【推荐1】My mother spent her childhood with her father on their farm in the US. She learned how to mend fences, plow (耕犁) fields, and make cheese. And she also learned that farm life doesn't offer _________rewards (回报), but if you _________with it, the effort and the long days will pay off.

My grandpa spent his later years living on a corner of the _________ named Cherry Ridge,where they _________ riding horses together every Saturday before he died in 2011.

Since that time, the farm has _________into Cherry Ridge Therapeutic Learning Programs, a center for learning, horseback riding and companionship (陪伴)."I am a 'road scholar', learning in an experiential way，" Mom told me."I feel I was _________with eyes to see the needs of a (n) _________ spirit," she added.

My mom has partnered with a _________called Working to Empower Students Together（WEST),_________helps young people with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, or unstable home environments.

Mom's latest project, the Farm Day Grief Camp, was __________out of her grieving (悲伤) after the __________of my grandpa.

"I'm an adult woman who lost my __________only six years ago," Mom said. "There is nothing __________than nature and animals to help with the __________process." The camp's first visitors were five kids mourning (哀悼) the loss of a seven-year-old boy who died of cancer. The __________included painting and recalling the child's favorite things; and a balloon launch (发射) they called Sentiments to Heaven.

"Each camper wrote one thing they wished they could __________ with their departed (去世的) loved one on their __________，" Mom said. Children with physical disabilities are __________at Cherry Ridge as well. Recently, a student in a wheelchair smiled ear﹣to﹣ear as he led the farm's mini horses around.

Mom's vision (愿景) inspires children,__________ensure the lessons she learned on the farm will be preserved for years to come. I know my grandpa would be __________.

1.

A．good

B．real

C．different

D．immediate

2.

A．stand

B．stick

C．share

D．agree

3.

A．farm

B．school

C．town

D．country

4.

A．imagined

B．avoided

C．enjoyed

D．missed

5.

A．developed

B．divided

C．looked

D．bumped

6.

A．unable

B．confused

C．gifted

D．annoyed

7.

A．happy

B．curious

C．determined

D．broken

8.

A．course

B．program

C．game

D．product

9.

A．where

B．which

C．what

D．who

10.

A．born

B．ready

C．found

D．grown

11.

A．illness

B．trouble

C．loss

D．failure

12.

A．mom

B．dad

C．husband

D．child

13.

A．better

B．worse

C．easier

D．stranger

14.

A．learning

B．thinking

C．relaxing

D．grieving

15.

A．trainings

B．activities

C．methods

D．rules

16.

A．share

B．agree

C．play

D．provide

17.

A．painting

B．balloon

C．door

D．book

18.

A．reliable

B．upset

C．cautious

D．welcome

19.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．although

20.

A．worried

B．thankful

C．relaxed

D．surprised

【推荐2】A winter storm dropped huge amounts of snow overnight on January 16 in western Pennsylvania. Coach Brian Delallo, who worked on a local high school football team, decided to ________ his players’ weightlifting practice. He texted his players saying, “Due to the expected severe ________, Monday’s weightlifting workout has been cancelled. ________ an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel (为……除雪) their driveway. Don’t accept any ________—that’s our Monday workout.”

The players received the message and went out to work on the more than six inches of snow. They said that they removed ________ from dozens of homes. Some players texted their coach afterwards to tell him how ________ it was. “We all feel________ about it,” said team captain Gavin Moul. “It’s not only helping them, but it’s helping us to become a better team.”

Many of the people whom the team members ________ couldn’t believe that the players wouldn’t accept any payment. Sometimes people even refused their help ________ they wouldn’t take money for it.

_______, it was not the first time for the team to have shoveling workout. It was started by a coach more than two decades ago. It was one of the many ________ the team kept.

“It’s about ________.” the coach said. “It is an inspiring way for us to interact with our community and show that it ________. Shoveling snow is just one of those opportunities to show appreciation to the community that supports us. The team got a workout and gave ________ to the community by doing these acts of kindness at the same time. It was a ________ for all.

1.

A．try out

B．pick up

C．go over

D．call off

2.

A．injury

B．weather

C．disease

D．pressure

3.

A．Find

B．Permit

C．Track

D．Dismiss

4.

A．money

B．apology

C．challenge

D．request

5.

A．dirt

B．water

C．snow

D．waste

6.

A．demanding

B．rewarding

C．promising

D．amusing

7.

A．hopeful

B．great

C．surprised

D．tired

8.

A．approached

B．surrounded

C．rescued

D．entertained

9.

A．so that

B．unless

C．until

D．because

10.

A．Actually

B．Moreover

C．Unfortunately

D．Instantly

11.

A．goals

B．secrets

C．traditions

D．jobs

12.

A．community

B．success

C．harvest

D．intervention

13.

A．matters

B．cares

C．works

D．stays

14.

A．off

B．up

C．in

D．back

15.

A．way

B．win

C．must

D．lesson

【推荐3】Last July 4th, three police officers went into a supermarket to get something cold to drink.

Once inside, the cops were________by a store security guard who asked for help with a theft. The woman being suspected didn’t have the look of an________criminal. She was obviously scared, and her cheeks were wet with tears.

The cops looked________her bag. “We just saw several boxes of food. Nothing else,” Mike told CBS New York.

“I’m hungry,” she explained________.

Being caught, the woman no doubt would be taken to jail for the________just because of being hungry while poor. But the cops had another idea. “We’ll________for her food,” Sojo told the surprised security guard.

The three men had no discussion at all. It went________. Instead, each of them________out 10 dollars to pay the tab. She would not be arrested that day.

The woman wept for________. Drying her eyes with a kerchief, she________, “Thank you, thank you.”

She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of________. “It was a very beautiful,________moment,” says Paul, who was at the store. He was so________by what he’d seen that he posted a photo on the Internet for all to see.

But attention was________what the officers wanted. They were driven by a far more common emotion. As Sojo told CNN, “When you look at someone’s face and see that he needs you and he is actually hungry, it’s pretty________for you to walk away from something like this.”

1.

A．questioned

B．examined

C．approached

D．required

2.

A．unskilled

B．experienced

C．intelligent

D．active

3.

A．outside

B．inside

C．around

D．down

4.

A．anxiously

B．shamelessly

C．fearfully

D．angrily

5.

A．action

B．mistake

C．habit

D．crime

6.

A．pay

B．look

C．apologize

D．account

7.

A．unchanged

B．uninformed

C．unsaid

D．uncalled

8.

A．took

B．brought

C．worked

D．pointed

9.

A．delight

B．sorrow

C．regret

D．gratitude

10.

A．recalled

B．repeated

C．responded

D．requested

11.

A．thinking

B．choosing

C．sharing

D．caring

12.

A．brave

B．genuine

C．painful

D．terrible

13.

A．moved

B．amazed

C．excited

D．influenced

14.

A．sometimes

B．finally

C．never

D．always

15.

A．simple

B．natural

C．complex

D．difficult