【推荐2】Daniel has been feeding the students of a state university for years. As a canteen worker, he tries to make a connection with all his customers in a truly _______ way: remembering all students' names, with a smile, even if he has only met them a few _______. This amazing ability has made Daniel a(n) _______ person among students at the university.

Daniel's struggles began on his birthday in 2019, when an electrical fire _______ into life in the house he _______ with his mom. Their place was _______ destroyed, even though he got himself and his mom to safety. _______, shortly after the worker lost his _______ , his old father passed _______. Since then he and his mom have been ________ .

When the students heard of this sad story, they decided to give back to this ________ worker by starting a fund-raising(筹款) ________. “Daniel has gone above and beyond to care for students without expecting anything ________: now we have the opportunity to help out a ________ in need”, according to the fund-raising page. “The fundraiser is the least that students can do to help the man that always ________our day,” said a student.

Daniel was extremely ________ to the helping hand. “I do not take any of these beautiful acts of kindness ________ or for granted,” he wrote. “Working in food industry isn't easy, sometimes you feel completely ________ as a person. Thank you all so much for loving me and for ________ all that I do.”

When you ________ with your heart, goodness comes back to you.

1.

A．unique

B．common

C．humorous

D．generous

2.

A．days

B．weeks

C．times

D．months

3.

A．curious

B．hard-working

C．inspiring

D．famous

4.

A．burst

B．ran

C．looked

D．crashed

5.

A．chatted

B．shared

C．compared

D．communicated

6.

A．always

B．almost

C．slightly

D．hardly

7.

A．Worse still

B．After all

C．In short

D．In contrast

8.

A．furniture

B．money

C．heart

D．home

9.

A．by

B．on

C．down

D．away

10.

A．supporting

B．recovering

C．struggling

D．frightening

11.

A．amusing

B．nice

C．determined

D．handsome

12.

A．race

B．game

C．page

D．parade

13.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in surprise

D．in trouble

14.

A．cook

B．friend

C．man

D．worker

15.

A．frightens

B．brightens

C．shortens

D．broadens

16.

A．shameful

B．regretful

C．hopeful

D．grateful

17.

A．seriously

B．highly

C．lightly

D．totally

18.

A．astonished

B．disturbed

C．ignored

D．connected

19.

A．eating

B．donating

C．expecting

D．valuing

20.

A．lead

B．leave

C．rise

D．thank

【推荐3】For lots of people，the holidays are about helping the less fortunate._______than buying present for each other，a group of friends in a Vermont snowboard(单板滑雪）group like to go to their _______homeless shelter and give them a day to _______. They begin preparing at the_______of the snow season by asking people who come to the mountain to _______ old winter clothing like jackets，boots，gloves，and hats. Then the group_______the shelter to distribute（分发）the things.

Says Jay，18，one of the _______，“We tell them，‘Now you guys are coming with us and we’re going to teach you how to _______ or snowboard all day for free. ’It’s awesome(极好的)to know that we are able to take their minds _______the stress in their lives for one day.” For this group，working together to help the homeless makes their relation________.They feel like a part of each other’s lives in a ________way.

It may sound no wonder until you try it，but doing something for charity(慈善）can really help you________better about the whole experience of giving. That’s because it benefits for the ________as well as the recipient（接受者）-you’re left with a feeling of belonging and being connected.   ________to help an organization or group that fits with your________and the things you believe in. If you love children, buy a present for a child in need. ________ animals are your things you like，talk to your local animal shelter, distribute (分发)staples（主食）like pet food to low-income pet ________over the holidays. If you________a grandparent and would like to spend time with the elderly, ________ out at a nursing home over the holidays. Or share a special skill. If you’re good at doing something with your ________，you can help build or paint houses for people in need.

1.

A．Other

B．More

C．Rather

D．Less

2.

A．hopeless

B．curious

C．foreign

D．local

3.

A．remember

B．forget

C．forgive

D．exercise

4.

A．start

B．end

C．weather

D．middle

5.

A．mend

B．bring

C．sell

D．throw

6.

A．rebuild

B．visit

C．leave

D．take

7.

A．students

B．organizers

C．neighbors

D．workers

8.

A．study

B．survive

C．ski

D．struggle

9.

A．for

B．off

C．in

D．on

10.

A．easier

B．stronger

C．healthier

D．cleaner

11.

A．meaningful

B．complete

C．new

D．busy

12.

A．live

B．play

C．express

D．feel

13.

A．visitors

B．givers

C．children

D．officials

14.

A．Promise

B．Refuse

C．Choose

D．Answer

15.

A．values

B．work

C．hobbies

D．profession

16.

A．While

B．Because

C．Though

D．If

17.

A．sellers

B．owners

C．stores

D．bosses

18.

A．visit

B．miss

C．become

D．dislike

19.

A．look

B．send

C．find

D．help

20.

A．minds

B．hands

C．eyes

D．ideas

【推荐1】In elementary school, my father told me, “It doesn’t matter what you'll do when you grow up; the key is that it will make you pleased. ______ is the whole point of life. It needs ______ and effort. Your mother loves to help people ______ , so she became a nurse. I love reading and poetry, so I became a poet. We both find happiness in daily hard work.”

A few years later when I was in junior high, my head teacher ______ with me after school because I wasn’t ______ . She mentioned some successful people in history during the conversation. Then she asked what my ______ was. I told her that I just wanted to be happy. She ______ for a moment and then she agreed with me.

When I was a young girl, the letter that my grandma wrote to me had a line about “ ______ happiness in hard work”, which is my motto that still resonates (产生共鸣) with me today. I find some people attach to the ______ that life should be easier than it is. ______ , I think, regardless of what you ______ , you mustn’t neglect hard work, because happiness is hidden in ______ .

Since graduation from college, I have been ______ to passing all my knowledge to my students. I find happiness when my hard work is ______ by their respect and love for me. Because of my contribution to ______ , I won the Excellent Teacher Award this year and I'll do more in the future.

1.

A．Fitness

B．Happiness

C．Forgiveness

D．Calmness

2.

A．confidence

B．satisfaction

C．experience

D．enthusiasm

3.

A．in need

B．in panic

C．in poor

D．in general

4.

A．joked

B．dealt

C．talked

D．quarreled

5.

A．active

B．attractive

C．cautious

D．ambitious

6.

A．secret

B．dream

C．concern

D．feature

7.

A．thought

B．cried

C．laughed

D．waited

8.

A．spreading

B．defining

C．imagining

D．seeking

9.

A．suggestion

B．exception

C．expectation

D．conclusion

10.

A．Otherwise

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Therefore

11.

A．give up

B．pick out

C．engage in

D．come across

12.

A．effort

B．darkness

C．courage

D．trouble

13.

A．devoted

B．limited

C．tried

D．expected

14.

A．determined

B．inspired

C．replaced

D．repaid

15.

A．history

B．education

C．medicine

D．literature

【推荐2】The 100th Running Shoe Keychain
When I was in Grade 6, I joined the cross country running club. I hated running but______ because my friends were in the club. I worked hard but no matter how hard I trained, I ______ came in the last. After yet another meet where I came in last, I told my coach that I was going to ______. I couldn’t run. I hated running and all I was doing was pulling the ______ down. I don’t remember his words, but I do remember he ______to let me quit. I remember feeling that he believed in me even though I didn’t believe in myself. I kept ______and participating in the meets. He never gave up on me. Instead, he always encouraged me to keep going, and told me that I could do it.
Then the final meet came, a huge ______ with less than two hundred students running. We learned that not only the first 20 students ______ the line would win an award, but also the first 100 would be given a running shoe keychain as encouragement. We set off and I quickly______behind. I didn’t stop and kept running. My friends who_____me encouraged me to keep running. When I passed the_____, finally, and received the 100th keychain, there were still students behind me. For the first time, I was not the_____one! I remember how excited I felt and how my friends felt happy for me.
The following week there was a school gathering. We were all called up in front of the school. The coach shared that we were high_____at the meet, and almost everyone on the team came home with_____. I felt ashamed, for I was the one who didn’t win an award. I only came in the 100th place and didn’t______ his praise. Then he came behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and told the school he was _____of me because I never gave up and because of that, I pulled from last ______to the middle of the race--which was an unbelievable personal ______. He spoke on how we all ______one another and how well we worked together, ______we all were racing alone.
I still keep that keychain, which tells me never to give up and always work with others. It doesn’t matter if you are the first; what matters is doing your best.1.

A．obeyed

B．joined

C．agreed

D．practised

2.

A．constantly

B．approximately

C．personally

D．absolutely

3.

A．fall

B．lose

C．rest

D．quit

4.

A．score

B．coach

C．team

D．record

5.

A．regretted

B．forbade

C．refused

D．hesitated

6.

A．begging

B．applying

C．failing

D．training

7.

A．affair

B．success

C．amount

D．honour

8.

A．to

B．beyond

C．over

D．across

9.

A．followed

B．fell

C．left

D．kept

10.

A．helped

B．inspired

C．passed

D．supported

11.

A．field

B．line

C．test

D．match

12.

A．least

B．last

C．quickest

D．farthest

13.

A．spots

B．speeds

C．quality

D．chance

14.

A．presents

B．keychains

C．wishes

D．awards

15.

A．believe

B．value

C．deserve

D．request

16.

A．aware

B．proud

C．capable

D．sure

17.

A．place

B．number

C．race

D．minute

18.

A．matter

B．ambition

C．victory

D．opinion

19.

A．encouraged

B．introduced

C．proved

D．attracted

20.

A．as if

B．in case

C．as long as

D．even though

【推荐3】I was born in the slum (贫民窟). _______, my father didn’t let me attend school. I was always jealous (羡慕的) when my brother went to_______ each day. So, one day, I _______ him and hid under the teacher’ s desk.She noticed me and sent me home. She _______ my father to put me in school. Much to my pleasure, my father agreed.

I loved learning, and I_______ moved to the top of my class. When I graduated from high school, I wanted to become an engineer. My father_______me to attend university, but he said as a girl I should study food science instead. My first reaction (反应) was that food science was the_______ thing I wanted to study. After a childhood preparing meals for my family, there was nothing I hated more than_______. I went in for a food science program anyway, and I_______that food science wasn’t t so bad at all.In the years that followed, I received a Ph.D. in food engineering. I worked with a company that wanted to ________ malnutrition (营养不良) in the slums. I ________the ingredients (原料) in a traditional flatbread. I realized it was the perfect________ to introduce more nutrition into the diet of ________ people, because it was the food eaten at every meal. My work has won many prizes.

In my life, I’ve faced many ________, but I didn’t t let them hold me back.

I hope others can take ________ from my story and realize that — though they may be facing challenges — they, too, can keep going and succeed.

1.

A．At first

B．After all

C．In addition

D．For example

2.

A．sleep

B．work

C．school

D．market

3.

A．missed

B．stopped

C．guided

D．followed

4.

A．allowed

B．advised

C．forced

D．expected

5.

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．nearly

D．recently

6.

A．wanted

B．invited

C．ordered

D．chose

7.

A．other

B．next

C．last

D．only

8.

A．cooking

B．waiting

C．cleaning

D．shopping

9.

A．imagined

B．doubted

C．hoped

D．discovered

10.

A．talk about

B．deal with

C．search for

D．point out

11.

A．found

B．created

C．changed

D．prepared

12.

A．time

B．method

C．plan

D．reason

13.

A．old

B．sick

C．Poor

D．weak

14.

A．choices

B．dangers

C．tests

D．challenges

15.

A．encouragement

B．enjoyment

C．warning

D．training

【推荐1】The murmuring stream in the green forest flowed past the glorious wild flowers gracing the little house there.

Suddenly, a deer________into the courtyard, where a little boy was playing. The deer________the boy's clothing with its antlers (鹿角).This________ the little boy so much he let out a howl that brought his mother out just ________to see the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy.

The boy's mother was________! She ran after the deer as fast as she could, and not too far away, she found her little boy siting safely on the grass. When he saw his mother, the little boy laughed and ________ out his arms to her. His mother scooped him up crying.

She hurried back to their home with her________son. When she got there, she stopped ________in her tracks,________ at what she saw. The huge tree behind their house had ________ over while she was out chasing after the deer to save her son. The whole house was crushed under its great________.

Then the little boy's mother remembered the day about a year before when a deer fleeing a ________had run into her house. She felt sorry for the frightened deer, so she covered it with some clothes and let it return to the forest.

The deer seemed to ________ that she had saved its life. It kept bowing its head to her, as if thanking her________.

She never________ that the deer could remember her kindness. She murmured, "Saving the life of another is the same as saving your own life”

1.

A．escaped

B．turned

C．ran

D．bounced

2.

A．patted

B．robbed

C．attacked

D．hooked

3.

A．surprised

B．disturbed

C．scared

D．amused

4.

A．in a hurry

B．in turn

C．in an instant

D．in time

5.

A．disheartened

B．horrified

C．defeated

D．annoyed

6.

A．put

B．stretched

C．threw

D．expanded

7.

A．precious

B．lost

C．naughty

D．delicate

8.

A．intentionally

B．dead

C．happily

D．hard

9.

A．amazed

B．puzzled

C．annoyed

D．disappointed

10.

A．leaned

B．dropped

C．fallen

D．relied

11.

A．shadow

B．root

C．bottom

D．weight

12.

A．gardener

B．hunter

C．boy

D．companion

13.

A．understand

B．wonder

C．witness

D．doubt

14.

A．mercy

B．blessing

C．direction

D．invitation

15.

A．realized

B．predicted

C．imagined

D．suspected

【推荐2】In Lauderdale lives a young girl, Mary Lou. She is a(n)______bird-watcher at a very young age. In fact, she’s so______about birds that she has already written a children’s book about them. It’s______for a 13-year-old girl in school.

It all started when her family moved to a new neighborhood. Mary would feel very______at times with few kids living on her street. Becoming a bird-watcher helped her______the new neighbourhood and feel more at home.

She became deeply attracted to bird-watching in Grade Six when she had to write a book for a school project. She decided to write something she knew—the mockingbird. The homework was just the______of Mary’s great writing adventure.

Every morning Mary takes her binoculars (望远镜) and heads out to______birds. To watch birds, one must not make a lot of______. If a watcher makes any sudden movements ,the birds will probably become______and fly away.

Mary usually uses her binoculars to______different types of birds. Sometimes she just sits in the wildlife areas,   ______the various birds as they come to eat and drink at the nearby lake. Mary is quite a(n)______on types of birds, but she can’t always name every bird she sees. So she thinks there are always new lessons and the sky is full of______.

When Mary was writing her bird book for children, she studied hard by searching the Internet, She also______ some of the birds for the book herself with her color pencils. Finally, after nine months of______, the book was finished.

1.

A．independent

B．experienced

C．intelligent

D．normal

2.

A．selective

B．flexible

C．knowledgeable

D．patient

3.

A．inspiring

B．amazing

C．commercial

D．diverse

4.

A．lonely

B．joyful

C．proud

D．hesitant

5.

A．respond to

B．adapt to

C．figure out

D．go off

6.

A．schedule

B．process

C．beginning

D．lesson

7.

A．feed on

B．give way to

C．look for

D．clean up

8.

A．noises

B．mistakes

C．descriptions

D．traps

9.

A．hopeful

B．alarmed

C．pleased

D．disappointed

10.

A．master

B．gather

C．analyze

D．identify

11.

A．describing

B．impressing

C．exchanging

D．observing

12.

A．journalist

B．tourist

C．expert

D．designer

13.

A．secrets

B．imagination

C．power

D．improvement

14.

A．collected

B．painted

C．kept

D．rescued

15.

A．efforts

B．homework

C．concentration

D．loneliness

【推荐3】When Alexa couldn’t crawl, stand or walk as a baby, her mother sensed that something was wrong. ___________, doctors told her not to worry — perhaps Alexa was just a “lazy baby”. After seeing a specialist, though, Alexa was diagnosed with a rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which _____________ the central nervous system and the   ___________in the body.

Throughout Alexa’s childhood and adolescence, there were no approved medications

to _______________SMA. It was a tough_________ to face as a kid. Her muscles continued to weaken over time. But as she grew, she began to wonder what she could achieve despite living with SMA.

Alexa was outgoing and loved to exercise her _________________ through pretend play (假想游戏) and performing. This _____________ spirit led her to work as a child ___________ , appearing in movies, television shows and commercials. With hard work and determination, Alexa graduated from high school, _____________home to attend college and then went on to law school, where she________________ a drug for SMA that was in clinical   ______________. Finally, she received the first-ever approved treatment to slow the   ______________ of her disease.

Now, Alexa works as an entertainment lawyer for a Hollywood production company, ensuring child performers   ______________ the help they need to navigate the industry. Although Alexa doesn’t let her SMA define her, it has certainly ________________who she is today: optimistic, courageous and ____________ , leading Alexa to get as much out of life as she can.

1.

A．Initially

B．Gradually

C．Suddenly

D．Finally

2.

A．efforts

B．effects

C．infects

D．affects

3.

A．bones

B．cells

C．muscles

D．organs

4.

A．treat

B．prevent

C．keep

D．control

5.

A．theory

B．reality

C．world

D．life

6.

A．body

B．power

C．language

D．imagination

7.

A．creative

B．holy

C．free

D．competitive

8.

A．lawyer

B．athlete

C．actor

D．patient

9.

A．got

B．left

C．moved

D．returned

10.

A．tried out

B．talked about

C．heard about

D．fought for

11.

A．samples

B．settings

C．experiments

D．applications

12.

A．end

B．risk

C．spread

D．progression

13.

A．offer

B．receive

C．know

D．send

14.

A．realized

B．decided

C．remembered

D．shaped

15.

A．determined

B．talented

C．learned

D．qualified