【推荐1】The phrase “One Person Can Make a Difference” is one of those sayings that we teach youngsters. It is used to_______them to do something kind, to help another person, or to dream big about _______they will change the world.

As adults, do we really believe this? Or is it a_______just for young people? I am writing to tell you that indeed “one person can”. I know this because one day one person did an act of_________that changed my life and the lives of millions more.

Almost 15 years ago while driving across town, I was listening to a radio interview and_______ a story of selflessness and commitment that was_______.   A woman had carried in ten bulky winter   _______through the Thanksgiving weekend crowds on mass transit to donate them at the One Warm Coat drive. She knew the city had many homeless and families_______ and she knew that her     _______coats could make a________ between cold and comfort for ten people that winter.

She was only one person, ________ it was her action that inspired me to________that there would always be a need for more coats – and that more people would be able to ________if there were more drop-off ________. Now, nearly 15 years later, One Warm Coat has inspired the donation of over 4 million coats across the country. ________the National Founder, my heart is full and ________, knowing that we, each one of us, make a real difference in the lives of thousands each fall and__________.

So when you set forward to ________ an item，or donate your time, or________your neighbor, perhaps wondering “Will it really________ ?” I can tell you that it will!

1.

A．force

B．order

C．adopt

D．encourage

2.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．when

3.

A．warning

B．statement

C．lesson

D．task

4.

A．education

B．kindness

C．wisdom

D．profession

5.

A．heard

B．told

C．read

D．wrote

6.

A．disappointing

B．inspiring

C．interesting

D．surprising

7.

A．trousers

B．shirts

C．shoes

D．coats

8.

A．in return

B．in need

C．in general

D．in public

9.

A．special

B．beautiful

C．extra

D．essential

10.

A．difference

B．wish

C．decision

D．living

11.

A．and

B．or

C．yet

D．therefore

12.

A．realize

B．state

C．guarantee

D．predict

13.

A．wonder

B．change

C．possess

D．donate

14.

A．schools

B．locations

C．points

D．hotels

15.

A．like

B．unlike

C．without

D．As

16.

A．cool

B．mild

C．warm

D．weak

17.

A．winter

B．summer

C．spring

D．autumn

18.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give away

D．give off

19.

A．inspire

B．help

C．believe

D．teach

20.

A．happen

B．advocate

C．evaluate

D．matter

【推荐2】On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He was _______ at Mill High Church in Denver.

Jack’s topic for the event was his ________, the Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. During his presentation, Jack reached for his _______, poured out $100 bill and said, “Who wants this?” _______shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would ________. But I jumped up, ran up the stairs to the stage, and _______ the bill from his hand. As I was launching myself in the air, all sorts of thoughts ________ through my mind: “Was I about to lose ______ in front of 800 people? Would they call security and pull me from the ________?” But my desire for bold action was ________ than any of the other voices of ________.

As I took the bill from his hand, Jack ________ to me and said, “Yes! That’s it! We can’t _______ around for the opportunities to come to us. We must take action to ______ what we say we want!”

I remember the crowd, ________ desiring like that hundred dollar bill, while they sat _______ to their chairs. What were they waiting for?

For many of us, patterns of waiting and searching begin in childhood. We ______ the gifts of life are just around the corner, that anywhere is ______than here and that one day we will arrive and everything will be OK. So we don’t try, we give up, and we forget who we are. We are afraid to succeed, afraid to fail, and afraid to say we are _______. But as Wayne Gretzky said: “You’ll always _______ 100% of the shots you don’t take!”

1.

A．selling

B．signing

C．donating

D．speaking

2.

A．experience

B．book

C．novel

D．lecture

3.

A．bag

B．suitcase

C．wallet

D．pocket

4.

A．Hands

B．Heads

C．Arms

D．Faces

5.

A．reach

B．help

C．favor

D．select

6.

A．accepted

B．seized

C．pulled

D．picked

7.

A．sent

B．got

C．rushed

D．formed

8.

A．freedom

B．heart

C．dignity

D．hope

9.

A．stage

B．crowd

C．hall

D．chair

10.

A．better

B．lower

C．faster

D．louder

11.

A．pain

B．doubt

C．disagreement

D．eagerness

12.

A．shouted

B．explained

C．turned

D．got

13.

A．wait

B．hope

C．look

D．care

14.

A．employ

B．challenge

C．express

D．create

15.

A．mostly

B．usually

C．mainly

D．generally

16.

A．supported

B．glued

C．trapped

D．caught

17.

A．hear

B．assume

C．suspect

D．witness

18.

A．safer

B．better

C．warmer

D．richer

19.

A．afraid

B．hopeless

C．nervous

D．angry

20.

A．desire

B．obtain

C．miss

D．forget

【推荐3】I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________       , and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

【推荐2】A letter to the teacher who inspired my young son

I was so worried about handing my little boy, Carol, over during his first week of school, but you made it easier. You, _______ at him like a mother would at her own child. You showed warmth and your hugs were always on _______.

After a day in class with you, Carol would come home _______. Whenever I hear Do Your Ears Hang Low or to see him _______ to the sky when singing about the days of the week, I will think of you. The first time we sang it after _______ you was hard but, as time passes, I take _______   in the knowledge that, even though you are not here, you work _______ to make children happy.

Your creativity was _______. I’ll never forget the children’s faces when you’d beautifully _______the classroom into the Deep Dark Wood. I remember their ________ faces talking about the Magnificent Tower Building you’d ________.

In the short time I knew you, you never seemed ________ by the mountain of paperwork or impossible work-life balance that comes with the role. Instead, you appeared to ________ every minute.

I can’t comprehend why you’ve been ________ from us. Telling Carol was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I’m not sure whether he fully understands, ________ he told me he loved you and has been asking whether your “robot powers” will work in ________. I hope that you will shine on him from heaven and ________ him always.

I ________ I had told you all of this when you were with us. I hope that you ________ the extent of your magic, how you brought ________ to everyone you met and how loved you were. Goodbye, Dear Friend.

1.

A．pointed

B．smiled

C．came

D．aimed

2.

A．display

B．duty

C．sale

D．offer

3.

A．complaining

B．dancing

C．singing

D．weeping

4.

A．stretching

B．shouting

C．shooting

D．submitting

5.

A．losing

B．contacting

C．leaving

D．pleasing

6.

A．pride

B．delight

C．part

D．comfort

7.

A．promises

B．happens

C．continues

D．ceases

8.

A．complex

B．inspiring

C．shabby

D．temporary

9.

A．transformed

B．divided

C．enlarged

D．shrunk

10.

A．frustrated

B．cheerful

C．panicked

D．funny

11.

A．observed

B．purchased

C．discovered

D．created

12.

A．motivated

B．interrupted

C．disturbed

D．rejected

13.

A．waste

B．enjoy

C．share

D．seize

14.

A．taken

B．hidden

C．claimed

D．saved

15.

A．because

B．while

C．but

D．and

16.

A．school

B．heaven

C．music

D．performance

17.

A．inspect

B．imitate

C．satisfy

D．guide

18.

A．wish

B．regret

C．assure

D．forget

19.

A．lost

B．expected

C．knew

D．managed

20.

A．convenience

B．argument

C．sympathy

D．happiness

【推荐1】At around 10 p.m., Jane got off the train at Bell port, New York. She jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute _________ home. She was so familiar with the route that she almost drove _________ all the way. Jane had just crossed the railroad tracks when out of nowhere a truck hit her car, _________ her backward some 100 feet onto the tracks. She was _________ the car, injured but mostly shocked by the _________.

As it happened, Peter, a volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, was getting ready for _________. At the _________ noise of clanging metals and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window, he, still dressed in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out of the door.

He first came upon a(n) _________ truck lying 2,000 feet from his front yard. After _________ its driver was OK, Peter looked around and spotted Jane’s car lying __________ the tracks. And then he heard the bells __________ an oncoming train.

Peter rushed to Jane’s car and __________ the driver’s side window. Jane just looked up at him, her eyes __________. “I have no __________ of where I am,” she said.

“You are on the railroad tracks,” Peter yelled. “I have to get you off right now!” He __________ the handle, but the door was jammed. The train was __________. Without a moment of hesitation, Peter ran to the passenger side and __________ open the door. He __________ pulled her across the passenger seat and dragged her to safety behind a signal box a few feet away. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the __________.

Jane recalled the __________ moment. “I can never repay him for this,” she said, “last night the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.

A．lift

B．drive

C．ride

D．tour

2.

A．automatically

B．blindly

C．carelessly

D．tirelessly

3.

A．placing

B．forcing

C．adjusting

D．swinging

4.

A．attached to

B．connected to

C．stuck in

D．caught in

5.

A．failure

B．change

C．barrier

D．crash

6.

A．bed

B．dinner

C．work

D．exercise

7.

A．slight

B．deep

C．sharp

D．faint

8.

A．parked

B．removed

C．disabled

D．used

9.

A．acknowledging

B．concluding

C．announcing

D．predicting

10.

A．above

B．beside

C．over

D．across

11.

A．revealing

B．implying

C．detecting

D．signaling

12.

A．struck

B．broke

C．removed

D．rolled

13.

A．rounding

B．widening

C．closed

D．unfocused

14.

A．idea

B．impression

C．sense

D．knowledge

15.

A．seized

B．fixed

C．pushed

D．pulled

16.

A．passing away

B．thundering up

C．pulling in

D．slowing down

17.

A．threw

B．pushed

C．kept

D．broke

18.

A．appropriately

B．constantly

C．instantly

D．skillfully

19.

A．seat

B．track

C．vehicle

D．box

20.

A．heart-breaking

B．life-saving

C．soul-stirring

D．risk-taking

【推荐2】Have you ever rushed to some place very important only to realize you’re on the_________bus and you’ll never make it in time? One woman in New Zealand_________     this last week, but the bus driver went_________the call of duty to help her out.

Last Sunday, Mason was on her way to see her 79-year-old mom who lives in a nursing home. Due to its recent regulations,_________are limited to an half-hour period scheduled in advance. When Mason_________she hadn’t gotten on the right bus and her 30-minute window was fast closing, she was_________. Mason started crying, tearfully_________to the bus driver 57-year-old Alex Bailey what had happened.

Rather than offer routine_________ and keep to his schedule, Bailey decided to_________. With nods from the other__________, Bailey detoured (绕道) the bus and__________Mason to her destination, dropped her off, and then calmly went back to his__________route.

By pure__________, as Mason arrived at the nursing house, a news reporter happened to be there covering a story. Mason told the reporter her__________, expressing thanks to the passengers and praise for the bus driver. The story__________the evening news, and then it hit social media. Bailey was “Internet__________.”

Actually, Bailey is only one of the serving members during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), who have been__________around the clock to__________key workers, education and communities stay connected and keep the city running__________. Later, he said that it was just a__________, magical moment, and it was just the right thing to do.

1.

A．wrong

B．slow

C．last

D．crowded

2.

A．registered

B．experienced

C．presented

D．interviewed

3.

A．within

B．before

C．through

D．beyond

4.

A．visits

B．numbers

C．courses

D．emotions

5.

A．reminded

B．determined

C．realized

D．doubted

6.

A．merry

B．angry

C．upset

D．lonely

7.

A．promoting

B．explaining

C．applying

D．reflecting

8.

A．announcement

B．sympathy

C．apology

D．laughter

9.

A．move around

B．run off

C．calm down

D．take action

10.

A．drivers

B．patients

C．passengers

D．nurses

11.

A．drove

B．invited

C．sent

D．directed

12.

A．regular

B．direct

C．long

D．safe

13.

A．arrangement

B．necessity

C．chance

D．mistake

14.

A．trouble

B．plan

C．name

D．tale

15.

A．received

B．made

C．broke

D．reported

16.

A．content

B．crazy

C．silent

D．famous

17.

A．working

B．waiting

C．changing

D．preparing

18.

A．imagine

B．ensure

C．examine

D．check

19.

A．properly

B．quickly

C．smoothly

D．equally

20.

A．brief

B．quiet

C．key

D．nice