【推荐1】Amanda works for Plato's Closet, the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories (配件). When she performed a routine _________ on a coat that was _________ by a man earlier that day, she _________ $7,000 in $100 bills zipped inside a pocket.

No one was _________ ; Plato's Closet employees check clothes all day long. And _________,the man who brought the coat didn't _________ Some people would have _________ the “opportunity”. But not Amanda. She said, “It wasn't mine, so I didn't get too _________ about that thick pile of cash.” _________, she safely stored the money until it could be ____________ to its rightful owner.

Sure, Plato's Closet has ____________ about sending back personal items found in the clothing, but what Amanda did ____________ her character. It wasn't the result of outside pressure. “It's just about integrity (诚实),” She said. “You just have to make sure that you're ____________ and that you do the right thing.

Reputation is easy; character is hard. Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy.

____________ public integrity, resolve or sincerity often results in recognition and praise. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard. Your nonpublic integrity gains no ____________ Or applause. Doing the right thing is also hard ____________ it often runs against our best interests. The true test of ____________ is what you do when people aren't watching. Maybe ____________ is Amanda's main character and maybe it's not, but that doesn't ____________. The fact that she ____________ to do the right thing is more important.

1.

A．service

B．comment

C．inspection

D．experiment

2.

A．picked up

B．dropped off

C．paid for

D．tried on

3.

A．earned

B．donated

C．spent

D．discovered

4.

A．listening

B．chatting

C．watching

D．speaking

5.

A．obviously

B．fortunately

C．hopefully

D．consequently

6.

A．remember

B．determine

C．express

D．wonder

7.

A．provided

B．deserved

C．seized

D．confirmed

8.

A．annoyed

B．guilty

C．excited

D．confident

9.

A．Also

B．Otherwise

C．Indeed

D．Instead

10.

A．arranged

B．returned

C．applied

D．linked

11.

A．regulations

B．remarks

C．results

D．reservations

12.

A．preserved

B．reflected

C．developed

D．affected

13.

A．greedy

B．polite

C．honest

D．curious

14.

A．Covering

B．Measuring

C．Previewing

D．Displaying

15.

A．admiration

B．knowledge

C．apology

D．cooperation

16.

A．if

B．while

C．since

D．unless

17.

A．character

B．motivation

C．education

D．nationality

18.

A．weakness

B．cheerfulness

C．carelessness

D．selflessness

19.

A．occur

B．matter

C．match

D．continue

20.

A．expected

B．promised

C．forced

D．chose

【推荐2】When I was twelve, I took part in a six-day hiking with the Scout troop for fifty miles through the mountain in autumn. With a forty-pound pack, we ____ into the mountains. It didn't take me long to realize that this hike was ____ than expected. We couldn’t even stop for a break because the mosquitoes were in our ears, eyes, even our noses! It was better to just keep ____ to stay ahead of them.

When we reached camp I wanted only to have a warm meal and then go to sleep. I cooked some delicious pasta, but knocked over the ____ as I leaned over to grab my fork. I ____ biting some Granola bars and spent the first night ____ my bed at home. The next day, I almost ____. With every step, my ____ seemed to get a new blister. By the late afternoon, I tried to cook some dinner again. ____, the heat of my stove attracted all kinds of bugs which kept ____ in it and getting stuck. I gave up .

At this point, all sorts of ____ raced through my head. My muscles and feet ached and my stomach groaned(响) ____ hunger.  Not wanting others to see me, I wandered off, sat down and ____. After my moments of self-pity, I pulled myself together and wiped away the tears. Well, the evening finally came. I tried to sleep away my ____.

The next morning, we were hiking along a beautiful ridge. The views were amazing! It ____ me at that moment that I had been focusing on the ____ things! I made up my mind that I would focus on what I did want. As if ____, the rest of the trip was ____. When we finished our trip, I came home a bit less of a boy and a bit more of a ____.

All we need to do is simply change our ____ and then life truly becomes colourful.

1.

A．broke

B．wandered

C．headed

D．looked

2.

A．tougher

B．longer

C．more amusing

D．more inspiring

3.

A．jumping

B．moving

C．rubbing

D．waving

4.

A．dinner

B．pack

C．tent

D．bed

5.

A．concentrated on

B．looked forward to

C．showed up

D．ended up

6.

A．processing

B．missing

C．making

D．adjusting

7.

A．cheered up

B．broke down

C．settled down

D．set out

8.

A．stomach

B．leg

C．head

D．feet

9.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Instead

10.

A．coming

B．squeezing

C．landing

D．floating

11.

A．thoughts

B．dreams

C．excuses

D．complaints

12.

A．for

B．in

C．at

D．with

13.

A．reflected

B．laughed

C．cried

D．rested

14.

A．dilemmas

B．assignments

C．opportunities

D．troubles

15.

A．struck

B．confused

C．reminded

D．warned

16.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．crazy

D．essential

17.

A．like crazy

B．on purpose

C．by chance

D．like magic

18.

A．horrible

B．unbearable

C．enjoyable

D．admirable

19.

A．girl

B．soldier

C．man

D．traveller

20.

A．demand

B．focus

C．goal

D．habit

【推荐3】At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons in a pool. The day had arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _______ to a higher level class.

Fifteen of us were to _______ swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _______ , one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my turn to _______ , I mean, my turn to _______ to pass the test. I was about halfway when I got choked (呛住) . I immediately stopped and _______ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing _______ me. “Why did you stop?” He yelled, in a less than _______ voice. “I got water in my nose,” I _______ .

That’s when this college student ________ me one of life’s great lessons, ________ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So?”

“So?” The ________ shocked me. It had just seemed ________ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the ________ . My nine-year-old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable ________ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was ________ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather ________ at my next attempt. Seeing me ________ the test, almost all the others did so as well.

Life is a journey, and the road won’t ________ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the ________ along the road.

1.

A．refer

B．advance

C．add

D．present

2.

A．insist on

B．take risks

C．put off

D．take turns

3.

A．fellows

B．students

C．instructors

D．directors

4.

A．leave

B．fail

C．observe

D．quit

5.

A．convince

B．pretend

C．attempt

D．ignore

6.

A．pressed

B．grasped

C．controlled

D．pushed

7.

A．below

B．across

C．beyond

D．above

8.

A．sympathetic

B．annoyed

C．cold

D．surprised

9.

A．reacted

B．declined

C．urged

D．explained

10.

A．owed

B．taught

C．promised

D．delivered

11.

A．as if

B．in case

C．even if

D．so that

12.

A．excuse

B．question

C．voice

D．movement

13.

A．illegal

B．ridiculous

C．impossible

D．logical

14.

A．discomfort

B．damage

C．fear

D．disaster

15.

A．advantage

B．goal

C．task

D．result

16.

A．sensitive

B．embarrassed

C．sure

D．concerned

17.

A．easily

B．randomly

C．eagerly

D．instantly

18.

A．take

B．give

C．pass

D．attend

19.

A．sometime

B．ever

C．seldom

D．always

20.

A．barriers

B．surprises

C．harvests

D．sights

【推荐1】James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the difficulty they had ______ in England. The play was very ______ , and it was bought by an American TV company.

James was invited to go to New York to ______ the production. He lived in Dulwich, which was an hour’s ride away from Hesthrow Airport. The flight was to leave at 8:30 a.m, ____ he had to be at the airport at about 7:30 in the morning.

He ordered ______ for 6:30, ______ his alarm clock for 5:45, and went to sleep. Unfortunately he forgot ______ the clock, and it stopped shortly after _______. Also the driver of the taxi had to work deep into the night and overslept.

James ______ with that terrible feeling that something was wrong. He ______ his alarm clock. It stood there silently, with the hands ______ ten past twelve. He turn on ______ and discovered that it was ______ ten to nine. He switched on the electric kettle.

He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot ______ the nine o'clock pips sounded     ____ the radio. The announcer began to read the news… “ ______ are coming in of a crash() near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 leaving for New York crashed shortly after ______ this morning. Flight number 2234…” James _______.

“ _______,” he said out loud, “If I HADN’T _______, I would have been on that plane.”

1.

A．settled

B．to settle down

C．been settled down

D．settling down

2.

A．long

B．interesting

C．successful

D．well

3.

A．help for

B．help with

C．help to

D．help making

4.

A．so

B．therefore

C．for

D．though

5.

A．a taxi

B．a driver

C．a ticket

D．his breakfast

6.

A．fixing

B．fixed

C．setting

D．set

7.

A．to have winded

B．having winded

C．winding

D．to wind

8.

A．he fell asleep

B．he woke up

C．midnight

D．his work

9.

A．dreamed

B．awoke

C．went to sleep

D．lay down

10.

A．looked for

B．looked through

C．looked at

D．looked forward to

11.

A．pointing at

B．pointing to

C．striking to

D．striking

12.

A．the radio

B．the light

C．the TV set

D．the water

13.

A．already

B．truly

C．as the matter of fact

D．in fact

14.

A．as

B．until

C．while

D．when

15.

A．by

B．on

C．above

D．from

16.

A．Words

B．News

C．Information

D．Reports

17.

A．taking up

B．taking off

C．taking away

D．taking place

18.

A．turned pale

B．turned red

C．turned up

D．turned around

19.

A．My play

B．My ticket

C．My flight

D．My mum

20.

A．made tea

B．slept

C．woke up

D．overslept

【推荐3】The sound of glass breaking is instantly recognizable. “Oh, no, not the vase!” Missi said _________. “You’re my best friend. If you had broken anything else in the apartment, I would have gladly said I did it. But you are going to have to tell my mom that it was your _________ and she’s going to be really mad.”

I was _________ . I’d destroyed a priceless family heirloom (传家宝) while playing in Missi’s house.

A couple of minutes after six we heard a key _________ in the door. Her mom returned home.

“I’m so sorry…” I said helplessly. She was _________ and said nothing when she saw the _________ on the ground. This terrified me even more. Then she erupted into a loud scream of _________ that filled the entire apartment. She _________ me, kissing me on both cheeks.

“Thank you! I always _________ that ugly vase, but I had to keep it because it was __________ in my family. Now it’s gone! You’ve done me a great service!” She __________ me again.

I couldn’t stop the tears running down my face. I was so relieved to have   __________ , but I was also in shock. This was not at all the __________ I had expected.

I’ll admit it wasn’t until I __________ my adult years that I recognized how generous and kind Missi’s mom was! She taught me a lesson that has __________ with me forever.

1.

A．surprisedly

B．disappointedly

C．sadly

D．angrily

2.

A．trick

B．fault

C．idea

D．motivation

3.

A．terrified

B．bored

C．depressed

D．pleased

4.

A．ring

B．flow

C．turn

D．handle

5.

A．breathless

B．restless

C．aimless

D．expressionless

6.

A．pieces

B．keys

C．glasses

D．flowers

7.

A．panic

B．joy

C．pain

D．surprise

8.

A．slapped

B．interrupted

C．hugged

D．caught

9.

A．hated

B．treasured

C．held

D．watched

10.

A．taken up

B．kept up

C．turned down

D．passed down

11.

A．praised

B．kissed

C．warned

D．blamed

12.

A．apologized

B．cried

C．lied

D．cooperated

13.

A．practice

B．service

C．route

D．reaction

14.

A．met

B．reached

C．finished

D．spent

15.

A．shared

B．agreed

C．stuck

D．exchanged

【推荐1】Courage involves the balance between fear and bravery. Without fear, we’ll do foolish things. And without courage, we’ll never step into the _______. The balance of the two is where the magic lies, and it’s a balance we all _______ every day.

It was frightening news when I was first diagnosed because I had no _______with chronic(慢性的)illness or disabilities. And I had no idea how the disease might _______. But I continued to _______ my dream of working all over the world. And then my work brought me to the United States. And even as the disease progressed _______and I needed leg braces(支架)and a walker to _______, I still longed for adventure. And this time, I started dreaming of a _______outdoor adventure.

Sitting eight feet above the ground, riding a horse, I got the impression of the Grand Canyon—one of _______ and terror. But there was no ________. In the first hour, disaster struck. Going down an oversized step, I was ________ forward and hit my face on the back of the horse’s head. There was ________. My head hurt fiercely, but the path was too narrow for me to ________the horse.

Now that the trip is over, I know that I would never do horseback-riding again. The ________, all that planning and the trip itself showed me a level of ________I had never experienced before. But more importantly, it showed me how boldly ________ I can be.

In facing my fears and finding the courage to ________ them, I swear my life has been ________. So live big and try to let your courage ________your fear. You never know where it might   ________ you.

1.

A．unimportant

B．unfair

C．unknown

D．undesirable

2.

A．sort out

B．deal with

C．spy on

D．cut down

3.

A．experience

B．direction

C．relationship

D．mood

4.

A．emerge

B．adapt

C．progress

D．extend

5.

A．present

B．purchase

C．interpret

D．pursue

6.

A．flexibly

B．mildly

C．evenly

D．significantly

7.

A．get around

B．go over

C．come along

D．hold on

8.

A．random

B．grand

C．romantic

D．historical

9.

A．regret

B．disgust

C．shock

D．embarrassment

10.

A．settling down

B．turning down

C．trying out

D．giving up

11.

A．knocked

B．thrown

C．stuck

D．hurried

12.

A．panic

B．stress

C．relaxation

D．silence

13.

A．fall off

B．get off

C．take off

D．cut off

14.

A．spectacle

B．horizon

C．magnificence

D．expedition

15.

A．delight

B．calmness

C．persistence

D．fear

16.

A．peaceful

B．attracted

C．courageous

D．smart

17.

A．push through

B．get away with

C．put out

D．hold back

18.

A．grave

B．busy

C．extraordinary

D．happy

19.

A．outline

B．overweigh

C．overlook

D．outnumber

20.

A．take

B．bring

C．keep

D．guard

【推荐3】One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I ____ that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction,____ he knew me. The man had a newspaper ____ in front of him, which he was ____ to read, but I could _____ that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my ______ the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the ____ way in which the waiter and I ____ each other. He seemed even more puzzled as ____ went on and it became ____ that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the ____ . When he came out, he paid his bill and ____ without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had ____ . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He ____ you here because he thought you were the man he ____ . ” “What? ” I said, showing my ____ . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I ____ say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ____ . ” “Well, it’s really ____ I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said. “____ , I might have been in trouble. ”1.

A．knew

B．understood

C．recognized

D．noticed

2.

A．since

B．as if

C．though

D．even if

3.

A．flat

B．cut

C．open

D．fixed

4.

A．pretending

B．thinking

C．hoping

D．continuing

5.

A．guess

B．find

C．see

D．learn

6.

A．menu

B．food

C．paper

D．bill

7.

A．familiar

B．direct

C．strange

D．funny

8.

A．looked at

B．chatted with

C．laughed at

D．talked about

9.

A．the waiter

B．the dinner

C．I

D．time

10.

A．true

B．hopeful

C．clear

D．possible

11.

A．restaurant

B．washroom

C．office

D．kitchen

12.

A．left

B．acted

C．sat down

D．calmed down

13.

A．wished

B．tried

C．ordered

D．wanted

14.

A．met

B．caught

C．followed

D．discovered

15.

A．was looking for

B．was dealing with

C．was to meet

D．was to beat

16.

A．surprise

B．care

C．worry

D．regret

17.

A．can

B．must

C．need

D．may

18.

A．discovery

B．fortune

C．decision

D．mistake

19.

A．a pity

B．lucky

C．a chance

D．natural

20.

A．Thus

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore