【推荐1】Emma felt really bad those days. When someone from her daughter’s school informed her that her daughter, Jessica, needed to go to a(n) ________ education school, Emma felt like she was a(n) ________ mother. Because Jessica was always delayed when it came to learning to ________ and walk. Previously, Emma just thought that her child was ________ and every child developed at its own ________. Jessica was five years old, but still was not speaking in ________ sentences. Jessica would not be attending a ________ school. Instead, she would be in a special education school.

While this bothered Emma at first, she soon learned to ________ the school. Jessica had a specialized learning plan called an Individualized Education Plan. This plan set up ________ goals for Jessica, like learning how to feed herself. Jessica also received much individual ________. Instead of her being in a classroom with 20 students, there were only 8 students in her class. There were also some students who were ________ like Jessica. In addition, the class had two teachers’ ________ to help the classroom teacher.

The special education school scheduled ________ therapy (疗法) sessions for Jessica. Once a day a specialist would come in and work with Jessica to help her ________ learning how to move her mouth and tongue and ask for what she wanted.

Emma seemed a little ________ at first that her daughter was in a special education school, but after a year, Emma realized it was the best thing for her.

1.

A．famous

B．special

C．expensive

D．medical

2.

A．unqualified

B．illogical

C．dishonest

D．impatient

3.

A．talk

B．write

C．count

D．hear

4.

A．passive

B．childish

C．speechless

D．different

5.

A．experience

B．cost

C．rate

D．direction

6.

A．public

B．informal

C．famous

D．complete

7.

A．professional

B．regular

C．high

D．middle

8.

A．appreciate

B．advertise

C．attend

D．assess

9.

A．great

B．official

C．specific

D．creative

10.

A．prize

B．attention

C．need

D．protection

11.

A．abandoned

B．hurt

C．delayed

D．raised

12.

A．accountants

B．consultants

C．receptionist

D．assistants

13.

A．speech

B．hearing

C．group

D．voice

14.

A．avoid

B．risk

C．enjoy

D．practice

15.

A．confused

B．ashamed

C．regretful

D．hopeful

【推荐2】Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to_________in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the_________waya that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is_________luxurious (奢侈) for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the_________.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there_________between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She_________her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was_________and I didn’t know what I should do. But at 1ast I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said_________, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it is_________, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt_________. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen_________, but it’s really there. Love is_________.”

I listened carefully but I_________her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly_________seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked_________. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother supported my father    16    on the country road.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t    17    me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”    18    his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and    19    . But from this experience, I undentand that love is just    20    in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.

A．keep fit

B．rise early

C．earn money

D．collect money

2.

A．in great surprise

B．in great embarrassment

C．in deep depression

D．in deep sorrow

3.

A．thoughtfully

B．patiently

C．anxiously

D．happily

4.

A．strong

B．weak

C．visible

D．invisible

5.

A．warm and soft

B．hot and hard

C．thin and oool

D．strong and durable

6.

A．somewhere and sometime

B．anywhere or anytime

C．here and there

D．more or less

7.

A．inside

B．outside

C．faraway

D．nearby

8.

A．could believe

B．couldn’t understand

C．might know

D．wouldn’t recognize

9.

A．got sick

B．got stuck

C．1ay down

D．lay off

10.

A．quite healthy

B．very pale

C．fairly red

D．much surprised

11.

A．jump high

B．go hurriedly

C．run fast

D．walk slowly

12.

A．think about

B．talk with

C．worry about

D．laugh at

13.

A．Reading

B．Seeing

C．Saying

D．Writing

14.

A．fresh roses

B．gold rings

C．sweet kisses

D．beautiful jewels

15.

A．a thread

B．a needle

C．the cloth

D．the cotton

【推荐3】A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s _____, she said she would go. This _____be the first time that his classmates and teacher ____ his mother and he felt _____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕）that _____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ______ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were _____by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of (不管) the _____, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and _____himself from everyone. He did, however, get within _____   of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked ______ ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “ _____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was _____ afraid to go in because the fire was _____ , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but luckily, a fireman came in and saved ____ of us.” She   ____the burned side of her face. “This scar will be _____, but to this day, I have never ______what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with _____ in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _____for the rest of the day.

1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．excitement

2.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．met

4.

A．proud

B．ashamed

C．happy

D．tired

5.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

6.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．come about

D．hear about

7.

A．impressed

B．surprised

C．excited

D．comforted

8.

A．humor

B．face

C．body

D．scar

9.

A．hid

B．protected

C．kept

D．stopped

10.

A．understanding

B．reminding

C．hearing

D．learning

11.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．nervously

D．anxiously

12.

A．If

B．When

C．Since

D．Because

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control

B．under control

C．in control

D．over control

15.

A．either

B．neither

C．both

D．all

16.

A．pointed

B．showed

C．hit

D．touched

17.

A．long

B．lasting

C．beautiful

D．ugly

18.

A．forgot

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

19.

A．anger

B．tears

C．smile

D．failure

20.

A．actually

B．slowly

C．tightly

D．suddenly

【推荐1】It is important to have positive feelings in our daily life.

“Compared _______ some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds,” _______ a new study. The researchers from New York University said, “being happy helps the body _______ diseases.”

“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the _______ of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study Cohen found that people who were _______ caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt _______.

In this study, Cohen’s team _______ 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this period, the people told researchers about their happy or sad _______ that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay _______ in a room for six days.

The results ________ that each in the study was equal to fall ill. ________, people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a ________ time.

Cohen believes that ________ people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to ________ illnesses. So if you ________ your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.

1.

A．against

B．with

C．in

D．of

2.

A．as for

B．because of

C．instead of

D．according to

3.

A．prevent

B．predict

C．prepare

D．prefer

4.

A．hope

B．safety

C．freedom

D．risk

5.

A．painful

B．proud

C．cheerful

D．clever

6.

A．unaware

B．uncomfortable

C．unknown

D．unbelievable

7.

A．respected

B．followed

C．interviewed

D．captured

8.

A．features

B．feelings

C．figures

D．factors

9.

A．alone

B．secret

C．lonely

D．brave

10.

A．expected

B．reminded

C．agreed

D．showed

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．But

D．So

12.

A．longer

B．fewer

C．shorter

D．more

13.

A．why

B．which

C．whether

D．when

14.

A．afford

B．fight

C．cost

D．support

15.

A．care about

B．look about

C．talk about

D．hear about

【推荐2】Byrd is in her eighth year of teaching at Wilder Elementary in Mansfield. She has taught fifth grader Fisher Croney every year since he was in kindergarten. Fisher _________ in the class by helping in Byrd's classroom whenever he has free time after class.

Byrd also _________ Fisher's mother, Shannon Croney, as an acquaintance. They would occasionally chat at their boys' baseball games. She had heard that Croney was having some _________ problems. In January 2019 Croney received a routine blood test and found her kidneys   (肾) were not _________ normally. After going through a string of tests, doctors could not figure what caused her kidneys to _________. But Byrd didn't know what the _________ was until she saw a Facebook post from Fisher around Christmas of 2019. It was _________ to help his mother find a kidney. Byrd did not _________ to help. In March, Byrd, learned that she and Croney were a close _________ .Even doctors were __________ that they were not related in blood.

Byrd was in the hospital for __________ in June. She was never __________ about the transplant（移植）. Actually, she felt honored that her donation enabled another person to live a totally __________ life. Today, both women are doing well. They are turning their __________ to another member of their community, who is also sick and __________ a kidney transplant.

1.

A．cuts out

B．stands out

C．looks out

D．turn out

2.

A．learned

B．admired

C．taught

D．knew

3.

A．family

B．behavior

C．communication

D．health

4.

A．working

B．growing

C．forming

D．beating

5.

A．miss

B．ache

C．fail

D．improve

6.

A．schedule

B．issue

C．offer

D．opportunity

7.

A．intended

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．urged

8.

A．respond

B．hesitate

C．confirm

D．attend

9.

A．family

B．relative

C．neighbor

D．match

10.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．relieved

11.

A．operation

B．practice

C．recovery

D．training

12.

A．curious

B．anxious

C．certain

D．addicted

13.

A．normal

B．narrow

C．strange

D．dependent

14.

A．back

B．faith

C．attention

D．respect

15.

A．in favor of

B．in honour of

C．in memory of

D．in need of

【推荐3】       People often fall ill because of me. ____ , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own ____. A tired person may get ____, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in ____ is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
       My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though ____, he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
       I seized this golden chance to ____ him. He reacted, trying to ____ me , but I was already ____ deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running ____ he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept ____ him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but ____ .
       The next day he couldn’t go to ____. He had lost his appetite and was not as ____ as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his ____.
       For two days he was ____ by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the ____.   I knew I had to ____ him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back ____, it was my turn to feel ____ now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became ____ and finally my time was over.
       Do you know what I am?1.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Then K

2.

A．business

B．responsibility

C．excuse

D．fault

3.

A．punished

B．blamed

C．caught

D．killed

4.

A．temperature

B．season

C．place

D．condition

5.

A．excited

B．hurt

C．late

D．tired

6.

A．injure

B．bother

C．attack

D．destroy

7.

A．get on with

B．get rid of

C．put up with

D．take hold of

8.

A．reproducing

B．waiting

C．hiding

D．disappearing

9.

A．Since

B．Once

C．Whether

D．Although

10.

A．reminding

B．upsetting

C．comforting

D．influencing

11.

A．escaped

B．succeeded

C．regretted

D．failed

12.

A．bed

B．work

C．school

D．hospital

13.

A．peaceful

B．afraid

C．active

D．happy

14.

A．recovery

B．development

C．study

D．growth

15.

A．protected

B．nursed

C．scolded

D．affected

16.

A．loss

B．operation

C．pressure

D．movement

17.

A．leave

B．catch

C．forget

D．beat

18.

A．Uncertainly

B．Unfairly

C．Unusually

D．Unfortunately

19.

A．painful

B．tired

C．nervous

D．ashamed

20.

A．bigger

B．weaker

C．smaller

D．stronger

【推荐2】There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)______being sent away, this boy was the______student in his class. He was at the top in every______always with high marks.

But the boy changed after______home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ______ He hated being in a______. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he______committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt______and no one loved him.

His parents started______about the boy. But they even did not know what was______with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and______him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and_______After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

             The boy answered back, “To______my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most______person for me. I want to see you_______ I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words______the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He______his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had______he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He______the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him______!

1.

A．After

B．Before

C．When

D．While

2.

A．hardest

B．naughtiest

C．brightest

D．dullest

3.

A．exam

B．activity

C．game

D．class

4.

A．coming

B．returning

C．leaving

D．reaching

5.

A．rising

B．increasing

C．reducing

D．dropping

6.

A．group

B．term

C．company

D．party

7.

A．led to

B．felt like

C．thought back

D．looked for

8.

A．worthless

B．careless

C．concerned

D．annoyed

9.

A．caring

B．turning

C．worrying

D．speaking

10.

A．crazy

B．true

C．possible

D．wrong

11.

A．talk with

B．listen to

C．tell to

D．care about

12.

A．family

B．friends

C．study

D．grades

13.

A．realize

B．analyze

C．check

D．test

14.

A．outstanding

B．important

C．famous

D．familiar

15.

A．happy

B．excellent

C．interested

D．satisfied

16.

A．caused

B．wanted

C．encouraged

D．forced

17.

A．answered

B．ignored

C．hated

D．hugged

18.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

19.

A．showed

B．meant

C．intended

D．expressed

20.

A．sad

B．angry

C．pleasant

D．joyful