【推荐1】A wall of storms with hurricane force winds struck late on a Friday evening, knocking down trees, blocking roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines.

Hundreds of thousands of people ______ found themselves in the dark without water, electricity. air conditioning, telephones, Internet, and television. They found themselves cut ______ from the modern world bearing 37℃ plus heat with no help and no idea when it would be over

The most amazing thing happened, ______ , as the reality of the crisis sank in: it brought out the best in us. While there were a few ______ acts, they were overwhelmed (淹没) by the wave of love and ______ that came from the hearts of so many.

People shared their food, ice, and gasoline. People who still had power ______ their homes to those who had none. People rushed out to clear roads and homes of fallen trees. Selfless power crews worked around the clock to repair the damage and restore electricity.

People ______ on front porches to talk. Strangers came together as one family to help one another in this time of great need. It was such a(n)   ______ seeing all these people acting like this under such ______ circumstances.

Life's ______ strike all of us from time to time. No one is ______ . We all get hurt. We all get challenged. We all get squeezed by ______ during our days here. How we respond to them, though, is ______ us. We can let them bring out the worst in us or we can let them bring out the best in us. We can ______ them like demons of selfishness or like angels of love.

May you always bring the best from your heart and soul to whatever life may ______ at you then.

1.

A．accidentally

B．ultimately

C．suddenly

D．gradually

2.

A．off

B．down

C．in

D．away

3.

A．therefore

B．thus

C．however

D．besides

4.

A．selfish

B．distinct

C．efficient

D．kind

5.

A．warming

B．mourning

C．sympathy

D．luck

6.

A．bent

B．opened

C．devoted

D．adjusted

7.

A．approached

B．continued

C．encountered

D．gathered

8.

A．joy

B．amusement

C．favor

D．affection

9.

A．artificial

B．identical

C．tough

D．intense

10.

A．anxieties

B．questions

C．fears

D．disasters

11.

A．disturbed

B．spared

C．included

D．involved

12.

A．difficulties

B．condition

C．experiences

D．assumption

13.

A．due to

B．contrary to

C．up to

D．close to

14.

A．be opposed to

B．approve of

C．straighten up

D．react to

15.

A．smile

B．throw

C．point

D．glance

【推荐2】Joel Boyers and his wife, Melody Among were heading home in their helicopter when he received a call for help from a stranger.The caller’s _________ and daughter were trapped on their roof in Waverly because of the rising floodwater.

The caller _________Joel Boyers to come to their help. Boyers looked west towards Waverly at the storm clouds. Though aware of the threat of _________in such bad weather, he_________put the brother’s address into his_________. Soon, he and Among were in the air, _________for what they were about to see in Waverly.

Upon arriving, he found the water below was_________. People were holding on to anything that didn’t move-roofs, trees. The flooding also_________cell phone service, meaning Boyers couldn’t use his phone to locate the_________he was looking for. He kept flying anyway.

As Boyers drove the helicopter, Among began__________people on roofs and bridges anywhere Boyers could__________and get them on board. A rescued man pointed to a teenager. The teenager held onto a branch with one hand and the other held a dog she’d saved earlier while both were __________in the current(水流). With no place for Boyers to land, he__________the helicopter until it hovered(盘旋)just above the water. The rescued man jumped out and swam to the tree, where he helped the teen and the dog to the__________

Though the experience was__________, Boyers admitted it was fun.

1.

A．neighbour

B．wife

C．friend

D．brother

2.

A．ordered

B．attracted

C．begged

D．challenged

3.

A．packing

B．flying

C．quitting

D．swimming

4.

A．immediately

B．secretly

C．gradually

D．creatively

5.

A．card

B．pocket

C．computer

D．phone

6.

A．unprepared

B．intended

C．relieved

D．recognized

7.

A．peaceful

B．rapid

C．familiar

D．clean

8.

A．reviewed

B．delivered

C．damaged

D．connected

9.

A．house

B．tree

C．car

D．bridge

10.

A．debating with

B．adapting to

C．commenting on

D．searching for

11.

A．land

B．rise

C．jump

D．look

12.

A．training

B．exploring

C．experimenting

D．struggling

13.

A．reserved

B．lowered

C．followed

D．designed

14.

A．home

B．school

C．helicopter

D．truck

15.

A．plain

B．awkward

C．adventurous

D．formal

【推荐1】The "Double Seven Festival" is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a longer history than the_________ of Valentine's Day in the West.

The origin of this festival is related to a cowboy and a weaving girl, ___________ love story has become a part of the Chinese culture. ___________ there are many different versions of the story,   the most popular one begins with a poor cowboy. Living with his elder and___________ brother, who treated him badly, the cowboy looked after an old cow every day. Though life was tough and boring, he_____________it in silence, without complaining

_____________ , even such a hard life didn't last long. His brother got rid of him and all he got was the old cow. Although they couldn't talk to each other, they___________ on each other for company. One day, miracle happened. The old cow started talking and told him that there would be seven fairies coming down to the Earth to___________in a pond. All he should do was to_________ the dress of one of the fairies. Then that fairy would be his wife.____________ but excited, the cowboy followed the cow's advice.

Every day,   the cowboy went to work____________ the fairy wove cloth at home. However, their ____________ life came to an end when the Heavenly Goddess learned about it. She took the weaving girl away and drew a line in the____________ that turned into the Milky Way, which____________ the cowboy meeting her wife. Due to the strong reaction from the young____________, the Goddess finally allowed them to see each other only once a year. The day was on the____________ day of the seventh month. That is ______________ the Double Seven Festival came into being.

Although the love story doesn't end up with a happy ending, it is to be told from one______________ to another. It reminds people to cherish every moment____________with their loved ones and not to regret until we ______________ them.

1.

A．celebration

B．congratulation

C．inspiration

D．liberation

2.

A．which

B．who

C．whose

D．that

3.

A．As if

B．Even if

C．Until then

D．In case

4.

A．open-minded

B．absent-minded

C．narrow-minded

D．business-minded

5.

A．came up with

B．put up with

C．broke up with

D．took up with

6.

A．Actually

B．Unluckily

C．Happily

D．Frankly

7.

A．depended

B．based

C．concentrated

D．worked

8.

A．bathe

B．sleep

C．dance

D．play

9.

A．make

B．bring

C．steal

D．buy

10.

A．Interested

B．Frightened

C．Tired

D．Surprised

11.

A．while

B．as

C．before

D．after

12.

A．careful

B．successful

C．peaceful

D．helpful

13.

A．earth

B．water

C．sand

D．sky

14.

A．freed

B．risked

C．kept

D．prevented

15.

A．gentleman

B．lady

C．cow

D．couple

16.

A．fifth

B．sixth

C．seventh

D．eighth

17.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

18.

A．dynasty

B．generation

C．age

D．person

19.

A．shared

B．connected

C．filled

D．separated

20.

A．meet

B．lose

C．miss

D．see

【推荐2】When I was in elementary school, I enjoyed telling lies . That was a lot of _______ .As I got older, my _______continued. I enjoyed people's reactions to my seemingly _______life. But when I was 15, that all _______. I met someone I really _______,who put me on the path to honesty.

In my _______fashion, I told him lies just like telling other people. I made up _______to get him to be more interested in me _______I wasn't sure if the truth would be enough to make his want to _______working with me .But he ________me so well.

One day he told me ,''I can't talk to you on the ________anymore because I can't see your eyes, and so I am not sure when you are lying to me. '' That ________shocked me , because I didn't know he knew I had been lying to him, and he was willing to end our ________for those lies. I ________at that moment that I would never lie to him again. It was a ________transition to make because I was used to exaggerating(夸大) experiences to get ________ But because of him , I made a deal with myself never to tell any lie again. ________, his trust in me was rebuilt.

That was how I learned the ________of honesty. I felt more ________when I told the truth. As Merlin said in a movie,''when a man lies, he murders some part of the world.''It is________.1.

A．pride

B．relief

C．care

D．fun

2.

A．blaming

B．lying

C．struggling

D．designing

3.

A．boring

B．amazing

C．frightening

D．convincing

4.

A．changed

B．spread

C．returned

D．completed

5.

A．helped out

B．put away

C．looked up to

D．caught up with

6.

A．present

B．new

C．strange

D．usual

7.

A．orders

B．stories

C．poems

D．songs

8.

A．though

B．while

C．because

D．but

9.

A．continue

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．allow

10.

A．instructed

B．served

C．improved

D．knew

11.

A．stage

B．ground

C．phone

D．street

12.

A．nearly

B．gradually

C．slowly

D．really

13.

A．friendship

B．journey

C．love

D．discussion

14.

A．proved

B．promised

C．prayed

D．imagined

15.

A．hard

B．smooth

C．frequent

D．violent

16.

A．knowledge

B．attention

C．entertainment

D．wealth

17.

A．At once

B．At first

C．For long

D．In time

18.

A．cost

B．tradition

C．value

D．condition

19.

A．lonely

B．careful

C．powerful

D．independent

20.

A．true

B．lucky

C．possible

D．silly

【推荐3】Donald lived in three different foster (寄养的) homes and changed schools with each move. The experience left him _________ and often dropping out of school, making Donald lose all _________for school. Then he_________Mr. Felipe, the CIS site coordinator (协调员) at his school.

Mr. Felipe_________developed a plan to meet Donald’s needs. He_________school supplies and clothes for Donald and encouraged him to join the school’s karate (空手道) program. After months of working with Mr. Felipe, Donald’s_________ changed. He became more_________and optimistic. He _________making friends at school and building_________with his teachers and classmates. Meanwhile, his grades__________as well.

“My mom has__________that my attitude has changed a lot, and my grades are much better too. I like to come to the CIS classroom because it is__________to be here. Mr. Felipe gives us snacks and provides school supplies for us. We work in the garden and we get the__________ we need to study and do our homework. I feel happy and motivated when I come to this__________.”

For Donald, Mr. Felipe is the person who changed his life. “I was in foster care when I was 4-5 years old and was__________my brother for part of the time. I’m back with my family now and happy to have them in my__________,” said Donald. “But I still__________ that time and the bad depression I felt. At school, art and football helped me forget and let it all__________. It is Mr. Felipe who helped me when I was__________. Because of him I became more serious about__________and work in general.”

1.

A．curious

B．depressed

C．satisfied

D．devoted

2.

A．reason

B．chance

C．confidence

D．motivation

3.

A．met

B．found

C．led

D．persuaded

4.

A．suddenly

B．immediately

C．strangely

D．urgently

5.

A．mentioned

B．tried

C．bought

D．equipped

6.

A．attitude

B．study

C．ambition

D．future

7.

A．considerate

B．generous

C．flexible

D．outgoing

8.

A．missed

B．continued

C．avoided

D．began

9.

A．networks

B．targets

C．relationships

D．trends

10.

A．decreased

B．changed

C．improved

D．exploded

11.

A．noticed

B．argued

C．emphasized

D．hoped

12.

A．outstanding

B．interesting

C．challenging

D．rewarding

13.

A．tool

B．help

C．money

D．love

14.

A．program

B．design

C．experiment

D．research

15.

A．broken down by

B．taken over by

C．separated from

D．joined together by

16.

A．profession

B．life

C．emotion

D．experience

17.

A．treasure

B．manage

C．keep

D．remember

18.

A．go

B．heal

C．flow

D．vary

19.

A．sympathetic

B．concerned

C．upset

D．mysterious

20.

A．hobbies

B．relaxation

C．sports

D．school

【推荐2】Because people dine out often, there are lots of restaurants in Italy. Most of them are Italian, of course.. _________ , today the European country also has many ethnic(民族风味的) restaurants. Al Borgo Antico in Legnano, a town on the outskirts(城郊)of Milan, is_________ It offers traditional Italian food, but its owners are_________ .In 1989, co-owner Francesco Wu moved with his _________ from China to Italy. His parents opened a Chinese_________ near Milan. “When you move to a different country, you have to_________,”Wu told me during a recent interview. At the beginning, the business was_________ for the brothers. They had to_________ prejudices and the people who said that no one would eat Italian cuisine made by Chinese chefs. “It was_________ when people came in and saw our Chinese__________ and left, ”Wu said.

The brothers__________ it despite all of the doubts,“ __________, the restaurant became one of the best-known in the area,”Wu said, smiling.

In 2012, eight years after opening his restaurant, Wu__________ a business organization for Chinese immigrants(移民).“We__________ that something like this was missing, and that it could be__________ for both the Italian and Chinese community. ”Wu said.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

2.

A．cheap

B．unique

C．convenient

D．comfortable

3.

A．Japanese

B．German

C．French

D．Chinese

4.

A．friends

B．neighbors

C．family

D．team

5.

A．restaurant

B．firm

C．school

D．store

6.

A．fight

B．adjust

C．try

D．stand

7.

A．profitable

B．tough

C．boring

D．pleasant

8.

A．miss

B．affect

C．ignore

D．criticize

9.

A．depressing

B．surprising

C．amusing

D．confusing

10.

A．faces

B．menus

C．waiters

D．decorations

11.

A．offered

B．closed

C．refused

D．made

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Actually

C．Hopefully

D．Eventually

13.

A．set up

B．heard of

C．joined in

D．depended on

14.

A．predicted

B．realized

C．regretted

D．reported

15.

A．enough

B．demanding

C．useful

D．available

【推荐3】I woke up with only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion thoughts ______ through my brain as wooden hangers moved back and forth. It was my first day of high school in a new State; first ______ are everything, and it was necessary to impress the people who I’d spend the next four years with.

It wasn’t insecurity that ______ me to madness but the fact that this was my third time being the new kid. ______ moving does something to a child’s development. I ______ finding reliable friends. But this time dad’s company ______ my starting and finishing high school in the same place. This time mattered, which made me nervous.

I emerged proudly in a patterned dress after riding (扫荡) my closet. I felt just as ______ as I stepped off the bus. But my jaw dropped to the floor when I found Mrs. Hutfilz, my English teacher, wearing the exact same ______ as I did. I kept my head down and tiptoed to my seat, but the first day meant ______ in front of the class, and ______ it was my turn. I made it through my minute speech, until Hutfilz stood up, ______ adding she liked my style. All the ______ that had accumulated throughout the morning surprisingly ______. The students raised heads as I shared my story. My smile ______ as I giggled with my peers. After class, I stayed behind, sharing with Mrs. Hutfilz my previous understanding about coming into a new school and state. I was relieved to make a humorous and genuine ______ with my first teacher in the coming days

This incident ______ me that these are the times to have fun, work hard, and make memories, not stress about the ______ details. Looking back, the ten minutes I spent ______ my speech were really not worth it. ______ my first period of high school may not have gone exactly the way I thought it would, Mrs. Hutfilz’s great sense of ______ certainly made the day unforgettable in the best way.

1.

A．raced

B．broke

C．forced

D．crashed

2.

A．experiences

B．impressions

C．comments

D．expectations

3.

A．related

B．attracted

C．drove

D．switched

4.

A．Random

B．Permanent

C．Regular

D．Frequent

5.

A．rejected

B．struggled

C．challenged

D．appreciated

6.

A．ensured

B．admitted

C．reflected

D．deserved

7.

A．nervous

B．doubtful

C．competent

D．confident

8.

A．fashion

B．design

C．dress

D．uniform

9.

A．introductions

B．performances

C．lectures

D．debates

10.

A．on occasion

B．soon enough

C．no wonder

D．in fact

11.

A．casually

B．seriously

C．honestly

D．jokingly

12.

A．sympathy

B．thrill

C．anxiety

D．embarrassment

13.

A．held up

B．melted away

C．passed down

D．carried on

14.

A．froze

B．faded

C．grew

D．formed

15.

A．connection

B．adjustment

C．commitment

D．negotiation

16.

A．advocated

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．reminded

17.

A．unimportant

B．complex

C．precise

D．chief

18.

A．doubting

B．fearing

C．withdrawing

D．regretting

19.

A．Until

B．Since

C．While

D．If

20.

A．direction

B．honor

C．gratitude

D．style