【推荐1】It started with a dogwood (山茱萸) tree.

I was in Ohio when my mother died on a cold day in February, and everything was _________. A few weeks into my grief (悲痛), my uncle suggested planting a tree in _________ of her. He had visited my parents many years ago during a California spring. They drove down a neighborhood street lined with blooming dogwood trees and ever since, the _________ of a dogwood reminded him of my mom.

We planted the dogwood in May. Its gray trunk (树干) was as thin as my mother’s arms. It lay in the _________ much like her ashes would settle on the rocky soil of the Rocky Mountains five years later.

Planting a living thing to honor her hard life that ended too soon soothed (抚慰) my heart. This tree would be a symbol of her, something I could _________ despite all I’d lost.

My mother could make anything _________. She had not just green thumbs but green hands and a nature that could raise anything but herself.

As a young adult, I was never good at cultivating—opportunities, relationships, and flowers. Because of distance and poor health, my relationship with my mom never got the chance to blossom as I’d hoped.

But my mom’s dogwood grew. Its _________ pushed into the hard soil; its white blossoms exploded like stars every June. This tree gave me hope that life goes on in spite of the past.

Soon I began buying other plants. Without explanation, these plants suddenly thrived under my care. And I grew, too, learning how to tend to them. So many lessons that nature already knew, that my mother must have known but didn’t have time to _________, I applied to my own life.

A part of me believes this is my mother’s gift she gave to me after she passed away—the ability to encourage and celebrate _________ where there was none, to make flowers appear out of the dirt. It is her reminder to find the good in whatever I’m __________, and a promise that wherever she is, it is beautiful.

Though she has been gone for more than 14 years, I can still find her in my garden.

1.

A．cold

B．colorless

C．false

D．amazing

2.

A．need

B．favor

C．memory

D．celebration

3.

A．existence

B．sight

C．height

D．wonder

4.

A．air

B．heaven

C．water

D．ground

5.

A．sign up for

B．adapt to

C．hold on to

D．catch up with

6.

A．grow

B．rise

C．melt

D．appear

7.

A．branches

B．seeds

C．roots

D．leaves

8.

A．share

B．draw

C．learn

D．judge

9.

A．tradition

B．holidays

C．victory

D．life

10.

A．taken

B．handed

C．reminded

D．convinced

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, as I was getting into my car, a woman stopped beside me and asked if I was going north. I wasn’t_______I asked her where she wanted to go. She told me that she had_______her bus and had to walk. I_______her to get in and said I would be happy to take her.
As I started_______, I thought to myself, “I am not in a_______,” so I asked the lady what her_______destination was. She was going to work and was running_______So I told her that I would_______to drive her to work so that she wouldn’t be late! “I can’t_______you are doing this,” she said. “This is such a________gift. I just moved here three weeks ago and you are so________!”
As we near the office________where she worked, I________she put her hand into her bag for something. I asked her what she was________She said, “I must have________my lunch bag at home.” I had just bought my________“Here’s a lunch,” I said as I gave her a________and handed her my bag from the back seat.
She gave me a hug as she got out of the________She said, “My husband died a few months ago and this is a sign that things will be________for me. Thank you.” I drove back home with my________singing and a big smile on my face!1.

A．and

B．since

C．until

D．but

2.

A．broken

B．missed

C．lost

D．sold

3.

A．invited

B．expected

C．encouraged

D．begged

4.

A．driving

B．moving

C．running

D．going

5.

A．hurry

B．luck

C．way

D．rest

6.

A．last

B．real

C．favorite

D．final

7.

A．busily

B．late

C．fast

D．early

8.

A．refuse

B．remember

C．offer

D．start

9.

A．believe

B．doubt

C．wonder

D．think

10.

A．cheap

B．nice

C．simple

D．small

11.

A．friendly

B．patient

C．worried

D．strict

12.

A．house

B．store

C．apartment

D．building

13.

A．said

B．understood

C．noticed

D．knew

14.

A．giving out

B．looking for

C．finding out

D．asking for

15.

A．left

B．made

C．saved

D．taken

16.

A．supper

B．lunch

C．breakfast

D．bag

17.

A．hug

B．prize

C．present

D．smile

18.

A．shop

B．office

C．car

D．bus

19.

A．good

B．hard

C．interesting

D．true

20.

A．life

B．body

C．mind

D．heart

【推荐3】Dear Seth, you are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to ____this letter.But some day when you______, I hope you will find something______in what I am going to share with you. Life can be______.There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll______you because you are different,______for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be______by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things______. Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and______on your journey through life, but don’t let that______you from finding new things. I don’t retreat(退却)from life, and don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will______ many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will______many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to_______You will meet many people who will try to do______than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To______, life is a competition. However, I believe life is a______. If you always try your best to______others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life______and you will make it a journey of_____of learning and of love. Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are______a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.

Love Dad

1.

A．study

B．understand

C．believe

D．expect

2.

A．grow up

B．show up

C．cheer up

D．give up

3.

A．familiar

B．valuable

C．normal

D．interesting

4.

A．unkind

B．peaceful

C．equal

D．simple

5.

A．look at

B．run after

C．laugh at

D．look after

6.

A．if

B．but

C．so

D．or

7.

A．hurt

B．found

C．accepted

D．impressed

8.

A．matter

B．work

C．disappear

D．happen

9.

A．luck

B．pain

C．difference

D．hope

10.

A．protect

B．encourage

C．stop

D．choose

11.

A．leave

B．prepare

C．escape

D．fail

12.

A．enjoy

B．try

C．miss

D．meet

13.

A．success

B．life

C．action

D．sorrow

14.

A．earlier

B．better

C．less

D．faster

15.

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．them

16.

A．challenge

B．drama

C．journey

D．dream

17.

A．change

B．pardon

C．follow

D．beat

18.

A．somewhere

B．instead

C．afterwards

D．though

19.

A．cruelty

B．danger

C．happiness

D．quietness

20.

A．starting

B．destroying

C．finishing

D．replacing

【推荐1】Afel was only a very small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of pictures of children _________ in big white fields. He asked, “Mum, what are those white fields?” His mother laughed, “That’s snow, and they are making a snowman!” She tried to _________ what snow was. Afel didn’t really _______ because there was no real snow where he lived. But he showed great _________.

One day when he was 12, Afel was watching a programme on TV at his uncle’s house. The programme was full of snow. And not only snow — there were people _______ across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. And on their feet, they had _______ shoes.

“What are those?” he asked his uncle _________. “Skis,” replied his uncle. “And those people are called skiers.” At that moment, he _________ to be a skier. He asked his uncle what the programme was. “The Winter Olympics,” said his uncle. “It’s like the normal Olympics, but for _________ where you need snow — ski jumping, bobsleigh (长橇), those sorts of things. They __________ it every four years.”

Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. “Perfect,” he thought. “Enough __________ for me to become a brilliant skier.”

“But there’s no snow here!” people told him. “Where are you going to ski?” Afel ________ them. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing __________ two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could __________ quite quickly across the sand. He __________ to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldn’t.

“Never mind,” he thought. “It’s a __________…”

“How will you go to the Olympics?” people asked him. “Our country doesn’t ________ have a team that goes to the Winter Olympics. We have good runners and win lots of medals at the Olympics. But no skiing, no.” Afel didn’t __________.

So every night, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand hills. He __________ that the yellow sand and brown earth are as gold as the medal he will bring home with him, when he is the __________.

1.

A．drawing

B．playing

C．dancing

D．hiking

2.

A．announce

B．stress

C．conclude

D．explain

3.

A．mind

B．respond

C．understand

D．regret

4.

A．interest

B．concern

C．patience

D．confidence

5.

A．walking

B．riding

C．running

D．flying

6.

A．strong

B．strange

C．fashionable

D．comfortable

7.

A．politely

B．hopefully

C．excitedly

D．nervously

8.

A．promised

B．claimed

C．agreed

D．decided

9.

A．projects

B．fields

C．sports

D．courses

10.

A．gain

B．have

C．accept

D．mark

11.

A．time

B．energy

C．experience

D．determination

12.

A．avoided

B．ignored

C．corrected

D．criticized

13.

A．pushing

B．pulling

C．holding

D．waving

14.

A．roll

B．march

C．jump

D．move

15.

A．needed

B．prepared

C．pretended

D．attempted

16.

A．start

B．chance

C．solution

D．strategy

17.

A．even

B．often

C．shortly

D．finally

18.

A．refuse

B．inquire

C．care

D．complain

19.

A．dreams

B．predicts

C．assumes

D．realizes

20.

A．authority

B．champion

C．genius

D．celebrity

【推荐3】I went with some colleagues from my office for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was ____ business time and the restaurant was packed. We finally found a table in a corner for three of us. 

As soon as we sat down, we heard a crash when a cleaning boy ____ the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was ____ and no one was saying or doing anything. 

In a flash I remembered my ____ many years ago. Once, I ____ in the airport because I had rushed there on my own on an empty stomach. I was picked up and taken care of by two ____ . Now this was my chance to pay it forward. 

I ran to the young man’s side immediately, turned him on his back and screamed for someone to ____ a hot drink. Soon people started asking if I was a doctor. I said I was not, but I was skilful at blacking out(晕厥). 

The kid soon opened his eyes, ____ what had happened. I ____ him by saying it was OK and I had had a ____ experience. He had not eaten anything. I held the ____ drink to his mouth till he finished it and sat with him till he felt OK. By then the ____ had arrived. I asked her to give the kid something to eat. I offered to pay. 

The manager was kind enough to refuse the payment and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home. By the time all this was over it was getting late for my colleagues. We hadn’t ____ anything yet, so we decided to go home. 

I slowly walked home, not hungry any more, feeling ____ for the opportunity to pay forward the ____ I had received many years ago.

1.

A．peak

B．local

C．spare

D．regular

2.

A．kicked

B．touched

C．hit

D．swept

3.

A．silence

B．danger

C．doubt

D．tension

4.

A．adventure

B．flight

C．experience

D．lesson

5.

A．showed up

B．walked around

C．settled down

D．passed out

6.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．colleagues

D．relatives

7.

A．order

B．buy

C．serve

D．bring

8.

A．knowing

B．wondering

C．ignoring

D．arguing

9.

A．reminded

B．comforted

C．answered

D．encouraged

10.

A．memorable

B．personal

C．similar

D．common

11.

A．cool

B．refreshing

C．sweet

D．warm

12.

A．customer

B．manager

C．waitress

D．doctor

13.

A．prepared

B．demanded

C．received

D．ordered

14.

A．ready

B．anxious

C．grateful

D．comfortable

15.

A．kindness

B．honour

C．inspiration

D．service

【推荐3】In a food store I heard a woman say her foot was hurting and that she was going to call a cab. When walking back home, I saw her outside the store, probably ____ for a cab.
I asked her where she was going. She told me a place which was actually on the____ to the craft store I’d be____ to. So I asked her to____ the cab and I’d give her a ride. To my____, she said okay without____ I wonder if I’d have been so____ if a stranger made me the same offer!
Where she was going was ____ on the way to where I was going. It was such a ____interaction. But there was more!
When I had____ what I went for and was waiting at the checkout, the woman behind me said she had a coupon（优惠券）for 50% off any____ in the store. She gave it to me because she had a（n）____ one! I thanked her and gave her a____card.
They say “what goes around comes around”, but sometimes it is hard to see how that____as there is often a “manifestation（显现）delay”. Each action____ a ripple （涟漪）that eventually ____ back to us, but sometimes it is much ____ so we forget their connection.
Today the causes and effects have appeared in a linkable manner in____ I’m also opening myself to receiving gifts, now or in the future. I can learn so much from others as to how____ they are to receive gifts in a way I might not have been if ____ the same.1.

A．waiting

B．caring

C．applying

D．ordering

2.

A．left

B．right

C．way

D．carriage

3.

A．leading

B．driving

C．walking

D．pulling

4.

A．delay

B．take

C．charge

D．cancel

5.

A．amazement

B．sadness

C．respect

D．disappointment

6.

A．aim

B．doubt

C．hesitation

D．hurry

7.

A．enthusiastic

B．trusting

C．inviting

D．puzzled

8.

A．very

B．right

C．surely

D．universally

9.

A．shameful

B．careful

C．beautiful

D．frightful

10.

A．put up

B．picked up

C．given up

D．turned up

11.

A．limit

B．item

C．demand

D．load

12.

A．extra

B．important

C．devoted

D．familiar

13.

A．post

B．note

C．paper[

D．smile

14.

A．forgives

B．works

C．recognizes

D．shares

15.

A．freezes

B．ships

C．affects

D．creates

16.

A．holds

B．comes

C．puts

D．keeps

17.

A．later

B．funnier

C．easier

D．lower

18.

A．persuading

B．demanding

C．giving

D．appreciating

19.

A．close

B．confident

C．anxious

D．open

20.

A．booked

B．learned

C．offered

D．brought