【推荐1】Two weeks earlier. My son, Ben had got in touch, he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d last seen him. So imagine my _________ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.

I was thrilled (欣喜若狂)! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to _______. The bay was _________in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little closer, I realized one kayak (皮划艇) was in _________ . “Something’s not right!” I took off my T-shirt and _________ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was _________violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped _________the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something _________ to me. Those brown eyes were very _________ . “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I knew that stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance.__________, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __________and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __________to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said. “You__________my life!”

I still can’t believe what a __________it was. I’m just so glad I was there __________to help my son.

1.

A．delight

B．relief

C．anger

D．worry

2.

A．talk

B．stay

C．meet

D．settle

3.

A．bathed

B．clean

C．deep

D．formed

4.

A．trouble

B．advance

C．question

D．battle

5.

A．stared

B．sank

C．dived

D．fell

6.

A．arguing

B．fighting

C．shouting

D．shaking

7.

A．lead

B．persuade

C．carry

D．keep

8.

A．happened

B．occurred

C．applied

D．appealed

9.

A．sharp

B．pleasant

C．attractive

D．familiar

10.

A．Fortunately

B．Frankly

C．Sadly

D．Suddenly

11.

A．return

B．relax

C．speak

D．leave

12.

A．joked

B．turned

C．listened

D．pointed

13.

A．created

B．honored

C．saved

D．guided

14.

A．coincidence

B．change

C．pity

D．pain

15.

A．on board

B．in time

C．for sure

D．on purpose

【推荐2】It was a Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting _______— some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, peaceful scene. Then _______ , a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so _________and active that the whole _______ of the car instantly changed.

The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently （显然）_______ of the situation. The children were yelling and _______ things, and yet, the man sitting next to me did nothing.

It was difficult not to feel _______ . I couldn't believe that he was _______ his children to run wild like that, and was taking no _______ at all. It was easy to see that ________ else on the subway felt annoyed.

So finally, I turned to him and said, "Sir, your children are really ________ a lot of people. Could you ________ them a little more?"

The man lifted his gaze and said softly, ' Oh, you're __________; I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother __________ about an hour ago. I don't know what to think, and I guess they don’t know how to ________ it either.

Can you ________ what I felt at that moment? Suddenly, I saw things differently； my anger was ________. I didn't have to worry about controlling my attitude or my behavior; my heart was filled with the man's ________. Now, instead of frustration （沮丧）, feelings of ________ filled my heart. "Your wife just died? Oh, I'm so sorry. Can you tell me about it? What can I do to help?”

Everything ________ in an instant.

1.

A．nervously

B．quietly

C．seriously

D．patiently

2.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．carefully

D．immediately

3.

A．happy

B．cute

C．noisy

D．funny

4.

A．mood

B．view

C．condition

D．position

5.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．proud

D．unaware

6.

A．reading

B．throwing

C．folding

D．drawing

7.

A．worried

B．discouraged

C．annoyed

D．ashamed

8.

A．expecting

B．guiding

C．warning

D．allowing

9.

A．risks

B．notes

C．effect

D．responsibility

10.

A．everyone

B．someone

C．nobody

D．anyone

11.

A．supporting

B．embarrassing

C．disturbing

D．attracting

12.

A．notice

B．control

C．watch

D．encourage

13.

A．right

B．wrong

C．unlucky

D．crazy

14.

A．returned

B．worked

C．died

D．stayed

15.

A．understand

B．describe

C．deny

D．handle

16.

A．express

B．imagine

C．predict

D．remember

17.

A．lost

B．done

C．gone

D．deepened

18.

A．pain

B．joy

C．courage

D．faith

19.

A．bitterness

B．trust

C．freedom

D．sympathy

20.

A．restored

B．changed

C．settled

D．ended

【推荐3】Looking at these professional wildlife images, it’s easy to assume the person behind the camera is an adult with decades of _______. But these photos were taken by 14-year-old Josiah Launstein.

From time to time, I hear about kids who _______ me. Young Josiah Launstein is one of them. He is only 14 and he’s been into _______ for 9 years. He grew to become a passionate wildlife photographer, and he even started getting awards for his _______ and skill.

He’s received numerous awards and his work has been shown in museums and galleries worldwide. CBC Arts(加拿大广播公司艺术频道)_______ Josiah in a YouTube video, where he got to say a bit about himself and his interest in photography. Josiah started using his dad’s _______ when he was only five years old. As he _______, he took it more seriously when he was seven. Josiah says that he _______ being in the wilderness and spending time with animals, so it seems he put his two passions together. It’s _______, really!

Josiah explains that wildlife photography requires a lot of ________ and determination. He

________ rain, sleet, snow and freezing temperatures. To frame the perfect ________, there’s a lot of waiting and ________ days. He especially likes photographing bighorn sheep, and one of his photos of these wonderful animals ________ him Young Outdoor Photographer of the Year award. He has been granted this ________ three times so far. His last awarded photo, Raindrops, is currently on exhibit in Natural History Museum in London.1.

A．experience

B．progress

C．passion

D．curiosity

2.

A．amuse

B．respect

C．trust

D．amaze

3.

A．business

B．fashion

C．entertainment

D．photography

4.

A．talent

B．knowledge

C．success

D．imagination

5.

A．evaluated

B．presented

C．helped

D．consulted

6.

A．picture

B．book

C．camera

D．method

7.

A．complains

B．explains

C．proves

D．understands

8.

A．risks

B．avoids

C．enjoys

D．practices

9.

A．absurd

B．complicated

C．easy

D．wonderful

10.

A．training

B．observation

C．patience

D．research

11.

A．records

B．dislikes

C．expects

D．bears

12.

A．animal

B．weather

C．shot

D．nature

13.

A．long

B．terrible

C．cold

D．free

14.

A．left

B．earned

C．showed

D．prepared

15.

A．title

B．scholarship

C．photo

D．permission

【推荐1】Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio, in August 2016 when the door burst open. It was her mother Leigh Williams, with a(an) _________ story: A little boy fell into a drain and no one can _________ him. Then she made this _________ of her 13-year-old daughter: “Can you help?”

Madison and Leigh ran to a neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s _________ mother and other adults _________ a manhole cover (下水道井盖). Its diameter was _________ wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only two, had _________ the drain and was drowning in the water.

Madison quickly examined the situation. She was the only one who could _________ through the small hole. Without _________, she told the adults to lower her in. Leigh and others held her waist and __________. Madison shook her arms and shoulders __________ she got through the hole into the dark and smelly drain. In the process her left wrist was __________. Rather than tend to her injury, Madison __________ the surface of the water, hoping to __________ the boy. Every once in a while, she could see his little __________ but failed to grasp his foot. Minutes ticked by before she saw the outline of his foot again. Madison shot her good hand out and grabbed the foot __________. Then both of them were lifted out.

But the boy wasn’t out of trouble. He had been short of oxygen that he wasn’t __________. Lying on the ground unconscious, he was in urgent need of first aid. After calling for emergency services, an adult cleared his airway and placed him on his side, and another adult __________ him firmly on his back until the boy coughed up fluids. Then they were rushed to the hospital.

It took Madison longer to recover than the boy, who returned home soon. She __________, stayed there for her injury, experiencing months of physical treatment for her wrist. “Madison’s a heroine,” the boy’s mother said. “What other teenage girls will __________ to go into a drain?”

1.

A．amazing

B．frustrating

C．embarrassing

D．frightening

2.

A．reach

B．find

C．defend

D．hold

3.

A．determination

B．request

C．recommendation

D．order

4.

A．cautious

B．curious

C．anxious

D．courageous

5.

A．digging

B．surrounding

C．blocking

D．shifting

6.

A．closely

B．slightly

C．mildly

D．specially

7.

A．slipped into

B．taken over

C．broken up

D．run across

8.

A．jump

B．shelter

C．fit

D．suit

9.

A．argument

B．hesitation

C．doubt

D．comment

10.

A．ankle

B．hands

C．fist

D．throat

11.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．since

12.

A．sprained

B．treated

C．wrapped

D．lost

13.

A．traced

B．scanned

C．exposed

D．stared

14.

A．discover

B．observe

C．follow

D．spot

15.

A．shoes

B．finger

C．hair

D．toes

16.

A．strangely

B．carefully

C．tightly

D．clearly

17.

A．bleeding

B．screaming

C．breathing

D．choking

18.

A．hit

B．slapped

C．supported

D．pushed

19.

A．meanwhile

B．however

C．otherwise

D．therefore

20.

A．emerge

B．pretend

C．volunteer

D．guarantee