【推荐1】完型填空
I was looking at a picture recently and noticed there are something different. The frame was_______. The overall picture still looked good but I couldn’t _______whether or not changing the frame would make it better.
From this an interesting_______ came to mind. At times when I was_______ I would spend money on clothes. Maybe I spend it on other things as well.
Because I have a love for_______, I thought I would feel good. However, the feeling was always_______. Why? Because doing this didn’t_______ the real issue. What I needed to do was to pay attention to what was bothering me on the inside_______ trying to cover up my problems by making changes on the outside. I was changing the frame but the picture on the_______ was still the same.
We may change the__________ of our hair or even buy new clothes. There is nothing wrong with doing this__________, but if it is being done for the wrong reasons, it may not__________ to how we really feel. If you__________ there is something wrong, try to change that; this way you will truly feel better on the inside__________ time with family, having a conversation with a friend, or even letting your pen write your innermost feelings can__________. Eventually, you will get true peace and joy inside. This way, not only will you be better able to__________ your life but also display colorful images of love for others.
So__________ necessary, don’t just change the frame. Change the picture. Getting a new picture may be__________ and may take time; however, with__________ it can be accomplished. In the end, playing your part in building a__________of even more fine art in this world would be worth it!1.

A．touched

B．changed

C．covered

D．cleaned

2.

A．decide

B．discuss

C．imagine

D．answer

3.

A．story

B．thought

C．message

D．concept

4.

A．high

B．up

C．down

D．slow

5.

A．food

B．music

C．architecture

D．fashion

6.

A．worthless

B．priceless

C．sensible

D．momentary

7.

A．break

B．solve

C．release

D．confuse

8.

A．instead of

B．in case of

C．because of

D．in spite of

9.

A．inside

B．surface

C．spot

D．top

10.

A．width

B．color

C．number

D．structure

11.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．occasionally

D．gradually

12.

A．make a difference

B．get through

C．take a chance

D．work out

13.

A．wonder

B．care

C．sense

D．appreciate

14.

A．devoting

B．spending

C．killing

D．affording

15.

A．work

B．happen

C．return

D．appear

16.

A．lengthen

B．share

C．enjoy

D．spare

17.

A．unless

B．although

C．since

D．when

18.

A．convenient

B．difficult

C．simple

D．necessary

19.

A．help

B．permission

C．effort

D．effect

20.

A．temple

B．place

C．court

D．museum

【推荐2】The most important skill I picked up at school was_________ a routine. Routines allow us to develop a rhythm to our lives, but they also have their _________

Doing the same thing week after week can be _________.If you make time to try new things and explore new_________, you can adjust your routine to better _________ your lifestyle as things change.

When I first came to _________, I was told countless times that it’s important you develop aroutine so you can _________ things important to you. But it’s easy to forget the bigger picture. I got so used to the same old things that I would often forget about all of the other fun andexciting opportunities.

It wasn’t _________ my junior year that I really started setting time aside to explore things that were interesting to me. This was partly because COVID-19 and lockdown made my college life a lot more boring. It was this _________ that made me realize I was stuck in a boring life. I decided I was going to make a____________.

I started writing and doing research to __________ the things I learned in class.   All of these different experiences allowed me to look at the things I was doing from a new __________. It made me reveal what I’m doing with my life and __________ new goals, which have __________ huge value to my life. I reflect: it’s __________ the routine that determines your life. It’s only you who can decide how you spend your time.

1.

A．confirming

B．keeping

C．sharing

D．breaking

2.

A．downsides

B．benefits

C．reasons

D．roles

3.

A．unwise

B．ineffective

C．dull

D．dangerous

4.

A．efforts

B．interests

C．principles

D．problems

5.

A．adopt

B．judge

C．start

D．fit

6.

A．college

B．company

C．factory

D．hospital

7.

A．hold out

B．focus on

C．hold back

D．give up

8.

A．before

B．unless

C．until

D．when

9.

A．chance

B．adventure

C．exercise

D．experience

10.

A．change

B．living

C．deal

D．lecture

11.

A．predict

B．apply

C．memorize

D．check

12.

A．position

B．lesson

C．view

D．direction

13.

A．quit

B．cancel

C．pursue

D．fight

14.

A．added

B．saved

C．destroyed

D．found

15.

A．always

B．just

C．yet

D．not

【推荐1】We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) ______ meaning — a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal deep sense of ______ for all that he had done for me in my life.

When we knew that it might be Dad’s ______ birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party ______ all of us sitting around him.

Dad was a wonderful ______, and here was the biggest audience he’d ever had.

During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to ______ stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad ______ we loved about him. One after another, we told stories from our hearts, while Dad listened with wet, ______ blue eyes. However, we ______ all kinds of lost details of the memories — stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family ______ . Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t ______ to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our ______ to honor him.

A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a ______. They are told, then, full of tears with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love. ______ we had given those loving ______ to Dad when he was ______, told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories ______ over in his mind during his last months and days.

Words do ______, and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them ______ to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to ______ love and our chance to honor a person in life.

1.

A．double

B．original

C．complex

D．modern

2.

A．congratulation

B．gratitude

C．wish

D．apology

3.

A．late

B．last

C．living

D．lost

4.

A．by

B．as

C．though

D．with

5.

A．writer

B．listener

C．storyteller

D．reader

6.

A．listen to

B．hear of

C．make up

D．talk about

7.

A．whether

B．where

C．who

D．what

8.

A．flashing

B．darkening

C．concerned

D．blank

9.

A．regretted

B．recorded

C．recovered

D．remembered

10.

A．thoughts

B．possessions

C．tales

D．treasures

11.

A．afford

B．wait

C．offer

D．help

12.

A．task

B．duty

C．chance

D．decision

13.

A．burial

B．party

C．meeting

D．wedding

14.

A．Or

B．And

C．So

D．But

15.

A．kindness

B．memories

C．care

D．hugs

16.

A．healthy

B．old

C．young

D．alive

17.

A．rolled

B．went

C．flew

D．came

18.

A．benefit

B．work

C．matter

D．mean

19.

A．properly

B．publicly

C．clearly

D．correctly.

20.

A．give back

B．search for

C．hand over

D．fall in

【推荐2】My driver Jacob was sent to _______ me up and take me three hours on a drive in Mexico la where I’ll be working. As we were driving he started to tell me his _______ . I like to chat and get to know people and their _______.

He told me that he was now _______ six days a week away from his family in a town that had more work.

At the middle of the talk he _______ the name of his hometown “Nah Bok” and _______ that it took him five hours on his only day _______ on three different buses to get there to spend one day with his family.

What he said _______ me that my father had worked away when I was young, sometimes away for weeks and months at a time. I _______ us kids waiting for our ________ to have just a couple of minutes on the phone with him.

So two hours into our drive when I saw a(n) ________ saying Nah Bok I asked him if that was where his family lived. He said yes and it was about 5 miles down the ________ .

I said, "Why don’t we stop and say hello? " He looked at me like I was ________ or joking and I said again "Why don’t we stop?" He ________ didn’t want to get in any trouble. He ________ and asked if I was sure. I absolutely was. Was half an hour so ________ to me when this man was spending five hours and taking three buses to get to spend same time with his kids?

As we ________ , his wife was chatting on the side of the road with her mother. They were so ________ to see him. All of the children ________ out to him!

Be kind. Slow down and listen to people’s stories. Take the time where you can give a ________ to someone else even if it’s just your time.

1.

A．put

B．dress

C．pick

D．cheer

2.

A．hobby

B．story

C．luck

D．career

3.

A．experiences

B．skills

C．education

D．courage

4.

A．wandering

B．researching

C．saving

D．spending

5.

A．ignored

B．mentioned

C．selected

D．recorded

6.

A．shared

B．proved

C．feared

D．expected

7.

A．out

B．along

C．off

D．away

8.

A．reminded

B．warned

C．taught

D．promised

9.

A．considered

B．remembered

C．missed

D．imagined

10.

A．task

B．right

C．pleasure

D．turn

11.

A．note

B．sign

C．advertisement

D．letter

12.

A．mountain

B．river

C．village

D．road

13.

A．angry

B．foolish

C．crazy

D．cruel

14.

A．obviously

B．eventually

C．extremely

D．exactly

15.

A．left

B．commented

C．hesitated

D．agreed

16.

A．strange

B．important

C．limited

D．challenging

17.

A．pulled over

B．carried on

C．calmed down

D．gave up

18.

A．cautious

B．nervous

C．moved

D．excited

19.

A．cried

B．spoke

C．rushed

D．broke

20.

A．ride

B．suggestion

C．lesson

D．gift

【推荐3】What does taking a risk mean? It means _______ your comfort zone, and at times doing _______ things even if it terrifies you. One of the greatest risks I'd ever taken was auditioning (试演) for my high school's fall play. Not only was I a person who had no _______ experience, but also I stuttered (口吃).

The thought of performing in front of people _______ me. The reason why I decided to audition was that I wanted to get _______ in my school's theater program. On the day of the audition, there was also a special acting workshop (练习班) meant to warm us up. I walked in and set my backpack down on the floor. I _______ and saw about twenty people, calmly getting ready. Soon we began special acting exercises. Then we divided into _______ to prepare parts from the play. I was very anxious. After I delivered some of the lines, my partner said, ''Oh, I _______ you are stuttering. Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter?'' I was _______.

When it was my turn to audition, my heart was beating fast. Across from me, the director and two of his assistants sat on metal chairs. Needless to say, I was really worried about my performance. In the __________, I played the role of a male painter who pretended to be a woman. My partner was playing an evil picture dealer who was determined to marry me (the woman). We said our lines and, __________, I didn't stutter. We went through it several times, and finally the audition was over. I was so __________.

The next Monday I got a call telling me that I had __________ the play. I was overjoyed. It was a lot of fun doing the play, and it was really worth it. It was __________ to me: My stuttering couldn't prevent me from doing the things I wanted to do, and taking risks, __________ they embarrassed you, was well worth the time and effort.

1.

A．stepping out of

B．keeping away from

C．getting rid of

D．making use of

2.

A．tiring

B．important

C．challenging

D．right

3.

A．playing

B．learning

C．performing

D．working

4.

A．confused

B．excited

C．shocked

D．terrified

5.

A．involved

B．improved

C．trained

D．honored

6.

A．broke in

B．looked around

C．stood up

D．settled down

7.

A．competitors

B．partners

C．friends

D．helpers

8.

A．prove

B．remember

C．understand

D．notice

9.

A．careless

B．helpless

C．speechless

D．selfless

10.

A．trip

B．scene

C．memory

D．film

11.

A．amazingly

B．gradually

C．immediately

D．frequently

12.

A．concerned

B．bored

C．surprised

D．relaxed

13.

A．acted

B．followed

C．succeeded

D．made

14.

A．clear

B．natural

C．similar

D．equal

15.

A．unless

B．because

C．even if

D．as if

【推荐1】I was a young newspaper reporter, and I wanted to succeed. My first job was in Latin America.

It was almost my ________ job. I had not planned to stay in the village of Zacate, ________ it had been raining hard for a whole day. So I had to stay there.

I found people there full of ________. This village was at the foot of a volcano. It was becoming more ________. Men, women and children came to the square. A few ________ each other and went out of town to get as far away from the volcano as possible, with large and full packs in their ________. Suddenly, I felt a strong earthquake. The villagers in the square ran away as soon as they felt the earthquake.

At the right time, I saw black smoke ________ down the side of the mountain towards the village. Trees and grass burned up in a second. The volcano eruption was coming so ________ that in less than a minute the roads to the villages were ________. All I could do was watching and waiting. Suddenly, my landlord (房东) cried out, “Look!” He ________ to a small hill. The lava (岩浆) was not coming over it but flowing on each side of the village, ________the village center undamaged.

Luckily, for a time, at least, we were ________.

My landlord gave me a ________ blanket to cover myself to avoid the heat and we poured water over our heads to cool ourselves. We could hardly breathe because of the heat and the ________ of the burning houses. Thanks to my landlord, I ________ the volcano.

1.

A．new

B．last

C．good

D．worthwhile

2.

A．so

B．if

C．or

D．but

3.

A．happiness

B．fear

C．intelligence

D．power

4.

A．comfortable

B．weak

C．active

D．calm

5.

A．helped

B．fought

C．caught

D．found

6.

A．houses

B．hands

C．village

D．shelters

7.

A．rolling

B．disappearing

C．lying

D．settling

8.

A．gradually

B．frequently

C．strongly

D．hardly

9.

A．put off

B．cut off

C．built up

D．fixed up

10.

A．returned

B．added

C．got

D．pointed

11.

A．leaving

B．making

C．letting

D．getting

12.

A．dangerous

B．warm

C．safe

D．healthy

13.

A．dry

B．new

C．small

D．wet

14.

A．smoke

B．smell

C．sight

D．sound

15.

A．approached

B．saw

C．survived

D．explored