【推荐1】We are certain to face challenges(挑战) in life and that is what makes life beautiful. One could argue living life _____facing any challenges is the best thing. On the surface this might seem to be true, _____without challenges, true _____cannot be achieved.

My dream has always been to work in the tech field and to be able to solve most of life’s challenges through _____

One of the skills _____in the tech field is the _____to create software(软件) to solve real-life problems. That means in order to work in the tech field you need to ____ programming knowledge.

Given that I come from an economics background, learning how to program became the ____challenge for me. I did not know where to ____ because at the time I did not have anyone to teach me or provide any form of ____.

After months of struggling with ____ online programming courses and not ___ exactly what I wanted to do, I decided it was time to try something _____

The first step I took was to find people who were good at _____and ask for mentorship (师徒制). I did this by joining several tech communities. This played a(n) ____ role in my journey of learning how to program and also built my confidence. But this alone was not _____

In order to be good at what you do, a lot of _____is needed. Through practice, I was able to learn programming knowledge. I also challenged myself and worked on a couple of beginner projects that ____ me to apply(应用) the knowledge I had learned.

Challenges are part of _____and they help us grow in different aspects(方面) of life and we should always _____challenges.

1.

A．by

B．for

C．without

D．after

2.

A．but

B．if

C．because

D．so

3.

A．kindness

B．happiness

C．courage

D．friendship

4.

A．science

B．culture

C．technology

D．art

5.

A．required

B．limited

C．described

D．shared

6.

A．way

B．chance

C．need

D．ability

7.

A．change

B．forget

C．learn

D．create

8.

A．latest

B．biggest

C．most special

D．most interesting

9.

A．begin

B．find

C．stay

D．stop

10.

A．guidance

B．communication

C．exercise

D．money

11.

A．dangerous

B．enjoyable

C．difficult

D．horrible

12.

A．supporting

B．remembering

C．admitting

D．knowing

13.

A．similar

B．new

C．normal

D．regular

14.

A．programming

B．talking

C．believing

D．pursuing

15.

A．natural

B．small

C．indirect

D．important

16.

A．sufficient

B．necessary

C．expensive

D．skillful

17.

A．desire

B．fortune

C．practice

D．education

18.

A．warned

B．chose

C．helped

D．forced

19.

A．future

B．life

C．belief

D．truth

20.

A．carry on

B．figure out

C．take up

D．run out

【推荐2】I planted two seeds side by side in the soil in my backyard. The first said, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots _________ into the soil, and try to _________. I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face!” and it grew. The second seed said, “I am _________. If I send my roots into the ground below, I don’t know what I will meet in the _________. If I push my way through the hard soil, I may damage my small sprouts (新芽). What if a small child may pull me _________ from the ground? No, it is much better for me to wait _________ safe.” A hen walking around for food found the waiting seed and immediately ate it.

I sometimes _________ myself — What if I stop focusing on the worst and to go for the _________? Most people can do unusual things if they have the confidence to take the _________. Yet most people don’t. There are lots of people __________ on the sofa saying: I’m going… They will do it when they are rich and when they get married and their children are perfectly grown.

The __________ is that your life can never be perfect. Part of it might be, though. Step away from the sofa sitters who are __________ a single perfect day to begin __________ their dreams.

Believe in yourself and know that you can do __________! However, those who __________ to risk get controlled by life finally.

1.

A．high

B．wide

C．short

D．deep

2.

A．get up

B．blow up

C．pick up

D．come up

3.

A．happy

B．afraid

C．wrong

D．excited

4.

A．sky

B．sea

C．dark

D．bright

5.

A．in

B．down

C．up

D．on

6.

A．though

B．once

C．when

D．until

7.

A．blame

B．ask

C．answer

D．control

8.

A．worst

B．smallest

C．best

D．farthest

9.

A．food

B．money

C．risk

D．invitation

10.

A．walking

B．jumping

C．sitting

D．standing

11.

A．quality

B．truth

C．dream

D．advantage

12.

A．spending

B．organizing

C．suffering

D．waiting

13.

A．realizing

B．reaching

C．hurting

D．affecting

14.

A．both

B．nothing

C．little

D．anything

15.

A．start

B．accept

C．refuse

D．employ

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You join Facebook and "friend" your old classmates.You might not ever talk about anything serious with them but they are there.
A classmate from twenty years ago was one of my Facebook friends.A few random comments he ___1__ gave me the impression that something was ___2__ so I tried to make him call me.He did call and I found out that he, his wife and eight children had just moved into a(n) __3___motel room.He had used the very last of their money to pay for a week's ___4__ there.He had no job and they had lost their __5___.
I bought a few groceries and took them to the motel room.After the visit I __6__to do something a bit extreme.I messaged all of our mutual Facebook friends from our graduating class.What happened next was just __7___.Soon I was getting responses.Classmates,some of whom had __8___ been barely friendly started calling me for information or sending donations for the family.
Someone told me they knew someone else in a nearby town with a(n) ___9__house.The home owners donated the house rent free,only asking them to __10__ the fees of water and electricity and mow (修剪) the lawn when it was needed.Soon this family had volunteers from our class delivering furniture,groceries,toys,even job __11___!
There are still many things we are __12___ for this family.They have yet to get a vehicle for work and he hasn't found a job,but everyone is __13___ smiles now.And, let me tell you,the hugs from his lovely children speak louder than any words ever could!
I became the __14___ between this family's needs and people who could help them.It still amazes me how wonderfully it all __15___, just because of me and my Facebook friends!1.

A．made

B．took

C．expressed

D．wrote

2.

A．awkward

B．wrong

C．horrible

D．disgusting

3.

A．expensive

B．comfortable

C．cheap

D．worthless

4.

A．sleep

B．rest

C．play

D．stay

5.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．home

6.

A．agreed

B．declared

C．decided

D．managed

7.

A．unbelievable

B．interesting

C．funny

D．ridiculous

8.

A．previously

B．occasionally

C．frequently

D．deliberately

9.

A．big

B．beautiful

C．useless

D．empty

10.

A．cost

B．spend

C．buy

D．pay

11.

A．descriptions

B．applications

C．conditions

D．newspapers

12.

A．hoping

B．asking

C．looking

D．answering

13.

A．wearing

B．having

C．giving

D．sending

14.

A．relationship

B．partner

C．bridge

D．witness

15.

A．gave out

B．picked out

C．made out

D．worked out

【推荐2】“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge, ” said our science teacher, Mr. baker. “You can work alone or with a partner. ”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects _____.

The______of the challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when _____the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie.____the butter-cream gave me an idea.

“I have a brilliant design for our______container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can _____the egg with some butter-cream. ”

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞)_____?” Cassie rolled her eyes. “The parachute is better than that stupid idea. ”

I couldn’t believe it. Of course, we’d had our little _____in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “______” before.

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

____words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived, I had to____Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. ______, my Egg--cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived ____three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were ____. I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the ____. The side walk was dotted with egg shells from those_____drops. Finally I found my little Egg--cellent Egg Cream.

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My_______raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. _____.

“My egg bounced (弹起) _____, ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

“A tie, ”Mr. Baker said.

Cassie looked at me, and her glare _____. I laughed. She smiled…

1.

A．patiently

B．silently

C．together

D．alone

2.

A．function

B．goal

C．reason

D．result

3.

A．rolled down

B．pushed against

C．thrown at

D．dropped over

4.

A．Spreading

B．Boiling

C．Baking

D．Holding

5.

A．butter

B．sandwich

C．cream

D．egg

6.

A．protect

B．replace

C．carry

D．mix

7.

A．followed

B．covered

C．attached

D．supported

8.

A．ideas

B．fights

C．worries

D．challenges

9.

A．wrong

B．stupid

C．brilliant

D．scientific

10.

A．Since

B．While

C．But

D．And

11.

A．explain

B．deny

C．admit

D．prove

12.

A．Therefore

B．Anyway

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

13.

A．paced down

B．turned around

C．walked up

D．went back

14.

A．left

B．wanted

C．chosen

D．discovered

15.

A．steps

B．way

C．wall

D．sidewalk

16.

A．intended

B．unexpected

C．failed

D．desired

17.

A．eyes

B．hands

C．feet

D．heart

18.

A．Lost

B．Dirty

C．Broken

D．Empty

19.

A．around

B．out

C．in

D．down

20.

A．returned

B．remained

C．increased

D．softened

【推荐3】I feel very excited at the thought that in another week I will be with you again on holiday. I ______ my stay in England very much indeed. Mr. Brown and my classmates are all very ______ to me but as they say in England, “There’s no place like ______,” and I think you will feel this above all at ______ time.

I am leaving here on Thursday, the 23^rd, and I’ll be ______ in Basle on Friday morning, ______ I’ll be home about lunch time. Can you ______ me at the station, as I shall have a lot of ______?

In some of my early ______ I have told you all about the other students here. Well, I want to ______ my Canadian friend, John, to come and ______ Christmas with us. Will that be ______? His parents died last year and he cannot go home for Christmas. And also he has no friends in England ______ the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel ______ he will enjoy Christmas with us. But I haven’t ______ him yet because I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know soon ______ it will be all right.

I've got some Christmas ______ for you all but I am not going to tell what they are. So it will be a ______.

How are you all at home? I hope you are all keeping ______. I’m looking forward to seeing you next ______.

1.

A．care

B．enjoy

C．think

D．want

2.

A．cold

B．cruel

C．nice

D．polite

3.

A．home

B．heaven

C．church

D．prison

4.

A．lunch

B．school

C．London

D．Christmas

5.

A．coming

B．arriving

C．passing

D．travelling

6.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．because

7.

A．meet

B．bring

C．call

D．receive

8.

A．friends

B．luggage

C．money

D．food

9.

A．years

B．letters

C．applications

D．posters

10.

A．ask

B．command

C．send

D．move

11.

A．have

B．get

C．spend

D．pass

12.

A．difficult

B．possible

C．true

D．all right

13.

A．except

B．like

C．besides

D．without

14.

A．fine

B．sure

C．hopeful

D．reasonable

15.

A．found

B．seen

C．introduced

D．invited

16.

A．before

B．if

C．as

D．until

17.

A．trees

B．caps

C．cards

D．gifts

18.

A．surprise

B．wonder

C．question

D．problem

19.

A．well

B．kind

C．calm

D．beautiful

20.

A．Monday

B．Thursday

C．Friday

D．Sunday

【推荐2】Tian Hua is a new student at a school in America. She is studying at an ________ high school for one year. In China, Tian Hua was in Grade 1 at senior high school, ________in America, she is in Grade 10! She did not feel ________at all when she arrived. Her first impression was ________English was difficult and people spoke too ________, but soon she found that if she concentrated on the ideas, not the ________ words, she could understand! She also made ________ and began to explore the city with them. Her new friends were happy to explain things ________her after class. Her favourite class is chemistry because the teacher lets the students do cool ________. Tian Hua is not sure how well she will do at school this year, but she is not nervous any more. She is ________.

1.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．American

D．German

2.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

3.

A．sad

B．unhappy

C．dangerous

D．confident

4.

A．that

B．what

C．when

D．why

5.

A．slow

B．quickly

C．slower

D．quicker

6.

A．double

B．many

C．single

D．whole

7.

A．friends

B．a friend

C．enemies

D．an enemy

8.

A．with

B．about

C．on

D．to

9.

A．things

B．projects

C．experiments

D．design

10.

A．exciting

B．excited

C．surprised

D．surprising

【推荐3】I’ll tell a story that happened when I was ten years old. I was at my friend Jenny’s house after _________ one day, and we were doing homework. While I was there, a friend of Jenny’s mom came to _________ I didn’t remember her name or _________ what her face looked like. I just_________her hands, her voice and the lesson I _________ from her.

I can’t forget that she _________ her hand to introduce herself. It was so _________ ,I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying, “oh, no, that is not _________ you shake hands. Let me teach you. ”_________ that, I just remembered her voice explaining the __________of a good handshake of expressing a good sense of self-confidence, of looking the other person in the eye, and of making a __________

atmosphere (氛围). Hearing her friendly __________ ,I first understood what being respected meant.

I was grateful to her for __________ time teaching me about one of the important things in life. I was grateful for her not looking down on me __________ I was 10 and didn’t know much. I also felt respected by the way she __________ me. It felt good to he talked to as a(n) __________,rather than a 10-year-old child. I was also grateful that she said, “If __________ doesn’t realize something, you should show him or her the __________ direction; don’t be afraid to __________ your knowledge. ”

I think of her every time I meet someone __________,and I'm so grateful for her little lesson.

1.

A．work

B．lunch

C．sleep

D．school

2.

A．read

B．check

C．visit

D．live

3.

A．even

B．still

C．ever

D．though

4.

A．watched

B．remembered

C．held

D．concerned

5.

A．learned

B．selected

C．wanted

D．discovered

6.

A．opened up

B．hung out

C．reached out

D．put up

7.

A．dirty

B．beautiful

C．small

D．common

8.

A．where

B．why

C．when

D．how

9.

A．After

B．Before

C．During

D．Through

10.

A．traps

B．purposes

C．stages

D．rules

11.

A．weak

B．warm

C．crazy

D．special

12.

A．laughs

B．ideas

C．jokes

D．words

13.

A．having

B．spending

C．choosing

D．keeping

14.

A．whether

B．if

C．because

D．so

15.

A．treated

B．protected

C．encouraged

D．requested

16.

A．expert

B．student

C．teacher

D．adult

17.

A．anyone

B．a friend

C．someone

D．a teacher

18.

A．right

B．different

C．recent

D．former

19.

A．test

B．share

C．increase

D．control

20.

A．healthy

B．smart

C．young

D．new

【推荐1】We walked slowly through the wet grass, our eyes searching for the enemy. Suddenly, machine-gun fire broke the quiet. We hit the ground, _______from the shots by a low stone wall. As I ordered two soldiers to help me locate and_______the machine gun. I heard_______and then I was on my back.

“Lieutenant(中尉)!Lieutenant! You’ve been hit!” one soldier cried. Two medics rushed me to an aid   _______ . A doctor slapped a bandage on my bloody knee; then the medics drove me to a_______field hospital. They carried me into a tent where dozens of _______soldiers were lined up on the ground. I watched the nurses working   _______ things went black. When I woke up. I was lying on a bed wearing nothing but a blanket.

“Wake up, Lieutenant!” a nurse shouted. “You’ve got to get on a plane-you’re _______ to a hospital in England!” I _______. All my worldly possessions lay in a mountainous heap of equipment. I could replace everything ________ the photo of my new bride, Ellen, which I always carried with me.

“I’m not going until I get my wife’s picture.” I said. “It’s in the gas mask cover you ________ from me.” I knew the nurse could make me go, ________ instead she said, “OK, I’ll see if I can find it.” then ran out to search through the ________ . Time stood still until finally she came running ________ back. “I’ve got it!” she shouted, waving the picture in her upraised hand.

That photograph ________ me through tough times. Now-69 years later-it sits on my bedside table.

1.

A．escaped

B．sheltered

C．removed

D．prevented

2.

A．knock out

B．search for

C．stay away

D．run towards

3.

A．a thunder

B．a scream

C．a crash

D．an explosion

4.

A．school

B．station

C．program

D．advisor

5.

A．ruined

B．famous

C．nearby

D．advanced

6.

A．wounded

B．brave

C．dead

D．cured

7.

A．because

B．though

C．after

D．before

8.

A．driving

B．connecting

C．flying

D．engaging

9.

A．hesitated

B．opposed

C．panicked

D．whispered

10.

A．with

B．by

C．for

D．except

11.

A．took away

B．carried out

C．cleared up

D．kept back

12.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

13.

A．tents

B．hills

C．piles

D．beds

14.

A．breathlessly

B．disappointedly

C．nervously

D．mysteriously

15.

A．benefited

B．comforted

C．reminded

D．challenged

【推荐2】完形填空
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。

There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night — “Sorry”

Once as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by _______, brushing against my handbag. Even _______ he continued on his way, he _______ back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize.

One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, _______ I wasn’t ready for it, and a _______ dropped on the ground. “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was _______ — why would he apologize when it was my _______?

Another time, I _______ on a man’s foot in a lift. At the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it _______ at first — was it really ________ for him to apologize?

Later on, an American friend ________ to me that according to the American ________, the lift is a ________ place everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies (占据) a position in the lift, making it ________ for someone else to find a place to stand in, isn’t it necessary to ________ an apology?

During my stay in America, I gradually ________ that when friction (摩擦) happens in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is ________. If someone is ________, a“sorry” is always necessary. The “sorry” would ________ tempers (脾气) even if the other person is hurt. Perhaps this is why I ________ saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets in America.

1.

A．excitedly

B．hurriedly

C．happily

D．hopefully

2.

A．because

B．after

C．as

D．unless

3.

A．drove

B．held

C．watched

D．turned

4.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

5.

A．coin

B．handbag

C．wallet

D．bill

6.

A．impressed

B．moved

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

7.

A．duty

B．attitude

C．fault

D．business

8.

A．dropped

B．stepped

C．walked

D．knocked

9.

A．interesting

B．acceptable

C．exciting

D．reasonable

10.

A．polite

B．important

C．surprising

D．necessary

11.

A．1ied

B．explained

C．pointed

D．admitted

12.

A．ideas

B．rules

C．education

D．1ife

13.

A．crowded

B．common

C．public

D．free

14.

A．unfit

B．impossible

C．narrow

D．difficult

15.

A．express

B．receive

C．expect

D．tell

16.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．agreed

D．meant

17.

A．honest

B．responsible

C．careless

D．serious

18.

A．nervous

B．injured

C．worried

D．troubled

19.

A．worsen

B．cool

C．lose

D．change

20.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．Sometimes