【推荐1】I saw my parents raise young animals when I was a child. I was _______ to try that, but it wasn’t until I was in my forties that I got the _______. One day, I was given twenty turkey _______ by a driver who had almost driven over them. I had to _______ fast, buying a container at short notice to keep them, and turning them twice a day, as a hen would. I _______ them regularly, to make them get used to that. After a week or so, I received _______ and the first tiny mouth broke through.

The first poult (小火鸡) reacted immediately to my voice as expected, raising his wet head to look at me. He became _______ to me quickly, pressing his face against mine and falling asleep. Over the next days, this process _______ many times. Though not all the poults _______, I had a new family of 16 turkeys. I built a pen, complete with upright branches to ________ them, where I spent much time myself. The poults would ________ “Mom” to be waiting when they came out of nests every morning and I had to be ________ before they slept. During daytime we would explore outside. They seemed to love everything they encountered, which ________ me gradually.

The turkeys grew fast. Our ________ began as they started inhabiting trees outside. Down though, I was glad that memories of ________ with turkeys and the lesson of enjoying every moment would stay with me all the time.

1.

A．hesitant

B．delighted

C．eager

D．proud

2.

A．permission

B．attempt

C．request

D．chance

3.

A．foods

B．eggs

C．samples

D．babies

4.

A．rescue

B．approach

C．decide

D．act

5.

A．checked on

B．spoke to

C．cared for

D．look into

6.

A．responses

B．returns

C．assistance

D．occurrence

7.

A．familiar

B．faithful

C．attached

D．friendly

8.

A．repeated

B．claimed

C．delayed

D．recorded

9.

A．cooperated

B．emerged

C．stretched

D．survived

10.

A．entertain

B．monitor

C．feed

D．place

11.

A．permit

B．believe

C．expect

D．remind

12.

A．present

B．quiet

C．awake

D．watchful

13.

A．impressed

B．infected

C．bothered

D．attracted

14.

A．trouble

B．adventure

C．separation

D．change

15.

A．playing

B．living

C．working

D．moving

【推荐3】This morning, I started very late in my car to my office. I was in a hurry to reach my office as someone was waiting for me there. Unfortunately, I got _______ in a traffic jam. All the cars stood up in a line, and drivers honked(按喇叭)at each other to get rid of their _______. I got down from my car and moved forward in search of the _______ of the traffic jam. At a turning a young man was trying hard to move forward his car that might have _______. Everyone there was just staring at the man without coming to offer help to him. At the same time, they were _______ the man for the traffic jam. The number of cars was gradually increasing. The man looked _______ as everyone I put him to the scorn(奚落)for creating this public inconvenience. Nobody was going to forgive the man for his fault.

Seeing this, I _______ rushed to help the man, followed by other four drivers. We worked together to push the car. Very soon it started with loud sound. The man smiled in _______ the moment his car worked again. Then he thanked us and made an apology to everyone there and moved off.

After that I went into deep thinking over the human attitude in the times of crisis(危机). Every human on this earth unavoidably make mistakes. When other people do that we blame, but when we are in the same condition we desire to gain _______. In the times of crisis we should try to solve the problem instead of blaming others. Forgiving is a __________ choice, as it not only avoids conflicts further, but also spreads love.

1.

A．injured

B．trapped

C．lost

D．ashamed

2.

A．fear

B．trouble

C．anger

D．sadness

3.

A．cause

B．alarm

C．result

D．suspect

4.

A．run away

B．hung out

C．kept up

D．broken down

5.

A．pushing

B．criticizing

C．encouraging

D．punishing

6.

A．satisfied

B．impatient

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

7.

A．actually

B．definitely

C．immediately

D．sharply

8.

A．relief

B．confidence

C．regret

D．desire

9.

A．confidence

B．sympathy

C．benefit

D．experience

10.

A．painful

B．similar

C．wise

D．common

【推荐1】Martin Luther King. Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. When he was ________ a boy Martin learned that his ______, the black Americans, were _______treated differently from most of ________ fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools,   __ good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their ______. Martin knew that in a free country this was _______. He wanted to help his black brothers, ______ he decided to go to school and ________ a minister. He became a pastor(牧师) in Montgomery, Alabama. This is _____ Martin Luther King’s “peaceful fight” first began.

Dr. King worked _____ equality in other cities. He knew that the _____ way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful, ______ in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and _______.

The whole nation ______ the terrible event that ______ on April 4, 1968, in Memphis,Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr, was ______. The man who had preached(倡导) nonviolence(非暴力) died ________.

But Dr. King’s dreams can never _______. Many Americans are still ______ to make that dream come true.

1.

A．already

B．still

C．such

D．not

2.

A．family

B．friends

C．people

D．country

3.

A．much

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．often

4.

A．his

B．those

C．most

D．their

5.

A．get

B．look for

C．having

D．to do

6.

A．faces

B．skin

C．bodies

D．people

7.

A．even worse

B．different

C．wrong

D．reasonable

8.

A．as

B．because

C．so

D．but

9.

A．helped

B．ask

C．visited

D．become

10.

A．where

B．why

C．said

D．because

11.

A．with

B．in

C．by

D．for

12.

A．only

B．other

C．wrong

D．second

13.

A．except

B．even

C．if

D．not

14.

A．honor

B．victory

C．courage

D．strength

15.

A．discouraged

B．saw

C．mourned

D．rebelled

16.

A．passed

B．he did

C．happened

D．they managed

17.

A．defeated

B．shot

C．caught

D．put into prison

18.

A．bravely

B．violently

C．quietly

D．nonviolently

19.

A．die

B．be believed

C．realize

D．fail

20.

A．wanted

B．working

C．prepared

D．struggling

【推荐2】My job is to help clients find jobs and return to school for training. One day, a lady came to my office with a dream to become a registered nurse. However, her family did not _________ . With young children to care for and her husband unemployed, she simply didn’t have the _________ to return to school.

It was clear that this lady had a(n) _________ for the nursing profession, so I encouraged her to realize her dream. I _________ her with necessary information to apply for nursing school. She left my office, and I never _________ whether she followed her dream or not.

Many years later, I was diagnosed (诊断) with breast cancer, I was _________ to hospital. The surgery was successful. It was, _________ , very painful. Though I _________ myself on not being a bell ringer, one night the pain was so _________ that I had to call for a nurse. I rang the bell and waited for __________ . A nurse came through the door and offered to help. I __________ thanked her for coming to my rescue. I said, “I am not usually like this.”

To my __________ , she said, “Oh, I know that, Mrs. Bryenton.” It __________ that she was just the lady who I had encouraged to follow her dream years before. She subsequently (随后) returned to school for upgrading and later __________ nursing.

You never know what __________ your encouraging words will have on someone. It is amazing that many of my clients would __________ to say thanks to me. To this day, I am still __________ by strangers in the street and reminded that I was instrumental (起重要作用) in __________ their life.

I truly believe we make a __________ by what we get, but we make a wonderful life by what we __________ .

1.

A．approve

B．decline

C．care

D．respond

2.

A．right

B．money

C．qualities

D．invitation

3.

A．talent

B．passion

C．experience

D．ability

4.

A．charged

B．occupied

C．compared

D．equipped

5.

A．expected

B．considered

C．knew

D．imagined

6.

A．refused

B．exposed

C．admitted

D．referred

7.

A．instead

B．however

C．therefore

D．otherwise

8.

A．prided

B．depended

C．concentrated

D．impressed

9.

A．slight

B．constant

C．sharp

D．mild

10.

A．association

B．assumption

C．assessment

D．assistance

11.

A．apologetically

B．dramatically

C．shyly

D．crucially

12.

A．disappointment

B．relief

C．delight

D．amazement

13.

A．turned out

B．turned up

C．came out

D．came up

14.

A．evaluated

B．dismissed

C．applied for

D．accounted for

15.

A．emphasis

B．influence

C．hardship

D．mercy

16.

A．return

B．recover

C．register

D．recommend

17.

A．chased

B．appointed

C．valued

D．approached

18.

A．supporting

B．building

C．changing

D．extending

19.

A．mistake

B．living

C．promise

D．decision

20.

A．cherish

B．sacrifice

C．classify

D．give

【推荐1】Standing in front of the bike shop, Dave stared at the shiny red bicycle in the window. He could _______ himself riding the bike in Saturday’s race and winning the first-place medal and prize money. “With that bike, I could even beat Adam,” Dave thought.

He rode on and stopped at Peck’s clothing store. The coat he planned to buy his mother for her birthday was still on sale. Dave knew she would _______ buy it for herself. She worked hard just to make _______ meet. But the prize money would be enough for him to buy that coat and surprise her.

Dave looked at his old bike. Two years ago, he found some old bicycles at the _______ and used the parts to make one bike. He called it his recycled bike. “I’ll never _______ the race on this old bike,” Dave sighed.

As Dave passed the junkyard, he noticed a newer-looking bike tire. He started _______ the huge junk pile. Finally, he found what he was looking for. “These two tires and the handgrips (手把) are just _______ for my bike.”

Arriving home, Dave put the used tires and the handgrips on his _______ bike, and oiled the chained. He stood back and admired the _______ he had made. “I might win that race after all,” he said to himself.

The next morning, when Dave and his mom got to the park, about thirty kids had already __________. Dave headed for the start line __________ Mom found a seat at the finish line.

Bang! The riders rushed off. Dave __________ Adam, who was in the lead. He __________ to pass one rider after another and was approaching Adam. Leaning forward, Dave pedaled harder and faster. __________ he sped by Adam and crossed the finish line.

As the announcer awarded Dave the medal and the check for fifty dollars, he asked, “What are you going to do with the prize money, Dave?”

“It’s a __________ ,” Dave said and waved to his mom.

1.

A．picture

B．spot

C．keep

D．prefer

2.

A．desperately

B．definitely

C．seldom

D．never

3.

A．criteria

B．ends

C．budgets

D．expenses

4.

A．junkyard

B．port

C．school

D．court

5.

A．enter

B．lose

C．win

D．abandon

6.

A．throwing away

B．going through

C．carrying out

D．bringing back

7.

A．advanced

B．unique

C．right

D．fancy

8.

A．hired

B．used

C．purchased

D．recycled

9.

A．contributions

B．discoveries

C．profits

D．changes

10.

A．rode

B．separated

C．gathered

D．recovered

11.

A．while

B．but

C．so

D．or

12.

A．held back

B．concentrated on

C．gave in to

D．broke away from

13.

A．succeeded

B．arranged

C．offered

D．managed

14.

A．Eventually

B．Causally

C．Roughly

D．Naturally

15.

A．reward

B．credit

C．surprise

D．promise

【推荐2】Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, "Would you mind _____ your seat? A couple would like to sit together." The only _____ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. " _____ am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help." Finally, I _____ to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She _____ in a car accident and now was on her way for _____ .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to _____ that Kathy would not be able to _____ herself. I considered _____ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ______ to offer a service to a ______ . But then I realized that Kathy's need was more ______ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ______ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ______ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five—hour trip, my heart had ______ , and the ______ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached ______ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ______ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ______ . When we stretch to ______ another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1.

A．losing

B．changing

C．taking

D．giving

2.

A．comfortable

B．suitable

C．available

D．favorable

3.

A．No problem

B．No way

C．No wonder

D．No doubt

4.

A．decided

B．wanted

C．regretted

D．expected

5.

A．was

B．would be

C．used to be

D．had been

6.

A．treatment

B．travel

C．pleasure

D．business

7.

A．know

B．say

C．realize

D．recognize

8.

A．eat

B．feed

C．choose

D．support

9.

A．offering

B．needing

C．stopping

D．trying

10.

A．impolite

B．far

C．meaningless

D．deep

11.

A．girl

B．neighbor

C．passenger

D．stranger

12.

A．unusual

B．direct

C．important

D．shameful

13.

A．when

B．although

C．since

D．as

14.

A．refused

B．wondered

C．cried

D．did

15.

A．warmed

B．jumped

C．broken

D．cheered

16.

A．life

B．money

C．time

D．energy

17.

A．below

B．through

C．across

D．beyond

18.

A．seldom

B．never

C．hardly

D．sometimes

19.

A．separate

B．independent

C．silent

D．upset

20.

A．praise

B．help

C．wait

D．meet

【推荐3】In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n)_______might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I_______.

Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I_______to catch a taxi to my_______and settle in. The next morning, I took another_______to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs._______I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were_______. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can_______my table."

I gratefully sat down with the_______lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the________drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't________a car, and   hadn't   realized   how________taking taxis would he. After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to________you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that________,but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was________and the next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the________time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to________alone. At the end of the day, she________to take me back to my accommodation. I________her money but she refused to take any.

I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her________, filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

1.

A．holiday

B．ceremony

C．operation

D．experiment

2.

A．kept

B．went

C．dropped

D．knocked

3.

A．intended

B．promised

C．managed

D．deserved

4.

A．hospital

B．company

C．university

D．accommodation

5.

A．colleague

B．passenger

C．suitcase

D．taxi

6.

A．Instead

B．First

C．Later

D．Once

7.

A．classified

B．occupied

C．decorated

D．painted

8.

A．share

B．reserve

C．set

D．possess

9.

A．old

B．poor

C．innocent

D．stubborn

10.

A．journey

B．meal

C．speech

D．interview

11.

A．donated

B．repaired

C．hired

D．guided

12.

A．convenient

B．worthwhile

C．unfortunate

D．expensive

13.

A．inspire

B．entertain

C．call

D．drive

14.

A．business

B．argument

C．trouble

D．challenge

15.

A．working

B．staying

C．moving

D．shopping

16.

A．appointed

B．limited

C．favourite

D．regular

17.

A．digest

B．explore

C．perform

D．calculate

18.

A．forgot

B．refused

C．returned

D．preferred

19.

A．sent

B．lent

C．offered

D．owed

20.

A．confidence

B．dignity

C．curiosity

D．kindness