【推荐1】One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to_______me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done_______and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to_______your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me_______for the rest of the night.   I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the_______decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d_______wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her_______and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large_______apartment, I became_______how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then______________I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on______________family and work.______________difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a______________attitude.
Back home , I______________myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she______________to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be______________. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable______________.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the______________has really taught me. Sacrifices______________in the end. The separation between us has proved to be______________for me.1.

A．attract

B．promote

C．surprise

D．praise

2.

A．little

B．much

C．well

D．wrong

3.

A．leave

B．refuse

C．contact

D．forgive

4.

A．explaining

B．sleeping

C．wondering

D．regretting

5.

A．poor

B．timely

C．final

D．tough

6.

A．eagerly

B．politely

C．nervously

D．curiously

7.

A．patience

B．presence

C．intelligence

D．Influence

8.

A．Comfortable

B．Expensive

C．Empty

D．Modern

9.

A．Interested in

B．aware of

C．doubtful

D．satisfied with

10.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．that

11.

A．abandoning

B．balancing

C．comparing

D．mixing

12.

A．depending on

B．supplied with

C．faced with

D．insisting on

13.

A．different

B．friendly

C．positive

D．general

14.

A．criticized

B．informed

C．warned

D．reminded

15.

A．managed

B．offered

C．attempted

D．expected

16.

A．grateful

B．energetic

C．independent

D．practical

17.

A．examples

B．limits

C．rules

D．goals

18.

A．question

B．experience

C．history

D．occasion

19.

A．pay off

B．come back

C．run out

D．turn up

20.

A．blessing

B．gathering

C．failure

D．pleasure

【推荐2】The _______ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his _______, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously _______of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the _______on the table. His two guests heard several drawers opening and a rustling （飒飒响声）.

They _______sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the _______came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked _______her shoulder at once, startled （吓一跳）, _______. It was _______. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the ________ floor and blurted out(脱口而出), “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered(嘀咕), “Sorry, I ________ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your ________ in the windowpane(窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly ________. Why did you say…?”

The father ________, “What then would you ________as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself! Maybe the floor is uneven. It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

“It won’t ________, girl. It sounds more ________ when I say I touched it. There are things people accept less the more you ________ them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was ________in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you explain it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father laughed again. “Since life is not perfect, sometimes we need to deal with it with a white ________.”

1.

A．owner

B．host

C．guest

D．master

2.

A．friends

B．neighbors

C．children

D．guests

3.

A．knowing

B．remembering

C．hearing

D．thinking

4.

A．thermos

B．cup

C．lid

D．tea

5.

A．enjoyed

B．remained

C．imagined

D．hated

6.

A．stranger

B．host

C．crash

D．noise

7.

A．around

B．at

C．behind

D．over

8.

A．staring

B．glaring

C．observing

D．glancing

9.

A．helpless

B．exciting

C．strange

D．terrible

10.

A．breaking

B．steaming

C．sinking

D．flooding

11.

A．touched

B．used

C．hit

D．moved

12.

A．expression

B．shadow

C．reflection

D．action

13.

A．calm

B．still

C．silent

D．straight

14.

A．shouted

B．recalled

C．laughed

D．repeated

15.

A．tell

B．make

C．accept

D．give

16.

A．do

B．help

C．go

D．suit

17.

A．comfortable

B．friendly

C．acceptable

D．agreeable

18.

A．defend

B．support

C．discuss

D．argue

19.

A．kept

B．shut

C．worried

D．lost

20.

A．action

B．lie

C．excuse

D．devotion

【推荐3】If our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up.

One day in my high school, my mom _____ to pick me up from school. She had a(n) _____day with my three naughty sisters and no doubt it had slipped her mind. After _____ at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home. I stormed into the kitchen _____ and screamed at my mom that she’d forgotten me.

Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a _____ to school the next day. I _____my mom would still take me. _____, when the morning came, she _____. It was the day for midterm tests, and being _____ wasn’t an option. In my mind, ______ these tests would’ve been the ______of my academic career. I told her she was ruining my future and everything I’d worked ______. But she stuck to her ______, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.

My mom didn’t rescue me from ______. She let me suffer through it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn.

And now, I’ve ______ that I want my kids to experience failure because experiencing failure is ______ we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. So, next time you want to ______ your child from skinned knees, remember that you might be cheating them out of the greatest ______ they could ever have: the power of knowing that there are natural ______ for their actions, and that they are finally ______ for the choices they make.

1.

A．promised

B．forgot

C．happened

D．came

2.

A．sad

B．happy

C．busy

D．easy

3.

A．crying

B．hesitating

C．waiting

D．calling

4.

A．confidently

B．fearfully

C．excitedly

D．angrily

5.

A．ride

B．way

C．privilege

D．desire

6.

A．thought

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．requested

7.

A．Rather

B．Therefore

C．Still

D．However

8.

A．insisted

B．refused

C．pretended

D．agreed

9.

A．late

B．painful

C．wrong

D．present

10.

A．ignoring

B．taking

C．missing

D．succeeding

11.

A．top

B．burden

C．change

D．end

12.

A．for

B．with

C．out

D．at

13.

A．decision

B．duty

C．goal

D．religion

14.

A．tests

B．school

C．failure

D．danger

15.

A．consulted

B．realized

C．left

D．neglected

16.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．why

17.

A．make

B．save

C．help

D．warn

18.

A．education

B．mistake

C．challenge

D．atmosphere

19.

A．reflections

B．consequences

C．meanings

D．reasons

20.

A．famous

B．proud

C．regretful

D．responsible

【推荐1】For me, dream was one thing, and schooling was quite another. My family was too poor to cover my tuition. Finally, with others’ help, I attended a state university. However, I_______needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a part-time job,_______ test tubes in the science department. By then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my_______ .

When working as a substitute teacher (代课教师) in the local area, I learned they were planning to_______the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the_______ was meant for me. However, the principal said, “You’re too _______. We want someone older — with more_______ .”

I cried all the way to work, disappointed and_______. Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to _______and how upset I was to be________because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He ________me, “Never lose heart. I believe you can make it.” The next morning my phone rang. It was the principal calling to offer me the________ position. I was totally________and asked him why. He explained, “You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He ________that you should have this position.” A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my________on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile, “Open your books. ”

1.

A．almost

B．suddenly

C．hardly

D．still

2.

A．decorating

B．cleaning

C．collecting

D．producing

3.

A．house

B．job

C．dream

D．money

4.

A．punish

B．replace

C．praise

D．accept

5.

A．result

B．scholarship

C．experiment

D．position

6.

A．young

B．impatient

C．busy

D．strange

7.

A．adventure

B．confidence

C．experience

D．independence

8.

A．tired

B．comfortable

C．nervous

D．sorrowful

9.

A．travel

B．teach

C．study

D．sing

10.

A．called on

B．looked after

C．turned down

D．brought up

11.

A．comforted

B．ordered

C．thanked

D．promised

12.

A．biology

B．math

C．English

D．Chinese

13.

A．selfish

B．upset

C．anxious

D．confused

14.

A．recommended

B．informed

C．complained

D．regretted

15.

A．parents

B．students

C．teachers

D．friends

【推荐2】You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the country, I can ____keep myself from telling your white lie(善意的谎言) to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _____about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _____.You, a beautiful young lady, ____ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children ______more time on their books ____ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still ____ that one day you might leave. You ____a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their____ of your leaving. You went all out in the ____ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the ____ of one's life, so that must have been what you were ____ in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room ____ you had been crying ____ In your class, we ____ but looked away from your eyes. You ____for some time as if you were ____to find the right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we ____ you the very best and the villagers gave you their ____The train took you away and your broken ____The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.1.

A．forever

B．seldom

C．soon

D．hardly

2.

A．scene

B．condition

C．sign

D．sight

3.

A．report

B．explanation

C．arrival

D．speech

4.

A．promised

B．answered

C．permitted

D．agreed

5.

A．shared

B．spent

C．paid

D．devoted

6.

A．even

B．ever

C．soon

D．still

7.

A．considered

B．feared

C．supposed

D．doubted

8.

A．gained

B．presented

C．wore

D．pretended

9.

A．difficulty

B．question

C．trouble

D．fear

10.

A．teaching

B．middle

C．field

D．course

11.

A．way

B．wealth

C．value

D．cost

12.

A．after

B．with

C．for

D．against

13.

A．as long as

B．now that

C．as if

D．even though

14.

A．happily

B．bitterly

C．angrily

D．anxiously

15.

A．listened

B．talked

C．discussed[

D．studied

16.

A．explained

B．stopped

C．talked

D．spoke

17.

A．worrying

B．thinking

C．crying

D．trying

18.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．brought

D．wished

19.

A．thanks

B．satisfactions

C．expressions

D．rewards

20.

A．class

B．heart

C．class

D．memory

【推荐3】I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to ________sixth grade. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she ________ that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a ________ conversation. After that day, she gave me particular ________ and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that ________ believed me, and my ________ started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my ________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, ________ in my studies, as I knew she would ________ my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally ________ second in my class.

Then, after sixth grade, she started to drift apart(逐步疏远) ________ still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in seventh grade, we ________ spoke, but by then I had become the ________ in my class. When I left school, I was ________ with her, as she never answered the ________ when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths ________ again. I met her at a wedding. I could not ________ asking her, “why did you stop talking to me?”

“You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree ________ on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel ________ of you. You are your inspiration(鼓舞) and do not need to ________a shoulder, ” she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her.

1.

A．jump

B．attend

C．copy

D．repeat

2.

A．heard

B．noticed

C．learned

D．sensed

3.

A．stupid

B．useless

C．normal

D．secret

4.

A．attention

B．attraction

C．explanation

D．examination

5.

A．everyone

B．someone

C．anyone

D．nobody

6.

A．words

B．objects

C．classes

D．grades

7.

A．home

B．school

C．hotel

D．company

8.

A．generally

B．actually

C．especially

D．usually

9.

A．change

B．look

C．improve

D．check

10.

A．received

B．came

C．caught

D．held

11.

A．but

B．as

C．or

D．so

12.

A．ever

B．often

C．once

D．hardly

13.

A．older

B．strongest

C．best

D．cleverest

14.

A．out of touch

B．in common

C．out of reach

D．in touch

15.

A．letter

B．e-mail

C．phone

D．machine

16.

A．separated

B．formed

C．added

D．crossed

17.

A．finish

B．help

C．prevent

D．keep

18.

A．standing

B．flying

C．growing

D．sitting

19.

A．sad

B．proud

C．good

D．ashamed

20.

A．turn down

B．get on

C．look for

D．take up

【推荐2】During the winter of 1986 I was working at a construction site near Oakland, California. It is not _________ for construction workers’ hands to become very painful. My hands were no _________ that year. They were bleeding at the joints of the fingers and thumbs.

_________ work because of hurting hands is simply not a good choice in the construction industry. You grit your teeth (咬紧牙关), keep working, and finish the job. One morning I left for work at 5 a.m. and arrived at a _________. As I got out of my truck, I saw a newspaper delivery car and the driver struggling with newspapers. I took a second look, _________ that the man had no forearms. I was _________ to see him doing a job that would require a(n) physically gifted person. Still, he was somewhat having _________ with the larger bundles (捆) because his arms weren’t long enough.

On my way to pay for the gas, I stopped and asked him if I could _________ him. He politely _________ my offer. A few minutes later while I was refueling, he said, “Hey buddy, would you mind tying (系) my shoes for me?” As I was tying his shoes, he went on to ____________ that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn’t do for ____________.

I stopped and looked back at him as he was getting into his car. I looked down at my ____________. Suddenly it hit me: I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks. That experience made a difference to my hurting hands. Every ____________ when my hands start cracking and bleeding, I think back to that ____________ in 1986. And just like magic, my hands don’t ____________.

1.

A．easy

B．fair

C．unusual

D．certain

2.

A．exception

B．problem

C．wonder

D．sense

3.

A．Beginning

B．Stopping

C．Getting

D．Finishing

4.

A．factory

B．company

C．gas station

D．police station

5.

A．suggesting

B．ignoring

C．thinking

D．noticing

6.

A．nervous

B．afraid

C．happy

D．amazed

7.

A．difficulty

B．fun

C．words

D．relations

8.

A．disturb

B．approach

C．help

D．teach

9.

A．examined

B．accepted

C．considered

D．declined

10.

A．explain

B．complain

C．expect

D．expose

11.

A．others

B．himself

C．work

D．me

12.

A．legs

B．arms

C．shoes

D．hands

13.

A．week

B．night

C．month

D．winter

14.

A．encounter

B．incident

C．trip

D．party

15.

A．bleed

B．change

C．hurt

D．talk

【推荐3】During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I _________, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests. _________ I went home from school that day tired, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.

The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I’d totally forgotten to prepare for the _________ on Romeo and Juliet, which I’d take _________ my lunch hour! Worse still, I had _________ the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom (厄运). All I could do was try to _________ on the questions I didn’t know.

As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give _________ when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I _________ down and there was the answer for the test! “What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my _________ of failing the test!” My heart started beating, and my brain __________, “Yes! Read over the answers—quickly!” This was quickly followed by another voice, “No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No!...” This went on for ten of the __________ seconds in my entire life.

Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without __________! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty __________ I had failed the test.

The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an __________ soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the __________ to turn it over.

You can only imagine my __________ when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my __________ a C-.

My mom says the victories that __________ the most courage are won within. Now I know __________ what she means. Now not only can my conscience (良心) rest easy, but I don’t have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad __________ like Romeo and Juliet.

1.

A．arrived

B．appeared

C．returned

D．finished

2.

A．If

B．Although

C．Until

D．Because

3.

A．lecture

B．essay

C．play

D．test

4.

A．by

B．upon

C．over

D．toward

5.

A．missed

B．carried

C．lost

D．dropped

6.

A．depend

B．guess

C．agree

D．improve

7.

A．in

B．off

C．out

D．away

8.

A．wrote

B．settled

C．calmed

D．looked

9.

A．boredom

B．worries

C．loneliness

D．tiredness

10.

A．persuaded

B．warned

C．whispered

D．chanted

11.

A．coldest

B．saddest

C．longest

D．fastest

12.

A．suffering

B．cheating

C．checking

D．thinking

13.

A．certain

B．regretful

C．annoyed

D．relieved

14.

A．open

B．honest

C．optimistic

D．energetic

15.

A．wisdom

B．encouragement

C．nerve

D．intention

16.

A．anxiety

B．shock

C．fear

D．appreciation

17.

A．paper

B．credit

C．grade

D．rate

18.

A．take

B．put

C．find

D．gain

19.

A．gradually

B．exactly

C．willingly

D．seemingly

20.

A．film

B．fact

C．ending

D．love