【推荐1】Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he _______ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _______: “Believe in yourself.” If there was one phrase my dad _______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t!” He never got to finish high school and _______ two jobs to support his large family, _______ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _______ time with maths. He tried to help me, but I _______ struggled. So my maths teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for _______ help. I told Dad, “That’s _______! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the ________. Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ________ driving me to school.

After months of ________ I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ________ and in the hours of work I’d ________. When I got my ________ proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserve it!” Even now, whenever I ________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________ something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________ to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．finished

B．took

C．left

D．lost

5.

A．because

B．or

C．so

D．but

6.

A．hard

B．free

C．good

D．short

7.

A．still

B．nearly

C．finally

D．probably

8.

A．immediate

B．practical

C．extra

D．real

9.

A．wonderful

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．necessary

10.

A．house

B．school

C．office

D．farm

11.

A．suggested

B．avoided

C．enjoyed

D．missed

12.

A．meeting

B．testing

C．learning

D．interviewing

13.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

14.

A．stand for

B．hold back

C．believe in

D．look after

15.

A．ability

B．luck

C．time

D．hobby

16.

A．dreamed of

B．brought up

C．picked up

D．put in

17.

A．answer

B．grade

C．pay

D．gift

18.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．worry

D．promise

19.

A．important

B．interesting

C．different

D．difficult

20.

A．sorry

B．useful

C．polite

D．grateful

【推荐2】Last year I decided to tell my family that I didn't want or need anything for my_________, but I wanted them to think of a way to share a_________in their world-for me. My husband and two adult children all did something_________and wonderful.

The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to_________pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was_________and said it was her last day at work there and this had never _______. When the family_________eating，the waitress told them their bill had been paid. The mom and dad stood up, trying to_________who might have done it, but my husband was outside watching the whole thing. He told me he had such a _________feeling in his heart and he would like to__________it a few more times.

My son bought gift cards at another local coffee cafe and__________them to his 4-year-old daughter. He asked her to__________some people and tell them that she wanted to__________them a cup of coffee because it was her grandmother’s birthday. One dad said he would__________have thought to include his little girls in something like this and that he was going straight home to tell them about it so they could make a(n)__________plan with all his daughters ________. My daughter was on a tight budget so she spent the week smiling more at people, being__________, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be kind to a(n)__________and her co-workers.

When we finally all got together for Mother’s Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears as each person ________what they had done. As you can see, it was the__________birthday ever!

1.

A．birthday

B．graduation

C．weekend

D．future

2.

A．story

B．belief

C．kindness

D．responsibility

3.

A．crazy

B．different

C．private

D．silly

4.

A．partly

B．normally

C．quickly

D．secretly

5.

A．frightened

B．concerned

C．surprised

D．disappointed

6.

A．failed

B．mattered

C．existed

D．happened

7.

A．considered

B．finished

C．admitted

D．suggested

8.

A．see

B．support

C．imagine

D．remember

9.

A．wonderful

B．familiar

C．natural

D．terrible

10.

A．say

B．discuss

C．do

D．appreciate

11.

A．threw

B．gave

C．attached

D．returned

12.

A．guess

B．change

C．teach

D．choose

13.

A．find

B．offer

C．heat

D．sell

14.

A．never

B．still

C．just

D．also

15.

A．honest

B．balanced

C．similar

D．official

16.

A．asked

B．included

C．helped

D．followed

17.

A．prouder

B．smarter

C．stronger

D．gentler

18.

A．classmate

B．gentleman

C．enemy

D．stranger

19.

A．shared

B．practiced

C．recorded

D．watched

20.

A．biggest

B．longest

C．best

D．quietest

【推荐3】Dear Seth, you are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to ____this letter.But some day when you______, I hope you will find something______in what I am going to share with you. Life can be______.There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll______you because you are different,______for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be______by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things______. Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and______on your journey through life, but don’t let that______you from finding new things. I don’t retreat(退却)from life, and don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will______ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will______many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to_______You will meet many people who will try to do______than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To______, life is a competition. However, I believe life is a______. If you always try your best to______others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life______and you will make it a journey of_____of learning and of love. Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are______a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.

Love Dad

1.

A．study

B．understand

C．believe

D．expect

2.

A．grow up

B．show up

C．cheer up

D．give up

3.

A．familiar

B．valuable

C．normal

D．interesting

4.

A．unkind

B．peaceful

C．equal

D．simple

5.

A．look at

B．run after

C．laugh at

D．look after

6.

A．if

B．but

C．so

D．or

7.

A．hurt

B．found

C．accepted

D．impressed

8.

A．matter

B．work

C．disappear

D．happen

9.

A．luck

B．pain

C．difference

D．hope

10.

A．protect

B．encourage

C．stop

D．choose

11.

A．leave

B．prepare

C．escape

D．fail

12.

A．enjoy

B．try

C．miss

D．meet

13.

A．success

B．life

C．action

D．sorrow

14.

A．earlier

B．better

C．less

D．faster

15.

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．them

16.

A．challenge

B．drama

C．journey

D．dream

17.

A．change

B．pardon

C．follow

D．beat

18.

A．somewhere

B．instead

C．afterwards

D．though

19.

A．cruelty

B．danger

C．happiness

D．quietness

20.

A．starting

B．destroying

C．finishing

D．replacing

【推荐2】My daughter is a single parent. She works hard to ________ for herself and her three young sons.She budgets carefully and ________   to plan for the little luxuries (奢侈品) and treats that others take for granted (认为理所当然).

When her eldest son, David, wanted a ________   so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, she ________   and soon, he was the proud ________   of a good second-hand bike.

One afternoon, my daughter asked David to go to a local shop. He rode his bicycle, ________ foolishly left it outside the shop without ________   it up. When David came out of the shop, it was________. He walked home in ________ and then, together with his frustrated mother, went to the local police station to report the ________.

Imagine their ________   when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike put in its boot (汽车后部的行李箱). The ________ told them how he’d seen a group of kids ________ the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop.

The driver — in his late teens himself — had called out to them to “leave that bike ________!” Despite this, one member of the group ________ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed.Not to be ________, the teen got in his car, drove after them and ________ that they give the stolen bike back.

He was happy to be able to ________ it to my grandson together with a lecture (echoed by the policeman and his mother) about the silliness of _______ to use the bike lock.________, in all the excitement, he slipped away, without even giving them his name or telephone number.1.

A．stand

B．provide

C．change

D．watch

2.

A．permits

B．refuses

C．manages

D．decides

3.

A．bicycle

B．watch

C．phone

D．backpack

4.

A．gave out

B．set aside

C．saved up

D．worked up

5.

A．driver

B．worker

C．seller

D．owner

6.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．when

7.

A．locking

B．picking

C．covering

D．hiding

8.

A．left

B．missed

C．broken

D．gone

9.

A．surprise

B．trouble

C．tears

D．peace

10.

A．danger

B．theft

C．accident

D．fight

11.

A．joy

B．regret

C．anger

D．disappointment

12.

A．policeman

B．manager

C．teacher

D．driver

13.

A．ride

B．fix

C．steal

D．knock

14.

A．out

B．off

C．away

D．alone

15.

A．jumped

B．touched

C．walked

D．moved

16.

A．annoyed

B．angry

C．confused

D．discouraged

17.

A．advised

B．demanded

C．forced

D．promised

18.

A．donate

B．explain

C．return

D．pass

19.

A．learning

B．teaching

C．reminding

D．failing

20.

A．Besides

B．Then

C．Finally

D．Therefore

【推荐3】“I guess I’m never going to see Hawaii before I die.” My mother said these words many times during the last years of her life. Her father, a soldier from World War II, was one of the ______ of the Pearl Harbor, who had passed away shortly before I was born, and it had always been a ______ for her to visit the place which ______ such a historical and emotional meaning for her.

In fact, my mother was lucky enough to travel all over the world during her marriage to my father and she saw many places we would be ______ of. She once lived in Dubai with my father, and they spent some amazing time visiting that beautiful city.

______, she never got to Hawaii. As my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary ______, my sister and I decided that ______ was going to be a better gift than ______ our parents were in Hawaii for their golden celebration. So finally, after years of ______ my father took her there, and completely ______ everyone by reviewing their vows of love in their youth on a beautiful beach. I think it was one of the happiest ______ in her life, and one of the most unforgettable moments I carry with was that my sister and I ______ our father to make that trip happen. But the good time was short, because my mother’s health ______ became worse after she came back and she passed away the next year.

I’ll forever be ______ that my mom had that time with my father in Hawaii before she left us. My father had a chain that he had bought for my mother as a ______ of that trip, and now he wears it every day. My mother will stay in our mind forever.

1.

A．survivors

B．officials

C．citizens

D．supporters

2.

A．chance

B．duty

C．task

D．dream

3.

A．reflected

B．created

C．performed

D．held

4.

A．fond

B．envious

C．proud

D．strange

5.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Meanwhile

6.

A．passed

B．returned

C．repeated

D．approached

7.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

8.

A．imagining

B．ensuring

C．finding

D．announcing

9.

A．struggling

B．storing

C．wishing

D．preparing

10.

A．convinced

B．bothered

C．surprised

D．ignored

11.

A．choices

B．programs

C．requests

D．experiences

12.

A．forced

B．pushed

C．ordered

D．warned

13.

A．situation

B．condition

C．position

D．station

14.

A．grateful

B．regretful

C．sad

D．confident

15.

A．sign

B．mark

C．reminder

D．witness