【推荐1】It was December 22. The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes(雪花) across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the_______. His nose was red as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff escaped_______the air.
Inside, my mother was _______the last of the boxes._______I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that_______ever again burned a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the_______, wooden floor. I had no_______but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house. I sat there in a daze (恍惚), just_______. There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once_______12-year-old kid,________I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean.________, this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of________living here. These recurring (重复) thoughts________around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. At once their men came________in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting.
I watched________as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck. My dog even winced (畏缩) as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was________, too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.
My mum came in, looking solemn (凝重). She turned________the overhead light, put the________in my arms and took me out of the back door.A totally________feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life, I wondered what________would be like to me tomorrow.1.

A．stairs

B．garden

C．sidewalk

D．driveway

2.

A．into

B．down

C．on

D．over

3.

A．piling

B．packing

C．collecting

D．locking

4.

A．Though

B．Since

C．As

D．While

5.

A．yard

B．door

C．box

D．flat

6.

A．cold

B．wet

C．broken

D．dirty

7.

A．choice

B．way

C．solution

D．means

8.

A．dreaming

B．thinking

C．sleeping

D．laughing

9.

A．intelligent

B．clever

C．happy

D．honest

10.

A．remain

B．cry

C．suffer

D．move

11.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Yet

12.

A．neighbors

B．strangers

C．visitors

D．elders

13.

A．came

B．traveled

C．danced

D．flowed

14.

A．running

B．flying

C．driving

D．riding

15.

A．curiously

B．happily

C．interestingly

D．helplessly

16.

A．afraid

B．angry

C．sad

D．lonely

17.

A．down

B．off

C．on

D．up

18.

A．box

B．dog

C．bag

D．hand

19.

A．excited

B．eager

C．empty

D．unknown

20.

A．weather

B．school

C．home

D．world

【推荐1】About a month ago I noticed something really amazing, which I must call a garden ________. I opened the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I ________ my garden supplies during the long New England winter, and there, on top of a tower of dirt-filled pots, was a flash of green, topped with two of the most unlikely frilly pink flowers you’ve ever seen.

A quick examination revealed that, in fact, this was a living, growing plant, with no explanation to ________ its existence. How was this ________? The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside. Once I caught my breath, I ________ and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation —there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors, and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth to ________ it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.

I can’t help feeling ________ at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach. For one thing, I am moved by the coincidence of the whole thing. If I had put my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that ________ ray of light. If I had pulled ________ the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been   ________ but dirt that pot.

But there’s something else that ________ me about this — just how little light and ________ it took for this plant to grow and flower. I’m not ________ we should be stingy (吝啬的) with love and kindness and all the other warming things we do ________ others and ourselves. But isn’t it comforting to consider that just a drop of ________ can brighten a day, a place, a life?

When it comes to positivity, a little goes a long way. Just ask my little miracle plant.

1.

A．pot

B．miracle

C．supplies

D．greenhouse

2.

A．honor

B．recommend

C．keep

D．balance

3.

A．account for

B．catch up

C．pick up

D．result from

4.

A．essential

B．possible

C．significant

D．different

5.

A．look at

B．look into

C．looked down

D．looked around

6.

A．request

B．enable

C．instruct

D．intend

7.

A．frustrated

B．puzzled

C．amazed

D．disappointed

8.

A．broad

B．explosive

C．normal

D．narrow

9.

A．out

B．forward

C．backward

D．ahead

10.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

11.

A．requires

B．cheers

C．inspires

D．changes

12.

A．attention

B．warmth

C．season

D．effort

13.

A．involving

B．appealing

C．representing

D．saying

14.

A．for

B．against

C．beyond

D．upon

15.

A．oxygen

B．encouragement

C．sunshine

D．support

【推荐2】Fighting for country and Beethoven

Sgt. Jacob Kohut finally had some downtime during his 12-hour shift standing guard. He could have spent his lone break_________. Instead, he sat in the_________ of a Humvee, flute in hand, teaching students via his laptop_________ to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”

Kohut has been in the military for 11 years. He also has been a band teacher for more than a decade, and for the past five years, he’s _________ music at two Fairfax County schools.

When he was called up for_________, “my first thought was, what about my kids?” says Kohut. “The last thing these students need is a_________ in their teaching.”

When on duty, Kohut’s days began in the morning with teaching his elementary class remotely, _________ the lesson mere minutes before his Guard shift started at 10 am. Later in the day, during his break, he would go_________ to teach his middle school students from the back of a Humvee.

Music has always been a driving force in Kohut’s life. He was a(n) _________ saxophone player throughout high school, studied music in college, and ultimately earned his doctorate in music composition.

“What I really wanted was to____________.” Says Kohut. “My mom, a single mother, was a music teacher. She was such a good role model.”

Kohut’s ____________ duty has caught the attention of parents at Canterbury Woods Elementary.

“I just wanted to share how____________ I am with Dr. Kohut this week,” Susi Brittain wrote in an e-mail to Leipzig. “what he did seems so ____________ the expectations of a teacher in these circumstances.”

Kohut insists he is not doing anything extraordinary. But during the long and sometimes stressful hours of standing guard, Kohut said his teaching time offers____________.

“It brings about unity and____________,” he says. “And that’s what the world needs right now.”

1.

A．napping

B．talking

C．eating

D．cooking

2.

A．front

B．seat

C．back

D．end

3.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．where

4.

A．taught

B．learned

C．played

D．exercised

5.

A．rights

B．obligation

C．army

D．duty

6.

A．disruption

B．burden

C．disturbance

D．turbulence

7.

A．interrupting

B．finishing

C．starting

D．inserting

8.

A．inside

B．outside

C．online

D．offline

9.

A．enthusiastic

B．basic

C．standard

D．usual

10.

A．study

B．teach

C．show

D．perform

11.

A．daily

B．common

C．double

D．single

12.

A．interested

B．connected

C．concerned

D．impressed

13.

A．beyond

B．within

C．against

D．below

14.

A．gratitude

B．money

C．comfort

D．ease

15.

A．appreciation

B．peace

C．music

D．teamwork

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题1.5分）

Janelle used the phone of the helpful woman to call Cliff. Cliff played golf with a medical doctor almost every Saturday. Cliff, ____ but glad his wife was alive, said he would be there ____ . She told him to bring their son and her ________ set of car keys, because her keys were in the ____ purse. Cliff and Donovan arrived just before the police officer finished ____ his report. Cliff ____ his wife gently. He told Donovan to drive home in Janelle’s car. Cliff then asked the officer what the ____ were of catching the attackers.

The officer told Cliff that _____ like this happened daily throughout southern California. Cliff ____ the officer what could be done. “I know this sounds ridiculous (可笑), but we police can ____ protect you law-abiding (守法的) citizens. There are simply too many criminals. Tell all your ____ relatives and friends one thing: Don’t go anywhere alone, day or night. A woman by herself, even ____ , might as well be carrying a bright neon (霓虹灯) sign that ____ : ‘Victim here－Come and get me!’ I’m not ____ to be telling you this, because ____ the word gets out, tourism will suffer in southern California.”

The officer asked Janelle to ____ the police report. He wished her a speedy ____ , and promised to do his best to help put the attackers behind bars. He ____ both of them that the two thugs (暴徒) now had their credit cards, address, car keys, and house keys. He suggested that they make the appropriate phone calls, ____ the locks to their house, and get new keys for her car. Cliff told the officer that a couple of his friends were at his house, with guns, ____intruders. Cliff and Janelle thanked the officer and the helpful woman. Cliff drove Janelle straight toward their family doctor.

1.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．unbelievable

D．rough

2.

A．shortly

B．gladly

C．suddenly

D．entirely

3.

A．own

B．other

C．rest

D．spare

4.

A．missing

B．broken

C．stolen

D．damaged

5.

A．making out

B．setting out

C．putting out

D．filling out

6.

A．shook

B．hugged

C．helped

D．placed

7.

A．chances

B．robbers

C．police

D．things

8.

A．criminals

B．robberies

C．situations

D．scenes

9.

A．informed

B．suggested

C．asked

D．argued

10.

A．or else

B．sort of

C．no longer

D．less than

11.

A．male

B．close

C．familiar

D．female

12.

A．in public

B．at home

C．in secret

D．in need

13.

A．writes

B．tells

C．says

D．shows

14.

A．permitted

B．adjusted

C．advised

D．supposed

15.

A．whether

B．how

C．if

D．why

16.

A．sign

B．carry

C．make

D．break

17.

A．move

B．recovery

C．sense

D．travel

18.

A．told

B．believed

C．guessed

D．reminded

19.

A．get

B．keep

C．change

D．repair

20.

A．searching

B．watching

C．taking

D．waiting