【推荐2】When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very short, and when we ________ together, his hand on my arm for ________, people would stare. I would struggle at the unwanted ________.

It was ________ to coordinate (协调) our steps, and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to ________ to you.”

Our ________ walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. Despite unpleasant weather, he almost never ________ a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of ________ to him! When snow or ice was on the ground, it was ________ for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would ________ him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY on a child’ s sleigh (雪橇) to the subway entrance.

When I think of it now, I am amazed at how much ________ it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such shame and stress, and at how he did it - without ________ or complaint. He never talked about himself as an object of ________, nor did he show any envy of the more ________ or able. What he ________ in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my ________ to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how I ________ it. I think of him when I ________ about troubles, when I am ________ of another’s good fortune, and when I don’ t have a “good heart”. At such times I put my hand on his arm to ________ my balance, and say, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

1.

A．sat

B．came

C．walked

D．gathered

2.

A．balance

B．comfort

C．pleasure

D．interaction

3.

A．expectation

B．attention

C．respect

D．sympathy

4.

A．necessary

B．worthwhile

C．unbelievable

D．difficult

5.

A．adjust

B．turn

C．respond

D．appeal

6.

A．easy

B．long

C．special

D．usual

7.

A．wasted

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．changed

8.

A．relief

B．pride

C．generosity

D．kindness

9.

A．impossible

B．improper

C．cruel

D．funny

10.

A．watch

B．lift

C．hold

D．pull

11.

A．patience

B．courage

C．time

D．effort

12.

A．mercy

B．bitterness

C．success

D．support

13.

A．wisdom

B．value

C．pity

D．trick

14.

A．fortunate

B．confident

C．potential

D．promising

15.

A．put off

B．showed off

C．waited for

D．looked for

16.

A．astonishment

B．ignorance

C．impoliteness

D．unwillingness

17.

A．appreciated

B．regretted

C．tolerated

D．avoided

18.

A．complain

B．ask

C．worry

D．argue

19.

A．ashamed

B．afraid

C．envious

D．aware

20.

A．resist

B．break

C．regain

D．practice

【推荐3】Friends and neighbors poured in to greet her. The phones rings endlessly and she answers them to accept________from all the wishers. She is________her golden day as she reaches 50 years of age.

Her mother welcomed her into this world with tears of________for she was not the son her mother had desired. However, her father felt blessed to have a sweet little daughter like her. As she grew up, she________joy to the whole family. Her grandparents made her life a princess, but her mother never showed any________to her. She never really got a chance to________a special mother-daughter bonding（母女亲情）.________, she was always surrounded by her friends. But what she longed for was some tender（慈爱的，温柔点）words of love from her mother

As she grew up, she found her own ways to________her sorrow of such mental hurt. At college, she found some close friends to________a lifelong friendship with. Her friends felt envy of her and remarked how lucky she was to live like a princess. Later she married a young man who________her a brighter future. There were several ups and downs in their________but his support brought fresh hope to her life She shared a magical relationship with her daughter, and thus she________as baby when her daughter married and immigrated abroad. She said her daughter had helped her ________the sorrow of her past. Our conversation was________interrupted by a call. It didn't take long for me to guess who the caller was. It must be her________.

1.

A．warnings

B．opinions

C．suggestions

D．greetings

2.

A．celebrating

B．expecting

C．receiving

D．foreseeing

3.

A．gratefulness

B．excitement

C．sorrow

D．astonishment

4.

A．took

B．admitted

C．fetched

D．brought

5.

A．patience

B．love

C．comfort

D．terror

6.

A．share

B．welcome

C．increase

D．improve

7.

A．Pitifully

B．Regretfully

C．Fortunately

D．Normally

8.

A．predict

B．overcome

C．resist

D．avoid

9.

A．develop

B．take

C．compare

D．fight

10.

A．answered

B．promised

C．advised

D．informed

11.

A．quarrels

B．studies

C．relations

D．lives

12.

A．argued

B．laughed

C．cried

D．whispered

13.

A．in

B．off

C．with

D．through

14.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．frequently

D．casually

15.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．father

D．brother

【推荐1】Last winter vacation, I had a wonderful 12-day trip to Los Angeles. During my stay, I experienced the _________ of my host family.

On my way to Los Angeles, I kept _________ my host family: a _________ house with a garden and family members with blue eyes. _________ my arrival, I met them—an Asian woman named Theresa and her daughter, Mikayla. To be honest, I was a bit _________ in the beginning. _________, they were very delighted to see me arrive. After a short introduction, they drove me home.

My _________ to see a big American house was not met. 20 minutes after we arrived, I _________ that there wasn’t even a garage. Theresa _________ my dissatisfaction and insisted that I have a __________, so I did. The moment my head hit the pillow, my __________ feelings were gone, but homesickness set in. __________, the warm room and the pink quilt gave me some comfort.

Staying with the family for several __________ found they were probably the nicest host family in the world. Theresa treated me like her own __________. Every day, she __________ me up from school and __________ forgot to carry my coat. She usually took me around the town to __________ its beauty. Sometimes, she even prepared delicious Chinese __________ for me.

The warmth the family showed me was the best and most incredible __________ on my first trip to the US. I can still __________ Theresa’s tears when we had to say goodbye. One day, I hope I have the chance to host a nice family in China.

1.

A．efforts

B．problem

C．warmth

D．memories

2.

A．asking

B．calling

C．observing

D．imagining

3.

A．big

B．bright

C．wooden

D．pink

4.

A．During

B．Before

C．Upon

D．Since

5.

A．anxious

B．excited

C．curious

D．disappointed

6.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Instead

7.

A．excuse

B．action

C．expectation

D．example

8.

A．came out

B．found out

C．got up

D．looked up

9.

A．expressed

B．cleared

C．changed

D．noticed

10.

A．meal

B．rest

C．drink

D．talk

11.

A．bad

B．empty

C．strange

D．great

12.

A．Slightly

B．Luckily

C．Occasionally

D．Constantly

13.

A．days

B．months

C．seasons

D．years

14.

A．student

B．daughter

C．sister

D．husband

15.

A．woke

B．brought

C．sent

D．picked

16.

A．never

B．even

C．yet

D．ever

17.

A．play

B．relax

C．research

D．explore

18.

A．food

B．computer

C．clothing

D．books

19.

A．plan

B．gift

C．friend

D．dream

20.

A．forget

B．regret

C．remember

D．enjoy

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。
My school goes all the way from classes for five year olds to classes for 18 year olds, with a ____area for the junior and senior school.
Last year, I ____my old year 5 teacher in the library. My teacher called me ____ and asked how I was going. Then she told me about Clare. “I have a girl in my year 3 class. Her name’s Clare and she ____ me so much of you, Cassie. She seems a little bit ____ and quiet in class. Do you think you could come down on lunch time and maybe have a ____ with her?” Of course I was very ____ to do this and to meet Clare in order to find our how, ____, she was like me.
Clare turned out to be a pale little girl, slim and small ____ her age. After talking to the 8-year-old for a while, I discovered that we both____reading and writing short stories, I ____ the Chronicles of Narnia, explaining that it was a wonderful fantasy series.
I started ____ the junior school often to read aloud some of the books to Clare. After a while, other girls started coming to____ too, and I started getting a ____ in the junior school as the “big reading girl”. Some days I didn’t read and____ just talked to Clare. We talked about her friends, school work and books. And she always ____ me so much with her great intelligence.
There are days when I get so excited about Clare, about how____ she is and how far she’ll go in life. Being with her and ____ to her excites me to no end, I just wanted to ____ that excitement with you and to encourage everyone to guide somebody in their life who could use a little bit of ____ and encouragement.1.

A．wonderful

B．quiet

C．separate

D．distant

2.

A．ran into

B．looked for

C．called on

D．get through

3.

A．up

B．over

C．down

D．away

4.

A．warns

B．convinces

C．informs

D．reminds

5.

A．lost

B．attracted

C．gone

D．devoted

6.

A．lesson

B．chat

C．quiz

D．game

7.

A．grateful

B．nervous

C．eager

D．proud

8.

A．obviously

B．exactly

C．generally

D．gradually

9.

A．at

B．for

C．about

D．during

10.

A．practiced

B．minded

C．avoided

D．enjoyed

11.

A．recommended

B．donated

C．provided

D．commanded

12.

A．attending

B．repairing

C．interviewing

D．visiting

13.

A．read

B．play

C．listen

D．retell

14.

A．reputation

B．pen name

C．prize

D．permission

15.

A．even

B．never

C．instead

D．still

16.

A．frightened

B．interested

C．puzzled

D．surprised

17.

A．clever

B．generous

C．kind

D．young

18.

A．writing

B．replying

C．explaining

D．talking

19.

A．connect

B．share

C．supply

D．consult

20.

A．confidence

B．concern

C．support

D．promise

【推荐3】Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small ________ in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo trip somewhere out of the ________. I took out maps and drew the 1 500-mile ________ along which I would be biking from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ________ my plans with my dad, he agreed as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ________ from him, he was all for it.

I had only been away from my home three days now but there was an inner ________ going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could ________ it. The other part of me was ready to ________ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road I met another ________ who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey alone by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ________. It encouraged me not to ________.

As I listened to my favorite artists on my MP4 player I pedaled with my ________. There was nobody around me for miles. Actually that wasn’t ________ true. There were mosquitoes—millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ________ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But however difficult it would be nothing could stop my ________ towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.

A．meeting

B．party

C．conversation

D．lecture

2.

A．question

B．problem

C．place

D．ordinary

3.

A．route

B．road

C．picture

D．queue

4.

A．shared

B．compared

C．prepared

D．changed

5.

A．stories

B．hobbies

C．skills

D．spirits

6.

A．request

B．activity

C．battle

D．discussion

7.

A．think

B．make

C．take

D．beat

8.

A．turn

B．reply

C．prove

D．adapt

9.

A．driver

B．jogger

C．pilot

D．bicyclist

10.

A．humor

B．direction

C．satisfaction

D．balance

11.

A．give up

B．break down

C．speed up

D．calm down

12.

A．hands

B．feet

C．eyes

D．shoulders

13.

A．gradually

B．eventually

C．suddenly

D．entirely

14.

A．wounds

B．bites

C．dots

D．cuts

15.

A．advance

B．presentation

C．company

D．confusion