【推荐2】On Mondays, my children get ready for school in an unusual way. Each packs (打包) a large plastic bin with two _______of clothes, plenty of food and water, a pair of rubber boots, hats, and sometimes a bottle of hot chocolate. Then,_______walking them to school as I do on the other days, I_______them off at a nearby park where they spend the entire day outside at a certified (获得资质的) “forest school”.

When I first _______them up, I loved the idea of giving my children an outdoor education, but was also_______of a few things: Would they be comfortable outside for that long? Would they stay_______for that many hours? Would the teachers let them act freely?

My_______quickly disappeared as I watched how joyful they were when I picked them up at the end of the afternoon. I was relieved (感到宽慰的) to learn that their teachers’ role is_______to help when something goes wrong. The kids direct their own play,_______it’s done in a public space where a teacher can see. There is no ________mealtime. Sometimes my kids were so focused on their games that they forgot to________. They are learning to observe (观察) nature up close. Their confidence is________as they complete physical tasks that normal schools would never________.

They are also making social connections________different age groups. My boys describe ________a special bond (联结) to “forest school kids” that they meet elsewhere in our small town.

1.

A．changes

B．styles

C．collections

D．types

2.

A．in spite of

B．instead of

C．in addition to

D．as for

3.

A．put

B．push

C．drop

D．see

4.

A．brought

B．signed

C．cheered

D．picked

5.

A．unaware

B．confident

C．uncertain

D．proud

6.

A．unchanged

B．alarmed

C．unnoticed

D．focused

7.

A．problems

B．consideration

C．stress

D．concerns

8.

A．simply

B．truly

C．nearly

D．finally

9.

A．even if

B．as long as

C．in case

D．as soon as

10.

A．fixed

B．limited

C．special

D．flexible

11.

A．play

B．drink

C．eat

D．rest

12.

A．disappearing

B．returning

C．growing

D．reducing

13.

A．perform

B．approach

C．ignore

D．allow

14.

A．at

B．across

C．from

D．beyond

15.

A．feeling

B．expecting

C．creating

D．seeking

【推荐3】“Can’t stop loving you ...” My 3-year-old son was singing. But I was not in the ________ to sing along. My manager had just told me that, in spite of my excellent performance, he couldn’t give me more ________ in the future. The message ________ me hard. But it brought about a sudden________ that, in the end, taught me the power of embracing opportunities, no matter where they came from.

My manager’s decision planted a seed of ________. But I reminded myself that I had already proved I could be an ________ scientist on a part-time schedule. During my 7 years as a university researcher, my career had ________.

When I left my university post for the biotech company, ________ by the desire for my work to reach patients, I expected that I would be capable of growing professionally and ________ my career there. But now I was being told that I should be ________ as a trouble-shooter (困难解决者), rather than the project leader I desired to be.

A friend suggested that I reach senior managers about ________ in other departments. With little________, I approached the three senior managers. Only the third ________ listened to my story, and told me that I was ________ to join him in building a vaccine (疫苗) research unit. I hesitated and replied that I knew ________ about vaccines. He said, “You are smart and willing to work hard. You’ll make it.”

The ________ was exactly what I had been seeking for, but I was still shaken by my manager’s lack of confidence in me. A few sleepless nights later, I decided that taking a chance on the ________ was better.

I soon discovered a new ________. My career path within the company opened up. And I took on more responsibilities and led fantastic projects — all because of the ________ change on me. It taught me that when I step out of my ________, I find my most creative, productive self.

1.

A．ability

B．recommendation

C．sense

D．mood

2.

A．responsibilities

B．priorities

C．experiences

D．rewards

3.

A．amazed

B．reached

C．hit

D．push

4.

A．plan

B．change

C．result

D．proposal

5.

A．self-pity

B．self-discipline

C．self-confidence

D．self-doubt

6.

A．unsuccessful

B．efficient

C．honest

D．outgoing

7.

A．fallen behind

B．taken off

C．come to an end

D．started out

8.

A．shocked

B．puzzled

C．driven

D．controlled

9.

A．end

B．quit

C．ruin

D．advance

10.

A．delighted

B．reliable

C．eager

D．vain

11.

A．complaints

B．advantages

C．assignments

D．opportunities

12.

A．property

B．procedure

C．expectation

D．determination

13.

A．randomly

B．patiently

C．carelessly

D．casually

14.

A．welcome

B．willing

C．depressed

D．naughty

15.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

16.

A．promotion

B．fame

C．solution

D．recognition

17.

A．unusual

B．good

C．true

D．unknown

18.

A．career

B．passion

C．partner

D．facility

19.

A．forced

B．easy

C．merciful

D．focused

20.

A．safety rule

B．bottom line

C．comfort zone

D．blind spot

【推荐1】Marsha seemed like a nice enough lady, 96 years old. She had a(n) _______ heart and only months to live. That’s why I was _______ her at the nursing home. She was glad to hear me read from the Bible, but suddenly, she burst into _______. ''When I get to heaven,'' she said, ''I will tell God to kick(踢) my father out of there! I don't ever want to _______ him again! '' I didn't know how to respond, but I wanted to help her _______ her heart.

I went home, wondering if I would be like Marsha at her age. A loud voice inside me was forcing an uncomfortable _______: Isn't there somebody you need to _______? Frankly(坦白地) there was something I didn't want to _______.

I grew up in Chicago. My brother John was 12 years older than me and always shouted at me. Everything I did was _______. I couldn't get along well with him, so I ________ him off. I couldn't see how old wound could hurt us ________ in the last days of life ________ I met Marsha.

I read all about forgiveness, including everything I could find in the Bible. I told myself it was to help Marsha, but ________, I was desperate to help myself. Like they say, when you can't stop being mad at someone, the person you end up ________ the most is yourself. So I finally took the ________ to call him.

''I don't want to be ________ with you anymore, '' I said. ''I'm ready to start over. Whatever our ________ have been are in the past. There was a brief ________ on the other end of the phone. ''I agree,'' John said at last. ''I'll try to do better.''

The last time I saw Marsha, she was too weak to ________. I don't know if she forgave her father when she would get to heaven. Either way, I ________ they worked it out, like my brother and I.

1.

A．healthy

B．limited

C．weak

D．curious

2.

A．encouraging

B．visiting

C．persuading

D．seeking

3.

A．tears

B．anger

C．amusement

D．laughter

4.

A．cheer

B．love

C．see

D．lose

5.

A．control

B．break

C．win

D．unlock

6.

A．question

B．idea

C．song

D．movie

7.

A．pay

B．forgive

C．gather

D．harm

8.

A．give up

B．build up

C．think about

D．depend on

9.

A．religious

B．natural

C．wrong

D．gentle

10.

A．turned

B．cut

C．put

D．moved

11.

A．even

B．only

C．just

D．always

12.

A．since

B．although

C．when

D．until

13.

A．closely

B．honestly

C．slightly

D．politely

14.

A．consulting

B．cheating

C．hurting

D．admiring

15.

A．courage

B．place

C．benefit

D．belief

16.

A．popular

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．familiar

17.

A．achievements

B．traditions

C．problems

D．strengths

18.

A．silence

B．shade

C．noise

D．statement

19.

A．argue

B．think

C．stand

D．talk

20.

A．doubted

B．guessed

C．hoped

D．supported

【推荐2】My heart beat with that feeling，pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end，I _____ up to take my final bow．For a second，the room was _____．Yet，even in that one second，I had enough time to _____ whether I had done perfectly．Then，_____，the applause came．

"Thank you…so much．"I said，_____ to the person standing on my other side．Olga，my piano teacher for six years，smiled back at me．"You've been an _____ student all these years．"She said，"I hope that whatever you do，you never stop _____．"

I leaned forward，_____ I would keep playing because I loved piano，and hugged her．

It _____ to be that the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped．

Right after the _____，I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day．_____，it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking _____ was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after，I stopped practicing altogether．It was _____ not to have to stress about piano anymore．

But something was _____ inside of me．I was empty inside．

One day I met Michelle，who had also taken piano lessons from Olga．

"Are you _____ taking lessons from Olga？"she asked．

"Um，no!Actually I just quit a while ago，"I replied．

"That's a   _____，"she responded，"You used to be so _____．I remember your performance a year ago； it was breathtaking．"

Two days _____ talking to Michelle，I subconsciously sat down on the bench and started playing．I wasn't even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time：playing，_____ to be playing．

As the music spread，a（n）_____ feeling rose inside me．

1.

A．stood

B．sat

C．showed

D．looked

2.

A．light

B．nervous

C．colorful

D．quiet

3.

A．expect

B．remind

C．know

D．doubt

4.

A．immediately

B．suddenly

C．hopefully

D．successfully

5.

A．running

B．waving

C．turning

D．pointing

6.

A．easy-going

B．imaginative

C．amazing

D．honest

7.

A．practicing

B．training

C．competing

D．gaining

8.

A．admitting

B．telling

C．promising

D．speaking

9.

A．carried on

B．turned out

C．brought up

D．showed off

10.

A．play

B．final

C．presentation

D．performance

11.

A．Soon

B．Besides

C．Thus

D．Instead

12.

A．lessons

B．parts

C．lectures

D．pieces

13.

A．disappointing

B．puzzling

C．inspiring

D．pleasing

14.

A．beating

B．rising

C．changing

D．shining

15.

A．even

B．still

C．much

D．yet

16.

A．shame

B．relief

C．pleasure

D．deal

17.

A．poor

B．good

C．nice

D．old

18.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．until

19.

A．still

B．always

C．also

D．just

20.

A．unknown

B．familiar

C．awful

D．empty

【推荐3】“The Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program was definitely a life changing experience,” says Alaa. “I had lots of ____ and expectations when I left Jordan and headed to Chicago to become a YES program particpant."

During it, Alaa had the chance to be a part of two wonderful host families. “I _______a lot by living with my host families,” says Alaa “The first one was a single older person that _____me to most of American cultures. My second family was kind enough to have me stay at their house and ____ me like one of their own kids. I am ______ both host families forever.”

____Alaa learned a lot from her host families, she realized that ______ a new culture and new family comes with its own growing pains.

“There was a huge ______ between me and my first host mom,” says Alaa. “She worked all the time, ______ I was expecting her to interact with more people. But that was too ______ . She goes her own way”

“The education system we have in Jordan is quite different from here, so the ______ to the education system was hard too. I went to Schaumburg High School, where everything was so organized and the teachers were so nice. I started an Arabic program________the gifted students in the school,” states Alaa. With my assistance, they______to know the beauty of my language. By the end of the year, I received Christmas card from the students with their names and ______ in Arabic. To my _____ , in no time they ______ were able to talk to me in Arabic without difficulty.”

“My YES program was soon ______ .” Alaa said. “But it had a deep________on me.” Thanks to the YES program, Alaa had conquered fears. ______ new skills, and finally changed the course of her life forever. “I don’t let anything get in the______of achieving my dreams.” says Alaa.

1.

A．worried

B．guesses

C．changes

D．friends

2.

A．took up

B．took over

C．gained

D．required.

3.

A．promised

B．ordered

C．introduced

D．announce

4.

A．raise

B．educate

C．cherish

D．treat

5.

A．aware of

B．careful with

C．interested in

D．grateful for

6.

A．When

B．As

C．Before

D．Although

7.

A．appealing to

B．adjusting to

C．attending to

D．contributing to

8.

A．difference

B．coincidence

C．effect

D．similarity

9.

A．and

B．but

C．when

D．where

10.

A．possible

B．awkward

C．hard

D．dull

11.

A．connection

B．understanding

C．recognition

D．adjustment

12.

A．through

B．within

C．among

D．around

13.

A．went

B．came

C．grew

D．increased

14.

A．wishes

B．hobbies

C．lessons

D．life

15.

A．despair

B．astonishment

C．disappointment

D．puzzle

16.

A．still

B．even

C．yet

D．ever

17.

A．forgotten

B．repeated

C．conducted

D．finished

18.

A．cooperation

B．expression

C．description

D．influence

19.

A．admired

B．acquired

C．adopted

D．exploited

20.

A．way

B．channel

C．path

D．trip

【推荐1】One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times，it ____ several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. After some ____ thoughts，the ant laid the feather over the crack，walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side，then continued on its way. I was ____ by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect，lacking ___ yet _______with a brain to reason，explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other two­legged creatures ____ on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its ____ home. It was there that the ant met its ____How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole? ____, it couldn't. So the ant, after all this ____ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a____. Isn't our ____ like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the ____ of money and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all unfavorable heavy weights—the things we pick up along life's path，and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to ____ that at the destination they are ____ and we can't take them with us.1.

A．brought about

B．got over

C．came across

D．dealt with

2.

A．brave

B．tiring

C．magic

D．short

3.

A．frightened

B．attracted

C．annoyed

D．satisfied

4.

A．size

B．height

C．depth

D．length

5.

A．filled

B．provided

C．equipped

D．given

6.

A．working

B．sleeping

C．existing

D．walking

7.

A．underground

B．lonely

C．comfortable

D．small

8.

A．partner

B．match

C．parent

D．friend

9.

A．Doubtfully

B．Definitely

C．Suspiciously

D．Deliberately

10.

A．decision

B．pleasure

C．trouble

D．matter

11.

A．loan

B．gift

C．burden

D．harvest

12.

A．life

B．aim

C．dream

D．study

13.

A．waste

B．lack

C．worth

D．danger

14.

A．assume

B．illustrate

C．imagine

D．find

15.

A．priceless

B．worthless

C．practical

D．splendid

【推荐2】Two girls living next door to each other have two very different life stories.

Chi Zhen, an 18-year-old preparatory (预科的) student in Seville, Spain, used his ______ to tell the stary of two lives. From the ______ on me photos, we could learn that they had inspired many people to ______ that the future is in their own hands.

He took a series of ______ of his friends Veronica and Anna Maria. They live completely ______ life styles and are getting opposite results.

In the photos. Anna Maria. a Spanish girl, can be seen ______ a TV drama. “She spends most of her ______ in front of her laptop,” says Chi. Anna Maria rarely goes out ______ she thinks she’s not attractive and doesn’t know ______ to say in social situations. She blames fate (命运). “I’m not as lucky as Veronica,” she often says.

But Veronica, the “lucky’ girl next door, has ______ herself four foreign languages and travelled to many places. She goes to the ______ frequently, so her extensive knowledge and experience allow her to take part in any conversation and become the center of ______ .

Looking at Veronica, it’s ______   that she’s taking control of her fate. In order to ______ with Chi Zhep better, she’s studying Chinese. Her experience has ______ Chi Zhen to mix with students from all countries, and he’s getting good results. “Although l learned about so many different ideas and ______ , I still need some time to get used to them,” he says.

The ______ of the photos has gone far beyond what Chi expected. One of the ______ commented on his photos on renren. com, saying: “A wall separates two worlds, and the life we have ______ what we do. I’d rather ______ my fate now than complain about everything later.”

1.

A．hand

B．camera

C．book

D．article

2.

A．abilities

B．experiences

C．memories

D．comments

3.

A．believe

B．change

C．struggle

D．compare

4.

A．loves

B．relationships

C．photos

D．emotions.

5.

A．same

B．different

C．interesting

D．healthy

6.

A．watching

B．sharing

C．copying

D．imitating

7.

A．energy

B．money

C．food

D．time

8.

A．when

B．while

C．because

D．how

9.

A．what

B．why

C．which

D．when

10.

A．mastered

B．managed

C．taught

D．enjoyed

11.

A．meeting room

B．library

C．laboratory

D．classroom

12.

A．encouragement

B．inspiration

C．attention

D．amusement

13.

A．obvious

B．unlucky

C．important

D．impossible

14.

A．argue

B．improve

C．touch

D．communicate

15.

A．made

B．encouraged

C．ordered

D．suggested

16.

A．dreams

B．interests

C．attention

D．situations

17.

A．price

B．thought

C．explanation

D．influence

18.

A．users

B．doctors

C．travellers

D．drivers

19.

A．takes on

B．puts on

C．depends on

D．keeps on

20.

A．waste

B．question

C．stand

D．grasp

【推荐3】完形填空
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。
My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the school concert today. She played so _______ that I could not help cheering her. The very _______ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great ______, she began learning it. However, when she was no longer _______, she became sick of it. _______, it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of _______.
When her first teacher left, my friend _______ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some   _______ comments, and then point out what should be _______. Every time she came, ________ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some ______. She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the _______ of playing, but more importantly, to   ________ the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ________ would like to _______ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _______ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel _______ when you are on the way. When you look _______ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making ________. But if you _______, you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.1.

A．regularly

B．smoothly

C．carefully

D．happily

2.

A．music

B．scene

C．arrangement

D．praise

3.

A．excitement

B．pressure

C．regret

D．unwillingness

4.

A．young

B．free

C．curious

D．cautious

5.

A．After all

B．Above all

C．In all

D．First of all

6.

A．cost

B．practice

C．education

D．show

7.

A．led

B．sent

C．directed

D．introduced

8.

A．usual

B．interesting

C．good

D．humorous

9.

A．explained

B．changed

C．stopped

D．improved

10.

A．as with

B．instead of

C．except for

D．thanks to

11.

A．music

B．jokes

C．games

D．sports

12.

A．levels

B．skills

C．credits

D．secrets

13.

A．create

B．follow

C．feel

D．read

14.

A．once

B．then

C．still

D．even

15.

A．make up

B．look back

C．show off

D．give away

16.

A．nervous

B．lucky

C．afraid

D．astonished

17.

A．tired

B．easy

C．embarrassed

D．excited

18.

A．ahead

B．up

C．down

D．over

19.

A．mistakes

B．choices

C．progress

D．time

20.

A．stop

B．continue

C．do

D．move