【推荐2】I was surprised to learn the sleeping arrangements at the log home we were sharing with my in-laws for the week. _________, my young daughter had agreed to sleep in a first-floor bedroom by herself.

As we settled in, we discussed the number of deer we had _________ on our way to the log home. “I hope we see a bear or two this week!” my wife shouted.

At bedtime, my wife and I retreated to the upstairs loft, and my in-laws _________ a bedroom on the first floor. We were about to fall asleep when our daughter appeared with a _________ look on her face. She said a _________ was scratching at her window. I decided to sleep downstairs and my daughter _________ the loft with my wife. On my way down, I passed my father-in-law, _________ in front of the television. I was in bed only a several minutes when I heard a tap ... tap on the window. Something was indeed out there, _________ it wasn’t a bear—at least that’s what I told myself.

Sometime later, I was awakened by a loud, low-pitched growl (低声吼叫). I saw a large

_________ in the doorway and froze as it __________ closer to me. I realized what it was — only after my father-in-law bent to give me a __________. I blurted out (脱口而出), “It’s David.” My father-in-law __________. We both laughed nervously at the __________ moment, and I explained his granddaughter’s bedroom __________. I told him that the only thing __________ than a bear attack was Papa Bear’s good-night kiss. He growled in agreement!1.

A．Honestly

B．Basically

C．Generally

D．Specifically

2.

A．kept

B．spotted

C．adopted

D．fed

3.

A．headed for

B．looked for

C．hunted for

D．cared for

4.

A．disappointed

B．delighted

C．worried

D．embarrassed

5.

A．deer

B．tiger

C．lion

D．bear

6.

A．cleaned

B．purchased

C．shared

D．mopped

7.

A．active

B．alive

C．absorbed

D．asleep

8.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．as

9.

A．shadow

B．figure

C．ghost

D．shape

10.

A．kicked

B．waved

C．inched

D．jogged

11.

A．present

B．hug

C．sweet

D．kiss

12.

A．jumped back

B．got up

C．backed up

D．backed away

13.

A．joyful

B．awkward

C．painful

D．memorable

14.

A．arrangement

B．requirement

C．need

D．switch

15.

A．stronger

B．taller

C．scarier

D．heavier

【推荐3】Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I _______ upon some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and _______. Deciding to read and _______ them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.

As I opened each letter, all of them delicate with _______, I discovered a new page _______ unknown to me in this private _______ of my parents’ lives.

My father used to _______ in the army. So his letters were full of frontline _______ of the things about the war. Each of my mother’s letters was sealed with her 1944 magenta (紫红色的) lipstick kiss. I was _______ to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).

Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very ill and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a ________ kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the ________. He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had ________ to him when he had been so far from home.

It so happened that the next day would be February 14. I chose from the ________ letters the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.

At his bedside, I joked with him, saying ________, “Today is Valentine’s Day, and I know you have been a little busy lately, but I’ve got you ________.” He became more ________ when I handed him the old ________. He carefully opened the card, and when he recognized it, his eyes filled with tears.

My father, in a voice tight with ________, read the loving ________ he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her ________.

1.

A．chanced

B．hit

C．drew

D．fell

2.

A．unknown

B．untouched

C．uncovered

D．unused

3.

A．publish

B．distribute

C．print

D．organize

4.

A．age

B．dust

C．use

D．reading

5.

A．recently

B．usually

C．previously

D．occasionally

6.

A．period

B．chapter

C．field

D．book

7.

A．work

B．study

C．serve

D．report

8.

A．accounts

B．documents

C．introductions

D．occupations

9.

A．devoted

B．addicted

C．thrown

D．drawn

10.

A．typical

B．traditional

C．different

D．conventional

11.

A．wars

B．illnesses

C．letters

D．prescriptions

12.

A．meant

B．intended

C．planned

D．said

13.

A．divided

B．sorted

C．separated

D．updated

14.

A．sadly

B．angrily

C．softly

D．loudly

15.

A．caught

B．treated

C．cured

D．covered

16.

A．curious

B．enthusiastic

C．fantastic

D．positive

17.

A．Christmas card

B．envelope

C．basket

D．lipstick

18.

A．astonishment

B．sorrow

C．sickness

D．emotion

19.

A．story

B．message

C．speech

D．motto

20.

A．in person

B．in private

C．in danger

D．in public

【推荐1】Although I had raised my daughter to be fearless, I often became quite fearful when in unfamiliar conditions. I had always been a country girl and knew ______ about living in cities. However, she moved to Boston after graduation.

Then came the day of her frightening ______. “Come visit me without Dad.” For weeks she begged, and I offered ______, but she would not give up. Finally, I ______ and flew to my daughter’s new home. This was an act of great love on my part ______ I not only was afraid of cities, I also was afraid of flying.

My daughter, knowing my ______, met me at the airport and sheltered me during the visit. We spent time together exploring sights that I hadn't ______ before. And then the day came when she said, “I have ______ this morning, so you ______ to take the subway this afternoon and meet me at a coffee shop near the school.” My eyes grew ______. Had she forgotten that I have no sense of ______? What if I got lost…

“Mom, you can do this,” she said ______, in the same tone I had used when she was a little girl. “I’ll ______ you a map,” she added. Placing a detailed drawing in my hand, she ______ to class. I finally decided that I would accept her ______. At midday, I drew a deep breath, ______ her apartment and caught the subway.

Holding her map in my hand, I ______ our meeting place. She was ______, and when she finally appeared. I stood up and called out, “I did it!” Her ______ facial expression changed into obvious relief. It was then that I ______ what I had achieved. “I knew that you could,” she said.

1.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

2.

A．warning

B．request

C．comment

D．debate

3.

A．excuses

B．solutions

C．time

D．money

4.

A．broke down

B．showed up

C．gave in

D．passed by

5.

A．because

B．if

C．until

D．unless

6.

A．losses

B．diseases

C．fears

D．regrets

7.

A．confirmed

B．experienced

C．remembered

D．delighted

8.

A．class

B．opportunity

C．tea

D．peace

9.

A．approve

B．pretend

C．assist

D．need

10.

A．heavy

B．icy

C．wide

D．bright

11.

A．humour

B．direction

C．movement

D．freedom

12.

A．weakly

B．strangely

C．encouragingly

D．painfully

13.

A．draw

B．buy

C．lend

D．mail

14.

A．came back

B．ran away

C．looked forward

D．hurried off

15.

A．assistance

B．challenge

C．apology

D．explanation

16.

A．described

B．painted

C．searched

D．left

17.

A．found

B．missed

C．selected

D．varied

18.

A．hurt

B．young

C．late

D．strong

19.

A．cautious

B．puzzled

C．curious

D．worried

20.

A．decided

B．realized

C．demanded

D．predicted

【推荐2】It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night”, ________ by my mother on a zheng.

My mom was always enchanted（着迷）by the beauty of Chinese traditional music________she never had the chance to learn a(n)______. In 2009, she got a zheng from a friend and has been playing and ______ ever since. Sometimes when I miss her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I ______ expected to hear them here in Boston.

Earlier this year, as I______ a new apartment, I met Zhantao Lin, the director of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association. At Lin’s house, I heard the ______ of the erhu. Lin later______ me to his music team and I heard the rehearse（排练）for a ______this year. It was beautiful and powerful — it ______ brought me back to my hometown in China.

(51)__is also part of Lin’s daily routine. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his _______. I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk. I asked him _________he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much ______ to learn than the violin,” he said. Perhaps Turk hasn’t really started to_______ the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument. “There are so many beautiful things in Chinese________: the music, the language, and the art. So we just try our best to let him have a ______ to explore it,” she said.

I _______my mom for giving me a chance to immerse（使沉浸）myself in the Chinese musical world. The music makes me feel relaxed. It can also _______me of my homesickness. If you listen to one piece, you will _______its uniqueness, power, and beauty.

1.

A．directed

B．written

C．played

D．invented

2.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

3.

A．trade

B．instrument

C．language

D．trick

4.

A．responding

B．inspecting

C．pretending

D．performing

5.

A．never

B．still

C．already

D．only

6.

A．looked after

B．looked at

C．looked up

D．looked for

7.

A．story

B．name

C．sound

D．cry

8.

A．introduced

B．recommended

C．guided

D．followed

9.

A．competition

B．performance

C．game

D．conference

10.

A．suddenly

B．recently

C．nearly

D．secretly

11.

A．Reading

B．Composing

C．Teaching

D．Exercising

12.

A．workmates

B．friends

C．parents

D．students

13.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

14.

A．longer

B．easier

C．safer

D．smarter

15.

A．consider

B．ignore

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．culture

B．economy

C．literature

D．medicine

17.

A．place

B．chance

C．duty

D．desire

18.

A．forgive

B．blame

C．beg

D．thank

19.

A．remind

B．inform

C．cure

D．warn

20.

A．experience

B．ensure

C．express

D．explain

【推荐3】The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among _______.

I have organized and reorganized an _______ with the dentist for months. I also _______ it twice and called the day before to _______all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.

Then I arrived. It wasn’t _______at all. The lady there even had no _______ what I was talking about. I _______ felt my blood boil. I was getting so _______. I didn’t yell at her but I may as well have because the _______ I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable. It was not a good moment. The whole time she smiled and was ________ to me.

Only when everything was finally ________ was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and ________ it all. How can I make it better? How can I make up for my ________ behavior a moment ago? I couldn’t. I could ________ her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest ________ And that is exactly what I gave.

I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She ________. Again with a ________. God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so ________. I don’t get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost ________ myself for it. I am not that person, not anymore. Yet I continue to grow and continue to ________. It’s true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.

1.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．patients

D．relatives

2.

A．interview

B．operation

C．experiment

D．appointment

3.

A．confirmed

B．arranged

C．discussed

D．admitted

4.

A．conclude

B．approve

C．ensure

D．apply

5.

A．crowded

B．ready

C．open

D．busy

6.

A．plan

B．thought

C．idea

D．mind

7.

A．mildly

B．roughly

C．privately

D．immediately

8.

A．mad

B．sad

C．humorous

D．curious

9.

A．habit

B．way

C．accent

D．tune

10.

A．rude

B．attached

C．friendly

D．devoted

11.

A．figured

B．added

C．made

D．sorted

12.

A．reflected on

B．worked at

C．called at

D．went through

13.

A．unnecessary

B．impolite

C．impossible

D．unfair

14.

A．post

B．assist

C．press

D．gift

15.

A．comment

B．promise

C．apology

D．suggestion

16.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．ignored

D．accepted

17.

A．smile

B．hope

C．doubt

D．belief

18.

A．slowly

B．easily

C．frequently

D．tightly

19.

A．teach

B．forgive

C．hate

D．see

20.

A．expand

B．react

C．overcome

D．learn

【推荐1】Since 2018, Jason has been helping sick kids become superheroes. After watching his five-year-old daughter Angela _______ chemotherapy (化疗), he came up with the idea of “Supertees”. Designed with a cape (披风), the shirts _______ a virtual armour (盔甲) for children fighting cancer.

“Sitting by her hospital bed, I knew there was _______ I could do to help Angela, until I noticed how _______ it was to change her clothes while she was connected to various monitors. This is when the _______ for the Supertee was born,” says Jason.

Created to look like a superhero costume, the medical garments (医用服装) are all about _______ children to see themselves as the _______ they adore. “We want these kids to feel like, and be _______ as the heroes that we see them as,” he tells.

Now Jason has _______ Disney to launch a new Marvel Edition shirt. He’s got some “super” friends helping him out! Actors Lurson and Chris have ________ them, sharing special video messages for the kids who receive a new Supertee.

Riley Sinclair was ________ with a serious disease at seven years old. For Riley’s mum Tammy, the Supertee was a ________ for her son, helping him feel less ________ and making hospital visits more comfortable. “When Riley puts his ________ on, his whole personality will change and he feels like he can ________ anything. It’s amazing!” explains Tammy.

1.

A．undertake

B．undergo

C．forget

D．miss

2.

A．act out

B．act on

C．act up

D．act as

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．easy

B．different

C．hard

D．quick

5.

A．idea

B．advice

C．hope

D．order

6.

A．securing

B．enabling

C．persuading

D．proving

7.

A．superheroes

B．doctors

C．nurses

D．actors

8.

A．adopted

B．appointed

C．recognized

D．marked

9.

A．caught up with

B．teamed up with

C．put up with

D．ended up with

10.

A．left

B．sponsored

C．envied

D．supported

11.

A．diagnosed

B．blessed

C．disgusted

D．associated

12.

A．status maintainer

B．game changer

C．rule maker

D．peace lover

13.

A．calm

B．afraid

C．happy

D．satisfied

14.

A．skirt

B．armour

C．shorts

D．shirt

15.

A．hide

B．keep

C．face

D．avoid

【推荐3】I looked out at the smiling faces in the school auditorium. The applause filled my ears. I had really done it!

Just a few months earlier I would never have ______ myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. But when the time came, I got up on stage and ______ one of my greatest fears. I found a new person inside me, a much more ______, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to come. If not for my teacher, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that ______.

I was extremely ______. I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was even ______ with strangers.

One day, Mrs. Sather ______ that our class was going to perform a play. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy,” she said. “Anybody want to try?” A few ____ hands shot up—mine, of course, was not one of them.

After class Mrs. Sather came to join me. “Dallas, I was thinking you would be the person for Dorothy. But I was ______ you didn’t raise your hand.”

Was she ______? Me, the lead? I was ______ just thinking of standing on stage in front of a lot of people.

“Dallas, you’re great at ______ things, so you won’t worry about lines. And you have such a sweet personality. Perfect for Dorothy!” She said.

Mrs. Sather stared into my eyes as if seeing my inner self locked away inside. “I’d love you to give this a ______ for me. But if you really don’t want to, I won’t make you. It’s your ____.” Mrs. Sather wanted me in this role. She ______ me. I realized it was time to ____ my shy cloak (披风).

Fast-forward through five months of practicing, we were ready. ______, I was as nervous as I had ever been. I proved to myself that I could do it in practice, ______ could I prove it to everyone else when it really mattered?

“It doesn’t matter how you do tonight,” said Mrs. Sather, ______ reading my thoughts when she came backstage for a final check. “You have already shown yourself how wonderful you are.”

At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just cheering for my performance that night, but for the performances they knew would come in later years because of my newfound ______.

1.

A．praised

B．agreed

C．pictured

D．remembered

2.

A．expressed

B．faced

C．discussed

D．shared

3.

A．energetic

B．daring

C．generous

D．sincere

4.

A．story

B．method

C．solution

D．opportunity

5.

A．shy

B．slow

C．curious

D．patient

6.

A．colder

B．calmer

C．quieter

D．happier

7.

A．realized

B．repeated

C．found

D．announced

8.

A．firm

B．excited

C．powerful

D．friendly

9.

A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．amused

D．embarrassed

10.

A．objective

B．crazy

C．reliable

D．nervous

11.

A．ashamed

B．regretful

C．doubtful

D．terrified

12.

A．analyzing

B．observing

C．memorizing

D．predicting

13.

A．plan

B．try

C．guess

D．promise

14.

A．choice

B．destination

C．suggestion

D．interest

15.

A．reminded

B．challenged

C．trusted

D．shocked

16.

A．throw off

B．keep off

C．knock off

D．call off

17.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Still

18.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．and

19.

A．in case

B．ever since

C．as if

D．even though

20.

A．popularity

B．ambition

C．advantage

D．confidence