【推荐1】A man was exploring some caves by the seashore.In one cave he _______ a bag of hardened clay balls.It seemed that someone had _______   some clay and baked the balls in the sun.They didn't look like valuable things，but they interested him，_______ he took the bag out of the cave with him.

As he walked along the beach he _______ the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.He thought _______ about it until he dropped one of the balls and it cracked open on a rock._______ was a beautiful，precious stone.Excited，the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls._______ contained a similar treasure.He found thousands of dollars' worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had _______，and then it struck him：instead of thousands of dollars in treasure，he could have had tens of thousands，with the 50 or 60 clay balls with their _______ treasures which were now in the ocean.He just ________ the chance.

Sometimes it's like that with ________．When we look at a person，we usually only see “the outside clay shell”．It isn't always beautiful or shining，so we ________ the person；we see him as less important than someone more beautiful or more ________．But we haven't taken the time to look for the treasure inside that person.If we spend the time getting to know that person，the clay will ________ and the brilliant jewel will shine.We are wonderfully made，not only with our physical bodies，but also with our spiritual selves，which are sometimes hidden ________ others by the “earthen shell”．

1.

A．searched

B．lost

C．made

D．found

2.

A．rolled

B．pressed

C．dug

D．cut

3.

A．while

B．though

C．if

D．so

4.

A．pushed

B．put

C．threw

D．pulled

5.

A．little

B．long

C．hard

D．well

6.

A．Out

B．Inside

C．Next

D．Below

7.

A．Each

B．Much

C．None

D．Few

8.

A．given

B．taken

C．left

D．dropped

9.

A．hidden

B．obvious

C．well­known

D．questionable

10.

A．forgot

B．missed

C．abandoned

D．faced

11.

A．money

B．life

C．people

D．friends

12.

A．pity

B．blame

C．ignore

D．hate

13.

A．warm­hearted

B．honest

C．famous

D．stylish

14.

A．come off

B．break away

C．run out

D．dry up

15.

A．from

B．behind

C．with

D．by

【推荐2】Simply saying thank you doesn't seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a _________ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different grades of _________.

My thoughts were soon _________. We had a woman patient who was _________ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while choosing to get into bed she _________ from what was _________ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, requiring the _________ medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though _________ and was ready for discharge（出院）after four weeks.

She was _________ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her __________ at her recovery. As she was __________ she was __________ to say goodbye to each of us in the nursing team. When she reached one nurse, she __________ to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague refused to __________ it, saying that we were all just doing our job. The patient looked __________, and then __________: "Oh this isn't for the __________ I had. I take that as a given. No, this is for __________ my hair yesterday."

And there you have it. To many people, saving lives is part of the job __________ styling hair is an extra and should be __________.

1.

A．cleaner

B．chemist

C．nurse

D．doctor

2.

A．appreciation

B．pleasure

C．expectations

D．satisfaction

3.

A．brushed aside

B．brought under discussion

C．put to the test

D．taken into account

4.

A．departing

B．escaping

C．retiring

D．recovering

5.

A．broke down

B．fell down

C．looked down

D．turned down

6.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．casually

D．secretly

7.

A．cure

B．rescue

C．treatment

D．emergency

8.

A．gently

B．slowly

C．warmly

D．gradually

9.

A．grateful

B．thoughtful

C．sorrowful

D．fearful

10.

A．surprise

B．delight

C．curiosity

D．disappointment

11.

A．operating

B．thinking

C．hesitating

D．leaving

12.

A．eager

B．urgent

C．voluntary

D．ready

13.

A．tended

B．tried

C．planned

D．regretted

14.

A．admit

B．approve

C．accept

D．permit

15.

A．cheerful

B．nervous

C．upset

D．puzzled

16.

A．repeated

B．recited

C．replied

D．reported

17.

A．courage

B．patience

C．duty

D．care

18.

A．cutting

B．styling

C．arranging

D．washing

19.

A．but

B．for

C．or

D．and

20.

A．memorized

B．honored

C．rewarded

D．achieved

【推荐1】I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”

Shyly but_______, I said yes. She poured out her praise. “It was _______ short of talent!”

“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to_______my work to him. I spent quite some time_________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and_______I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.

At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in. He seemed upset. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.

Suddenly he paused and _______his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.

“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.

I_______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of_______.“I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting________.“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.”

“I don’t know why.” My father held his________. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”

I couldn’t________it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I________myself on the bed and cried the worst of the________out of me.

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its________for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s________.”

Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all________flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that ________, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”

Those________voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of ________and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.

A．typically

B．proudly

C．anxiously

D．honestly

2.

A．something

B．obviously

C．definitely

D．nothing

3.

A．demonstrate

B．describe

C．recite

D．illustrate

4.

A．waiting

B．praying

C．preparing

D．planning

5.

A．gradually

B．confidently

C．desperately

D．casually

6.

A．appreciate

B．revise

C．read

D．polish

7.

A．stared at

B．glanced at

C．glared at

D．looked at

8.

A．shook

B．lowered

C．raised

D．turned

9.

A．decision

B．excitement

C．meditation

D．devotion

10.

A．dark

B．wide

C．wet

D．bright

11.

A．tongue

B．position

C．interest

D．ground

12.

A．tolerate

B．contain

C．control

D．approve

13.

A．placed

B．threw

C．spread

D．kept

14.

A．confusion

B．pressure

C．disappointment

D．tiredness

15.

A．challenge

B．development

C．difficulty

D．significance

16.

A．elegant

B．awful

C．brilliant

D．controversial

17.

A．failure

B．limit

C．creation

D．improvement

18.

A．cautions

B．misleads

C．orders

D．foresees

19.

A．inspiring

B．warning

C．discouraging

D．conflicting

20.

A．confirmation

B．restriction

C．distrust

D．disapproval

【推荐2】Seven loyal（忠实的）readers came to the Teens Office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what ____ made them excited was that they had their say.
“What most ____ me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei ____, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors（编辑） nodded and ____ took notes.
Students are happy to see the editors listen to their ____ You may often ____about being neglected（忽视） by teachers and parents. ____ before complaining, please make sure that you have already spoken about your ____.
Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were____ the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are ____ to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be ____
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She ____ to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she ____ decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her ____, the father ____, saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really ____
Sometimes, we need to let our ____ be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.
Don’t be afraid of being ____ for what you have done. You know it is your ____ to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any ____1.

A．directly

B．really

C．completely

D．immediately

2.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．impressed

D．horrified （恐惧）

3.

A．refused

B．disagreed

C．disliked

D．agreed

4.

A．even

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．speeches

B．opinions

C．songs

D．articles

6.

A．talk

B．complain

C．write

D．speak

7.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Instead

8.

A．pleasure

B．love

C．hatred（憎恨）

D．worry

9.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

10.

A．used

B．reduced

C．devoted

D．told

11.

A．remembered

B．used

C．touched

D．heard

12.

A．used

B．pretended

C．seemed

D．had

13.

A．sadly

B．suddenly

C．angrily

D．finally

14.

A．sorrow（悲伤）

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．satisfaction

15.

A．apologized

B．smiled

C．laughed

D．sighed

16.

A．exchanged

B．changed

C．left

D．played

17.

A．voices

B．decisions

C．suggestions

D．secrets

18.

A．praised

B．blamed

C．beaten

D．fined

19.

A．duty

B．task

C．right

D．pleasure

20.

A．regret

B．sadness

C．trouble

D．difficulty

【推荐3】Life is full of ups and downs. You must understand that you will sometimes__in things and it is okay when that happens. Almost all of our life we have been __ that failure is really bad, and when we fail we must drown ourselves in__. This is an entirely__approach.

From a kid into an adult, you will fail in many things in life but that will only tell you about__ . You will get to learn about the things you are good at, and the things you are__at. Let me tell you how I__ failures in life. In my early years at school, I had__with some subjects and I used to get really bad grades. Sometimes I would get an F and that would make me really__I used to think:“What will I show my parents?” So what I used to do was __those grades. I would turn the F into a B just to__ my parents.Well, the short version of it was that it didn’t work out and eventually, I was__doing that. I learned a lot after that — I knew that I had to__that failure and learn from it. I started doing better with my grades, and that F turned into an A__ .

Whenever you face a failure, you must think of ways to__yourself.

1.

A．succeed

B．trap

C．fail

D．believe

2.

A．taught

B．asked

C．warned

D．promised

3.

A．happiness

B．sorrow

C．fear

D．eagerness

4.

A．right

B．precise

C．practical

D．wrong

5.

A．myself

B．himself

C．themselves

D．yourself

6.

A．bad

B．angry

C．mad

D．disappointed

7.

A．avoided

B．faced

C．hid

D．controlled

8.

A．trouble

B．fun

C．connection

D．patience

9.

A．thrilled

B．scared

C．surprised

D．impressed

10.

A．draw up

B．cover up

C．put up

D．give up

11.

A．please

B．know

C．remind

D．trick

12.

A．kept

B．seen

C．caught

D．noticed

13.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．accept

D．like

14.

A．finally

B．frequently

C．quickly

D．effortlessly

15.

A．treat

B．relax

C．better

D．behave

【推荐2】At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After _______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up excited all our family._______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so _______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.

Since I was his only child, it was my _______ to look after him. He forgot almost everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _______ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet _______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.

Dad became the _______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it flew away. He broke my window with a ball and _______ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing _______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ________ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ________ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to pick apples.

It is eight years since the ________. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the grandfather of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his ________ stays the same. Though it is still ________ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ________ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?

1.

A．lying

B．waiting

C．staying

D．sleeping

2.

A．Luckily

B．Amazingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Regularly

3.

A．slowly

B．strangely

C．lightly

D．seriously

4.

A．turn

B．duty

C．favor

D．habit

5.

A．stopping

B．performing

C．accepting

D．planning

6.

A．so

B．though

C．if

D．before

7.

A．cleverest

B．oldest

C．bravest

D．kindest

8.

A．repaired

B．designed

C．answered

D．cleaned

9.

A．useless

B．wrong

C．dangerous

D．impolite

10.

A．foolish

B．big

C．shy

D．foreign

11.

A．show

B．lend

C．share

D．sell

12.

A．graduation

B．invention

C．mistake

D．accident

13.

A．weight

B．age

C．height

D．look

14.

A．tiring

B．relaxing

C．amusing

D．interesting

15.

A．perfect

B．important

C．easy

D．happy

【推荐3】It was nearly half past five in the afternoon. No one was left in the museum, and John was walking around to_______if everything was all right. _______ he saw a painting lying on the floor. John didn’t know how to deal with the painting, so he picked it up and _______ it to the director of the museum.

The director knew they had no such painting in their museum and called several others to _______ and see if it was a stolen painting, but _______ claimed (认领) it. So the director decided to _______ it in the museum. All the experts were _______ to come to look at the painting. Each one said it was _______ and had very deep meaning. The director was _______ to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his ________.

Some weeks ________ a woman and her little son came to the museum. ________ they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to ________. The director felt there must be some ________ and went over to ________ ask him.

“________ are you crying, young man?”

Hearing the words, the boy stopped crying, ________ to the painting and said, “The painting on the wall is mine and I want it ________.” The director felt very strange and a little embarrassed, but he didn’t believe what the boy had said.

“Yes,” said the boy’s mother, “It was indeed my son who painted it, and he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look ________, you can see his ________ on the painting.”

1.

A．see

B．know

C．wonder

D．doubt

2.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Surely

D．Nearly

3.

A．lent

B．sold

C．reported

D．shared

4.

A．visit

B．discuss

C．appreciate

D．check

5.

A．nobody

B．anybody

C．somebody

D．everybody

6.

A．hide

B．decorate

C．hang

D．destroy

7.

A．ordered

B．invited

C．refused

D．forced

8.

A．childish

B．fancy

C．valuable

D．useless

9.

A．amazed

B．worried

C．pitiful

D．proud

10.

A．achievement

B．success

C．discovery

D．progress

11.

A．long

B．later

C．before

D．ago

12.

A．While

B．Because

C．Although

D．Unless

13.

A．leave

B．smile

C．cry

D．shout

14.

A．chance

B．answer

C．hope

D．reason

15.

A．angrily

B．curiously

C．unwillingly

D．coldly

16.

A．How

B．Whether

C．Why

D．What

17.

A．pointed

B．referred

C．replied

D．rushed

18.

A．burned

B．shown

C．thrown

D．returned

19.

A．frequently

B．quickly

C．carefully

D．slowly

20.

A．face

B．name

C．age

D．address