【推荐2】Isn’t it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture (培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?

I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to ____ this annoying weed called Bermuda grass. It was ____ stuff and it would really ____ if you didn’t get it out by the ____.

When my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago, what I had to deal with this is this certain part weeds ____ to the Bermuda grass, which would also spread wildly.

After getting the inside of our home ____, it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I ____— attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one ____ by the roots.

Just this Spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer ____ but another one was in full ____. So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got to work ____ them from my yard. When I was ____, my yard was better off.

Sometimes our life can be so similar. We all have weeds in our life. These weeds can be challenges, setbacks, or ____ beliefs, and the list can be ____.

When dealing with these weeds of ____, the ____ is to get to the root of them and remove them one by one out and eventually you will ____ this round. And when another crop of weeds       ____, deal with them directly ____ they spread, because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it, it will give you more courage and ____ the next time a problem arises up.

1.

A．eat up

B．dig up

C．break up

D．put up

2.

A．powerful

B．poisonous

C．sensitive

D．terrible

3.

A．spread

B．succeed

C．withdraw

D．compromise

4.

A．leaves

B．hands

C．spades

D．roots

5.

A．attractive

B．similar

C．fundamental

D．unknown

6.

A．counted

B．mended

C．appreciated

D．settled

7.

A．energetically

B．unsuccessfully

C．curiously

D．thankfully

8.

A．inside

B．out

C．off

D．across

9.

A．useful

B．dynamic

C．different

D．common

10.

A．force

B．length

C．detail

D．vain

11.

A．collecting

B．attending

C．ridding

D．distinguishing

12.

A．worn-out

B．accustomed

C．finished

D．introduced

13.

A．familiar

B．religious

C．past

D．negative

14.

A．reasonable

B．endless

C．normal

D．uncertain

15.

A．life

B．school

C．house

D．factory

16.

A．progress

B．solution

C．disadvantage

D．permission

17.

A．interrupt

B．memorize

C．conquer

D．recognize

18.

A．shows up

B．shows off

C．takes up

D．takes

19.

A．unless

B．even if

C．before

D．so that

20.

A．impression

B．motivation

C．wisdom

D．satisfaction

【推荐3】Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have ________ feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common ________ between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over ________ rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the ________. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for ________ the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different ________ to these problems. However, some approaches are more ________ than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but ________ clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s ________. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the ________ of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to ________ their actions.

Psychologists say that ________ is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should ________ to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may ________ their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and ________ each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

1.

A．natural

B．strong

C．guilty

D．similar

2.

A．interest

B．argument

C．link

D．knowledge

3.

A．noisy

B．crowded

C．messy

D．locked

4.

A．homework

B．housework

C．problem

D．research

5.

A．washing

B．using

C．dropping

D．replacing

6.

A．approaches

B．contributions

C．introductions

D．attitudes

7.

A．flexible

B．popular

C．unique

D．successful

8.

A．later

B．originally

C．seldom

D．thoroughly

9.

A．behavior

B．taste

C．future

D．nature

10.

A．failures

B．changes

C．consequences

D．challenges

11.

A．defend

B．delay

C．repeat

D．reconsider

12.

A．communication

B．bond

C．friendship

D．trust

13.

A．reply

B．attend

C．attach

D．talk

14.

A．hate

B．scold

C．frighten

D．stop

15.

A．loving

B．observing

C．understanding

D．praising

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
I will never forget the night in 1946 when disaster and difficulty visited our home.
My brother, George, came home from football practice and fell ______ with temperature of 40C. After an ______, the doctor informed us that it was polio. Polio was well known in Webster Groves, Missouri, having killed and ______ many children there.
The doctor felt duty-bound(义不容辞的）to inform George of the ______ truth. “I hate to tell you this, son” he said, “but the polio is so bad that you will probably never ______ again without a limp(跛行), and your left arm will be useless.”
George had always ______ himself as a championship wrestler in his senior year after just missing it as a junior. ______ able to speak, George whispered: “Doctor...”
“Yes,” said the doctor ______the bed. “What is it, my boy?”
“Go to hell(见鬼去吧),” said George in a voice filled with ______.
The doctor seemed shocked, but you see, Mom and Dad ______ us that just like you would never like someone else come into your house with an axe and break up your furniture, you should never let a ______ thought come into your mind and break up your dreams.
The next day, the nurse walked into George’s room to find him lying flat on his _____ on the floor.
“What’s going on in here?” asked the ______ nurse.
“I’m walking.” George ______ replied.
Sometimes it would take George 20 minutes just to get out of the chair, but he ______ any offers of help. I remember seeing him lift a tennis ball with as much ______ as a healthy man would need to lift a 100-pound barbell.
I also remember seeing him, six months later, step out on the mat as captain of the ______ team. George’s return from the horrible effects of polio was written about in ______ all over the state of Missouri. No one had ever been known to ______ so quickly or so completely from this disease. He had been through hell and he came out of it with a ______ as strong as steel.1.

A．ill

B．asleep

C．senseless

D．silent

2.

A．assessment

B．analysis

C．examination

D．investigation

3.

A．seized

B．disabled

C．injured

D．discouraged

4.

A．terrible

B．simple

C．unpleasant

D．scientific

5.

A．stand

B．wrestle

C．practice

D．walk

6.

A．dressed

B．defended

C．pictured

D．awarded

7.

A．Barely

B．Well

C．Finally

D．Not

8.

A．making up

B．staring at

C．turning to

D．leaning over

9.

A．anxiety

B．determination

C．admiration

D．pride

10.

A．comforted

B．warned

C．taught

D．reminded

11.

A．positive

B．pleasant

C．damaging

D．disturbing

12.

A．face

B．head

C．side

D．knees

13.

A．curious

B．shocked

C．amused

D．sensitive

14.

A．briefly

B．firmly

C．gently

D．calmly

15.

A．considered

B．accepted

C．refused

D．missed

16.

A．effort

B．enthusiasm

C．time

D．energy

17.

A．football

B．wrestling

C．weightlifting

D．tennis

18.

A．essays

B．books

C．magazines

D．newspapers

19.

A．flee

B．arise

C．recover

D．survive

20.

A．feeling

B．desire

C．body

D．soul

【推荐1】I am a guide at the California Academy of Sciences. Weeks ago I was ________ with a lovely family at the Academy’s Swamp exhibit. Their young son was ________ by the swallow and asked many questions about it. As the family was leaving, I asked the boy if he would like a sticker to put on his shirt. He ________ chose a swallow sticker. The boy’s younger brother spent time ________ all the sticker choices before choosing a butterfly. The boy who had chosen first said softly to his father, “I didn’t see the frog sticker.” His father immediately ________ the boy to ask me for a second sticker. The boy said, “No, I’m happy with what I have.”

I was ________. Such wisdom, grace, and ________, all from an eight-year-old boy. Too often, we ________ to be happy with what we have and in our forgetfulness we spread the ________ of discontent.

I recently purchased my first laptop computer. In discussions with the ________, he said, “Within two years, you’ll probably want a new one anyway.” Why would I want a new one, ________ my old one was working? Perhaps, “________” is the key word. I won’t ________ need a new laptop in two years but I “will probably want one”. I may want ________ things, but I don’t need them. What I do desperately need is the peace of mind. I need to ________ each of my sudden urges to purchase or possess as either “want” or “need”.

1.

A．seeing

B．visiting

C．leaving

D．staying

2.

A．trapped

B．called

C．stuck

D．fascinated

3.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．deliberately

D．casually

4.

A．going about

B．going by

C．going for

D．going through

5.

A．demanded

B．suggested

C．urged

D．persuaded

6.

A．satisfied

B．astonished

C．pleased

D．thrilled

7.

A．gratitude

B．patience

C．concentration

D．respect

8.

A．used

B．tried

C．pretended

D．forgot

9.

A．concept

B．assumption

C．infection

D．lie

10.

A．cashier

B．host

C．salesman

D．waiter

11.

A．if

B．for

C．but

D．besides

12.

A．need

B．want

C．hope

D．mind

13.

A．obviously

B．specially

C．simply

D．necessarily

14.

A．spare

B．suitable

C．shiny

D．similar

15.

A．recognize

B．identify

C．prove

D．access

【推荐2】Something strange has been happening to me. Women in the street have been telling me I'm _________ lately.

My act of courage isn't much—I just stopped _________ my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, I started dyeing (染色) it. It was _________, messy and time-consuming. And my hair _________ fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon every five weeks.

Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their _________ for as long as possible. But our hair starts to turn gray, and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to _________ something. I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves because going gray has done more for me than _________ me time and money.

I like my _________ hair, just as it is. Maybe it’s not beautiful, but _________ me that I'm not a kid anymore—and this isn’t a bad thing. So there's nothing __________ about growing older. When I see my hair in the __________, it's a reminder that my time is not infinite (无限的), and I should spend it doing what __________.

I see my gray hair as a __________ act of rebellion (反抗) against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my “__________”—and I’m letting it fly, __________.

1.

A．brave

B．fashionable

C．energetic

D．excited

2.

A．cutting

B．brushing

C．coloring

D．combing

3.

A．expensive

B．simple

C．shiny

D．attractive

4.

A．remained

B．grew

C．fell out

D．dried out

5.

A．past

B．power

C．strength

D．youth

6.

A．cover

B．create

C．imagine

D．describe

7.

A．keeping

B．offering

C．saving

D．leaving

8.

A．common

B．strange

C．clean

D．natural

9.

A．persuades

B．reminds

C．comforts

D．forces

10.

A．doubtful

B．shameful

C．harmful

D．pitiful

11.

A．mirror

B．document

C．book

D．diary

12.

A．exists

B．matters

C．works

D．means

13.

A．free

B．sincere

C．little

D．casual

14.

A．symbol

B．memory

C．flag

D．hairstyle

15.

A．ambitiously

B．aggressively

C．silently

D．proudly

【推荐3】When I was 19 years old, I decided to pursue my passion for writing as a career. At the time, I knew that it was a _______ choice. It is one thing to turn your passion into a career, but to study writing as a 4-year degree? Was I being crazy or just _______?

The truth is, from the moment I chose writing as my major, I was _______ doubting my decision. I enjoyed my classes, but I couldn’t _______ the anxiety. As my senior year closed in, most of my friends had thought about what kind of careers they were looking for. I, _______, hadn’t even decided what kind of writing I wanted to do.

Then I asked myself why I write. For a while, I did not have a good enough _______. “Because I love it” often came to mind, but it didn’t seem to be a _______ reason to justify (证明……正确) devoting my life. Finally, after many doubts and anxious questions, I found the answer that gave me _______. I have returned to this moment many times to remind myself why I keep _______.

Why do I write? Because it is what I have to ________. I have the ability to share in a way that connects with others. I have the clarity (清晰的思维能力) to see that I can ________ others through the language I use. It is how I can give of myself to the world that has ________ me. And so, I find dignity (尊严) in the work I do.

Every person ________ a passion for something. Whatever they are, it’s worth it to seek out why they matter, and keep seeking until we find an answer that ________. And once you have found the answer, stick to it. ________ to it again and again to remind yourself that what you have to share with this world is uniquely yours to give.

1.

A．secure

B．risky

C．correct

D．wise

2.

A．foolish

B．tense

C．joyous

D．confident

3.

A．hardly

B．constantly

C．rarely

D．greedily

4.

A．shake off

B．cut off

C．take off

D．kick off

5.

A．therefore

B．thus

C．however

D．while

6.

A．solution

B．plan

C．answer

D．belief

7.

A．significant

B．sufficient

C．sharp

D．sensitive

8.

A．disappointment

B．fear

C．honor

D．peace

9.

A．pushing back

B．pushing through

C．putting aside

D．putting forward

10.

A．give

B．pursue

C．earn

D．perform

11.

A．entertain

B．please

C．convince

D．reach

12.

A．defended

B．cured

C．shaped

D．surrounded

13.

A．possesses

B．negates

C．lacks

D．expresses

14.

A．differs

B．satisfies

C．comes

D．matters

15.

A．Return

B．Tend

C．Appeal

D．Apply