【推荐1】A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ____ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____.
When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ____.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ____ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital.
I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye.
People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!
I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____.
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.1.

A．lazy	B．lonely
C．painful	D．shameful

2.

A．would	B．should
C．might	D．could

3.

A．walk	B．step
C．foot	D．breath

4.

A．tool	B．toy
C．baby	D．pet

5.

A．plan	B．accident
C．anecdote	D．truth

6.

A．lied	B．waited
C．reflected	D．hesitated

7.

A．still	B．once
C．even	D．never

8.

A．facts	B．opinions
C．thoughts	D．doubts

9.

A．story	B．secret
C．habit	D．hobby

10.

A．until	B．before
C．while	D．after

11.

A．adjusted	B．turned
C．contributed	D．related

12.

A．angry	B．shocked
C．guilty	D．abused

13.

A．break	B．go
C．look	D．push

14.

A．focused	B．hooked
C．dependent	D．hard

15.

A．that	B．where
C．what	D．which

16.

A．save	B．expand
C．make	D．end

17.

A．year	B．month
C．week	D．day

18.

A．regret	B．blame
C．sorrow	D．sympathy

19.

A．shared	B．ignored
C．reminded	D．rid

20.

A．comfort	B．compromise
C．gift	D．suggestion

【推荐2】From a very early age I knew I wasn’t adopted (领养). My older brother, Eddie and I looked too much the same because our faces were the ________ combination (结合) of our Mom’s and Dad’s. ________, I did feel different.

My oldest brother, Tony was ________ and outgoing. He could tell you a story that kept you smiling and ________ all the way through. Eddie was also confident and had so many friends. He could also make a clear and loud ________ that has served him well as a teacher and coach.

I, on the other hand, was ________, quiet, and not so outgoing as my brothers. I spent more time reading. I wanted to ________ everything. Being several years younger than them and usually ________ by them, I also spent more time playing alone. I wasn’t as lonely as you would ________, though. My imagination was a great friend in my loneliness and in some way I ________ the quiet.

Looking back on the long and ________ road of my life now, I can see that I was different, but it made me just the person I needed to be to live the life I have lived. My reading so much led me to start writing as well. My wish to learn everything helped me to ________ the biggest problems about love, kindness, joy, and life, and to ________ what I learned with others. My pleasure in a quiet life made it ________ for me to work from home and care for my family.

We each have a unique ________ in this life. It is our job to find it, to live it, and to love it.

1.

A．perfect

B．positive

C．extra

D．equal

2.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Even

D．Instead

3.

A．responsible

B．curious

C．confident

D．anxious

4.

A．exploring

B．dieting

C．competing

D．laughing

5.

A．whistle

B．stress

C．eruption

D．voice

6.

A．shy

B．graceful

C．frightened

D．confused

7.

A．exercise

B．challenge

C．learn

D．contact

8.

A．cared for

B．brought up

C．left behind

D．depended on

9.

A．plan

B．figure

C．notice

D．prove

10.

A．chose

B．valued

C．attracted

D．refused

11.

A．amazing

B．winding

C．wide

D．formal

12.

A．address

B．sense

C．exchange

D．improve

13.

A．throw

B．close

C．open

D．share

14.

A．strange

B．still

C．powerful

D．easy

15.

A．strength

B．flash

C．struggle

D．anger

【推荐3】My 88-year-old grandfather and I are both starting 2022 as new college graduates. He was _______ to continue school because he got married and started a _______ in the 1950s. Over the next few decades, he managed to _______his roles as a husband, a father of five, working at a local bank and taking a college class here and there.

Our higher _______ journey together at Palo Alto College began in 2016. I had just _______ from high school then and my grandfather, 82, was _______ to take classes to make his lifelong dream of earning his bachelor’s degree become a _______. In 2017, we were both _______ into the University of Texas at San Antonio.

We would have lunch together and work _______ side-by-side in the library. There were also many times when I __________ him to school in my car. That was really special because I could always __________ him and shout out my grandpa was here.

When COVID-19 broke out __________, my grandfather asked for leave from school. I often __________ him with his schoolwork online.

Over the past year, his health has continued to __________ and he now has difficulty speaking. As graduation day __________ in December, my family and I __________ university officials to approve of my grandfather having a degree of recognition. We had the __________ that he could have that memory before his death.

My grandfather was worried he would steal the show from my graduation moment when I told him we were graduating together. I told him this is our moment and that I want to __________ it with him. I’m so __________ and proud that I was able to have this moment with him.

I __________ my grandfather’s lifelong passion of learning and his strong wills.

1.

A．proud

B．eager

C．unhappy

D．unable

2.

A．bank

B．family

C．company

D．business

3.

A．compare

B．evaluate

C．balance

D．accept

4.

A．education

B．survival

C．recovery

D．research

5.

A．benefited

B．returned

C．graduated

D．heard

6.

A．shocked

B．advised

C．forced

D．determined

7.

A．reality

B．challenge

C．memory

D．question

8.

A．checked

B．admitted

C．refused

D．invited

9.

A．secretly

B．silently

C．nervously

D．nosily

10.

A．followed

B．warned

C．prevented

D．drove

11.

A．show off

B．cheer up

C．focus on

D．look after

12.

A．cautiously

B．gradually

C．suddenly

D．quietly

13.

A．assisted

B．equipped

C．supplied

D．presented

14.

A．restore

B．change

C．decline

D．improve

15.

A．involved

B．established

C．passed

D．approached

16.

A．encouraged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．reminded

17.

A．conclusion

B．achievement

C．excitement

D．expectation

18.

A．share

B．regret

C．control

D．discuss

19.

A．independent

B．helpful

C．grateful

D．polite

20.

A．examine

B．appreciate

C．consider

D．understand

【推荐1】Taylor Hash desired to become a career pilot and she was under training. One day, she had just started building up hours of flight time when a(n)________ struck. As she guided the Diamond Star plane off the runway at airport, on her third-ever independent ________, the front tyre (轮胎) of her plane fell off.

Taylor was ________ at that point that she had just lost important landing equipment. “I didn’t feel anything wrong in the take-off ________,” she said. However, a(n)________ pilot Chris Yates, saw something and immediately took action. He knew that Taylor would have to make a difficult emergency landing. He ________ the control tower and said, “The Diamond Star that just took off lost its nose wheel tyre on the runway.” Yates asked people there to put him through to Taylor so he could help her. When Taylor learned what had happened, she was in ________.

Therefore, Yates ________ that the most important thing would be to keep Taylor calm so she could follow him attentively. Then Yates ________ Tavlor and told her that she could ________ above the field until she was ready to land. “When you touch down, I just want that joystick (操纵杆) all the way back. You’re gonna hold it back like you don’t want that nose to touch,” he ________ her.

Despite feeling unsure, Taylor trusted Yates. With palms sweaty and lips ________, Taylor successfully create a best landing chance. Finally, she managed to land ________.

No sooner had Yates extended his arms than Taylor hugged him tightly with tears of ________ rolling down cheeks. Yates smiled, patted on her shoulder and encouraged, “it was your excellent skill that help yourself ________ the emergency successfully. I am so proud of you.”

1.

A．event

B．disaster

C．fantasy

D．idea

2.

A．sign

B．slide

C．mission

D．outing

3.

A．afraid

B．clear

C．unaware

D．conscious

4.

A．process

B．progress

C．show

D．flow

5.

A．calm

B．strange

C．experienced

D．warm-hearted

6.

A．radioed

B．socialized

C．controlled

D．managed

7.

A．panic

B．peace

C．relief

D．delight

8.

A．complained

B．claimed

C．realized

D．responded

9.

A．changed

B．praised

C．criticized

D．comforted

10.

A．wait

B．pause

C．touch

D．circle

11.

A．blamed

B．instructed

C．understood

D．appreciated

12.

A．aching

B．wiping

C．swinging

D．trembling

13.

A．narrowly

B．smoothly

C．basically

D．particularly

14.

A．scare

B．regret

C．surprise

D．gratitude

15.

A．deal with

B．tear apart

C．take up

D．leave out

【推荐3】We found him a few weeks ago, when he was walking along the road in the countryside. He

was jumping and trying to stop cars, and we ________ maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, ________ we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return ________, he was in the same place, ________, trying to get people to ________ for him. When he noticed ________, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to ________ him.

We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to find his ________. But we failed. Then we took a ________ look at the dog. He had no collar(项圈)and he was really ________.We decided he was abandoned.

My husband said, “________ he doesn’t bite(咬)me when I try to pick him up to put him in the ________,we will have a new dog.” The dog ________ joined us with no fight at all. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats as if thanking us for ________ him up.

The dog had been ________ on the road for some time. He was so thin. So, we ________ him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds. We took him to the vet(兽医), who said the dog appears to be in good ________ despite his having been abandoned. The vet guessed the dog is about two or three years of age, from the condition of his teeth.

We do ________ this dog. He has been mistreated and yet, he is still very sweet. He had no manners, but he is a ________ learner. He no longer tries to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in chairs. Since then, he has become a ________ of our family.

1.

A．invented

B．thought

C．forgot

D．knew

2.

A．so

B．unless

C．or

D．because

3.

A．road

B．flight

C．trip

D．stage

4.

A．besides

B．thus

C．instead

D．still

5.

A．stop

B．leave

C．fight

D．sing

6.

A．them

B．us

C．others

D．each

7.

A．talk with

B．search for

C．get around

D．worry about

8.

A．owner

B．friend

C．rope

D．food

9.

A．careless

B．good

C．different

D．last

10.

A．puzzled

B．normal

C．greedy

D．thin

11.

A．While

B．Though

C．However

D．If

12.

A．street

B．countryside

C．car

D．place

13.

A．sadly

B．happily

C．fearfully

D．proudly

14.

A．carrying

B．picking

C．setting

D．lifting

15.

A．clearly

B．impossibly

C．willingly

D．safely

16.

A．trained

B．taught

C．fed

D．walked

17.

A．memory

B．connection

C．style

D．health

18.

A．trust

B．forget

C．love

D．dislike

19.

A．quick

B．slow

C．bad

D．future

20.

A．member

B．cleaner

C．hero

D．passenger