【推荐1】On a Monday afternoon in February 2007, Gretchen took Liam, her 2-year-old son to her doctor because of some new habits—longer naps and pickier eating habits. After some __________, the doctor told her the _____________ news: Her son had cancer that affected nerve cells.

Liam began three rounds of chemotherapy (化疗) and then later underwent 12-hour surgery that _____________ him on a ventilator (呼吸机). Meanwhile, Gretchen __________ in the hospital that among diseases, cancer was the number one killer of children in the United States.

“I ask Liam’s doctor how it is possible that I never __________ that,” said Gretchen. She recalled that the doctor told her that people didn’t __________ enough about kids who got cancer. They didn’t make   ______________; their diseases didn’t get funding.

“Pediatric (儿科的) cancer is just so __________,” said Gretchen. To ask for help without scaring people off, she __________ to bake cookies—96,000 of them, over a few weeks—in exchange for __________. She founded a studio in Brooklyn and launched a website to __________ the cookies. She packed the cookies with __________ to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. As local news stations __________ the story, the cookies __________ sold out.

“Everyone says, ‘I have no idea cancer is the number one disease killer of children. How can I _________?’” Gretchen said. “It is not because people don’t care about kids who get cancer; it is because they just don’t __________ the cancer.”

______ the ovens cooled, Gretchen developed a(n) __________ to help other people improve bake sales. In September 2008, she launched the non-profit Cookies for Kid’s Cancer to __________ research dollars for five powerhouse pediatric cancer centers. Other fund-raising events began to spring up __________in all 50 states as well as overseas. Cookies for Kid’s Cancer has already raised more than $7 million for pediatric cancer research and has helped fund six new treatments for kids since 2008.

1.

A．tests

B．interviews

C．operations

D．discussions

2.

A．particular

B．guilty

C．horrible

D．cautious

3.

A．caught

B．beat

C．carried

D．left

4.

A．remembered

B．promised

C．discovered

D．admitted

5.

A．hear

B．fix

C．afford

D．reach

6.

A．write

B．care

C．argue

D．complain

7.

A．headlines

B．rules

C．progress

D．trouble

8.

A．boring

B．embarrassing

C．disappointing

D．frightening

9.

A．agreed

B．afforded

C．decided

D．liked

10.

A．resources

B．cells

C．rewards

D．donations

11.

A．taste

B．make

C．sell

D．store

12.

A．summaries

B．notes

C．figures

D．books

13.

A．reported

B．blamed

C．created

D．appreciated

14.

A．exactly

B．quickly

C．illegally

D．generally

15.

A．study

B．help

C．recover

D．survive

16.

A．fight

B．accept

C．prepare

D．know

17.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．After

D．Because

18.

A．industry

B．attitude

C．habit

D．plan

19.

A．exchange

B．raise

C．save

D．borrow

20.

A．finally

B．fortunately

C．certainly

D．briefly

【推荐2】Bend, a small town in Oregon, is called “moon country.” Before the astronauts ever ______ it to the moon, they trained in Bend. When Jim Irwin came to Bend for ______, he made friends with Floyd Watson, a(n) ______ resident, who was the building inspector for the city. Five years later, Irwin was ______ for the Apollo 15 moon landing.

When the news that his old friend would go to the moon came to Watson’s ______, he chose a piece of lava rock (火山岩) near Devil’s Lake, and ______ it in paper. Then he posted it to Irwin with a letter where he ______ him and made a request, “I am sending you a ______ piece of Central Oregon lava, which I hope you will be able to ______ to the moon for me.” Off went the letter, and Watson thought ______ of it. A few months later, on July 26, 1971, Irwin ______ to the moon with David Scott and Alfred Worden.

And a few weeks after their ______, Watson got an unexpected letter from Irwin. “I did carry your piece of lava to the moon and left it there,” Irwin wrote and enclosed (附上) a ______ of it, with the small piece of Oregon lava ______ with an arrow and the words “Oregon lava on the moon!” For Watson, the letter and the picture were ______. And, of course, he never looked at the moon the same way again.

1.

A．made

B．did

C．took

D．gathered

2.

A．adventure

B．research

C．amusement

D．practice

3.

A．joyful

B．anxious

C．gifted

D．local

4.

A．carried out

B．ruled out

C．picked out

D．made out

5.

A．sense

B．knowledge

C．scene

D．assistance

6.

A．enveloped

B．measured

C．designed

D．exchanged

7.

A．thanked

B．congratulated

C．welcomed

D．tricked

8.

A．huge

B．valuable

C．unique

D．tiny

9.

A．fly

B．take

C．shoot

D．operate

10.

A．little

B．highly

C．much

D．low

11.

A．escaped

B．rushed

C．responded

D．journeyed

12.

A．arrival

B．application

C．return

D．benefit

13.

A．postcard

B．drawing

C．photo

D．note

14.

A．marked

B．decorated

C．covered

D．equipped

15.

A．awkward

B．definite

C．precious

D．tough

【推荐3】Last Saturday, I went out to have breakfast with a friend. It was _________. But what wasn’t so lovely was the lady who took our _________. She spoke in a way that was _________, unhappy, certainly not friendly and sort of rude. Working in hospitality(服务行业) myself, I _________. When it was my _________ to approach her and order, I thought to myself, “What can I do here to cheer her up, to appreciate her, to make her _________?”

I had nothing.

Surely there must be _________ I could sincerely compliment(称赞) her on. Then I _________ instantly. It was her _________. She had the most incredibly well-spoken and clear voice. It was SO good. And that was what I would ____________ her for.

So after she took my order and gave me the same unfriendly attitude, I told her. I said: “I hope you don’t mind me saying so, but you have the most ____________ voice. It’s so clear, well-spoken and sounds so ____________.” I told the lady her voice would be ____________ for voice-overs(配音) and she could be a hostess for radio programs.

Her face ____________, and she smiled — the first time I had seen her do so, and I noticed her whole attitude ____________. The customer behind me received a totally different kind of ____________, a better one. And it was all because of what I did. Something so ____________!

There was a time when this sort of thing would have ____________ me, or I’d have been too shy and awkward to say such a thing. Not now. Now I must.

Why? Because I have the ____________. The power to completely change someone’s day by something as simple as a few kind ____________. And you have this power too. We all do.

1.

A．exciting

B．common

C．lovely

D．surprising

2.

A．seat

B．order

C．food

D．menu

3.

A．impatient

B．cautious

C．shy

D．proud

4.

A．understood

B．ignored

C．considered

D．noticed

5.

A．chance

B．ability

C．choice

D．turn

6.

A．listen

B．smile

C．talk

D．respond

7.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

8.

A．remembered

B．learned

C．knew

D．proved

9.

A．voice

B．hair

C．face

D．attitude

10.

A．thank

B．trust

C．blame

D．praise

11.

A．reliable

B．amusing

C．amazing

D．funny

12.

A．enthusiastic

B．interesting

C．professional

D．relaxing

13.

A．clear

B．perfect

C．known

D．normal

14.

A．stayed dark

B．lit up

C．turned down

D．went pale

15.

A．change

B．adjust

C．worsen

D．recover

16.

A．service

B．payment

C．menu

D．order

17.

A．interesting

B．different

C．simple

D．difficult

18.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．confused

D．touched

19.

A．confidence

B．passion

C．ability

D．power

20.

A．words

B．orders

C．suggestions

D．activities

【推荐1】I love the quiet of late autumn afternoons. I just look out at the skyline with the white clouds ________ across the blue sky like cotton candies.

Granny is such a(an) ________ and optimistic person. ________, she lost her hearing decades ago, and her ________   has greatly changed since then. To help her ________   the hard times, I decided to teach her to play the ________   and we often sang in our backyard.

The ________ was our classroom. We ________   ourselves in two old bamboo chairs under the eaves (屋檐). The sun gave light to the old house. The wild ________   that hid in the trees also came to join us, and it ________   that they also enjoyed bathing in the sun.

The old cats ________ their heads up and moved slowly; the ________   cats ran around and played in the yard. The sun ________   on Granny’s grey hair that looked like beautiful vines.

Granny listened to my music attentively，and clapped her hands to the ________. She started to sing an old song gently. It was the most beautiful melody (旋律) in the world. ________，I felt that Granny was recovering from her illness and we both enjoyed the________   time we spent together.

As a student in senior high school, I am now faced with the ________   of schoolwork. I have to ________   my studies and be engaged in busy school life. But those days spent playing the guitar and ________   with Granny are my best memories. The beautiful sunlight is like a small orange lamp that guides me and ________   me to walk forward.

1.

A．rushing

B．floating

C．wandering

D．running

2.

A．lazy

B．shy

C．strange

D．outgoing

3.

A．Unfortunately

B．Thankfully

C．Gradually

D．Undoubtedly

4.

A．character

B．appearance

C．talent

D．strength

5.

A．take off

B．give away

C．deal with

D．get through

6.

A．guitar

B．violin

C．piano

D．drum

7.

A．gate

B．house

C．yard

D．ground

8.

A．seated

B．admired

C．taught

D．made

9.

A．dogs

B．cats

C．birds

D．children

10.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．occurred

D．sounded

11.

A．cheered

B．left

C．kept

D．woke

12.

A．ugly

B．lovely

C．young

D．naughty

13.

A．shone

B．flashed

C．struck

D．hung

14.

A．dance

B．beat

C．direction

D．sound

15.

A．For a moment

B．At the moment

C．For the moment

D．In a moment

16.

A．lucky

B．regular

C．special

D．necessary

17.

A．stress

B．power

C．effort

D．trial

18.

A．focus on

B．stick to

C．keep up

D．carry out

19.

A．eating

B．singing

C．chatting

D．exploring

20.

A．inspires

B．honors

C．satisfies

D．greets

【推荐3】Generous billionaires are not hard to come by, but it is definitely a challenge to find a billionaire who spends all his fortune on charity just to end up broke. This is ________ what happened to “former” American billionaire Charles Feeney.

Feeney, who grew up in a poor neighborhood of New Jersey, is a ________ at finding business opportunities. Since childhood, he would take any job to make a few cents for his family—jobs like ________ umbrellas in summer and selling Christmas cards in winter. In his college years at Cornell University, he sold home-made sandwiches to other students and is still ________ there as the Sandwich Man. Then, in the 1960s, Feeney ________ airport retailer Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), which helped him reach his billionaire ________ by the 1980s. However, Feeney never felt ________ with the lifestyle of the wealthy. He lived modestly, and often thought of what to do with all the money he made.

Influenced by his own experience, Feeney decided to ________ all his money to those in need in his lifetime. In 1984, the then 53-year-old Feeney signed over everything—his DFS shares and the various businesses and ________ he had acquired worldwide—to Atlantic Philanthropies, a charity ________ he established. In the following decades, Feeney donated through the organization more than $8 billion anonymously, to charities, universities, human rights ________, and foundations worldwide. Such incredible secret generosity ________ him the title “James Bond of Philanthropy” from Forbes magazine.

________ the idea of “Giving while Living,” Feeney is a ________ model for many famous billionaires today, including Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. He encourages people to donate at least half their fortunes before death. In September 2020, Feeney’s go-for-broke mission was ________, and he now lives happily with his wife on a pension in a modest apartment in San Francisco.

1.

A．exactly

B．truly

C．genuinely

D．absolutely

2.

A．target

B．genius

C．manager

D．professor

3.

A．distributing

B．crossing

C．optimizing

D．producing

4.

A．rooted

B．determined

C．adapted

D．remembered

5.

A．built

B．owned

C．formed

D．sold

6.

A．fame

B．status

C．honor

D．career

7.

A．at all

B．at ease

C．in satisfaction

D．in comparison

8.

A．put on

B．paid off

C．related to

D．gave away

9.

A．strength

B．abilities

C．properties

D．achievements

10.

A．film

B．agency

C．foundation

D．manufacture

11.

A．explorations

B．campaigns

C．declarations

D．investigations

12.

A．won

B．owed

C．praised

D．managed

13.

A．Proving

B．Benefiting

C．Motivating

D．Pioneering

14.

A．role

B．hint

C．icon

D．base

15.

A．stroke

B．satisfied

C．completed

D．compromised