【推荐1】I was a self-employed writer. But I had been in a bad ________ since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I became ________ to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even ________ it was absolutely a headache for me. ________, it became a daily routine for me to ________. How could I keep up my ________ and go on writing?

One day, it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely disturbed. I had my husband go to ________ her about the matter. Minutes later, he returned. “That girl is only 17,” he ________ with a sad look, “but she has bone cancer.” My mind suddenly went ________. “Her mother said that the more hurtful it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her ________ the pain. The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.” In a flash, I felt guilty about my thoughtless ________.

From that day on, I no longer felt anything wrong, and even got used to her singing—I felt as if ________ by the smell of flowers. Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been admitted into a hospital. When I returned home in late summer, I somehow felt that something was ________. I couldn’t hear the girl next door sing anymore.

“However hard the winds blow, you will stray ( 走失) no more from my ________ … You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always ________ in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting for you, me, and everyone.

1.

A．appetite

B．condition

C．mood

D．location

2.

A．bored

B．inspired

C．safe

D．afraid

3.

A．out of place

B．out of fashion

C．out of order

D．out of tune

4.

A．Gradually

B．Suddenly

C．Surprisingly

D．Particularly

5.

A．understand

B．explain

C．tolerate

D．follow

6.

A．interests

B．head

C．hope

D．spirits

7.

A．indicate

B．approach

C．apologize

D．blame

8.

A．cried

B．yelled

C．sighed

D．declared

9.

A．cold

B．silent

C．calm

D．blank

10.

A．accelerate

B．gather

C．release

D．cover

11.

A．style

B．step

C．movement

D．behaviour

12.

A．blown

B．absorbed

C．greeted

D．moved

13.

A．familiar

B．abstract

C．complex

D．missing

14.

A．company

B．distinction

C．attention

D．reputation

15.

A．develops

B．rises

C．reflects

D．changes

【推荐2】Amanda Clement was sixteen years old. She sat _______ in the grandstand（大看台）with her mother but she _______ herself right out there on the baseball diamond（棒球场）with the players. Back home in Hudson, South Dakota, her brother Hank and his friends often _______ her to umpire（给……当裁判）games.

Mandy, as she was called, could only sit and watch Hank play. The year was 1904, and girls were not _______ to take part in the sport. But when the umpire for the preliminary（预赛）between two local teams didn't arrive, Hank asked Mandy to make the calls.

Mrs. Clement didn't _______ her daughter to umpire a public event, but at last Hank and Mandy persuaded her to agree. Mandy _______ took her position.

She did so _______ that the players for the big game asked her to umpire for them-with pay！Mrs. Clement was _______ at that idea. But Mandy finally persuaded her _______ to allow her to do it. Amanda Clement became the first ________ woman baseball umpire on record and could live a better life.

Mandy's fame ________ quickly. Before long, she was umpiring games in other states. Flyers（传单）, sent out to announce upcoming ________, called Mandy the "World Champion Woman Umpire". Her uniform was a long blue skirt, a black necktie, ________ a white blouse with UMPS marked across the front. Mandy ________ her long dark hair inside a cap.

Mandy's earnings for her work ________ an umpire came in especially handy. She put ________ through college and ________ a teacher and coach. Mandy died in 1971. People who knew her ________ her for her work as an umpire, teacher, and coach, and ________ she loved helping people ________ she loved the sport career.

1.

A．hopefully

B．happily

C．anxiously

D．quietly

2.

A．imagined

B．taught

C．devoted

D．lost

3.

A．ordered

B．refused

C．asked

D．sent

4.

A．advised

B．supposed

C．protected

D．organized

5.

A．hear

B．know

C．stop

D．want

6.

A．keenly

B．never

C．still

D．unwillingly

7.

A．equally

B．well

C．unusually

D．badly

8.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．shocked

D．pleased

9.

A．coach

B．teacher

C．mother

D．brother

10.

A．expert

B．paid

C．praised

D．fair

11.

A．disappeared

B．reduced

C．worked

D．spread

12.

A．games

B．records

C．speeches

D．challenges

13.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14.

A．picked

B．cut

C．stuck

D．put

15.

A．as

B．for

C．with

D．against

16.

A．herself

B．itself

C．themselves

D．himself

17.

A．consulted

B．contacted

C．became

D．quit

18.

A．forget

B．miss

C．remember

D．hate

19.

A．that

B．because

C．though

D．when

20.

A．as much as

B．as long as

C．as soon as

D．as good as

【推荐3】My mind seems always to return to the day that I met Carl. The city bus stopped at Centennial Drive to_________the daily commuters (往返者). When boarding the bus, I luckily_______a seat near the back.

When sitting down, I began to read the book On the Road I'd been_________.The man next to me then asked if I'd read any other books like that one from the same era. When I said yes, he seemed to become_________.

He_______himself as Carl and told me he used to play the trumpet in jazz clubs. He asked if I like jazz, and I told him that I didn't really listen to it._______Carl to tell me that I should listen to “real_______”, I was shocked when he just_________and smiled, saying, “You_______me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents________jazz, how they couldn't see how I could listen to 'that awful__________' I bet your parents say the________thing, don't they?” Now it was my turn to smile, saying how right he was.

All the way, the more we talked, the more________I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age________.Finally, Carl got off at his stop, and mine was soon after. I haven't seen him since then, but the________of our connection that day________leaves my mind.

Carl really made me________how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the barriers we've got. Carl________me that we should make an extra________to try and get to know the people around us, regardless of age, race or anything else. If we all understand each other, the world would be a much better place that we could________together.

1.

A．drop off

B．go through

C．pick up

D．set down

2.

A．spotted

B．swapped

C．spared

D．reserved

3.

A．selling

B．possessing

C．checking

D．carrying

4.

A．tired

B．concerned

C．interested

D．encouraged

5.

A．introduced

B．recovered

C．recognized

D．claimed

6.

A．Relying on

B．Calling on

C．Turning to

D．Waiting for

7.

A．music

B．instrument

C．disadvantage

D．performance

8.

A．cheered

B．disagreed

C．nodded

D．applauded

9.

A．warn

B．remind

C．inform

D．convince

10.

A．promoted

B．advocated

C．disliked

D．enjoyed

11.

A．pace

B．noise

C．power

D．howl

12.

A．stubborn

B．contradictory

C．significant

D．same

13.

A．annoyed

B．amazed

C．determined

D．confused

14.

A．connection

B．shortcoming

C．diversity

D．difference

15.

A．expression

B．attempt

C．thought

D．determination

16.

A．rarely

B．merely

C．eventually

D．frequently

17.

A．foresee

B．identify

C．admit

D．consider

18.

A．motivated

B．taught

C．requested

D．commanded

19.

A．preparation

B．goal

C．effort

D．accomplishment

20.

A．share

B．evolve

C．settle

D．construct

【推荐2】Preet Chandi, an Asian woman, returned from a trek (徒步旅行) across Greenland last year. She hopes to _________ an unsupported trek across Antaretica to the south pole by herself. The 700-mile journey will take about 45 days. She will face the _________ cold of -50℃ while dragging a sled (拖拽雪橇) weighing 95kg after she _________.

Preet Chandi _________ it is a tough journey but she feels well prepared after years of _________. In recent weeks she has been _________ tyres around the streets near her home. She has received a number of curious questions from _________. “If you come from a community that has no sense of _________ at all, it can be really hard,” she said, adding that a number of people thought she was to _________ for Southall, in west London, not to the south pole. “It’s just beyond their ____________.”

In the south pole, one may ____________ nothing in front for days except snow. It is quite a mental ____________. Thus, her partner has left messages inside her tent, while friends have ____________ voice notes for her to listen to on the journey.

When she returns, she plans to put aside some money to ____________ more women to try outdoor adventures. She is pleased to see change in what has ____________ been a male-dominated (主导) area. What an inspiring woman!

1.

A．apply

B．design

C．complete

D．introduce

2.

A．refreshing

B．extreme

C．bearable

D．slight

3.

A．falls down

B．checks out

C．sets off

D．turns up

4.

A．admits

B．doubts

C．hopes

D．prays

5.

A．working

B．adjustment

C．struggle

D．training

6.

A．buying

B．dragging

C．painting

D．collecting

7.

A．passers-by

B．explorers

C．visitors

D．cyclists

8.

A．activities

B．adventures

C．competitions

D．sports

9.

A．push

B．run

C．head

D．look

10.

A．control

B．ability

C．reach

D．knowledge

11.

A．make

B．taste

C．see

D．smell

12.

A．challenge

B．trouble

C．dilemma

D．success

13.

A．played

B．recorded

C．presented

D．taken

14.

A．remind

B．persuade

C．command

D．fund

15.

A．seldom

B．morally

C．legally

D．typically

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。
My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from Disney World. “I saw a sight I’ll ____ forget,” he said. “I want you to know about it.”
He and his family were ____Cinderella’s（灰姑娘）castle. It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one _____ If it had been a boat, the castle would have tipped over. Cinderella had ______
Kenny said she was a beautiful young girl with each hair_____, white skin, and a sweet smile. She stood in the garden of_____ , each wanting to touch and to be touched.
For some reason Kenny ____ and looked toward the other side of the castle. There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old. His _____ was hard to determine because of his height. Dwarfed（侏儒）in height, he stood _____ quietly, holding the hand of an older brother.
It was very ____ that he wanted to be with the children. He ____ to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella. But can’t you feel his ____of being turned down? Fear of being laughed at again?
But Cinderella _____ the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. ____ but firmly inching through the crowd of children, she became _____ She walked quickly across the floor, bent down and placed a ____ on his face.
“I thought you would _____ the story,” Kenny told me. I did. It ____ me of the one you and I had heard of before. The names are ____, but isn’t the story almost the same? In both cases a gift was given. In both cases love was ______ In both cases the lovely one performed a gesture beyond words.1.

A．always

B．often

C．ever

D．never

2.

A．outside

B．inside

C．beside

D．behind

3.

A．side

B．step

C．wall

D．stop

4.

A．left

B．started

C．entered

D．disappeared

5.

A．in length

B．in place

C．in peace

D．in advance

6.

A．students

B．girls

C．parents

D．kids

7.

A．turned

B．whispered

C．jumped

D．shook

8.

A．name

B．appearance

C．age

D．mind

9.

A．thinking

B．watching

C．listening

D．searching

10.

A．strange

B．stupid

C．humorous

D．obvious

11.

A．longed

B．failed

C．regretted

D．pretended

12.

A．pleasure

B．anger

C．fear

D．amusement

13.

A．protected

B．noticed

C．supported

D．saved

14.

A．Rudely

B．Hardly

C．Relaxedly

D．Politely

15.

A．tired

B．busy

C．free

D．astonished

16.

A．kiss

B．hand

C．gift

D．touch

17.

A．catch

B．appreciate

C．follow

D．inspire

18.

A．warned

B．informed

C．reminded

D．cheated

19.

A．different

B．important

C．necessary

D．unique

20.

A．separated

B．divided

C．expanded

D．shared

【推荐2】I was working at the toy counter of a “dime” store in Orlando, Florida. I was 15, and the year was 1952. I had to_______about my age to get a job, and I barely supported myself on the $25/week salary. But this was the South, and it was a time when things were_______for everybody.

It was a few days after Christmas, and we had a lot of dolls left_______on the toy counter, as well as many more dolls in a storage closet. My young voice trying to_______the passing shoppers to our sale didn’t seem to get anyone’s_______—shoppers continued to walk by, ignoring me.

Suddenly, a small girl walked by, and I handed her a doll. Her mother stopped to find out_______her daughter had this doll, and I explained our_______sale. The girl had stars in her eyes and nothing was going to make her_______this doll. I had made my first_______.

I continued, handing anyone walking by, ________their age, a doll, and soon I had the two________behind the counter rushing to ring up all the sales. I was feeling very________, and confident about the success.

Then I handed a doll to a small,________dressed girl. Her eyes lit up. I explained to her mother about the wonderful sale.________, her mother took the doll away from the little girl and handed it back to me. Quickly ________filled the little girl’s eyes as her mother explained gently that there was no________to buy this doll and apologized to her. I________her that this was a really good________, but the mother just shook her head.

Just then a well-dressed, middle-aged woman said, “Wait—let me________this doll for your little girl.” She took the doll from my hands and handed it________back to the little girl.

1.

A．care

B．talk

C．lie

D．argue

2.

A．rough

B．tight

C．rare

D．valuable

3.

A．undone

B．unpacked

C．unsold

D．untouched

4.

A．guide

B．invite

C．recommend

D．attract

5.

A．attention

B．praise

C．recognition

D．comment

6.

A．when

B．why

C．what

D．where

7.

A．abundant

B．convenient

C．popular

D．economic

8.

A．take up

B．figure out

C．give up

D．pick out

9.

A．sale

B．attempt

C．decision

D．step

10.

A．as for

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．according to

11.

A．receptionists

B．cashiers

C．waitresses

D．customers

12.

A．relaxed

B．confused

C．energetic

D．proud

13.

A．shabbily

B．elegantly

C．strangely

D．neatly

14.

A．Fortunately

B．Accidentally

C．Sadly

D．Hopefully

15.

A．surprise

B．tears

C．pity

D．horrors

16.

A．money

B．point

C．need

D．reason

17.

A．convinced

B．showed

C．taught

D．reminded

18.

A．bargain

B．present

C．choice

D．opportunity

19.

A．send

B．prepare

C．purchase

D．exchange

20.

A．calmly

B．anxiously

C．excitedly

D．carefully