【推荐1】It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few ___________ On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they went on to _________and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ________get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take _________of the world.

The approaching exam, they knew, would be a(n) _________task, because the professor had said they could bring _________books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____________each other during the test.
After they entered the classroom____________，the professor passed out the papers. And smiles_________on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours had passed _________the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at the________ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” __________a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished ________.”But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ________ ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ________you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the __________you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively __________ in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all ________this course, but remember — even if you are now college graduates, your education has just ____________.”

The years have ____________the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．minutes

D．days

2.

A．graduation

B．discussion

C．education

D．interview

3.

A．must

B．would

C．have to

D．used to

4.

A．hold

B．charge

C．control

D．place

5.

A．interesting

B．hard

C．unusual

D．easy

6.

A．no

B．either

C．all

D．any

7.

A．talk to

B．look at

C．refer to

D．listen to

8.

A．nervously

B．quickly

C．joyfully

D．curiously

9.

A．changed

B．appeared

C．froze

D．stopped

10.

A．then

B．as

C．after

D．before

11.

A．pleased

B．surprised

C．worried

D．moved

12.

A．Once

B．Not

C．Only

D．Even

13.

A．all

B．none

C．it

D．one

14.

A．expected

B．enjoyed

C．hated

D．wondered

15.

A．even though

B．as though

C．now that

D．right now

16.

A．exam

B．question

C．subject

D．college

17.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．strange

D．common

18.

A．fail

B．pass

C．take

D．start

19.

A．completed

B．begun

C．failed

D．succeeded

20.

A．weakened

B．remembered

C．strengthened

D．forgot

【推荐3】What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don’t even try anymore because you think what you do is not ________ enough.

Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, ________ whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there ________ someone else who can do it much better.

I have always enjoyed music and it is ________ to me that every musician has a ________of their own. My father ________ several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ________ his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own ________ sound.

I ________ read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, "________else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is ________. It is said that, "________ is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ________".

Every person has a different tone of voice that ________ only to them, ________ we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ________ that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It ________ be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

Each person has a(n) ________ on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ________ the same way that you do it. The next time you feel ________, remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make.”

1.

A．challenging

B．worthy

C．simple

D．satisfying

2.

A．because

B．although

C．when

D．if

3.

A．seldom

B．frequently

C．never

D．sometimes

4.

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．inspiring

D．convincing

5.

A．talent

B．song

C．life

D．sound

6.

A．played

B．designed

C．created

D．possessed

7.

A．turn down

B．pick out

C．call up

D．give off

8.

A．favorite

B．powerful

C．popular

D．special

9.

A．once

B．yet

C．even

D．still

10.

A．Anybody

B．Somebody

C．Nobody

D．Everybody

11.

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．better

D．lower

12.

A．Beauty

B．Interest

C．Patience

D．Honesty

13.

A．speaker

B．listener

C．Patience

D．Honesty

14.

A．subscribes

B．submits

C．adapts

D．belongs

15.

A．but

B．yet

C．and

D．for

16.

A．speaking

B．walking

C．jumping

D．behaving

17.

A．must

B．might

C．would

D．should

18.

A．alternative

B．prospect

C．duty

D．impact

19.

A．exactly

B．obviously

C．carefully

D．seriously

20.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．bothered

D．discouraged

【推荐1】That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with _______ .

Our cat was ______to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped ________me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best _____he might not be shocked or frightened.

That _____when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so_______at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies ______ . When the mother cat began to ______   very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son ______ but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I _________that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure_______the mother.

When the______of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son ______ hugged (拥抱) me with tears ____ his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the _____I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) _________choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me______but smiles, and that I would like to ______ it 100 times.

Now my son is a grown man, but he always _________that night, for it was on that night that he finally   _______ what the word “love” meant.

1.

A．smiles

B．tears

C．interest

D．care

2.

A．willing

B．determined

C．ready

D．upset

3.

A．begging

B．searching

C．thanking

D．commanding

4.

A．unless

B．until

C．as if

D．so that

5.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．noon

D．night

6.

A．amazed

B．frightened

C．angry

D．sad

7.

A．jumping

B．sleeping

C．moving

D．growing

8.

A．laugh

B．cough

C．cry

D．shout

9.

A．watched

B．noticed

C．found

D．responded

10.

A．realized

B．explained

C．expressed

D．added

11.

A．in

B．with

C．on

D．for

12.

A．loss

B．birth

C．performance

D．protection

13.

A．suddenly

B．peacefully

C．actually

D．naturally

14.

A．calming down

B．rolling down

C．setting down

D．turning down

15.

A．pain

B．trial

C．cruelty

D．violence

16.

A．hopeful

B．careful

C．useless

D．informal

17.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

18.

A．join in

B．suffer from

C．dream of

D．go through

19.

A．regrets

B．remembers

C．ignores

D．prefers

20.

A．understood

B．decided

C．admitted

D．doubted

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mac was cycling along a road in Canada’s Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, ____he wasn’t moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, that’s a big dog!” he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great ____, he saw that it wasn’t a dog, but a wolf, running hard to____him.
Mac’s heart jumped. He reached for the____from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar, he____the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf____, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell____gain, but only to quickly restart its____
The wolf was getting closer and closer,____a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile____hard. He knew clearly that he must be ____not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a ____of the wolf. Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they ____as a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got ____ they realized it was a wolf.
Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car veered (改变方向)around the ____, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac____off his bike and dashed for the back ____of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly____the door so as to let Mac in, and the_____man dived in, shutting the door behind him.
It was quite a while before Mac became____and cried out: “I thought I was going to die!” And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.1.

A．but

B．so

C．for

D．or

2.

A．regret

B．disappointment

C．fear

D．anger

3.

A．catch up with

B．break away from

C．give in to

D．come back to

4.

A．hammer

B．stick

C．gun

D．spray

5.

A．dropped

B．fired

C．threw

D．held

6.

A．in turn

B．at last

C．in time

D．at random

7.

A．back

B．down

C．behind

D．over

8.

A．flight

B．race

C．journey

D．attack

9.

A．still

B．just

C．also

D．even

10.

A．kicked

B．rode

C．hit

D．pressed

11.

A．crazy

B．wrong

C．careful

D．fair

12.

A．victim

B．competitor

C．killer

D．protector

13.

A．decided

B．declared

C．assumed

D．found

14.

A．faster

B．closer

C．stronger

D．wiser

15.

A．climber

B．motorist

C．cyclist

D．runner

16.

A．sent

B．fell

C．turned

D．jumped

17.

A．window

B．seat

C．door

D．wheel

18.

A．bent

B．struck

C．blocked

D．unlocked

19.

A．frightened

B．worried

C．discouraged

D．confused

20.

A．brave

B．calm

C．optimistic

D．confident

【推荐3】The king’s Elephant-keeper had a Dog, who often went into the house where the king’s Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the_________that was left after the Elephant had _________eating. Day after day they became great_________. The Elephant began to share his food with the Dog, and they_________and played together.

One day a_________saw the Dog. He loved the Dog, so he _________the Dog and took him away from the Elephant-keeper. The Elephant _________ the Dog and did not want to eat. The next _________, the king knew it. He sent his servant to find out why the Elephant was_________in that way.

The servant went to_________the Elephant-keeper, “Why does the Elephant look so _________?” The keeper answered, “There was a Dog who was the Elephant’s friend but he _________ yesterday.”

“Do you know _________ he is now?” asked the servant.

“No, I do not,” said the keeper.

Then the servant went back to the king and said, “The Elephant is not sick, but he is _________ without his friend, the Dog. A farmer took him away, but nobody knows where the farmer ________.”

“Well,” said the king, “I’ll send _________ all over the country, asking the farmer to turn him _________. I’ll give him as much money as he paid for the Dog.”

When the farmer _________ this, he turned him loose. The Dog ran back as _________ as he could. The Elephant was so _________ to see the Dog that he picked him up and put him on his head.

All the rest of their lives the Elephant and the Dog lived together.

1.

A．money

B．food

C．cloth

D．water

2.

A．finished

B．allowed

C．spent

D．forgot

3.

A．soldiers

B．heroes

C．friends

D．workers

4.

A．traveled

B．ate

C．studied

D．tried

5.

A．servant

B．keeper

C．farmer

D．king

6.

A．trained

B．borrowed

C．bought

D．beat

7.

A．visited

B．met

C．welcomed

D．missed

8.

A．week

B．day

C．hour

D．month

9.

A．acting

B．running

C．sleeping

D．drinking

10.

A．ignore

B．recognize

C．ask

D．help

11.

A．clever

B．short

C．busy

D．sad

12.

A．went away

B．came up

C．turned to

D．came back

13.

A．how

B．who

C．where

D．why

14.

A．free

B．slow

C．lovely

D．lonely

15.

A．walks

B．writes

C．reads

D．lives

16.

A．wood

B．word

C．air

D．medicine

17.

A．loose

B．quick

C．right

D．open

18.

A．felt

B．stopped

C．imagined

D．heard

19.

A．often

B．quietly

C．carefully

D．fast

20.

A．glad

B．sorry

C．safe

D．Shy

【推荐1】Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines (草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger _______ in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became _______, and the family couldn’t afford the _______ that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.

It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and _______ happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow _______ him. He rolled over and looked _______ in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my _______. Say good-bye to this world.” _______ his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a(n) _______ into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed. Then he said, “________ you can kill and eat me, but I ________ you to know that these mushrooms are________ poisonous (有毒的). You can eat me, ________ you will die too. My family will ________ me and find you. They will ________ your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine________ will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good ________ in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral (葬礼) and long________.

The tiger hesitated. He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and ________ his appetite (胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick ________.

1.

A．broke out

B．woke up

C．showed up

D．set out

2.

A．hungry

B．ill

C．angry

D．mad

3.

A．love

B．medicine

C．care

D．doctors

4.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

5.

A．covered

B．followed

C．caught

D．pushed

6.

A．down

B．out

C．around

D．up

7.

A．energy

B．power

C．enemy

D．supper

8.

A．Looking after

B．Thinking of

C．Bringing back

D．Believing in

9.

A．stone

B．leaf

C．mushroom

D．apple

10.

A．Of course

B．No way

C．In the beginning

D．In any case

11.

A．choose

B．wish

C．persuade

D．order

12.

A．expensive

B．delicious

C．deadly

D．magic

13.

A．as

B．so

C．but

D．because

14.

A．look for

B．call for

C．take care of

D．get rid of

15.

A．feed

B．open

C．sell

D．kick

16.

A．head

B．tail

C．paws

D．skin

17.

A．price

B．seller

C．reward

D．doctor

18.

A．understood

B．encouraged

C．needed

D．remembered

19.

A．lost

B．increased

C．regained

D．forgot

20.

A．skill

B．warning

C．thinking

D．word

【推荐2】       One evening after our son, Jimmy, had gone to bed, my husband and I were chatting. He said, “I heard you and Jimmy had a______day! I looked at him, completely______. It turned out that our 6-year-old son had told him this story of how we______pizza from his favorite pizza place for lunch and went to an amusement park where we really enjoy ourselves. It seemed to be an exciting day. But we did______of that on that particular day. What a little liar!”
       The next day______I asked my son about the______story he had told his father, he responded, “It’s not a lie, Mom! It’s realistic fiction.” He______to me that recently in the library with his first grade class, they had learned about realistic fiction. So he considered himself a(n)______for telling his Dad such a story. It was so hard not to______as he tried to make all this clear to me with such an innocent______on his face!
       While I was proud that he had tried to______something he learned at school, it was important for him to learn the______between creatively telling a story and just telling someone a lie. Stories are for entertainment, not trickery. You must take it______. If a writer describes something he has______as a fact, he will lose the trust of his readers and face terrible consequences. As a mother, it is important for me to teach my son the importance of being honest without stopping his______. Jimmy still loves reading and telling stories. But we haven’t heard anything like the day he told his father about since we had our conversation.1.

A．secret

B．tiring

C．fun

D．tough

2.

A．embarrassed

B．puzzled

C．worried

D．disappointed

3.

A．required

B．booked

C．ordered

D．earned

4.

A．none

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

5.

A．after

B．before

C．where

D．when

6.

A．amusing

B．false

C．moving

D．satisfying

7.

A．apologized

B．told

C．announced

D．explained

8.

A．teacher

B．worker

C．author

D．librarian

9.

A．disturb

B．laugh

C．consider

D．ignore

10.

A．appearance

B．look

C．mark

D．sign

11.

A．carry on

B．take up

C．make sense of

D．work out

12.

A．connection

B．difference

C．similarity

D．relation

13.

A．personally

B．bravely

C．seriously

D．happily

14.

A．liked

B．experienced

C．believed

D．imagined

15.

A．interest

B．creativity

C．patience

D．determination