【推荐1】Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very________. Her parents gave her everything she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) if they did not. She would scream and kick and _______on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always________.

That was why she was alone on the________, wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to_______her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house,________from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving________. “Dangerous?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have________. I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there until he spoke.

“I’m going diving,” she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man________. “There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own________!” Diane replied and walked into the________waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be________,” the man called after her. She did not________to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived happily until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to________ against the current. Saltwater hit against her face, making it________to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.

Panicking, she began to________. Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a_______voice. “Hold on! I’m coming.” With________, she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in________,” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the________. Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.

1.

A．ambiguous

B．fierce

C．gifted

D．spoilt

2.

A．jump

B．lie

C．spin

D．sleep

3.

A．set out

B．set in

C．gave in

D．gave out

4.

A．beach

B．bed

C．floor

D．ship

5.

A．allow

B．warn

C．get

D．prefer

6.

A．changing

B．recovering

C．appearing

D．traveling

7.

A．alone

B．away

C．again

D．aside

8.

A．time

B．money

C．food

D．fun

9.

A．decided

B．intended

C．advised

D．repeated

10.

A．business

B．swimsuit

C．friends

D．parents

11.

A．gentle

B．arbitrary

C．rough

D．delicate

12.

A．angry

B．sorry

C．confused

D．excited

13.

A．manage

B．deserve

C．interrupt

D．bother

14.

A．rise

B．swim

C．stop

D．row

15.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．comfortable

D．suitable

16.

A．speak

B．sing

C．sniff

D．scream

17.

A．calm

B．frightening

C．beautiful

D．disgusting

18.

A．regret

B．relief

C．interest

D．ease

19.

A．power

B．safety

C．danger

D．thought

20.

A．house

B．wave

C．beach

D．boat

【推荐2】When I was young, I was a terrible student. I didn’t ____ talking with my grandmother on the phone, because she would ask me about school and about what I was reading. Her inability to know what was ____ to me was never more evident (明显的) than at gift-giving time. 

Each Christmas, I would get a package from Grandmother. “Another____ just like every year!” I would think and then put it aside. I would____all my latest toys on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks.____, I would open Grandmother’s gift. I would read the book and sometimes memorize the text, but I didn’t count this as having fun. 

Although I was not interested in____, I had great patience with younger children. Seeing how I____her kid with homework, my neighbor said that I should become a teacher when I grew up. At first, the idea seemed____to me. Slowly the idea took root and I decided to give____a try. 

During my second term in college, I sat in my Children’s Literature class. Our teacher____a list of classic children’s books. It was then that I wanted to____. I raced home and ran to the basement (地下室). There on the dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of children’s books any teacher could____to have. My grandmother didn’t____me what my little girl mind wanted, but what she knew I needed—a gift for the soul that would last a lifetime. 

I____to water the seed my grandmother planted so long ago. I graduated from college, received my master’s degree and became a____, trying my best to plant those tiny seeds in all my students.

1.

A．avoid

B．like

C．suggest

D．stop

2.

A．obvious

B．available

C．important

D．possible

3.

A．toy

B．phone

C．bag

D．book

4.

A．look for

B．play with

C．break down

D．clean up

5.

A．Suddenly

B．Gradually

C．Finally

D．Curiously

6.

A．school

B．Christmas

C．children

D．gifts

7.

A．provided

B．filled

C．left

D．helped

8.

A．mean

B．familiar

C．natural

D．silly

9.

A．college

B．sport

C．diet

D．job

10.

A．received

B．asked

C．wanted

D．showed

11.

A．rest

B．explain

C．cry

D．travel

12.

A．agree

B．happen

C．afford

D．hope

13.

A．tell

B．give

C．read

D．lend

14.

A．hurried

B．pretended

C．continued

D．refused

15.

A．teacher

B．writer

C．manager

D．doctor

【推荐3】A few years ago, I had a long way to get home from work.

One morning I was on my way home and was very _______ after working 12 hours at night. I _______ at a restaurant to have _______. It was really a truck stop and I was the only customer.

Right after I placed my order I saw a man come in. He was _______ a small bag. Perhaps he had seen better times, but there was no sign of any _______ times now. He reached in his pocket and _______ some change(零钱). He asked the waitress if 38 cents was _______ to buy a cup of coffee. She looked at this hand and said, “Of course. Have a _______” (Coffee was 50 cents a cup at the time.) It really _______ me how she had tried to help him to ________ his pride and how he had not asked for any charity (施舍).

Shortly before my food came, I ________ the waitress to come over. I said, “You know, I am not feeling well. I don’t ________ I am going to be able to eat my breakfast. Do you think there is anyone here who might eat it? ” She first asked ________ I was OK and then she understood. She said, “I think so. Are you sure?” I told her that I was ________.

She then walked over to the gentleman and told him that I had ________ food and it was too ________ to stop the order but I didn’t feel like eating. She asked if he would be so ________ as to take it so that they wouldn’t have to ________ it in the dustbin. I walked to ________ the meal, bought a gift card and asked them to give it to the gentleman after I ________.

This man’s quiet dignity (尊严) touched me in ways that I don’t even fully understand.

1.

A．bored

B．excited

C．tired

D．anxious

2.

A．stayed

B．looked

C．stopped

D．appeared

3.

A．breakfast

B．supper

C．water

D．coffee

4.

A．burning

B．carrying

C．buying

D．throwing

5.

A．difficult

B．free

C．lonely

D．good

6.

A．took out

B．came out

C．went out

D．broke out

7.

A．necessary

B．expensive

C．enough

D．right

8.

A．chance

B．try

C．cent

D．seat

9.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．encouraged

D．annoyed

10.

A．keep

B．hurt

C．break

D．feel

11.

A．expected

B．designed

C．wrote

D．called

12.

A．suggest

B．hope

C．realize

D．think

13.

A．if

B．until

C．as

D．after

14.

A．sure

B．confused

C．full

D．ok

15.

A．finished

B．ordered

C．cooked

D．preferred

16.

A．lazy

B．late

C．impolite

D．extra

17.

A．serious

B．suitable

C．kind

D．lucky

18.

A．lose

B．throw

C．pick

D．hide

19.

A．have

B．share

C．pay for

D．make up

20.

A．ate

B．focused

C．quit

D．left

【推荐1】We found him a few weeks ago, when he was walking along the road in the countryside. He

was jumping and trying to stop cars, and we ________ maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, ________ we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return ________, he was in the same place, ________, trying to get people to ________ for him. When he noticed ________, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to ________ him.

We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to find his ________. But we failed. Then we took a ________ look at the dog. He had no collar(项圈)and he was really ________.We decided he was abandoned.

My husband said, “________ he doesn’t bite(咬)me when I try to pick him up to put him in the ________,we will have a new dog.” The dog ________ joined us with no fight at all. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats as if thanking us for ________ him up.

The dog had been ________ on the road for some time. He was so thin. So, we ________ him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds. We took him to the vet(兽医), who said the dog appears to be in good ________ despite his having been abandoned. The vet guessed the dog is about two or three years of age, from the condition of his teeth.

We do ________ this dog. He has been mistreated and yet, he is still very sweet. He had no manners, but he is a ________ learner. He no longer tries to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in chairs. Since then, he has become a ________ of our family.

1.

A．invented

B．thought

C．forgot

D．knew

2.

A．so

B．unless

C．or

D．because

3.

A．road

B．flight

C．trip

D．stage

4.

A．besides

B．thus

C．instead

D．still

5.

A．stop

B．leave

C．fight

D．sing

6.

A．them

B．us

C．others

D．each

7.

A．talk with

B．search for

C．get around

D．worry about

8.

A．owner

B．friend

C．rope

D．food

9.

A．careless

B．good

C．different

D．last

10.

A．puzzled

B．normal

C．greedy

D．thin

11.

A．While

B．Though

C．However

D．If

12.

A．street

B．countryside

C．car

D．place

13.

A．sadly

B．happily

C．fearfully

D．proudly

14.

A．carrying

B．picking

C．setting

D．lifting

15.

A．clearly

B．impossibly

C．willingly

D．safely

16.

A．trained

B．taught

C．fed

D．walked

17.

A．memory

B．connection

C．style

D．health

18.

A．trust

B．forget

C．love

D．dislike

19.

A．quick

B．slow

C．bad

D．future

20.

A．member

B．cleaner

C．hero

D．passenger

【推荐2】完形填空
As a hospital volunteer, I call on each assigned AIDS patient at least once a day. I____most patients with a gentle hug and a kiss on the cheek.I can usually ____whether or not a patient is comfortable with this____
After my third ____to Mary, I asked politely. “Would you like a hug and a kiss on your cheek?”
Mary smiled, “Yes, I’d love one.”____I drew back,I noticed a tear working its ____down one cheek. “What’s wrong?”I asked.
“That’s the first time anyone has ____me this way since I was attacked by AIDS. The medical staff (工作人员) touch me, but…” she said between sobs (哭泣). I simply sat beside her，____in silence.
A few days later, when I went to see Mary ____, one of her sons and his wife were visiting. “Good evening, Mary. I see you have ____, so I’ll stop back later,”I said, giving her a gentle hug and a kiss. Mary grabbed my right wrist as I turned to ____ “Wait a minute, Mack. I want you to meet my son, John, and daughter-in-law, Sarah.”During the ____, her anxious family sat clear across the room____Mary’s bed.
Later, when I looked in on her, her visitors were still keeping their ____distance.
The ____evening, John and Sarah were back again, and the scene ____ itself like a familiar rerun on television. I went in, gave Mary a hug and a kiss, ____to come back later.
When I returned, ____had changed, John and Sarah were seated in chairs — one on each side of Mary’s____— and they were holding hands.
Obviously moved, John said, “I guess nothing to ____ if a stranger can hug and kiss my mother.”1.

A．greet

B．see

C．visit

D．help

2.

A．expect

B．ask

C．sense

D．doubt

3.

A．gesture

B．fashion

C．hope

D．idea

4.

A．greeting

B．apology

C．visit

D．explanation

5.

A．Because

B．Where

C．Although

D．As

6.

A．face

B．eye

C．nose

D．way

7.

A．visited

B．pitied

C．touched

D．eared

8.

A．listening

B．sobbing

C．waiting

D．staring

9.

A．late

B．again

C．last

D．first

10.

A．interviews

B．roommates

C．affairs

D．guests

11.

A．speak

B．leave

C．sit

D．stay

12.

A．days

B．greetings

C．introductions

D．visits

13.

A．to

B．beside

C．on

D．from

14.

A．dangerous

B．near

C．safe

D．different

15.

A．following

B．final

C．previous

D．usual

16.

A．expressed

B．discovered

C．searched

D．repeated

17.

A．getting

B．trying

C．promising

D．managing

18.

A．something

B．nothing

C．somebody

D．nobody

19.

A．room

B．bed

C．son

D．daughter-in-law

20.

A．take care of

B．be afraid of

C．speak well of

D．be proud of

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

Ida Nelson and her sister were relaxing and enjoying themselves in the sauna (桑拿室) when she heard a series of long low sounds from a small airplane _________ the nearby airport.

It was 11:30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig, population 70,and, as she told the reporter, “Any time a plane flies over that _______, you know something is wrong,"

Nelson and, her sister leaped out of the sauna, ran to the window, and saw the problem: The airport’s runway lights were ___________.

Nelson _________ some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and floored it to the airport, where she found a local pilot trying to turn on the _________ manually.

_______ , if someone pushed the button 10 or 15 times, the lights would just light up. Not this time. Meanwhile she and the pilot learned of the plane’s _________mission: It was a medevac (医疗救护直升机), there to _________ a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.

Nelson had a plan. Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she _________ her headlights for the plane to follow. Great idea, but it wasn’t enough. __________ light was needed, so a neighbor called nearly every home in the village-32 of them.

Within 20 vehicles arrived at the airport, many of the __________ still in pajamas (睡衣). Following directions from the medevac pilot, the cars lined up on one side of the runway.

The medevac made its final __________ and, guided by the headlights, __________ safely. The young patient was loaded onto the aircraft, and the plane immediately took off again. Her illness was never publicly revealed, but she has since been released from the hospital.

In a world filled with __________, the little community’s positive activism was a __________. Not so much for Nelson. As she told the reporter, in Igiugig, coming together “is kind of a normal deal”.

1.

A．reaching

B．dropping

C．circling

D．crashing

2.

A．late

B．high

C．soon

D．far

3.

A．on red

B．out

C．blinding

D．flashing

4.

A．tried on

B．threw on

C．folded up

D．ironed out

5.

A．alarm

B．radio

C．heating

D．lights

6.

A．Normally

B．Unexpectedly

C．Gradually

D．Irregularly

7.

A．well-meaning

B．wait-and-see

C．time-critical

D．heart-stopping

8.

A．admit

B．operate on

C．transport

D．examine

9.

A．shone

B．shot

C．gave out

D．brought

10.

A．Colorful

B．Traffic

C．Distant

D．More

11.

A．passengers

B．pilots

C．rescue workers

D．drivers

12.

A．preparation

B．performance

C．approach

D．struggle

13.

A．took off

B．sped up

C．escaped

D．landed

14.

A．misery

B．uncertainty

C．wonder

D．hope

15.

A．second thought

B．big deal

C．top priority

D．good example