【推荐1】My son Nile has left for university. Even Mother seldom _________ now that her grandchild is no longer around. My home has become so _________ in less than one month.

As a concerned mother who had little to do, I _________ Nile whenever I could. At first it was through emails. Occasionally I _________ the page of the university to learn about Nile’s campus life, and was filled with _________ to see his greetings: “Hi, Mum! So you’re on the net as well!” Since then I’ve been visiting the website regularly hoping to _________ my child.

Recently, our communicating way had another _________. Nile sent me all kinds of articles through instant messaging: novel, modern, funny... I read them _________, like a well-behaved pupil. Meanwhile, I had _________ feelings about that. The kid was __________ to learn something from me not that long ago, but he now becomes my teacher! After __________, I responded with the following email:

“Thank you, my son, for all the interesting articles, though I feel confused about the change of our __________. Despite that, I’ll take it as a loving son’s __________ of his mother. He must be thinking his mother is still young and __________ enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud.” Now in this way we share ideas, with the instant messages __________ each other.

1.

A．cares

B．leaves

C．works

D．appears

2.

A．distant

B．quiet

C．dirty

D．warm

3.

A．contacted

B．visited

C．helped

D．missed

4.

A．turned down

B．spoke of

C．looked through

D．checked on

5.

A．curiosity

B．surprise

C．admiration

D．anger

6.

A．encourage

B．impress

C．meet

D．monitor

7.

A．breakthrough

B．change

C．meaning

D．result

8.

A．secretly

B．privately

C．carefully

D．repeatedly

9.

A．strong

B．wonderful

C．familiar

D．mixed

10.

A．supposed

B．believed

C．noticed

D．allowed

11.

A．searching

B．considering

C．sharing

D．agreeing

12.

A．hobbies

B．goals

C．attitudes

D．roles

13.

A．description

B．instruction

C．expectation

D．introduction

14.

A．open

B．energetic

C．knowledgeable

D．confident

15.

A．talking

B．freeing

C．reminding

D．comforting

【推荐2】Cast Away is a heart-warming movie. Chuck, _______ by Tom Hanks, is the hero. He is a very successful _______ He is always so _______ that he has little time for his family. He keeps going all over the world for business talks. One day while Chuck is _______ across the Pacific Ocean, the engine of his plane suddenly stops _______ his plane crashes. But Chuck survives the crash and _______ on a lonely island.

Chuck has to learn to make a_______all alone on the island. He has to learn how to collect water, hunt for food and make fire. Perhaps the biggest _______ is how to live without friends and a family. In order to _______ Chunk develops a friendship with a（n） __________     friend—a volleyball he calls Wilson.

Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is__________on the island. He realizes that he hasn't been a very __________husband and father because he has always been away. During his five years on the island, Chuck starts to __________Wilson. He talks to him and__________with him as a family member. Chuck feels so happy because he can __________ his happiness and sorrow with him. He has found out that it is __________ to have someone to care about. He has also __________ that family is about feelings and that he must give as much as he __________.

The__________we can learn from Chuck is that loneliness helps us__________who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for each other.

1.

A．seen

B．written

C．performed

D．joined

2.

A．musician

B．businessman

C．athlete

D．actor

3.

A．busy

B．rich

C．smart

D．generous

4.

A．swimming

B．boating

C．flying

D．surfing

5.

A．after

B．because

C．or

D．and

6.

A．dies

B．cries

C．lands

D．disappears

7.

A．house

B．living

C．plane

D．friend

8.

A．challenge

B．hope

C．danger

D．success

9.

A．escape

B．improve

C．change

D．survive

10.

A．popular

B．unusual

C．clever

D．lovely

11.

A．alone

B．happy

C．angry

D．peaceful

12.

A．cruel

B．creative

C．careless

D．good

13.

A．take care of

B．think about

C．talk with

D．put up with

14.

A．plays

B．fights

C．leaves

D．grows

15.

A．make

B．divide

C．share

D．give

16.

A．stressful

B．unfortunate

C．important

D．awful

17.

A．asked

B．wondered

C．doubted

D．realized

18.

A．brings

B．takes

C．offers

D．admires

19.

A．lesson

B．advice

C．practice

D．benefit

20.

A．treasure

B．test

C．miss

D．understand

【推荐3】When I was in elementary school, I enjoyed telling lies . That was a lot of _______ .As I got older, my _______continued. I enjoyed people's reactions to my seemingly _______life. But when I was 15, that all _______. I met someone I really _______,who put me on the path to honesty.

In my _______fashion, I told him lies just like telling other people. I made up _______to get him to be more interested in me _______I wasn't sure if the truth would be enough to make his want to _______working with me .But he ________me so well.

One day he told me ,''I can't talk to you on the ________anymore because I can't see your eyes, and so I am not sure when you are lying to me. '' That ________shocked me , because I didn't know he knew I had been lying to him, and he was willing to end our ________for those lies. I ________at that moment that I would never lie to him again. It was a ________transition to make because I was used to exaggerating(夸大) experiences to get ________ But because of him , I made a deal with myself never to tell any lie again. ________, his trust in me was rebuilt.

That was how I learned the ________of honesty. I felt more ________when I told the truth. As Merlin said in a movie,''when a man lies, he murders some part of the world.''It is________.1.

A．pride

B．relief

C．care

D．fun

2.

A．blaming

B．lying

C．struggling

D．designing

3.

A．boring

B．amazing

C．frightening

D．convincing

4.

A．changed

B．spread

C．returned

D．completed

5.

A．helped out

B．put away

C．looked up to

D．caught up with

6.

A．present

B．new

C．strange

D．usual

7.

A．orders

B．stories

C．poems

D．songs

8.

A．though

B．while

C．because

D．but

9.

A．continue

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．allow

10.

A．instructed

B．served

C．improved

D．knew

11.

A．stage

B．ground

C．phone

D．street

12.

A．nearly

B．gradually

C．slowly

D．really

13.

A．friendship

B．journey

C．love

D．discussion

14.

A．proved

B．promised

C．prayed

D．imagined

15.

A．hard

B．smooth

C．frequent

D．violent

16.

A．knowledge

B．attention

C．entertainment

D．wealth

17.

A．At once

B．At first

C．For long

D．In time

18.

A．cost

B．tradition

C．value

D．condition

19.

A．lonely

B．careful

C．powerful

D．independent

20.

A．true

B．lucky

C．possible

D．silly

【推荐1】On Dyec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of _______with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to _______the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children _______. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was _______struck by the children’s lack of access to _______— their school only went through the fourth grade.

Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one _______, Hermela. She writes: Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became _______and attached to me to a point where it was becoming _______for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and _______education after the fourth grade became __________and I knew I had to do something.

That’s when Nubia decided that she didn’t want a traditional Sweet 16. __________, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish __________grade class for Hermela and other kids.

“The money could provide a(n) __________solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day __________of my party,” Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live.   In short, I want Hermela to continue __________.”

After telling friends and family her __________, Nubia set up a(n) __________page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on CrowdRise. Her __________will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

So far, Nubia has __________＄2,781 of her ＄10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely __________; they’re selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

Nubia’s birthday may not have been a party, but it’s truly a celebration.

1.

A．communicating

B．celebrating

C．competing

D．compromising

2.

A．experiencing

B．enjoying

C．rescuing

D．improving

3.

A．concern

B．discuss

C．face

D．describe

4.

A．hopefully

B．slightly

C．particularly

D．quietly

5.

A．exploration

B．education

C．experiment

D．entertainment

6.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．student

D．parent

7.

A．close

B．mean

C．funny

D．polite

8.

A．difficult

B．strange

C．possible

D．boring

9.

A．provide

B．leave

C．receive

D．finish

10.

A．unimaginable

B．unimportant

C．unnecessary

D．uncomfortable

11.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．However

12.

A．sixth

B．fifth

C．fourth

D．third

13.

A．early

B．technical

C．simple

D．lasting

14.

A．relief

B．pleasure

C．honor

D．trouble

15.

A．yelling

B．smiling

C．talking

D．crying

16.

A．belief

B．need

C．secret

D．plan

17.

A．question

B．devotion

C．donation

D．appreciation

18.

A．story

B．school

C．campaign

D．family

19.

A．earned

B．borrowed

C．raised

D．lent

20.

A．effective

B．supportive

C．creative

D．sensitive

【推荐1】Life is not easy for a single parent. The week had been ________ and today was filled with bill paying and household chores.

As I walked down the street, deep in thought, I noticed something unusual in the gutter (水沟). Realizing it was a ________ and picking it up, I immediately ________ my head and looked around for the first time that day.

The street was ________ with only one shop. My first thought was that perhaps someone would come back to ________   the wallet. But on second thought, I chose to be active.

To find some ________, I opened the wallet and noticed something like $ 400, all neatly piled in fifty dollar notes! There was nothing but a name. My only ________ was that this man was a senior and the money was probably his pension for a fortnight.

With the ________ in my mind, I walked into the shop. All alone in the corner was an elderly man. As I ________ him, he seemed a bit upset, but still said, “Hello.” I asked about his name ________ and indeed it ________ the name in the wallet! I returned his wallet to him and his face ________. He shook my hand, saying, “Thank you, sweetie! Hope you have a nice day today.”

I did have a happy day. ________, it was his words that made my day. It doesn’t have to ________ anything to help someone and it allows you to get ________ that aren’t always material.

1.

A．tough

B．boring

C．fantastic

D．bright

2.

A．bill

B．note

C．wallet

D．card

3.

A．lowered

B．nodded

C．shook

D．raised

4.

A．broad

B．narrow

C．bare

D．crowded

5.

A．return

B．claim

C．demand

D．exchange

6.

A．clues

B．cash

C．signals

D．marks

7.

A．inspiration

B．prediction

C．expectation

D．imagination

8.

A．image

B．age

C．amount

D．name

9.

A．questioned

B．approached

C．reminded

D．interrupted

10.

A．worriedly

B．excitedly

C．cheerfully

D．hesitantly

11.

A．reflected

B．proved

C．represented

D．matched

12.

A．paled

B．clouded over

C．lit up

D．darkened

13.

A．Actually

B．However

C．Eventually

D．Originally

14.

A．involve

B．cost

C．add

D．apply

15.

A．awards

B．presents

C．rewards

D．results

【推荐2】My grandma was in a nursing home. She was unable to move; now her eyesight was almost ______. Grandma and I often exchanged cards. I knew that she enjoyed ______ in touch with people. Since I returned, Grandma thought I should be her “personal ______   ” . I said, “I guess you’ve forgotten how bad my ______ is.” Grandma acted like she didn’t ______ me. Grandma would have me write letters on the cards she would send. She would dictate(口授); then I would ______ what she said. Grandma would always have me ______ what I had written back to her. Grandma didn’t have a hearing ______ then because she was always telling me, “That is not _________ what I said!” I would then rewrite what she exactly said.

Since I was ______ before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would send some Christmas cards. Grandma readily agreed. I prepared several _________kinds of cards. I knew she had friends and family who all had different ________. I would take each card and ______ the front of the card in detail.

After a while, I looked up and I ______ several nursing home ________ standing in the doorway. I started to notice as I read each card, the ________ on their faces and Grandma’s face, too. Each one had a smile in _________ eyes, as they were seeing the scenes in their minds.

I thought I would be doing Grandma a favor when I started to write the Christmas ____ for her, ____ it turned out that she did me a big favor. I would always cherish this special memory of bringing some Christmas______and pleasant memories to Grandma and her fellow residents. That was it.

1.

A．wonderful

B．found

C．gone

D．young

2.

A．keeping

B．losing

C．getting

D．staying

3.

A．teacher

B．secretary

C．competitor

D．driver

4.

A．feeling

B．thinking

C．building

D．handwriting

5.

A．understand

B．recognize

C．hear

D．find

6.

A．wait for

B．write down

C．watch over

D．pay for

7.

A．show

B．smooth

C．count

D．read

8.

A．advantage

B．opinion

C．problem

D．desire

9.

A．exactly

B．actually

C．obviously

D．clearly

10.

A．tired

B．free

C．careful

D．generous

11.

A．different

B．familiar

C．similar

D．same

12.

A．methods

B．names

C．interests

D．habits

13.

A．describe

B．hide

C．draw

D．find

14.

A．told

B．noticed

C．attacked

D．challenged

15.

A．kinds

B．teams

C．judges

D．residents

16.

A．eyes

B．feelings

C．tears

D．looks

17.

A．my

B．their

C．her

D．your

18.

A．trees

B．gifts

C．cards

D．rings

19.

A．but

B．though

C．so

D．if

20.

A．disappointment

B．dislike

C．surprise

D．joy

【推荐3】One day a well-dressed woman was walking down the street when she saw a beggar sitting on the corner near a cafeteria. He was elderly, unshaven, and in ______. Pedestrians talked by giving him ______ looks. Clearly, they wanted nothing to do with him. She ______ and looked down. “Sir?” she asked. “Are you all right?”

Thinking that she would make ______ of him, like so many others had done before, he told her to leave him alone. However, to his ______, the woman continued standing.

Anyhow, with some ______, the woman got the man into the cafeteria and ______ him at a table in a remote corner. She stared at him ______, “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack ______ her face. “I think so-I mean you do look ______.”

The woman recalled what she ______ when she graduated. She tried looking for a job, but without luck. Cold and ______, she got to this very cafeteria, ______ to get something to eat. Later on, she found a job, ______ her way up and eventually started her own ______.

Jack ______ with a smile, saying it was he who made her the biggest sandwich.

In the end, she ______ her purse, pulled out a business card and promised to help him financially ______ he got on his feet.

Jack thanked her with watery eyes. The woman held his hands and said, “Don’t thank me, Jack. Without you, I wouldn’t have ______ so much.”

In life, one never expects how a small act of ______ changes another soul.

1.

A．poverty

B．ruins

C．rags

D．comfort

2.

A．dirty

B．happy

C．patient

D．sad

3.

A．rushed

B．stepped

C．moved

D．stopped

4.

A．use

B．fun

C．notes

D．sense

5.

A．excitement

B．amusement

C．enjoyment

D．amazement

6.

A．difficulty

B．strength

C．hesitation

D．doubt

7.

A．directed

B．stood

C．sat

D．crowded

8.

A．proudly

B．closely

C．coldly

D．roughly

9.

A．wiped

B．searched

C．lifted

D．moved

10.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．special

D．popular

11.

A．enjoyed

B．explored

C．ignored

D．experienced

12.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．anxious

D．sleepy

13.

A．waiting

B．pretending

C．hoping

D．offering

14.

A．worked

B．kicked

C．wound

D．lost

15.

A．family

B．research

C．journey

D．business

16.

A．burst out

B．brightened up

C．made up

D．held out

17.

A．opened

B．tore

C．shook

D．picked

18.

A．though

B．after

C．until

D．since

19.

A．absorbed

B．saved

C．achieved

D．contributed

20.

A．happiness

B．selflessness

C．bravery

D．kindness