【推荐1】I took my son to a popular restaurant for a lunchtime treat. And it seems everyone else had the same_______. The place was full of_______!

I drove around the small parking lot(停车场) for10 minutes_______a spot (位置). Finally I_______ one. A lady was returning to her car so I_______ her and waited patiently. As I did this I looked in my rear vision mirror (后视镜) and_______ a young man quickly pull up behind me. As soon as he saw my indicator (转向灯) on for the spot，he seemed very_______ and began hitting his steering wheel(方向盘). I knew this wasn’t directed at me but at the disappointment that he had_______ a spot. I felt his_______. I too had been__________ the place for ages.

As the lady left I__________ something that surprised even me. I turned off my indicator and drove straight past. I let the man__________the spot.

The man behind me was__________, unsure what to do.__________ I lowered my window and gave him a(n)__________ to take it, calling out at the same time "It’s yours.”

I__________ driving further down the road to another car park, where although I had to walk quite a bit further, I was__________ I could. Perhaps the man couldn’t walk easily as his__________ wasn't as good as mine? I will__________ know. But I knew the spot__________more to him than it did to me, when I saw him react the way he did.

1.

A．experience

B．dream

C．idea

D．chance

2.

A．people

B．noise

C．pleasure

D．peace

3.

A．calling for

B．looking for

C．asking for

D．paying for

4.

A．borrowed

B．found

C．bought

D．accepted

5.

A．followed

B．helped

C．guided

D．met

6.

A．suggested

B．noticed

C．made

D．required

7.

A．serious

B．interested

C．angry

D．careful

8.

A．refused

B．chosen

C．reached

D．missed

9.

A．fear

B．pain

C．courage

D．wish

10.

A．circling

B．protecting

C．keeping

D．changing

11.

A．saw

B．heard

C．did

D．said

12.

A．search

B．pass

C．leave

D．have

13.

A．worried

B．tired

C．surprised

D．pleased

14.

A．But

B．So

C．Again

D．Still

15.

A．sign

B．order

C．reason

D．promise

16.

A．stopped

B．minded

C．gave up

D．ended up

17.

A．hopeful

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．afraid

18.

A．job

B．car

C．luck

D．health

19.

A．never

B．seldom

C．surely

D．often

20.

A．proved

B．brought

C．showed

D．meant

【推荐2】Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __36__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful（灾难的）day. Only 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now __37__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.
The grade-6 student was __38__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province, __39__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49 __40__ students in his class at the time.
"Windows began rattling(嘎嘎响）and it __41__ as if lots of bees were singing underground," __42__ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang’s teacher and uncle. "The sound grew __43__ ... and then I __44__ it was an earthquake."
The teacher cried: " __45__ out!" All the students ran out of the room immediately.
__46__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __47__ a nap (午睡). Tong Shiqiang ran with him.
Only three of the kids had __48__ to run out of their room when they __49__ the building. The rest were crying, too __50__ to move. It __51__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to __52__.
__53__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had __54__ begun checking the name list when the classroom’s walls fell down. "That’s the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.
The 14-year-old is __55__ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.1.

A．score

B．dozen

C．couple

D．number

2.

A．beat

B．win

C．show

D．give

3.

A．listening

B．hearing

C．giving

D．attending

4.

A．when

B．while

C．where

D．which

5.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．the other

6.

A．looked

B．turned

C．appeared

D．seemed

7.

A．reminds

B．remains

C．recalls

D．remarks

8.

A．a louder

B．weaker

C．clearer

D．louder

9.

A．realized

B．found

C．thought

D．recognized

10.

A．Nobody

B．Everybody

C．Somebody

D．Anybody

11.

A．once

B．Before

C．Since

D．After

12.

A．were having

B．have

C．had

D．having had

13.

A．tried

B．wanted

C．managed

D．attempted

14.

A．arrived

B．reached

C．got

D．escaped

15.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．frightened

D．excited

16.

A．paid

B．spent

C．cost

D．took

17.

A．safety

B．classroom

C．yard

D．hospital

18.

A．No problem

B．No wonder

C．Not sure

D．Not know

19.

A．ever

B．just

C．never

D．even

20.

A．possible

B．probable

C．likely

D．maybe

【推荐3】It was just about this time last year that my wife announced that she was no longer going to cut our lawn (草坪); instead, she wanted to let it go wild.

In fact, I did not accept her announcement. First, I could cut the lawn myself, something I hadn’t done for years and was unwilling to do. Second, I could try to hire a ____to do it but the teenagers here didn’t seem exactly the type of people to be interested in_____lawns. Third, I could acquiesce(勉强同意) to her suggestion.

Putting aside my pride and kissing goodbye to any hope of winning the first place in the shortest cut lawn competition, I drained (抽干) the oil in our lawn mower, pushed it into a corner and_______it with a plastic cloth. I hope that once the lawn began to look too high, my wife would_______her decision.

By the end of the third week of her “not work”, things were not working out as planned. The grass of the lawn was almost a foot in______, and the neighbors were beginning to________. “ Hey Mike, what’s the matter? Is your lawn mower on strike?” one______ joked. I replied, “No, the lawn mower isn’t. My wife is stopping working.” After six weeks, the lawn had begun to _______ a wild look, the sort of look that an old house has. But like a_________haircut that turns out to be great once it grows, by the end of spring our lawn was beginning to show signs of real promise.

When in summer, people were stopping to look at the “jungle”. They stopped to admire the island of green. The once lifeless yard was filled with birds hunting for the bugs that now crawled on the moist ground. The_________ of the birds filled the air from dawn to dusk. Many a night we lay in bed listening with pleasure to the birds chattering about their day’s events.

1.

A．teenager

B．driver

C．worker

D．cleaner

2.

A．sowing

B．cutting

C．growing

D．treating

3.

A．changed

B．picked

C．covered

D．colored

4.

A．recall

B．retell

C．rewrite

D．reconsider

5.

A．width

B．weight

C．height

D．depth

6.

A．enjoy

B．notice

C．forgive

D．argue

7.

A．colleague

B．relative

C．classmate

D．neighbor

8.

A．take on

B．put on

C．go on

D．bring on

9.

A．fashionable

B．bad

C．good

D．broken

10.

A．songs

B．scream

C．voice

D．noises

【推荐1】One day, a boy was playing in a garden. He was running after butterflies and trying to catch them. He was very _______ to see the colorful flowers, too. Then he saw a frog skipping and _______. As he ran behind the frog, it went into the pond. A cow was eating grass in the garden. He saw how the cow was _______ grass. A fly then came there and buzzed over the _______. It swung its tail to make the fly move away. The child clapped and _______ .

The boy was enjoying the beauty of nature. He said, “Nature is _______. Its beauty attracts everyone.”

When he saw a squirrel, he ran after it and _______ near the bed of roses. He tried to pick some of the roses, but a thorn (刺) _______ his finger. It was very painful. The boy started _______ and ran to his mother who was in the ________.

His mother asked him, “What is the matter?” The boy said, “The thorn of the rose ________my finger while I was picking it and now I feel ________ pain.” His mother said, “That was your ________. You should not have tried to pick the flower. The flowers are meant to be ________ and not to be picked. Besides, natural beauty should never be ________. We should help to protect nature.” The son said, “I will ________ remember what you have just told me, Mom.” The mother said, “Let me know what you have ________ today.” Her son explained, “We should protect ________living beings, whether animals or ________. We should never harm them. We should not harm nature. ________ we do, it may harm us in the long run, too.”

1.

A．happy

B．worried

C．bored

D．angry

2.

A．falling

B．jumping

C．flying

D．running

3.

A．washing

B．damaging

C．cleaning

D．chewing

4.

A．butterfly

B．cow

C．frog

D．boy

5.

A．laughed

B．stared

C．moved

D．escaped

6.

A．friendly

B．different

C．wonderful

D．boring

7.

A．existed

B．appeared

C．reached

D．drove

8.

A．cost

B．changed

C．caught

D．hurt

9.

A．crying

B．walking

C．shaking

D．checking

10.

A．hospital

B．house

C．school

D．office

11.

A．pierced

B．ate

C．cut

D．pulled

12.

A．new

B．strange

C．common

D．great

13.

A．choice

B．mistake

C．place

D．surprise

14.

A．watered

B．seen

C．planted

D．borrowed

15.

A．improved

B．forgotten

C．reduced

D．harmed

16.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．always

D．hardly

17.

A．liked

B．given

C．learnt

D．watched

18.

A．no

B．all

C．some

D．few

19.

A．gardens

B．plants

C．water

D．stones

20.

A．If

B．Though

C．Still

D．So

【推荐2】In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs. Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment (付出). Strict but fair, she held our attention with her great method. One of her classes was for students who were more advanced academically. I chose to _________ it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head. I _________ with complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort.

One Friday we were tested _________ our ability to use a theorem (定理) that no one in the class thoroughly understood. The teacher would grade our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations (公式符号). I was absolutely _________. Finally, I didn’t use the required theorem. Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an _________. I knew I had failed because I hadn’t done the required assignment. I became resigned (顺从) to my fate.

Our test papers were handed back the following Monday. Everyone received a “C” except for me. To my surprise, I received an “A”. I _________ that there must be a mistake. I watched _________ as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test paper back. She went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, showing the class how I have arrived at the correct answer. “Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer,” she said with confidence. _________ I didn’t use the required theorem, she seemed really proud of how I’d worked through the problem.

My teacher would have been justified (合理的) in giving me a _________ grade. Instead, she used the opportunity to deeply influence a student who often struggled. And after forty years, I still cherish the memory. I opened up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure. She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to __________.

1.

A．run

B．take

C．teach

D．like

2.

A．compared

B．struggled

C．connected

D．argued

3.

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．for

4.

A．tired

B．curious

C．lost

D．satisfied

5.

A．effect

B．end

C．answer

D．interest

6.

A．hoped

B．assumed

C．declared

D．dreamed

7.

A．angrily

B．regretfully

C．disappointedly

D．nervously

8.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．Though

D．Because

9.

A．friendly

B．failing

C．corrected

D．wrong

10.

A．learn

B．survive

C．inspire

D．manage

【推荐3】When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome(红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches(抓痕), or other wounds. My brother and I tested and _______ the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.

It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become _______ tired. She told us that she was going to _______ on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie _______ a scratch on his knee that needed immediate _______. We tiptoed (踏脚走) into Mama's room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie's scratch. Flat on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.

We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and _______ Ronnie's knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better. _______, we tiptoed into Mama's room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without _______ her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that since Mama didn't feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel _______.

Twenty minutes   ________, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑) of Mama's skin. She had Mercurochrome on her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie's encouraging, we   ________ tried to paint her fingernails and toenails.

When Mama screamed in ________, we knew that she was awake. With all the ________, it didn't seem at first that she was feeling better, ________ she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.

We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have ________ that Mama had been cured by the magic of Mercurochrome.

1.

A．marked

B．proved

C．collected

D．ignored

2.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．hardly

D．extremely

3.

A．lie down

B．settle down

C．go down

D．look down

4.

A．doubted

B．learnt

C．noticed

D．recognized

5.

A．service

B．attention

C．advice

D．study

6.

A．painted

B．designed

C．completed

D．decorated

7.

A．Politely

B．Proudly

C．Carelessly

D．Properly

8.

A．pleasing

B．bothering

C．exciting

D．worrying

9.

A．better

B．rarer

C．worse

D．stranger

10.

A．earlier

B．ago

C．later

D．ahead

11.

A．always

B．ever

C．even

D．only

12.

A．disappointment

B．shame

C．horror

D．excitement

13.

A．laughing

B．talking

C．screaming

D．joking

14.

A．so

B．although

C．because

D．but

15.

A．pretended

B．expected

C．insisted

D．accepted