【推荐1】At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be _______ and free of stress, and pictured myself pouring the best coffee, _______ delicious doughnuts(面包炸圈）, and becoming friends with _______ customers.

I wasn't _______ the people with enormous orders, the women who _______ that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade again and again until they reached _______. I couldn't seem to _______ anyone.

One a rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking _______ . He said he felt like getting in bed, _______ the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was ________ , since he hadn't ________ anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It's on me.” I told him. “Have a nice day.”

He smiled and ________ me, before heading back out into the ________.

The next day, it is still raining. I spent my afternoon ________ of the window handing people their orders.I was completely wet and freezing cold. Worse, no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more ________.

In the evening, the ________ from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink ________ and a note.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and ________ yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who's genuinely nice. Please don't change your way! Have a great day!

－Hank

After that, whenever I felt depressed or ________ of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my ________ and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.

A．hopeful

B．meaningless

C．enjoyable

D．boring

2.

A．getting

B．eating

C．cooking

D．making

3.

A．regular

B．handsome

C．rich

D．kind

4.

A．imaging

B．expecting

C．waiting

D．insisting

5.

A．praised

B．complained

C．realized

D．thought

6.

A．explanation

B．guidance

C．challenge

D．perfection

7.

A．improve

B．move

C．please

D．annoy

8.

A．angry

B．happy

C．excited

D．upset

9.

A．pulling

B．cutting

C．tearing

D．using

10.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．angry

D．excited

11.

A．ordered

B．got

C．wanted

D．brought

12.

A．helped

B．praised

C．admired

D．thanked

13.

A．road

B．rain

C．shop

D．company

14.

A．taking charge

B．running across

C．making use

D．hanging out

15.

A．depressed

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．injured

16.

A．old man

B．adult

C．teenager

D．customer

17.

A．pill

B．coffee

C．rose

D．dessert

18.

A．selfish

B．thoughtful

C．distant

D．powerful

19.

A．sick

B．glad

C．satisfied

D．sorry

20.

A．chest

B．body

C．throat

D．hand

【推荐2】It is a touching story which won't be forgotten. An old gentleman reached the hospital at 9:00 am. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 10： 00.

The nurse had him take a _________ in the waiting area, _________ him it would be at least 35 minutes _________ someone would be able to see him. I saw him _________ his watch and decided, since I was_________ busy --- my patient didn't _________ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he _________ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his _________. He told me that she had been _________ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be __________ if he was a bit late. He replied that she __________ knew who he was, and that she had not been able to __________ him for five years now. I was __________ and asked him, “And you __________ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?”

He smiled and said, "She doesn't know me, but I know who she is." I had to hold back __________ as he left.

Now I __________ that in marriages, true love is __________ of all that is. The happiest people don't __________ have the best of everything; they just __________ the best of everything they have. __________ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain. I love the story and recommend it to you. Thank you for your time. Please spread the story to people around you if you are fond of it.1.

A．break

B．test

C．breath

D．seat

2.

A．persuading

B．declaring

C．telling

D．promising

3.

A．if

B．before

C．since

D．after

4.

A．looking at

B．fixing

C．winding

D．taking off

5.

A．always

B．also

C．not

D．very

6.

A．show off

B．turn up

C．come on

D．go away

7.

A．forgot

B．needed

C．agreed

D．happened

8.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．wife

D．sister

9.

A．late

B．well

C．around

D．there

10.

A．worried

B．lonely

C．scared

D．hungry

11.

A．so far

B．neither

C．already

D．no longer

12.

A．recognize

B．answer

C．believe

D．envy

13.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．satisfied

14.

A．only

B．then

C．thus

D．still

15.

A．curiosity

B．tears

C．encouragement

D．judgment

16.

A．realize

B．suggest

C．hope

D．prove

17.

A．agreement

B．expression

C．exhibition

D．acceptance

18.

A．necessarily

B．completely

C．naturally

D．frequently

19.

A．learn

B．try

C．make

D．favor

20.

A．Disease

B．Life

C．Trust

D．Dignity

【推荐3】During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a corner for an entire day. For me, my books were my only world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the __________ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in __________ others or making new friends. But I always felt lacking in __________ when compared with my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new friendships would be limited.

And I just didn’t want to __________ a rejection(拒绝).

Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)_________with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle, won in the end. He was _________ by a little spider. The little movements of the spider and the way it was taking rejections __________ me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started __________ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I __________ knocked it down. To my__________, within seconds it started making its __________ up again.

For me, this incident was a game changer. I realized that rejections are never a __________. The world may mistreat me, but I can __________ and start working again. There would be time when people would like and appreciate me. At present, I __________ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such things as rejections or __________ as everything can change at any moment.

1.

A．office

B．station

C．playground

D．street

2.

A．beating

B．watching

C．filming

D．joining

3.

A．money

B．energy

C．tense

D．knowledge

4.

A．avoid

B．suffer

C．cause

D．overlook

5.

A．story

B．task

C．experience

D．song

6.

A．confused

B．killed

C．damaged

D．inspired

7.

A．ensured

B．suited

C．impressed

D．reminded

8.

A．adjusting

B．observing

C．showing

D．guiding

9.

A．cruelly

B．angrily

C．normally

D．bravely

10.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．amusement

D．disappointment

11.

A．progress

B．way

C．web

D．mistake

12.

A．failure

B．trend

C．wonder

D．adventure

13.

A．feel free

B．be aware

C．stand up

D．give up

14.

A．enjoy

B．refuse

C．imagine

D．risk

15.

A．approaches

B．values

C．failures

D．reasons

【推荐1】My friend and I had just set off from Vancouver to do a five- day cano (独木舟) trip in Bowron Lake Provincial park. We’d been _______  the trip for quite a while-reservations at the park need to be _______  months in advance. I’d taken some time off work and my friend managed to spare some time for the adventure..

We were _______ to Bowron Lake when our car broke down.  _______ , we were just outside a small town which had a little motel (汽车旅馆), where we met a kind _______. He gave us the number of a mechanic in town. We were going to call him, but as it was quite late, we _______ to leave repairing the car until the next morning and so booked  into the motel.

It turned out our car problem wasn’t a big deal to fix, but the mechanic needed to order a part that would take a few days to show up. At that point, we _______  our trip would have to be cancelled. If we were going to finish it in time, we had to leave immediately.

The _______ stranger insisted that we finish our trip when we mentioned the change of plans. He offered to drive the two-hour round trip to drop us off at the lake, coordinate with (与…协调) the mechanic to _______ the car while we were gone, and then ________  my friend and me after we finished canoeing.

I remember as he dropped us off at the lake, he ________ us a bag of fresh, homemade cookies to take along. Everything he did to help us was ________.

It was a trip that never would have happened ________  he hadn’t done all he did, which helped us so much.

I’m very  ________  for the stranger’s kindness; it’s people like him that make me want to go out of my way for others who are travelling and ________ help.

1.

A．enjoying

B．imagining

C．planning

D．completing

2.

A．changed

B．offered

C．canceled

D．booked

3.

A．driving

B．walking

C．biking

D．running

4.

A．Finally

B．Surprisingly

C．Certainly

D．Luckily

5.

A．seller

B．friend

C．stranger

D．guide

6.

A．decided

B．started

C．learned

D．struggled

7.

A．figured

B．promised

C．remembered

D．heard

8.

A．hard-working

B．proud

C．kind-hearted

D．energetic

9.

A．fix up

B．pull over

C．get out

D．put away

10.

A．pay for

B．search for

C．cheer up

D．pick up

11.

A．awarded

B．sent

C．handed

D．showed

12.

A．unavoidable

B．unbelievable

C．unrecognizable

D．unacceptable

13.

A．though

B．since

C．before

D．if

14.

A．regretful

B．prepared

C．grateful

D．thirsty

15.

A．fond of

B．in need of

C．used to

D．in favour of

【推荐2】I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later I _______ to college in autumn after finding myself having difficulty with college-level algebra(代数) in work. But after a week, I was ready to drop out again.

Then a smartly dressed woman walked _______ to the platform in my English composition class. “Look at each and every one of you,” she said. “You’re here _______ you want to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to _______ it!”

I can’t _______ the rest of the speech, but it changed the _______ of my life and career. I felt she was speaking _______ to me. She knew exactly what I was feeling and what many of my fellow students were probably feeling _______. I came out of that classroom _______ to rise to the challenge.

“Having trouble ________ the heavy workload? Break it down into small manageable pieces, and set up a ________ that works for you. Professors’ lecturing is too fast for you to take notes? ________ them with a question so you can catch up on your notes,” she said.

She cared about us, worried about us and ________ us. She never let us lose sight of our dreams or our potential.

Today, as a college instructor, I often think of her each autumn when I stand in front of a new class and I am ________ of how much teachers can ________ their students. She has made a huge difference in my life.

1.

A．applied

B．returned

C．agreed

D．referred

2.

A．confidently

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．swiftly

3.

A．though

B．because

C．once

D．unless

4.

A．make

B．get

C．have

D．find

5.

A．forget

B．afford

C．remember

D．stand

6.

A．motivation

B．meaning

C．concept

D．path

7.

A．voluntarily

B．cleverly

C．directly

D．carefully

8.

A．as a rule

B．as a consequence

C．as usual

D．as well

9.

A．excited

B．determined

C．ashamed

D．scared

10.

A．coming up with

B．putting up with

C．keeping up with

D．teaming up with

11.

A．schedule

B．trap

C．trick

D．game

12.

A．Leave

B．Review

C．Ignore

D．Interrupt

13.

A．advised

B．consulted

C．promised

D．assessed

14.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．warned

D．reminded

15.

A．manage

B．persuade

C．affect

D．dominate

【推荐3】When COVID-19 cases were on the rise in Sao Paulo, Brazil, many of the city’s residents decided to take action. Notably, high school student Gabriel Aun Klinger organized a _________ to help people from Favelas _________ themselves against the virus.

Favelas are highly-populated communities where many people live in _________ poverty. There, many residents struggle to _________ themselves and have to live in terrible _________ .“Some people from these communities can’t _________ afford to buy a soap bar,” stated Klinger.

After reading several documents and scientific papers on COVID-19, Klinger found an _________ solution against COVID-19—something he _________ as being the “perfect weapon of self-defense against the virus.”   When he _________ that this solution was also much cheaper and easier to obtain, he __________ launched his project aiming to use it for the __________ of the people in Favelas.

“The __________ of the project has been the information I had regarding a home-made solution for __________ the virus with people,” he explained.

In March, his campaign __________ enough money to purchase hygiene(卫生) products and food __________ for over 500 families in those communities. He then __________ these products to the community, making sure to teach those people how to prepare the __________ with the items they received. Through his project, Klinger learned that small actions like this one can go a __________ way. In times like these, he hopes to remind people that everyone has the power to make an __________ on people’s lives and help   those __________.

1.

A．service

B．trip

C．project

D．routine

2.

A．prevent

B．behave

C．avoid

D．defend

3.

A．extreme

B．familiar

C．temporary

D．slight

4.

A．respect

B．feed

C．exchange

D．enjoy

5.

A．conditions

B．supplies

C．instruments

D．subjects

6.

A．only

B．rather

C．ever

D．even

7.

A．effective

B．abstract

C．independent

D．original

8.

A．adapted

B．described

C．compared

D．informed

9.

A．claimed

B．imagined

C．realized

D．admitted

10.

A．absolutely

B．immediately

C．obviously

D．previously

11.

A．benefit

B．pension

C．result

D．harvest

12.

A．edge

B．heart

C．bottom

D．end

13.

A．sharing

B．treating

C．beating

D．struggling

14.

A．saved

B．paid

C．lent

D．raised

15.

A．souvenirs

B．bargains

C．items

D．gifts

16.

A．set off

B．put away

C．pulled up

D．gave out

17.

A．solution

B．analysis

C．response

D．comment

18.

A．right

B．long

C．quick

D．good

19.

A．advantage

B．impression

C．impact

D．account

20.

A．in vain

B．at random

C．on request

D．in need

【推荐2】Three days ago, I was walking in a park. ______, a gentleman called me, “Sir, can you help me with this?” I ______ and asked, “What please?” He showed me a print, asking me if I could explain it. After ______ it, I knew it was his health diagnosis report. I told him I wasn’t a ______ but could help him. I added, “Sir, the report is called HbAlc, it is about your average blood glucose (血糖) levels in your ______ over the past 3 months; your reading shows 7.6, which shows you are diabetic (患糖尿病的).” He said, “Sir, my doctor has given me ______ and I have taken it for one month. But this report from yesterday still shows I am diabetic.”I said, “Your report says you are 53 years old. Your being in the ______ means you probably walk regularly, which is a ______ sign. Please follow the diet given by your doctor and ______ regularly. Be positive; stay patient and you will be better soon.”

The gentleman said, “Thank you.” As I was about to ______, his friend next to him stopped me, saying, “Sir, he ______ to tell you he likes sweet food very much. Only recently, he has reduced the ______ of sweet food.” Smiling, I ______ told the gentleman, “It is ______ that you have reduced your sweet food. I believe you can give up sweet food.” He smiled, “Thank you for your confidence, sir.” May he get the courage to overcome his ______ to sweet food and be healthier!

1.

A．Usually

B．Naturally

C．Gradually

D．Suddenly

2.

A．jumped

B．flew

C．escaped

D．stopped

3.

A．pointing

B．writing

C．reading

D．drawing

4.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．lawyer

D．manager

5.

A．head

B．body

C．feet

D．hair

6.

A．advice

B．warning

C．medicine

D．cash

7.

A．hospital

B．park

C．classroom

D．library

8.

A．nervous

B．negative

C．good

D．mad

9.

A．ride

B．run

C．breathe

D．exercise

10.

A．leave

B．greet

C．respond

D．design

11.

A．wanted

B．decided

C．forgot

D．pretended

12.

A．price

B．amount

C．size

D．weight

13.

A．gently

B．angrily

C．quickly

D．carefully

14.

A．pitiful

B．painful

C．dependable

D．great

15.

A．taste

B．curiosity

C．addiction

D．fear

【推荐3】There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, head in hands,_________if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).

Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is_________you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s troubles, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a_________, and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as_________as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000,_________by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world! “I can_________my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But_________, he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the_________to work out a way to save his business, he thought.

With renewed_________, he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the__________with the uncashed check. At the__________time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to__________the check and share his success story, a __________came running up and grabbed the old man. “I’m so delighted I__________him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s__________escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away__________the arm.

The businessman just stood there,__________. All year long he’d been buying and selling,__________he had half a million dollars behind him.

Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or__________, that had turned his life around. It was his__________self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1.

A．hesitating

B．meaning

C．saying

D．wondering

2.

A．attacking

B．troubling

C．terrifying

D．amusing

3.

A．number

B．note

C．check

D．letter

4.

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．calmly

D．proudly

5.

A．handed

B．signed

C．drawn

D．bought

6.

A．lose

B．face

C．remove

D．ignore

7.

A．instead

B．therefore

C．rather

D．meanwhile

8.

A．weakness

B．belief

C．challenge

D．strength

9.

A．optimism

B．permission

C．creativity

D．curiosity

10.

A．hospital

B．company

C．street

D．park

11.

A．advanced

B．announced

C．appointed

D．delayed

12.

A．turn up

B．give out

C．take off

D．hand back

13.

A．policeman

B．nurse

C．banker

D．guard

14.

A．caught

B．cheated

C．pushed

D．beat

15.

A．never

B．seldom

C．always

D．occasionally

16.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．by

17.

A．exhausted

B．astonished

C．disappointed

D．excited

18.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．reminded

D．warned

19.

A．stolen

B．imagined

C．discovered

D．donated

20.

A．long-lost

B．non-existent

C．newly-found

D．long-lasting