【推荐1】When I got married, I moved from a small town to a big city as I pursued my_______ as a radio. broadcaster. We have two sons, both of whom moved, with us to Ottawa when they were quite_______   

They went to school there, _______ there and then, chasing their own careers, they also moved, One went to Canada’s east coast city called Halifax and the other_______ to the west coast to Vancouver. We had a_______ ; we were left in the middle.

The problem wasn’t   _______at the time because I was still working. However, as we began to think about _______ we wondered where we should _______ our final years.   We couldn’t be _______ to both of our children. For several reasons we ________ on a small town on Vancouver Island. ________ we were close to one of them. However, he left Vancouver and went south later.

Only we ________in our little west coast town. We love our little comer of paradise but we have________a price. We have not been there for some important ________ such as the births of two of our grandchildren We have missed ________ each of them grow up; we have missed the normal,________households that have Every fall we travel to see the children. ________, both our boys are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. They ________come to visit us. The distances are just too great and it is __________________has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.

1.

A．career

B．freedom

C．track

D．faith

2.

A．naughty

B．active

C．busy

D．young

3.

A．turned up

B．grew up

C．kept up

D．came up

4.

A．changed

B．spread

C．fled

D．headed

5.

A．project

B．dilemma

C．quarrel

D．method

6.

A．essential

B．urgent

C．huge

D．basic

7.

A．education

B．possession

C．retirement

D．treatment

8.

A．spend

B．accomplish

C．survive

D．develop

9.

A．sorry

B．fair

C．close

D．similar

10.

A．focused

B．depended

C．insisted

D．settled

11.

A．At least

B．At most

C．At times

D．At best

12.

A．wander

B．remain

C．stay

D．work

13.

A．covered

B．reduced

C．paid

D．checked

14.

A．parties

B．meetings

C．games

D．events

15.

A．watching

B．celebrating

C．noting

D．sensing

16.

A．comfortable

B．single

C．noisy

D．private

17.

A．Eventually

B．Fortunately

C．Unexpectedly

D．Additionally

18.

A．seldom

B．often

C．ever

D．once

19.

A．reasonable

B．valuable

C．unbearable

D．expensive

20.

A．Income

B．Environment

C．Life

D．Credit

【推荐2】It was a hot day in Bangkok. I was walking out of the busy Grand Palace. Some Thai teens were _______and started asking me questions. Noticing that I was _______, they were interested and wanted to know more.

"Oh, so lonely!" they said to me when they learned I was, indeed, _______by myself for the long journey. I just smiled. They didn't know I've hardly been alone.

I'm surprised by how much more _______I've become. Instead of putting my _______down and taking no notice of the person who may be _______me on the sidewalk, now I smile and say hello. The only bad thing is the fleeting (短暂的) nature of the relationship one builds on the _______. I've felt sad more than a couple of times over _______a fellow traveler. But there are always _______friends and possibilities just in the next town.

Part of the ________of taking this trip was the knowledge that I'd be doing this alone. At first, I tried to get friends to ________with me for the journey. I asked close friends, then even not-so-close friends, then ________realized that I might never travel if I ________around for a time when a friend of mine would be free to ________me. If I was really going to do this, it would have to be alone.

As it turns out, traveling alone is the best ________I could have made. You always have to make special ________for others when you travel with others. Sometimes, you have to do things you don't feel like doing.

Traveling alone is ________. And really, unless I want and seek out ________, I am never alone. I always have a group. I never feel ________. Sometimes, being alone forces you to get along with people you might not otherwise have ever ________.

So don't fear traveling alone. It's the best thing.

1.

A．poor

B．wise

C．positive

D．interested

2.

A．alone

B．sick

C．serious

D．polite

3.

A．riding

B．traveling

C．flying

D．walking

4.

A．popular

B．beautiful

C．friendly

D．careful

5.

A．book

B．journey

C．bag

D．head

6.

A．passing

B．finding

C．watching

D．calling

7.

A．subway

B．road

C．farm

D．list

8.

A．calling for

B．looking for

C．parting with

D．fighting with

9.

A．confident

B．generous

C．strange

D．new

10.

A．fear

B．excitement

C．expectation

D．description

11.

A．help

B．stay

C．talk

D．communicate

12.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．slowly

D．fully

13.

A．turned

B．moved

C．begged

D．waited

14.

A．join

B．welcome

C．treat

D．discover

15.

A．difference

B．choice

C．promise

D．sense

16.

A．consideration

B．effort

C．support

D．challenge

17.

A．peaceful

B．amazing

C．frightening

D．stressful

18.

A．beauty

B．truth

C．loneliness

D．style

19.

A．tired out

B．left out

C．taken out

D．acted out

20.

A．admired

B．complained

C．caught

D．met

【推荐3】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of the most important lessons I learned from my father took place in our driveway when I was in elementary school. We used to play basketball every day, and he_______that I needed to learn how to shoot and dribble with my left hand. Being naturally athletic, I quickly became frustrated with my lack of left-handed_______. I became very angry, _______ down on the driveway, and began to cry, and my father stood there and looked at me as he waited_______ for me to get over my tears. When I realize that my behavior was not getting me _______, I got back up. He passed me the_______and I continued to practice. His lesson of _______giving up and working harder to accomplish my goals was conveyed to me without a word. I_______became skillful with my left hand, but what I really learned that day was a road map for overcoming my biggest_______in life.
________I was eighteen I was in a car accident, where I broke a vertebra in my spine. I was going to________to play soccer, and now I was told that I would never again be able to ________athletically. For half a year I was not even able to________my own clothes. I wanted to ________school and give up. I wanted to lie down and cry that life was________, much as I had done in our driveway so long ago________every time I felt that way, that earlier memory danced in my mind. I knew that________I was patient and continued to work hard, I could overcome this difficulty.
For three years I continued to go to school, doing three to four hours of________rehabilitation every day, with constant support from my parents. And I finally earned my________back on the playing field. That lesson in the driveway had________me to be on the field, and I owed it all to my dad. I succeeded because of who my father is, and who I am because of him.1.

A．suggested

B．decided

C．recommended

D．predicted

2.

A．success

B．failure

C．glory

D．loss

3.

A．lied

B．laid

C．lain

D．lay

4.

A．briefly

B．patiently

C．steadily

D．faithfully

5.

A．anywhere

B．nowhere

C．everywhere

D．somewhere

6.

A．ticket

B．smile

C．ball

D．map

7.

A．never

B．always

C．nearly

D．seldom

8.

A．absolutely

B．abnormally

C．breathlessly

D．eventually

9.

A．challenge

B．weakness

C．shortcoming

D．disadvantage

10.

A．While

B．When

C．Because

D．Since

11.

A．college

B．hospital

C．kindergarten

D．gym

12.

A．work

B．perform

C．organize

D．manage

13.

A．put up

B．put aside

C．put on

D．put away

14.

A．drop

B．enter

C．change

D．quit

15.

A．unusual

B．unexpected

C．uncertain

D．unfair

16.

A．However

B．But

C．And

D．So

17.

A．because

B．although

C．if

D．as

18.

A．painful

B．impressive

C．harmful

D．pleasant

19.

A．money

B．respect

C．living

D．way

20.

A．asked

B．forced

C．allowed

D．persuaded

【推荐1】When I was about 10 years old, I was walking down the street with my mother. She ______ to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I didn’t greet him. Later, my mother ______ me by the arm and said something that has impressed me deeply. She said, “You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to speak, because ______ a dog will move its tail gently when it passes you on the ______.”

That ______ touching my heart deeply, it’s been a guidepost for me and the foundation of who I am. I’s not just something I believe in; it’s become a way of life. I believe that every person ______ to feel someone realize their presence, whether he is ______ or nobody.

At work, I always used to say hello to the ______ of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I was also speaking to the people in the cafe and the people who cleaned the buildings, and asked how their children were doing. One day, I asked the founder how ______ he thought I could go in his company. He said, “If you want to, you can get all the ______ to this seat.”

Now I’ve become vice president, but my mother’s advice is still in my heart. I have benefited a lot from opening my mouth and saying, “Hello.”

1.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．pretended

D．happened

2.

A．broke

B．threw

C．kicked

D．caught

3.

A．still

B．ever

C．never

D．even

4.

A．street

B．platform

C．square

D．campus

5.

A．proverb

B．phrase

C．regulation

D．announcement

6.

A．refuses

B．rejects

C．promise

D．deserves

7.

A．anyone

B．everyone

C．somebody

D．everybody

8.

A．workmate

B．founder

C．waiter

D．servant

9.

A．often

B．long

C．far

D．fast

10.

A．time

B．way

C．while

D．method

【推荐2】After my doctor’s appointment (约定), I took a seat in the hallway, ________ my mom to pick me up. Sitting beside me was a beautiful gray-haired woman. And as I ________ my library book to read, I could feel her eyes carefully looking in my direction. My thoughts kept moving from the beautiful woman to thoughts of ________. My classmates had been ________ presents to buy for each other upon graduation. It had never ________me that kids bought presents for graduation. I had no money. And I couldn’t ask my parents: they had no money either.

I was still in thought when ________ I heard some noise at the entrance. There was an elderly woman in a wheelchair and another older woman trying to ________ her along. People coming into the lobby were too busy to help them, ________them struggling alone. I jumped to help them. I helped them by opening both sets of doors and rode with them in the ________. Then I made sure they found the right office. They thanked me. I told them it was my ________. I was on my way down in the elevator when I realized that I had left my backpack on the lobby chair. There was nothing of value in it. But then I ________ that my library book was also on the chair.

Luckily they were both safely on the chair, just as I had left them. As I sat down, I could feel the beautiful gray-haired woman’s ________ eyes on me. She seemed proud for some reason. Then her taxi arrived, and, without a word, she was ________. I opened my backpack. To my surprise, ________ inside it was a fifty-dollar bill!

The beautiful woman with the ________ look in her eyes suddenly came into my mind. I had been kind to a stranger, and in turn, a stranger had been kind to me.

1.

A．calling for

B．waiting for

C．asking for

D．searching for

2.

A．received

B．borrowed

C．moved

D．lifted

3.

A．school

B．hospital

C．library

D．family

4.

A．discussing

B．packing

C．ordering

D．designing

5.

A．persuaded

B．told

C．hit

D．requested

6.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．finally

D．secretly

7.

A．roll

B．carry

C．pull

D．push

8.

A．finding

B．hoping

C．leaving

D．suggesting

9.

A．wheelchair

B．elevator

C．taxi

D．floor

10.

A．duty

B．responsibility

C．pleasure

D．task

11.

A．begged

B．remembered

C．demanded

D．understood

12.

A．grateful

B．sad

C．amazing

D．smiling

13.

A．lost

B．gone

C．absent

D．moved

14.

A．playing

B．hiding

C．lying

D．placing

15.

A．proud

B．confident

C．anxious

D．confused