【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Is sport always fun ?

One afternoon in the last week of term, I saw three children from my son’s school in tears being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains and     1     (throw) up several times when I noticed his sickness. Talking to other mothers, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficulty sleeping the night before.

What caused so much suffering? Sports day—not sports day at a highly competitive independent school, but at a large village primary.       2     it causes no problem to the children who can fly     3     the wind, for those who are poorly coordinated (动作协调), overweight or just not good at sport, it is terrible. Even for those who enjoy     4     (run) but who fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disaster.

As for the reason     5     we put our children through this annual suffering, some may say that competition is character-building or it is a tradition of school life; some may assume     6     really matters is taking part not winning. I just felt pity for those children in tears or in pain.

Team games at the end of the “sport” were fun     7     (watch) because they produced some close races, enormous enthusiasm and lots of shouting. More importantly,     8     (hide) a little from everyone’s gaze, the children who were not so fast or so quick at passing the ball had the excitement of being on the winning side.

I wish that sports day could     9     (abandon) and replaced with some other summer event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be     10     (stressful) for the children and a lot more fun for the spectators.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hi Zhou Ling,

I haven’t heard from you for weeks. Is everything OK with you?

Do you still go to     1     gym every day? I used to go there three times a week, but I don’t work     2     any more. I know another way to stay slim. I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body. Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV show, I’m taking weight-loss pills     3     (call) Fat-Less,     4     are quite popular among young women here. I hope to lose at least 10kg and they really work. I am becoming slimmer and slimmer. I     5    (lose) 7kg in the last two     6    (month).     7    , sometimes I don’t feel so     8    (energy). My mother, who you met last year,     9    (keep) telling me not to take them because they are dangerous. She says health is the     10     (important) thing and I agree, but I look really slim now!

Amy

【推荐3】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Running is good for your health. It may help to protect you     1     heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.

According to a research     2    (do) in the US recently, runners are a great deal     3    (health) than non-runners. In fact, the runners live, on average, three years longer than the non-runners.

Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here     4    (be) commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to lower the risk of injury for people     5    (run) regularly.

Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push     6    (they) too hard.

Get good running shoes. You should find the shoes     7     offer the best fit and support for your feet. More     8    (important), you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

After each run, write down notes about what you did and     9    you felt. You may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. Or perhaps you feel great when you have     10    rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.