【推荐1】In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son. Daniel In a few hours he would be flying to France to experience a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to give him some words of significance. But came from my lips, and this was not the first time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked up the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar scene played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him _________ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words _________ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those _________ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments _________? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has _________ to me. Or what he might _________ to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? __________ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always _________ never hearing him put his _________ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so __________ to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world __________, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was __________ of was the stubble (短须) on his chin as his face pressed __________ mine. What I had said to Daniel was __________. It was nothing. And yet, it was __________.

1.

A．interest

B．instruction

C．courage

D．direction

2.

A．failed

B．discouraged

C．struck

D．troubled

3.

A．future

B．embarrassing

C．obvious

D．lost

4.

A．last

B．pass

C．fly

D．remain

5.

A．counted

B．meant

C．valued

D．cared

6.

A．think

B．want

C．expect

D．wish

7.

A．But

B．And

C．Instead

D．So

8.

A．wondered

B．regretted

C．minded

D．tried

9.

A．views

B．actions

C．feelings

D．attitudes

10.

A．important

B．essential

C．hard

D．complex

11.

A．Disappeared

B．changed

C．progressed

D．advanced

12.

A．sensitive

B．convinced

C．aware

D．tired

13.

A．by

B．against

C．on

D．with

14.

A．clumsy

B．gentle

C．absurd

D．moving

15.

A．none

B．all

C．anything

D．everything

【推荐2】I would often watch the kids from my window as they played basketball. One day, among the children a girl ________ me. She seemed so small as she pushed her way through the crowd of boys. They always tried to stop her but no one could. She ________ to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the basket. Later I often saw her practise alone until dark.

One day I asked her ________ she practised so much. Without hesitation, she said, “I want to go to college on a scholarship (奖学金). The only way I can do that is to play basketball well enough. My dad always says to me that if the dream is ________ enough, nothing could stop me.”

I ________ her through junior high and into high school. One day in her senior year, I saw her ________ in the grass, head in her arms. ________ I asked her what was wrong. She said softly that she was too short. The coaches told her that she would probably ________ get to play for a top college team — much less be offered a scholarship.

Sensing her ________, I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were ________. They didn’t understand the ________ of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to ________ for a top college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, nothing could stop her ________ one thing — her own attitude.

The next year, the girl was ________ a full scholarship to a NCAA women’s basketball team. She was going to ________, which she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.

1.

A．attracted

B．worried

C．satisfied

D．troubled

2.

A．expected

B．learned

C．managed

D．remembered

3.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

4.

A．strange

B．bad

C．young

D．big

5.

A．helped

B．watched

C．taught

D．respected

6.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．dancing

D．sitting

7.

A．Coldly

B．Angrily

C．Quietly

D．Sharply

8.

A．frequently

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

9.

A．comfort

B．disappointment

C．happiness

D．relief

10.

A．careless

B．serious

C．impolite

D．wrong

11.

A．sign

B．world

C．power

D．source

12.

A．sing

B．teach

C．cheer

D．play

13.

A．for

B．except

C．from

D．with

14.

A．offered

B．posted

C．produced

D．donated

15.

A．college

B．hospital

C．shop

D．charity

【推荐3】Living successful life or being on the path to success is a kind of selfish thing unless we encourage others to follow suit (效仿).

Recently an old friend ______ out to me. He asked about the success I’ve had in my life (or ______ what looks like success on social media XD) and how I achieved it. He has ______ goals as me: keep healthy, get into music more seriously, and be ______ in Japanese.

Though I haven’t ______ reached my long term goals yet in any of these three kinds, he’s seen that I’ve made some progress on my journey to achieving these goals and wanted my ______.

We had a nice hour and a half ______ on the phone about this and it seemed like he was pretty ______ by the end of the chat. A week went by and he told me that he ______ a personal fitness trainer (私人健身教练), was studying ______ theory, and sent me some videos of him studying Japanese. He’s announcing regularly on social media about all of the progress he’s making. He’s ______ and doing great!

______ I’ll have to let him know that progress isn’t ______ and that he’ll finally hit some stones in the road, but I’m letting him enjoy the “newcomer gains” in the meantime and will ______ him out when that time comes.

I’m grateful for him giving me the opportunity to ______ him and give him advice, and I also ______ what he has done to improve his life. He even ______ recently about how thankful he is with all the recent changes in his life.

______ you’re still not where you want to be, there are a lot of people out there who want what you have and who are ______ with how far you’ve come. It’s good to realize how far you’ve come, be ______ of yourself, and recognize how much you can help others achieve the same.

1.

A．reached

B．took

C．looked

D．ran

2.

A．at least

B．in turn

C．on earth

D．for example

3.

A．accessible

B．various

C．optional

D．similar

4.

A．stuck

B．fluent

C．absorbed

D．rich

5.

A．regularly

B．particularly

C．absolutely

D．gradually

6.

A．cash

B．file

C．respect

D．advice

7.

A．argument

B．reflection

C．chat

D．comparison

8.

A．protected

B．charged

C．puzzled

D．scared

9.

A．signed up for

B．looked forward to

C．went on with

D．broke away from

10.

A．philosophy

B．music

C．communication

D．performance

11.

A．frank

B．generous

C．active

D．flexible

12.

A．Briefly

B．Sharply

C．Normally

D．Eventually

13.

A．tough

B．chief

C．straight

D．virtual

14.

A．pick

B．help

C．send

D．cross

15.

A．assist

B．benefit

C．greet

D．cure

16.

A．use

B．attach

C．appreciate

D．remind

17.

A．complained

B．posted

C．admitted

D．whispered

18.

A．Now that

B．Rather than

C．As long as

D．Even if

19.

A．impressed

B．bored

C．covered

D．equipped

20.

A．aware

B．free

C．careful

D．proud

【推荐1】I got on the bus and noticed a girl looking at me. With the warmest smiles, she rose and ___ into the aisle, offering her seat to me politely and respectably. I was wrong-footed, then conflicted. '"No,” I ____ silently, holding back a laugh from within, “I come from a __ where I do that for you.” I realized immediately what a __ place that was.

Speech failed me; I burnt with ______. Later, I reflected that this was an act of _________. I bowed in recognition, ____ felt I bowed with shame. I am fit, able, strong. In my head, I am ___. She shocked me by making me so acutely aware of my _____ years.

To accept the seat was to accept that _____ status—elderly, needy, requiring care--- a status I was not yet ____ to acquire. To decline was to ____ an act of generosity. To turn a blind eye was to appear __ and impolite. To explain, on a _____ bus, was impossible.

The ____ situations was played out before the other passengers. What if, once I was seated, an older person ____ and no one offered a seat? Should I remain seated and burn with shame, or stand and ______   my newly received gift —a slap in the face for the kind and caring girl?

_____ I took the seat, smiled and ____ my head on to my chest. The bus came to a stop. I got up, walked slowly, ______ and noisily down the aisle and out into the rain.

1.

A．slid

B．climbed

C．stepped

D．ran

2.

A．screamed

B．stared

C．stood

D．waited

3.

A．continent

B．community

C．family

D．generation

4.

A．safe

B．strange

C．public

D．proper

5.

A．disappointment

B．weakness

C．embarrassment

D．happiness

6.

A．goodness

B．trust

C．tolerance

D．faith

7.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

8.

A．energetic

B．kind

C．normal

D．young

9.

A．coming

B．recent

C．past

D．advancing

10.

A．high

B．social

C．new

D．equal

11.

A．ready

B．suitable

C．proud

D．perfect

12.

A．perform

B．reject

C．commit

D．balance

13.

A．unbearable

B．unfortunate

C．uncomfortable

D．ungrateful

14.

A．school

B．shuttle

C．crowded

D．local

15.

A．different

B．tough

C．dangerous

D．particular

16.

A．hurried

B．boarded

C．worried

D．appeared

17.

A．give up

B．hand out

C．give back

D．hand over

18.

A．Awkwardly

B．Naturally

C．Delightedly

D．Doubtfully

19.

A．shook

B．scratched

C．hung

D．lifted

20.

A．suddenly

B．effortlessly

C．cautiously

D．heavily

【推荐2】In February last year,my wife lost her job.Just as suddenly,the owner of the Green House,where I worked as a manager,____a heart attack.His family announced that they were going to____the business because no one in the family wanted to run it.Things looked pretty____.My wife and I read the____in the newspaper each day.

Then one morning,as I was____a going-out-of-business sign at the Green House,the door opened and____ walked a customer.She was an office manager____company had just moved into the____office park on the edge of the town.She was____some potted flowers to place in the reception areas in offices."I don't know anything about ____,"she said,"I am sure in a few weeks,they'll all be____."While I was helping her____her goods,my mind was racing and an idea____me.Perhaps as many as a dozen firms had recently opened offices in the new office park and there were several hundred more acres with construction（建造）work____.

I drove up to the office park____the woman left.By 6 o'clock that evening,I had signed agreements with seven companies,which would____plants at the Green House and____me a fee to look after them.

Within a week,I worked out an agreement to buy the Green House from the owner's family.____,business increased rapidly____our efforts.

Now we are proud to be the____of the Green House.

1.

A．recovered from

B．lived with

C．died of

D．dealt with

2.

A．develop

B．ruin

C．start

D．close

3.

A．common

B．terrible

C．easy

D．dangerous

4.

A．stories

B．comments

C．reports

D．advertisements

5.

A．removing

B．designing

C．reading

D．hanging

6.

A．in

B．out

C．away

D．back

7.

A．that

B．which

C．whose

D．what

8.

A．same

B．free

C．safe

D．new

9.

A．looking for

B．watching over

C．staring at

D．spying on

10.

A．plants

B．companies

C．signs

D．bargains

11.

A．missing

B．shut

C．dead

D．cheap

12.

A．save

B．select

C．change

D．collect

13.

A．hit

B．led

C．informed

D．reminded

14.

A．under repair

B．under way

C．in use

D．in danger

15.

A．until

B．since

C．after

D．before

16.

A．water

B．buy

C．provide

D．grow

17.

A．pay

B．raise

C．charge

D．lend

18.

A．Generally

B．Obviously

C．Suddenly

D．Fortunately

19.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．in honour of

D．in need of

20.

A．customers

B．advertisers

C．owners

D．employees

【推荐3】Every morning, Terrill Haigler, 30, puts on his uniform and prepares for his day. He ties his work boots, throws on his green________vest (背心) and puts on his work gloves for the job he loves: being a garbage man.

The sanitation (公共卫生) worker knew that he had to________the gap between sanitation workers in the front line like himself and the community. So Haigler started________and posting videos on Instagram to________the everyday lives of what sanitation workers are________during the pandemic (流行病).

Haigler said, "I started an Instagram page just to give people a (n)________of what it is to be a sanitation worker." Haigler wants people to know how________a garbage man is.

People started watching the________And once his following rose, Haigler set out to________his fellow employees.

He________a T-shirt with a garbage man logo. In just a few weeks, Haigler has sold more than 1,000 T-shirts and has________more than $25,000. He uses the money to buy________ protective equipment and cleaning________for sanitation workers in the city.

Now, he has more than 18,000________With his social media followers increasing, Haigler started receiving________from fans. They sent things like drinking water, food and cold treats.

Since the start of the pandemic, the________of trash has increased by at least 30%. With this increase, not only is he working harder and longer, but he also constantly worries about his________, as he does not know whose trash he's________up or if that person is tested positive for COVID-19. "We're________fighting the pandemic like everybody else. So give us some support and give us a little________," he added.

1.

A．activity

B．reality

C．safety

D．anxiety

2.

A．discover

B．fill

C．repair

D．bridge

3.

A．recording

B．copying

C．deleting

D．watching

4.

A．show

B．find

C．indicate

D．suggest

5.

A．breaking through

B．going through

C．looking through

D．cutting through

6.

A．try

B．idea

C．relief

D．interview

7.

A．important

B．poor

C．simple

D．smart

8.

A．cartoons

B．films

C．videos

D．shows

9.

A．help

B．teach

C．promote

D．.train

10.

A．spotted

B．purchased

C．emphasized

D．created

11.

A．borrowed

B．raised

C．spent

D．included

12.

A．spiritual

B．casual

C．personal

D．natural

13.

A．supplies

B．energies

C．pipes

D．pictures

14.

A．colleagues

B．listeners

C．followers

D．employees

15.

A．letters

B．e-mails

C．telephones

D．donations

16.

A．quality

B．waste

C．amount

D．level

17.

A．money

B．health

C．wealth

D．study

18.

A．taking

B．giving

C．picking

D．putting

19.

A．frequently

B．actually

C．gradually

D．strangely

20.

A．time

B．control

C．hope

D．respect

【推荐1】完形填空
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night ____ when she had made dinner after a long, hard day at____
On that evening so long ago, my mom ____ a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember ____ to see if anyone noticed! ____ all my dad did was reach for his toast, ____ at my mom and ask me how my day was at school… I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember ____ him spread butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom ____ to my dad for burning the toast. And I’II never ____ what he said: “Honey, I love ____ toast.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really ____ his toast burned. He ____ me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s really ____ And besides, a burned toast never ____ anyone!”
____ is full of imperfect things... and imperfect people. I’m not the best at anything, and I forget ____ and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I’ve ____ over the years is that learning to accept each other’s ____ – and ____to celebrate each other’s differences – is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and____ relationship where a burned toast isn’t a deal-breaker!1.

A．in particular

B．in fact

C．after all

D．in all

2.

A．kitchen

B．home

C．work

D．school

3.

A．cooked

B．placed

C．broke

D．ate

4.

A．waiting

B．hoping

C．turning

D．hesitating

5.

A．And

B．Thus

C．Yet

D．Instead

6.

A．stare

B．smile

C．laugh

D．shout

7.

A．cheering

B．admiring

C．studying

D．watching

8.

A．shout

B．explain

C．talk

D．apologize

9.

A．believe

B．doubt

C．forget

D．understand

10.

A．broken

B．buttered

C．burned

D．baked

11.

A．cared

B．liked

C．knew

D．minded

12.

A．turned

B．wrapped

C．beat

D．left

13.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．depressed

D．tired

14.

A．poisons

B．hurts

C．upsets

D．chokes

15.

A．Society

B．School

C．Family

D．Life

16.

A．meetings

B．birthdays

C．holidays

D．games

17.

A．remembered

B．expressed

C．argued

D．learned

18.

A．concerns

B．advice

C．faults

D．misunderstanding

19.

A．choosing

B．agreeing

C．offering

D．helping

20.

A．lasting

B．changing

C．important

D．familiar