【推荐1】A 75-year-old retired lawyer from Chicago recently became the oldest American to climb Everest, the world’s tallest mountain top. The most ________ thing is that he had only started mountaineering seven years before.

Arthur Muir had taken great ________ in mountain climbing ever since his father gave him a book about the Himalayas when he was a child. And that fascination only ________ when Barry Bishop, a famous climber of Everest, visited his high-school in 1964. ________ , he never mentioned his dream until a friend ________ him to do so seven years ago. Once he did, he couldn’t stop his steps of ________ his dream.

At first, Muir just ________ climbed mountains in South America, before finally taking on the ________ he had been dreaming of his whole life. In 2019, Arthur Muir ________ to climb Everest. Unluckily, his ________ ended in failure after he injured his ankle ________ falling off a ladder during his climb. Last year, Everest was ________ due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, he gave it another try and got his ________ into the history books.

“ I’ve expected to climb up Mount Everest and ________ what it would give me at my age, ” said Muir. “ By the time I got to the top, I was so ________ that I didn’t really absorb what was happening around me. I was very concerned about ________ that I had the reserve energy and the ability to get down ________ . Honestly speaking, I was too tired to stand up so I am sitting down in my summit ________ . ”

Although Muir currently has no idea how he’ll top this ________ , it’s safe to say he hasn’t decided to hang up his mountaineering ________ yet. After all, he’s only been mountaineering for seven years.

1.

A．unacceptable

B．unbelievable

C．unbearable

D．uncomfortable

2.

A．part

B．faith

C．pride

D．interest

3.

A．spread

B．exploded

C．grew

D．ended

4.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Rather

D．Instead

5.

A．reminded

B．convinced

C．forced

D．warned

6.

A．introducing

B．describing

C．following

D．stating

7.

A．carefully

B．absolutely

C．admirably

D．successfully

8.

A．challenge

B．burden

C．approach

D．direction

9.

A．took off

B．set out

C．hurried up

D．held       up

10.

A．career

B．research

C．experiment

D．attempt

11.

A．at the sight of

B．in terms of

C．as a result of

D．on the basis of

12.

A．canceled

B．closed

C．defeated

D．abandoned

13.

A．honor

B．discovery

C．opinion

D．name

14.

A．wondered

B．confirmed

C．preserved

D．proved

15.

A．upset

B．frightened

C．excited

D．grateful

16.

A．pretending

B．ensuring

C．remembering

D．impressing

17.

A．safely

B．freely

C．quietly

D．steadily

18.

A．memory

B．arrival

C．picture

D．speech

19.

A．process

B．argument

C．behavior

D．achievement

20.

A．boots

B．slippers

C．umbrellas

D．raincoats

【推荐2】The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago, Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to____Joshua. It was a___trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be_____from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurse. But 12 hours later, at Children’s Hospital,____the doctors had exhausted（用尽） all____, little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted_____of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a____decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and_____couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans._____one point Jim realized he needed a____.When Jim settled into the chair____the barber’s, he began to_____the past hours, trying to_____some sense of it all.____had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….He had___begun his life. The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just_____him.
   While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch, “They are transplanting one of his heart valves（瓣膜）right now.”
The_____stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this. But about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry____she could get to Children’s Hospital. She_____here so full of joy. Her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a___needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.1.

A．pick out

B．pick up

C．set out

D．set up

2.

A．routine

B．annual

C．average

D．difficult

3.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．awakened

D．survived

4.

A．though

B．since

C．because

D．as

5.

A．medicine

B．strength

C．attempts

D．spirits

6.

A．part

B．few

C．some

D．wise

7.

A．good;

B．difficult;

C．stupid;

D．wise

8.

A．giving

B．tiring

C．boring

D．thinking

9.

A．Of

B．In

C．On

D．At

10.

A．haircut

B．break

C．donation

D．decision

11.

A．with

B．at

C．by

D．near

12.

A．decide on

B．reflect on

C．keep on

D．focus on

13.

A．get

B．take

C．hold

D．make

14.

A．How

B．Why

C．Whether

D．If

15.

A．barely

B．nearly

C．seldom

D．almost

16.

A．covered

B．drew

C．enveloped

D．choked

17.

A．hairdresser

B．customer

C．father

D．parent

18.

A．since

B．as

C．so

D．and

19.

A．arrived

B．left

C．stayed

D．sat

20.

A．desperately

B．deadly

C．clearly

D．obviously

【推荐3】It was about the third week in June last year. My 15-year-old son had already settled into his summer routine: Go to ___at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p. m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games  ___dinner.

It was the middle of the ___when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn’t  ___that anymore and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ___the next day, and a company that ___teenagers to guard their pools.

From that day I woke him up at 8 a. m. every day for him to ___the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ___his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ___going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to  ____work for a living.

Two weeks later, he had a  ____as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very  ____and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____don’t have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn’t try ____enough! Even if your kid is super  ____with finals and afterschool activities and doesn’t have time, you can ____job information for him.

Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____, or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring  ____for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____to make sure he is never late.

1.

A．school

B．study

C．bed

D．work

2.

A．around

B．until

C．after

D．during

3.

A．night

B．noon

C．morning

D．afternoon

4.

A．watch

B．appreciate

C．notice

D．stand

5.

A．lasted

B．rested

C．started

D．developed

6.

A．hired

B．forced

C．persuaded

D．force

7.

A．give

B．attend

C．observe

D．help

8.

A．designed

B．ruining

C．enjoying

D．joining

9.

A．looking into

B．looking out of

C．looking down upon

D．looking forward to

10.

A．recognize

B．conduct

C．save

D．buy

11.

A．roughly

B．luckily

C．actually

D．suddenly

12.

A．job

B．problem

C．goal

D．reward

13.

A．slowly

B．seriously

C．calmly

D．quickly

14.

A．teachers

B．colleagues

C．students

D．friends

15.

A．hard

B．fast

C．early

D．directly

16.

A．clear

B．excited

C．busy

D．disappointed

17.

A．write down

B．think about

C．wait for

D．search for

18.

A．theatre

B．square

C．park

D．factory

19.

A．experts

B．foreigners

C．teenagers

D．villagers

20.

A．habit

B．schedule

C．tradition

D．determination

【推荐1】My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.

Last spring I bought two small chickens for her. She got _________ and took good care of them._________,a few days later, both chickens died. She _________ into tears because of their death. I helped her _________ the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the _________ of her idea. 

However, I was wrong. Children are children after all. The failure hasn’t _________ my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail. 

One day last winter, I _________ under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows. My daughter and I could _________ the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t. 

So I told her to _________ the grains on the windowsill (窗台). A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill __________ and pecked (啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and cage the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How __________ it is for them to live outside!” 

“Oh, my dear, I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her. “The sparrow is a bird who loves __________.No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will die quickly. They are __________ to living outside. Moreover, they have a warm nest under the eaves.” 

From then on, we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them and __________ them as pet birds. However, we do not need to possess them. We __________ seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.

1.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．amazed

2.

A．Naturally

B．Suddenly

C．Unfortunately

D．Finally

3.

A．broke

B．happened

C．turned

D．burst

4.

A．bury

B．put

C．dig

D．set

5.

A．beginning

B．end

C．wish

D．reality

6.

A．upset

B．encouraged

C．helped

D．impressed

7.

A．stared

B．noticed

C．sensed

D．glared

8.

A．look

B．act

C．feed

D．catch

9.

A．throw

B．pour

C．pile

D．put

10.

A．one after another

B．one another

C．every other

D．each other

11.

A．free

B．happy

C．warm

D．cold

12.

A．freedom

B．spring

C．trees

D．nests

13.

A．safe

B．proud

C．grateful

D．used

14.

A．think

B．treat

C．dream

D．appreciate

15.

A．enjoy

B．would like

C．want

D．consider

【推荐3】When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ________ problem and had to go to hospital for a ________ examination.

It seemed a small ________ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go ________ right from the beginning. Not having a car or ________ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. ________ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was ________ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ________ direction. I ________ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a stranger, who was trying to get past me.   ________, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was OK. After I explained my ________ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my appointment. Sitting there waiting, I felt ________ that someone had been willing to help. Then, hearing a horn nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend waving at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a ________ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ________ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ________, for all things are possible.

1.

A．physical

B．traveling

C．social

D．housing

2.

A．scientific

B．final

C．previous

D．thorough

3.

A．chance

B．challenge

C．success

D．error

4.

A．wrong

B．easy

C．fast

D．ahead

5.

A．leaving

B．visiting

C．knowing

D．appreciating

6.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Unless

D．Once

7.

A．strange

B．necessary

C．obvious

D．important

8.

A．same

B．right

C．general

D．opposite

9.

A．looked at

B．waited for

C．got off

D．ran into

10.

A．Especially

B．Surprisingly

C．Probably

D．Normally

11.

A．idea

B．motivation

C．excuse

D．situation

12.

A．afraid

B．grateful

C．certain

D．disappointed

13.

A．lift

B．suggestion

C．bike

D．guidebook

14.

A．results

B．news

C．kindness

D．appearance

15.

A．power

B．faith

C．touch

D．support