【推荐1】There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.

So they ______ Socrates (苏格拉底) for advice on where happiness ______. But ____ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a _______ first. The group of guys had to ______ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, digging out the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ______ together in it, singing with ______.

Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We   ______ be happier!” Socrates ______ , “That’s it! _______   you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
          From the story I got to know that happiness ______ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ______ work and creativity.
        We may have to ______ pain in our daily life and in the process of ________ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ______ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long-term happiness, ________, comes from within our _______ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ______ life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.
        So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of _______ , and I   ________you all a life of happiness.1.

A．pointed to

B．turned to

C．referred to

D．returned to

2.

A．stood

B．belonged

C．lay

D．laid

3.

A．instead of

B．apart from

C．other than

D．regardless of

4.

A．house

B．boat

C．bridge

D．school

5.

A．set out

B．set down

C．set about

D．set up

6.

A．sat

B．lay

C．rowed

D．got

7.

A．hope

B．sorrow

C．curiosity

D．joy

8.

A．mustn’t

B．couldn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

9.

A．added

B．thought

C．declared

D．assumed

10.

A．Unless

B．However

C．Until

D．Whenever

11.

A．always

B．never

C．ever

D．seldom

12.

A．cautious

B．endless

C．hard

D．simple

13.

A．experience

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．deny

14.

A．searching

B．looking

C．seeking

D．improving

15.

A．spiritual

B．material

C．new

D．nice

16.

A．therefore

B．however

C．furthermore

D．moreover

17.

A．body

B．part

C．soul

D．head

18.

A．praising

B．blaming

C．ending

D．cursing

19.

A．time

B．method

C．fact

D．choice

20.

A．promise

B．wish

C．request

D．require

【推荐2】Mr Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he _______ asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a _______ weekend-she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. “Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr Wu?” she asked.

The girl's _______ reminded Mr Wu of something he had read somewhere before. “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day,” Mr Wu said with a smile. “I _______ to be cheerful.”

“And today is my lucky day,”he added.

“_______? " The whole class were curious.

“This morning, I _______ to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down...”

“Your e-bike broke down and it's your lucky day?” The students were _______. “What do you mean, Mr Wu?”

“My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I _______ it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the _______. I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down ________ along the way. But it didn't. __________, it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class ________ I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down ________,it couldn't be arranged（安排）in a better way.”

The students’ eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had ________ them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider ________ in a new way.

1.

A．proudly

B．cheerfully

C．seriously

D．angrily

2.

A．busy

B．satisfying

C．terrible

D．meaningful

3.

A．question

B．suggestion

C．decision

D．introduction

4.

A．fail

B．hate

C．seem

D．choose

5.

A．Who

B．When

C．Why

D．How

6.

A．walked

B．ran

C．drove

D．rode

7.

A．surprised

B．bored

C．impatient

D．nervous

8.

A．left

B．checked

C．repaired

D．found

9.

A．hospital

B．school

C．park

D．bank

10.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

11.

A．However

B．Also

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

12.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

13.

A．yesterday

B．the other day

C．today

D．tomorrow

14.

A．hurt

B．touched

C．controlled

D．worried

15.

A．dream

B．purpose

C．wish

D．luck

【推荐3】I have learned to expect gifts from God in the form of people．People who I meet for a few
seconds，a few hours or even for _______ ．
My wife and I _______ a short train ride on an old train．It was _______ of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would _______ at our table．That was to be my _______ for that day．
We weren’t seated for two minutes _______ I heard，“Would you mind if I _______ you?”I replied，“_______．1 was expecting you!”
He was in his early sixties and _______ introduced himself．But for the following 45       minutes，he never stopped ______________ loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because ______________ on the train was giving us some background information about the old train ______________，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a ______________ and different types of law．He never asked ______________ of us what we did
So．if ______________ did send him，what was the message this time?
He needed ______________ and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people， ______________ for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was ______________ to God to meet someone who ______________．
God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen ______________ as much as we speak．1.

A．a lifetime

B．a few months

C．several years

D．a long time

2.

A．put

B．enjoyed

C．took

D．planned

3.

A．part

B．gift

C．dream

D．intention

4.

A．explain

B．glare

C．come

D．sit

5.

A．inspiration

B．expectation

C．gift

D．conversation

6.

A．after

B．when

C．suddenly

D．before

7.

A．seated

B．joined in

C．talked with

D．joined

8.

A．Go ahead

B．Never mind

C．Forget it

D．With pleasure

9.

A．formally

B．politely

C．immediately

D．intelligently

10.

A．complaining

B．weeping

C．talking

D．laughing

11.

A．a tour guide

B．a conductor

C．a consumer

D．a trainer

12.

A．However

B．Sometimes

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

13.

A．supporter

B．professor

C．mayor

D．1awyer

14.

A．each

B．every

C．either

D．one

15.

A．someone

B．God

C．my wife

D．the train

16.

A．to improve

B．to talk

C．to control

D．to target

17.

A．once

B．by contrast

C．if only

D．other than

18.

A．praying

B．talking

C．desiring

D．begging

19.

A．should listen

B．maybe listen

C．must listen

D．would listen

20.

A．much more

B．twice

C．with two

D．a lot more

【推荐1】When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor _________ me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, _________ your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I _________ her.

Since I started to work for a _________ company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the _________ of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business _________, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got _________ about food in different countries.

Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were _________ necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s (厨师) comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the _________ around us at the same time. So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian __________?” Those words reminded me of my __________ advice. As information technology __________, you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various __________ you can get from traveling.

Today there are people who __________ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people __________ not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are __________ by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to __________ and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily __________ more fruitful. However, we should never let it __________ our time for face-to-face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more __________, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

1.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．hurried

D．encouraged

2.

A．build up

B．use

C．practise

D．exchange

3.

A．agreed with

B．learned from

C．followed

D．obeyed

4.

A．computer

B．food

C．clothing

D．machine

5.

A．life

B．rivers

C．sights

D．houses

6.

A．plans

B．bargain

C．progress

D．trips

7.

A．information

B．taste

C．cooks

D．feelings

8.

A．even more

B．no longer

C．much

D．actually

9.

A．people

B．drink

C．atmosphere

D．environment

10.

A．shoes

B．dishes

C．customers

D．situations

11.

A．friends’

B．parents’

C．professor’s

D．boss’s

12.

A．produces

B．advertises

C．forms

D．advances

13.

A．news

B．pleasures

C．troubles

D．places

14.

A．avoid

B．keep

C．lose

D．enjoy

15.

A．meeting

B．talking

C．playing

D．traveling

16.

A．stopped

B．met

C．surrounded

D．hurt

17.

A．look at

B．employ

C．travel

D．meet

18.

A．communication

B．study

C．work

D．action

19.

A．spare

B．increase

C．reduce

D．make use of

20.

A．wisely

B．correctly

C．or less

D．slowly

【推荐2】I remember the day when shyness took over my life. I was 14 and having a French lesson. The teacher told us to record ourselves _____about a film. Perfect! I recorded myself______Then I pressed “play” to listen back. What I heard was a little kid talking. My______reaction was to assume I was listening to someone else’s recording. But that was my______! I realized there was something______about me.

My little voice has made me feel really shy. And my shyness has caused me to _____attending events, not make important______, and keep my ideas to myself. As a shy person, working from home, hiding behind my computer was______, but the more time I spent hidden away, the smaller my comfort zone became. Everyday______, like ordering a coffee, became increasingly awkward and______.

And, then, one day I was at a big conference and it suddenly _____me like lightning. All speakers were confident, comfortable with being______. There were no quieter voices. But the_____is, if the loud voices are the only ones you hear, we quieter people feel even more______. The world needs mixture of personalities. Success is not just about who can shout the _____. The world needs quieter people, too. That day I chose to stop______and hug my shyness. No more feeling like I needed to change who I am in order to______. No more living a small life.

Then I created the Shy and Mighty Society, a space for shy people like me to______, and in the process of helping others, I could also push myself______, bit by bit. Now, I’m happy to tell people I feel shy. I’m not______any more. And I know that I’m not alone.

1.

A．hearing

B．speaking

C．reading

D．writing

2.

A．with ease

B．in peace

C．with confidence

D．in astonishment

3.

A．immediate

B．physical

C．active

D．violent

4.

A．work

B．habit

C．talent

D．voice

5.

A．fantastic

B．interesting

C．strange

D．unique

6.

A．prefer

B．avoid

C．excuse

D．continue

7.

A．connections

B．studies

C．reforms

D．arrangements

8.

A．boring

B．real

C．brilliant

D．awful

9.

A．applications

B．actions

C．expressions

D．interactions

10.

A．uncertain

B．uncomfortable

C．unusual

D．unnecessary

11.

A．affected

B．disturbed

C．hit

D．reminded

12.

A．seen

B．questioned

C．seated

D．served

13.

A．principle

B．trouble

C．advantage

D．lesson

14.

A．isolated

B．close

C．friendly

D．cruel

15.

A．fastest

B．earliest

C．hardest

D．loudest

16.

A．socializing

B．complaining

C．working

D．hiding

17.

A．live

B．develop

C．succeed

D．behave

18.

A．study

B．shine

C．appear

D．discuss

19.

A．out

B．around

C．back

D．forward

20.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．emotional

D．sensitive

【推荐3】There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.

So they ______ Socrates (苏格拉底) for advice on where happiness ______. But ____ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a _______ first. The group of guys had to ______ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, digging out the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ______ together in it, singing with ______.

Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We   ______ be happier!” Socrates ______ , “That’s it! _______   you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
          From the story I got to know that happiness ______ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ______ work and creativity.
        We may have to ______ pain in our daily life and in the process of ________ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ______ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long-term happiness, ________, comes from within our _______ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ______ life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.
        So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of _______ , and I   ________you all a life of happiness.1.

A．pointed to

B．turned to

C．referred to

D．returned to

2.

A．stood

B．belonged

C．lay

D．laid

3.

A．instead of

B．apart from

C．other than

D．regardless of

4.

A．house

B．boat

C．bridge

D．school

5.

A．set out

B．set down

C．set about

D．set up

6.

A．sat

B．lay

C．rowed

D．got

7.

A．hope

B．sorrow

C．curiosity

D．joy

8.

A．mustn’t

B．couldn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

9.

A．added

B．thought

C．declared

D．assumed

10.

A．Unless

B．However

C．Until

D．Whenever

11.

A．always

B．never

C．ever

D．seldom

12.

A．cautious

B．endless

C．hard

D．simple

13.

A．experience

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．deny

14.

A．searching

B．looking

C．seeking

D．improving

15.

A．spiritual

B．material

C．new

D．nice

16.

A．therefore

B．however

C．furthermore

D．moreover

17.

A．body

B．part

C．soul

D．head

18.

A．praising

B．blaming

C．ending

D．cursing

19.

A．time

B．method

C．fact

D．choice

20.

A．promise

B．wish

C．request

D．require

【推荐1】In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of _________ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she _________ it in her schoolbag first.

When she went to the office, her teacher wasn't in. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she _________ . Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend _________ away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the _________ office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn't know _________ to do. Jenny kept calm and did _________ to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for _________ . Soon a teacher took Linda to the _________ and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very __________ in the school.

Three days later, Linda came to Jenny's house. Her __________ turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the brown paper bag with the money in it and said, “Jenny, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the __________ . You are such a nice friend! So please don't tell the teachers about this!” Then Jenny said, “You are now __________ , but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and __________ .

At the end of the term Jenny was given a __________ for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was never greedy.

Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.

A．bread

B．paper

C．money

D．fruit

2.

A．got

B．kept

C．sent

D．caught

3.

A．lost

B．found

C．saved

D．made

4.

A．took

B．brought

C．put

D．moved

5.

A．workers'

B．teachers'

C．doctors'

D．headmaster's

6.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

7.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

8.

A．leave

B．treatment

C．action

D．help

9.

A．office

B．classroom

C．hospital

D．school

10.

A．popular

B．healthy

C．proud

D．quiet

11.

A．eyes

B．face

C．nose

D．ears

12.

A．lie

B．story

C．truth

D．result

13.

A．honest

B．polite

C．generous

D．friendly

14.

A．got up

B．cheered up

C．gave up

D．woke up

15.

A．report

B．gift

C．prize

D．reply

【推荐3】I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week .It was one of the most _______and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and _______ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an _______ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of _______ has always been nothing more _______ than lifting a fork to his mouth. _______ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and _______ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often _______ about that, Ed refused to buy a _______ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed __________ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly __________ I was so surprised that I was __________.My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. __________, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was __________ 7 to 9-and Ed was __________ . The sudden realization was painful. We __________ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __________ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone __________ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __________. In a way, I think we both won in the game: I won the game, but cousin Ed my __________.

1.

A．encouraging

B．hopeless

C．surprising

D．regular

2.

A．declared

B．mentioned

C．persuaded

D．suggested

3.

A．unforgettable

B．unexpected

C．easy

D．early

4.

A．exercise

B．preparation

C．joy

D．fitness

5.

A．time-saving

B．comfortable

C．suitable

D．effort-making

6.

A．As soon as

B．As long as

C．When

D．Since

7.

A．strangely

B．personally

C．reasonably

D．eagerly

8.

A．cared

B．forgot

C．quarreled

D．joked

9.

A．clean

B．larger

C．straight

D．darker

10.

A．set out

B．got ready

C．arrived

D．returned

11.

A．notice

B．admire

C．believe

D．measure

12.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．careless

D．speechless

13.

A．After all

B．As a result

C．Above all

D．At last

14.

A．mistakenly

B．then

C．instead

D．naturally

15.

A．leading

B．coming

C．waiting

D．counting

16.

A．pretended

B．stopped

C．continued

D．decided

17.

A．thoughts

B．doubts

C．situations

D．problems

18.

A．scoring

B．completing

C．receiving

D．keeping

19.

A．play

B．start

C．sleep

D．move

20.

A．friendship

B．respect

C．support

D．favor