【推荐1】When I was a student, I didn’t like to do housework. I thought that I was a little child and what I needed is to study hard to get good grades. So I didn’t do any _______ at home.

One day, my mother _______ back home from work. She found that I had made a mess in the house. My books and clothes were everywhere. She was annoyed (恼火) and said to me _______, “From now on, you must do some housework every day!” Hearing my mother’s _______, I felt unhappy. But I still did as she said.

Doing housework was more difficult than I had expected. I began to understand that life was not _______ for my parents. They had to do a lot of housework when they came back home _______ work. So I tidied my room and _______ my clothes. And I helped my _______ cook meals in the evening. My parents praised _______ for my changes.

Now I realize that doing housework can not only help my parents ________ also help me to learn many basic life skills.

1.

A．shopping

B．reading

C．housework

D．sports

2.

A．came

B．touched

C．made

D．forgot

3.

A．happily

B．bravely

C．easily

D．angrily

4.

A．dreams

B．news

C．words

D．jokes

5.

A．terrible

B．easy

C．popular

D．difficult

6.

A．into

B．over

C．about

D．after

7.

A．bought

B．sold

C．washed

D．enjoyed

8.

A．parents

B．friends

C．teachers

D．classmates

9.

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．her

10.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

【推荐2】Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ______ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to ______ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my father in-law ______ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, ______ our family into a more terrible state.

In these circumstances I have two mental ______: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or ______ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about self-confidence and consistency, and ______ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.

I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am ______ today will build up my ______ . My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a good times make me a ______ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of ______ . While good times make me happy, bad times ______ the ‘inner’ me.

Two months later, ______ , I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife’s mental stress ______ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still ______ !

As I am back on the track of normal life, I can ______ say that the most important things that helped me ______ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and ______ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can ______ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life ______ you are trapped in any of such situations.

1.

A．admission

B．benefit

C．diploma

D．permission

2.

A．share

B．reduce

C．break

D．raise

3.

A．showed up

B．set off

C．fell down

D．passed away

4.

A．putting

B．finding

C．forming

D．lifting

5.

A．problems

B．concerns

C．choices

D．activities

6.

A．link

B．replace

C．mix

D．exchange

7.

A．regret

B．stop

C．keep

D．risk

8.

A．practicing

B．suffering

C．producing

D．relieving

9.

A．intelligence

B．body

C．character

D．reputation

10.

A．carful

B．hard-working

C．easy-going

D．successful

11.

A．life

B．wealth

C．time

D．health

12.

A．hide

B．destroy

C．strengthen

D．kill

13.

A．desperately

B．unwillingly

C．hopefully

D．fortunately

14.

A．regardless of

B．due to

C．instead of

D．apart from

15.

A．occupied

B．empty

C．open

D．closed

16.

A．disappointedly

B．surprisedly

C．deliberately

D．confidently

17.

A．fight

B．meet

C．change

D．delay

18.

A．general

B．positive

C．friendly

D．honest

19.

A．offer

B．expect

C．manage

D．send

20.

A．as if

B．in that

C．now that

D．in case

【推荐3】When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by _________ and words. He used to come downstairs to _________ .

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked _________ on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already _________ for him. Usually he said nothing,   _________ once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love _________ if you buttered my bread on both sides.” He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed, that meant, “More _________ , please.”

_________ a breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread (展开) for him over the _________ of an arm chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him,   __________ cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot __________ he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and __________ there. Her job was to __________ a bus when it came. It came __________ sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it __________ for him. __________ girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗).” They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said __________ “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was __________ reading the paper. He didn’t put it down __________ he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five __________ .

1.

A．noises

B．shouts

C．knocks

D．screams

2.

A．meal

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．breakfast

3.

A．once

B．twice

C．over

D．again

4.

A．baked

B．buttered

C．cooked

D．boiled

5.

A．but

B．and

C．then

D．so

6.

A．better

B．more

C．much

D．even

7.

A．tea

B．paper

C．bread

D．butter

8.

A．After

B．Before

C．During

D．Over

9.

A．side

B．front

C．back

D．top

10.

A．fresh

B．freely

C．free

D．freshly

11.

A．finishing

B．finished

C．to finish

D．finish

12.

A．stood

B．sat

C．waited

D．lay

13.

A．drive

B．start

C．catch

D．stop

14.

A．late

B．early

C．later

D．earlier

15.

A．open

B．opened

C．openly

D．opening

16.

A．The other

B．Other

C．Another

D．Others

17.

A．both

B．all

C．neither

D．either

18.

A．still

B．already

C．yet

D．always

19.

A．when

B．until

C．then

D．unless

20.

A．girls

B．children

C．ladies

D．daughters

【推荐1】Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have _______ how difficult it is to write a _______ children’s book. Either the author has aimed too _______, so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, _______ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are _______ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the _______ who hears the story and the adult who _______ it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, _______ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _______ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as ________ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for ________ “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often ________ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a ________ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop ________ to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so ________ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.1.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．told

D．said

2.

A．short

B．long

C．bad

D．good

3.

A．easy

B．short

C．high

D．difficult

4.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

5.

A．both

B．neither

C．either

D．very

6.

A．child

B．father

C．mother

D．teacher

7.

A．hears

B．buys

C．understands

D．reads

8.

A．but

B．however

C．so

D．because

9.

A．hard

B．easy

C．enough

D．fast

10.

A．articles

B．work

C．arts

D．works

11.

A．grown-ups

B．girls

C．boys

D．children

12.

A．become

B．show

C．find

D．add

13.

A．school

B．home

C．office

D．library

14.

A．going

B．liking

C．trying

D．preferring

15.

A．same

B．friendly

C．different

D．common

【推荐3】Literature was something I was interested in. At school I was that kid who stuck his hand up to _________ aloud from the Shakespeare play. Over the holidays I would visit the _________ and read literatures. While my generation was playing after school, I was in a ghetto(贫民区) learning to _________.

I lived then in Lagos. The ghetto landlords had unlimited _________. They could throw others with all their possessions out into the street. Annoyed, I wrote about _________. Those pieces were not published. Then it occurred to me to write a story about them. This began my long _________ in the rigorous craft(严谨构思) of the short story.

However, after finishing my A-levels, I had a job working for a paint company. _________ in Lagos was so terrible that it took three hours to get to work. I would wake up at 4 a.m. and write for an hour before _________ work. When I _________ I would sleep and then write till one o’clock.

The first __________ took a year. I got myself __________ from work and bought a typewriter with the severance pay(解雇金). I began __________ for many __________, who all turned it down.

Then, one morning, a letter came from Longmans’ African Writers’ series. I remember giving a cry of __________. That moment changed everything. I was 19. With the publication of Flowers and Shadows, the life I was meant to live __________.

1.

A．read

B．think

C．cry

D．speak

2.

A．charities

B．libraries

C．exhibitions

D．attractions

3.

A．act

B．hunt

C．write

D．defend

4.

A．talents

B．powers

C．wealth

D．freedom

5.

A．friendship

B．possibilities

C．injustices

D．welfare

6.

A．memory

B．suffering

C．service

D．adventure

7.

A．Security

B．Climate

C．Accommodation

D．Traffic

8.

A．making up for

B．getting down to

C．setting out for

D．boiling down to

9.

A．resigned

B．returned

C．retired

D．resolved

10.

A．option

B．draft

C．visit

D．picture

11.

A．fired

B．motivated

C．freed

D．distracted

12.

A．re-writing

B．withdrawing

C．job-hunting

D．exploring

13.

A．colleagues

B．employees

C．publishers

D．writers

14.

A．fear

B．sorrow

C．pain

D．joy

15.

A．ended

B．began

C．changed

D．improved

【推荐1】The other day, I was shopping at a local store and came upon a lady kneeling（跪下）down for a product on the bottom shelf. When she saw me, she quickly__________up as if to get out of my way. She was very sorry and explained that she was a__________at a nearly store. She was on her lunch break and was only trying to get a few items before her__________was over.

I__________her: "I am in no rush. Go ahead and do what you need to do." While she was__________a particular brand, she said that customers at the store were sometimes__________to her, so she really appreciated my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashier（收银员）were often__________badly by some people and that those people needed to be more__________. It is stressful for cashiers when people are staring at them while waiting for__________to get done. I explained that I was a retired__________and understood the way she felt. Sometimes, patients, their family members or doctors would be very rude to__________.

She, asked, "So how would you__________to the people who were rude to you?" My__________was simple. She, "I would just smile. Then I would tell them that I was doing my best and to be__________. I would not let it bother me and__________my nursing work. They were probably just having a__________day. " "Thank you," she said and gave me a truly big__________.

It felt so good that I may have helped her__________the pressure for even a few seconds. In a brief__________, I showed her that there are good and kind people in the world. I would like to think that I helped her to strengthen__________in humanity（人性）.

1.

A．sat

B．got

C．showed

D．looked

2.

A．cashier

B．saleswoman

C．guard

D．cleaner

3.

A．break

B．work

C．sale

D．plan

4.

A．scolded

B．threatened

C．urged

D．comforted

5.

A．writing down

B．turning down

C．praying for

D．looking for

6.

A．strange

B．rude

C．kind

D．polite

7.

A．beaten

B．trained

C．paid

D．treated

8.

A．considerate

B．responsible

C．diligent

D．intelligent

9.

A．something

B．nothing

C．somebody

D．nobody

10.

A．chemist

B．surgeon

C．nurse

D．doctor

11.

A．you

B．us

C．me

D．her

12.

A．promise

B．respond

C．turn

D．point

13.

A．advice

B．wish

C．reply

D．Topic

14.

A．passive

B．aggressive

C．generous

D．patient

15.

A．continue

B．arrange

C．abandon

D．pause

16.

A．busy

B．short

C．bad

D．dangerous

17.

A．welcome

B．smile

C．lesson

D．surprise

18.

A．realize

B．consider

C．measure

D．reduce

19.

A．interview

B．lecture

C．exchange

D．activity

20.

A．research

B．faith

C．knowledge

D．theory

【推荐2】I came home from work one day and my son greeted (迎接) me at the door with a wide smile. “Dad, I am a _________ man!” Puzzled, I _________ my wife about this. She shared with me that our five-year-old son had emptied a 2-lilre jug (壶) of water from the _________ most of it on the floor. My wife's first _________ had been to shout and beat him. However, she did not. She _________ asked him, “Breton, what were you trying to do?"

“I was trying to help you _________ the dishes, Mum,” he replied loudly. Sure enough, she _________ a pile (摞) of dishes that had been washed on the kitchen table, “Well son, why did you use the water from the fridge? ” she further asked. Breton _________ that he couldn't reach the sink (洗涤槽). My wife began to _________ the situation better and her __________ disappeared. “What do you think you can do next time to make less of a mess?”

Breton's face __________ as he replied, “I could wash them in the bathroom.” My wife explained to him that the dishes might break in the bathroom and he should instead __________ her help. She then went on to clean up the __________ he had created.

As she finished describing the __________ to me, I realised how __________ it is to make a correct choice. If she had __________ her first reaction, she would not have been able to understand what he was trying to do and would have __________ a great teachable moment. In __________ situations, she would have had to clean up the mess, but with this __________ she was able to connect with him more effectively. More importantly, if she had shouted and beaten him, he would have greeted me at the door with a __________ look and said. “Dad, I am a bad boy! ”

1.

A．hard-working

B．careful

C．friendly

D．good-looking

2.

A．believed

B．warned

C．asked

D．advised

3.

A．bathroom

B．fridge

C．kitchen

D．table

4.

A．experience

B．impression

C．reaction

D．lesson

5.

A．proudly

B．patiently

C．shyly

D．fearfully

6.

A．wash

B．collect

C．choose

D．find

7.

A．imagined

B．owned

C．carried

D．saw

8.

A．explained

B．proved

C．realised

D．doubted

9.

A．change

B．understand

C．control

D．expect

10.

A．regret

B．pain

C．shame

D．anger

11.

A．showed up

B．went down

C．lit up

D．broke down

12.

A．make out

B．show off

C．turn down

D．call for

13.

A．mess

B．sink

C．door

D．damage

14.

A．message

B．incident

C．competition

D．decision

15.

A．important

B．strange

C．interesting

D．difficult

16.

A．got across

B．faced up to

C．looked forward to

D．gone ahead with

17.

A．enjoyed

B．missed

C．picked

D．forgotten

18.

A．other

B．similar

C．both

D．certain

19.

A．reason

B．example

C．approach

D．purpose

20.

A．nervous

B．funny

C．surprised

D．sad

【推荐3】Many years ago, I was a college graduate with a degree but no job. I was getting _______ as I had a family to feed but little money left. _______，my oldest brother got me a job at a local lumber mill (木材厂). While I was grateful, my first day there was quite a(n) _______ to my ego (自尊). The pay was low but the work was _______. It was full of bending, lifting and carrying heavy wood for eight hours a day. Every day I went home, aching and _______.

When winter arrived, my gloves tore and my _______ split and bled in the cold air. I used many Band-Aids(创可贴) to keep my hands _______. The turnover(人员更新) rate at the mill became so _______ that at the end of two years only four other people had worked there _______than I had. Every morning I would pull myself out of bed and go to work, ________ it was going to another difficult day. I tried my best to keep my ________ up during those years, ________ many times I found myself saying, “Why me？Why should I ________ this? Why has my life not ________the way I dreamed it would?” I never got a(n) ________.

It’s now many years later that I know why I had to experience those ________ times. I think maybe in a way I needed them. I needed them to ________ my ego and make me modest and strong. I think that it is during the “Why Me?” times of our lives that we ________ the most. If you’re going through some “Why Me?” times, then don’t ________. Use them to grow into the person you________ to be in this life, so you can take that person with you into the next.

1.

A．serious

B．desperate

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

2.

A．Gradually

B．Naturally

C．Actually

D．Fortunately

3.

A．access

B．approach

C．blow

D．improvement

4.

A．heavy

B．interesting

C．dangerous

D．worthwhile

5.

A．annoyed

B．worried

C．confused

D．tired

6.

A．arms

B．fingers

C．feet

D．legs

7.

A．working

B．operating

C．warming

D．shaking

8.

A．steady

B．normal

C．low

D．high

9.

A．harder

B．longer

C．better

D．worse

10.

A．imagining

B．guessing

C．knowing

D．hoping

11.

A．spirits

B．eyes

C．paces

D．hands

12.

A．for

B．so

C．but

D．and

13.

A．depend on

B．believe in

C．care about

D．go through

14.

A．brought out

B．turned out

C．took out

D．worked out

15.

A．apology

B．payback

C．answer

D．request

16.

A．tough

B．significant

C．forgettable

D．happy

17.

A．damage

B．feed

C．lower

D．satisfy

18.

A．grow

B．fail

C．struggle

D．change

19.

A．cheer up

B．give up

C．oppose

D．delay

20.

A．suppose

B．advise

C．allow

D．hope