【推荐1】I owe a young lady a letter.

She wrote to me last week asking how I was, saying she was fine and that she was _________ the dress we sent for her birthday. Then she wrote, “Please _________.”

If my memory _________ me right, it is a decade since someone asked me to write back. We don’t write letters anymore. The _________ is gone; there’s nothing good in the _________ but advertisements and circulars.

When I was young my father took a new job. We only moved 200 miles, but it felt like we had been _________ from friends, extended family and all things _________ by two continents and an ocean. Long distance phone calls were_________ and expensive then, most often _________ for emergencies or bad news. But people wrote. Both my grandmothers and two of my great-aunts wrote to me. It was __________ that someone took an interest in a __________ kid. That someone would take the time to put pen to __________ and share their lives and __________ mine meant a lot, really. I spent many a Sunday evening straining to compose (用心写)__________ and well-written letters.

My mother was a great letter writer. I looked forward to her letters when I went to college and then working at the other end of the __________. When I married, had children and moved again, still far from home, she wrote __________. Letters were a way of closing the __________.

As phone calls became __________, then cheap, the flow of letters became __________ and eventually stopped. But that was not the case today. Today there was something truly special, which takes me to my most __________ task at hand, “Dear Audrey…”

1.

A．designing

B．enjoying

C．selecting

D．understanding

2.

A．accept

B．understand

C．respond

D．decide

3.

A．fails

B．serves

C．fits

D．confirms

4.

A．thrill

B．purpose

C．dilemma

D．courage

5.

A．mail

B．practice

C．spot

D．home

6.

A．transported

B．prevented

C．blocked

D．separated

7.

A．impressive

B．considerate

C．familiar

D．positive

8.

A．valuable

B．secret

C．rare

D．brief

9.

A．respected

B．reserved

C．handled

D．considered

10.

A．difficult

B．polite

C．impossible

D．special

11.

A．hopeless

B．homesick

C．fragile

D．poor

12.

A．use

B．process

C．paper

D．affection

13.

A．put forward

B．inquire about

C．react to

D．look into

14.

A．active

B．precious

C．admirable

D．thoughtful

15.

A．company

B．garden

C．country

D．newspaper

16.

A．happily

B．finally

C．especially

D．faithfully

17.

A．distance

B．distinction

C．interval

D．gap

18.

A．affordable

B．reasonable

C．adequate

D．direct

19.

A．complex

B．unmistakable

C．slow

D．indefinite

20.

A．skillful

B．delightful

C．natural

D．typical

【推荐2】Not long before, my daughter’s shoes were scratched (划破) with a knife. She burst into tears. I took them to the shoemaker’s.

The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the _________ and said, “I can do nothing except _________ the upper.”

His master looked at them and said, “If you _________ me, I will add more scratches on both the shoes.”

I was _________ and asked why.

He explained, “As if the openings were made _________ for a special style.”

I didn’t fully understand him, _________ I decided to leave the shoes.

Two days later I dropped by from work to _________ the shoes. I found more scratches on each shoe; all the openings were patched (缝补) by soft red leather; the stitches (针脚) were twisted with the appearance looking more _________ and interesting than ever. I couldn’t help praising the master’s skill.

Another time, my sister’s blouse was torn, leaving a large opening. My wife checked it _________, and then said, “Let me take it home and mend it.”

Three days later, seeing it again, I was greatly __________: all the torn parts took on a look of ice crystal (水晶); attached to it was a snowman made of flowery rags. I sighed with __________, “It’s amazing!”

“I was __________ by that shoemaker. Patches are supposed to be ugly, but a skillful craftsman (工匠) can make it take on a kind of __________,” replied my wife.

Her words inspired me more: perfection is impossible to achieve in __________; patches appear in the form of injury, disability or disease. Since you can’t change the existence of the wound, you should not __________ people’s sympathy by disclosing the wound, which is meaningless. Just sew a patch on the wound and produce a most beautiful flower on it, and that is the significance of life.

1.

A．scar

B．opening

C．hole

D．mark

2.

A．replace

B．remove

C．throw

D．tear

3.

A．tell

B．show

C．agree

D．trust

4.

A．delighted

B．confused

C．excited

D．astonished

5.

A．on purpose

B．by chance

C．in particular

D．in turn

6.

A．so

B．and

C．as

D．but

7.

A．bring

B．collect

C．see

D．return

8.

A．successful

B．skillful

C．attractive

D．positive

9.

A．anxiously

B．suddenly

C．carefully

D．delightedly

10.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．touched

11.

A．anger

B．regret

C．praise

D．care

12.

A．encouraged

B．inspired

C．moved

D．attracted

13.

A．difference

B．perfection

C．newness

D．change

14.

A．future

B．mind

C．life

D．place

15.

A．treat

B．accept

C．ignore

D．expect

【推荐3】The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie for free. I wasn’t interested,   ___ I knew my two boys would be.

That evening, we were a bit ____ for time. So instead of having dinner at home, we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar. There went the ____ of eight movie tickets.

Then I met up with a friend and we sat around ____ for a while , and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee, After that, we figured we might as well ____ around until the movie ended to pick up the boys. To help ___   the time, I bought snacks. However, the ____ went for an hour longer than expected. To watch the free movie, we always have to ____ an hour of ads.

Oh, did I ____ parking and fighting my way through the ____ to get to the right theater? I could have sent the ___ to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough ____ left over to watch ten mare movies!

Next time I’m offered something free, I’ll ____ refuse it.

I should have known better. ___ in 2004, I built my own business. One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts, I said “probably” because “free” is just the most irresistible ____ in your marketing language. And it always ____.

If you don’t believe me, next time when you do a promotion, ____ this test: one with and one without the free ___. You will be amazed by how many people will ____ hundreds of dollars to get   something for ____!

1.

A．for

B．or

C．so

D．hut

2.

A．grateful

B．prepared

C．rushed

D．thankful

3.

A．lime

B．price

C．chance

D．length

4.

A．singing

B．judging

C．bargaining

D．chatting

5.

A．wander

B．turn

C．look

D．gather

6.

A．save

B．waste

C．record

D．kill

7.

A．meeting

B．movie

C．walk

D．coffee

8.

A．break down

B．sit through

C．cut down

D．look through

9.

A．forget

B．continue

C．mention

D．stop

10.

A．race

B．park

C．gate

D．traffic

11.

A．employees

B．customers

C．boys

D．friends

12.

A．food

B．patience

C．mom

D．money

13.

A．probably

B．angrily

C．definitely

D．repeatedly

14.

A．Ending

B．Writing

C．Revolting

D．Stalling

15.

A．word

B．reason

C．letter

D．desire

16.

A．fails

B．cheats

C．works

D．loses

17.

A．try

B．study

C．face

D．attend

18.

A．help

B．gift

C．advice

D．market

19.

A．gain

B．hank

C．receive

D．pay

20.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

【推荐1】I walked into the store. And this store held so many ________. Rudy often came with me and almost every time he’d ________ to go off and look for something special. And I knew what he was about to do. I’d always find him walking with three yellow roses in his hands.

Standing by the meat, I ________ the steak and remember how Rudy had loved his steak. Suddenly a woman came beside me. I watched as she ________ some T-bones, dropped them in her basket and then put them ________. She saw me watching her and she smiled, “My husband loves T-bones, but to be honest, at these prices, I don’t know ….”

“My husband passed away eight days ago.” I told her and tried to control the tremble in my ________. “Buy him some and ________ every moment you have together.” I told her.

I turned and made my ________ to other products to buy some milk. Suddenly, I saw a pretty lady coming towards me, then I recognized her. She was the woman I met just now. As she came closer, I saw what she ________ and tears were full of my eyes. “These are for you,” she said and placed ________ beautiful yellow roses in my arms. “When you go through the line, they will know these are ________.” I wanted to tell her what the roses ________ for me, but I was still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears ________ down. I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost unreal. How did she know? Suddenly the ________ seemed so clear. I wasn’t alone. “Oh, Rudy, you haven’t forgotten me, have you?” I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and ________ was his angel.

1.

A．minds

B．dreams

C．memories

D．thoughts

2.

A．try

B．allow

C．pretend

D．promise

3.

A．searched for

B．searched

C．in search of

D．found out

4.

A．got up

B．stood up

C．picked up

D．looked up

5.

A．in

B．away

C．down

D．back

6.

A．voice

B．hands

C．action

D．face

7.

A．spend

B．enjoy

C．share

D．forget

8.

A．mind

B．method

C．way

D．part

9.

A．kicked

B．hid

C．needed

D．held

10.

A．many

B．few

C．two

D．three

11.

A．taken

B．paid

C．free

D．mine

12.

A．meant

B．smelt

C．looked

D．felt

13.

A．kept

B．put

C．rolled

D．flew

14.

A．flowers

B．bones

C．woman

D．answer

15.

A．he

B．she

C．I

D．it

【推荐2】The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.

“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____1____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____2_____. ” said an anxious voice of a young woman. “ And you know I am the …. ”

“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ___3_____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___4____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.

“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ___5____. “We must find out that bad___6_____ and …. . ”They were just talking about the ____7____when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ____8___towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ___9____ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen ____10_____, the train hit the truck heavily and ___11____it dozens of meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ____12____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___13_____ in time, his life was saved.

Later the police did whatever they could to ___14____the man who had telephoned them. It turned out that the young man was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____15___ of this crime as described above.

1.

A．call

B．come

C．go

D．notice

2.

A．beaten

B．treated

C．needed

D．injured

3.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．crying

D．shouting

4.

A．realized

B．found

C．proved

D．wondered

5.

A．nervously

B．disappointedly

C．angrily

D．surprisingly

6.

A．man

B．woman

C．child

D．driver

7.

A．trial

B．warning

C．program

D．punishment

8.

A．passing

B．turning

C．running

D．rolling

9.

A．refused

B．stopped

C．continued

D．began

10.

A．above

B．below

C．alive

D．present

11.

A．struck

B．met

C．caught

D．missed

12.

A．pushed

B．helped

C．let

D．asked

13.

A．company

B．house

C．station

D．hospital

14.

A．meet

B．punish

C．find

D．arrest

15.

A．information

B．result

C．advice

D．news

【推荐3】My Emotional Experience in Jaipur

I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum requirement with some friends. It was really an unforgettable experience!

Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, _______ that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions. After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had _______ for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the _______. During the following days we were _______ to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi.

On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office. There we were _______ for the Child Development Program and over the course we _______ two studies related to child work and child rights. We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the _______ that pushed them into work. The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much through the _______. The best part of the work, however, was _______ being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents. I was ________ to a way of life completely different from my own. In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were ________. We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always ________ to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children. I could ________ that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members. Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to ________ how I understand everything around me now. I have been ________ by the people that I met through this experience.

On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, ________ the city and shopping. We were ________ enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really ________ every minute of the life in Jaipur!

Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely ________. I know that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and ________ in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country.

1.

A．expecting

B．worrying

C．determining

D．confusing

2.

A．booked

B．covered

C．reported

D．designed

3.

A．distance

B．program

C．movement

D．journey

4.

A．limited

B．arranged

C．introduced

D．pointed

5.

A．responsible

B．available

C．famous

D．powerful

6.

A．described

B．conducted

C．exchanged

D．benefited

7.

A．standards

B．chances

C．fears

D．causes

8.

A．adventure

B．memory

C．process

D．discovery

9.

A．really

B．simply

C．properly

D．generally

10.

A．exposed

B．selected

C．compared

D．delivered

11.

A．independent

B．attractive

C．comfortable

D．cheerful

12.

A．careful

B．willing

C．upset

D．ashamed

13.

A．predict

B．advise

C．sense

D．wonder

14.

A．influence

B．reflect

C．analyze

D．test

15.

A．reminded

B．witnessed

C．admitted

D．inspired

16.

A．identifying

B．exploring

C．representing

D．charging

17.

A．curious

B．energetic

C．lucky

D．generous

18.

A．valued

B．delayed

C．confirmed

D．permitted

19.

A．regretful

B．reasonable

C．reliable

D．positive

20.

A．encouraged

B．imagined

C．experienced

D．promoted

【推荐1】       One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts (郊区) of town, they_______for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their _______. One of the boys limped (跛行). Looking more closely, my father’s boss_______that the boy had a clubfoot (畸形足). He stepped out of the car and _______the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was_______. The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.

The man _______ and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he_______and do your best to get his parents’ _______ to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their _______.

It didn’t take long for my father to ________ Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father ________explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. ________, they looked at each other. When my father ________ they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).

Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a ________ to send someone to Jimmy’s home to ________ the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent ________ in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.

His parents watched in ________as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not ________ that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.

The ________ benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people ________ they don’t know who did it.

1.

A．waited

B．paid

C．prepared

D．stopped

2.

A．car

B．town

C．office

D．restaurant

3.

A．thought

B．observed

C．doubted

D．worried

4.

A．took care of

B．got hold of

C．hung out with

D．caught up with

5.

A．delighted

B．satisfied

C．interested

D．relaxed

6.

A．laughed

B．apologized

C．returned

D．nodded

7.

A．plays

B．studies

C．lives

D．stays

8.

A．determination

B．permission

C．help

D．plan

9.

A．chat

B．ride

C．meeting

D．holiday

10.

A．build

B．decorate

C．paint

D．find

11.

A．patiently

B．briefly

C．proudly

D．calmly

12.

A．Confused

B．Excited

C．Ashamed

D．Tired

13.

A．visited

B．finished

C．refused

D．left

14.

A．purpose

B．decision

C．request

D．promise

15.

A．warn

B．remind

C．argue

D．convince

16.

A．hotel

B．hospital

C．school

D．store

17.

A．anger

B．fear

C．amazement

D．disappointment

18.

A．agree

B．admit

C．prove

D．believe

19.

A．secret

B．polite

C．humorous

D．cautious

20.

A．until

B．when

C．unless

D．whom

【推荐3】Last year, I told my family that I didn’t want or need anything for my birthday. Instead, I ________ them to think of a way to share a ________ in their world for me. My husband and my daughter did something different, but ________.

The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to ________ pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was ________ and said it was her last day at work there and this had never ________. When the family finished eating, the waitress told them their ________ had been paid. The mom started crying and the dad stood up, trying to ________ who might have done it, but my husband was outside ________ the whole thing. He told me he had such a wonderful ________ in his heart and he would like to ________ it a few more times.

My daughter was on a tight budget(手头很紧) so she________ the week smiling more at people, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be ________ and kind to a stranger and her co-workers.

When we finally all got together for Mother’s Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears as each person________ what they had done. As you can see, it was the ________ birthday ever!

1.

A．ordered

B．encouraged

C．wanted

D．permitted

2.

A．story

B．feeling

C．duty

D．kindness

3.

A．crazy

B．wonderful

C．interesting

D．silly

4.

A．secretly

B．normally

C．quickly

D．partly

5.

A．frightened

B．amazed

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

6.

A．failed

B．mattered

C．existed

D．happened

7.

A．coffee

B．bill

C．money

D．lunch

8.

A．find out

B．look after

C．think of

D．look on

9.

A．asking

B．listening

C．watching

D．telling

10.

A．day

B．feeling

C．experience

D．idea

11.

A．say

B．discuss

C．do

D．cost

12.

A．wasted

B．found

C．spent

D．took

13.

A．healthy

B．simply

C．friendly

D．honest

14.

A．shared

B．practiced

C．recorded

D．watched

15.

A．biggest

B．best

C．longest

D．quietest