【推荐1】“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” This ________ has stuck with me since the first time I read it. And it just makes so much ________.

Just the other day I caught a cold, the flu made me feel so ________ and sleepy. How I wished it was a ________ already. But it was Monday. I had to go to work.

We have a care taker at work. Her name was Lucy, who usually ________ some nice lunch for us. She asked me with ________ if I was ill. After realizing that I was not okay, she was ________ me.

As this serious illness made me ________, Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine to _______ my headache. Her kind gesture and ________ melted my heart. I mean, she didn’t have to do that but she went out of her way to ________ it for me. I felt so good, I felt loved, I felt visible and it was a huge ________.

Life is made up of the ________ things. These little things go ________ most of the time so that we might ignore them. But they’re the biggest things and ________ the best things. If you can collect these little things, you’ll ________ feel alone. These little things give hope and ________ for doing more and doing better.

Therefore, if something ________ makes your soul smile, note it and let it ________ on your mind and be remembered during dull days that life may ________.

1.

A．quote

B．routine

C．privilege

D．service

2.

A．trouble

B．pressure

C．sense

D．fun

3.

A．proud

B．weak

C．active

D．ambitious

4.

A．balance

B．breath

C．pause

D．weekend

5.

A．prepares

B．sells

C．borrows

D．wastes

6.

A．concern

B．delight

C．certainty

D．caution

7.

A．displeased with

B．interested in

C．ashamed of

D．sympathetic to

8.

A．eye-catching

B．head-spinning

C．heartbreaking

D．breathtaking

9.

A．observe

B．examine

C．treat

D．urge

10.

A．gratitude

B．thankfulness

C．thoughtfulness

D．display

11.

A．make

B．ruin

C．improve

D．change

12.

A．relief

B．promise

C．wish

D．direction

13.

A．harmful

B．little

C．empty

D．big

14.

A．unhurt

B．unnoticed

C．unfortunate

D．unafraid

15.

A．temporarily

B．doubtfully

C．casually

D．definitely

16.

A．often

B．always

C．never

D．sometimes

17.

A．difference

B．strength

C．struggle

D．campaign

18.

A．tiny

B．boring

C．meaningless

D．precise

19.

A．feed

B．strike

C．stick

D．hang

20.

A．make a decision

B．block your way

C．keep your word

D．have a point

【推荐2】I started collecting shopping lists around 1997. It was just by ______ . I was shopping for my wife’s birthday party in St Louis, and I remembered coming across a yellow sticky ______ . I picked it up and it was somebody’s shopping list. I thought, “That’s ______ . Whenever I see them at the store, I am going to ______ them.”

At first, it was just people I knew who would ______ lists for me. In 2000, as the Web became increasingly popular, I put it online. At that point, the ______ was fun and friendly, and blogs were going mainstream (主要趋势). I had people messaging me, ______ : “I work at a grocery store and I have my own little collection, but I am not going to do ______ with it, do you want them?” A lot of people ______ me. Therefore, I set up a mailbox and started receiving lists ______ everywhere in the world. Some people would send just one funny list, but sometimes I would get a handful. It seemed there was a never-ending ______ . At first, I kept my lists in an envelope. Then, ______ the collection grew, they went to a grocery bag, a cardboard box and finally a large plastic storage bin that I kept in my attic (阁楼).

Around 2005, a publisher approached me and wanted to turn my ______ into a book. That’s when I started ______ all my lists, figuring out ways to interpret (诠释) and categorize (归类) them. I found lists written on ______ things: leaflets (传单), clothing tags (标签), tax return forms and even a piece of wood. Some lists are written in detail. Others are ______. There is one with just “toothbrush”, and another with just “celery (芹菜)”. Lists can ______ you many things about a person. Some of us are ______ and divide lists into parts — fruit, vegetables and drinks. Some of us are careless. Some are saving ______ and you can really tell from their lists, perhaps just “sandwich 50% off”.

Everybody writes lists; I just saw the potential in something that seems without _____   . It’s an everyday kind of art. You may find communities in the most unexpected places.

1.

A．invitation

B．luck

C．mistake

D．chance

2.

A．letter

B．note

C．bill

D．book

3.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．boring

D．encouraging

4.

A．read

B．stick

C．keep

D．copy

5.

A．save

B．write

C．search

D．post

6.

A．sample

B．license

C．internet

D．evidence

7.

A．making

B．saying

C．talking

D．taking

8.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．thing

9.

A．recognized

B．reached

C．recommended

D．blamed

10.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．from

11.

A．supply

B．evidence

C．reform

D．preference

12.

A．but

B．so

C．as

D．though

13.

A．collection

B．contribution

C．instruction

D．operation

14.

A．referring to

B．going through

C．looking up

D．telling off

15.

A．extra

B．regular

C．important

D．various

16.

A．legal

B．strange

C．short

D．genuine

17.

A．tell

B．report

C．describe

D．send

18.

A．stressed

B．emotional

C．organized

D．determined

19.

A．space

B．money

C．energy

D．time

20.

A．order

B．cost

C．value

D．support

【推荐3】A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher _______ each child to bring a bag _______ a few potatoes. Each potato will be _______ a name of the person that the child _______, so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will _______ the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to _______ potatoes. The teacher then told the children to _______ the bag wherever they go for a _______.

_______ the days went by, the children started to ________ because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten (腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry______________bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel?” The children started complaining about the ________ they had to ________. When they had to carry the heavy and ________ potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the ________ where you carry your hate for somebody__________your heart. The smell of hate will ________ your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot ________ the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine ________ it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your __________.

1.

A．warned

B．liked

C．told

D．preferred

2.

A．containing

B．putting

C．covering

D．included

3.

A．called

B．given

C．used

D．offered

4.

A．missed

B．hates

C．likes

D．appreciated

5.

A．depend on

B．decide on

C．set down

D．write down

6.

A．six

B．two

C．ten

D．five

7.

A．bring

B．wash

C．carry

D．take

8.

A．week

B．day

C．month

D．holiday

9.

A．After

B．Until

C．Before

D．As

10.

A．cry

B．complain

C．laugh

D．disagree

11.

A．heavier

B．lighter

C．bigger

D．older

12.

A．happiness

B．joy

C．trouble

D．sadness

13.

A．get along

B．go over

C．be settled

D．go through

14.

A．funny

B．smelly

C．tasty

D．dusty

15.

A．situation

B．view

C．expression

D．sign

16.

A．without

B．outside

C．with

D．inside

17.

A．injure

B．keep

C．pollute

D．protect

18.

A．like

B．bear

C．escape

D．throw

19.

A．whom

B．how

C．which

D．what

20.

A．youth

B．school life

C．lifetime

D．childhood

【推荐1】On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a final lesson, which she called "a life lesson on the ____ of mindsets （思维模式）As she _____ a glass of water over her head, everyone __ her to mention the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. _____ with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?"

Students shouted out answers __ from eight ounces （盎司）to a couple pounds.

After a few moments of __ answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't _____ . It all __ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's ___ light. If I hold it for an hour ___, my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, __ me to drop the glass to the floor. In each ___/the weight of the glass doesn't change, __ the longer I hold it, the heavier it _____ to me."

As the class nodded their heads in ______, she continued, "Your worries, ________ and

stressful thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and _____ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel ______ . Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, ______ to do anything else until you   ______   them.”1.

A．origin

B．trend

C．standard

D．power

2.

A．picked

B．laid

C．raised

D．pulled

3.

A．urged

B．begged

C．expected

D．advised

4.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

5.

A．coming

B．ranging

C．transforming

D．judging

6.

A．various

B．visible

C．quick

D．short

7.

A．concern

B．matter

C．care

D．mean

8.

A．refers to

B．results in

C．depends on

D．mixes with

9.

A．fairly

B．exactly

C．theoretically

D．merely

10.

A．only

B．again

C．later

D．straight

11.

A．permitting

B．forcing

C．encouraging

D．reminding

12.

A．section

B．problem

C．case

D．field

13.

A．so

B．or

C．for

D．but

14.

A．remains

B．feels

C．proves

D．looks

15.

A．agreement

B．relief

C．fear

D．shock

16.

A．happiness

B．disappointment

C．curiousness

D．engagement

17.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

18.

A．pain

B．terror

C．sorrow

D．doubt

19.

A．unwilling

B．unable

C．unwise

D．unlucky

20.

A．destroy

B．hide

C．drop

D．accept

【推荐2】Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had _______ a long way from India in order to join my parents. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I _______ a local high school in my new town.

With _______ and fear, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone's eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. I went straight to the _______ and asked him if it was the right class. With a _______voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. Then he asked me to _______ where I would sit. I chose the _______ closest to the door. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the _______ produced by the overhead projector (投影仪).

_______ it was my first day, I was confused about which hallway to use, but I ________ to get to my classroom without asking anyone. I wasn't quite sure when I would have ________. It was noon when I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the ________ process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling surprised, she said,   “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little ________.   Without another word, I headed for the cafeteria.

I realized that all the confusion on my first day was like the difficulty I had to ________ to reach my goal. When I got on my bus and sat down inside ________, I said to myself, “Today isn't so bad.”,

1.

A．walked

B．increased

C．traveled

D．returned

2.

A．entered

B．found

C．explored

D．built

3.

A．anger

B．anxiety

C．doubt

D．sadness

4.

A．foreigner

B．teacher

C．worker

D．partner

5.

A．deep

B．familiar

C．strict

D．soft

6.

A．choose

B．see

C．find

D．discuss

7.

A．seat

B．direction

C．area

D．goal

8.

A．movies

B．pictures

C．voices

D．stories

9.

A．Though

B．If

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．feared

B．refused

C．allowed

D．managed

11.

A．gifts

B．chances

C．fun

D．lunch

12.

A．same

B．unexpected

C．interesting

D．difficult

13.

A．funny

B．excited

C．lonely

D．awkward

14.

A．put away

B．get through

C．build up

D．show off

15.

A．suddenly

B．happily

C．curiously

D．actually

【推荐1】It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members _______the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of _______. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would _______all my hard work in a dance of performance. “Everything would be_______”, I thought. I waited backstage all _______ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies _______that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the _______. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an _______ move. I was concentrating so much _______the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look________I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and ________. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles coming from the audience, and I felt the ________rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ________.” I did my best to follow her ________ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my ________for the evening. I ________bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could ________me down.

Recently I realized I had been a ________that night. I was ________, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. ________, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

1.

A．filled

B．visited

C．attended

D．decorated

2.

A．pressure

B．impression

C．debate

D．attention

3.

A．take over

B．show off

C．look after

D．give up

4.

A．reasonable

B．suitable

C．obvious

D．perfect

5.

A．dressed up

B．folded up

C．covered up

D．mixed up

6.

A．suggested

B．explained

C．announced

D．predicted

7.

A．music

B．audience

C．curtain

D．stage

8.

A．easy

B．active

C．adventurous

D．extra

9.

A．containing

B．hiding

C．sharing

D．keeping

10.

A．why

B．whether

C．where

D．what

11.

A．wandered

B．slipped

C．waved

D．skipped

12.

A．blood

B．pleasure

C．pride

D．tear

13.

A．leave

B．cheer

C．believe

D．notice

14.

A．gesture

B．example

C．advice

D．plan

15.

A．doubts

B．hopes

C．voice

D．patience

16.

A．argued

B．shouted

C．begged

D．sobbed

17.

A．turn

B．calm

C．let

D．put

18.

A．star

B．pioneer

C．loser

D．fool

19.

A．satisfied

B．moved

C．embarrassed

D．confused

20.

A．However

B．Instead

C．In total

D．in return

【推荐2】I was at the post office a few weeks ago. I was being _______ while an old man with obviously big _______ problems was also trying to pay his electricity bill next to me. He was _______ to walk with a walking stick (拐杖), and his hands were _______ all the time. It looked as if he were going to fall. I found the old man was in _______ for lack of 20 cents!

The lady behind the counter (柜台) had the old man in such a state further _______ 20 cents. He searched his pocket, shaking violently and _______ looking upset. But instead of letting the man go, she _______ that if his bill wasn’t going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a _______ on next electricity bill for the ________ fee. It meant he would pay more the next time.

I was ________ to have heard that and the scene really made me upset. So I went over and asked the cashier to give all of the money back to the old man and then paid the ________ for him. The old man was ________ and said, “It’s very kind of you. But why were you doing this?” I said, “Because it was the right thing to do.” He thanked me over and over and smiled at me on his way out of the post office.

The ________ part in all of the event was that the old man walked straight to a supermarket and bought a basket of food, which he wouldn’t have been able to ________ if I had not got involved at the post office.

1.

A．watched

B．served

C．called

D．noticed

2.

A．brain

B．attitude

C．health

D．exchange

3.

A．struggling

B．moving

C．going

D．preparing

4.

A．annoying

B．relaxing

C．drawing

D．shaking

5.

A．cash

B．trouble

C．debate

D．request

6.

A．dealing with

B．arguing about

C．giving up

D．seeking for

7.

A．gratefully

B．obviously

C．briefly

D．hardly

8.

A．wrote

B．promised

C．insisted

D．forgot

9.

A．call

B．fine

C．discount

D．favor

10.

A．unpaid

B．untold

C．former

D．earned

11.

A．confused

B．pleased

C．sorry

D．curious

12.

A．rest

B．rent

C．prize

D．bill

13.

A．silly

B．proud

C．content

D．moved

14.

A．painful

B．extra

C．best

D．saddest

15.

A．afford

B．quit

C．improve

D．explore