【推荐1】When I was 14 years old, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的), with little regard for anything my parents said，_______ if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many _______, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t _______ my picture of the world. As a “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I refused to accept any obvious _______ of love. In fact I got angry at the proposal of the word “love”.

One _______ , after an extremely difficult day, I stormed into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my _______, my hands placed under my pillow(枕头). There was an envelope and I pulled what was inside out, which read, “To _______when you’re alone.”

_______I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said, “Mike, I know life is awful right now, I know you are upset and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you _______ and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don’t, that’s also ________ . Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be ________ that you are my son. I’m here for you and love you—that will never ________ . Love you, Mom.”

Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my ________ and remember the relief I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm confidence that I still could be loved ________ my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell ________ I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.

1.

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．particularly

D．currently

2.

A．families

B．adults

C．people

D．teenagers

3.

A．hang up

B．agree with

C．lift up

D．deal with

4.

A．offer

B．attempt

C．asking

D．advice

5.

A．night

B．day

C．morning

D．afternoon

6.

A．chair

B．floor

C．closet

D．bed

7.

A．answer

B．seal

C．read

D．tear

8.

A．Since

B．When

C．Though

D．If

9.

A．heavily

B．gently

C．entirely

D．personally

10.

A．impossible

B．terrible

C．right

D．okay

11.

A．nervous

B．sorry

C．proud

D．sure

12.

A．last

B．change

C．happen

D．start

13.

A．pillow

B．book

C．desk

D．door

14.

A．ahead of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．in need of

15.

A．asleep

B．down

C．silent

D．ill

【推荐2】   On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron(围裙)—the one with the race cars all over it. The ritual (老规矩) began._______breakfast when Dad always announced, “Go ahead everyone. I’ll_______the dishes!” For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing ballads (歌谣) like “I Had a Hat When I Came in.” and “Who Put the Chow in Mrs. Marphy’s Chowder?”
       I suppose it was_______for a boy’s father to wear an apron—even one with race cars—_______I never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition. It was the last Sunday in August. As we_______home slowly from church together, my father seemed very_______. “Tommy,” he said letting my name roll off his_______“There comes a time in every boy’s_______when he must take on responsibilities. It’s time you_______a greater role in the family. From now on, I want you to__________the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle (纵横字谜) together.”
       “The dishes!?” I__________in surprise.
       “Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?” father said.
       I started to say something about a man’s__________or woman’s work, but I knew immediately that my protests (抗议) would be__________.
       I didn’t taste a bit of__________that morning. Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game.
       At the end of the meal, my father__________, “Let’s go to read the paper, honey.” “Aren’t you doing the dishes?” my__________asked surprisedly. Father smiled and said, “your oldest son has__________to fill the position.”
       “I want you to have this apron on, Tommy. It’ll keep your clothes from getting__________.” And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me. “Thanks, Son. Your mother and I__________this.”
       With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked__________at the dishes. I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. He was always happy to help the family. My anger soon flew off and I began to sing.1.

A．Until

B．During

C．Before

D．After

2.

A．keep up

B．take care of

C．look for

D．turn over

3.

A．important

B．natural

C．strange

D．exciting

4.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．when

5.

A．rushed

B．hurried

C．walked

D．danced

6.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sad

D．mad

7.

A．eyes

B．tongue

C．ears

D．hands

8.

A．death

B．school

C．work

D．life

9.

A．made

B．played

C．did

D．carried

10.

A．do

B．buy

C．break

D．set

11.

A．smiled

B．laughed

C．whispered

D．screamed

12.

A．game

B．joy

C．job

D．feeling

13.

A．turned down

B．turned to

C．turned up

D．turned off

14.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．supper

D．juice

15.

A．ordered

B．announced

C．demanded

D．chatted

16.

A．brother

B．sister

C．mother

D．friend

17.

A．started

B．gone

C．managed

D．offered

18.

A．cold

B．warm

C．dry

D．wet

19.

A．hate

B．scold

C．appreciate

D．require

20.

A．up

B．down

C．out

D．on

【推荐2】Moving away from home is both a good and a sad thing. It is every child’s and every parent’s goal to finally achieve _____ but it is sad when it happens. One Sunday in August, my son and I worked to _____ his car for a journey. He would move across the country after twenty years of _____ under my roof. We _____ early, but our work went slowly into the afternoon.

_____ I was carefully packing the baggage, the Sunday baseball game came on. Our hometown Cardinals were playing the Atlanta Braves. _____ unhappy thoughts about his departure（离开）, I completely forgot about the game. Just then, my son called, “Dad, come on in. Let’s _____ the rest of the game.” Looking at his red-colored eyes, I _____ realized that he, too, found this to be a _____ passage of time and that he, too, wanted to ______ one last father-son moment. I led the way to the TV set without ______.

There, ______ , we found the Cardinals lost 3-1. “How come they won the champion last season?” He said with doubt. “That’s fine,” I ______ him, wanting so much to keep this last moment before he left. “Let’s watch anyway.”

Then came a ______. The Cardinals took the lead. In that moment we ______ happiness, excitedly jumping up and down and experiencing a joy that I could ______ imagine happening on that bittersweet afternoon. The ______ of that day was replaced by enjoying an exciting baseball game. It was a wonderful feeling that made the day, the trip, and our life seem so ______. And then he left.

I believe in ______ moments that happen when I least expect them. Such moments appear and then disappear, just like my son as he drove off that afternoon to start a new ______ in his life.

1.

A．success

B．happiness

C．separation

D．appreciation

2.

A．decorate

B．prepare

C．park

D．repair

3.

A．living

B．studying

C．working

D．hiding

4.

A．promised

B．moved

C．trained

D．started

5.

A．If

B．Once

C．As

D．Though

6.

A．Impressed by

B．Lost in

C．Excited about

D．Interested in

7.

A．watch

B．continue

C．finish

D．applaud

8.

A．continuously

B．immediately

C．usually

D．normally

9.

A．rapid

B．pleasant

C．slow

D．difficult

10.

A．avoid

B．spare

C．share

D．stand

11.

A．hesitation

B．permission

C．invitation

D．attention

12.

A．amused

B．exhausted

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

13.

A．prevented

B．comforted

C．encouraged

D．appreciated

14.

A．surprise

B．chance

C．question

D．challenge

15.

A．controlled

B．admitted

C．reflected

D．regained

16.

A．ever

B．always

C．never

D．still

17.

A．joy

B．sadness

C．hope

D．tiredness

18.

A．right

B．hard

C．busy

D．short

19.

A．crazy

B．tough

C．exact

D．magical

20.

A．project

B．course

C．chapter

D．family

【推荐3】The Broken Lantern

On a wild July night, the storm was getting worse and worse. Kate Shelley, who lived between Honey Creek (小溪) and Des Moines River, was ________ looking out of the window, wondering whether it would ________ the bridges over them, when suddenly came the loud ________ of breaking wood, then followed by a great splash. She realized the bridge over the creek was broken. At that time, the midnight train was almost ________. If no one told the engineer to ________ the train, it would fall into the creek with a hundred or more ________. The situation was so urgent that Kate ________ to go to Moingon Railway Station to get help. Immediately she rushed out into the storm with her father’s railway lantern.

Moingon ________ on the far side of Des Moines River. The only way to get there was to cross a long wooden railroad bridge. Even in the daytime, it was ________ to walk on it because there was no foot walk or railing (栏杆) except only rails and ties. The ties were ________ enough apart for the girl to fall through.

Kate stopped when she came to the ________. She had never seen the river rising so high that she was ________. Her father had been killed in a train accident by that river and her brother had drowned there. But she soon managed to ________ thinking more of the past happenings for she knew that train had to be stopped ________ it was too late. She started to step on that dangerous bridge, knowing she might fall into the rush water at any moment. What’s worse, she broke her lantern while making her way, exposing herself to the ________. She had to climb on her hands and knees…

It seemed like a long time. At last she ________ the other side.   

She stopped just long enough to catch her breath. Then she ran ________ to the railway station. When she finally got there, she was ________, wet all over, her hat blown away, her hands and knees still bleeding and her eyes looking ________. She told the station man what had happened to the Honey Creek Bridge before her fainting. Finally, the passengers were saved.

The girl’s heroic deed was rewarded. For her ________ act, Kate enjoyed a right of getting on or off the train at her door when she wanted.

1.

A．angrily

B．eagerly

C．anxiously

D．hopefully

2.

A．break out

B．wash away

C．cut off

D．pull out

3.

A．crash

B．cry

C．blow

D．voice

4.

A．removed

B．blocked

C．ready

D．due

5.

A．change

B．stop

C．catch

D．leave

6.

A．conductors

B．customers

C．passengers

D．engineers

7.

A．decided

B．tried

C．expected

D．agreed

8.

A．situated

B．lay

C．located

D．lied

9.

A．harmful

B．foolish

C．dangerous

D．strange

10.

A．long

B．wide

C．thick

D．far

11.

A．bridge

B．station

C．train

D．rail

12.

A．frightening

B．shaking

C．escaping

D．running

13.

A．forget

B．admit

C．avoid

D．risk

14.

A．though

B．because

C．unless

D．before

15.

A．darkness

B．calmness

C．emptiness

D．coldness

16.

A．selected

B．reached

C．found

D．passed

17.

A．cautiously

B．slowly

C．disappointedly

D．desperately

18.

A．out of breath

B．out of mind

C．out of sight

D．out of favor

19.

A．watchful

B．sharp

C．wild

D．bitter

20.

A．honest

B．modest

C．generous

D．courageous

【推荐1】A mother who worked as a waitress at a school canteen to make ends meet was celebrating after becoming a headmistress (女校长) of a school. Rosalind Brotherton took a job providing _________ for children—but just years later she was _________ a school of her own.

While _________ as a waitress at Swan Lane First School, she also studied for an Open University _________ in history. After graduating in 2005, Mrs. Brotherton _________ for her teaching qualification (资格) before joining in a _________ as a trainee (实习生) teacher. She moved to another school where she _________ the headmistress last year.

Mrs. Brotherton said, “My marriage _________ when I was 30. I had to look after my children on my own. So I wanted to _________ more for my children and to do something for __________ . I started doing my degree at the Open University. I worked as a __________ and a learning assistant at a school, so I was working with children and that __________ inspired me to become a teacher.”

Like Mrs. Brotherton, who has to __________ her children after divorce by herself, everyone will have difficulties in life. Difficulties are like huge rocks to Mrs. Brotherton. But she is __________ enough to push the rocks with all her might (力量). They drove her to study and changed her __________ finally.

1.

A．books

B．food

C．clothes

D．apartments

2.

A．decorating

B．running

C．building

D．sweeping

3.

A．exercising

B．thinking

C．writing

D．working

4.

A．degree

B．honor

C．policy.

D．seat

5.

A．studied

B．waited

C．paid

D．searched

6.

A．factory

B．club

C．charity

D．school

7.

A．understood

B．became

C．employed

D．recognized

8.

A．broke down

B．kept up

C．went on

D．set off

9.

A．select

B．supply

C．occupy

D．explore

10.

A．her

B．him

C．you

D．myself

11.

A．cleaner

B．chef

C．teacher

D．waitress

12.

A．informally

B．optionally

C．surely

D．unfortunately

13.

A．find

B．annoy

C．raise

D．seek

14.

A．angry

B．worried

C．brave

D．cautious

15.

A．habit

B．life

C．shape

D．diet

【推荐3】Everyone can smile when they are on cloud nine. Everyone can cry when the weather is _________ . But it takes a strong person to smile when he or she has every _________ to cry!

Kiley, from Maryland, is an author, fashion model, _________ speaker and entrepreneur. Since 3 years old, her life has proven to be a journey of _________. She was forced to have two _________ ostomies (造瘘术), causing her to have ostomy bags _________ the rest of her life.

Carrying not one, but two ostomy bags is not something you would want anyone to _________ especially your own child. As a single father, Jay is Kiley’s biggest _________. When Kiley was 10 years old, she gave a special Father’s Day gift to her father to express her _________, which was to dance with him at her talent show at school. In the video, the little girl was smiling ____________. They danced along the song, Overcomer of American Idol’s Mandisa. “You’re an overcomer. Stay in the fight till the final round.” ____________ to the lyrics, Kiley is a strong and inspiring overcomer.

At only fifteen, Kiley ____________ Enhancing Children’s Lives Organization, a foundation ____________ to helping low income children, providing them with backpacks filled with school supplies, shoes, clothing and ____________ food.

She has been a fashion model for over 7 years, yet with two ostomy bags. She is helping cancer survivors and ____________ Ostomy patients. Looking at the outer appearance, one would not ____________ she lives with these adversities. She has proven that not even the biggest problem in the world could ____________ is the smile from her face!

Kiley wrote in one of her books, “I used to say, ‘Why me? Why ____________? Why ostomy bags?’ Now I say, ‘Why not me?’ Just because you have some difficulties in life doesn’t mean you can’t ____________ it. We have the ability to make a ____________, to change lives.”

1.

A．colorful

B．yellow

C．blue

D．bright

2.

A．reason

B．idea

C．effort

D．belief

3.

A．emotional

B．motivational

C．avoidable

D．changeable

4.

A．dreams

B．surprises

C．wonders

D．surgeries

5.

A．advanced

B．conventional

C．permanent

D．contemporary

6.

A．with

B．for

C．at

D．on

7.

A．go through

B．pull through

C．break through

D．cut through

8.

A．opponent

B．assistant

C．advocate

D．graduate

9.

A．envy

B．forgiveness

C．apology

D．gratitude

10.

A．from end to end

B．from ear to ear

C．from time to time

D．from hand to hand

11.

A．Due

B．Contrary

C．True

D．Bound

12.

A．brought about

B．set up

C．came up with

D．put forward

13.

A．accustomed

B．addicted

C．exposed

D．dedicated

14.

A．even

B．still

C．almost

D．just

15.

A．promoting

B．urging

C．monitoring

D．inspiring

16.

A．tell

B．describe

C．imagine

D．adore

17.

A．blow away

B．throw away

C．wipe away

D．give away

18.

A．author

B．model

C．foundation

D．cancer

19.

A．make

B．find

C．consider

D．take

20.

A．determination

B．difference

C．fortune

D．change