【推荐1】On Monday, May 9, James Givens, a police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sitting in his panda car. Just at that moment he heard what sounded like a _________. He turned around only to find a goose pecking at the car door. This was highly _________ given that the birds typically preferred to observe _________ from a distance.

But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his _________ and kept pecking until Givens opened the car door and _________. The police officer says that though the bird then began to _________, it kept turning around to make sure he was _________. When they finally stopped, Givens _________ why the mother goose had been so — she wanted him to _________ her gosling (幼鹅) that had been trapped in some balloon string.

__________ that the mother goose would __________ him if he got close to the baby, Givens called the local SPCA (保护动物协会). __________, they were unable to send anyone to help right away. Therefore he had to call his fellow police officer Cecillia Charron, who was nearby and soon __________ Givens. Concerned that the gosling would not survive the __________, Cecilia decided to take on the task herself.

As it turned out, there was __________ to worry about. The mother goose appeared to understand that Charron was trying to help and watched __________ from a safe distance as the office untied the trapped bird. As soon as the little gosling was __________, it ran as quickly as possible to its __________, and they took off shortly after. Charron, a 24-year soldier of the police force, said this would probably __________ to be the most memorable incident of her __________!

1.

A．cry

B．knock

C．greeting

D．singing

2.

A．horrible

B．stupid

C．possible

D．unusual

3.

A．humans

B．foods

C．enemies

D．babies

4.

A．attraction

B．welcome

C．attention

D．permission

5.

A．ran away

B．gave in

C．looked up

D．stepped out

6.

A．slide in

B．push ahead

C．fly up

D．walk away

7.

A．backing

B．copying

C．following

D．watching

8.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．admitted

D．wondered

9.

A．care

B．save

C．treat

D．company

10.

A．Pleased

B．Puzzled

C．Worried

D．Interested

11.

A．tend

B．attract

C．thank

D．attack

12.

A．Hurriedly

B．Surprisingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Hopefully

13.

A．praised

B．joined

C．approved

D．contacted

14.

A．delay

B．scene

C．rescue

D．injure

15.

A．much

B．enough

C．nothing

D．something

16.

A．anxiously

B．patiently

C．willingly

D．happily

17.

A．freed

B．relaxed

C．removed

D．relieved

18.

A．mom

B．case

C．fellow

D．owner

19.

A．seem

B．grow

C．like

D．prove

20.

A．past

B．career

C．experience

D．behavior

【推荐2】Sandra was a businesswoman in Orlando. Approaching her 50th birthday, she decided to ________ her love of cats and her work experience to start the Orlando Cat Café.

As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra’s main goal in opening the cafe was to help ________ cats up for adoption with proper pet parents. What she didn’t ________ at the time was that her cafe would help human visitors as much as the cats!

“The most ________ thing in the cafe is that they always have new cats and cats need socialization, so both sides ________!” says Laurie, who is one ________ guest. She, like many other cat lovers who ________ have pets at home because of allergies in the family, often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of ________ with cute animals whenever she likes.

Plus, Sandra’s cat adoption ________ aren’t the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe! The coffee and food ________ for visitors are made by Axum Coffee, a company that was also started to ________ others. Axum is a city in Ethiopia where fresh water is ________ and even poverty is widely visible. In fact, the coffee and food are sold at a low price at the café, some of whose ________ go to the people of Axum, Ethiopia, to help improve their ________ of life.

“My cafe and Axum Coffee have a(n) ________ mission to reach out to others. We hit it off and became partners,” says Sandra.

Maybe the next time you visit Orlando, you’ll ________ Sandra’s cafe, and hit it off with one of the cats up for ________! Adoption specialists are always on site to help match the personalities of potential ________ with those of the cats in the play area, and it ________! More than 80 cats have been adopted since Sandra ________ her business in 2019.

1.

A．compare

B．combine

C．confirm

D．clarify

2.

A．match

B．cut

C．hold

D．wake

3.

A．manage

B．understand

C．realize

D．expand

4.

A．controversial

B．awkward

C．optional

D．wonderful

5.

A．emerge

B．win

C．compromise

D．leave

6.

A．careless

B．generous

C．supreme

D．regular

7.

A．unlikely

B．potentially

C．permanently

D．merely

8.

A．interacting

B．competing

C．reasoning

D．agreeing

9.

A．influences

B．efforts

C．difficulties

D．reasons

10.

A．in debt

B．out of date

C．on sale

D．in no way

11.

A．help

B．change

C．reward

D．praise

12.

A．cheap

B．widespread

C．scarce

D．accessible

13.

A．risks

B．costs

C．resources

D．profits

14.

A．quality

B．efficiency

C．stages

D．theories

15.

A．false

B．easy

C．similar

D．debatable

16.

A．bank on

B．seek out

C．set up

D．respond to

17.

A．trade

B．discussion

C．check

D．adoption

18.

A．founders

B．experts

C．owners

D．pets

19.

A．ends

B．fails

C．appears

D．works

20.

A．abandoned

B．ran

C．reduced

D．switched

【推荐3】UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was driving near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard a strange sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told thedodo.com, a website for animal lovers.

It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the _________of that cry——a brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), _________in water and struggling to climb to a thin _________of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d _________the pond in a rowboat and was hacking the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, saw this scene and thought he had a _________chance. “I can’t _________animals suffering ,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he _________his boxers and socks, _________the temperature was in the -30°C, and commandeered (征用) the rowboat. His heart _________, Arens slid closer to the dog and used another rock to smash the ice. Then he __________off the boat, crashing into the freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. He swam toward her immediately, __________her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then put the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where __________bystanders carried the dog to a nearby house.

The next day, the dog’s owner __________over to thank Arens for saving the dog, Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked and then opened the door of his car. Like a flash, Sadie rushed out, ran towards Arens’s hug, and kissed him __________the cheek. “That special __________”, says Arens, “was the highlight of my career.”

1.

A．course

B．source

C．resource

D．sound

2.

A．swimming

B．drowning

C．diving

D．drifting

3.

A．pack

B．block

C．layer

D．cube

4.

A．entered

B．exited

C．emerged

D．engaged

5.

A．worse

B．more

C．better

D．less

6.

A．submit

B．abuse

C．rely

D．tolerate

7.

A．got off

B．cut off

C．set off

D．took off

8.

A．even though

B．what if

C．now that

D．as though

9.

A．jumping

B．pounding

C．sinking

D．patting

10.

A．shaved

B．slipped

C．kept

D．kicked

11.

A．restore

B．granted

C．grabbed

D．submit

12.

A．annoyed

B．curious

C．cautious

D．anxious

13.

A．dropped

B．stopped

C．took

D．came

14.

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．by

15.

A．restriction

B．departure

C．delivery

D．expansion

【推荐1】Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college in cap and gown, accepting her diploma and ready to start a career. Since Mary came from a low-income family, her dream seemed out of _______ .There would never be enough money to send Mary to college. _______, no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary _______ that thought. In secondary school she studied hard, and spoke_______ of her dream to teachers and friends. When her _______ day at school came, her principal called her into his office.

“I have a(n)_______ for you,” he said.

It contained a scholarship to a nearby college. The power of a thought had _______ its first bonus. But the scholarship could cover only part of her college _______.Mary took every part-time job she could find.

Mary's dream came true when she graduated from college. Then she took a course in insurance. When she _______ herself to a local insurance company for a job, she was ________. She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the manager ________ her.

Twenty-five years later Mary Crowe's colleagues in that company ________ at a special dinner in her honor, recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman.

“Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming,” she said, giving her secret to ________. “Through ________ and faith you can become what you think. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be ________. Ask and believe; dream and believe; work and believe.”

1.

A．control

B．question

C．sight

D．thought

2.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

3.

A．held on to

B．took pride in

C．made up for

D．came up with

4.

A．selfishly

B．freely

C．unwillingly

D．jokingly

5.

A．first

B．formal

C．final

D．unique

6.

A．book

B．envelope

C．souvenir

D．test

7.

A．joined

B．wasted

C．consumed

D．produced

8.

A．expenses

B．secrets

C．incomes

D．ambitions

9.

A．limited

B．related

C．accustomed

D．introduced

10.

A．picked up

B．put aside

C．turned down

D．taken in

11.

A．believed

B．praised

C．accepted

D．noticed

12.

A．gathered

B．declared

C．fled

D．parted

13.

A．reputation

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．success

14.

A．analysis

B．enthusiasm

C．politeness

D．conclusion

15.

A．corrected

B．overcome

C．forgotten

D．collected

【推荐3】My family and I were on our way to Pennsylvania and it was the middle of a snowstorm. We were almost there when we got stuck in a _______ traffic jam. Cars stretched (延伸) ahead of us and behind us as _______ as we could see. We sat in the same _______ without moving for seven hours. We _______ periodically to see if the _______ ahead of us were moving, which they had never been. _______ there was a large 18-wheeler truck in front of us, my mom had to _______ the door to see around the 18-wheeler to get a _______ of the traffic jam in front of us. All we could do was sit and _______. At no time did any of us fall asleep or stop ________ attention, because we were always checking up on the traffic. We sat for hours and heard ________ about the cause of the traffic jam from the ________, and the only person we talked to was a truck driver ________ us, who didn’t know anything about it either. ________, after seven hours, the truck in front of us began moving slowly and we were happy to get moving, but when we ________ in front of the truck, there were absolutely NO cars to be seen, and NONE behind us, ________ one 18-wheeler. The only other vehicle besides those was the one of the trucker that had been next to us the ________ time. There were no signs of a traffic jam the entire ________ of our trip. It was as though the cars had all ________. To this day we have no ________ as to how this could have happened.

1.

A．permanent

B．huge

C．messy

D．illegal

2.

A．usually

B．much

C．far

D．quickly

3.

A．car

B．sofa

C．seat

D．spot

4.

A．checked

B．examined

C．stared

D．tried

5.

A．passengers

B．trucks

C．men

D．cars

6.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Even if

D．As if

7.

A．shut

B．answer

C．open

D．lock

8.

A．view

B．sense

C．list

D．rush

9.

A．play

B．wait

C．sleep

D．imagine

10.

A．attracting

B．demanding

C．paying

D．receiving

11.

A．something

B．news

C．whispers

D．nothing

12.

A．TV

B．text

C．road

D．radio

13.

A．in front of

B．next to

C．behind

D．over

14.

A．Again

B．Finally

C．Thus

D．Unfortunately

15.

A．run

B．walked

C．looked

D．talked

16.

A．for

B．as

C．near

D．except

17.

A．whole

B．long

C．hard

D．free

18.

A．journey

B．rest

C．day

D．process

19.

A．disappeared

B．passed

C．stopped

D．moved

20.

A．expression

B．motivation

C．explanation

D．intention

【推荐1】Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen.
His mother, Angela Brown, is in ____ .She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl ____   Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us, “Daniel is so full of ___ ”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go up stairs and ____ Daniel crawling（爬）out of a wardrobe (衣橱) he has pulled over onto the floor, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you Mum, ” he said and ____ at his mum and smiled. Seven-year-old Daniel has a ____face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to ____that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy.
Angela told me all about it. “____ I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine. ”Jasper, she ____ , is the Browns’ dog. “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s   ____how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he ____ all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the   ____haven’t spoken to us since. ”
Angela told me about Daniel’s most ____crime. “I was about to do the washing up ____ the baby started crying. Daniel decided to ____and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water was already   ____the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be   ____.I hope things will get better as he gets ____ ”
Amazingly, Daniel is quite   ____ behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. ____he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?1.

A．despair

B．surprise

C．anger

D．danger

2.

A．hurt .

B．called

C．favored

D．repaid

3.

A．regret

B．imagination

C．honesty

D．curiosity

4.

A．hear

B．prevent

C．find

D．leave

5.

A．looked up

B．turned out

C．gave in

D．got through

6.

A．ugly

B．serious

C．mysterious

D．lovely

7.

A．reform

B．admit

C．sense

D．rest

8.

A．Even if

B．In no time

C．Once

D．Although

9.

A．cured

B．discovered

C．damaged

D．explained

10.

A．fearful

B．amazing

C．favorable

D．common

11.

A．dried up

B．came down

C．cut off

D．fell off

12.

A．sons

B．neighbors

C．assistants

D．teachers

13.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．satisfied

D．expensive

14.

A．as if

B．when

C．before

D．because

15.

A．help

B．disturb

C．save

D．puzzle

16.

A．boiling

B．sweeping

C．flooding

D．nearing

17.

A．blamed

B．replaced

C．burned

D．controlled

18.

A．older

B．smarter

C．healthier

D．lighter

19.

A．hardly

B．madly

C．well

D．badly

20.

A．Instead

B．Furthermore

C．Though

D．Meanwhile

【推荐2】AI was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two sons. One night, his older son _________ a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only common intestinal (肠的) _________ , the couple didn’t take it seriously. But the disease was actually _________ appendicitis (阑尾炎), and the boy died that night.

Knowing the death could have been _________ , AI’s emotional health worsened under the enormous burden of his _________ . To make matters worse, his wife left him soon, leaving him alone with his six-year-old son. AI could not _________ the hurt and pain, and he turned to alcohol. As the alcoholism _________ , AI began to lose everything-his home and his art objects. _________ AI died alone in a motel.

Hearing of Al’s death, I reacted with disdain (鄙视). “What a complete _________ !”

As time passed, I began to __________ my earlier harsh judgment. I knew AI’s now adult son, Ernie, is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men. One day I __________ my courage to ask him, “What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person?”

Ernie sat quietly, __________ for a few moments and said, “From my memories as a child until I left home, AI came into my room every night and gave me a kiss, saying, ‘love you, son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a __________ I had been to judge Al as a loser. He had not left any material __________ behind. But as a kind loving father, he left behind one of the finest, most __________ men I have ever known.

1.

A．diagnosed

B．developed

C．infected

D．expanded

2.

A．division

B．friction

C．disorder

D．invasion

3.

A．acute

B．secure

C．crucial

D．essential

4.

A．eliminated

B．restricted

C．weakened

D．prevented

5.

A．pessimism

B．dilemma

C．guilt

D．despair

6.

A．expose

B．estimate

C．reduce

D．tackle

7.

A．exploded

B．progressed

C．endured

D．prospered

8.

A．Apparently

B．Dramatically

C．Eventually

D．Instinctively

9.

A．failure

B．surprise

C．incident

D．shock

10.

A．reaffirm

B．reevaluate

C．reunite

D．reproduce

11.

A．gathered up

B．broke up

C．ended up

D．used up

12.

A．recognized

B．anticipated

C．reflected

D．emphasized

13.

A．specialist

B．educator

C．opponent

D．fool

14.

A．reputation

B．possessions

C．ambitions

D．affection

15.

A．taking

B．insisting

C．assisting

D．giving