunderstood

8.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．happily

D．quickly

9.

A．freeing

B．catching

C．killing

D．departing

10.

A．angry

B．crazy

C．pale

D．weak

11.

A．dead

B．lively

C．small

D．starving

12.

A．love

B．joke

C．luck

D．wish

13.

A．top

B．edge

C．back

D．front

14.

A．happiness

B．love

C．freedom

D．care

15.

A．air

B．water

C．street

D．woods

16.

A．glared

B．shouted

C．watched

D．jumped

17.

A．achievement

B．loss

C．regret

D．failure

18.

A．know

B．learn

C．feel

D．see

19.

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．over

20.

A．and

B．while

C．when

D．as