【推荐1】Never had a lovely sunflower been absent to my house on my birthday, since I turned 13. No cards or notes in it. Calls to the flower shop were always ________—it was a cash purchase.

I never stopped ________ who the mysterious giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about someone wonderful but too shy to disclose his or her ________.

My mother even ________ my imaginations. She’d ask me if there was someone who I had done a special favor and then might be showing ________ As a teenager, ________, I had more fun assuming that it might be a boy I had ________ secretly.

When I was 17, I failed ________ in a significant test. That night when the result came. I just ________ myself to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, my mother ________, “Don’t be discouraged! It’s not a big deal!” Yet, I remembered ________ out of the house at that time, yelling… “You just don’t understand!”

One month before my graduation from high school, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from pain to ________ so that I became completely uninterested in the upcoming ceremony. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, would deny my ________ any of those things. Before my father died, we had shopped a party dress which made me feel like a(an) ________ Cinderella (灰姑娘). But it was the ________ size. Later I totally forgot about the dress.

My mother didn’t. The day before the dance, I found that ________, in the right size, ________ in the box to me gracefully and lovingly. She just ________ her child to feel loved and showed that there still existed magic and ________ even in the face of hardships.

Actually, my mother passed away one week after I got married. That year the adorable sunflower never ________.

1.

A．in charge

B．in private

C．in advance

D．in vain

2.

A．calculating

B．convincing

C．declaring

D．admiring

3.

A．address

B．presence

C．identity

D．proof

4.

A．objected to

B．contributed to

C．subscribed to

D．referred to

5.

A．appreciation

B．assistance

C．applause

D．account

6.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．though

D．moreover

7.

A．loved

B．warned

C．disliked

D．punished

8.

A．unavoidably

B．sincerely

C．particularly

D．unexpectedly

9.

A．forced

B．devoted

C．applied

D．allowed

10.

A．doubted

B．laughed

C．comforted

D．admitted

11.

A．pacing

B．moving

C．wandering

D．rushing

12.

A．tiredness

B．abandonment

C．treatment

D．annoyance

13.

A．accepting

B．skipping

C．grasping

D．interrupting

14.

A．ordinary

B．imaginative

C．awesome

D．original

15.

A．wrong

B．big

C．proper

D．measurable

16.

A．Cinderella

B．boy

C．dress

D．sunflower

17.

A．delivered

B．paid

C．awarded

D．thrown

18.

A．told

B．ordered

C．reminded

D．wanted

19.

A．attraction

B．beauty

C．potential

D．means

20.

A．faded

B．developed

C．bloomed

D．emerged

【推荐2】Not a day when I have doubted my love for this girl． We got to enjoy our 42nd wedding anniversary， while_____the beautiful Mayan towns this past week， where we had breakfast and I___some photos． I am so fortunate to have Anne enjoying these adventures as my___during the last 10 years that we have been travelling， photographing and exploring Central American countries．

When Anne was in her early 30s， a strange_____attacked her body． Within a couple of years her joints became inflexible and couldn't move____． The doctors foretold that she would probably be in a（n）_____ by her mid 40s ﹣ and we had all this_____planned for our life once the kids_____ home．

Anne_____to make the best of it， and refuses to____the illness and the severe pain that she has at times． Her yearly_____by her doctor， shows slow advancement_____to the early years of the disease setting in． The doctor's____to Anne for the past few years is "keep doing what you are doing"． Of course I am her right hand man，____for oncoming cars that she can't____ her head to see， and putting her socks on because she can't reach her_____． I have to stop at times as she_____her breath． And so we have a pile of_____while exploring， documenting， climbing volcanoes， and_____endless miles in hilly towns and cities each day．

Anyway this is the_____of my life as we head on to 43 years of loving and supporting each other．

1.

A．inspecting

B．visiting

C．approaching

D．finding

2.

A．developed

B．selected

C．enjoyed

D．took

3.

A．guide

B．supporter

C．partner

D．fan

4.

A．illness

B．man

C．feeling

D．habit

5.

A．separately

B．freely

C．regularly

D．suddenly

6.

A．position

B．apartment

C．wheelchair

D．mess

7.

A．holiday

B．career

C．wedding

D．adventure

8.

A．left

B．came

C．arrived

D．stayed

9.

A．offered

B．expected

C．agreed

D．decided

10.

A．think much of

B．take care of

C．give in to

D．get rid of

11.

A．planning

B．monitoring

C．performing

D．treating

12.

A．compared

B．referred

C．brought

D．added

13.

A．conclusion

B．worry

C．answer

D．solution

14.

A．allowing

B．preparing

C．watching

D．longing

15.

A．raise

B．turn

C．shake

D．bend

16.

A．legs

B．ears

C．hands

D．feet

17.

A．catches

B．holds

C．controls

D．feels

18.

A．debt

B．fun

C．difficulty

D．work

19.

A．saving

B．running

C．walking

D．spreading

20.

A．situation

B．introduction

C．tradition

D．love

【推荐3】Even 15 years after my grandfather's death，he is still following me around, ______ in my ear on what to do. He is still the British-accented ______ in my head, giving me a nod of ______ for my right choice, and raising an eyebrow ______ he disagrees with something I'm doing. His wise and optimistic views ______ to affect my life.

My grandfather walked 10,000 steps ______ every day, and not because he had a $100 fitness tracker ______ him to do so. Instead of “exercising,” he worked in his garden, ______ vegetables that kept our family through many winters and roses that were the joy of many summers.

He was good to the ______ in the way that people used to be before they had to be told it was the ______ thing to do. Actually, he never ______ a car or learned to drive, so he walked everywhere he could and took a bus the rest of the time.

After my grandmother died, I used to go and ______ with him on weekends. We walked around, chatted to the neighbors, and went to the ______ for food and milk. Occasionally I would ______ a little cake for him in his kitchen. At the end of the day, before he ______ the light, he would say, “That was a (a) ______ day. I enjoyed every minute of it.” I never doubted for a moment that he ______ it.

In the morning, I'd ______ to his whistling in the kitchen downstairs (usually it was Raindrops Keep Falling on Mr Head). At the time, it ______ me—I am not a morning person—but now I'd give anything to hear that ______ one more time.

1.

A．singing

B．ringing

C．whispering

D．asking

2.

A．adviser

B．storyteller

C．professor

D．director

3.

A．thanks

B．greeting

C．approval

D．confidence

4.

A．until

B．though

C．unless

D．when

5.

A．fail

B．continue

C．happen

D．try

6.

A．unexpectedly

B．deliberately

C．routinely

D．randomly

7.

A．urging

B．allowing

C．training

D．enabling

8.

A．selling

B．watering

C．offering

D．growing

9.

A．friends

B．environment

C．family

D．neighborhood

10.

A．right

B．strange

C．funny

D．easy

11.

A．invented

B．repaired

C．owned

D．rented

12.

A．keep up

B．stay in touch

C．put up

D．hang out

13.

A．bank

B．grocery store

C．garden

D．post office

14.

A．cut

B．bake

C．decorate

D．order

15.

A．turned off

B．shone up

C．cleaned up

D．checked on

16.

A．ordinary

B．busy

C．inspiring

D．good

17.

A．meant

B．made

C．admitted

D．put

18.

A．get down

B．wake up

C．give in

D．look forward

19.

A．refreshed

B．discouraged

C．attracted

D．annoyed

20.

A．song

B．word

C．whistle

D．voice

【推荐2】I have just returned from the 3rd Annual International Weight Stigma (羞耻) conference held this year in Iceland. I was invited to give a(n) ____, as I’ve been doing research on weight and health and sharing my findings for the last five years. I   ___ expecting to have a pleasant time and learn a few things.

What I learned ____ me. I learned something about myself that I had no idea was true.

As a woman considered fat and a(n) ____ speaker on the topic of weight and stigma, I thought I was more or less immune (免疫的) to fat hatred. I had a few examples of weight-based discrimination (歧视) ____ my way. And they usually didn’t ____ me because I knew they came from a place of ignorance and hatred.          What I didn’t know was that despite all my knowledge and ____ and relative privilege (特权), I had ____ been affected by discrimination every day. But somehow I didn’t think weight stigma ____ to me. I thought my knowledge protected me from having such ____.

However, I was ____, and understanding this has made me think about the millions of people in this world   who ____ far more serious stigma and discrimination than I have experienced. I knew how discrimination   could ____ us physically and psychologically. But I didn’t ____ know how serious the hurt could be until I attended the conference. And knowing that has ____ the way I understand myself and helped me I see stigma and discrimination in a ____ sense.

The world will ____ offer stigma to those who are different. ____ as several speakers at the conference said, difference doesn’t have to be connected with deviance (不正常). We should accept one another’s differences ____ hating them. We’re all different. And the way we ____ others’ differences can actually change their lives — for good or ill.1.

A．hand

B．talk

C．example

D．interview

2.

A．went

B．stayed

C．continued

D．refused

3.

A．scared

B．annoyed

C．shocked

D．embarrassed

4.

A．independent

B．humorous

C．serious

D．frequent

5.

A．come

B．make

C．work

D．fight

6.

A．interest

B．upset

C．confuse

D．persuade

7.

A．character

B．research

C．attention

D．comfort

8.

A．even

B．also

C．otherwise

D．still

9.

A．applied

B．replied

C．occurred

D．compared

10.

A．feeling

B．failure

C．attack

D．darkness

11.

A．wise

B．safe

C．wrong

D．selfish

12.

A．agree with

B．start with

C．live with

D．play with

13.

A．trick

B．hurt

C．punish

D．limit

14.

A．slowly

B．truly

C．recently

D．shortly

15.

A．changed

B．interrupted

C．suited

D．balanced

16.

A．strict

B．wide

C．common

D．strange

17.

A．thus

B．then

C．together

D．always

18.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

19.

A．through

B．before

C．without

D．during

20.

A．share

B．find

C．forgive

D．treat

【推荐3】阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? How about those who beautify their selfie (自拍) so much that they can’t be____? There must be one or more who ____ in your social media. No matter _____they choose to share, they share the best but the most unreal.

Take my friend Chen for example. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a _____ until all the dishes we ____were on the table. Then, she would spend five minutes on______the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____ and click in the filter(滤镜) app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____ to really enjoy it — it all went cold. Actually Chen's real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for____.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ___ others. They find it hard to be ____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is____what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any_____ to reality, as they still____ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more____ into achieving it_____fabricating(伪造) it. Being more confident, _____themselves and trying their best to be better is much more meaningful than_____ their life on social media.

1.

A．envied

B．admired

C．defeated

D．recognized

2.

A．survive

B．exist

C．flood

D．spot

3.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．whom

4.

A．bow

B．bite

C．breath

D．break

5.

A．offered

B．served

C．ordered

D．prepared

6.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

7.

A．arranged

B．messy

C．casual

D．correct

8.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．pictures

D．tables

9.

A．choice

B．chance

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．months

B．years

C．weeks

D．days

11.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．please

D．discourage

12.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

13.

A．secret

B．healthy

C．peaceful

D．real

14.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

15.

A．change

B．difficulty

C．guidance

D．harm

16.

A．question

B．dislike

C．follow

D．doubt

17.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feelings

D．money

18.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

19.

A．identifying

B．amusing

C．persuading

D．accepting

20.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

【推荐1】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,   C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? If you were like most children, you probably let your imagination run _______ . Maybe you dreamed of   flying into space   or being   a   famous chef. Then perhaps over the years, your dreams became more _______ Or you might have   given up on some altogether.

If that’s the case, then today’s the day for you. January 13th is Make Your Dreams Come True Day. If you’ve been   _______   fulfilling your dreams, this is the day to make a fresh   start.

It’s important to dream because dreams can   give us the _______   to succeed in life. Dreams   inspire and   motivate us. The great thing about dreams is that there’s no _______   to accomplish       them right away. They might take a few years   or they might take a lifetime to _______ . The     important thing is that you’re       _______   working toward your dream. And the best way to do that is     by setting goals.

What is the_______between a dream and a goal? It’s been said that dreams are the final destination; goals are the stops along the way.

Dreams can be very _______ . But the steps you take to reach them should be very     ________.       Your dreams state what you want, but goals explain how you’ll get there. That makes goal seting a necessary step in       ________     your dreams.

Many successful people have spoken about dreams. Former U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed the________ of working for our dreams. “A dream doesn’t become reality through   magic: it takes sweat,     ________     and hard work. “Author Les Brown reminded us that dreams have       no__________   limit. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new   dream.

If you’ve been dreaming about doing something for years, start today. Write down yo dream, and     ________   your goals. Then you’ll be on your way to making your dreams come   true.

1.

A．fast

B．high

C．well

D．wild.

2.

A．colorful

B．amazing

C．realistic

D．attractive

3.

A．putting off

B．taking off

C．getting off

D．paying off

4.

A．opportunity

B．direction

C．energy

D．access

5.

A．pressure

B．doubt

C．sense

D．need

6.

A．seek

B．achieve

C．explain

D．design

7.

A．really

B．almost

C．always

D．hardly

8.

A．concept

B．similarity

C．comparison

D．difference

9.

A．unreal

B．general

C．changeable

D．flexible

10.

A．specific

B．abstract

C．common

D．complicated

11.

A．imaging

B．avoiding

C．reaching

D．believing

12.

A．process

B．benefit

C．consequence

D．importance

13.

A．blood

B．determination

C．intelligence

D．loyalty

14.

A．age

B．extra

C．space

D．normal

15.

A．transfer

B．convert

C．establish

D．devote