【推荐3】When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Ittleby said, “Don’t _______. It’ll still taste good.” And he was _______. The pizza edges were dark, _______ the middle wasn’t bad.

Ittleby looked on the _______ side. And everyone, except Hazel, _______ that about him.

Hazel was the _______ student in class. On her first day, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it here.” Hazel looked at him, “I _______ it.” Ittleby didn’t know what to do. He’d never _______ anyone like Hazel.

_______ Mr. D. said they’d have recess (休息) inside ________ the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What will the ________ thing be?”

The class didn’t have to ________ long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She ________, and paint went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second ________ thing. What will the third be?”

Ittleby didn’t know what to say. Hazel seemed so ________ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

Emma came to look at Ittleby’s ________. She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittleby’s picture is ruined (破坏)! There’s number three.” Emma looked ________. “I’m sorry, Ittleby.” “It’s OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint (指纹) could look like butterflies,” said Ittleby.

So Ittleby added wings. ________ he said, “Everyone, let’s make a field of butterflies.”

Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittleby’s paper. Only Hazel didn’t.

“Want to add one?” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings.

“It looks ________. I like it very much,” said Ittleby. Hazel ________, “You know, I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.”

1.

A．argue

B．worry

C．touch

D．explain

2.

A．hungry

B．different

C．right

D．wrong

3.

A．and

B．but

C．if

D．as

4.

A．humorous

B．easy

C．bright

D．back

5.

A．liked

B．hated

C．heard

D．trusted

6.

A．shy

B．good

C．poor

D．new

7.

A．forget

B．want

C．enjoy

D．doubt

8.

A．met

B．helped

C．asked

D．believed

9.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Before

D．Though

10.

A．according to

B．along with

C．instead of

D．because of

11.

A．second

B．last

C．first

D．third

12.

A．prepare

B．rest

C．wait

D．practice

13.

A．calmed down

B．went down

C．fell down

D．looked down

14.

A．strange

B．bad

C．funny

D．interesting

15.

A．sure

B．sorry

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．finger

B．butterfly

C．painting

D．board

17.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．angry

D．upset

18.

A．Then

B．Thus

C．Yet

D．Still

19.

A．simple

B．similar

C．great

D．normal

20.

A．answered

B．cried

C．shouted

D．smiled

【推荐1】Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and ______ soda cans everywhere around the ______. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there wasn't a flower in sight. It was ______.

One day, one of the children looked at the corner and ______ to do something about it. She had ______ minutes before the bus arrived. The next Monday, she brought a bag and ______ some of the old bottles to recycle. On ______， she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles, while her best friend picked up soda cans and put them in a different ______ for recycling. On Wednesday, all the ______ picked up the remaining recyclable materials and put everything ______ in the rubbish can. The corner was ______！

The corner looked ______ but it was still ugly, so the next day the girl brought some ______ seeds. She planted the seeds and watered them, and watered the ______， too. She only had ten minutes a day but that was ______. On Friday, the children found more ______ on the ground and put it in the rubbish can, or recycled it.

After one month, their ugly, dirty corner had become a beautiful ______ with pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to ______ your city? Imagine what a beautiful ______ we would have if more people spent ten minutes a day cleaning up and making their ______ more attractive！

1.

A．full

B．empty

C．cheap

D．expensive

2.

A．school

B．bus

C．old bottles

D．bus stop

3.

A．cold

B．gorgeous

C．useless

D．ugly

4.

A．had

B．refused

C．decided

D．managed

5.

A．ten

B．fifteen

C．twenty

D．thirty

6.

A．made

B．collected

C．bought

D．gave

7.

A．Tuesday

B．Sunday

C．Saturday

D．Friday

8.

A．car

B．bus

C．corner

D．bag

9.

A．passengers

B．children

C．teachers

D．girls

10.

A．better

B．useful

C．else

D．hard

11.

A．clean

B．dirty

C．green

D．gone

12.

A．nice

B．wrong

C．larger

D．better

13.

A．tree

B．flower

C．vegetable

D．fruit

14.

A．flowers

B．vegetables

C．trees

D．plants

15.

A．enough

B．limited

C．long

D．short

16.

A．seeds

B．toys

C．garbage

D．bikes

17.

A．school

B．home

C．playground

D．garden

18.

A．see

B．visit

C．help

D．enjoy

19.

A．world

B．school

C．bus stop

D．corner

20.

A．homes

B．gardens

C．villages

D．surroundings

【推荐2】My old friend Judy who worked at our local Wal-fart, had been down a pretty rough road. However, she somehow had maintained her _______ and cheerful outlook on life.

Every time I _______ other, I felt a pull in my heart to do _______ to help. I just couldn’t figure out what it was that I was _______ to do.

Christmas was coming. This morning I was _______   by and turned in. I had Christmas cards in my car from work. I pulled one out and _______   it to her. I placed a gift of cash inside the card – more cash than I had ever given anyone but the _______ in my heart said, “Yes! Do it!”

I went up to customer service and said to the clerk _______ there, “I’m looking for my friend, Judy.” He said, “OK, she is here. I’ll _______ her for you.”
When my friend __________ I said with a smile “Here is a card for you.” She asked, “Should I __________ it here?”

“Sure,” I __________ . She opened it and tears came to her eyes. She burst out a cry of __________   “Oh, thank you! I wasn’t going to be able to give my girls Christmas gifts at all this year.”

It was __________   for me to see her happiness and it was also good to know I had finally __________   how I was supposed to help her. __________ she did next made me know I had done the right thing. She called me later to thank me again, __________   “It was too much, so I shared it __________   two other women at work who were not going to have Christmas gifts for their children __________. I hope you don’t mind.”

My heart swelled with joy knowing I had done something that was passed on right __________   it was meant to go.

1.

A．negative

B．uncertain

C．positive

D．objective

2.

A．thought

B．talked

C．learnt

D．accused

3.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

4.

A．persuaded

B．required

C．supposed

D．advised

5.

A．driving

B．walking

C．running

D．standing

6.

A．presented

B．addressed

C．copied

D．passed

7.

A．push

B．press

C．dream

D．pull

8.

A．speaking

B．working

C．wandering

D．lying

9.

A．call

B．sign

C．inform

D．remind

10.

A．showed up

B．turned around

C．looked out

D．settled in

11.

A．seal

B．fold

C．open

D．wrote

12.

A．ordered

B．answered

C．demanded

D．suggested

13.

A．shock

B．doubt

C．delight

D．shame

14.

A．regretful

B．unbelievable

C．shocking

D．wonderful

15.

A．put out

B．figure out

C．take out

D．bring out

16.

A．As

B．That

C．What

D．Which

17.

A．saying

B．requesting

C．announcing

D．confirming

18.

A．for

B．to

C．on

D．with

19.

A．too

B．also

C．either

D．still

20.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．when

【推荐3】Every year, the Rube Goldberg competition considers inventions made from everyday items. They use complex systems to carry out a_________ task, like opening an umbrella or watering a plant. The task for 2020 was supposed to be “turn on a light"._________ when a pandemic (流行病) happened, it was changed to “drop a piece of _________ into someone's hand". Most of those taking part in the competition are_________. In past years, they built the machines _________ and on teams at school. But with schools closing to slow the spread of the virus, organizers _________the rules. This year, competitors were_________ to send in videos of the machines to compete. And the team can include family members. One thing _________. The machine still must complete the task in 10 to 20 steps.

One of the impressive_________ was from Maryland. 11-year-old Caitlin and her 13-year-old brother Ben firstly designed their machine. After six hours and 106 failed__________— the soap finally dropped right into Caitlin's waiting hands- they finally __________ it. In the video submitted, they__________ the process.

Health experts say washing hands __________ is an important protection against diseases. Kids may be __________ if they're thinking about a deadly virus each time they wash their hands. So, a fun competition may help to __________ good feelings about a task they must do over and over again.

1.

A．challenging

B．simple

C．complicated

D．special

2.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Nevertheless

D．Thus

3.

A．water

B．soap

C．advice

D．news

4.

A．students

B．volunteers

C．amateurs

D．professionals

5.

A．in theory

B．in advance

C．in private

D．in person

6.

A．abandoned

B．adapted

C．adjusted

D．observed

7.

A．required

B．forced

C．recommended

D．demanded

8.

A．changed

B．appeared

C．improved

D．remained

9.

A．themes

B．entries

C．images

D．choices

10.

A．attempts

B．efforts

C．models

D．projects

11.

A．took

B．got

C．made

D．beat

12.

A．evaluated

B．assessed

C．demonstrated

D．reviewed

13.

A．repeatedly

B．occasionally

C．quickly

D．slowly

14.

A．astonished

B．annoyed

C．amazed

D．afraid

15.

A．understand

B．create

C．remember

D．expect

【推荐1】It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

【推荐2】In October, I told the eight-year-olds about my plan. “I’d like all of you to do extra jobs to _________ some money. Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner _________.” I wanted the children to _________ that it’s more blessed to give than to _________. I wanted them to understand that kindness is _________ nice ideas and that people somehow have to make it come _________.

Early in the week, the boys and girls arrived in class seizing their hard-earned money and couldn’t wait to go shopping. I watched _________ they ran up and down the supermarket aisles. _________, we headed toward the checkout. Then someone _________ a “necessity” that sent them racing.

“Flowers!” Kristine cried. The group rushed toward the holiday __________. I pronounced, “You can’t eat flowers.” “But Mrs. Sherlock, we want flowers.” __________, I sighed as the children moved a pot of purple daisies (雏菊) into the cart.

Then we set off for the house of a needy grandmother and finally __________ in front of a small house in the woods. A woman with a tired face came to the door to __________ us. My little group hurried to get the turkey and the trimmings. As each box was carried in, the old woman thanked us — much to children’s __________. When Amy put the daisies on the counter, the woman seemed __________.

We returned to the car. Fastening seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the trimmings, __________ to the daisies. She put her face in the flowers. When she raised her head, there was a __________ on her lips. She was transformed before our eyes. The children were quiet. In that one brief __________ they had seen for themselves the __________ they possessed to make another’s life better. The children had __________ that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny flowers on a dark November day.

1.

A．spend

B．earn

C．withdraw

D．save

2.

A．either

B．though

C．otherwise

D．anyway

3.

A．experience

B．expect

C．advocate

D．clarify

4.

A．enjoy

B．receive

C．accumulate

D．share

5.

A．better than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．more than

6.

A．alive

B．wrong

C．fresh

D．fair

7.

A．until

B．before

C．as

D．since

8.

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Frequently

D．Occasionally

9.

A．observed

B．confirmed

C．recognized

D．spotted

10.

A．plants

B．lights

C．cards

D．foods

11.

A．Panicked

B．Moved

C．Defeated

D．Determined

12.

A．pulled up

B．settled down

C．turned out

D．got through

13.

A．accompany

B．welcome

C．inspect

D．instruct

14.

A．puzzle

B．astonishment

C．pleasure

D．disappointment

15.

A．surprised

B．depressed

C．embarrassed

D．amused

16.

A．straight

B．abruptly

C．gradually

D．close

17.

A．terror

B．shock

C．pain

D．smile

18.

A．chance

B．decision

C．moment

D．condition

19.

A．energy

B．power

C．talent

D．interest

20.

A．sensed

B．noticed

C．marked

D．checked