【推荐1】Before Bill Gates became the richest man in the world, he arrived in New York with just his credit cards. Good enough for most______, but not for buying a newspaper from a street vendor (小贩). Seeing Gates had no______, the vendor told him to take the paper anyway. He would______ for it from his tips. Years later, having made a (n) ______, Gates remembered the vendor and______ him out. He explained that he______ to help the man as the man helped him. “You can’t,” the vendor said. “I gave you that______ when I was poor. You’re a (n) ______ man. You can never again______ what you can’t afford to lose.”

I’d like to say Bill Gates______ that newspaper vendor a newspaper! But he didn’t. And that wouldn’t be the point.

The story______ people of the parable of the widow’s coin, where the poor lady gave two copper coins to the temple. Compared to the amounts______ by wealthy people, it was nothing. But it was worth______ because she had given all she had.

When someone who can’t______ anything still gives, you receive more than their gift. You receive a sense of______, a sense of being valued out of the ordinary.

1.

A．positions

B．occasions

C．states

D．opportunities

2.

A．check

B．money

C．charge

D．change

3.

A．pay

B．make

C．call

D．long

4.

A．decision

B．advance

C．fortune

D．difference

5.

A．figured

B．pointed

C．sought

D．took

6.

A．pretended

B．intended

C．declined

D．happened

7.

A．charity

B．security

C．liberty

D．sympathy

8.

A．influential

B．responsible

C．considerate

D．wealthy

9.

A．give off

B．give in

C．give out

D．give away

10.

A．offered

B．bought

C．awarded

D．brought

11.

A．reminds

B．informs

C．convinces

D．suspects

12.

A．occupied

B．devoted

C．donated

D．consumed

13.

A．little

B．more

C．less

D．much

14.

A．assist

B．access

C．assign

D．afford

15.

A．relief

B．justice

C．worth

D．duty

【推荐2】In our backyard there was a big pond with lots of trees and bushes. Both my grandparents were fond of our so-called garden.

One morning our new neighbor, an aggressively ambitious businessman, saw my grandfather _________ two rare deodar(雪松) tree saplings on both sides of our gate. _________, he said he had planted the same tree saplings in his garden. My grandfather _________ gave his plants adequate amount of water and didn’t give them full _________, while our neighbor interested in better _________looked after them too well. His plants were much _________ and greener. 

Normally in summer, we have fierce thunderstorms._________ the extreme damage, these storms also bring _________ from the terribly hot climate. After a thunderstorm, we came out to _________ the damage to our garden and saw the neighbor in his garden, too, but he looked __________ as his plants had been uprooted. Ours were standing __________ on the ground. Surprised to see this, he came up to us and said with embarrassment,“My trees __________ from the roots while yours didn’t. Why?” 

My grandfather said, “You gave your plants more attention, water and manure(肥料), __________ they didn’t need to work for anything. I gave mine just some, letting their roots do the__________; thus their roots went deeper and became stronger.” Our neighbor nodded in __________. Hearing the words, I realized that anything easily given could be taken away much more easily and we would not understand the hard work it took to earn those things.

1.

A．moving

B．purchasing

C．delivering

D．planting

2.

A．By the way

B．By coincidence

C．At large

D．In contrast

3.

A．extremely

B．instantly

C．barely

D．negatively

4.

A．force

B．amount

C．review

D．attention

5.

A．requirements

B．returns

C．education

D．access

6.

A．drier

B．rarer

C．fuller

D．wilder

7.

A．Instead of

B．Regardless of

C．But for

D．Apart from

8.

A．addition

B．relief

C．protection

D．awareness

9.

A．infer

B．control

C．prevent

D．inspect

10.

A．tired

B．upset

C．bored

D．ashamed

11.

A．firmly

B．widely

C．fairly

D．flexibly

12.

A．came off

B．put off

C．took off

D．showed off

13.

A．so

B．if

C．though

D．unless

14.

A．majority

B．opposite

C．sort

D．rest

15.

A．total

B．detail

C．approval

D．turn

【推荐3】完形填空
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree _____some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they _____ Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football_____scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or______ we are uncertain, but we all, my friends _____I, consider this______.
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness______nonsense. As an old saying______:“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not _____anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that______ one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say _____about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, _____ in deep thought, we can find that the things______us to be in truth happy, sad or moved______ a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial things, _____we will find that we have not really gained anything _____ our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great _____.If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have______.1.

A．to

B．on

C．in

D．at

2.

A．learn from

B．learn

C．know

D．know about

3.

A．rather than

B．except for

C．except

D．apart from

4.

A．with which

B．about that

C．about which

D．which

5.

A．not

B．as well as

C．rather than

D．but

6.

A．one of life’s pleasures

B．pleasures of life

C．one of life’s sorrow

D．one of life’s

7.

A．nor

B．and

C．or

D．or else

8.

A．speak

B．talks

C．tells

D．goess

9.

A．take

B．judge

C．accept

D．conclude

10.

A．makes

B．causes

C．builds

D．creates

11.

A．more

B．much

C．worse

D．less

12.

A．fell

B．fallen

C．falling

D．fall

13.

A．that move

B．that moves

C．move

D．moves

14.

A．lack

B．have

C．include

D．cover

15.

A．in fact

B．indeed

C．in a while

D．sooner or later

16.

A．so

B．even though

C．because

D．although

17.

A．even if

B．although

C．unless

D．if

18.

A．joy

B．progress

C．effort

D．work

19.

A．cares

B．pains

C．worries

D．minds

20.

A．come

B．made

C．had

D．become

【推荐1】Maria’s Plans

Maria stared thoughtfully at the tree fort. It was the first thing her grandpa had built for her. She had been little — it was before her younger brothers had been born.

Of all her brothers, Maria felt that she was most like her grandpa. Grandpa had been a carpenter. Maria had always loved visiting him in his workshop. Only she had been allowed because she was the oldest. He could do anything with his own two hands, she thought________.

Recently, Maria had decided that she was going to build a tree swing. Now she was standing________the tree, with her rope, seat, and tools, thinking about the best way to________the swing. She could throw the ropes________the branch. But then how would she tie the knot? She would probably need to________a ladder.

“Hey, what’re you doing?” called a voice from a little distance away. Maria turned and saw her little brother Ricardo ran up to her. “None of your business,” she replied. Then, thinking better of it, she said, “________ a swing.”

“Really? Can I help?” Ricardo asked. Maria thought it over — it would be nice to have some help. But she was the builder in the family now, so she would have to solve her own problems. “No,” Maria said. “I don’t need any help.”

Suddenly, her other brother, Emil, came running towards them. “Hey, what’re you guys doing?”

“We’re building a swing,” Ricardo said.

“No, we’re not,” Maria said. “I am!”

“Can I help?” Emil asked. “No!” Maria was turning red. “This is my project. Not yours. You________even knew Grandpa.” She ran into the house, leaving Ricardo, Emil, and her materials beneath the tree.

“What’s wrong, Maria?” Grandma asked.

“Ricardo and Emil are bothering me,” Maria explained the situation.

“They’re just trying to help. And how are you going to do it all by yourself?”

“Grandpa didn’t need anyone’s help,” Maria said.

“Who do you think helped him cut the boards for your tree fort?”

Grandma asked. Maria was________. “But I don’t remember...”

“Maria, Grandpa was a great carpenter, but even great carpenters need help sometimes.________ he needed a second pair of hands, he’d ask me to help.” Grandma glanced out the window. “And it looked like you need help, too.”

Maria hurried outside. Ricardo and Emil were carrying the ladder in the yard, waving at Maria. Smiling, she began to wonder if she might not be the only one to________Grandpa.

1.

A．slowly

B．proudly

C．clearly

D．anxiously

2.

A．in

B．on

C．around

D．under

3.

A．use

B．hang

C．provide

D．hold

4.

A．over

B．by

C．into

D．down

5.

A．take

B．fetch

C．buy

D．create

6.

A．Repairing

B．Moving

C．Checking

D．Making

7.

A．barely

B．surely

C．precisely

D．possibly

8.

A．confused

B．ashamed

C．disappointed

D．nervous

9.

A．Wherever

B．Whenever

C．Unless

D．While

10.

A．take on

B．take in

C．take after

D．take to

【推荐3】My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.

Last spring I bought two small chickens for her. She got _________ and took good care of them._________,a few days later, both chickens died. She _________ into tears because of their death. I helped her _________ the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the _________ of her idea. 

However, I was wrong. Children are children after all. The failure hasn’t _________ my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail. 

One day last winter, I _________ under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows. My daughter and I could _________ the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t. 

So I told her to _________ the grains on the windowsill (窗台). A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill __________ and pecked (啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and cage the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How __________ it is for them to live outside!” 

“Oh, my dear, I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her. “The sparrow is a bird who loves __________.No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will die quickly. They are __________ to living outside. Moreover, they have a warm nest under the eaves.” 

From then on, we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them and __________ them as pet birds. However, we do not need to possess them. We __________ seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.

1.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．amazed

2.

A．Naturally

B．Suddenly

C．Unfortunately

D．Finally

3.

A．broke

B．happened

C．turned

D．burst

4.

A．bury

B．put

C．dig

D．set

5.

A．beginning

B．end

C．wish

D．reality

6.

A．upset

B．encouraged

C．helped

D．impressed

7.

A．stared

B．noticed

C．sensed

D．glared

8.

A．look

B．act

C．feed

D．catch

9.

A．throw

B．pour

C．pile

D．put

10.

A．one after another

B．one another

C．every other

D．each other

11.

A．free

B．happy

C．warm

D．cold

12.

A．freedom

B．spring

C．trees

D．nests

13.

A．safe

B．proud

C．grateful

D．used

14.

A．think

B．treat

C．dream

D．appreciate

15.

A．enjoy

B．would like

C．want

D．consider

【推荐2】I will never forget a girl student sitting at the back of the classroom. Having________the college entrance exams and changed schools twice, she couldn't smile________. Every day she would sit at the desk, staring at textbooks and exercises, motionless and________. The extreme loneliness she spread almost stopped me________teaching. Of course she had no friends in this fiercely competitive class. Every time I________the classroom, I welcomed everyone. Of course when I said something to her casually, she unwillingly answered with a________smile.

Life is harder for senior students. Hardly does a day go by________endless exercises or tests. Every time when the scores________, her score would be the last or the second to the last. Dark clouds always________in her eyes. When I invited her to the teacher's office, we never talked about study or scores, but I would make some jokes casually________. She never replied, only staring out of the window. Slowly she felt a bit________.

One day the exam results came out and she did________! When I quietly walked into the classroom, she was still sitting at the back of the classroom but with a big smile. Later, she was________into a university. Since then she had never been heard from again. Two days before the Spring Festival Eve, I was shopping in a supermarket________an excited voice came into my ear: "Hello, Mr Deng." I looked around and found she stood by the goods shelf, working part-time during her college holidays. From her happy face, I could see she was busy and happy. "Mr Deng, you helped me________my darkest time. I know what you did every day at that time. Thank you."

Gone were her sad________and a sunshine face threw light on every customer. In that instant, I realized how________it is to give a bit of care to those________every day. You may never know________each gesture or word may mean to someone else. I_______that experience.

1.

A．succeeded

B．fallen

C．won

D．failed

2.

A．unhappily

B．naturally

C．hardly

D．angrily

3.

A．warm-hearted

B．cold-blooded

C．heavy-hearted

D．light-hearted

4.

A．by

B．from

C．in

D．to

5.

A．stepped into

B．broke into

C．looked into

D．took into

6.

A．big

B．forced

C．warm

D．happy

7.

A．without

B．with

C．beyond

D．except

8.

A．put out

B．set out

C．came out

D．brought out

9.

A．flew

B．flowed

C．thrown

D．flashed

10.

A．however

B．otherwise

C．instead

D．therefore

11.

A．amazed

B．confused

C．relaxed

D．excited

12.

A．pass

B．lose

C．forget

D．fail

13.

A．joined

B．recognized

C．graduated

D．admitted

14.

A．as

B．when

C．while

D．although

15.

A．get through

B．kill

C．go over

D．waste

16.

A．expressions

B．words

C．behaviours

D．story

17.

A．meaningless

B．impossible

C．important

D．unnecessary

18.

A．in control

B．in need

C．in danger

D．in hand

19.

A．how many

B．how long

C．how often

D．how much

20.

A．remember

B．treasure

C．forget

D．regret

【推荐3】Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder（焊）copper pipes together or light a pilot light. These are_________I’ve learned as an assistant to my dad in his plumbing （管道）business.

My summer job deals with_______that constantly arouse physical and mental discomfort, and the work_______an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt.

Each morning, I wrestle myself into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would_________to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my classmates begin their_______babysitting, or selling groceries, my dad and I carry heavy toolboxes and work in the dark basements. I often get _________in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I_______why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing summer homework. Yet as much as I hate the mess of plumbing, I look down upon myself for being so easily annoyed by disorder._________, the world was built by people willing to get their hands _________.

Five such summers have taught me that the messy parts of people’s houses__________the messy parts of their lives. As I learn to__________the mess, I also learn to handle the__________and contradictions (矛盾) in my adolescence. Life is a process of accepting__________and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express__________, I understand that, in a small way, we bring__________to their lives.

1.

A．manners

B．skills

C．facts

D．rules

2.

A．messes

B．customers

C．noises

D．exercises

3.

A．offers

B．develops

C．demands

D．lacks

4.

A．need

B．expect

C．refuse

D．choose

5.

A．shifts

B．studies

C．meetings

D．travels

6.

A．excited

B．absorbed

C．lost

D．interested

7.

A．know

B．question

C．imagine

D．remember

8.

A．Or rather

B．At least

C．After all

D．In addition

9.

A．full

B．dirty

C．firm

D．free

10.

A．examine

B．divide

C．reduce

D．reflect

11.

A．sort out

B．worry about

C．hunt for

D．give up

12.

A．arrangements

B．uncertainties

C．competitions

D．expectations

13.

A．failure

B．help

C．change

D．chaos

14.

A．sympathy

B．suspicion

C．disapproval

D．appreciation

15.

A．peace

B．success

C．wonder

D．order