【推荐1】For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.

I grew up in a household where presents marked special ________ There was always a box for each of us under the tree at Christmas. _________, Dad always gave Mom something each Valentine’s Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _______ thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _______of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the _______ of a husband's devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was an _______

I wrestled with my expectation. Gary did hot _______ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea armed with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that _______ him of me. But mostly, he ignored holidays, _______ to shop for a thing to present to me as a sign of love.

I tried to change him ________. I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ________. He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me. I dropped hints, they ________ deaf ears.

I began to tell him what I wanted, giving ________ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper （刮路机）.

________when the snowstorm stopped later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow （犁）out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how ________ earrings would have been and it was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts all along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the ________that he gave daily.

We ________ to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to ________ the love they already give us as only they can give it.

I finally began to understand the ________ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to ________ another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.

1.

A．locations

B．situations

C．occasions

D．conditions

2.

A．Additionally

B．Originally

C．Fortunately

D．Consequently

3.

A．cheap

B．astonishing

C．splendid

D．right

4.

A．pleasure

B．ambition

C．intention,

D．addiction

5.

A．example

B．emphasis

C．experiment

D．expression

6.

A．improvement

B．adjustment

C．excitement

D．enjoyment

7.

A．actively

B．willingly

C．patiently

D．wholly

8.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．convinced

D．informed

9.

A．refusing

B．announcing

C．demanding

D．rushing

10.

A．by tradition

B．by force

C．by example

D．by accident

11.

A．on purpose

B．in order

C．at random

D．on time

12.

A．absorbed in

B．cared for

C．fell on

D．broke down

13.

A．some

B．specific

C．brief

D．unusual

14.

A．And

B．So

C．Though

D．But

15.

A．precious

B．practical

C．useless

D．ugly

16.

A．promises

B．gifts

C．blessings

D．instructions

17.

A．struggle

B．fail

C．attempt

D．decide

18.

A．express

B．appreciate

C．return

D．share

19.

A．distance

B．similarity

C．difference

D．conflict

20.

A．fight against

B．laugh at

C．turn down

D．bend to

【推荐2】This Christmas I was_______ what to give my father. My dad is a(n)_______ person to buy for because he never wants anything. I _______ my phone to read a text message from my mom saying we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a _______ on my phone I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes_______ on a photo of a flower and underneath a poem _______ William Blake. The flower _______ against the bright blue sky, inspired(启发)me. My dad had been reciting (背诵)those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the   _______ why I love writing. I decided those words would be my gift to my father.

I   _______ ,telling my mom to go without me and that I already   ________ my gift. I sent the photo of the flower to my computer and________ the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the ________, another poem came to mind. My dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched   ________ for a background to the words of it. The poem was ________ around dreaming, and after searching, I found the perfect picture. It was ________   with blues and greens and purples, together to create the theme and wonder of a ________.As I watched both ________ passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my ________，I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad’s face ________   he opened those black letters __________, I knew I had given the perfect gift.

1.

A．complaining

B．wondering

C．offering

D．concluding

2.

A．boring

B．calm

C．hard

D．ordinary

3.

A．pulled through

B．put up

C．put down

D．pulled out

4.

A．message

B．virus

C．hacker

D．concept

5.

A．hanged

B．fell

C．came

D．took

6.

A．at

B．by

C．on

D．for

7.

A．fighting

B．running

C．holding

D．standing

8.

A．permission

B．imagination

C．reason

D．suggestion

9.

A．tried out

B．got on

C．came off

D．called back

10.

A．created

B．bought

C．received

D．sent

11.

A．typed

B．wrote

C．spelt

D．read

12.

A．charts

B．shades

C．folds

D．details

13.

A．forth

B．inside

C．online

D．back

14.

A．focused

B．advised

C．explained

D．located

15.

A．mixed

B．fixed

C．ended

D．painted

16.

A．talent

B．dream

C．scenery

D．tradition

17.

A．writers

B．gifts

C．albums

D．poems

18.

A．impression

B．happiness

C．childhood

D．feature

19.

A．as

B．if

C．because

D．since

20.

A．carefully

B．elegantly

C．nobly

D．powerfully

【推荐3】I always hear about brave people on social media. If bravery is as simple as showing ______ during a time of fear, I ______ a time when I had a scary experience.

My family had just arrived at our Christmas holiday house when the ______ came to drop off the keys and ______ us to watch out for wild mice running around his house. My parents ______ and said they would ______ the situation if they appear. The thought of ______ something like a mouse ______ entered my mind. Besides, my father always came to my ______ if I needed him.

While my parents ______ our bags, I decided to watch a movie in my room. Everyone else was ______ so I had to take care of my brother. Halfway through the movie, I really needed to take a bathroom ______ so I stepped out of my room, leaving him alone in his baby bed. He disliked it, but I would only be ______ for a moment. “What's the ______ that could happen?” I thought.

When I left the room, my brother began to cry ______ he usually did. However, his crying grew louder and more fearful, so I hurried back, and was greeted by an ______ furry visitor.

“Dad!” I cried, “There is a rat in my room!”

“Kill it!” he ______.

“But dad, I can’t.”

My mind ______; I was so frightened. The first thing I saw was an umbrella, so I ______ it. I began to hit the rat until it stopped moving.

My parents were ______ that I put my fears aside to protect my brother. That day, I felt brave.

1.

A．strength

B．progress

C．intelligence

D．skill

2.

A．waste

B．recall

C．spend

D．appreciate

3.

A．neighbor

B．agent

C．stranger

D．owner

4.

A．warned

B．begged

C．allowed

D．encouraged

5.

A．sighed

B．nodded

C．coughed

D．shook

6.

A．ignore

B．handle

C．overcome

D．challenge

7.

A．observing

B．playing

C．teasing

D．killing

8.

A．almost

B．gradually

C．never

D．suddenly

9.

A．life

B．hand

C．mind

D．aid

10.

A．unpacked

B．unfolded

C．unlocked

D．uncovered

11.

A．occupied

B．excited

C．hurried

D．frightened

12.

A．leave

B．walk

C．break

D．chance

13.

A．available

B．brave

C．lost

D．gone

14.

A．least

B．worst

C．most

D．best

15.

A．when

B．if

C．as

D．until

16.

A．unreasonable

B．unexpected

C．unconscious

D．unqualified

17.

A．complained

B．informed

C．yelled

D．signed

18.

A．froze

B．broke

C．wandered

D．changed

19.

A．kicked

B．handed

C．seized

D．threw

20.

A．afraid

B．awkward

C．overjoyed

D．proud

【推荐2】It is natural that young people are not often comfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their ______ don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too strict ______ their children; and that they ______ give their children a free hand. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s ______ and they tend to forget how they themselves ______ when young. For example, young people like to act at once without much ______. It is one of their ways to show that they have ______ up and they can face any difficult situation. Instead, ______ people worry more easily. Most of them ______ things ahead, at least in their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something ______.

When you want your parents to let you do ______, you will have better success if you ask ______ you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in ________and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel ______ from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their ______. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainments or clothes or their ways of speech, this will make the young extremely ______.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to ______   “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be ______ and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, that you were completely under your parents control.

If you plan to control your life, you’d better ______your parents and try to get them to believe you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the ______ to do what you want to do.

1.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．friends

D．classmates

2.

A．in

B．for

C．to

D．with

3.

A．often

B．always

C．usually

D．seldom

4.

A．hate

B．trust

C．support

D．envy

5.

A．loved

B．studied

C．felt

D．learned

6.

A．choosing

B．worrying

C．promising

D．thinking

7.

A．stood

B．grown

C．got

D．brought

8.

A．more

B．younger

C．older

D．less

9.

A．agree

B．think

C．plan

D．sense

10.

A．painful

B．foreign

C．unexpected

D．unlikely

11.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

12.

A．after

B．before

C．while

D．until

13.

A．entertainments

B．services

C．behaviors

D．sports

14.

A．controlled

B．connected

C．separated

D．focused

15.

A．friends

B．minds

C．own

D．sense

16.

A．normal

B．active

C．unforgettable

D．unhappy

17.

A．say

B．speak

C．state

D．express

18.

A．looked after

B．left alone

C．watched over

D．cared for

19.

A．forgive

B．frighten

C．persuade

D．employ

20.

A．right

B．advice

C．instruction

D．explanation

【推荐1】My mom gave me some wise advice: “Nothing beats a good bite that bites back.” She was talking about her ___for bitter-tasting food like rhubarb (大黄).

Mom’s rhubarb plant is at the east of our ___. Grandma moved it there from the farm. ___I’ve always regarded it as an overgrown weed.

We kept the largest garden in the neighborhood. Each growing season, we ___the plentiful rhubarb, tomatoes, beans and carrots with our neighbors and friends. More families took the rhubarb than any other fruit.

Nearly three years ago, while ___Mom’s flower bed, I finally asked if I could dig out her rhubarb. ___, she didn’t bake with it anymore. “Absolutely not,” Mom said. Clearly I hadn’t ___her devotion to it.

As I continued weeding, I thought about how rhubarb is one of the ___plants to appear in early spring. It breaks through the snowy, icy ground before buds (芽) form on trees. How can anyone fail to ___such a passionate desire?

When those first sprouts (嫩芽) ____, I’d find Mom outdoors, examining them like a ____counting a newborn’s fingers and toes. She would estimate about how long it’d be until she could make her rhubarb ____.

But when I was a kid and she gave me that pie, it made me ____. In my teens, it made me complain. ____ice cream did not sweeten the deal for my young taste buds. Rhubarb was something to be ____at all costs.

Then, last summer, I searched for Mom’s ____. I found the one for her rhubarb pie. So I ____to give it a try. A few tries later, I ____rhubarb pie to family and guests. It tasted incredible.

Since then I’ve come to two ____about rhubarb. First, you can take rhubarb out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the rhubarb. And second, rhubarb’s taste may be lost on children, but adults can ____it. Like my wise mother, I now understand that “Nothing beats a good bite that bites back.”

1.

A．effort

B．love

C．hope

D．regret

2.

A．garden

B．farm

C．house

D．country

3.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Or

4.

A．planted

B．prepared

C．collected

D．shared

5.

A．weeding

B．making

C．examining

D．digging

6.

A．As usual

B．As a result

C．Above all

D．After all

7.

A．noticed

B．understood

C．followed

D．ignored

8.

A．first

B．last

C．strange

D．common

9.

A．miss

B．question

C．admire

D．challenge

10.

A．survived

B．stayed

C．dropped

D．appeared

11.

A．parent

B．child

C．doctor

D．friend

12.

A．dish

B．pie

C．soup

D．salad

13.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．cheerful

D．peaceful

14.

A．Only

B．Just

C．Even

D．Yet

15.

A．obtained

B．gathered

C．valued

D．avoided

16.

A．recipe

B．advice

C．notebook

D．secret

17.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．decided

D．hesitated

18.

A．taught

B．served

C．passed

D．showed

19.

A．theories

B．ideas

C．conclusions

D．suggestions

20.

A．sense

B．trust

C．discover

D．appreciate

【推荐2】My brother and I were driving home together and we were deep in conversation. Because of his _________, my brother took a wrong turn, taking us towards a _________ and we had no way to turn back. _________, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the _________ waste of $4.

We eventually reached an exit slipway and, as we took it, my brother _________ a beat-up black car parked by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby _________ someone. I was busy trying to figure out which _________ we went next but my brother _________ and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a(n) _________ tire and needed a tool to get it off. My brother gave it to him, then proceeded to help him __________ the tire. After we had finished the job he thanked us again and again, pulled out $20 and tried to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We were never __________ to even get on that bridge. We took a __________ turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a(n) __________ to serve.”

What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this __________. He was able to see a chance to help even in an otherwise __________ situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart.

1.

A．happiness

B．carelessness

C．selfishness

D．weakness

2.

A．bridge

B．corner

C．track

D．house

3.

A．Nervously

B．Immediately

C．Unwillingly

D．Unfortunately

4.

A．unusual

B．hateful

C．hopeless

D．needless

5.

A．repaired

B．noticed

C．struck

D．helped

6.

A．phoning

B．reminding

C．greeting

D．recalling

7.

A．restaurant

B．gas station

C．hotel

D．way

8.

A．pulled together

B．pulled away

C．pulled over

D．pulled through

9.

A．flat

B．empty

C．old

D．dirty

10.

A．clean

B．change

C．fill

D．choose

11.

A．supposed

B．forced

C．allowed

D．required

12.

A．different

B．opposite

C．wrong

D．distant

13.

A．wish

B．ability

C．belief

D．opportunity

14.

A．progress

B．arrangement

C．process

D．mistake

15.

A．dangerous

B．destructive

C．expensive

D．negative

【推荐3】When I started teaching at my school, parents refused to send their children here. Over time, situations have improved. We’ve _________ into a place where parents want their children to learn. We have a waiting list. But with this has come increased __________ and high expectations from management.

More paperwork than ever is __________ of us. I spend a worrying amount of my week typing about children rather than having __________ face-to-face contact time with them.

But through the stress and frustration, the children I teach and their parents have kept me going. They’ve   ______ some much-needed relief.

My students are lively and eager to learn. Many of my days have been __________ by these incredible little people and their __________ for knowledge. And over the years it is those children who have helped me to develop my personal __________ as a teacher.

I’ve come to see that every child is __________, and that there are some who just need more support. Sometimes, it’s the progress you make with these children that allows you to see most   _____the positive effect your teaching has on learning.

One particular child ________massively with the expectations of school at the start of the academic year, laughing at other children and using   ____words, and I spent a lot of time with him talking through __________ to be a good friend. Seeing this child a week ago showing kindness to a younger pupil makes you reflect on the incredible ________a child can make in a year.

Working with parents, too, has become a(an) __________ enjoyable part of the job. I like having   _______ with every one of the parents of my class, and their support of the children and enthusiasm for them to continue their learning at home is truly   _____.

So my pupils and their parents are an important   ______ of why I got into this job. It was never to   ______ the demands of management,   ______ to work with children and inspire their passion for learning.

1.

A．slide

B．transformed

C．dashed

D．ran

2.

A．pressure

B．creativity

C．motivation

D．tendency

3.

A．informed

B．warned

C．demanded

D．accused

4.

A．actual

B．subjective

C．widespread

D．major

5.

A．delivered

B．advocate

C．preserve

D．provided

6.

A．impressed

B．teased

C．updated

D．brightened

7.

A．caution

B．enthusiasm

C．responsibility

D．independence

8.

A．growth

B．principle

C．relationships

D．guidance

9.

A．unique

B．faithful

C．parallel

D．universal

10.

A．briefly

B．clearly

C．gently

D．shallowly

11.

A．persisted

B．enjoyed

C．struggled

D．operated

12.

A．distinct

B．unpleasant

C．patient

D．fascinating

13.

A．what

B．when

C．where

D．how

14.

A．assumption

B．regulation

C．progress

D．explanation

15.

A．merely

B．innocently

C．increasingly

D．slightly

16.

A．words

B．topics

C．letters

D．conversations

17.

A．passive

B．conservative

C．primitive

D．impressive

18.

A．interpreter

B．reminder

C．counter

D．chapter

19.

A．satisfy

B．refuse

C．expand

D．ease

20.

A．so

B．on

C．but

D．for