【推荐1】As we all know, people often make a living by making the most of local surroundings. A small village by the sea depended on ______ to survive. Each year the villagers had to go farther and farther from shore to catch enough fish to ______ the population.

But as the villagers went farther away, they ______ a problem. Their usual ______ was to put the fish they caught in big tanks to keep them ______ until they returned home. But the fish grew inactive in the tanks, and many ______ before the boat could reach shore again.

After much ______, one villager ______ a solution. On their next fishing trip, they caught a ______ shark and placed it in the tank along with the fish. The shark ate only a few fish, but the rest swam ______ around the tank trying to keep away from the shark—and made it to shore fresh and healthy for the villages.

Sometimes a little fear is what we need to stay active and ______. People usually lose ______ and focus when everything goes smoothly and ______ best when they have a little anxiety or fear.

A little fear can be ______. Fear can hold a lot of people back and stop them from living life to the fullest. I understand that feeling of being afraid.______ there is only one thing worse than ______, and that is being afraid to begin. There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown ______ about them.

Dale Carnegie once said, “Inaction ______ to doubt and fear. Action breeds ______ and courage. If you want to ______ fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

1.

A．hunting

B．farming

C．fishing

D．planting

2.

A．expand

B．protect

C．feed

D．attract

3.

A．designed

B．encountered

C．explained

D．answered

4.

A．route

B．idea

C．practice

D．reflection

5.

A．nutritious

B．precious

C．fresh

D．unique

6.

A．fled

B．died

C．jumped

D．recovered

7.

A．thought

B．fight

C．quarrel

D．consultation

8.

A．looked for

B．long for

C．hit upon

D．make up

9.

A．fierce

B．small

C．big

D．rare

10.

A．quietly

B．slowly

C．happily

D．wildly

11.

A．strong

B．cheerful

C．alive

D．normal

12.

A．concentration

B．strength

C．decision

D．consideration

13.

A．create

B．experiment

C．perform

D．respond

14.

A．horrible

B．desperate

C．healthy

D．ridiculous

15.

A．Lastly

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．However

16.

A．starting

B．joining

C．quitting

D．continuing

17.

A．sensitive

B．hopeless

C．hopeful

D．optimistic

18.

A．leads

B．sticks

C．objects

D．appeals

19.

A．confusion

B．disappointment

C．cooperation

D．confidence

20.

A．acquire

B．limit

C．advocate

D．conquer

【推荐2】15 years ago, when I was playing basketball in one of Australia’s premier basketball leagues, I remember a sports psychologist we had for the season. As young professional athletes with high egos (自我价值感), the team were not quite convinced the techniques of psychology would _______ performance, especially when it didn’t _______ using the physical strength and endurance needed to tough out (熬过) the weeks of training and games. I, _______, was interested.

We were trained in a visualization (想像) technique used before games. It involved moving ourselves into a meditative (冥想的) state and taking ourselves on a journey into the _______ to recreate the experience of a game. From _______ home, getting to the stadium, being in the change room, walking out onto the _______ and then finally visualizing how we would play and see ourselves _______. The most important part of the _______ was to bring to life the vivid details of each stage, while also focusing on the _______ that came with it. We were trained to ________ fear, doubt and learned to go beyond them, so that by the time we got onto the court, we were grounded, ________ and ready to play.

What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we ________ to play was even more vital. And ________ visualization was a powerful way to see through to the ________, there were absolutely no ________ in the hard work of getting there.

1.

A．monitor

B．maintain

C．measure

D．improve

2.

A．involve

B．mind

C．appreciate

D．admit

3.

A．in addition

B．on the other hand

C．as a result

D．in other words

4.

A．wild

B．home

C．future

D．history

5.

A．finding

B．moving

C．leaving

D．missing

6.

A．street

B．court

C．platform

D．stage

7.

A．learning

B．talking

C．waiting

D．winning

8.

A．subject

B．match

C．team

D．technique

9.

A．feelings

B．decisions

C．questions

D．lessons

10.

A．drive away

B．face up to

C．bring back

D．forget about

11.

A．cheerful

B．patient

C．confident

D．eager

12.

A．appear

B．aim

C．continue

D．promise

13.

A．unless

B．if

C．as

D．while

14.

A．goal

B．solution

C．truth

D．background

15.

A．tools

B．shortcuts

C．examples

D．downsides

【推荐3】There’s an old saying: How you do one thing is how you do everything. _________, as you become more kind and compassionate(有同情心的), it shows in everything that you do, even when playing _________.

I recently went to a jam session(即兴演奏会)with some other musicians. When I used to jam with other musicians, I spent more time thinking about my drumming instead of actually paying attention to the _________. This time though, I was more attentive and _________ the other musicians more through my playing. Naturally, our music was _________ than ever before. The audience enjoyed our _________ more, too. The music was no longer about me; it was about all of us connecting through the universal _________ of music. Afterwards, the musicians I played with told me they felt our hearts were _________ while playing, and that we achieved a new level of _________ together thanks to our collected approach. When playing, there was no ego（自我）but just __________ ourselves with our open hearts.

I believe that the best __________ in the world have this in common, which is to see past their own egos, and to connect with their __________ and fellow musicians. I’ve realized this thanks to my practice of being a more compassionate and __________ person. So, I would like to __________ everyone on this website for opening your hearts and showing me how to be more caring. As I grow more kind, I can now bring __________ to not only those in my daily life, but also those who listen to my music.

1.

A．Otherwise

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．However

2.

A．games

B．football

C．chess

D．music

3.

A．song

B．band

C．place

D．money

4.

A．supported

B．taught

C．persuaded

D．advised

5.

A．longer

B．brighter

C．louder

D．better

6.

A．performance

B．appearance

C．freedom

D．speech

7.

A．tool

B．sense

C．language

D．truth

8.

A．hurt

B．attacked

C．broken

D．connected

9.

A．singing

B．playing

C．walking

D．studying

10.

A．sharing

B．reading

C．understanding

D．judging

11.

A．artists

B．musicians

C．politicians

D．scientists

12.

A．friends

B．children

C．audience

D．company

13.

A．useful

B．interesting

C．caring

D．careful

14.

A．punish

B．praise

C．forgive

D．thank

15.

A．value

B．potential

C．joy

D．security

【推荐2】A professor stood before his class with some things in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large, empty _________ and filled it _________ golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor then _________ small pebbles (砾石) and put them into the jar. He shook the jar slightly. The pebbles rolled into _________ between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was _________ , they agreed it was.

The professor next _________ sand into the jar and it went into the places _________ between the golf balls and the _________.

He asked once more the same question. The students said ,"Yes!"

The professor then took out two cups of _________ and poured the coffee into the jar.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar __________ your life. The golf balls are the __________ things－your __________, your children, your health and your friends. If you lost everything else, only they would remain and your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, your __________ and your car. The __________ is the small stuff (事务).

"If you put the sand into the jar __________," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for __________. If you spend all your __________ and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you."

One of the students __________ up and asked what the coffee stood for. The professor smiled, "It just shows that no matter __________ full your life may seem, there's always __________ for a couple of cups coffee with a friend."

1.

A．jar

B．bowl

C．glass

D．cup

2.

A．into

B．with

C．in

D．of

3.

A．picked up

B．brought up

C．thought up

D．turned up

4.

A．oxygen

B．air

C．water

D．spaces

5.

A．big

B．empty

C．full

D．beautiful

6.

A．carried

B．poured

C．put

D．brought

7.

A．marked

B．held

C．taken

D．left

8.

A．jar

B．balls

C．pebbles

D．sand

9.

A．coffee

B．water

C．liquid

D．sand

10.

A．believes in

B．agrees with

C．shows up

D．stands for

11.

A．useful

B．beautiful

C．important

D．round

12.

A．family

B．job

C．wealth

D．house

13.

A．house

B．relatives

C．friends

D．computer

14.

A．pebbles

B．sand

C．coffee

D．golf balls

15.

A．then

B．at last

C．first

D．next

16.

A．life

B．health

C．career

D．job

17.

A．money

B．time

C．brains

D．intelligence

18.

A．rose

B．lifted

C．handed

D．carried

19.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．who

20.

A．room

B．time

C．position

D．energy

【推荐3】When I was very young, I got badly burned by hot water. At that time, technology wasn’t ______. I did get skin grafts(移植), but it was still pretty bad. Most of the damage was on my ______ and the skin was grafted from my leg, causing another large scar.

As I grew up, I struggled with my scars. In beach pictures I would ______ try to cover up my leg with my hand or hold something in front of me. I would hide in a high-necked dress, or else ______ any swim-suit-wearing activities completely. I missed out on a lot of fun. I could not ______ the fact that I had these scars and that they were a ______.

When I was 19, one friend said to me, “Michelle, stop ______! Your burns are battle scars. You need to ______ them like a medal of honor!”

____, it took me 15 years to discover she was ______. There are so many people with disabilities, but they didn’t feel ______ for themselves like I was.

Scars can be difficult to ______. But in fact, it’s just damaged skin. It’s not a life sentence. I’m ______ that it took me so long to get over myself and my scars.

Life is about so much more than worrying about the flaws(瑕疵) on our ______. Now what I once considered burdens are indeed just battle wounds I can carry with ______.

1.

A．popular

B．practical

C．fashionable

D．advanced

2.

A．head

B．back

C．face

D．chest

3.

A．desperately

B．similarly

C．happily

D．painfully

4.

A．post

B．avoid

C．organize

D．join

5.

A．get over

B．find out

C．go against

D．look into

6.

A．burden

B．honor

C．danger

D．comfort

7.

A．showing

B．quitting

C．hiding

D．talking

8.

A．care

B．wear

C．exhibit

D．collect

9.

A．Similarly

B．Luckily

C．Unfortunately

D．Excitedly

10.

A．reliable

B．right

C．fair

D．honest

11.

A．pity

B．regretful

C．puzzled

D．angry

12.

A．hide away

B．look at

C．deal with

D．leave out

13.

A．surprised

B．convinced

C．curious

D．disappointed

14.

A．life

B．character

C．soul

D．body

15.

A．respect

B．responsibility

C．pride

D．anxiety

【推荐1】For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, _________ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _________ at school for practice hours before anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to _________ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it _________ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it. He tried to hide his _________ pleasure from the music teacher, who had wandered over to listen. She told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there _________ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a chance. When he began practicing, he took it very _________.

But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was _________ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _________ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the pitying looks of the non-musicians he had left __________.

1.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

3.

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．remove

4.

A．complicated

B．secure

C．confusing

D．easy

5.

A．transparent

B．apparent

C．false

D．similar

6.

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

7.

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

8.

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

9.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．taking

10.

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out

【推荐2】Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can ____ the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only ____ the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to ____ the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their ____ .
An old man was ____ picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man ____ this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you ____ make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, ____ yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”
Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your ____ and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful ____ . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of ____ yourself and others will be a source of joy.
“But I am so ____ . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the ____ .”
A pilot while flying realized that he ____direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The ____ was running out. There was a great ____ . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam ____ him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he ____ . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the truck’s headlights ____ many lives”.
In the same way, we may not know how we can ____ to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.1.

A．lose

B．lack

C．inspire

D．appreciate

2.

A．destroys

B．adds

C．creates

D．gains

3.

A．discover

B．study

C．employ

D．improve

4.

A．goal

B．dream

C．fault

D．potential

5.

A．sure

B．busy

C．worth

D．foolish

6.

A．observed

B．praised

C．opposed

D．heard

7.

A．really

B．specially

C．quickly

D．frequently

8.

A．set up

B．ran up

C．picked up

D．went up

9.

A．progress

B．habit

C．result

D．benefit

10.

A．stories

B．tasks

C．friends

D．purposes

11.

A．encouraging

B．trusting

C．enjoying

D．appreciating

12.

A．helpful

B．meaningful

C．unimportant

D．unlucky

13.

A．morning

B．night

C．sky

D．hole

14.

A．missed

B．found

C．mistook

D．lost

15.

A．fuel

B．money

C．strength

D．patience

16.

A．comfort

B．surprise

C．pleasure

D．danger

17.

A．advised

B．helped

C．taught

D．requested

18.

A．escaped

B．failed

C．landed

D．appeared

19.

A．killed

B．saved

C．risked

D．cost

20.

A．turn

B．contribute

C．point

D．prefer