【推荐2】I was once in an unusual sociology (社会学) class at Brandeis. Each week we studied the _______ we interacted with one another, and how we _______ to anger, envy, attention. We were human lab rats. More often, someone _______ crying. I referred to it as the “touchy－feely” course. Mr. Brown said I should be more _______.

One day, Mr. Brown said he had an _______ for us to try. We were to stand，facing away from our classmates and _______ backward, relying on another student to _______ us. Most of us were _______ with this, and we couldn’t let go for more than a few inches _______ stopping ourselves. We laughed in ________.

Finally, a thin, quiet girl, whom I noticed almost always wear the same clothes, crossed her arms over her chest, ________ her eyes and leaned back, just like one of those Lipton tea ads ________ the model dived into the pool.

For a moment, I was ________ she was going to fall on the floor. At the ________ moment, her partner held her head and ________ and pulled her up.

“Whoa！” several students yelled. Some ________.

Mr. Brown finally smiled.

“You see，” he said to the girl，“you closed your eyes. That was the ________. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see，you have to believe what you ________. And if you’re ever going to have other people ________ you, you must feel that you can trust them, ________， even where you’re in the dark, even when you’re falling. ”

1.

A．behaviour

B．ways

C．courses

D．relationship

2.

A．responded

B．objected

C．stuck

D．referred

3.

A．went on

B．gave up

C．put off

D．ended up

4.

A．skillful

B．honest

C．open－minded

D．energetic

5.

A．arrangement

B．order

C．introduction

D．exercise

6.

A．jumped

B．moved

C．fell

D．ran

7.

A．catch

B．pull

C．control

D．support

8.

A．dissatisfied

B．uncomfortable

C．pleased

D．familiar

9.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．until

10.

A．surprise

B．excitement

C．delight

D．embarrassment

11.

A．fixed

B．opened

C．closed

D．touched

12.

A．every time

B．as though

C．when

D．where

13.

A．sorry

B．shocked

C．sure

D．puzzled

14.

A．unusual

B．crazy

C．exciting

D．last

15.

A．shoulders

B．attention

C．legs

D．chance

16.

A．wept

B．clapped

C．laughed

D．sighed

17.

A．success

B．difference

C．result

D．requirement

18.

A．feel

B．notice

C．hold

D．meet

19.

A．stand by

B．rely on

C．believe in

D．call for

20.

A．however

B．too

C．though

D．therefore

【推荐3】Earlier this year the phone companies stopped supporting the software for my old 3G flip phone. So like the rest of the modern world I was ________ to buy a new smart phone. I didn’t use it much at first, only to get a ________ from my daughter or to play a game or two. Soon, however, I found it far ________ to surf the web on the smart phone than my computer. Even with my limited time I ________ found myself spending more and more of it on this phone. It happened almost without me ________ it.

Yesterday I was on it ________ the sea of stories, posts, news, and videos. Then suddenly a long, white, ________ nose pushed its way between me and my ________. I started to push it away but that only got me a lick (舔) from my chin to my glasses. ________, I put the phone down, took my glasses off and ________ my dog. Soon we were hugging, running around, and playing down the hallways of my home. And I ________ something too. There was a feeling in my heart: a ________ mixture of love, laughter, and joy. It was a feeling that I hadn’t gotten ________ during all that time I had spent on my phone.

Technology is here to stay. But we shouldn’t let it ________ us. We should use it only when it ________ us to do the important things like loving each other, making this world a better place.

1.

A．annoyed

B．upset

C．forced

D．surprised

2.

A．call

B．punishment

C．score

D．praise

3.

A．tougher

B．easier

C．dearer

D．clearer

4.

A．hardly

B．occasionally

C．lately

D．quickly

5.

A．admitting

B．removing

C．realizing

D．valuing

6.

A．going through

B．giving away

C．sorting out

D．making up

7.

A．bloody

B．smart

C．running

D．furry

8.

A．computer

B．phone

C．seat

D．room

9.

A．Shouting

B．Sweeping

C．Waving

D．Laughing

10.

A．petted

B．drove

C．walked

D．cleaned

11.

A．forgot

B．regretted

C．noticed

D．appreciated

12.

A．meaningless

B．wonderful

C．complete

D．brief

13.

A．steadily

B．nervously

C．finally

D．once

14.

A．control

B．benefit

C．reach

D．leave

15.

A．forbids

B．hates

C．helps

D．trains

【推荐1】As a teenager dreaming of a writing career, I was inspired to discover that two of my favorite movies were both written by a female team: Kirsten and her writing partner, Karen.

I didn’t think they’d take a young writer like me __ . But still, I wrote Kirsten an email letting her know that I had an idea I wanted to __ with her and Karen, and asked if they’d be __ to meet with me.

I didn’t even expect a(an) __ to my email. However, 12 days after I sent it, I received a(an) __ reply from Kirsten.

Her email included this line, which made me __ up from my computer chair: “Karen and I would be honored to __ you and to hear more about everything you're working on.” We met for ___the following week, and after a three-hour meal __ laughs and sisterly advice, a friendship was born.

___, Kirsten and Karen __ the idea I shared with them.

Their __ in my ideas at the earliest stage of my career is something I’ll never forget; it’s what made me believe that I could be a good __ too, just like them. And more importantly, our __ is still going strong all these years later.

In fact, Kirsten is the first person who ever suggested I __ a novel. Actually, she gave me this __ while we were standing on the Teens section of Barnes & Noble, a bookstore where several years later, our __ would sit together on the shelves.

I wish every young writer had someone like Kirsten in their life to help __ them on their way. As I looked at our books hanging out together on the bookstore shelf, I once again though how glad I was that I sent that __ years ago.

If you too have an idol who you would love to learn from, simply __ out and ask them. That might be all it takes to set you on the path to your dreams.

1.

A．proudly

B．seriously

C．surprisingly

D．kindly

2.

A．share

B．work

C．experiment

D．compare

3.

A．ready

B．hesitant

C．willing

D．satisfied

4.

A．introduction

B．comment

C．suggestion

D．response

5.

A．accurate

B．reliable

C．convincing

D．warm

6.

A．jump

B．throw

C．turn

D．look

7.

A．call

B．visit

C．meet

D．teach

8.

A．training

B．fun

C．business

D．dinner

9.

A．replaced by

B．filled with

C．involved in

D．based on

10.

A．Amazingly

B．Certainly

C．Ridiculously

D．Naturally

11.

A．criticized

B．doubted

C．understood

D．loved

12.

A．improvement

B．practice

C．belief

D．pride

13.

A．actress

B．writer

C．director

D．judge

14.

A．friendship

B．confidence

C．difficulty

D．pressure

15.

A．write

B．read

C．buy

D．lend

16.

A．present

B．chance

C．advice

D．task

17.

A．books

B．friends

C．goods

D．photos

18.

A．remind

B．comfort

C．challenge

D．guide

19.

A．question

B．paper

C．email

D．novel

20.

A．watch

B．reach

C．drop

D．stretch

【推荐2】A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and ________. It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart; it can keep a friendship with very little effort.

I will give ________. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along. We had been close as _______ but had grown apart. Our meetings were not pleasant; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ________ our misunderstanding. Then he moved to a small island in the Caribbean and we ________ touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to write. Rereading the letter, I was ________ by its humor and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had once respected my older brother but ________ he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so well. And with that one letter we became friends ________.

It might never have occurred to my brother to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no ________. For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of easy communication, people often ________ that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a choice. And that is to write.

1.

A．received

B．rewritten

C．returned

D．reread

2.

A．an example

B．a lesson

C．an experience

D．a talk

3.

A．brothers

B．children

C．fellows

D．classmates

4.

A．deepen

B．start

C．express

D．settle

5.

A．lost

B．kept in

C．needed

D．got in

6.

A．driven

B．beaten

C．surprised

D．honored

7.

A．realized

B．judged

C．thought

D．expected

8.

A．later

B．anyhow

C．too

D．again

9.

A．mail services

B．transport

C．phones

D．relatives

10.

A．believe

B．decide

C．argue

D．forget

【推荐3】I was faced with a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into her bedroom, I stepped upon my thirteen-year-old sister’s _______, a modern-day Pandora’s Box, full of attraction.

What was I to do? I had always been jealous (嫉妒) of my little sister. Her charming smile, lovely personality and many gifts threatened my place as _______ lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. As a result, we   _______ spoke. I sought opportunities to find _______ with her and expected to _______ her in every way. Her diary lay at my feet, and I _______ not her privacy, nor her possible pain. I _______ enjoyed the possibility of digging up enough dirt to     _______ my competitor’s spotless record. I _______ my evil as sisterly duty. It was my responsibility to keep a check on her activities. It would be ________ of me not to.

I ________ the book from the floor and opened it, turning the pages, searching for my name, ________ that I would discover dirty and ill speaking of me. However, as I read, the blood ran from my face. It was totally not what I had ________. There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short portrayal (肖像) of the person who has       ________ her most. I started to cry. I was her ________. She admired me for my personality, my achievements and red-facedly, my ________.

I stopped reading, struck with the ________ I had done. I had wasted so much energy pushing her away ________ I had missed out on her. Those sincere words she wrote seemed to break an icy ________ around my heart and I longed to know her again.

On that fateful afternoon, as I put aside the laundry and rose to my feet, I decided to go to her -- this time to experience ________ to judge, to hug rather than fight. After all, she was my sister.

1.

A．case

B．shoe

C．cloth

D．diary

2.

A．young

B．leading

C．tough

D．greedy

3.

A．always

B．deliberately

C．mildly

D．seldom

4.

A．interest

B．answer

C．fault

D．link

5.

A．thank

B．treat

C．defeat

D．accept

6.

A．considered

B．caused

C．gained

D．rejected

7.

A．roughly

B．constantly

C．nearly

D．simply

8.

A．clean

B．soil

C．warm

D．protect

9.

A．exposed

B．approved

C．reasoned

D．lacked

10.

A．wrong

B．kind

C．wise

D．considerate

11.

A．picked up

B．threw away

C．left out

D．set down

12.

A．informed

B．reminded

C．demanded

D．convinced

13.

A．read

B．suspected

C．wrote

D．did

14.

A．inspired

B．loved

C．beaten

D．assisted

15.

A．sister

B．enemy

C．hero

D．friend

16.

A．knowledge

B．bravery

C．tolerance

D．honesty

17.

A．crime

B．conflict

C．robbery

D．quarrel

18.

A．whether

B．that

C．when

D．why

19.

A．disease

B．injury

C．barrier

D．skin

20.

A．but also

B．instead of

C．as well as

D．in order

【推荐1】Cell Phone Madness

When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had really gotten a cell phone!

As soon as I got to my ______ the next morning I ______ off my phone and asked everyone for their ______.

It felt like I didn’t even ______ in that class anymore. I wouldn’t pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my   ______. Luckily I didn’t get ______ using it.

I was pretty ______ that the teacher did ______ that I stopped paying attention to her, ______ a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters ______, my mom had to ______ the test.

It was hard to show my mom the ______. She was used to seeing A’s and B’s on my tests. Well, eventually, I showed her and she couldn’t ______ it. She was angry but most of all, she was disappointed.

Weeks passed and my parents started to ______ the fact that I had a phone. They would say, “ We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It’s like you have your own little ______ now and we don’t communicate as much with your phone.”

I acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much ______ on the phone.

A week later I tried ______ a whole day without a cell phone and it didn’t go that badly. I had so much ______ because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different point of view towards cell phones.

     Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I’m not saying that phones are ______ and not to use them, but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family and not get ______ with your phone all day. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. It also affected my grades.

I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control.

1.

A．office

B．school

C．store

D．home

2.

A．took

B．put

C．turned

D．showed

3.

A．number

B．name

C．help

D．address

4.

A．come

B．hand

C．give

D．exist

5.

A．job

B．test

C．phone

D．desk

6.

A．caught

B．allowed

C．troubled

D．appreciated

7.

A．proud

B．doubtful

C．sure

D．angry

8.

A．mention

B．notice

C．prevent

D．punish

9.

A．until

B．before

C．though

D．because

10.

A．clearer

B．easier

C．worse

D．better

11.

A．read

B．sign

C．do

D．make

12.

A．box

B．book

C．homework

D．paper

13.

A．believe

B．receive

C．see

D．achieve

14.

A．notice

B．dislike

C．accept

D．enjoy

15.

A．secret

B．idea

C．world

D．dream

16.

A．time

B．force

C．money

D．control

17.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．going

D．thinking

18.

A．trouble

B．worry

C．fun

D．improvement

19.

A．good

B．bad

C．necessary

D．useful

20.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．annoyed

D．stuck

【推荐3】On a Sunday morning I was running and noticed a person in front of me. I could _______ he was running a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before _______.

So I started running faster and every block I was _______ on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes, I was only about 100 yards _______ him. So I _______ the pace and pushed myself. You would have thought I was running in the _______ part of a marathon.

Finally I caught up with him and _______ him by. On the inside I felt so good. I“beat” him, _______ he didn't even know we were ________ .

After I passed him. I ________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turm around and go ________.

Isn't that what happens in life when we ________ on competing with co-workers,neighbors, friends, trying to outdo them or trying to prove we are more successful or more ________ ? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss our own ________.

The ________ with unhealthy competition is that it is a never ending circle. There will always be somebody ________ you, someone with a better job, more money in the bank, more education, better behaved children, etc.

Take what life has given you, and you will be . ________ by it. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There is no ________ in destiny. Run your own race and wish others well.

1.

A．tell

B．predict

C．imagine

D．wonder

2.

A．fool

B．greet

C．stop

D．catch

3.

A．setting out

B．going away

C．turning off

D．coming up

4.

A．gaining

B．calling

C．holding

D．turning

5.

A．before

B．around

C．opposite

D．behind

6.

A．found out

B．slowed down

C．set about

D．picked up

7.

A．final

B．long

C．easy

D．special

8.

A．walked

B．passed

C．pushed

D．hurried

9.

A．since

B．but

C．so

D．if

10.

A．racing

B．running

C．playing

D．joking

11.

A．wished

B．doubted

C．admitted

D．realized

12.

A．changed

B．left

C．missed

D．chosen

13.

A．away

B．back

C．alone

D．on

14.

A．live

B．depend

C．focus

D．put

15.

A．responsible

B．optimistic

C．sensitive

D．important

16.

A．path

B．chance

C．root

D．heart

17.

A．relation

B．problem

C．disagreement

D．influence

18.

A．more than

B．regardless of

C．ahead of

D．rather than

19.

A．protected

B．impressed

C．blessed

D．moved

20.

A．difference

B．competition

C．point

D．result