【推荐1】Back from the grocery store, I saw small pieces of paper scattered on the ground. “Paul_________ have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I _________, picking them up. Moments later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I _________, “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper _________ floating down from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re _________” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn't heard him clearly.

He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism and _________ answers a question, especially when he’s _________ attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies? ” he asked, looking around. Every time Paul _________ five or more words together, my heart says a prayer of _________. But lately he seems to __________ that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are __________ of the effort.

Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to __________ them from the garbage, dusted them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them fly again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back __________ to float his masterpieces down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.

That day Paul reminded me to look up at __________ instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces do I miss because I'm too caught up in my housework to take time to __________ what's right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It's how we look at it. Now, I look up.

1.

A．could

B．may

C．would

D．must

2.

A．laughed

B．sighed

C．amazed

D．shouted

3.

A．called out

B．turned up

C．got in

D．added to

4.

A．angrily

B．silently

C．loudly

D．peacefully

5.

A．planes

B．papers

C．leaves

D．butterflies

6.

A．rarely

B．frequently

C．willingly

D．eagerly

7.

A．devoted

B．depended

C．focused

D．addicted

8.

A．spells

B．puts

C．pushes

D．accumulates

9.

A．humanity

B．sympathy

C．sorrow

D．gratitude

10.

A．refuse

B．hear

C．mind

D．realize

11.

A．worthwhile

B．desirable

C．worthy

D．suitable

12.

A．hide

B．tear

C．rescue

D．remove

13.

A．upstairs

B．above

C．forward

D．down

14.

A．mistakes

B．butterflies

C．beauty

D．scenery

15.

A．appreciate

B．judge

C．regret

D．love

【推荐2】There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried _______ them, especially the younger one, Ben,   _______ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class _______ fun of him because he seemed so _______.

The mother_______ that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She _______ them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a _______ a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s _______ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben _______ up his hand and the teacher let him ________ . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” the other students wondered. “He ________ said anything; what could he possibly want to say?” Well, Ben not only ________ the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________ . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.

Ben later went on to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University(耶鲁大学)________ at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a ________ . She, herself, had never learned how to ________.

1.

A．with

B．on

C．about

D．over

2.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．though

3.

A．played

B．got

C．took

D．made

4.

A．clever

B．slow

C．hard

D．quick

5.

A．asked

B．forgot

C．decided

D．heard

6.

A．made

B．told

C．let

D．considered

7.

A．notice

B．message

C．question

D．book

8.

A．class

B．room

C．office

D．kitchen

9.

A．looked

B．put

C．took

D．gave

10.

A．think

B．leave

C．answer

D．stand

11.

A．never

B．even

C．quickly

D．always

12.

A．found

B．played

C．knew

D．threw

13.

A．whether

B．where

C．what

D．why

14.

A．afraid

B．unhappy

C．worried

D．surprised

15.

A．reports

B．words

C．shops

D．pictures

16.

A．side

B．end

C．back

D．top

17.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．however

18.

A．remembered

B．learnt

C．saw

D．guessed

19.

A．child

B．doctor

C．worker

D．teacher

20.

A．work

B．read

C．sleep

D．show

【推荐3】What’s the difference between having the dream and living the dream?

Wanda Smith always wanted to be a school teacher but sometimes meeting life’s demanding realities can mean a dream ________. A mother of three, Smith also cared for her mom. Directly shouldering her family ________, she took jobs as bus monitor and caretaker for Brenham Independent School District in Texas.

The hours were difficult and ________, but rather than let her dream die, she added night classes to her ________. Nine years on, she finally graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University. She was a(an) ________ teacher at last. Smith’s story came full ________ when she was hired as a first-grade ________ back at Brenham Elementary School. “When I stand in front of my classroom — my classroom — I am ________ my dream,” Smith said.

During the pandemic, as some of her students struggled to meet the demands of ________ learning, Smith stepped up to the ________. Noting that many of the kids she teaches come from single-parent families, she began ________ packets of schoolwork to them at home. It’s no wonder Smith’s kids ________ her. In a special surprise ceremony, they shouted their praise for her.

Smith’s life is an example as well as an ________. By always trying to be the best she could be, with heart and ________ she graduated from cleaning classrooms to leading classrooms—and that ________ puts her on our honor roll.

1.

A．realized

B．delayed

C．formed

D．lost

2.

A．balance

B．expenses

C．responsibilities

D．loan

3.

A．tiring

B．exciting

C．long

D．valuable

4.

A．dream

B．schedule

C．stories

D．graduation

5.

A．part-time

B．good

C．certified

D．ordinary

6.

A．time

B．life

C．look

D．circle

7.

A．monitor

B．caretaker

C．student

D．teacher

8.

A．living

B．having

C．breaking

D．dreaming

9.

A．experimental

B．distance

C．English

D．self

10.

A．lesson

B．stairs

C．challenge

D．work

11.

A．buying

B．describing

C．selling

D．delivering

12.

A．adore

B．hate

C．annoy

D．touch

13.

A．occasion

B．inspiration

C．occupation

D．exception

14.

A．skill

B．favor

C．devotion

D．thought

15.

A．sincerely

B．accidentally

C．especially

D．certainly

【推荐1】I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she ______ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too ______ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I ______ my question and heard her say, “Oh…nothing.” Nothing?

I got up from my desk and ran out ______ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick ______ into the bathroom. I had her ______! I told her to turn around. She ______. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”

______, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ______ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard every voice that had been shouted to me ______ a child. “How could you… You should know…How many times have you been ______ ... What a bad thing to…” it was just a matter of my ______ which old words I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ______ I could let loose, I looked ______ at the sweater on her. In big ______ it said. “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ______ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ______ that I had come dangerously close to ______. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ______ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ______ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.

1.

A．happened

B．liked

C．appeared

D．pretended

2.

A．long

B．quiet

C．calm

D．strange

3.

A．asked

B．answered

C．raised

D．repeated

4.

A．into

B．of

C．from

D．for

5.

A．way

B．turn

C．change

D．progress

6.

A．followed

B．scolded

C．cornered

D．fooled

7.

A．laughed

B．listened

C．agreed

D．refused

8.

A．Slowly

B．Eagerly

C．Unfortunately

D．Angrily

9.

A．filled

B．marked

C．printed

D．covered

10.

A．as

B．like

C．for

D．from

11.

A．told

B．beaten

C．frightened

D．forbidden

12.

A．looking for

B．letting out

C．taking up

D．picking out

13.

A．as

B．when

C．since

D．before

14.

A．up

B．down

C．in

D．on

15.

A．signs

B．letters

C．messages

D．figures

16.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．as a result of

17.

A．value

B．sadness

C．fear

D．energy

18.

A．preventing

B．avoiding

C．destroying

D．forgetting

19.

A．dirty

B．ugly

C．special

D．silly

20.

A．have

B．get

C．take

D．miss

【推荐2】One day I was sitting alone on a deserted park bench under an old willow (柳树) tree. I was _________because I felt the world was unfair to me.

All of a sudden, a young boy approached me, out of_________. He was obviously tired from playing and, as he stood before me, he tilted his_________towards me and said with great excitement, “Look at what I found!” In his hand was a flower with its petals (花瓣) all worn out _________from not enough rain, or too little light._________ him to take his dead flower and go away. I_________a smile and then turned my back to him._________leaving, he said, “It surely_________nice and it’s beautiful, too. Here, it’s for you. ”

The flower before me was drying, it had no bright_________, but I knew I must take it, or he might never__________.So I reached for the flower, and replied, “That’s__________what I need.” But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he just held it out__________for me to take it. It was then that I__________for the very first time, that this happy boy could not see: he was__________.

I heard my__________trembling and tears rolled down my cheeks. I thanked him for picking the best flowers for me. You’re welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play. He was __________of the impact he’d had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he__________to see a self-pitying woman under an old willow tree. Perhaps from his__________, he’d been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I __________that the problem was not with the world; the problem was me__________ I myself had been blind for all of those years. I vowed (发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that’s mine.

1.

A．worried

B．excited

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

2.

A．breath

B．control

C．date

D．order

3.

A．hand

B．back

C．head

D．side

4.

A．neither

B．either

C．whether

D．both

5.

A．Finding

B．Persuading

C．Making

D．Wanting

6.

A．achieved

B．prevented

C．forced

D．protected

7.

A．Because of

B．Instead of

C．Thanks to

D．Due to

8.

A．smells

B．tastes

C．looks

D．grows

9.

A．designs

B．shapes

C．colors

D．patterns

10.

A．answer

B．leave

C．reply

D．shake

11.

A．just

B．only

C．also

D．still

12.

A．waiting

B．begging

C．sending

D．asking

13.

A．watched

B．stared

C．examined

D．noticed

14.

A．blind

B．clever

C．alone

D．happy

15.

A．sound

B．noise

C．song

D．voice

16.

A．unaware

B．sure

C．afraid

D．familiar

17.

A．succeeded

B．considered

C．managed

D．imagine

18.

A．heart

B．mind

C．eyes

D．guess

19.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．realized

D．permitted

20.

A．though

B．until

C．unless

D．because

【推荐2】In 2008, first grade teacher Alvin Irby stopped by a barbershop (理发店) after school for a haircut. Before long, one of his students ______. “He seems impatient and bored,” Irby recalls. “I look at this ______ thinking, ‘He should be practicing his reading.’ But I don’t see a ______ there.”

That moment stayed with Irby, and five years later he ______ Barbershop Books, a nonprofit. “Many kids ______ reading with something they do in or for school,” Irby says. “If the only place a kid practices reading is during a lesson, the progress will be ______ …Our program is about getting kids to say three words: ‘I’m a reader.’”.

Irby’s program may seem easy, but there’s a lot of ______ behind it. He puts a colorful, kid-sized bookshelf in each barbershop, making it ______ to children. The books displayed are all carefully chosen based on recommendations for kids aged 4 to 8, his target audience. For Irby, the most important ______ of a book is that it should be fun to read.

Putting books in barbershops is not the finish line. Irby says, “Many kids ______ see adults reading.” So, Irby ______ the barbers in his program--training them to engage kids about reading. “We ______ barbers to use the reading spaces,” he says. “Then they can talk to the kids about how they like reading.”

Irby believes that discussing books with a barber can be ______ for the kids. “Our goal is not to ______ barbers into tutors (导师),” Irby says. “This is a good ______ to provide kids with role models.”

1.

A．went away

B．stood up

C．stepped aside

D．came in

2.

A．chair

B．mirror

C．student

D．worker

3.

A．book

B．coach

C．parent

D．picture

4.

A．replaced

B．founded

C．remembered

D．checked

5.

A．cover

B．equip

C．confuse

D．associate

6.

A．wise

B．proud

C．slow

D．sure

7.

A．consideration

B．curiosity

C．experience

D．hesitation

8.

A．casual

B．attractive

C．secret

D．familiar

9.

A．dream

B．reply

C．method

D．quality

10.

A．safely

B．hardly

C．partly

D．slightly

11.

A．praises

B．observes

C．involves

D．misses

12.

A．encourage

B．promise

C．teach

D．warn

13.

A．powerful

B．confident

C．concrete

D．generous

14.

A．put

B．force

C．turn

D．divide

15.

A．position

B．invitation

C．memory

D．chance

【推荐3】My first care giving experience involved driving 2 hours every day to see my grandmother who was terminally ill. I was certainly _______ as the weeks turned into months, but the desire to _______ my grandmother in her last days was overwhelming (无法抗拒的).

Years later, my 87­year­old father required more _______ skills than I could provide. As he lived 700 miles away from me, I deeply _______ that I couldn’t take care of him myself, but I thought my nightly phone calls, filled with laughter and family news, provided him with _______ support.

Then, _______ , because of cancer, I became the one who needed _______ . Friends provided meals, house cleaning, and rides to appointments. The gratitude I felt for these acts of _______ was beyond words. It was also because of their thoughtfulness that I could focus all my energy on healing (治愈) my body and mind. Soon afterwards, in trying to find a meaningful purpose, I _______ the idea of offering help to other caregivers. I was ________ with both sides of the experience, and this ________ me to pay it forward for the incredible amount of support I had received.

A(n) ________ came when a caregiver I knew for years was unable to travel to her winter home in Florida. While recovering from surgery, she was ________ to drive. When she asked me to be the driver, I didn`t ________ , so we headed south on an adventure together.

Now, due to the pandemic (流行病), I have to put off the program, but I look forward to ________ my journey of caring for caregivers soon. I welcome the chance to lift the burden off their shoulders, even if it’s for just a minute.

1.

A．relaxed

B．delighted

C．annoyed

D．exhausted

2.

A．rescue

B．comfort

C．praise

D．protect

3.

A．communication

B．survival

C．nursing

D．working

4.

A．regretted

B．supported

C．feared

D．appreciated

5.

A．professional

B．physical

C．financial

D．emotional

6.

A．unfortunately

B．gradually

C．eventually

D．interestingly

7.

A．encouragement

B．involvement

C．assistance

D．guidance

8.

A．happiness

B．modesty

C．honesty

D．kindness

9.

A．reflected on

B．came up with

C．caught up with

D．depended on

10.

A．faced

B．combined

C．familiar

D．content

11.

A．inspired

B．required

C．advised

D．invited

12.

A．problem

B．crisis

C．opportunity

D．emergency

13.

A．forbidden

B．expected

C．supposed

D．determined

14.

A．respond

B．refuse

C．struggle

D．compromise

15.

A．extending

B．planning

C．finishing

D．continuing