【推荐1】Have you ever wished you could fly like a bird? If so, you have to think again. I learned how to fly when I was six years old, and it was not a____experience at all!
It happened on the____in Belgium. I was happily building a sandcastle when a lady ____and began to talk with my parents. I____that they wouldn’t talk long, because she had a huge horrible dog on a leash! It was____its owner by her feet, trying to get her to go. It seemed that even the owner was growing ____with her dog’s movements, as to my____, she turned to me and said, “Would you like to walk my dog?”
ME? I was sure the dog would eat me whole in one bite. I____looked at my parents to see if they would rescue me, but they were paying no ____to me.
A second later it was firmly tied to my wrist and I had no choice but to ____the dog. At first, it wasn’t so____ The “monster” took its time, walking here and there. Then____it took off like a rocket. My arm was nearly injured as I found myself being sent into the air.
In a few seconds, everyone on the beach was____at me as if I had become some kind of local attraction. I tried hard to____the sand with my feet.
Then the dog____ And I fell onto the sand. The creature must have been____, because it was walking slowly back to ____my parents and its owner were. When we finally got back, I noticed the looks of____on their faces. My parents said, “What took you so____? Little boys shouldn’t wander away that far!” And then I began to____loudly.
Is it strange that I have grown up to be a person who likes cats more than dog?1.

A．secret

B．fun

C．suitable

D．creative

2.

A．road

B．radio

C．beach

D．platform

3.

A．came up

B．gave up

C．came out

D．gave out

4.

A．planned

B．pretended

C．wished

D．guessed

5.

A．carrying

B．watching

C．cheering

D．bothering

6.

A．impatient

B．impolite

C．unnatural

D．unclear

7.

A．horror

B．delight

C．honor

D．regret

8.

A．exactly

B．fortunately

C．specially

D．anxiously

9.

A．money

B．debt

C．time

D．attention

10.

A．beat

B．borrow

C．follow

D．forget

11.

A．boring

B．bad

C．exciting

D．good

12.

A．all of a sudden

B．not any more

C．in other words

D．on the whole

13.

A．working

B．staring

C．attacking

D．shouting

14.

A．find

B．move

C．reach

D．collect

15.

A．appeared

B．screamed

C．stopped

D．escaped

16.

A．tired

B．frightened

C．interested

D．shocked

17.

A．when

B．what

C．how

D．where

18.

A．pride

B．anger

C．sadness

D．hope

19.

A．fast

B．long

C．high

D．hard

20.

A．rest

B．play

C．walk

D．cry

【推荐2】My parents never once spoke of the stress of having to pay for college, but I knew enough to appreciate that it was there. Therefore, when my French teacher announced that she’d be leading an optional class trip to Paris over one of our ________ for those who could come up with the money to do it, I didn’t even ________ to raise the issue at home.

Yet one evening my parents ________ me down, looking puzzled. My mom had learned about the France trip through my friend’s mom.

“Why didn’t you tell us?” she said.

“Because it’s too much money.” I replied.

“That’s actually not for you to decide, Michelle,” my dad said gently, feeling almost ________. “And how are we supposed to decide, if we don’t even know about it?”

I looked at them both, ________ of what to say. My mother glanced at me, her eyes soft. My father had changed out of his work uniform and into a clean white shirt. They were in their early forties then, married nearly twenty years. Neither one of them had ever ________ in Europe. They never took beach trips or went out to dinner. They didn’t own a house. Everything went into us. It seemed that we were their only ________, me and my brother.

A few months later, I ________ a flight to Paris with my teacher and a dozen or so of my classmates from Whitney Young in Chicago. We would stay in a hostel, and ________ the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. We’d buy snacks from ________ on the street and walk along the banks of the Seine. We’d speak French like a bunch of high school kids from Chicago, but we’d at least speak French.

As the plane ________ from its gate that day, I looked out my window and back at the airport, knowing that my mother stood somewhere behind its black-glass window, dressed in her winter coat and waving me on. I remember all the ________. I remember the jet engines firing, ________ loud. And then we were rattling (嘎啦嘎啦地响) down the runway and beginning to tilt (倾斜) upward as the ________ seized my chest and pressed me backward into my seat for that strange, in-between moment that came before I felt ________ finally.

1.

A．courses

B．districts

C．breaks

D．phases

2.

A．expect

B．bother

C．tolerate

D．suspect

3.

A．put

B．calmed

C．took

D．sat

4.

A．offended

B．ashamed

C．collapsed

D．exhausted

5.

A．incapable

B．guilty

C．ashamed

D．unsure

6.

A．rejoiced

B．worked

C．photographed

D．vacationed

7.

A．investment

B．burden

C．ambition

D．inspiration

8.

A．climbed

B．boarded

C．caught

D．anchored

9.

A．showcase

B．surround

C．tour

D．witness

10.

A．spots

B．enterprises

C．stops

D．stands

11.

A．pulled in

B．pulled up

C．pulled away

D．pulled over

12.

A．instructions

B．accounts

C．reactions

D．details

13.

A．superbly

B．shockingly

C．precisely

D．ultimately

14.

A．speeding up

B．taking up

C．bringing up

D．jumping up

15.

A．removed

B．lifted

C．sped

D．slipped

【推荐3】A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to ______. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but ____ appeared.

Her father, a cook, took her into the ______. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some______in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes ______any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and ______ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father ______the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ______ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his ______ , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.

Her father asked her to ________ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ________.

____ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.

Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.

She asked, “What does this ________, Father?”

He ______that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ______, but with a ______ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became ______ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.

“______one are you?” asked her father, “When misfortune______ on your door, what will your ______ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”

1.

A．give in

B．carry on

C．go on

D．give up

2.

A．another

B．the rest

C．the other

D．the second

3.

A．backyard

B．storeroom

C．kitchen

D．bedroom

4.

A．potatoes

B．apples

C．tomatoes

D．carrots

5.

A．with

B．without

C．beyond

D．over

6.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．confused

D．relaxed

7.

A．turned off

B．turned down

C．turned on

D．turned out

8.

A．put

B．picked

C．flew

D．poured

9.

A．son

B．daughter

C．kitchen

D．pot

10.

A．smell

B．eat

C．touch

D．taste

11.

A．strong

B．soft

C．light

D．heavy

12.

A．After that

B．Since then

C．Now that

D．Once again

13.

A．refer

B．say

C．mean

D．think

14.

A．questioned

B．suggested

C．required

D．explained

15.

A．stove

B．pot

C．water

D．fire

16.

A．different

B．same

C．similar

D．wonderful

17.

A．delicious

B．calm

C．hard

D．broken

18.

A．What

B．Which

C．Whose

D．Whichever

19.

A．knocks

B．touches

C．looks

D．waits

20.

A．answer

B．responsibility

C．reaction

D．impression

【推荐1】My husband, Russ, and I drove through our neighborhood, the place we had called home for 28 years. Once thick with extremely tall pines, the hills were not _________. The ground was covered with heavy ash. The _________ trees were black in color.

Two weeks earlier, we got an early-morning call requiring us to leave _________. The hill fire was headed our way and _________ quickly. We jumped in the car with our cats and some _________. For days, we moved from hotel to hotel _________ for news. What finally came wasn’t good. Our house had been _________ completely. We had been given _________ to return. Russ and I brought tools’ work boots, masks and gloves. We would _________ anything we could.

We drove carefully through the __________, where chimneys (烟囱) marked the place where homes once stood. I wasn’t __________ for what waited for us. Gifts, photos, my __________ collection of inspirational books were all gone. So sad was I that I wiped away __________ as we dug through the ash.

We called it a day in late afternoon. Russ __________ what we had found in the car. “Let’s go,” he said. I returned to the car. That was when I __________ a small piece of paper covered with fireproof paint (防火涂料). I picked up the paper. Its edges were burned yet the words were __________ readable: “If life seems full of __________, I stop and consider the blessings (幸事, 福祉) sometimes hidden within every happening. With regained __________ I begin again,”

These words, which book, I couldn’t __________, they came from, said everything I needed to hear. I framed (装裱) that piece of paper. I kept it on the bedside table in every hotel we stayed in to make me __________. We can begin again.

1.

A．reachable

B．adaptable

C．imaginable

D．recognizable

2.

A．burnt

B．stolen

C．fallen

D．grown

3.

A．absolutely

B．slowly

C．particularly

D．immediately

4.

A．weakened

B．disappeared

C．spread

D．changed

5.

A．furniture

B．valuables

C．necessities

D．wealth

6.

A．convenient

B．anxious

C．responsible

D．appropriate

7.

A．protected

B．inspired

C．completed

D．destroyed

8.

A．permission

B．position

C．direction

D．information

9.

A．return

B．serve

C．gather

D．share

10.

A．county

B．ruins

C．courtyard

D．streets

11.

A．prepared

B．concerned

C．honored

D．punished

12.

A．familiar

B．expensive

C．ordinary

D．precious

13.

A．tears

B．sweat

C．streams

D．dust

14.

A．pressed

B．searched

C．greeted

D．loaded

15.

A．accessed

B．noticed

C．approached

D．felt

16.

A．certainly

B．strangely

C．probably

D．surprisingly

17.

A．hardship

B．imagination

C．evidence

D．energy

18.

A．benefit

B．satisfaction

C．courage

D．generosity

19.

A．explain

B．announce

C．perform

D．remember

20.

A．cheer up

B．hurry up

C．dress up

D．turn up

【推荐3】There I stood with tears in my eyes, I looked at a face which was so _________ that I might mistake it for own. I stared at her in _________. It felt like a dream. I hugged her; she was real.

Adopted at a very young age, I _________ surrounded by people loved as family._________, the faces weren't like mine. They were people that loved me. As I got older, the curiosity to learn more about myself took hold and didn't _________. Who was I? Where did I come from?

At the age of 21, I was given the chance to _________ it out thanks to my adoptive parents' _________. They accompanied me to the adoption agency. Then the staff _________ the process of finding my birth mother. But the process was _________ and I didn't expect there would be many complex procedures. And the agency also had caution to move the procedures to ensure both parties' privacy especially ____________ my birth mother didn't choose to meet me.

Months later the agency told me that my birth mother was found and that she ____________ to meet me. We were excited. My parents said my birth mother made great sacrifice as she gave me away, which __________ them to support the family. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible on their own. I was ____________ what my birth mother might be doing and what she might look like. I created a(n) ____________ in my head.

Alter a long process, the moment finally came---we were to ____________. So, there we were, in a room. I found we had much ____________: we shared a sense of humor; we ____________ old pictures, finding both like the "V" gesture. She apologized for any problems with my frizzy（卷曲的）, crazy hair and __________ herself. We laughed, when admitting both were in a close relationship with flatirons（熨斗）because of frequently __________ the wildness of our hair.

She said she had made a(n)____________ decision, when watching me leave with only the hope that another family could provide what she couldn't. She said she hesitated for long but knew she was right, I knew she loved me very much.

1.

A．familiar

B．ugly

C．old

D．unclear

2.

A．sorrow

B．anger

C．disbelief

D．panic

3.

A．stood up

B．came up

C．warmed up

D．grew up

4.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．Instead

5.

A．help

B．stop

C．increase

D．arrive

6.

A．figure

B．pick

C．turn

D．sort

7.

A．request

B．appreciation

C．support

D．forgiveness

8.

A．delayed

B．updated

C．refused

D．explained

9.

A．important

B．discouraging

C．different

D．abstract

10.

A．now that

B．in case

C．even though

D．only if

11.

A．continued

B．managed

C．agreed

D．happened

12.

A．convinced

B．warned

C．demanded

D．allowed

13.

A．wondering

B．consulting

C．guaranteeing

D．anticipating

14.

A．schedule

B．dream

C．picture

D．error

15.

A．register

B．reunite

C．review

D．rest

16.

A．confidence

B．sympathy

C．similarity

D．expectation

17.

A．shared

B．lost

C．bought

D．changed

18.

A．taught

B．blamed

C．dressed

D．treated

19.

A．enjoying

B．creating

C．adding

D．handling

20.

A．necessary

B．quick

C．impossible

D．difficult

【推荐1】My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancer, I practised secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that_________seemed all but impossible to reach.

One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked my parents for permission(允许) to take her to the lessons. What a_________chance to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was_________a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked in.

“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped_________.

“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”

“What is it?” I wondered.

“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school,_________the boys think I’m slow, and none of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me_________.

“You can be a good dancer!” I_________her, “Let’s show those people that they have been_________all along.”

In the following months, we practised every evening,_________from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and soon Maggie improved a lot.

Finally came the big day. I became__________when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the__________began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had__________.

My heart was beating wildly when I saw my father coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to__________it, you really looked like you__________this stage. Go for it and make us proud.”

I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t__________. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.

1.

A．line

B．dream

C．answer

D．message

2.

A．similar

B．funny

C．good

D．strange

3.

A．playing

B．struggling

C．achieving

D．practising

4.

A．drawing

B．dancing

C．singing

D．writing

5.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．if

6.

A．happily

B．anxiously

C．slowly

D．angrily

7.

A．asked

B．believed

C．encouraged

D．informed

8.

A．sad

B．lazy

C．sorry

D．wrong

9.

A．chatting

B．resting

C．sleeping

D．hiding

10.

A．shy

B．bored

C．nervous

D．angry

11.

A．music

B．lesson

C．meeting

D．party

12.

A．arrived

B．finished

C．succeeded

D．regretted

13.

A．admit

B．catch

C．cause

D．agree

14.

A．took away

B．paid for

C．fell into

D．belonged to

15.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give out

D．give away

【推荐2】After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ________ for a few days, I was ________ to wait tables on my own. All went ________ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily ________ the tables not far from the kitchen. ________, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

Before I knew it, the ________ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________ every step. I remember how ________ I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was ________ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, "Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to ________ now, and my wife needs her ________ back."

At first his ________ did not get across. "What was he talking about!" Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife's orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was ________. I wanted to get into a hole and ________.

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.

1.

A．manager

B．assistant

C．waitress

D．cook

2.

A．promised

B．invited

C．advised

D．allowed

3.

A．quickly

B．well

C．safely

D．wrong

4.

A．given

B．brought

C．bought

D．shown

5.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Finally

6.

A．kitchen

B．street

C．table

D．restaurant

7.

A．taking

B．changing

C．minding

D．saving

8.

A．angry

B．happy

C．sad

D．calm

9.

A．trained

B．fixed

C．loaded

D．waited

10.

A．slower

B．easier

C．quieter

D．lighter

11.

A．pretend

B．agree

C．regret

D．believe

12.

A．letting

B．watching

C．making

D．having

13.

A．unusual

B．familiar

C．useful

D．interesting

14.

A．leave

B．order

C．eat

D．rest

15.

A．coat

B．bag

C．tray

D．walker

16.

A．message

B．praise

C．idea

D．need

17.

A．cold

B．full of joy

C．on fire

D．pale

18.

A．lie

B．defend

C．hide

D．stay

19.

A．discovered

B．described

C．corrected

D．repeated

20.

A．practical

B．patient

C．honest

D．careful

【推荐1】In Istanbul, a city of 15 million people, groups of volunteers build houses for the homeless cats. There, cats can find _________ food and toys, blankets and boxes by kind people to keep them out of bad weather, and even a new owner if they’re _________.

It all started back in 2018, when an architect named Didem Gokgoz regularly _________ through a park on her way to work — in which there were always homeless cats trying to find places to keep _________ in winter. To help the cats, she placed several plastic boxes they could _________ in around Mistik Park, but officials _________ those boxes.

“My friends and I went to see Mr. Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor. We _________ him our designs, explained how it would work. Mr. Sarigul listened _________ and said, ‘OK, do it; if we think it works, we will _________ it.’” Gokgoz reported to a local newspaper.

After getting Mr. Sarigul’s __________ that new houses would not be removed, Gokgoz built two houses in Mistik Park with her friends. The Mistik Park houses were a turning point, which __________ parks around the city’s 39 districts to follow the __________.

“It became something normal; individuals make requests for cat houses,” she said. “That was our main __________ and we’ve reached it. Today, everybody __________ that cats must have their own life spaces in the city. ” The cats too, __________ to the houses in the parks, and moved to them in groups.

1.

A．left

B．cheap

C．donated

D．abandoned

2.

A．lucky

B．active

C．clean

D．patient

3.

A．saw

B．passed

C．pulled

D．broke

4.

A．calm

B．silent

C．positive

D．warm

5.

A．succeed

B．participate

C．take

D．stay

6.

A．removed

B．kept

C．changed

D．replaced

7.

A．bought

B．sent

C．showed

D．lent

8.

A．proudly

B．carefully

C．strangely

D．casually

9.

A．refuse

B．post

C．support

D．announce

10.

A．discipline

B．restriction

C．direction

D．agreement

11.

A．led

B．asked

C．forced

D．advised

12.

A．official

B．example

C．exception

D．visit

13.

A．idea

B．core

C．diet

D．goal

14.

A．doubts

B．offers

C．accepts

D．quits

15.

A．rejected

B．tasked

C．adapted

D．applied

【推荐3】Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems, I ________ it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.

Over the years, I had planned to upgrade to energy-efficient windows. But with the frame rusted (锈) and firmly ________ in the foundation, whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand. It would be a ________ process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost was estimated at $15,000. It was simply ________.

Honestly, the thought of that window ________ me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the ________ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.

Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost ________ to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing head-on. I grabbed some rust remover, ________ it around the frame of the window, and gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily ________. I took the window downtown. It only cost me $12. I could have ________ the problem for only $12 when it occurred, but I let it bother me for five years!

________, this isn’t just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our ________ of life. If you recognize your broken window, don’t ________ to mend it. It may turn out to be ________ than expected. Usually we suffer more in ________ than in reality.

1.

A．tore

B．fixed

C．boarded

D．packed

2.

A．lost

B．stuck

C．buried

D．mixed

3.

A．brain-burning

B．energy-wasting

C．labor-consuming

D．risk-taking

4.

A．out of order

B．under control

C．within reach

D．over budget

5.

A．got away with

B．ate away at

C．put up with

D．made up for

6.

A．difficulty

B．confidence

C．confusion

D．harm

7.

A．shameful

B．impossible

C．pointless

D．unfair

8.

A．blew

B．delivered

C．passed

D．spread

9.

A．broke

B．fell

C．moved

D．missed

10.

A．addressed

B．ignored

C．delayed

D．considered

11.

A．Frequently

B．Consequently

C．Actually

D．Unexpectedly

12.

A．pace

B．quality

C．way

D．meaning

13.

A．attempt

B．guarantee

C．hesitate

D．pretend

14.

A．easier

B．tougher

C．rarer

D．worse

15.

A．practice

B．memory

C．principle

D．imagination