【推荐1】What makes a home? Love, sympathy and confidence. It is a place where love exists among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, and the children are _________ the activities of their parents. Thus all of them are_________together by love, and they find their home the_________ place in the world.

But for me, sometimes I can’t feel the love from my father and can’t feel the_________ of the home. _________ often happen between us.

“BANG!” the door caused a protest (抗议). “Never _________ this house again!” shouted father.

With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the house and ran along the street. A young father who held a child in his arm walked _________ me. I felt as if I saw my _________ from another space: happy and harmonious.

But then I didn’t know_________it was because I had grown up or because Dad was getting__________. We were just like two people coming from two different worlds. It felt like there was an iron__________ between us that could never be opened.

I wandered the streets __________ a destination in my mind. My heart was__________ on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still __________I thought to myself, “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?” After a long hesitation, I opened the door and instantly tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had __________ between us did not exist at all because love is second to none.

1.

A．suitable for

B．addicted to

C．curious about

D．senior to

2.

A．put

B．tied

C．caught

D．led

3.

A．richest

B．funniest

C．farthest

D．happiest

4.

A．warmth

B．legend

C．interest

D．debate

5.

A．Regrets

B．Adventures

C．Dangers

D．Quarrels

6.

A．put heart in

B．set foot in

C．bury head in

D．take interest in

7.

A．along

B．past

C．beyond

D．over

8.

A．adulthood

B．birth

C．childhood

D．youth

9.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．whether

10.

A．old

B．awkward

C．angry

D．admirable

11.

A．house

B．door

C．wall

D．block

12.

A．with

B．across

C．without

D．from

13.

A．unhappy

B．moved

C．confused

D．frozen

14.

A．on

B．off

C．out

D．in

15.

A．created

B．built

C．imagined

D．opened

【推荐2】Like most young couples, my husband and I didn’t have money for luxurious gifts on our first wedding anniversary. We were___ to have a meal and watch a romantic movie at home. Simply being able to enjoy each other’s ____ was enough. No gift on earth could come close to___ our love for one another.

So when the mailman knocked on the door, I was very ___to see a medium-sized package from my mother. Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package, I____ tore open the box and immediately my eyes were filled with tears. Inside the box was a ____ folded quilt my mother had made by hand. It was white with rose____and gold thread. The backing _____beautiful tiny purple flowers.

Accompanying the quilt was a ___from my mother:

“Happy Anniversary ! _____is a quilt. The purple was your wedding colour and the gold thread ____ the golden rings you two exchanged on your wedding day. May this quilt keep you warm when times are cold and ___ you of the day you said your vows--Love, Mom.”

I was touched____words. I knew my mom surely had sacrificed to be able to afford this. The time alone to sew such a detailed quilt was _____to me. I just____my mother coming home from a long day at work and staying up __ the early hours of the next morning delicately____the quilt together. We both knew a part of my mom’s____was sewn right into the quilt. How could any gift ever compare to such a genuine gift?

Many years have passed since our first anniversary, but neither of us has____the beautiful quilt. My husband always jokes that the best anniversary _____I have ever received wasn’t from him but from my mother, and I agree.

1.

A．eager

B．discouraged

C．content

D．upset

2.

A．concentration

B．company

C．comfort

D．reliance

3.

A．expressing

B．explaining

C．declaring

D．describing

4.

A．depressed

B．disappointed

C．scared

D．surprised

5.

A．carelessly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．casually

6.

A．roughly

B．neatly

C．messily

D．totally

7.

A．patterns

B．smells

C．shapes

D．colors

8.

A．consisted of

B．made up

C．turned into

D．took up

9.

A．bill

B．check

C．poster

D．note

10.

A．Donated

B．Attached

C．Purchased

D．Sewn

11.

A．represents

B．combines

C．fastens

D．bears

12.

A．inform

B．warn

C．remind

D．convince

13.

A．in

B．beyond

C．between

D．without

14.

A．unimaginable

B．improper

C．dissatisfying

D．unfair

15.

A．saw

B．found

C．pictured

D．heard

16.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．until

17.

A．wrapping

B．piecing

C．gathering

D．piling

18.

A．attention

B．interest

C．hobby

D．love

19.

A．remembered

B．abandoned

C．forgotten

D．missed

20.

A．ring

B．rose

C．ceremony

D．present

【推荐3】完形填空,阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上。
I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with____regard for anything my parents had to say,____if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many ____, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t____my picture of the world. As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious____ of love. In fact, I got angry at the ____ of the word “love”.
One____, after an extremely difficult day, I____into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my____, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To ____when you’re alone.”
____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said，“Mike，I know life is ____right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you ____ and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don’t, that’s also ____ Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be____that you are my son. I’m here for you and I love you-that will never ____Love you, Mom.”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my ____and I remember the ____I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved ____my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell____I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.1.

A．little

B．all

C．full

D．high

2.

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．currently

D．particularly

3.

A．families

B．adults

C．people

D．teenagers

4.

A．hang up

B．lift up

C．agree with

D．deal with

5.

A．attempt

B．offer

C．request

D．advice

6.

A．risk

B．proposal

C．mention

D．point

7.

A．night

B．day

C．morning

D．afternoon

8.

A．slipped

B．stormed

C．sank

D．slid

9.

A．bed

B．floor

C．closet

D．chair

10.

A．answer

B．seal

C．read

D．tear

11.

A．If

B．When

C．Though

D．Since

12.

A．serious

B．awful

C．amazing

D．exciting

13.

A．entirely

B．gently

C．heavily

D．personally

14.

A．impossible

B．terrible

C．right

D．okay

15.

A．nervous

B．sorry

C．proud

D．sure

16.

A．last

B．change

C．happened

D．start

17.

A．pillow

B．book

C．desk

D．door

18.

A．relaxation

B．sadness

C．relief

D．thrill

19.

A．in spite of

B．instead of

C．ahead of

D．in need of

20.

A．ill

B．down

C．silent

D．asleep

【推荐1】Five years ago, famous writer Mike became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even move around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and _______ die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

Despite the diagnosis (诊断), Mike was _______ to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _______. The book made Mike think about the possible _______ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the _______ to live have positive treatment value?”

He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would _______ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _______ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _______ emotions. Within eight days of starting his “laugh therapy” program his pain began to _______ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually __________ complete recovery after a few years.

1.

A．hurriedly

B．eventually

C．gradually

D．suddenly

2.

A．able

B．determined

C．willing

D．positive

3.

A．attitudes

B．beliefs

C．goals

D．positions

4.

A．shortcoming

B．benefit

C．honor

D．interest

5.

A．emotion

B．pain

C．fear

D．will

6.

A．bring about

B．set about

C．put up

D．make up

7.

A．afforded

B．appointed

C．offered

D．arranged

8.

A．positive

B．approving

C．strong

D．mixed

9.

A．escape

B．decrease

C．shrink

D．end

10.

A．covered

B．situated

C．wanted

D．reached

【推荐2】While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job ______ at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something ______ I applied (申请). And then, I began to fear that without a degree and with no ______ of teaching my chances of getting the job were ______.

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a ______ journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at ______ a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the ______ himself that opened the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one ______ of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art, ______ he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different places, and I was ______ at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very ______ at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of ______ to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be ______ themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his ______. "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really ______ this school.

1.

A．kept

B．lost

C．wanted

D．found

2.

A．harmful

B．useful

C．funny

D．secret

3.

A．material

B．experience

C．means

D．books

4.

A．nice

B．great

C．slight

D．helpful

5.

A．difficult

B．pleasant

C．comfortable

D．short

6.

A．most

B．least

C．last

D．first

7.

A．teacher

B．door-keeper

C．student

D．headmaster

8.

A．group

B．class

C．dozen

D．score

9.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．this

10.

A．excited

B．angry

C．glad

D．disappointed

11.

A．poor

B．interested

C．weak

D．good

12.

A．forcing

B．having

C．forgetting

D．managing

13.

A．watching

B．studying

C．enjoying

D．helping

14.

A．letter

B．feet

C．hands

D．wife

15.

A．runs

B．starts

C．observes

D．likes

【推荐3】I was brought up with rules of what I could and could not wear. But as a teenager, I longed for the clothes I wasn't _______ I once tried on a dress. I remember the ______ , looking at a reflection that didn't seem like me. I thought clothes meant could pretend(假装) to be someone else.

When I was studying in Paris, my obsession(着迷) with clothes got______. Making friends was hard. When I bought clothes, I felt my anxiety would______   .   Every time I went shopping, I reasoned the money that people spent on ______ , I could spend on clothes.

After my father died, I felt deeply alone, trying to process the ______ by buying clothes. I didn't feel excited any more from the ______ . I just did it because it was something to do. I didn't have to think about how________I felt. I bought a wardrobe （衣柜）because I had________so many clothes.

Eventually, I got married. When my husband and I moved into our new home, a small but warm house, there was one big problem---there________wouldn't be enough room for my clothes which ______ me of my loneliness, and how I had tried to _______   it. So I let friends select whatever they liked.

I used to _______what I needed to survive in the world with material goods. I still love shopping but I _______carefully when I buy things. The act of _______clothes is a way for me to be myself.

1.

A．allowed

B．prepared

C．offered

D．shown

2.

A．freedom

B．comfort

C．curiosity

D．excitement

3.

A．unforgettable

B．unarguable

C．unavoidable

D．uncontrollable

4.

A．last

B．disappear

C．disturb

D．double

5.

A．studying

B．socializing

C．exercising

D．eating

6.

A．failure

B．change

C．influence

D．suffering

7.

A．entertainment

B．custom

C．relaxation

D．inspiration

8.

A．lonely

B．shy

C．tired

D．crazy

9.

A．contributed

B．produced

C．gathered

D．discovered

10.

A．particularly

B．ordinarily

C．certainly

D．suddenly

11.

A．cured

B．warned

C．broke

D．reminded

12.

A．understand

B．hide

C．explain

D．prove

13.

A．replace

B．connect

C．mix

D．compare

14.

A．plan

B．respond

C．consider

D．observe

15.

A．picking out

B．counting on

C．showing off

D．giving away

【推荐1】A father and his son were travelling in a car. The son was ________ and the father sat on the seat next to him. Just then, a terrible storm broke.

The son said to the father, “Dad, the storm is very________. What should we do now?” The father answered, “You don’t________ driving the car.” A while later, the son noticed that many people were stopped by the storm and waiting for the storm to ________. The son asked his father what to________. The father said, “________ driving the car.” The son said, “Dad, I can hardly________ things. Many people have stopped their________.” The father said, “Don’t ________ these people. Just keep driving.” After some time, the son started seeing everything________. He found the________ had stopped and that the sun had come out. The father said, “Stop the car.” They found those people who stopped were________ stuck in the storm.

“If you had done the same as those people, you would be stuck in the storm too,” the father said. The________ time often comes in people’s life. If you lose your ________ during the hard time, then you will be stuck in it. If you keep going with courage, you will get through the difficult time and achieve ________ at last.

1.

A．working

B．driving

C．reading

D．eating

2.

A．narrow

B．awkward

C．strong

D．official

3.

A．recommend

B．practice

C．allow

D．stop

4.

A．pass

B．arrange

C．continue

D．exchange

5.

A．write

B．buy

C．say

D．do

6.

A．Keep

B．Remember

C．Imagine

D．Enjoy

7.

A．use

B．read

C．see

D．feel

8.

A．talks

B．jobs

C．games

D．cars

9.

A．laugh at

B．care about

C．make sense

D．run after

10.

A．clearly

B．carefully

C．rapidly

D．partly

11.

A．bus

B．bike

C．storm

D．rain

12.

A．only

B．still

C．even

D．again

13.

A．hard

B．sad

C．great

D．lonely

14.

A．curiosity

B．goal

C．courage

D．mind

15.

A．friendship

B．happiness

C．destination

D．success

【推荐3】Our lovely neighbors have always had a beautiful St. Francis statue by the gate on the side of their house. I’ve always loved to ___at it whenever I look out of the kitchen window. The other day I noticed it wasn’t there! I ___where it had gone! I hoped it was just moved and not stolen! I told Milan about its ___and he said he would ask the ___the next time he saw them.

Yesterday he ___Mrs “Neighbor” and mentioned the missing statue to her. He told her how much we loved it and hoped it hadn’t been ___. She said that she had just moved it to the backyard ___would bring it back right away! “Oh, no!” said Milan, “We’re just glad it’s ___!” That evening we went out to sit in our garden and ___that the statue was back in its old ____! Oh, sweet neighbour! You are so kind and ____!

The next day we were out in the garden again, planting ____, and realized that we had too many. We actually couldn’t ____a place to put them all! I had to leave before we ____what to do with them. On my way out, I met Mrs “Neighbour” and ____her for moving the statue back! I told her that it wasn’t ____! And she said that the spot where the statue lay was too bare.

There were no flowers. ____, an idea went on in my head. The remaining flowers. She could have them. She was so ____.

Now St Francis ____among beautiful flowers. I look out of my kitchen window again now and smile! The statue is ____more beautiful to me now.

1.

A．laugh

B．stare

C．aim

D．point

2.

A．knew

B．ignored

C．forgot

D．wondered

3.

A．disappearance

B．secret

C．fun

D．story

4.

A．strangers

B．passers-by

C．neighbours

D．friends

5.

A．came across

B．cheered up

C．turned to

D．calmed down

6.

A．changed

B．damaged

C．stolen

D．sold

7.

A．and

B．for

C．so

D．or

8.

A．rare

B．active

C．valuable

D．safe

9.

A．confirmed

B．noticed

C．guessed

D．doubted

10.

A．gesture

B．spot

C．direction

D．angle

11.

A．unfair

B．equal

C．fancy

D．thoughtful

12.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．vegetables

D．grasses

13.

A．figure out

B．make up

C．come up

D．carry out

14.

A．commanded

B．preferred

C．forecast

D．decided

15.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．thanked

D．blamed

16.

A．useful

B．good

C．necessary

D．peaceful

17.

A．Suddenly

B．Sincerely

C．Fortunately

D．Exactly

18.

A．careful

B．grateful

C．disappointed

D．anxious

19.

A．works

B．plays

C．moves

D．sits

20.

A．ever

B．then

C．even

D．just