【推荐1】When school started on that warm August day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I decided to become ______ ,or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness that came with my ______ diet, for those feelings meant that I was_______ .

______ the season progressed, things had become______between my head volleyball coach, Coach Smith , and me. She felt that something was wrong with my ______. She talked with me about my eating and was______ that I turned a deaf ear to her when she tried to make me eat. She tried to persuade me in a determined way and so we fought ______. Then my ______ started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a (n)______. One afternoon, with hurt in her eyes, Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet. She looked at me,______ in her eyes, knowing she couldn’t make me stop, and walked away.

A couple of weeks later I attended a formal dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I______then that I had ruined my senior year by being______, and I had probably ruined her expectations as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter ______ and thanking her.

Then one Saturday, as I was reading in the library, I felt someone _____ take my arm and say softly,“Lynn Jones, how are you doing?” I ______ and saw the familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot.”

When I think of a coach, I think of someone superior to me, someone who gives ______ — not a friend. But Coach Smith is ______, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a______ way even when I hated her for it at that time. I didn’t ______ her kindness, but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grateful for her help, and now for her friendship.

1.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．beautiful

D．independent

2.

A．poor

B．standard

C．proper

D．original

3.

A．losing

B．winning

C．rising

D．running

4.

A．With

B．Though

C．Because

D．As

5.

A．limited

B．smooth

C．uncomfortable

D．tight

6.

A．performance

B．fitness

C．emotion

D．mood

7.

A．embarrassed

B．curious

C．annoyed

D．cautious

8.

A．repeatedly

B．accidentally

C．generally

D．gradually

9.

A．anger

B．anxiety

C．eagerness

D．hunger

10.

A．dilemma

B．struggle

C．opportunity

D．coincidence

11.

A．disappointment

B．excitement

C．astonishment

D．encouragement

12.

A．recognized

B．estimated

C．realized

D．assumed

13.

A．naughty

B．disrespected

C．discouraged

D．dishonest

14.

A．persuading

B．praising

C．apologizing

D．rewarding

15.

A．randomly

B．patiently

C．casually

D．gently

16.

A．looked around

B．looked over

C．looked down

D．looked up

17.

A．instructions

B．introduction

C．entertainment

D．information

18.

A．professional

B．different

C．serious

D．friendly

19.

A．negative

B．mild

C．determined

D．ridiculous

20.

A．tolerate

B．deserve

C．suspect

D．convince

【推荐2】One night many years ago I was on the bridge of a ship passing one of our large cities on a quiet night. I saw its lights_______in the sky and heard the city’s noises.
I have spent twenty-five years on boats. Now I am a _______. My job is to bring in the large luxury_________and stay with them until they are safely stopped in their ports.
I felt very _______the first time I ever docked a big liner. She came_______up the harbor on a flood tide and towered high over the short little boat. As we drew alongside, a doorway opened_______at water level and two smartly dressed sailors helped me aboard.
I was escorted to the bridge where I _______from the captain. I realized I was in _______of a great ship worth millions of dollars. Having docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, _________simply the quarterback who called the signals.
In spite of ________we read in the newspapers, I have great faith in this country, praying that a peaceful understanding will come to this__________world, so that my children can grow up in a world full of happiness. I believe this will come ________.
I remember the understanding and ________ that took over this country, back in 1949, when a little girl named Kathy Fiskus ________into an old well in California. Engineers and sandhogs and people in all walks of life worked almost three days, and when they got her out she was dead.
People sent in thousands of dollars in________funds, but those who did the work and ________the equipment wouldn’t take the money. They worked for bigger things. I talked to captains of foreign ________that came into New York Harbor, and they were just as________as we Americans over the tragedy.
I believe some__________will be found to work together for world peace with the same sympathy and understanding that people worked to rescue little Kathy Fiskus. I believe God will ________bring this about.1.

A．decorated

B．reflected

C．included

D．occupied

2.

A．cook

B．designer

C．pilot

D．swimmer

3.

A．liners

B．shops

C．hotels

D．offices

4.

A．interesting

B．smart

C．lucky

D．proud

5.

A．drawing

B．riding

C．walking

D．running

6.

A．often

B．never

C．almost

D．hardly

7.

A．took over

B．picked up

C．got out

D．brought in

8.

A．place

B．need

C．search

D．control

9.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

10.

A．how

B．where

C．which

D．what

11.

A．undiscovered

B．unsettled

C．unplanned

D．unexpected

12.

A．in

B．from

C．about

D．on

13.

A．favor

B．pity

C．belief

D．sense

14.

A．fell

B．waved

C．threw

D．hid

15.

A．school

B．business

C．rescue

D．loan

16.

A．produced

B．transported

C．furnished

D．supposed

17.

A．buses

B．planes

C．ships

D．trains

18.

A．worried

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．concerned

19.

A．time

B．road

C．money

D．way

20.

A．someday

B．forever

C．nowhere

D．therefore

【推荐1】How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the _______ of many readers with the question. The _______ news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month _______ you win the lottery (彩票) or some other prize.

We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to _______ how they became that rich, you will learn that they worked very _______for the money. That is what most ___________have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went _______ hardships before they succeeded _______.

There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it _______ for themselves. In this article, I am going to ________passion (热情) which I think is the most ________ quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one were to ____________ the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.

Take J.K. Rowling for ________. Her first Harry Potter book was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which ________ to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small ________, which paid ￡1,500. And the ________from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little ________ of making a living by writing children’s books.

If you want to make a million dollars, find something that________ you really passionate and work hard at it. It doesn’t ________ what it is. Let me know how you ________.

1.

A．attention

B．discussion

C．consideration

D．excitement

2.

A．common

B．funny

C．disappointing

D．surprising

3.

A．if

B．unless

C．since

D．though

4.

A．find out

B．think up

C．bring up

D．care about

5.

A．long

B．wisely

C．hard

D．happily

6.

A．millionaires

B．people

C．leaders

D．businessmen

7.

A．around

B．under

C．through

D．near

8.

A．as well

B．at last

C．on purpose

D．by chance

9.

A．appear

B．complete

C．change

D．happen

10.

A．talk about

B．show off

C．pick out

D．carry out

11.

A．interesting

B．important

C．unforgettable

D．beautiful

12.

A．serve

B．visit

C．marry

D．study

13.

A．agreement

B．experience

C．example

D．experiment

14.

A．promised

B．struggled

C．refused

D．tried

15.

A．office

B．publisher

C．factory

D．school

16.

A．advice

B．praise

C．comment

D．celebration

17.

A．interest

B．energy

C．time

D．chance

18.

A．reminds

B．drives

C．forces

D．makes

19.

A．matter

B．say

C．mean

D．care

20.

A．understand

B．plan

C．go

D．behave

【推荐2】I sat on our sofa playing with my ring. I remembered ______ to put it on after Georgia cleaned it one day. At work, I kept ______ it with my thumb. I felt ______ without it.

I looked at Georgia’s ______ on the TV stand. I was _______. Our children were in their rooms, grieving (哀伤) in their own way. Her ring ______ in my left palm. I had a ______ to make. “When do I take mine off?” I asked no one.

I was ______. If I took it off, would it mean the love we ______ was gone? The band of gold stayed on my finger. When my thumb ______ it, my thoughts drifted to the past times and not to the future and the life we______. Then I asked myself again “When do I ______ it off?” It was with me from the day we’d ______ more than nineteen years earlier. It’d been on my finger ______ I changed my children’s diapers(尿布).

I reached behind my ______ and undid the clasp(扣子) of the gold chain. She’d given it to me on our first Christmas together. I threaded (穿过) her ______ onto it and started to put it back ______ my neck. I paused and put it ______. The fingers of my right hand reached for my ring a final time. I twirled (旋转) it around like ______ times and then slipped it off.

My hand felt empty without its comforting weight, but the ______ ring hanging around my neck comforted me — a reminder of our years together.

1.

A．refusing

B．forgetting

C．loving

D．hesitating

2.

A．searching for

B．playing with

C．moving about

D．sticking to

3.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．thirsty

D．empty

4.

A．toys

B．pictures

C．clothes

D．flowers

5.

A．nervous

B．glad

C．alone

D．satisfied

6.

A．rested

B．stood

C．wandered

D．faded

7.

A．speech

B．decision

C．conversation

D．note

8.

A．surprised

B．afraid

C．moved

D．educated

9.

A．took

B．enjoyed

C．shared

D．expected

10.

A．touched

B．crossed

C．threw

D．covered

11.

A．experienced

B．valued

C．lost

D．planned

12.

A．take

B．keep

C．turn

D．rid

13.

A．lived

B．met

C．married

D．came

14.

A．since

B．when

C．if

D．because

15.

A．arm

B．finger

C．palm

D．neck

16.

A．ring

B．coat

C．thread

D．hair

17.

A．off

B．before

C．around

D．above

18.

A．away

B．down

C．up

D．out

19.

A．great

B．new

C．old

D．happy

20.

A．long

B．priceless

C．connected

D．combined

【推荐3】Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for ____! That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of____ boy to man with family hardships tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was ____ 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both ____home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father.
Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to ____ the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t ____ . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen , he worked hard to____a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were ____to tears by his unselfishness. Hard __44__ his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted ____, because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students ____against misfortunes.
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds ____ us of what we usually neglect: Love and care for others. Without these, ____ of us could survive.
Hong ____ donations from others. He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could ____ his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to ____around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed ____ against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can ____ a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ____ about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society ____ you’ll find the world smiling back.1.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．help

2. A caring

A．growing

B．moving

C．turning

3.

A．only

B．already

C．ever

D．still

4.

A．stayed

B．went

C．sold

D．left

5.

A．bring up

B．turn to

C．stick to

D．devote to

6.

A．give away

B．give up

C．run out

D．turn down

7.

A．build

B．rent

C．but

D．paint

8.

A．encouraged

B．moved

C．inspired

D．made

9.

A．as

B．because

C．unless

D．while

10.

A．brother

B．daughter

C．sister

D．uncle

11.

A．struggling

B．learning

C．standing

D．turning

12.

A．left

B．remembered

C．reminded

D．told

13.

A．any one

B．every one

C．none

D．no one

14.

A．threw away

B．turned out

C．gave off

D．turned down

15.

A．depend on

B．stick to

C．refer to

D．turn to

16.

A．show

B．eat

C．sell

D．share

17.

A．a chance

B．an ability

C．a spirit

D．a belief

18.

A．bury

B．defeat

C．win

D．knock

19.

A．worry

B．care

C．complain

D．joke

20.

A．and

B．when

C．while

D．until

【推荐2】Research confirm that performing acts of kindness and sharing thankful thoughts have many positive effects on mood and health. They are among the top five predictors of happiness.

When you feel thankful for something, that’s gratitude. You never get it out of _______; you are clear who or what is responsible, whether that’s a loved one, a strange, or a higher power. Gratitude is how you _______to others when you see yourself in connection with things larger than yourself. _______, this understanding of our reliance on others is becoming more_______today. With commercial and social media, everything makes the younger generation feel that they are the _______of the universe. If it’s all about them, why thank others?

If true, there would be a disturbing_______trend. Canadian researchers found that people who wrote thank-you letters or performed good deeds for a six-week period decreased their pain, upped their energy, and improved their mental health. And you can _______these benefits at any age. Old people who choose to be thankful are less likely to worry about their_______health.

Gratitude tends to be easily spread, as well. Those who are helped are more likely to pay kindness_______. One study found that when someone is thanked, it more than doubles his or her chances of being________again, likely because he or she enjoys feeling socially ________.

If you aren’t particularly grateful now, you can learn to be. People who keep a journal of three positive things that happen to them each day________ health-including thankfulness. At first, it may be difficult to________the good things that occur. But ________, your train gets trained into a more appreciative mode. And in the end, the journal becomes a book of joyful ________. Gratitude training certainly comes to your aid during the ________times because a greater appreciation for life is the________you focus on.

________your gratefulness directly with the person you feel grateful to, the benefits of happiness ________. You don’t need a scientific study to know that showing and accepting gratitude can ensure you an ________life, a much better life than you thought.

1.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

2.

A．refer

B．submit

C．subscribe

D．relate

3.

A．Therefore

B．Meanwhile

C．Besides

D．However

4.

A．strange

B．difficult

C．stubborn

D．ridiculous

5.

A．master

B．center

C．survivor

D．creator

6.

A．health

B．mental

C．cultural

D．industrial

7.

A．continue

B．approach

C．sustain

D．reap

8.

A．original

B．improving

C．failing

D．falling

9.

A．upward

B．downward

C．backward

D．forward

10.

A．thankful

B．respectful

C．helpful

D．careful

11.

A．valued

B．influenced

C．attracted

D．noticed

12.

A．cultivate

B．emphasize

C．benefit

D．transmit

13.

A．analyze

B．recognize

C．summarize

D．organize

14.

A．roughly

B．decidedly

C．gradually

D．accidentally

15.

A．essays

B．thoughts

C．files

D．memories

16.

A．dark

B．golden

C．special

D．urgent

17.

A．scene

B．part

C．plan

D．session

18.

A．Supplying

B．Experiencing

C．Starting

D．Recalling

19.

A．disappear

B．accumulate

C．emerge

D．weaken

20.

A．enriched

B．engaged

C．enlarged

D．enabled

【推荐3】On Sept. 11, 2001, two men _______ the ticket counter late for American Airlines Flight 77. Allex checked them through _______ procedure. Those men were amongst the five hijackers who _______ that flight into the Pentagon (五角大楼), killing 189 people.

"I didn't know what I'd done," Allex _______. "I came to work the next day and people wouldn't look me in the eye. Officials handed me the manifest (旅客名单), I just stared at it and then I looked up, "I _______ it, didn't I?"

Once it became clear what had happened, people _______ talking to him. He began to have this wild thought that he was to blame for everything. Perhaps he could have changed it, if only he'd done something _______.

For Allex, knowing that many around him were _______ with the greater grief made him _______. "How do I sit in a room with people that are mourning? If they ask what my role is in this whole thing, what can I say? Well, I __________ through two hijackers."

Sometimes even a simple 11 of Sept. __________ could trigger a wave of __________. Once, when a customer told him her husband had been killed on that day, what he misheard was, "You killed my husband."

He has never been able to __________ forget the memory. It's always there in some form. But with __________, he has managed to start talking about it. "I feel like in some ways I've got rid of a __________ over the last 15 years, and I'm back in the light now."

1.

A．stood behind

B．arrived at

C．went to

D．walked through

2.

A．ruining

B．improving

C．changing

D．following

3.

A．crashed

B．caught

C．monitored

D．cancelled

4.

A．added

B．announced

C．recalled

D．apologized

5.

A．started

B．reported

C．did

D．made

6.

A．tried

B．tolerated

C．disliked

D．stopped

7.

A．careful

B．immediate

C．creative

D．different

8.

A．struggling

B．dealing

C．meeting

D．continuing

9.

A．useless

B．uncomfortable

C．impractical

D．unsuitable

10.

A．brought

B．engaged

C．checked

D．resulted

11.

A．mention

B．debate

C．aspect

D．experience

12.

A．tiredness

B．confusion

C．guilt

D．anxiety

13.

A．exactly

B．fully

C．quickly

D．directly

14.

A．regret

B．practice

C．help

D．time

15.

A．world

B．shadow

C．corner

D．mess

【推荐1】Did you ever have a dream? I’m not talking about a dream you have when you sleep. I’m talking about a conscious______where you would like to see a new future, a different choice of employment, and a_____of you own. How many times have you wished that you could be living in a different______than the one you are_______experiencing?

Several years ago, I had a dream about inventing a board game that would________my life's fortunes. After many revisions, a board game was developed. It was a(n)______time. Our dream seemed to come true with sales starting to accumulate, and our company was also_________

____,another new board game________the market and made great progress in sales. Eventually, our company was dissolved.

Perhaps for a game developer, the______emotions that it never was meant to be will discourage his future dreams of a different life. But to me, maybe I didn't succeed to the level I________,at the very least I turned my dream________a reality.________I had never transferred my dream into goal and then to action, there wouldn't have been_________lessons to be learned from the failure. It may take many________but success is only achieved. Once dreams are_______action, failure becomes a______action plans in future. The important__________here is that success only comes by turning dreams into reality and realizing that________are only stepping-stones to final success. After many attempts, many failures, many lessons and many false starts, learn valuable lessons from failure, turn dreams into________,and don't let a dream only be a dream, success will arrive at last.

1.

A．future

B．life

C．dream

D．plan

2.

A．factory

B．farm

C．car

D．business

3.

A．environment

B．school

C．family

D．society

4.

A．enjoyably

B．previously

C．constantly

D．currently

5.

A．destroy

B．realize

C．change

D．create

6.

A．exciting

B．terrible

C．dark

D．embarrassing

7.

A．canceled

B．combined

C．disappeared

D．founded

8.

A．Unfortunately

B．Unlikely

C．Unconsciously

D．Unfairly

9.

A．came into

B．left out

C．came back

D．took in

10.

A．optimistic

B．negative

C．difficult

D．positive

11.

A．needed

B．devoted

C．desired

D．begged

12.

A．by

B．on

C．over

D．into

13.

A．Unless

B．If

C．After

D．Before

14.

A．valuable

B．successful

C．useless

D．cruel

15.

A．analyses

B．designs

C．attempts

D．revisions

16.

A．took up

B．look into

C．run across

D．put into

17.

A．good

B．better

C．most

D．bad

18.

A．meaning

B．point

C．truth

D．purpose

19.

A．efforts

B．achievements

C．possibilities

D．difficulties

20.

A．heart

B．existence

C．action

D．ambition

【推荐2】In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be ____ with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit ____ The only solution is to reach ____ and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more ____ measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your ____
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get ____, or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for ____ It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly ____ The only direct and honest comparison is ____ yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only ____ to compare yourself to someone else if their life ____ is the same as your own. Good luck finding that ____ And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦干的）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can ____ someone is coming up fast ____ you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best ____
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to ____ you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who ____ if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of ____ You are a more ____ person today than you were yesterday. Your own ____ is all you need.1.

A．patient

B．strict

C．content

D．concerned

2.

A．stronger

B．better

C．lazier

D．wiser

3.

A．inside

B．out

C．for

D．up

4.

A．accurate

B．useful

C．careful

D．powerful

5.

A．end

B．best

C．convenience

D．side

6.

A．satisfied

B．busy

C．inspired

D．lazy

7.

A．nothing

B．fun

C．sure

D．success

8.

A．equal

B．unique

C．alike

D．common

9.

A．within

B．by

C．for

D．of

10.

A．instructed

B．allowed

C．directed

D．suggested

11.

A．situation

B．position

C．occasion

D．accommodation

12.

A．game

B．match

C．friend

D．enemy

13.

A．conclude

B．bet

C．announce

D．declare

14.

A．before

B．beside

C．below

D．behind

15.

A．assistant

B．competitor

C．coach

D．teacher

16.

A．contribute

B．expose

C．push

D．devote

17.

A．cares

B．says

C．wonders

D．asks

18.

A．effort

B．sense

C．difference

D．change

19.

A．successful

B．happy

C．lucky

D．fit

20.

A．benefit

B．progress

C．habit

D．result

【推荐3】Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother’s Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time．
Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans ____ it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart．He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife ____away giving birth to their sixth child．He ____six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly ____back in those days．
His daughter, Sonora Dodd,____ when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his ____．It was in the early 1900s and she was actually____one day, listening to a sermon on ____．She thought there should ____be a Father’s Day celebration．
And so the ____was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death．Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated ____since the 1970s．
Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event ____Mother’ s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in ____for so long．But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card．The card would probably have nice message in it ____what a great Dad their father is．Some people do buy presents as well．
____ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can _____use even if they don’t want them．In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving ____ideas of CDs or gadgets（小玩意） we can buy．Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “ World’s Greatest Dad”____ on them．
Some families____do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal．As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest,____ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate．1.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

2.

A．gave

B．went

C．died

D．passed

3.

A．brought

B．fed

C．raised

D．educated

4.

A．unusual

B．unnatural

C．unfair

D．untrue

5.

A．noticed

B．found

C．heard

D．realized

6.

A．wife

B．children

C．son

D．daughter

7.

A．at school

B．at home

C．at work

D．at church

8.

A．Mother’s Day

B．Father’s Day

C．Christmas Day

D．New Year’s Day

9.

A．still

B．too

C．also

D．as well

10.

A．attraction

B．tradition

C．position

D．congratulation

11.

A．special

B．officially

C．especial

D．greatly

12.

A．like

B．that

C．as

D．which

13.

A．existence

B．use

C．effect

D．power

14.

A．writing

B．saying

C．speaking

D．telling

15.

A．Regular

B．Popular

C．Normal

D．Moral

16.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

17.

A．you

B．them

C．us

D．people

18.

A．placed

B．put

C．laid

D．written

19.

A．must

B．can

C．might

D．should

20.

A．cook

B．boil

C．steam

D．make