【推荐1】With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He____played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always ___his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗). ___of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever____his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.____seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he____an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never___ it.

Several days later, he was ___to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh____. Compared with those of his brothers’ and sisters’, his appeared greener. His father kept his __ , bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding ___after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became____and confident. One evening, he suddenly ___his biology teacher once said that plants ___grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he____: Father had been secretly____his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist. ___, he became the U.S. __. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

__ is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life.___ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

1.

A．seldom

B．ever

C．still

D．often

2.

A．held

B．lowered

C．raised

D．covered

3.

A．Both

B．None

C．Each

D．One

4.

A．likes

B．grows

C．protects

D．watches

5.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

6.

A．came up with

B．got rid of

C．put forward

D．cared for

7.

A．contributed to

B．turned to

C．got used to

D．attended to

8.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．amused

9.

A．roots

B．seeds

C．branches

D．leaves

10.

A．balance

B．word

C．agreement

D．opinion

11.

A．botanist

B．gardener

C．president

D．teacher

12.

A．satisfied

B．optimistic

C．independent

D．upset

13.

A．believed

B．remembered

C．repeated

D．knew

14.

A．probably

B．hardly

C．recently

D．generally

15.

A．understood

B．doubted

C．wondered

D．admitted

16.

A．cutting

B．watering

C．decorating

D．fertilizing

17.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Moreover

18.

A．president

B．doctor

C．lawyer

D．teacher

19.

A．Water

B．Love

C．Disability

D．Father

20.

A．So long as

B．If only

C．Even though

D．Now that

【推荐3】A few months ago someone gifted us a robot vacuum cleaner (吸尘器). We already have a regular vacuum cleaner, so it just _________ in its box.

One of our neighbors was moving away to a new house and I asked her whether this might be something she could _________ . It turned out that she eagerly _________ YES! Her new place has hardwood _________ and her daughter asked if they could get a robot vacuum cleaner. But her mother told her they would have to _________ and see. Now she doesn't have to _________ one!

I can't tell you how _________ I was to see her daughter's response when she _________ . She was as excited about the flower seeds I gave her from our backyard to _________ in their new home. She was really __________ The nice thing is that the __________ will still be working in our town. I told her that if she ever doesn't want to drive 45 minutes to the new house, our __________ is always here for her.

She also told me that her family was so touched that I chalked up a big pink __________ on the front wall of our house on the occasion of their going away. I haven't had the “heart” __________ yet. I like being reminded of how our hearts are __________ .1.

A．worked

B．sat

C．played

D．recovered

2.

A．update

B．remove

C．use

D．repair

3.

A．replied

B．repeated

C．adapted

D．admitted

4.

A．boxes

B．doors

C．tables

D．floors

5.

A．wait

B．apply

C．quit

D．revise

6.

A．desire

B．buy

C．seek

D．replace

7.

A．awkward

B．confident

C．anxious

D．cheerful

8.

A．signed up

B．cheered up

C．came over

D．turned around

9.

A．supply

B．gather

C．land

D．plant

10.

A．touched

B．confused

C．amazed

D．addicted

11.

A．volunteer

B．daughter

C．gardener

D．customer

12.

A．home

B．car

C．bathroom

D．Backyard

13.

A．apple

B．heart

C．circle

D．flower

14.

A．set up

B．moved in

C．shown around

D．washed off

15.

A．inspired

B．flashed

C．connected

D．occupied

【推荐1】An ordinary trip turned dramatic (激动人心的) for 18-year-old Justin Gavin, and extremely fortunate for a young family. Walking down the street, he saw something that made him_________. A small SUV drove past him, and it was _________in flames (火焰). His heart beat fast,_________when he saw children inside the car.

Drivers were honking (按喇叭) and getting out of their cars to get the_________of the woman driver. However, it quickly became_________that she could not stop the car.

The officials had already received several calls about a car on fire with a woman and children_________inside. However, without an officer on site, Gavin immediately went into action.

He ran after the car down the street to help the family_________from the burning car. “I’m yelling ‘Stop the car! Your car is on fire!” he said. Gavin finally_________the car when it came to a full stop. Without_________, he helped the mother out of the driver’s__________first. And then with the flames__________, he pulled three children out of the back seat. The flames quickly flooded the__________moments later.

Gavin said, “It’s kind of__________because I didn’t know whether I was able to get everyone out__________. Luckily, I did it.” Afterwards the mother credited the__________with saving her family.

1.

A．change

B．understand

C．stop

D．upset

2.

A．covered

B．raised

C．damaged

D．controlled

3.

A．partly

B．nearly

C．extremely

D．particularly

4.

A．comment

B．admiration

C．attention

D．identity

5.

A．important

B．obvious

C．awkward

D．necessary

6.

A．harmed

B．packed

C．trapped

D．hidden

7.

A．suffer

B．defend

C．separate

D．escape

8.

A．reached

B．passed

C．destroyed

D．checked

9.

A．warning

B．thinking

C．complaining

D．guessing

10.

A．side

B．seat

C．shelter

D．direction

11.

A．attacking

B．appearing

C．growing

D．rolling

12.

A．car

B．mother

C．children

D．site

13.

A．moving

B．exciting

C．confusing

D．frightening

14.

A．in time

B．on demand

C．in despair

D．on purpose

15.

A．official

B．teen

C．policeman

D．driver

【推荐2】You never know how far a kind act can go.When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began ____, they had no idea how much it would encourage others to ____ people with kindness.

89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital.She couldn’t leave her ward(病房).So to escape ____, she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers ____ the new front entrance to the hospital.She wasn’t expecting one of the workers to wave at her.She couldn’t help but wave back at the kind ____.This was only the start of a special ____ between the two.

Jeff Reick knew Porter was____, so he decided to send a kind ____ to her by finding some chalk and writing “Get Well” on one of the beams(梁) facing her ____.“I just thought that was ____,” Porter said.“So I should do something to ____ that.”

She wrote “Stay Safe” on a piece of paper, which she then ____ on the window for the workers to see.“When I saw ‘Stay Safe’ on the window, I ____ and said to my coworkers,’Did you see that?’” Reick said.

The hospital staff took photos about that and____ them on social media.The simple acts of kindness ____ and many people were employed in similar acts.

1.

A．dating

B．communicating

C．working

D．arguing

2.

A．shower

B．impress

C．supply

D．touch

3.

A．fear

B．sadness

C．anxiety

D．boredom

4.

A．destroying

B．building

C．repairing

D．designing

5.

A．favor

B．inspiration

C．gesture

D．congratulation

6.

A．business

B．situation

C．meeting

D．connection

7.

A．ill

B．fine

C．poor

D．lonely

8.

A．note

B．message

C．letter

D．sign

9.

A．door

B．wall

C．window

D．entrance

10.

A．precious

B．impolite

C．necessary

D．positive

11.

A．record

B．change

C．return

D．remember

12.

A．drew

B．painted

C．placed

D．decorated

13.

A．turned around

B．looked around

C．got around

D．sat around

14.

A．found

B．listed

C．introduced

D．shared

15.

A．succeeded

B．spread

C．developed

D．happened

【推荐1】On a farm in the southeast of England lived a farmer. Gradually, the farmer became fed up with this farm; and no wonder, you’ll say, for he was born on the place, he had _______ all his days on it.

He was sick and _______ of the surroundings. He wanted a _______; and often in his dreams, he _______ a quiet spot where conditions were ideal, and where he could spend his old age in comfort and be _______ He told the real estate agent in town how he felt, so the _______ drove out and looked the _______ over carefully. He felt sure he would have no difficulty in _______ a buyer.

When the weekly paper came out, the old farmer _______ the advertisements, and found his farm __________ It stated that the Hammond place of 160 acres was __________ The land was fertile and productive — a crop failure had __________ been known. 40 acres were __________ with a lot of trees and the farm had a good supply of water all the year round. There was rich agricultural land, through which flowed a small stream and there was a __________ and modern house of eight rooms.

The farm had a great many horses, cows, sheep, and chickens. It was close to the __________ — only a half hour’s drive, and had a telephone. There were all kinds of fruit trees, both large and small, with an abundance of __________ around the house.

The old man read the __________ a second time, and then drove to town to __________ the real estate agent. “I have read that advertisement,” he said, “__________ as nearly as I can figure out, that’s exactly the kind of place I have been __________ I think I will keep it myself.”

1.

A．missed

B．forgotten

C．described

D．spent

2.

A．fond

B．tired

C．proud

D．afraid

3.

A．method

B．challenge

C．dream

D．change

4.

A．pictured

B．remembered

C．knew

D．noticed

5.

A．popular

B．rich

C．happy

D．healthy

6.

A．agent

B．farmer

C．buyer

D．driver

7.

A．house

B．horses

C．trees

D．farm

8.

A．finding

B．introducing

C．recognizing

D．persuading

9.

A．got through

B．put up

C．looked over

D．made up

10.

A．destroyed

B．listed

C．lost

D．photographed

11.

A．in danger

B．on display

C．in demand

D．for sale

12.

A．never

B．ever

C．always

D．still

13.

A．crowded

B．faced

C．armed

D．covered

14.

A．quiet

B．large

C．warm

D．simple

15.

A．town

B．school

C．mall

D．hospital

16.

A．colors

B．shelter

C．clouds

D．shade

17.

A．advertisement

B．note

C．book

D．letter

18.

A．thank

B．choose

C．see

D．welcome

19.

A．if

B．and

C．or

D．for

20.

A．visiting

B．showing

C．wanting

D．Researching

【推荐2】We didn’t have a lot of money when I was little, so Mum had to ______my fringe(刘海) herself. When we ______ the old photos, she says she did well.

“One side always ended up shorter than the other, so I ______ to even things up(使两边平等),” she says.

When I point out that her idea of evening things up made my head look ______, we both burst out ______. Sometimes my fringe would end up so ______on my forehead that it didn’t need cutting for months.

______ my mother would get it more or less right, but this then______ me the nickname of Bully Beef. At the time, all the children were reading a book. In the______there was a character called Bully Beef. He had a fringe, which looked like his mother had put a bowl on his ______ and then cut round it. As Bully Beef wasn’t a very nice ______and I had long hair, I thought the nickname was rather ______.

When I was a teenager, as a treat, my mother took me to a hair salon, ______ they advised me to______ my fringe. “Her forehead is too big. It will look ______ if her fringe is cut.” The hairdresser’s   ____were a disaster for a teenager. But I wasn’t the ______ one to come under attack. “Hmm,” he said, looking at my fringe, “it looks ______ someone has attacked her fringe with a knife and fork.”

My mother ______ her anger and said, “Oh, does it?” Still, it made her think that perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea for her to cut my fringe any more, and so I became a(n) ______ customer at the hairdresser’s.

1.

A．clean

B．repair

C．cut

D．decorate

2.

A．pick up

B．work out

C．look through

D．write down

3.

A．wished

B．tried

C．decided

D．chose

4.

A．strange

B．tired

C．absent

D．far

5.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．quarrelling

D．smiling

6.

A．long

B．wide

C．high

D．deep

7.

A．Rarely

B．Perfectly

C．Possibly

D．Occasionally

8.

A．accepted

B．owned

C．received

D．earned

9.

A．magazine

B．book

C．newspaper

D．poster

10.

A．head

B．arm

C．face

D．leg

11.

A．picture

B．memory

C．character

D．partner

12.

A．unfamiliar

B．unfair

C．unlucky

D．unsafe

13.

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．where

14.

A．arrange

B．keep

C．protect

D．expand

15.

A．awful

B．nice

C．easy

D．hard

16.

A．gestures

B．emotions

C．attitude

D．words

17.

A．right

B．next

C．only

D．wrong

18.

A．as if

B．even though

C．so that

D．in case

19.

A．described

B．poured

C．controlled

D．searched

20.

A．regular

B．common

C．ordinary

D．normal

【推荐3】On a freezing cold day last winter, I rushed to the local market for a few items, deciding not to use a cart (推车). As I approached the checkout area with my hands full, it was clear that the self-checkout tills (收银机) had momentarily stopped working. Three cashiers faced long lines, and chaos _________ with shoppers and carts full of groceries.

Like most, I surveyed the checkout lines, _________ choosing what seemed the fastest. However, my choice turned out to be the slowest, and _________ spread through the line. A middle-aged man murmured, _________ a chain reaction of complaints about the slow pace. The negativity spread, with one person _________ they would never shop there again.

_________ by the negativity, I turned my attention to the stressed cashier. The crowd’s displeasure didn’t _________ her work; instead, her stress increased, leading to mistakes and the need for a supervisor (主管). As my turn approached, I _________the cashier’s discomfort, trembling and sweating _________ the cold store.

In a(n) ____________ tone, I said, “Some days are quite the adventure, aren’t they?” The cashier, relieved to see a(n)____________ face, met my eyes and smiled. I encouraged her, saying impatience affected everyone, and I was in no rush.

The cashier thanked me for my patience, ____________ she was a new employee still in training. We ____________ a laugh, and at that moment, strangers became friends.

Leaving the store, I felt ____________ for the experience, unlike the dissatisfied shoppers. It dawned on me that sometimes mistakes happen in our life, but through understanding, we can mostly solve these problems, which requires ____________ learning. We are all, and always will be, in training when it comes to this great quality.

1.

A．distracted

B．prevented

C．extended

D．disturbed

2.

A．constantly

B．nobly

C．confidently

D．curiously

3.

A．dissatisfaction

B．information

C．awareness

D．news

4.

A．setting off

B．merging into

C．dropping off

D．breaking into

5.

A．begging

B．declaring

C．explaining

D．informing

6.

A．Surrounded

B．Managed

C．Controlled

D．Directed

7.

A．accomplish

B．conclude

C．quicken

D．perform

8.

A．suffered

B．sensed

C．expressed

D．experienced

9.

A．in spite of

B．on account of

C．in view of

D．in terms of

10.

A．effortless

B．depressed

C．formal

D．easy-going

11.

A．confused

B．friendly

C．embarrassing

D．wrinkled

12.

A．correcting

B．revealing

C．arguing

D．shouting

13.

A．forced

B．earned

C．shared

D．heard

14.

A．wisdom

B．knowledge

C．judgment

D．appreciation

15.

A．continuous

B．sudden

C．forbidden

D．serious