【推荐1】It was an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and skipping in a circle on brightly colored _________. Music was blaring from a loudspeaker: “Animal action...Move like a lion!” and suddenly everyone was crawling on the ground_________like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It’s _________that the kids are so excited!

These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动）_________in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this opportunity when my gymnastics coach started_________tumbling for kids aged from three to seven. My sister _________ immediately. Despite my going with her to her first practice, she was more_________than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join in to make her more_________. The practice needed high energy and non-stop _________, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels (侧手翻）and playing games like “Animal action”. I began going to all of the practices with my sister and __________ in any way that I could. Afterwards, I __________ looked forward to the weekly classes, where I could improve my ability to __________ other individuals.

One of the __________moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of my students how to do a walkover (软翻). I had watched her making progress as a __________ for two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she__________accomplished a walkover on her own made the __________not only an accomplishment for her, but one for me as well.

For two years I was a(an)__________coach and during those two years I __________as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it __________to be a coach and that being a coach didn’t mean giving orders, but giving kids a role __________to admire and learn from.

1.

A．chairs

B．beds

C．mats

D．lands

2.

A．rolling

B．practicing

C．screaming

D．roaring

3.

A．surprising

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．depressing

4.

A．class

B．game

C．show

D．assignment

5.

A．explaining

B．teaching

C．conveying

D．discovering

6.

A．signed up

B．turn off

C．gave in

D．held on

7.

A．joyful

B．disappointed

C．nervous

D．independent

8.

A．natural

B．comfortable

C．mature

D．skillful

9.

A．improvement

B．excitement

C．amusement

D．movement

10.

A．helped

B．learned

C．played

D．tried

11.

A．merely

B．always

C．still

D．usually

12.

A．impress

B．indicate

C．guide

D．attract

13.

A．toughest

B．busiest

C．proudest

D．luckiest

14.

A．specialist

B．gymnast

C．runner

D．player

15.

A．suddenly

B．normally

C．particularly

D．eventually

16.

A．experience

B．process

C．reward

D．performance

17.

A．partner

B．substitute

C．assistant

D．head

18.

A．struggled

B．acted

C．remained

D．grew

19.

A．took

B．brought

C．paid

D．cost

20.

A．character

B．figure

C．image

D．model

【推荐2】If you have been to Harbin in winter, but didn’t have a _______ to see people do winter-swimming, I am sure you will feel it’s a(n) _______. Can you imagine swimming in a river with the temperature being about 10 degrees below zero? This would be _______ to the people from the South. If you were on the Songhuajiang River, you could not help _______ those brave swimmers.

I felt greatly excited as well as _______ when I first saw the winter-swimming, though it was very cold that day, the swimmers were only wearing _______ clothes, while all the people watching were having heavy clothes covering all their bodies with only two _______ visible. I had thought that the river was warm, but it _______ much cold when I dipped my hand into the river water. What excited me most was the way they _______ into the river from the high ice-platform and the styles in which they swam, ________ butterfly-stroke and back-stroke.

My uncle has been ________ about winter-swimming for several years. Now he is a member of the Winter Swimming Club. Once I asked him, “Aren’t you afraid of cold? Have you got a ________ from it?” Smiling, he said, “________ we have a strong will, we can surely overcome any ________ and difficulties. I haven’t got a cold at all. On the contrary, I have become ________ than I was before.” That’s true, he ________ suffer from bronchitis. However, since he began to like swimming, he has been fully ________ from the disease.

Today, more and more people are ________ joining in the winter-swimming, including women and children. This activity shows the great ________ and strong will of the people in Harbin which I think is just what we ________ in our work and study as well.

1.

A．partner

B．car

C．chance

D．plan

2.

A．failure

B．pity

C．disadvantage

D．wonder

3.

A．unforgettable

B．hopeful

C．valuable

D．unbelievable

4.

A．admiring

B．encouraging

C．cheering

D．supporting

5.

A．surprised

B．regretful

C．doubtful

D．frightened

6.

A．thin

B．working

C．swimming

D．short

7.

A．ears

B．hands

C．feet

D．eyes

8.

A．seemed

B．felt

C．tasted

D．remained

9.

A．walked

B．dived

C．rushed

D．fell

10.

A．such as

B．above all

C．for example

D．apart from

11.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．crazy

D．nervous

12.

A．medal

B．prize

C．fever

D．cold

13.

A．Even if

B．Even though

C．As long as

D．Ever since

14.

A．dangers

B．fears

C．risks

D．shortcomings

15.

A．younger

B．happier

C．heavier

D．healthier

16.

A．started to

B．came to

C．used to

D．continued to

17.

A．recovered

B．freed

C．prevented

D．separated

18.

A．actively

B．formally

C．gladly

D．regularly

19.

A．kindness

B．determination

C．intelligence

D．courage

20.

A．expect

B．need

C．dream

D．train

【推荐2】The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We ______the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city______ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply______us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,_______under a low bridge, we came across______families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on______the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was______than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many_______and cried. Spending time in this______moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had________. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult_______that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together______a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that _______of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my________in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that ________the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all_____that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._______, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the_______we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on_______they could do, a sense of determination_______the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.1.

A．put up with

B．got back to

C．looked back on

D．made up for

2.

A．now that

B．so that

C．as if

D．even if

3.

A．puzzled

B．annoyed

C．embarrassed

D．shocked

4.

A．marching

B．running

C．passing

D．moving

5.

A．entire

B．normal

C．average

D．general

6.

A．beyond

B．with

C．till

D．for

7.

A．stronger

B．deeper

C．worse

D．less

8.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．set off

D．held on

9.

A．environment

B．hotel

C．house

D．background

10.

A．inspected

B．attempted

C．witnessed

D．challenged

11.

A．feelings

B．decisions

C．thoughts

D．impressions

12.

A．along

B．around

C．by

D．in

13.

A．neither

B．either

C．none

D．each

14.

A．experiences

B．schedules

C．data

D．position

15.

A．once

B．while

C．since

D．unless

16.

A．supposed

B．advised

C．confirmed

D．agreed

17.

A．Surely

B．Rather

C．Now

D．Indeed

18.

A．burden

B．suffering

C．anxiety

D．difficulty

19.

A．how

B．where

C．what

D．when

20.

A．replaced

B．changed

C．covered

D．improved

【推荐3】Even to this day I still remember the very moment when I first waved my ping-pong paddle(乒乓球拍) in primary school. At that time, I was _______ and few classmates would like to talk to me. I felt _______, always wandering on the playground. On a bright Sunday afternoon, I _______ a coach playing ping-pong with some children on the playground. He walked towards me and said in a caring tone, “Hello, boy, may I ask why you are in low spirits?”

What he said actually _______ me, for it was the first time that I could feel _______. After talking for a while, he asked, “Would you like to learn ping-pong?” I thought it was at least a good idea to take up this sport to _______ time during my lonely days. So I _______ to join his team at once. However, never could I imagine that the practice process was indeed a _______.

I spent all my spare time learning skills of playing ping-pong and sometimes even got _______. More than once I wanted to give up, but my coach kept encouraging me. Much to my ________, my team members saw my efforts and never looked down on me. I didn’t let my coach and my team down either, winning the championship in a national competition after six years of ________. Now, in high school, I am still shy, but ________. My classmates regard me as their role model and I don’t feel lonely anymore.

But for my coach’s help, I would not have succeeded. When walking on the ________ again, with the words of my coach “no ________, no sweet” echoing in my ears, I decide to ________ his kindness to brighten more lives.

1.

A．active

B．shy

C．capable

D．independent

2.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．confident

D．worried

3.

A．came across

B．crashed into

C．talked about

D．turned to

4.

A．changed

B．defeated

C．helped

D．touched

5.

A．surprised

B．sick

C．cared

D．satisfied

6.

A．waste

B．make

C．kill

D．tell

7.

A．decided

B．desired

C．preferred

D．applied

8.

A．shock

B．lifestyle

C．trap

D．challenge

9.

A．paid

B．praised

C．encouraged

D．injured

10.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．regret

D．delight

11.

A．practice

B．peace

C．schooling

D．waiting

12.

A．brave

B．excellent

C．creative

D．energetic

13.

A．playground

B．street

C．track

D．beach

14.

A．luck

B．dream

C．sweat

D．courage

15.

A．pass on

B．break down

C．put forward

D．keep up

【推荐2】My class started as scheduled one Monday at the University of Nevada. However, out of curiosity I______asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. He’d had his wisdom teeth_______out. The young man then went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His ______ reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before.“Every morning when you get up,you have a(n)______about how you want to approach life that day,“I said to the young man.“I choose to be cheerful. Let me give you an example,”I continued,

The other students began to listen to our______. I told them that my car had broken down on the way to the class that morning. Upon getting to the university,I called to ask for a tow truck (牵引车). The secretary in the office asked mew hat had happened.“This is my lucky day，”I replied,smiling.“Your car______and today is your lucky day?”she was______

”I live 17 miles from here,“I replied.”My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway, but it didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the______place: off the freeway, within walking______ of here. I’m still able to teach my class,and I’ve been able to______for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today,it couldn’t have been arranged in a more______way.”The secretary’s eyes opened wide,and then she______.I smiled back and headed for class.

I looked at all the faces in the lecture hall. ______it was the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them, In fact,it had all started with a student’s______that I was cheerful. A wise man once said,“Our attitude towards life______life’s attitude towards us.”I suppose it must be so.

1.

A．carefully

B．suddenly

C．slowly

D．cheerfully

2.

A．pushed

B．put

C．pulled

D．made

3.

A．requirement

B．suggestion

C．reply

D．question

4.

A．position

B．choice

C．right

D．idea

5.

A．quarrel

B．fight

C．argument

D．conversation

6.

A．took down

B．blew down

C．broke up

D．broke down

7.

A．excited

B．worried

C．puzzled

D．depressed

8.

A．single

B．noisy

C．perfect

D．attractive

9.

A．speed

B．distance

C．direction

D．time

10.

A．control

B．inform

C．arrange

D．beg

11.

A．complex

B．useful

C．skillful

D．convenient

12.

A．shocked

B．sighed

C．cried

D．smiled

13.

A．Though

B．Because

C．As

D．Since

14.

A．observation

B．guide

C．advice

D．survey

15.

A．determines

B．controls

C．manages

D．helps

【推荐3】Trent Johnson just celebrated his graduation from medical school in Ohio with a ceremony at his parents’ home in Florida.

He ________a couple weeks before his actual ceremony that the college was canceling it on account of the deadly epidemic. He was absolutely ________.

His friends ________him to create a website so that all of his family flying into Columbus originally still could celebrate ________.They made the living room look as special as possible given the ________of the ceremony. There’s nothing that could have substituted that special ________.

His twitter where the video immediately went ________has almost half a million views. He was on the news and was ________in The New York Times.

“I remember seeing my face on the newspaper and thinking I not only became a doctor, but I motivated people all over the world to ________ their dreams. That was truly a(n) ________moment”.

Johnson was brought up in an underdeveloped area where people would have ________socioeconomic class and it was the type of the community that he wanted to ________. Now as a ________at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he ________ has an opportunity to do that.

As Johnson settles into his new surroundings, he will continue to spread his message of hope and ________.

1.

A．recognized

B．learned

C．anticipated

D．recalled

2.

A．sorrowful

B．pitiful

C．awkward

D．guilty

3.

A．permitted

B．begged

C．appointed

D．helped

4.

A．consistently

B．virtually

C．casually

D．formally

5.

A．standard

B．origin

C．popularity

D．atmosphere

6.

A．memory

B．option

C．moment

D．design

7.

A．virtual

B．mad

C．wild

D．blank

8.

A．evaluated

B．featured

C．engaged

D．promoted

9.

A．change

B．start

C．sacrifice

D．follow

10.

A．scary

B．awful

C．incredible

D．specific

11.

A．low

B．powerful

C．rare

D．noble

12.

A．heal

B．escape

C．reform

D．serve

13.

A．pioneer

B．chemist

C．physician

D．professor

14.

A．seldom

B．just

C．still

D．yet

15.

A．admiration

B．innovation

C．cooperation

D．inspiration