【推荐1】Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was _________to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always _________— it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s identity and just _______in the beauty and sweet scent of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped _________who the giver might be. My mother _________to these imaginations. She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing _________. I had more _________ imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had a crush on me even though I didn’t know him.

One month before my high-school graduation, my father died. My feelings _________from sorrow(悲伤) to fear and anger: my dad was _________some of the most important events in my life. I became completely __________in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball(舞会). But my mother would not hear of my losing any of those things. Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the __________size. When my father died, I forgot about the dress.

The day before my ball, I found that dress — in the right size — hanging over the living room sofa. It was __________to me so lovingly. I didn’t __________if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel __________, filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of __________.

My mother died ten days after I was married. The following year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.

A．given

B．delivered

C．taken

D．brought

2.

A．useful

B．helpful

C．in vain

D．in hope

3.

A．delighted

B．imagined

C．enjoyed

D．satisfied

4.

A．considering

B．remembering

C．imagining

D．recalling

5.

A．referred

B．led

C．preferred

D．contributed

6.

A．appreciation

B．honor

C．kindness

D．respect

7.

A．time

B．chances

C．fun

D．problem

8.

A．varied

B．differed

C．suffered

D．judged

9.

A．ignoring

B．attending

C．abandoning

D．missing

10.

A．unsurprised

B．uninterested

C．exhausted

D．pleased

11.

A．wrong

B．false

C．proper

D．right

12.

A．provided

B．presented

C．introduced

D．awarded

13.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．desire

D．care

14.

A．loving

B．loved

C．relaxing

D．relaxed

15.

A．trouble

B．confusion

C．boredom

D．sorrow

【推荐2】Natalie Browning married the love of her life on June 27. Two weeks before the _________ day, her grandfather, Nelson May, had a stroke (中风) and couldn’t be at the _________. He dreamed of being able to _________ with her in her wedding dress. And since he was unable to travel to the _________, the bride came to him!

After the wedding, Natalie took a _________ from Virginia to Florida, where her grandpa lives. She _________ her wedding dress and did her makeup at the airport. Then she arrived at her grandpa’s _________ ready to dance with him in his living room. “For months he’d been so_________to dance with me on my wedding and I’m just so happy that I was able to _________ him that experience,” Natalie shared.

The video of their dance was __________ on Facebook, and it soon spread quickly. Natalie, the owner of a jewelry business in Virginia Beach, was so happy to have shared that __________ moment with her grandpa.

“I __________ a small business called Great Value that is centered on reminding people that they are deeply valuable,” she said. “I’ve been __________ to share that belief more in my own life and wanted my grandpa to know that he is very __________ to me. And even though he was unable to come to my wedding, the dance he so __________ to have with me was valuable too. So, we made it happen.”

1.

A．big

B．rainy

C．sunny

D．divided

2.

A．hospital

B．wedding

C．picnic

D．dinner

3.

A．laugh

B．communicate

C．dance

D．deal

4.

A．church

B．restaurant

C．hotel

D．event

5.

A．train

B．flight

C．taxi

D．coach

6.

A．took off

B．threw away

C．left behind

D．put on

7.

A．office

B．business

C．house

D．district

8.

A．excited

B．proud

C．confused

D．sorry

9.

A．show

B．award

C．return

D．bring

10.

A．cancelled

B．shared

C．directed

D．discovered

11.

A．last

B．risky

C．special

D．sudden

12.

A．run

B．lose

C．find

D．create

13.

A．failing

B．pretending

C．bothering

D．trying

14.

A．kind

B．valuable

C．similar

D．friendly

15.

A．hated

B．regretted

C．desired

D．remembered

【推荐3】The pea incident happened when I was eight. My grandmother, my mother and I were having lunch at a restaurant. I _________ a Salisbury steak. But when served, it was _________ accompanied by a plate of peas.

I have always hated peas. It is a complete _________ to me why anyone would voluntarily eat peas.

“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said.

“Mother,” said my mother in her _________ voice. “He doesn’t like peas. Leave him alone.”

My grandmother looked at me and said the words that changed my life: “I’ll pay you five dollars _________ you eat those peas”. Five dollars! And only one plate of peas stood between _________ and the possession of that unimaginable amount of money. I began to _________ the awful things down my throat and finally swallowed the _________ one of them. My grandmother handed me the _________. “I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can’t stop me,” she __________ to my mother. My mother glared at her and also glared at me __________.

Several days later, at dinner, my mother offered me some steaming peas and I, of course, __________. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she __________ more peas onto my plate. “You ate them for money,” she said, “You can eat them for love.”

Oh, despair! Now, too late, I realized that I had been __________ in a terrible place from which there was no __________. “You ate them for money. You can eat them for love.” Did I eat the peas? You bet I did. I ate them that day and every other time they were served thereafter.

1.

A．enjoyed

B．ordered

C．afforded

D．prepared

2.

A．unexpectedly

B．undoubtedly

C．reasonably

D．naturally

3.

A．joke

B．mystery

C．tale

D．disaster

4.

A．trembling

B．ringing

C．urging

D．warning

5.

A．unless

B．when

C．before

D．if

6.

A．my grandmother

B．my mother

C．me

D．us

7.

A．throw

B．place

C．force

D．bite

8.

A．best

B．single

C．possible

D．last

9.

A．money

B．steak

C．plates

D．peas

10.

A．explained

B．announced

C．whispered

D．screamed

11.

A．in excitement

B．in relief

C．in silence

D．in love

12.

A．nodded

B．declined

C．defended

D．waved

13.

A．held

B．chose

C．piled

D．dropped

14.

A．caught

B．left

C．beaten

D．hidden

15.

A．stop

B．risk

C．cost

D．escape

【推荐1】Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive,the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight _________ before setting down. High desert winds had _________ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be _______ the city for a few minutes waiting to       _________. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened _________ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．Well，that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) _________ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt _________ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happened in a(n) _________ space because it only _________ to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __________. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __________ noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A __________ was having a good time! With each bump of the __________, he would let out a giggle (咯咯地笑) of delight. As I observed this，I __________ that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his __________. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown-ups have learned from __________. He was __________ the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and __________ back into my seat，pretending I was __________ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even   __________ to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1.

A．mistake

B．delay

C．change

D．wind

2.

A．forced

B．warned

C．swept

D．reminded

3.

A．watching

B．visiting

C．circling

D．crossing

4.

A．arrive

B．enter

C．stop

D．land

5.

A．if

B．though

C．because

D．while

6.

A．light

B．pale

C．easy

D．quick

7.

A．sick

B．nervous

C．angry

D．afraid

8.

A．empty

B．narrow

C．secret

D．open

9.

A．happens

B．continues

C．fails

D．serves

10.

A．quiet

B．hot

C．dirty

D．crowded

11.

A．partly

B．gradually

C．shortly

D．clearly

12.

A．pilot

B．baby

C．guard

D．man

13.

A．seats

B．passengers

C．flight

D．airplane

14.

A．realized

B．hoped

C．agreed

D．insisted

15.

A．health

B．safety

C．joy

D．future

16.

A．teachers

B．books

C．experience

D．practice

17.

A．learning

B．taking

C．missing

D．enjoying

18.

A．sat

B．lay

C．went

D．rode

19.

A．nearly

B．finally

C．really

D．suddenly

20.

A．attempted

B．managed

C．wanted

D．decided

【推荐2】While I was waiting to enter university, I saw an ad in a newspaper, a teaching job _________ at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something _________, I applied. And then, I began to fear that without a degree and with no _________ of teaching, my chances of getting the job were _________.

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Mount Bay for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a _________ journey: a train to Mount Bay station, ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at _________ a quarter of a mile. _________, I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. A man in a dark suit answered the door. _________, he introduced himself as the headmaster of the school.

“The school,” he introduced, “is made up of one _________ of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.” I should have to teach all the subjects except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different places, and I was __________ at the thought of teaching math, a subject at which I wasn’t very __________ at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of __________ to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be __________ themselves at that time.

__________ I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said, “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really __________ this school.”

1.

A．kept

B．lost

C．found

D．wanted

2.

A．useful

B．harmful

C．excited

D．active

3.

A．material

B．stories

C．means

D．experience

4.

A．slim

B．great

C．obvious

D．suitable

5.

A．pleasant

B．challenging

C．comfortable

D．impressive

6.

A．most

B．last

C．least

D．first

7.

A．In fact

B．As a result

C．For example

D．In short

8.

A．Luckily

B．Surprisingly

C．Suddenly

D．Carefully

9.

A．group

B．tear

C．class

D．grade

10.

A．certain

B．awkward

C．confused

D．unconfident

11.

A．expert

B．interested

C．weak

D．poor

12.

A．forcing

B．forgetting

C．having

D．managing

13.

A．enjoying

B．studying

C．watching

D．helping

14.

A．When

B．As

C．Before

D．After

15.

A．arranges

B．designs

C．observes

D．runs

【推荐3】I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.________, he didn’t teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was________and ill.

My father was________a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness________all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day, Even talking is________One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started________about life, and I told them about one of my________. I said that we must very often give things up________we grow — our health, our beauty, our friends — but it always________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father________up. He said, ”But, Peter, I gave up________! What did I gain?“ I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.________he answered his own question, “I________the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also________by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I________remember his words and become________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be________to give up my small anger. In this________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I________what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this________.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Afterwards

D．Meanwhile

2.

A．tired

B．slow

C．poor

D．weak

3.

A．already

B．once

C．only

D．still

4.

A．sent

B．threw

C．took

D．put

5.

A．impossible

B．hopeless

C．stressful

D．difficult

6.

A．worrying

B．caring

C．talking

D．asking

7.

A．decisions

B．beliefs

C．strengths

D．imaginations

8.

A．before

B．since

C．as

D．till

9.

A．suggests

B．seems

C．promises

D．requires

10.

A．opened

B．turned

C．broken

D．spoke

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．Naturally

B．Surprisingly

C．Truly

D．Certainly

13.

A．had

B．accepted

C．enjoyed

D．gained

14.

A．defended

B．astonished

C．touched

D．warned

15.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．happy

17.

A．able

B．likely

C．free

D．ready

18.

A．case

B．way

C．method

D．form

19.

A．doubt

B．mean

C．know

D．wonder

20.

A．award

B．theme

C．gift

D．word

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Today I am known for my voice．Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read a book on tape.
But it_1__ a long time to believe such good things could happen to me．When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃) so badly that I was completely _2___to speak in public.
__3__, when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school．He was a retired college professor．English was his favorite subject and _4___ was his deepest love．He held a book of poems as if it were a diamond necklace, __5__pages as if uncovering treasures．When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer_6___not being a part of our school.
When he_7___that I not only loved poetry but was_8___it, we became closer．There was, however, one_9___between us－Professor Crouch could not bear the_10___that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is_11___to be read aloud,” he said． “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and turned away.
One day he_12___me．After handing in a poem, I waited for his_13___．It didn’t come．Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he_14___me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in_15__．“Why,” I started, anger_16___me．“of course I did!” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it _17___memory.”
By then the other students had settled at their desks．With knees shaking, I walked up to the front．For a moment I stood there, _18___．Then I began, and kept going．I recited my poem all the way_19___!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before public． I discovered I did have a(n) _20___and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite．1.

A．lasted

B．took

C．spent

D．wasted

2.

A．uncertain

B．uncomfortable

C．unbelievable

D．unable

3.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Then

D．Therefore

4.

A．novel

B．Architecture

C．art

D．poetry

5.

A．drawing

B．Writing

C．turning

D．finding

6.

A．protect

B．help

C．keep

D．stand

7.

A．learned

B．recognized

C．decided

D．proved

8.

A．Writing

B．reading

C．reciting

D．saving

9.

A．difference

B．difficulty

C．promise

D．similarity

10.

A．truth

B．idea

C．fact

D．belief

11.

A．said

B．meant

C．taught

D．prepared

12.

A．fooled

B．joked

C．tricked

D．scolded

13.

A．idea

B．reward

C．congratulation

D．comment

14.

A．told

B．noticed

C．attacked

D．challenged

15.

A．disbelief

B．silence

C．sadness

D．excitement

16.

A．flowing

B．flooding

C．filling

D．sweeping

17.

A．with

B．By

C．from

D．in

18.

A．terrified

B．hopeless

C．disappointed

D．breathless

19.

A．down

B．along

C．through

D．around

20.

A．voice

B．sound

C．appearance

D．interest

【推荐3】I couldn’t walk or speak until the age of 6. My brother and sister often made fun of me for being different and slow. My brother found it _________ that I couldn’t remember what the tutor had taught me and would say how _________ I was. Mum had to explain to him that I was different.

She tried to get me enrolled in various _________ Every time, she would explain to my classmates about my _________ so that I wouldn’t be bullied in school. Despite the best _________ of my teachers, I _________ to cope with the pace of the lessons and transferred(转学)from one school to another. I remembered _________ schools at least four times.

My life _________ when I was 10. Mum and I chanced upon a group of _________ with disabilities training in the open field of the nearby university. Mum __________ them and found out they were Special Olympics athletes.

At the time, I was physically __________ I had problems walking and had to hold someone’s hand for __________ . I also had problems with my eyesight. When Mum asked if I could become a Special Olympics athlete, we were __________ surprised that the answer was “yes”. I started simple training every Saturday. Although it was __________ , I never gave up. Neither did my family. Mum had to work on weekends and Grandma helped to ensure I never __________ a single session of training.

After a few months, with the __________ guidance of my coaches, I got stronger. At my regular Special Olympics 25-metre run practice, my grandma __________ me to let go of her hand. When I __________ the finish line, the team went wild. I was so __________ that I gave my grandma a bear hug. I __________ my progress to my coaches, families and friends.

1.

A．exciting

B．new

C．normal

D．strange

2.

A．ambitious

B．modest

C．stupid

D．tense

3.

A．competitions

B．games

C．schools

D．trainings

4.

A．disability

B．fault

C．mistake

D．worry

5.

A．blessings

B．efforts

C．plans

D．wishes

6.

A．began

B．managed

C．refused

D．struggled

7.

A．attending

B．dropping

C．returning

D．switching

8.

A．blew up

B．lifted off

C．turned around

D．went downwards

9.

A．athletes

B．workers

C．students

D．painters

10.

A．approached

B．greeted

C．invited

D．praised

11.

A．addicted

B．ill

C．sensitive

D．weak

12.

A．advice

B．message

C．support

D．warmth

13.

A．barely

B．pleasantly

C．slightly

D．eventually

14.

A．boring

B．difficult

C．timely

D．rewarding

15.

A．designed

B．escaped

C．missed

D．updated

16.

A．detailed

B．general

C．patient

D．practical

17.

A．encouraged

B．allowed

C．requested

D．advised

18.

A．crossed

B．grasped

C．broke

D．touched

19.

A．absorbed

B．delighted

C．relieved

D．tired

20.

A．attach

B．compare

C．devote

D．owe