【推荐1】Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular_______my attention. It must have suffered some _______ Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to _______ its own course of life. The trunk took a 90-degree turn _______ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

This tree became a_______for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be _______. It was a reminder to me that _______I may not have had the best start in life, I could change_______in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect _______of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同) tree. But that week I was________. After that busy week, I still didn't take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would________myself, "Tomorrow, I'll stop tomorrow to take one. " Then one day, as I ________ by "my" tree, I glanced over, and much to my________,I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had________my plan until "tomorrow" and tomorrow proved to be too ________ .

A picture of a tree is not of great ________. But my lesson rang through clearly ________ I found out one of my colleagues had been________with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ________.

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would ________ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things now that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

1.

A．paid

B．caught

C．fixed

D．escaped

2.

A．damage

B．sadness

C．experience

D．influence

3.

A．change

B．design

C．continue

D．imagine

4.

A．applying

B．learning

C．happening

D．attempting

5.

A．symbol

B．sign

C．signal

D．shelter

6.

A．interested

B．satisfied

C．encouraged

D．educated

7.

A．as if

B．even if

C．in case

D．if only

8.

A．purpose

B．plan

C．habit

D．direction

9.

A．look

B．view

C．picture

D．knowledge

10.

A．busy

B．free

C．worried

D．bored

11.

A．call

B．help

C．tell

D．see

12.

A．walked

B．drove

C．rode

D．ran

13.

A．happiness

B．pleasure

C．regret

D．astonishment

14.

A．taken off

B．cut off

C．put off

D．called off

15.

A．cold

B．far

C．long

D．late

16.

A．value

B．achievement

C．fun

D．disappointment

17.

A．before

B．when

C．because

D．unless

18.

A．linked

B．combined

C．provided

D．diagnosed

19.

A．lives

B．tomorrows

C．lessons

D．opportunities

20.

A．ever

B．almost

C．never

D．surely

【推荐2】Considerate giving requires no special talent, nor large amounts of money. It involves the heart and head acting together to achieve the __ means of expressing our feelings.

As Emerson __,"The only gift is a part of yourself.” One man I know is planning an ___present for his wife. When I saw him coming out of a dancing studio, he explained,"I got tired of hearing my wife __ about my poor dancing.My dancing well is going to be a lasting birthday present for her."

An elderly lady on an Iowa farm,wept with delight when her son in New York had a telephone___ in her house and followed it up with a weekly long-distance call.

A young bride received a wedding present from an older lady. With it went a note,"Do not open __ you and your husband have your first quarrel.” When there __ came a day of misunderstanding, the bride___ the package. In it she found a card box filled with her friend's favorite. ___-and a note, “You will catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar(醋）．”It was a__,lady indeed who gave her experience with her gift.

All gifts that ___a part of self show that someone has been really thinking of us. Chances for heroic giving are __, yet every day there are opportunities to give a part of yourself to someone who___ it.It may be no ___a kind word or a letter written at the right time. The important thing about any gift is the amount of __ you put into it.

1.

A．various

B．direct

C．simple

D．perfect

2.

A．made it

B．put it

C．got it

D．meant it

3.

A．ordinary

B．abnormal

C．unusual

D．expensive

4.

A．complain

B．worry

C．talk

D．argue

5.

A．called

B．rung

C．installed

D．repaired

6.

A．when

B．after

C．since

D．until

7.

A．immediately

B．originally

C．finally

D．occasionally

8.

A．remembered

B．mentioned

C．received

D．forgot

9.

A．chocolates

B．recipes

C．books

D．photos

10.

A．hardworking

B．open-minded

C．kind

D．wise

11.

A．introduce

B．contain

C．prove

D．assess

12.

A．rare

B．valuable

C．possible

D．common

13.

A．receives

B．wants

C．accepts

D．needs

14.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

15.

A．yourself

B．itself

C．time

D．money

【推荐3】Without a shadow of a doubt, my grandfather is the single most influential person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather and I’m proud to say, my _________.
As a child there was no safer place than the security of his lap. I would watch horror movies on TV from behind his recliner. The monsters wouldn’t dream of _______ me there! He taught me how to appreciate beautiful foods. I remember, at age 5. __________ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make scrambled eggs.
He was warm, loving, firm and straightforward. He had a ________ of accepting whatever came his way with no _________ than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer.
He loved baseball ( especially the Pittsburgh Pirates- except when they ________ a game! ). He would often have one game on television while listening to another on his radio and he could tell you what was going on in both games. When he __________ 90, his other grandson, Bill, gave him an autographed photo of Willie Stargell, his favorite Pirate player. He was so __________ of that birthday present.
He was seldom sick. He just wouldn’t _______. Various family members often joked that he would be pushing all of us around the block in wheelchairs as he jogged. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. My grandfather had a huge ________. He would grow some flowers and vegetables. He always had something to do and it was __________ done well. Whenever anything was broken, it was taken to my grandfather.
At the age of 92 , he __________. Father of three, grandfather of three, great-grandfather of ten, friend of countless individuals, this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience.
I love you, grandpa.1.

A．grandpa

B．friend

C．colleague

D．opponent

2.

A．coming for

B．rushing to

C．moving about

D．turning to

3.

A．jumping

B．lying

C．climbing

D．standing

4.

A．day

B．place

C．way

D．time

5.

A．longer

B．more

C．less

D．better

6.

A．delayed

B．called off

C．lost

D．gave up

7.

A．neared

B．passed

C．grew

D．turned

8.

A．proud

B．tired

C．excited

D．crazy

9.

A．give up

B．slow down

C．send away

D．take in

10.

A．kitchen

B．library

C．tower

D．garden

11.

A．rarely

B．scarcely

C．always

D．merely

12.

A．passed away

B．passed out

C．passed through

D．passed down

【推荐1】A funny thing happened to me the other day.I was in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working.I had to ______ out of the house to catch the bus.______ I was walking along the street, I ______ a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road.I looked at her again and I ______

that we had met before.She arrived at the bus stop a couple of seconds after me.“She must be ______ the bus, too,” I thought.

We had just ______ the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to ______ before the next one.I looked at the woman ______ me again and I was ______ that I knew her.

“Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I ______ you,” I said.She looked a bit ______, but she told me that her name was Angela Barker.“You studied history at Liverpool University,” I ______, “from 1985 to 1988!”

“That’s right!” she ______, “And you’re Claire...?”

“Lewis.Well, my name is Lewis, but I’m married now.What are you ______ nowadays?” I asked.

“Well, I work in the Central Museum in town and I’ve ______ in this area, in George Street, for about three years,” she replied.

“You are joking! I live ______ the corner from there.I don’t believe it! We’ve been ______ for three years and we’ve ______ seen each other!” I said.

“I know it’s unbelievable!” she ______, “And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I ______ why you were looking at me all the time!”

1.

A．rush

B．walk

C．move

D．step

2.

A．Before

B．While

C．Since

D．Although

3.

A．watched

B．helped

C．noticed

D．met

4.

A．hoped

B．imagined

C．guessed

D．realized

5.

A．catching

B．taking

C．waiting

D．missing

6.

A．left

B．missed

C．taken

D．caught

7.

A．talk

B．expect

C．wait

D．stand

8.

A．behind

B．beyond

C．before

D．across

9.

A．lucky

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sure

10.

A．miss

B．recognize

C．teach

D．believe

11.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．frightened

D．pleased

12.

A．warned

B．ordered

C．shouted

D．repeated

13.

A．recalled

B．explained

C．introduced

D．replied

14.

A．doing

B．thinking

C．working

D．learning

15.

A．traveled

B．worked

C．studied

D．lived

16.

A．in

B．at

C．around

D．on

17.

A．classmates

B．neighbors

C．workmates

D．friends

18.

A．nearly

B．almost

C．never

D．hardly

19.

A．suggested

B．agreed

C．promised

D．ended

20.

A．knew

B．doubted

C．discovered

D．wondered

【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。
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons (猎鹰).They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen．He gave the 1 birds to his head falconer to be 2
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that 3 one of the falcons was flying high in the sky, the other bird had not 4 from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king ordered healers from all the land to 5 the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.He 6 the task to the members of his court, 7 the next day, the king saw 8 the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch.
Having 9 everything else, the king thought to himself, “Maybe I need someone more 10 the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a 11 .”
In the morning, the king was 12 to see the falcon flying high above the palace garden.He said to his court, “ 13 me the doer of this miracle.”
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king．The king asked him, “ 14 did you make the falcon fly?”
With his head 15 , the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy.I 16 cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”
We are all made to fly—to realize our 17 potential as human beings．But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, hanging on to the things that are 18 to us.The possibilities are 19 , but for most of us, they remain undiscovered.We 20 to the familiar, the comfortable, the boring.So for the most part, our lives are mediocre (平庸的) instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.1.

A．curious

B．precious

C．expensive

D．clever

2.

A．tested

B．exhibited

C．appreciated

D．trained

3.

A．as

B．if

C．though

D．since

4.

A．eaten

B．sung

C．moved

D．waken

5.

A．tend to

B．watch for

C．drive away

D．pick up

6.

A．reduced

B．presented

C．removed

D．brought

7.

A．until

B．so

C．but

D．as

8.

A．through

B．across

C．beyond

D．behind

9.

A．learned

B．tried

C．prepared

D．understood

10.

A．beneficial to

B．fit for

C．friendly with

D．familiar with

11.

A．farmer

B．gardener

C．falconer

D．healer

12.

A．embarrassed

B．thrilled

C．anxious

D．relaxed

13.

A．Tell

B．Award

C．Create

D．Bring

14.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．Where

15.

A．stretched

B．stuck

C．bowed

D．turned

16.

A．simply

B．narrowly

C．necessarily

D．nearly

17.

A．unavoidable

B．virtual

C．imaginary

D．unbelievable

18.

A．proper

B．familiar

C．unusual

D．similar

19.

A．endless

B．limited

C．changeable

D．uncertain

20.

A．apply

B．refer

C．direct

D．stick

【推荐3】Before I was born, my mom had worked as a nurse. However, she resigned(辞职)shortly after my birth to_______ me. After I turned 12, she_________to work.

She left at 5:45 am, which left me_________for waking myself up, preparing breakfast and walking to take the 7:30 am bus. I_________being left home alone in the morning and having to take the bus. Once I_________it, I was not only late for school, but I had to_________Mom to ask someone to drive me to school.

Mom worked the day shift(白班)so she could_________me up after school. On days when she didn’t go to the_________, she drove me both ways. Those were the_________days.

One day, as we walked down the sidewalk, I saw a elderly man__________us. He broke into a wide smile, but I didn’t__________him. “Leigh! Leigh!” he called my mother’s name. I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my role.

“I hope you know how__________you are!” he said after some small talk with Mom. I looked at him__________since I had no idea what he was talking about.

“You have the most wonderful,__________and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month, she took good care of me. Actually, young lady, I shall never__________her.” Then he__________his attention from me and went back to__________my mother.

Right then, I__________what it meant for my mom to be a nurse. She was caring for, serving and loving total__________, often during the__________times in their lives. She cared for them and me, too.

1.

A．put out

B．pick out

C．refer to

D．care for

2.

A．refused

B．returned

C．responded

D．performed

3.

A．responsible

B．anxious

C．eager

D．tense

4.

A．regretted

B．hated

C．appreciated

D．bothered

5.

A．cured

B．designed

C．missed

D．overcame

6.

A．call

B．proceed

C．scream

D．spot

7.

A．pick

B．cheer

C．give

D．strike

8.

A．hospital

B．school

C．company

D．bank

9.

A．busiest

B．longest

C．happiest

D．hottest

10.

A．judging

B．approaching

C．avoiding

D．advocating

11.

A．tell

B．notice

C．recognize

D．respect

12.

A．cute

B．fortunate

C．pretty

D．excellent

13.

A．calmly

B．excitedly

C．confusedly

D．disappointedly

14.

A．intelligent

B．caring

C．attractive

D．outgoing

15.

A．forgive

B．establish

C．believe

D．forget

16.

A．removed

B．prevented

C．kept

D．stopped

17.

A．save

B．question

C．welcome

D． thank

18.

A．doubted

B．understood

C．observed

D． predicted

19.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．students

D．strangers

20.

A．darkest

B．gladdest

C．quickest

D．simplest