【推荐1】A few years ago, I was given a wallet. A beautiful elephant was woven into its front panel. The wallet was_______ to me by a close friend on my birthday.

The wallet was not only beautiful; it had a personality: it loved to run away, as I told my parents over and over again, only to receive eye ___________ in return. “Frances, really, you’ve lost it again?” they would say every time I _______ it. Fortunately, I would eventually find it in my own house.

One day,_______, as I was leaving a football stadium at a school, the wallet once again _______   from my pocket. I discovered the ___________ when I got home. I searched the house and I prayed, as usual. Nothing.

But then, around a week later, my parents received a _________ on their business voicemail.   A complete stranger was calling with the_______ of my wallet. “I’m calling for Frances,” a _______ came from the stranger. This man, to find whom the wallet belonged to, looked inside of it, and found a ________which my parents had written to me. It __________ have their business phone number on it. Upon getting my wallet back, I wrote a brief letter to the man expressing my ________, and remarking on what an amazing act of kindness he had committed and that he was truly a ________ person. I would be forever grateful to him. I __________and emailed it off to him.

I don’t know if I believe in chance or luck, but I do know I believe in ________and in the selfless acts of kindness.

1.

A．handed

B．lent

C．gifted

D．sold

2.

A．rolls

B．glances

C．contacts

D．shadows

3.

A．needed

B．abandoned

C．misplaced

D．missed

4.

A．otherwise

B．moreover

C．therefore

D．however

5.

A．escaped

B．jumped

C．flew

D．stole

6.

A．event

B．loss

C．failure

D．mistake

7.

A．note

B．message

C．letter

D．card

8.

A．thought

B．value

C．excitement

D．news

9.

A．telephone

B．greeting

C．voice

D．request

10.

A．passage

B．check

C．book

D．sign

11.

A．seemed to

B．used to

C．happened to

D．intended to

12.

A．gratitude

B．interest

C．wishes

D．concerns

13.

A．generous

B．remarkable

C．responsible

D．serious

14.

A．closed

B．folded

C．attached

D．concluded

15.

A．theory

B．truth

C．principle

D．humanity

【推荐2】I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night,when fear seized me.My wallet was gone.I could only have left it on the G9 bus,which was now speeding in the dark to some ____ station. 

The heart-stopping moment was quickly followed by mental math.How much time and money would it cost to replace the ____ of that little wallet?The credit cards,the driver’s license,the cash,all lost to the bus. 

Two hours later,back at my house,I heard a knock on the door.My husband ____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room.“Does Jennifer live here?”I heard a lady say.In my husband’s hand was my wallet,with not a penny missing.She left before I could ____ make it to the door to offer my thanks. 

After sharing the story online,I heard from someone,who identified the lady as Erin Smith.Without ____,I called to thank her.She said she ____ my wallet on a bus seat.She calculated that going to a stranger’s house was a ____ move,but she decided to take the chance.“If I were in that ____,I would want someone to try to find me,”she said. 

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____,but she actually wasn’t the only one.Right after Erin ____ my wallet on the bus,she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛),trying to see ____ anyone knew me.No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face.I’ve never ____ words with those moms beyond small talk,but they wanted to help.I read that people are more divided than ever,but that’s not how the people I encounter tend to act. 

____,I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger.Erin had gone ____what almost anyone would have done,finding my house on a bitterly cold night,and for that I was extremely ____.

1.

A．accessible

B．hidden

C．unknown

D．convenient

2.

A．parts

B．contents

C．details

D．ingredients

3.

A．ignored

B．answered

C．examined

D．interrupted

4.

A．still

B．ever

C．yet

D．even

5.

A．delay

B．alarm

C．regret

D．invitation

6.

A．moved

B．placed

C．opened

D．spotted

7.

A．selfless

B．risky

C．slow

D．personal

8.

A．site

B．direction

C．situation

D．atmosphere

9.

A．crisis

B．danger

C．threat

D．failure

10.

A．got rid of

B．made use of

C．had control of

D．took possession of

11.

A．if

B．where

C．how

D．when

12.

A．recalled

B．exchanged

C．repeated

D．whispered

13.

A．Going away

B．Turning around

C．Looking back

D．Coming along

14.

A．into

B．against

C．over

D．beyond

15.

A．longing

B．enthusiastic

C．concerned

D．grateful

【推荐1】That year I was eleven and in sixth grade. In Wethersfield, all sixth-graders are ________ to take part in the R. O. P. E. Program. Its main ________ is to believe your peers (同龄人), work together, and ________ new adventures. These programs including falling backward and ________ peers to catch you, working together to fit into a small circle (圈子) and something of that kind.

I was ready to take part in these ________ . Falling backward and fitting into a small circle were nothing to me. Crossing over a stream (小溪) with nothing holding me up but a rope was daring, but I could ________ it. Finally the day came when my sixth grade class would travel to climb and rappel (绕绳下滑) a mountain in Southington. Those people who were too ________ were allowed to practice climbing and rappelling a smaller area of rocks, but that wasn’t for me. I could climb the big mountain.

Twenty minutes later, my ________ arrived. As I was well ________, I set off at once. I got a quarter of the way up but couldn’t seem to get any ________ . I tried and tried. I began to put myself down and cry. There was nothing more ________ than my classmates were looking at me. All I kept ________ was “Lisa, you can do it. Try to fit your foot in there. ________, Lisa. You’re almost there.”

It was then that I thought to myself, “Why am I crying? I can do this.”Almost ________ I went on going up the mountain. Within five minutes I successfully ________ to the top.

1.

A．forced

B．reported

C．required

D．reminded

2.

A．idea

B．result

C．question

D．road

3.

A．run

B．introduce

C．experience

D．describe

4.

A．requesting

B．thinking

C．promising

D．trusting

5.

A．lectures

B．discussions

C．stories

D．activities

6.

A．finish

B．discover

C．change

D．need

7.

A．naughty

B．noisy

C．frightened

D．annoyed

8.

A．friend

B．turn

C．teacher

D．day

9.

A．relaxed

B．balanced

C．organized

D．prepared

10.

A．quicker

B．warmer

C．farther

D．longer

11.

A．awkward

B．amazing

C．exciting

D．disappointing

12.

A．shouting

B．remembering

C．learning

D．hearing

13.

A．Watch out

B．Come on

C．Hurry up

D．Walk along

14.

A．fully

B．carefully

C．dangerously

D．immediately

15.

A．reached

B．got

C．arrived

D．took

【推荐2】My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes ____ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him ____ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would ____ I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, ____what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he ____me, as much by example as ____ that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve ____ .
Neither of us could know how our____would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English. I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair. After several years, I was ____department chair, and our relationship changed ____. I thought that it might be____chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt ____me throughout. He knew when to give me ____about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. ____, he encouraged me to seize the new ____
Five years ago, I became the ____of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could ____on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (n) ____wealth of lessons to teach. ____his students don’t know it yet, I know how ____ they are; I’m still one of them.1.

A．mostly

B．exactly

C．only

D．simply

2.

A．explain

B．predict

C．speak

D．teach

3.

A．keep

B．achieve

C．choose

D．take

4.

A．preparing

B．discovering

C．wondering

D．realizing

5.

A．assisted

B．reminded

C．advised

D．convinced

6.

A．words

B．action

C．explanation

D．models

7.

A．the others

B．everyone

C．others

D．anyone

8.

A．relationship

B．position

C．situation

D．condition

9.

A．pointed

B．named

C．given

D．taken

10.

A．already

B．yet

C．still

D．again

11.

A．foolish

B．surprising

C．uncertain

D．challenging

12.

A．promoted

B．accepted

C．supported

D．welcomed

13.

A．advice

B．information

C．notice

D．thought

14.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Furthermore

D．Instead

15.

A．choice

B．opportunity

C．occupation

D．possibility

16.

A．teacher

B．principal

C．officer

D．clerk

17.

A．live

B．look

C．depend

D．take

18.

A．rich

B．little

C．valuable

D．endless

19.

A．Once

B．Even if

C．Unless

D．Until

20.

A．fortunate

B．curious

C．innocent

D．satisfied

【推荐3】I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new ________ and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. ________he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected (反映) his ________.

So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely ________ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, ________ me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he________ me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ________spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ________I had nurtured (培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left. 

I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, ________what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing ________ to that boy without even knowing it? What I finally came to ________ was one day, several months before, when some students were ________ reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke ________, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the ________one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ________of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ________ more, and became happy. And it was all because he ________to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ________was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most ________lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came ________ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.

A．cleaner

B．teacher

C．monitor

D．reporter

2.

A．Or

B．And

C．But

D．So

3.

A．abilities

B．courage

C．feelings

D．dream

4.

A．desperate

B．responsible

C．unsuitable

D．unprepared

5.

A．panicking

B．relieving

C．surprising

D．defeating

6.

A．envied

B．loved

C．pleased

D．criticized

7.

A．gradually

B．constantly

C．recently

D．obviously

8.

A．self-defense

B．self-doubt

C．self-pity

D．self-respect

9.

A．imagining

B．observing

C．wondering

D．regretting

10.

A．difference

B．impression

C．improvement

D．conclusion

11.

A．remember

B．expect

C．believe

D．accept

12.

A．writing

B．giving

C．editing

D．reviewing

13.

A．quietly

B．repeatedly

C．quickly

D．firmly

14.

A．lucky

B．only

C．lonely

D．likely

15.

A．entrance

B．middle

C．front

D．back

16.

A．slept

B．shouted

C．smiled

D．quarreled

17.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．refused

D．happened

18.

A．change

B．thanks

C．praise

D．visits

19.

A．difficult

B．painful

C．valuable

D．enjoyable

20.

A．early

B．slowly

C．frequently

D．occasionally