【推荐1】I first got to know Rose while working in a hospital kitchen.

When I arrived at 6 a. m. ， Rose was already there. "Hi， I'm Janet. " I tried to be _______， although I already knew Rose was hard to work with. Rose_______what she was doing and looked over her reading glasses. I could tell from her _______that she wasn't delighted to see a student worker._______， I started to work. However， nothing I did _______her. All morning her eagle eyes missed _______and she was very sharp with me.

Totally discouraged， I was_______with a dilemma（困境）： should I ask my director to _______my work？ Scheduling was fairly flexible. Or should I_______and find another job？ "Oh， Lord， help me love Rose. Lord， bless Rose. " I prayed. "You need to love her. " That was the ________he sent me.

The next morning， I did things Rose’s way as much as possible to avoid ________. Later I learned that she was a single mother with 3 children， my heart ________. In the following days， my________changed. I began to see Rose as a hurting person and even________prayed for her. The ice started to ________as we had more chances to work together， Rose became truly ________to see me every time and would ________her feelings. We became real friends.

That summer I ________a lesson that I've never forgotten. The world is full of people like rose﹣ demanding， yet________inside. To turn an enemy into a friend， ________is your best choice.

1.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．cool

D．patient

2.

A．stopped

B．forgot

C．hated

D．loved

3.

A．experience

B．appearance

C．description

D．expression

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Anyway

C．Therefore

D．Besides

5.

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．pleased

D．disappointed

6.

A．everything

B．anything

C．something

D．nothing

7.

A．faced

B．concerned

C．satisfied

D．equipped

8.

A．assess

B．start

C．switch

D．inspect

9.

A．hesitate

B．quit

C．resist

D．warning

10.

A．warning

B．gilt

C．notice

D．message

11.

A．conflict

B．defeat

C．accident

D．danger

12.

A．jumped

B．broke

C．sank

D．raced

13.

A．plan

B．promise

C．aim

D．focus

14.

A．silently

B．merrily

C．wildly

D．curiously

15.

A．increase

B．gather

C．melt

D．decline

16.

A．anxious

B．happy

C．guilty

D．proud

17.

A．hide

B．control

C．share

D．spare

18.

A．learnt

B．missed

C．attended

D．gave

19.

A．enthusiastic

B．hurting

C．attacking

D．positive

20.

A．comfort

B．explanation

C．forgiveness

D．love

【推荐2】Stephanie Elliot said she was completely taken by surprise. Her son, Xavier, told her that he wanted to make _______ for homeless children, after learning what it was like to be homeless himself.

"I think it _______ him a lot," Elliot said. "Losing everything, having to start all over again, and seeing all the other kids in _______— all they had were the clothes on their backs. So, he saw the _______ for the clothes when we were there." Once these clothes are completed，they plan to _______ them to a UMOM New Day Center in Phoenix, among many other family shelters.

Elliot said she mends clothing for extra _______, which is how Xavier got the idea to help out more _______ kids. Elliot, a mom of three, and her family were left on a tight _______ for nine years after her husband was unable to receive the _______ treatment for his injury in a traffic accident.

Xavier has already ________ a fashion design summer camp and, with his mother's help, will improve the ________ he has learned to start making clothes for young people— including a(n) ________ "Ninja Turtles" dress for a little girl who lost her home in a fire.

Once, a friend ________ Elliot to create a Facebook page to ________ Xavier's new project titled Clothes for Charity by the Elliot Family. "I ________ it and it was a huge ________," she said. "I started getting emails from different news channels and we got a ton of ________ donations."

"When he returns from the summer camp later," Elliot said, Xavier will be ________ to expand the cause (事业), which began earlier this month with the ‘Ninja Turtles’ dress. He once asked me, ‘Do you think they'll have outlets (电源插座) at the summer camp so I can ________ my sewing machine?’ and I told him to go and have _________"

1.

A．curtains

B．clothes

C．carpets

D．houses

2.

A．amazed

B．benefited

C．affected

D．impressed

3.

A．shelters

B．villages

C．hospitals

D．communities

4.

A．charge

B．need

C．enthusiasm

D．desire

5.

A．donate

B．purchase

C．collect

D．sell

6.

A．finance

B．attention

C．income

D．assistance

7.

A．unhappy

B．brave

C．abnormal

D．unfortunate

8.

A．schedule

B．budget

C．period

D．account

9.

A．critical

B．final

C．possible

D．necessary

10.

A．instructed

B．directed

C．attended

D．organized

11.

A．skills

B．methods

C．knowledge

D．design

12.

A．ordinary

B．strange

C．precious

D．special

13.

A．warned

B．encouraged

C．urged

D．reminded

14.

A．advocate

B．display

C．report

D．advertise

15.

A．created

B．registered

C．posted

D．landed

16.

A．prize

B．success

C．present

D．reward

17.

A．generous

B．boundless

C．attractive

D．powerful

18.

A．troubled

B．upset

C．excited

D．amused

19.

A．bring up

B．take along

C．carry out

D．get off

20.

A．fun

B．confidence

C．patience

D．courage

【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，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。
Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After thereception(招待会), we were ______ for a bus to go back home. It was nine o'clock at night, and although many buses ______, none stopped.
We waited for one hour and were getting ______. We couldn’t stay there for all the _____ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _____ the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who had _____ the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _____ that we were waiting for some ______ of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.
I was ______ by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being ______ to them.
When we reached our town, the family _____ us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the place where we had _____ our bike. On the _____, a man stopped the taxi. The _______ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the ______. The man ______ his head and said, "No." When hearing this, the driver _____ to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to _____ him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.
What a(n) ______ chance to pass on the family's act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep ______, filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!1.

A．waiting

B．expecting

C．visiting

D．guessing

2.

A．emptied

B．gathered

C．promised

D．passed

3.

A．embarrassed

B．hopeless

C．asleep

D．dangerous

4.

A．noon

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．night

5.

A．appear

B．stay

C．work

D．rest

6.

A．joined

B．held

C．attended

D．observed

7.

A．hoping

B．realizing

C．remembering

D．insisting

8.

A．means

B．changes

C．ideas

D．choices

9.

A．surprised

B．terrified

C．beaten

D．moved

10.

A．stressful

B．kind

C．lucky

D．thankful

11.

A．stopped

B．helped

C．threw

D．dropped

12.

A．parked

B．repaired

C．bought

D．changed

13.

A．average

B．increase

C．run

D．way

14.

A．passenger

B．owner

C．driver

D．policeman

15.

A．price

B．fare

C．dinner

D．visit

16.

A．nodded

B．shook

C．raised

D．hid

17.

A．offered

B．refused

C．ordered

D．planned

18.

A．advise

B．forbid

C．encourage

D．allow

19.

A．immediate

B．terrible

C．lucky

D．funny

20.

A．sadly

B．nervously

C．happily

D．curiously

【推荐1】Borneo is home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife. Several years ago, I decided to go there for a visit. A local person offered to be my guide，which was a great benefit for me. One day, my guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a _________hillside instead. We picked our way carefully when _________a Rafflesia (大王花) popped into my view among those stones. Oh, dear! More than _________, I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’score.

_________to my surprise, it was only one of the_________during the trip. As I_________the end of my trip, there was still something I had yet to see. We planned to _________ most fearing creature there，the saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a _________ of 6 meters or more. When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds_________ in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the__________. Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy __________just above the water line. As we drew near, it__________and we saw clearly it was a crocodile. With great caution, we neared it and finally could________its true dimensions (尺寸). It was a baby-no more than 0. 6 meter long. Aha, whatever, I could now report to the __________back home, who had never been to Borneo, that I had__________a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to tell the tale.

The world out there is so fascinating. Don’t let work run your life. Why not step outdoors and enjoy the wonders nature offers to you?

1.

A．rolling

B．slim

C．rough

D．breathtaking

2.

A．suddenly

B．currently

C．definitely

D．eventually

3.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．concerned

D．upset

4.

A．Yet

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Therefore

5.

A．desires

B．expectations

C．destinations

D．highlights

6.

A．defended

B．affected

C．approached

D．valued

7.

A．hold onto

B．pick up

C．reflect on

D．search for

8.

A．width

B．length

C．height

D．size

9.

A．appeared

B．paused

C．continued

D．declined

10.

A．mud

B．surface

C．ground

D．shore

11.

A．crocodiles

B．mouths

C．eyes

D．teeth

12.

A．moved

B．sank

C．hid

D．escaped

13.

A．turn out

B．let out

C．pull out

D．make out

14.

A．hosts

B．masters

C．folks

D．guides

15.

A．challenged

B．encountered

C．terrified

D．chased

【推荐2】On a Monday afternoon, I was driving to a business appointment when I came to a very busy crossroad. The traffic light had just turned red. Suddenly, an unforgettable ________caught my eye. A young couple, both blind, were ________ arm-in-arm across this busy crossroad with cars racing by in every direction. Each of them had a walking stick ________, searching for clues to guide them.

Initially I was moved. They were trying to ________ what I felt was one of the most feared disability - blindness. It ________ be terrible to be blind. My thought was quickly interrupted by ________ when I saw that the couple was directly walking toward the middle of the crossroad. Without _________ the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of oncoming cars. I was concerned because I didn't know ________ the other drivers understood what was happening.

As I watched from the front line of traffic, I saw a(n) ________ scene unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a(n) ________. I never heard the sharp sounds of brakes or noisy horn. ________ even yelled, "Get out of the way!” Everything ________. In that moment, time seemed to stand still for this family.

Amazed, I _______ the cars around me. I noticed that everyone's attention was fixed on the couple. ________ the driver to my right yelled, “To your right! To your right! Other people ________in union, shouting, "To your right!"

The couple ________ their own course and they made it to the other side of the road. ________they arrived at the roadside, one thing impressed me — they were ________ arm-in-arm. I was astonished by the ________expressions on their faces and judged that they had no idea what was really ________ around them.

As I drove away, I did so with more awareness of life and care for others than ever before.

1.

A．driver

B．car

C．accident

D．sight

2.

A．wandering

B．rushing

C．walking

D．marching

3.

A．expanded

B．exposed

C．exchanged

D．extended

4.

A．treat

B．achieve

C．suffer

D．overcome

5.

A．can't

B．must

C．won't

D．need

6.

A．sorrow

B．regret

C．horror

D．frustration

7.

A．realizing

B．facing

C．removing

D．preventing

8.

A．until

B．unless

C．when

D．whether

9.

A．painful

B．frightful

C．awesome

D．tiresome

10.

A．stop

B．end

C．agreement

D．conclusion

11.

A．Either

B．Nor

C．All

D．Both

12.

A．crashed

B．changed

C．froze

D．awoke

13.

A．ran to

B．walked to

C．jumped at

D．looked at

14.

A．Strangely

B．Suddenly

C．Hopefully

D．Obviously

15.

A．followed

B．fought

C．replied

D．reacted

16.

A．completed

B．continued

C．adjusted

D．adopted

17.

A．As

B．Before

C．Though

D．Because

18.

A．even

B．yet

C．still

D．already

19.

A．hopeless

B．emotionless

C．varied

D．relieved

20.

A．going on

B．going by

C．breaking down

D．breaking out

【推荐3】For a little girl growing up in Colombia in the 1980s, a science career with NASA may have seemed like setting foot on a faraway planet. _______, Diana Trujill has made it — she is a(n) _______ now, leading a 45-person team that’s responsible for the robotic arm of the latest Mars rover. Born in 1983, even as a young girl, Diana was certain of her passion for science. When she was 17, her dad offered to send her to Miami, Florida to study Aerospace Engineering. Without any _______, she followed her dad’s _______. Arriving in the U.S. with just $300, Trujillo had to _______ through school by doing a series of housekeeping jobs. The _______ was definitely not easy, but Trujillo never complained.

Then came another _______ moment for Trujillo. One of her professors casually mentioned an astronaut they were acquainted with. _______ she was “just one person away from knowing an astronaut” was all it took to _______ Trujillo’s career goals. So she ________ her studies in space science and ________ became the first Hispanic (拉丁裔的) woman to be admitted to the NASA Academy in 2007. Since then, Trujillo has worn many hats at America’s space agency.

But Diana hasn’t ________ there. She also leads by example, ________ women to pursue careers in STEM fields. Her own story is a ________ that just beyond that barrier lies an entire universe of opportunities waiting for anyone willing to work hard enough to ________ the stars.

1.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Moreover

2.

A．astronaut

B．engineer

C．pilot

D．doctor

3.

A．hesitation

B．complaint

C．expectation

D．promise

4.

A．command

B．footstep

C．request

D．suggestion

5.

A．go

B．pass

C．struggle

D．push

6.

A．mission

B．career

C．adventure

D．process

7.

A．risk-taking

B．life-changing

C．time-consuming

D．energy-saving

8.

A．Realizing

B．Remembering

C．Imagining

D．Assuming

9.

A．record

B．share

C．inspire

D．finish

10.

A．started

B．abandoned

C．suspended

D．continued

11.

A．immediately

B．eventually

C．gradually

D．suddenly

12.

A．left

B．succeeded

C．stopped

D．reached

13.

A．encouraging

B．promising

C．allowing

D．persuading

14.

A．symbol

B．notice

C．warning

D．reminder

15.

A．stare at

B．reach for

C．long for

D．come after

【推荐2】The dawn of a new school year is often full of exciting-and occasionally overwhelming-”firsts”for students. That perhaps explains why a “beautiful”_______of a school bus driver, Isabel Izzy Lane,_________a crying 4-year-old boy on his first day of school has gone viral(疯传)online.

Last Monday, Amy Johnson’s young son Axel_______to preschool in their hometown, and felt “super_________” for the big day-until it was time to get on the_______that morning. As soon as the bus_______the corner, her youngster fell silent_______bursting into tears when the bus doors_______. His mother got him on the bus. As the youngster got_______in his seat directly behind Lane, tears rolling down his face, the merciful driver________to offer a hand for the boy to________, which Amy immediately caught on camera.

The small act of kindness________a whole lot to Axel, who finally calmed down and felt       ________enough to take the bus on his own the next day. “ I didn’t think it was that big of a deal__________, just I guess, but it’s just something that I would do.” Lane later told WEAU.

“The day after that, he was waiting at the bus stop all by himself.” Lane said.

In a larger________, Lane hopes the simple________reminds others that the smallest acts of kindness can often have the biggest effects on other people’s lives. “ You don’t have to say anything, but just to________someone you are there,” she said. “That makes a big________to someone’s day.”

In the days since, Johnson’s photo of the________back-to -school moment has been shared by social media, receiving more than 1,200 likes and more than 220________on Facebook.

1.

A．shadow

B．sculpture

C．picture

D．exhibition

2.

A．questioning

B．comforting

C．praising

D．scolding

3.

A．headed

B．subscribed

C．appealed

D．wandered

4.

A．frightened

B．doubtful

C．curious

D．excited

5.

A．passage

B．bus

C．bridge

D．website

6.

A．disappeared around

B．took up

C．broke down

D．rolled around

7.

A．after

B．if

C．before

D．once

8.

A．locked

B．opened

C．dropped

D．folded

9.

A．settled

B．lost

C．changed

D．interested

10.

A．struggle

B．declined

C．reached

D．hesitated

11.

A．ware

B．bite

C．greet

D．hold

12.

A．Meant

B．mentioned

C．convinced

D．adapted

13.

A．clever

B．brave

C．hopeful

D．elegant

14.

A．universally

B．theoretically

C．personally

D．gradually

15.

A．sense

B．affection

C．framework

D．imagination

16.

A．assessment

B．talent

C．action

D．topic

17.

A．show

B．warn

C．advise

D．persuade

18.

A．impression

B．decision

C．distinction

D．difference

19.

A．embarrassing

B．touching

C．troublesome

D．unexpected

20.

A．designs

B．outlines

C．shares

D．receptions