【推荐1】There is a well-known story about a farmer_______found an eagle(鹰) egg. The story reminds us of the importance of developing our full potential(潜力).

One day, a hardworking_______found an eagle’s egg lying on the ground of his farm. He was in a hurry_______he paid no attention to it and_______placed it together with all the chicken eggs. After several days, the egg hatched(孵化）and the little eagle_______ into the world.
The eagle thought he was _______same as the other chickens,_______the eagle pecked(啄食）and dug for worms. He ran about and sometimes jumped around, flying a few _______in the air like the chickens. Over the years, the eagle grew old and tired. One day he saw a splendid bird _______ overhead, and asked, “________is that?” “That’s the king of the________-- the bald eagle,” replied a chicken. “The sky is her home. We’re chickens -- our home is ________the farm.”
And so the eagle lived and died ________ a chicken, for that’s what he believed he was.
Are you an eagle that ________like a chicken?________, many people have great talents but ________bring them to use. Actually, we________make our talents take off by developing our character strengths. Suppose there was a young man who________ in the world. He asked questions about his environment, explored new neighborhoods where he lived, and soon he mentally mapped out the city he lived in. He used his curiosity to make the ________ of his talents for spatial(空间的）intelligence.
When we use our character strengths, we will ________that we are eagles.1.

A．whose

B．he

C．which

D．who

2.

A．woman

B．farmer

C．lady

D．worker

3.

A．and

B．because

C．as

D．but

4.

A．carefully

B．nervously

C．carelessly

D．slowly

5.

A．come

B．came

C．comes

D．coming

6.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

7.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

8.

A．feet

B．inches

C．foot

D．kilometers

9.

A．fly

B．flying

C．flew

D．flown

10.

A．Where

B．How

C．Which

D．Who

11.

A．mountains

B．sea

C．forest

D．sky

12.

A．in

B．over

C．on

D．about

13.

A．after

B．like

C．before

D．among

14.

A．acts

B．looks

C．sounds

D．thinks

15.

A．Unfortunately

B．Unbelievably

C．Fortunately

D．Interestingly

16.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．regularly

D．always

17.

A．can

B．could

C．must

D．might

18.

A．was excited

B．was surprised

C．was terrified

D．was interested

19.

A．use

B．effort

C．best

D．least

20.

A．worry

B．fear

C．respect

D．recognize

【推荐2】I still remember that day clearly. I zipped past(快速闪过) my father cleaning the table. Seconds later, I zipped past him again. Minutes later, I was _______wrapping Allyson’s birthday gifts while ordering a cake for her coming party. As soon as I finished the_______glanced up and met Dad’s disapproving look.

“You are too_______and stressed, honey,” he said, sitting in a chair, watching The Price Is Right. “You need to _______and enjoy life a little more.” He was_______And at that moment, I realized I had been totally_______Dad in order to finish all of the_______on my to-do list. All Dad wanted me to do was sit down and spend some time with him. So l did. I knew the present-wrapping could_______and the cake could be ordered later. I sat down and watched The Price Is Right with Dad. It was his _______We laughed and talked. I’m so glad that I didn’t miss that special last time with my dad________that to-do list. Daddy passed away a few months later, but his words of wisdom remain with me.

When I am writing non-stop, trying to________a book soon or attempting to clean the entire house at once, I’ll remember Dad’s words.

Actually, the ________will always be, but special time with people you________can slip by quickly. So watch a show with your parents. Play a game with your kids. Take along romantic walk with your________.Each of them ________a lot to you and they are more important than other things.

1.

A．politely

B．proudly

C．quickly

D．calmly

2.

A．journey

B．call

C．report

D．game

3.

A．excited

B．disappointed

C．strange

D．busy

4.

A．come over

B．slowdown

C．give up

D．breakout

5.

A．clever

B．upset

C．right

D．puzzled

6.

A．refusing

B．annoying

C．observing

D．ignoring

7.

A．purposes

B．promises

C．roles

D．tasks

8.

A．wait

B．work

C．exist

D．continue

9.

A．chance

B．rule

C．favorite

D．choice

10.

A．as for

B．instead of

C．except for

D．because of

11.

A．finish

B．find

C．keep

D．paint

12.

A．lists

B．plans

C．habits

D．points

13.

A．believe

B．love

C．respect

D．honor

14.

A．customer

B．teacher

C．partner

D．neighbor

15.

A．affords

B．means

C．explains

D．talks

【推荐3】Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes. She had drawn a picture of Jane’s house and a boy had ___ it.

“I think it’s very ___,” said Margaret’s mother. “Let’s show it to Jane and see what she thinks.”

They went to Jane’s house to show her the ___. Jane looked at the picture and its beautiful flowers and smiled. “What a lovely drawing! You are a(n) ___ artist.” Margaret felt a little better. “It’s a picture of your ___,” she said. “A boy at school said it was ___.” “Nonsense!” said Jane. “We all ___ things in different ways and we all find our own ways to show people what we see. Everybody is different and art is ___ everybody. Let’s go and see Uncle Dot and I’ll show you what I ___.”

Uncle Dot was painting a picture of two fishermen who were ____ on their boat. Jane showed him Margaret’s drawing.

“Well, this is nice!” Uncle Dot said. “I like the way you showed all the ____ in Jane’s garden, and that’s a very cheerful sun in the sky. ____ is such great fun, isn’t it? Why don’t all of you sit down and draw or paint with me for a while? I have lots of art ____. Use whatever you like.” Jane found some colored pencils; Margaret chose markers and her mother ____ a few bits of colored chalk. Uncle Dot gave them ____ and they all began to draw and paint on it.

When they finished, they ____ their pictures up and stepped hack to look at them. Each piece was ____. Everyone had seen the same things: a boat, fishermen, the sea, the sky, and the sun. But each person ____ those things in his or her own way.

From that day on, Margaret enjoyed all kinds of art. She didn’t ____ if others thought her work was “good” or not ____ she knew that didn’t matter at all.

1.

A．caught sight of

B．looked up to

C．made fun of

D．got rid of

2.

A．nice

B．controversial

C．simple

D．funny

3.

A．gift

B．drawing

C．award

D．collection

4.

A．hard-working

B．typical

C．conventional

D．excellent

5.

A．garden

B．house

C．gallery

D．yard

6.

A．mysterious

B．colorful

C．awful

D．delicate

7.

A．see

B．predict

C．clarify

D．judge

8.

A．in

B．for

C．with

D．about

9.

A．observe

B．acquire

C．announce

D．mean

10.

A．working

B．sleeping

C．arguing

D．singing

11.

A．birds

B．insects

C．flowers

D．grass

12.

A．Art

B．Music

C．Literature

D．Architecture

13.

A．pencils

B．tools

C．models

D．sculptures

14.

A．brought out

B．turned out

C．dug out

D．picked out

15.

A．comfort

B．guidance

C．paper

D．assistance

16.

A．hung

B．held

C．broke

D．took

17.

A．superb

B．different

C．impressive

D．specific

18.

A．analyzed

B．appreciated

C．painted

D．expose

19.

A．believe

B．doubt

C．wonder

D．care

20.

A．because

B．if

C．unless

D．though

【推荐1】One summer night, my friends and I stole into the Jordans’ backyard and started harvesting their sweet, juicy raspberries (树莓). We were enjoying every bite of the tasty berries _________ Mr Jordan came charging outside all of a sudden.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he yelled as my friends ran off _________ all directions. He attempted to catch one or two as they rushed past him, but they were too _________ for the older gentleman to catch. Within seconds, the boys_________into the dark of the summer night. All except me.

However, speed was never my _________. I took the tongue-lashing(痛骂) that Mr Jordan gave me as he marched me down the block to my house, where my mother took over and scolded me _________. My friends said they could hear every colorful word she spoke from the darkness of our backyard, _________ they had gathered to _________ their escape and to observe my capture.

They teased me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how _________ it was that I was the only one who had to pay the price. After about a week of this, I complained to my father about the inequality of the situation. Dad said, “You took raspberries without ____________, and you get exactly the punishment you deserved.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They didn’t get punished at all!”

“That’s not my concern nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t ____________ what happens to others. You can only____________________ what happens to you. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it.”

For the duration of the following years, I come to realize there is no guarantee that life will ____________ us fairly. That’s why we can’t ____________ comparing our lives with the lives of others. Like Dad said, that isn’t our ____________.

1.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

2.

A．of

B．in

C．with

D．from

3.

A．smart

B．critical

C．quick

D．intelligent

4.

A．hid

B．trapped

C．hurried

D．disappeared

5.

A．strength

B．power

C．intention

D．option

6.

A．cruelly

B．bitterly

C．violently

D．patiently

7.

A．where

B．which

C．at which

D．that

8.

A．perceive

B．celebrate

C．plot

D．congratulate

9.

A．unhappy

B．frustrating

C．disappointing

D．unfair

10.

A．distinguishing

B．warning

C．asking

D．questioning

11.

A．control

B．predict

C．accept

D．explain

12.

A．put up with

B．get away with

C．agree with

D．deal with

13.

A．detect

B．treat

C．advocate

D．forgive

14.

A．get stuck in

B．be busy with

C．be involved in

D．be bathed in

15.

A．problem

B．complaint

C．concern

D．choice

【推荐2】I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting. But when your world has become smaller since the pandemic hit two-and-a-bit years ago, and then slowly ______, the most ordinary experience gives new ______ to life. And so it was with me when I was ______ given the chance to take my first flight in more than two years.

I’d forgotten how it felt to be among the people coming and going I got to the airport two hours before boarding. Time for the bar and, of course, ______.

That group of young Arab women laughing and posing for photographs by the expansive windows, aircraft in the ______, lighting up the place with their happiness.

The man in the corner drinking alone. Just another one of the 70, 000 or so stories that would pass through the airport ______.

I couldn’t be calmer as a flyer. But when the plane took off I was ______, in that moment of weightlessness as the wheels ______ Earth, leaning towards the window to watch everything below becoming smaller and smaller.

Is it possible that the denial of so much during the pandemic lockdown had added new ______ to what was the ordinary? I think so. The plane ride, the hotel stay, and the social occasion all now gave me a sense of ______ that might have previously only aroused in me nothing more than a certain nonchalance (若无其事) or even ______.

Last June, just ahead of the long Sydney lockdown, a friend ______ a birthday party. That experience for me would continue happily through some of the ______ months of the lockdown that would follow. ______ the repeated fear that the pandemic holds over us, the memory of that celebration still keeps its bright, warm light in my mind. That’s what happens when everything old is new again, when ______ is rediscovered as a virtue.

1.

A．expands

B．disappears

C．escapes

D．emerges

2.

A．outcome

B．panic

C．change

D．meaning

3.

A．frequently

B．finally

C．originally

D．merely

4.

A．book-reading

B．story-telling

C．people-watching

D．stranger-chatting

5.

A．situation

B．background

C．circumstance

D．maintenance

6.

A．in a special way

B．on a daily basis

C．once in a while

D．all of a sudden

7.

A．elegant

B．excited

C．anxious

D．energetic

8.

A．slid

B．attached

C．departed

D．floated

9.

A．liberation

B．company

C．struggle

D．appeal

10.

A．joy

B．chaos

C．regret

D．fear

11.

A．kindness

B．happiness

C．tiredness

D．brightness

12.

A．forgot

B．cancelled

C．attended

D．held

13.

A．difficult

B．permanent

C．harmonious

D．dramatic

14.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Similar to

D．Apart from

15.

A．opportunity

B．adaptation

C．simplicity

D．exposure

【推荐3】“This will never do.” I kept telling my husband as he set the table on Thanksgiving. I wanted everything to be ______, because my parents would come. Criticisms from my childhood ______ rang in my mind. So whenever my parents visited us, I ______ myself for more faultfinding. The ______ pursuit of perfection took the joy away from our celebration. Gradually I ______ the reason for Thanksgiving, and I found myself, like my parents, ______ people around me.

Then luckily, I read from a book, “Too much criticism hurts; necessary praise helps. Put your praise of someone in ______ so that the person can save and read it.”

So the next Thanksgiving, I ______ to my husband and my son, “We’re each going to write a message saying what we ______ about one of us.” Despite their eye-rolling, we soon finished and exchanged our ______. My son sat up straighter after ______ what his father had written about him. And I felt so uplifted myself when I read “I am proud of your cooking.” That was a life-changing ______. Since then my family has the ______ and we do it year-round ― not just the fourth Thursday of November.

I no longer focus on finding fault with others. ______, I’m more interested in how I can help the people around me feel loved and appreciated. Especially in writing, every ______ is the power of love.

1.

A．perfect

B．new

C．permanent

D．normal

2.

A．finally

B．constantly

C．merely

D．hardly

3.

A．rewarded

B．forgave

C．prepared

D．blamed

4.

A．lifelong

B．aimless

C．curious

D．unhealthy

5.

A．made sense of

B．got used to

C．lost sight of

D．paid attention to

6.

A．criticizing

B．defending

C．supporting

D．praising

7.

A．listening

B．speaking

C．writing

D．testing

8.

A．reported

B．announced

C．replied

D．admitted

9.

A．appreciate

B．dislike

C．expect

D．ignore

10.

A．opinions

B．plans

C．gifts

D．notes

11.

A．remembering

B．reading

C．explaining

D．reciting

12.

A．chance

B．promise

C．mistake

D．moment

13.

A．secret

B．tradition

C．adventure

D．experience

14.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

15.

A．effort

B．challenge

C．wish

D．word