【推荐1】I live in an apartment building in a planned community, including private roads. I have lived in this _______ of mostly professionals and retirees for over three years, but I had met only a few of my _______.

After the _______ had stopped falling, we were left to _______ ourselves because the city and state services didn't work. I went out to the parking lot to dig out my and my girlfriend's _______. I took a large metal piece of my desk to _______ as a shovel. After about 30 minutes of digging, some of the neighbors _______ with snow shovels and told me if I helped them, they would _______ me. I agreed and we dug out each other's cars. The streets were _______ due to a state of emergency declared by the governor, so we had ________ to go.

As I said, I only know my ________ neighbor, one who is elderly. But we all (we were 10 guys, all together, in the beginning) put our heads together and figured out who was too ________ or too ill to dig themselves ________ and went about, as a team, helping them. ________ the day went on, more and more people ________ us, men and women. We became an army of snow ________. Our only motivation was concern for the people who were ________ and our growing friendship.

Everyone was concerned for each other. Someone asked me if I had enough ________ to get by. It was typical of the spirit of the day. I ________ a lot of friends that day and we were planning a party to be held at the club house in spring.

Kindness and ________ for others has countless rewards!

1.

A．hometown

B．city

C．community

D．country

2.

A．friends

B．neighbors

C．workmates

D．classmates

3.

A．snow

B．rain

C．wind

D．dust

4.

A．know about

B．communicate with

C．look for

D．care for

5.

A．wheelchairs

B．bicycles

C．cars

D．coaches

6.

A．mend

B．buy

C．treat

D．use

7.

A．kept out

B．came out

C．broke out

D．took out

8.

A．miss

B．offer

C．help

D．provide

9.

A．kept

B．locked

C．trapped

D．closed

10.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

D．everywhere

11.

A．strange

B．humorous

C．immediate

D．clever

12.

A．young

B．old

C．unhealthy

D．unconfident

13.

A．out

B．up

C．in

D．down

14.

A．Because

B．As

C．While

D．Although

15.

A．fell

B．saw

C．greeted

D．joined

16.

A．diggers

B．supporters

C．players

D．helpers

17.

A．beat

B．stuck

C．pressed

D．struck

18.

A．meat

B．drink

C．water

D．food

19.

A．trusted

B．met

C．made

D．visited

20.

A．concern

B．confidence

C．happiness

D．honesty

【推荐3】The Kingsport carousel (旋转木马) has horses, pigs with wings, and even a dragon. It has laughter ______ any day that is fit for outings. If the Kingsport Carousel sounds ______, that’s because it is. But the real wonder is how it came to be ______.

It began with a Kingsport resident Gale Joh. Joh was from Binghamton, the “Carousel Capital of the World”, where many carousels ______ his carefree and joyous days of childhood. Kids in Kingsport should know the ______, he thought. He told the idea to his four friends. They ______ Joh’s enthusiasm. Though none of them were ______ in carpentry (木匠活), they were great problem-solvers. After attending woodcarving classes and ______ a facility as their workshop, the men launched the project. Then, suddenly, Joh passed away accidentally.

His ______ wouldn’t die with him. Voluntary artists and mechanics ______ sculpting, painting and carving. Next, they’d need a frame. News of their efforts ______ a local zoo, which donated one quickly. “When there is a ______, we let our community know it, and a solution will come,” said Bonnie Macdonald, a participant of the project. After seven years, with the help of volunteers and sponsors, the carousel was ______. A symbol of determination and love, it’s become the happiest place in Kingsport. “Certainly, we’re not the carousel capital,” said Macdonald. “______ when it comes to making a carousel, we have all _____ needed right here.”

1.

A．crashing

B．filling

C．depressing

D．overthrowing

2.

A．magic

B．distant

C．historic

D．precise

3.

A．postponed

B．published

C．built

D．permitted

4.

A．negated

B．damaged

C．removed

D．witnessed

5.

A．dessert

B．emphasis

C．pleasure

D．impression

6.

A．estimated

B．shared

C．remembered

D．fired

7.

A．disastrous

B．destructive

C．experienced

D．exposed

8.

A．acquiring

B．consuming

C．stimulating

D．appreciating

9.

A．mood

B．complaint

C．reputation

D．dream

10.

A．relied on

B．stepped forward

C．tore apart

D．broke out

11.

A．scared

B．dominated

C．bothered

D．reached

12.

A．barrier

B．structure

C．campaign

D．sorrow

13.

A．outstanding

B．realistic

C．adorable

D．ready

14.

A．However

B．So

C．But

D．Otherwise

15.

A．talents

B．chiefs

C．natives

D．composers

【推荐1】With the plaster cast（石膏绷带）on my arm for weeks，I returned to the hospital to have it removed.

The doctor cut away my cast and asked me to _______ my arm. When moving it in every possible way, I was _______ by the fact that my elbow（肘）was actually fixed, which made me more interested in the job of the doctor. I began to think that he had a secret _______ that only a few people in the world had, and I wondered what it was. From then on, I was sure that I would become a doctor like him one day. At the age of four, I was already_______to discover the art of healing and share it with the world.

As my mom and I made our way out of the hospital that day I released her hand and ran away. I wanted to _______ my experience with everyone. I found an elderly man _______ from a wheelchair and ran to help him, saying, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. The doctor will fix your _______. Look how he fixed my arm!” I then showed him my newly _______ elbow. He gave me the biggest smile. I waved goodbye to the man and felt _______ to have shared my good fortune with someone who truly needed it.

Thirteen years has passed by since that day, and many things have changed. ________, I am still determined to discover the art of healing, even though I now know it is not as ________ as I originally thought. Last summer I had a chance to volunteer in ________ medical environments where I learned how to encourage patients to eat the healthy food they ________, and what doctors do when a child refuses a throat swab. Each of these experiences has taught me a lot, but most importantly they have further promoted my interest in ________. Although I have not yet discovered the art of healing, I know that every year I get ________ to it.

1.

A．move

B．touch

C．hold

D．remove

2.

A．shocked

B．amazed

C．puzzled

D．surprised

3.

A．honor

B．direction

C．talent

D．responsibility

4.

A．surprised

B．introduced

C．supposed

D．determined

5.

A．share

B．tell

C．inform

D．collect

6.

A．hearing

B．removing

C．falling

D．benefiting

7.

A．arms

B．legs

C．wheelchair

D．door

8.

A．missed

B．looked

C．cured

D．guarded

9.

A．curious

B．confident

C．brave

D．proud

10.

A．Besides

B．Thus

C．Instead

D．However

11.

A．natural

B．complex

C．technological

D．mysterious

12.

A．regular

B．various

C．cheerful

D．successful

13.

A．remain

B．supply

C．dislike

D．study

14.

A．food

B．chemistry

C．biology

D．medicine

15.

A．closer

B．easier

C．better

D．used

【推荐2】I always do voluntary work in the hospital. As a patient visitor, my important ______ is to deliver quality services to patients and families. By ______ companionship (陪伴) for patients in a sometimes ______ environment, I try my best to serve them and help to reduce the loneliness and frustration patients may feel after ______ in a hospital for weeks or even months.

Every Saturday afternoon for three to four hours, with a list of patients who ______ a patient visitor service, I head up to the 5th, 6th or 7th floor to first visit my priority (优先) patients. At the nurse’s station, I ______ ask the nurses or the medical staff about the condition of the patients in that unit and ______ that the patients would like a visitor. After receiving an update from the nurse, I gently ______ the door of the patients and enter with a friendly “Hello”. Then, I introduce myself and again politely ask if they would like a patient visitor. I usually try to prepare a few starting conversation ______ such as the current news, sports scores and fun facts. However, the patients usually engage (使加入) me first in an interesting conversation.

When volunteering as a patient visitor, I spent a lot of time communicating one-on-one with patients. Individual patients had individual needs and had extraordinary personal stories. ______,I found every visit ______. From generous and kind patients I have learned about their diseases and their course of ______. Additionally, I learned about literature, life during the Great Depression and wilderness of Northern Minnesota. On the whole, not only did I learn about the hospital settings and system, but I learned about the different ______ of others.

Many of the patients I have visited were truly inspiring and I always ______ them for their strength. Although their situations were somewhat difficult, they were often willing to share their stories of pain, suffering, hopes and optimism. I realize that I am truly grateful and ______ that they would share their personal stories with just a volunteer like me.

1.

A．battle

B．notice

C．goal

D．lesson

2.

A．providing

B．judging

C．questioning

D．suggesting

3.

A．clean

B．lonely

C．lively

D．comfortable

4.

A．exercising

B．studying

C．playing

D．staying

5.

A．refuse

B．replace

C．supply

D．need

6.

A．kindly

B．impolitely

C．professionally

D．loudly

7.

A．forget

B．warn

C．confirm

D．regret

8.

A．hold up

B．knock on

C．pick up

D．run into

9.

A．skills

B．attitudes

C．rules

D．topics

10.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．However

11.

A．puzzling

B．frightening

C．interesting

D．shocking

12.

A．achievement

B．treatment

C．employment

D．entertainment

13.

A．effort

B．pace

C．appearance

D．life

14.

A．train

B．appreciate

C．forgive

D．control

15.

A．worried

B．discouraged

C．honored

D．embarrassed

【推荐3】When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy-four last year, she started having problems with her _________, notably dryness and discomfort.

“I was simply _________ a terrible experience,” MS. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. “I felt so _________ and insecure because the quality of my life was affected.”

Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had similar problems and discovered that they were largely suffering in silence.

“Nobody chooses to talk about it because it seems so _________,” she said. “But more and more are suffering and lives are being compromised (妥协)”

Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research _________ at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The research team _________ Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done ground- breaking (开拓性的) work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising _________ for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman MeyerZeifman. _________ she has raised $110,000 with another $40,000 _________.

“I’m trying to get more and more people to __________ that there are solutions,” said Ms. Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after __________. “I say there is no old __________, here’s only neglect (忽视). Don’t stand still, do something about it.”

Ms. Burdeyney __________ that she was hoping to do more for the research project. “I just want to bring __________ into people’s eyes and this is just the __________. There is still a long way to go.”

1.

A．eyes

B．backs

C．head

D．ears

2.

A．insisting on

B．going through

C．going over

D．holding on

3.

A．hopeful

B．peaceful

C．lucky

D．helpless

4.

A．interrupting

B．unimportant

C．abnormal

D．unbearable

5.

A．lesson

B．conference

C．program

D．course

6.

A．suspected

B．informed

C．included

D．fired

7.

A．information

B．awareness

C．questions

D．money

8.

A．So far

B．In turn

C．Once more

D．Again and again

9.

A．earned

B．collected

C．wasted

D．expected

10.

A．believe

B．forget

C．remember

D．confirm

11.

A．marriage

B．retirement

C．childbirth

D．graduation

12.

A．rule

B．efforts

C．age

D．time

13.

A．added

B．commented

C．warned

D．learned

14.

A．color

B．sunshine

C．light

D．beauty

15.

A．way

B．fact

C．truth

D．beginning

【推荐1】A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a_______which said :“I am blind, please help.”   :
There were only a few_______in the hat. A man was walking by. He took some change from his pocket and_______it into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some _______.He put it back so that everyone
who passed_______would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to_______.There were a lot more people_______money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had_______the sign came to see how things were. The boy_______his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said, “I just wrote the__________.I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I__________see it.”
Do you think the previous sign and the new one were__________the same thing? Of course both signs__________people that the boy was blind.__________ , the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat because of his blindness. The second sign told people that they were__________enough and able to enjoy the__________of the day , which the boy couldn’t.
There are at least two__________we can learn from this simple story.
The first is : Be__________for what you have. Someone else has__________ .Help where you can.
The second is : Be creative. Think__________.There is always a better way.1.

A．note

B．photo

C．sign

D．box

2.

A．checks

B．bills

C．banknotes

D．coins

3.

A．dropped

B．brought

C．threw

D．slipped

4.

A．news

B．information

C．words

D．themes

5.

A．by

B．away

C．up

D．out

6.

A．blow up

B．fill up

C．pump up

D．fold up

7.

A．lending

B．collecting

C．offering

D．donating

8.

A．found

B．changed

C．formed

D．made

9.

A．heard

B．sensed

C．recognized

D．observed

10.

A．truth

B．story

C．issue

D．plan

11.

A．mustn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．can’t

12.

A．conducting

B．expressing

C．discussing

D．commenting

13.

A．informed

B．allowed

C．encouraged

D．absorbed

14.

A．Moreover

B．Anyhow

C．Otherwise

D．However

15.

A．cheerful

B．negative

C．lucky

D．unfortunate

16.

A．beauty

B．brightness

C．value

D．comfort

17.

A．theories

B．titles

C．means

D．lessons

18.

A．diligent

B．merciful

C．grateful

D．enthusiastic

19.

A．more

B．less

C．better

D．worse

20.

A．aloud

B．differently

C．twice

D．positively

【推荐2】James Cook and his wife Samantha Jones started their beekeeping work eight years ago and have gained much experience. They are_______at solving the problems their bees face, which_________harmful insect-killing farm chemicals. The year 2020 was their year to_______their own business after working several_______for other beekeepers, when they were in California's farms. The farm was always full of white flowers that could_________into nuts or fruits in the fall. It was_________because the many beekeepers travelled with their bees to pollinate (授粉)the crops in the summer.

Then the coronavirus health crisis hit. Cook and Jones became_________. Did they stay or did they go? They were stuck in_________. Actually by that time, they had planned to_________their hives(蜂巢)to a valley friendly to bees so as to let the bees__________their contact with farm chemicals. They know agricultural workers are of importance and honey also can be__________on normal condition for a long time. So after struggles, they__________to stay and set out to create their__________Bird and the Bees Honey.

Now, Cook and Jones and their small crew are working day and night in order that they can build their honey________. They are________tired and in debt because they took a________to get the business up and running. But they were also hopeful.

Cook, who is 35, said starting a business in the__________times will he hard. However, they think it________to do it and the__________is teaching them a lesson to look for the________and appreciate the beauty that you can find.

1.

A．confused

B．amazed

C．sad

D．expert

2.

A．gather

B．avoid

C．involve

D．focus

3.

A．get down to

B．get rid of

C．give up

D．put off

4.

A．months

B．years

C．days

D．minutes

5.

A．get

B．put

C．break

D．change

6.

A．possible

B．necessary

C．important

D．rare

7.

A．inspired

B．impressed

C．concerned

D．occupied

8.

A．trap

B．difficulty

C．exam

D．mood

9.

A．donate

B．contribute

C．hand

D．take

10.

A．suffer from

B．bring about

C．recover from

D．get into

11.

A．made

B．stored

C．harvested

D．picked

12.

A．pretended

B．decided

C．happened

D．promised

13.

A．brand

B．fame

C．solution

D．product

14.

A．family

B．food

C．honor

D．factory

15.

A．merely

B．rarely

C．extremely

D．gradually

16.

A．break

B．bow

C．jog

D．loan

17.

A．magical

B．unique

C．stressful

D．unforgettable

18.

A．practices

B．aims

C．appreciates

D．pays

19.

A．tale

B．experience

C．fact

D．truth

20.

A．comfort

B．optimism

C．honey

D．dream