【推荐1】Sometimes you may find that you are not happy in your life, although everything is going well. Most of the time you have to _______ this kind of unhappy life, since it is really hard to make changes and move on to a new business, which often involves taking _______.

My father, however, was a quite different example. When I was about 9 or 10, he told me that I should be whatever I wanted when I grew up, so long as I _______ it. He said that if I were not feeling _______, I should try to change my life to make it more delightful, and I would find real _______ as a result. From him I learned a great lesson on the _______ of doing one’s favorite.

My father got into the insurance industry when he was very young, and he was very _______. He became one of the company’s top salesmen, even though he was only 25 years old. Soon he became one of the first independent insurance salesmen in our state. _______, he decided to leave his successful _______ and move on to other fields. You might ________ why he did so. The answer was simple: he liked to do something challenging, something that ________ his strength and ability, especially in a way that is interesting. My father just wanted to have a try, and so he did. After leaving the insurance company, he worked in social media and then in digital technology, which really ________ him. Of course he wasn’t successful in everything he tried, but he told me for ________ that he did something he liked, and that he had the ________ of doing what he enjoyed.

________ one’s comfortable life is not easy. I’ve learned this from my father, and I can say no matter whether the ________ is good or bad, it is ________ doing one’s favorite. When we do something we love, it gives us extra ________ to meet our goals, which are associated with psychological well-being and health. As long as we have no ________ and give it a try, we are forced to push against ourselves. After all, we all want to be where we are ________ ourselves.

1.

A．lose

B．stop

C．share

D．continue

2.

A．risks

B．turns

C．steps

D．suggestions

3.

A．promised

B．enjoyed

C．admitted

D．adjusted

4.

A．lucky

B．safe

C．comfortable

D．special

5.

A．concern

B．pleasure

C．strength

D．talent

6.

A．value

B．honor

C．control

D．relief

7.

A．sensitive

B．cautious

C．optimistic

D．successful

8.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

9.

A．schedule

B．career

C．reform

D．competition

10.

A．wonder

B．explain

C．blame

D．conclude

11.

A．limited

B．predicted

C．tested

D．affected

12.

A．confused

B．shocked

C．discouraged

D．attracted

13.

A．free

B．certain

C．good

D．real

14.

A．satisfaction

B．sympathy

C．responsibility

D．security

15.

A．Protecting

B．Selecting

C．Leaving

D．Arranging

16.

A．function

B．result

C．signal

D．attitude

17.

A．simple

B．normal

C．popular

D．worth

18.

A．drive

B．consideration

C．burden

D．qualification

19.

A．rights

B．faults

C．regrets

D．excuses

20.

A．convincing

B．evaluating

C．representing

D．challenging

【推荐2】Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen _______ for his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but _______ for a glance.

One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   _______ in admiration at the beauty of these views. Then, suddenly he ______ the old gardener was blind. _______, the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t ______ in fact?” The old man smiled and answered, “I can tell you ______ reasons. First I was a _______   when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can _______ them. Third, I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s _______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man _______.

“Yeah, it’s _______ that I don’t know you. But I know everyone loves flowers and would never ______. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good _______. In the meantime, it also _______ a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man’s _______ astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and ______   them as a link of minds so as to make ______ enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

I believe every flower has _______ with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though ______ to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1.

A．loving

B．watering

C．tending

D．planting

2.

A．stop

B．stay

C．live

D．run

3.

A．kept

B．dropped

C．caught

D．lost

4.

A．realized

B．noticed

C．felt

D．thought

5.

A．Excited

B．Frightened

C．Shocked

D．Satisfied

6.

A．feel

B．see

C．hear

D．eat

7.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

8.

A．gardener

B．teacher

C．farmer

D．painter

9.

A．taste

B．plant

C．touch

D．appreciate

10.

A．it

B．me

C．them

D．you

11.

A．with pleasure

B．in surprise

C．with fear

D．in anger

12.

A．true

B．possible

C．pitiful

D．shameful

13.

A．put them down

B．turn them down

C．get them down

D．knock them down

14.

A．mind

B．life

C．future

D．mood

15.

A．introduces

B．offers

C．stands

D．leaves

16.

A．words

B．behavior

C．story

D．attitude

17.

A．treats

B．acts

C．works

D．serves

18.

A．anybody

B．somebody

C．everybody

D．nobody

19.

A．ears

B．soul

C．eyes

D．heart

20.

A．refusing

B．trying

C．pretending

D．failing

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，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。
There are no ocean waves in St. Louis. We have to drive a long way to get to the ocean. Every summer we put our stuff and ourselves into the car and drive 1,000 miles to reach Vero Beach, Florida.
Once we get there, it’s all about ____at the beach. I’ve wanted to be a ____for a long time. My mom used to surf when she lived in Florida during college. I ____ my mom to let me surf, and she promised to find a surfing ____ for me. He found me instead.
One day when my mom was taking an old surfboard to a surf shop for ____, a surfer ____ the door open for her and helped her carry the board inside. They started ____ and she learned he’s a surfing ____ My mom asked him if he had any ____ working with people with disabilities. He did and told her he would love to work with me. That’s how I ____ my friend, Coach Bill Bolton, in 2014.
First Coach Bill taught me the pop-up. I had so much fun surfing with Coach Bill in 2014, ____ I didn’t make it to ____ on the board.
When we went to Florida this summer, I had more surfing ____with Coach Bill. We worked hard on the sand and in the water. On our third day together we ____ our surfboards out past a sand bar where small waves were ____ I came close to standing each time, and on the last ____ of the day I got up on my feet and stayed up! I was so ____! So was Coach Bill.
We went to the same surfing spot the next day. Guess what! I ____ so many times and rode wave after wave. Coach Bill called me a “surf goddess”. It was one of the ____ days ever! I hope my story ____ you to go surfing or to try something new. I know you can do it.1.

A．fun

B．failure

C．trial

D．sunlight

2.

A．swimmer

B．rider

C．surfer

D．player

3.

A．reminded

B．encouraged

C．told

D．begged

4.

A．fellow

B．coach

C．adviser

D．driver

5.

A．exhibition

B．money

C．repair

D．advice

6.

A．held

B．kept

C．let

D．made

7.

A．greeting

B．laughing

C．walking

D．talking

8.

A．student

B．lover

C．instructor

D．guard

9.

A．trouble

B．interest

C．record

D．experience

10.

A．met

B．hired

C．thanked

D．rewarded

11.

A．however

B．so

C．and

D．but

12.

A．lying

B．floating

C．standing

D．moving

13.

A．lessons

B．pleasure

C．skills

D．tasks

14.

A．picked

B．took

C．removed

D．threw

15.

A．falling

B．breaking

C．rising

D．floating

16.

A．minute

B．wave

C．try

D．part

17.

A．happy

B．shocked

C．joy

D．frightened

18.

A．fell down

B．failed

C．acted

D．got up

19.

A．longest

B．greatest

C．hardest

D．fastest

20.

A．inspires

B．pushes

C．leads

D．influences

【推荐1】I love everything about animals. Today, I went out for a simple walk to my library, when I _______________a dog! The dog looked like a German Shepard, and I, being an animal _______________, approached it. I noticed it had a _______________, but no leash. I tried asking multiple people around the dog if it _______________them, but everyone said no. I felt so bad, and didn’t know what to do. She was so friendly and sweet that I felt _______________about just leaving her there.

Then, what do you know? She started _______________me! I couldn’t help but smile at that. I was the only one who showed any _______________in her, petting her, talking to her, walking with her. So, together, we walked towards the _______________. I finally got a chance to _______________the number on her collar, but no one picked up! I was so ________________about this animal, and I was determined to not just leave it ________________around. I planned to head to a pet store.

However, before I even got to a store, a car ________________up in front of me with a father and two kids. It turns out that she was their dog, and had gotten ________________when the little boy opening their fence! They were so relieved to find her, and ________________me non-stop. I was relieved too! The dog ________________jumped into the car and I said goodbye to her.

1.

A．aided

B．covered

C．spotted

D．witnessed

2.

A．owner

B．lover

C．partner

D．receiver

3.

A．collar

B．phone

C．store

D．wound

4.

A．benefited from

B．belonged to

C．suffered from

D．turned to

5.

A．curious

B．innocent

C．guilty

D．sensitive

6.

A．biting

B．attacking

C．following

D．escaping

7.

A．interest

B．mercy

C．food

D．attention

8.

A．home

B．library

C．hospital

D．shelter

9.

A．call

B．find

C．gain

D．remove

10.

A．fond

B．eager

C．grateful

D．worried

11.

A．dashing

B．lying

C．barking

D．hiding

12.

A．drew

B．came

C．pulled

D．sped

13.

A．lost

B．mad

C．frightened

D．reliable

14.

A．consulted

B．reminded

C．suspected

D．thanked

15.

A．fluently

B．constantly

C．occasionally

D．instantly

【推荐3】Catherine decided to rescue Khan after seeing him at the animal shelter.Khan was a(an)_______dog with a broken leg from being beaten.Although her family heard about dogs and babies not getting along,to their surprise,Khan walked right over to their 17-month-old daughter Charlotte when they were _______.The two sat on the grass and played _______ ,forming a bond that the family hoped would continue for the rest of Khan's life.

One day, _______ ,Khan seemed to be slightly aggressive towards Charlotte.He even_______to push her away from where she played.The family kept a close eye on Khan and that's when something caught their attention. A _______ was hiding right near Charlotte. Khan tried numerous times to push her out of the way but it didn't_______and the snake was determined to_______.The family screamed _______as their daughter's life was in danger.

In one last________ ,Khan grabbed Charlotte by the back of her shirt and threw her over his shoulder.She ________ more than 3 feet away and the family ranover to her.As it ________,Khan had been bitten as he tried to get in between Charlotte and the snake.

While Khan was at the hospital,a local newspaper was covering the incident.They couldn't________ an abused rescue dog who had only been with this family for four days would be so heroic.________after a couple of days in the hospital, Khan was________ to return home and he was doing much better.

1.

A．experienced

B．abused

C．fierce

D．trained

2.

A．blamed

B．warned

C．introduced

D．teased

3.

A．cheerfully

B．sadly

C．separately.

D．skillfully

4.

A．however

B．instead

C．therefore

D．otherwise

5.

A．remembered

B．pretended

C．managed

D．attempted

6.

A．baby

B．snake

C．dog

D．mouse

7.

A．fit

B．continue

C．work

D．matter

8.

A．strike

B．rush

C．dive

D．hide

9.

A．in relief

B．in amazement

C．in horror

D．in excitement

10.

A．test

B．try

C．pull

D．fight

11.

A．landed

B．climbed

C．jumped

D．waited

12.

A．got out

B．worked out

C．turned out

D．came out

13.

A．believe

B．know

C．notice

D．accept

14.

A．Surprisingly

B．Interestingly

C．naturally

D．Thankfully

15.

A．forccd

B．allowed

C．invited

D．persuaded

【推荐1】"Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"

The ____ laughter followed, and people stirred to go.

Papadakos held up his hand and _____ the room and stared at me, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes _____ I was.

"I will answer your question."

Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he _____ into it and brought out a very small round _____.

And what he said _____ like this:

"When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived ___in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror from a wrecked German motorcycle. "I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not_____, so I kept only the largest piece. I made it round. I began to play with it as a _____, interested by the _____ that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would _____ shine. It became a game for me to get light into the most______ places I could find---in deep holes and dark closets.

I kept the little mirror, and, _____ I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the ______ of the game. As I became a man, I _____ to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do _____ my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the _____ of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places ______ I reflect it.

"I am a fragment (碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.______, with what I have I can reflect light into the black places in the ______ of men. This is the meaning of my life."

1.

A．common

B．usual

C．ordinary

D．general

2.

A．cheered

B．stopped

C．stilled

D．cleaned

3.

A．that

B．what

C．where

D．whether

4.

A．fished

B．looked

C．dipped

D．slipped

5.

A．coin

B．toy

C．mirror

D．present

6.

A．came

B．sounded

C．read

D．went

7.

A．hopefully

B．peacefully

C．hopelessly

D．plainly

8.

A．possible

B．difficult

C．easy

D．reasonable

9.

A．child

B．treasure

C．tool

D．toy

10.

A．case

B．truth

C．fact

D．result

11.

A．always

B．seldom

C．still

D．never

12.

A．unavailable

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．inaccessible

13.

A．as

B．before

C．after

D．while

14.

A．difficulty

B．challenge

C．content

D．rule

15.

A．grew

B．tended

C．used

D．failed

16.

A．for

B．to

C．about

D．with

17.

A．player

B．resource

C．origin

D．source

18.

A．if only

B．only if

C．as far as

D．now that

19.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Besides

20.

A．hearts

B．minds

C．eyes

D．brains

【推荐2】In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of ________ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she ________ it in her schoolbag first.

When she went to the office, her teacher wasn’t ________.As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she ________.Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend ________ away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the ________ office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn’t know ________ to do. Jenny kept calm and did ________ to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for ________. Soon a teacher took Linda to the ________ and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very ________ in the school.

Three days ________ , Linda came to Jenny’s house. Her ________ turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the ________ paper bag with the money in it and said, “Jenny, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the ________.You are such a nice friend! ________ please don’t tell the teachers about this!” Then Jenny said. “You are now ________, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone. I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and ________.

At the end of the term Jenny was given a ________ for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was ________ greedy.

Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.

A．bread

B．paper

C．money

D．fruit

2.

A．got

B．kept

C．sent

D．caught

3.

A．away

B．out

C．off

D．in

4.

A．lost

B．found

C．saved

D．made

5.

A．took

B．brought

C．put

D．moved

6.

A．workers’

B．teachers’

C．doctors’

D．headmaster’s

7.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

8.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

9.

A．leave

B．treatment

C．action

D．help

10.

A．office

B．classroom

C．hospital

D．school

11.

A．popular

B．healthy

C．proud

D．quiet

12.

A．in

B．after

C．later

D．before

13.

A．eves

B．face

C．nose

D．ears

14.

A．red

B．black

C．pink

D．brown

15.

A．lie

B．story

C．truth

D．result

16.

A．For

B．But

C．Or

D．So

17.

A．honest

B．polite

C．generous

D．friendly

18.

A．got up

B．cheered up

C．gave up

D．woke up

19.

A．report

B．gift

C．prize

D．reply

20.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．always

D．usually