【推荐1】As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to_______a little pocket money.

One day I_______at the door of an elderly woman and asked_______ she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in_______ and I showed her my worn _______ , which no longer kept me warm. She _______me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be _______now.” She then_______a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a _______job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to ________me with your report card, and I will ________you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now________your little hands and take out as much________as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was ________for me to buy what I ________needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________.She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big ________ this wonderful lady made to my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

1.

A．save

B．give

C．earn

D．change

2.

A．knocked

B．turned

C．worked

D．looked

3.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．if

4.

A．school

B．time

C．trouble

D．bed

5.

A．bag

B．coat

C．carpet

D．sofa

6.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．helped

D．stopped

7.

A．punished

B．tested

C．praised

D．paid

8.

A．set up

B．made up

C．took out

D．put away

9.

A．boring

B．new

C．good

D．terrible

10.

A．keep

B．buy

C．remove

D．make

11.

A．serve

B．forgive

C．welcome

D．visit

12.

A．recognize

B．reward

C．understand

D．protect

13.

A．put up

B．show up

C．reach out

D．turn out

14.

A．room

B．money

C．food

D．time

15.

A．enough

B．rare

C．simple

D．special

16.

A．slightly

B．gradually

C．naturally

D．badly

17.

A．promised

B．discovered

C．knew

D．admitted

18.

A．asked

B．showed

C．required

D．wrote

19.

A．decision

B．progress

C．mistake

D．difference

20.

A．courage

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．happiness

【推荐2】It was the first time in four years that my daughter Kate had been able to have a face-to-face chat with her Chinese grandfather through WeChat. Her grandfather ______ showed us his apples. Kate eagerly asked when she could eat them. Since her birth, we can’t ______ time to take her back to China. Year after year, her grandfather would save us a box of the ______ apples just in case we visited. They were kept in the cold store _____ and they must have been sweet. I vividly remember my first ______ of an apple picked straight from the orchard(果园), which enjoys a perfect setting for growing apples with a high altitude and striking temperature differences.

A few weeks after the ______, when new blossoms (花) began to appear on the trees, a/an _______ occurred to Kate’s grandfather. If we couldn’t take our ______ back this year, he would take the apples to us. He ______ the ladder (梯子), carefully examining blossoms. Those that ______ his examination were picked off the trees. When the blossoms ______ small apples, he covered each apple with a special ______ consisting of three layers, which would ______ the young apples from brown spots and also help them achieve a/an ______ coloring. Several weeks passed and the apples were almost ready. He spent ______ removing the outer layers of the bags. The inner red layers remained. If they were removed too early, the fruits would be damaged by the sunlight. Once they ______ the sun, he removed the final layers.

From his ______, he still kept one box of his finest apples but this time he was ______ to deliver them himself. ______ for his passport and visa approved, he delicately ______ his 2-kilogram bag of best apples—as fresh fruit is strictly restricted by the customs and headed for Scotland.

1.

A．carefully

B．proudly

C．secretly

D．briefly

2.

A．devote

B．cost

C．spend

D．afford

3.

A．biggest

B．sourest

C．ripest

D．finest

4.

A．waiting

B．expecting

C．growing

D．working

5.

A．touch

B．sight

C．bite

D．purchase

6.

A．interview

B．discussion

C．chat

D．appointment

7.

A．mind

B．idea

C．advice

D．fact

8.

A．father

B．mother

C．son

D．daughter

9.

A．climbed

B．designed

C．made

D．fixed

10.

A．escaped

B．passed

C．failed

D．lost

11.

A．burst into

B．gave out

C．grew into

D．let out

12.

A．paper

B．bag

C．sheet

D．package

13.

A．protect

B．discourage

C．hide

D．cover

14.

A．dark

B．even

C．ever

D．light

15.

A．minutes

B．days

C．months

D．years

16.

A．adapted to

B．appealed to

C．adopted to

D．responded to

17.

A．tree

B．harvest

C．experiment

D．product

18.

A．accustomed

B．advised

C．engaged

D．determined

19.

A．Instructions

B．Recreations

C．Applications

D．Reservations

20.

A．packed

B．filled

C．emptied

D．delivered

【推荐3】Near my house is a library. As an enthusiastic reader, the idea to be surrounded by books itself is ________. So I volunteered to ________ it, managing books. But never had I realized reading had such ________ until I met an old lady.

One day I was arranging books when I heard a lady ________ something at the information desk, where I went to give ________. She was in her 70s with a beautiful smile.

After communication, I was ________ that she came to take the membership. Without family, she had ________her house and settled in a nursing home, living off ________ the interest from her savings account. Her love of reading, even at such an age, never ________. Her confidence, whenever she ________ reading, livened her up. The membership was ________ for her, so I explained the fee. She didn’t hesitate to open her purse and ________ for the amount. Noticing her ________ look, I offered to pay for her but she insisted, “I’ll come and pay tomorrow.” I failed to ________ her. The next day she returned, paid up and got her membership card. When I took her into the world of books, her eyes shone with excitement. She became a regular visitor, one I’d ________ every few days. Now her cute smile in my mind still reminds me of the magic of reading.

1.

A．appealing

B．creative

C．accurate

D．unbelievable

2.

A．participate

B．join

C．sponsor

D．visit

3.

A．possibility

B．power

C．value

D．fault

4.

A．showing off

B．giving up

C．inquiring about

D．leading to

5.

A．assistance

B．attention

C．results

D．regards

6.

A．annoyed

B．concerned

C．relieved

D．surprised

7.

A．donated

B．repaired

C．bought

D．sold

8.

A．hardly

B．purposefully

C．merely

D．secretly

9.

A．began

B．continued

C．deepened

D．lessened

10.

A．considered

B．practiced

C．mentioned

D．recommended

11.

A．costly

B．informal

C．unreasonable

D．risky

12.

A．arrange

B．check

C．ask

D．vote

13.

A．confused

B．grateful

C．uneasy

D．delighted

14.

A．decline

B．persuade

C．impress

D．satisfy

15.

A．expect

B．interview

C．question

D．recognize

【推荐2】Nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town. Though I was _________, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was eager to establish _________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when _________ to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been _________ — 13 miles seemed a(n) _________ task.

However, the original _________ gradually faded away. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made _________. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and _________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations _________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were finishing 12 miles, I was __________ that I’d made lifelong friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had __________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my __________. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a __________ of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendship, but with a skill that would __________ me for the rest of my life.

1.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．embarrassed

D．confused

2.

A．respect

B．principles

C．business

D．connections

3.

A．allowed

B．reminded

C．invited

D．required

4.

A．grateful

B．confident

C．crazy

D．awkward

5.

A．pleasant

B．impossible

C．rewarding

D．important

6.

A．delight

B．anxiety

C．shock

D．disappointment

7.

A．progress

B．discoveries

C．history

D．mistakes

8.

A．read

B．spread

C．exchanged

D．composed

9.

A．concluded

B．deepened

C．returned

D．decreased

10.

A．hopeful

B．regretful

C．convinced

D．ashamed

11.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Eventually

12.

A．paid off

B．run out

C．come

D．flown

13.

A．partners

B．trainers

C．coaches

D．judges

14.

A．risk

B．habit

C．right

D．means

15.

A．satisfy

B．protect

C．challenge

D．benefit

【推荐3】I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office, and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to tend to. But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane ________ our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was ________.

But something ________ happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our ________. They helped clear broken pieces and offered us a place to stay. Their ________ was most impressive. We had never ________ spoken to them before, but they ________ their home to us and made us feel like family.

We started a new ________ of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our ________ were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our ________ come together in the wake of a disaster.

I ________ knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my friend. She had a gift for ________ and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.

Looking back, I realize that the hurricane ________ unexpected benefit. It brought us closer to our neighbors and ________ our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) ________ to bring out the best in people.

1.

A．visited

B．skipped

C．approached

D．swept

2.

A．in ruins

B．in action

C．in check

D．in condition

3.

A．invisible

B．unexpected

C．impossible

D．unlucky

4.

A．mind

B．knowledge

C．aid

D．sense

5.

A．belief

B．request

C．wealth

D．kindness·

6.

A．really

B．carefully

C．naturally

D．clearly

7.

A．sold

B．rented

C．showed

D．opened

8.

A．business

B．project

C．tradition

D．life

9.

A．reunions

B．gatherings

C．journeys

D．memories

10.

A．family

B．volunteers

C．community

D．supporters

11.

A．soon

B．never

C．already

D．also

12.

A．fortune telling

B．story telling

C．mind reading

D．house keeping

13.

A．brought about

B．resulted from

C．made up for

D．got away with

14.

A．saved

B．controlled

C．enriched

D．recorded

15.

A．instant

B．effort

C．party

D．disaster

【推荐1】I had suddenly run out of oil paints just when I needed them. So I made a long________ to the only store around here that sells them.It was the ________ time to shop. The store was full of people and the checkout line was long. I could see the ________ on the faces of the people around me.It was no better in the parking lot and I found myself in the middle of a long line of cars waiting to pull out of it.

As my car was moving forward I ________ a middle­aged, thin black woman in an old coat. She was holding up a piece of paper that said,“Lost my job. Kids to ________!”I watched as car after car drove past her while their drivers turned their eyes away. As I came closer, I took out my ________ and pulled out the little cash I had left. I stopped next to her, ________ my window, and ________ put it in her hand.She smiled and said “Thank you” before the car behind me ________ me to drive on.

I drove away and ________ that I had helped her even a little. Was my small act of kindness ________ to her? I don’t know. Did it change the ________ of the driver behind me? Probably not. But it has been a wonderful ________ for me. We all want to make great changes and ________ great things, but sometimes a small kindness is all we can do. Just let your heart direct you then. Fill your days with small kindnesses and fill your life with ________.

1.

A．jogging

B．running

C．hike

D．drive

2.

A．best

B．toughest

C．happiest

D．greatest

3.

A．happiness

B．wonder

C．impatience

D．disappointment

4.

A．noticed

B．realized

C．stopped

D．recognized

5.

A．save

B．feed

C．adopt

D．change

6.

A．oil paints

B．credit card

C．watch

D．purse

7.

A．rolled down

B．picked up

C．broke down

D．lifted up

8.

A．excitedly

B．cautiously

C．only

D．swiftly

9.

A．allowed

B．pushed

C．asked

D．persuaded

10.

A．expected

B．guessed

C．promised

D．learned

11.

A．beneficial

B．helpful

C．useful

D．worthwhile

12.

A．attitude

B．opinion

C．value

D．advice

13.

A．journey

B．event

C．meeting

D．experience

14.

A．experience

B．copy

C．permit

D．act

15.

A．smile

B．joy

C．love

D．help

【推荐1】I have been in love with Yoga for many years. The practice of Yoga can lead to a__________ between mind and body. In the training, there is a __________ motion that has been one of my favorite poses. Each time I participate in this practice, I feel a deep sense of __________ with all those in the group.

Instead of standing alone, the class stands in a __________ close enough for us to hold hands. Each of us gives and __________ trust and support from one to another. As a unit we shift our __________ to one foot, resting the other foot against our ankle or our leg muscle. Slowly we __________ the hand position so that we are palm to palm. Then, we __________ our arms and create a crown (王冠) of hands above our heads.

A slight __________ may start if we fail to stand firmly, but soon we realize we have the __________ of each person in the circle, trusting them to protect us from __________. We feel a sense of safety, closing our eyes knowing we are __________. In time we return to standing on two feet before shifting to __________ on the other foot.

As we finish, there is a moment of silence for each of us to stand alone and __________ absorb the love and support we have received. This is why I like the pose most. Balance with support __________ making standing together strong in community. So much better than standing alone.

1.

A．separation

B．conflict

C．harmony

D．reference

2.

A．bending

B．standing

C．jumping

D．sliding

3.

A．pride

B．ambition

C．patience

D．connection

4.

A．circle

B．line

C．crowd

D．shelter

5.

A．receives

B．offers

C．assures

D．affords

6.

A．background

B．power

C．weight

D．spirit

7.

A．improve

B．transform

C．clap

D．challenge

8.

A．tighten

B．loose

C．wave

D．raise

9.

A．shake

B．touch

C．hug

D．choke

10.

A．honor

B．support

C．sympathy

D．respect

11.

A．disturbing

B．releasing

C．laughing

D．falling

12.

A．secure

B．confident

C．smart

D．independent

13.

A．marching

B．dancing

C．skating

D．balancing

14.

A．curiously

B．normally

C．individually

D．selflessly

15.

A．results from

B．ends up

C．brings out

D．comes about

【推荐2】“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms, she was ____ The baby had been born without ears. Time ____ that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his ______that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and ____ himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, ____ that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. He grew up and became a(n) ____ with his classmates. He might ____have been class president, but for that. The boy’s father ____with the family physician in secret. “Could ____ be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could ____ on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. So the ____ began for a person who would make such a ____ for a young man. Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. ____ it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very ____, and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who ____ so much to me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father. The secret was ____ for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin(棺材). Slowly and ____, his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to ____that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was ____ she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less ____, did they?”1.

A．angry

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．curious

2.

A．proved

B．seemed

C．told

D．saw

3.

A．figure

B．face

C．ear

D．appearance

4.

A．got

B．put

C．sent

D．took

5.

A．knowing

B．guessing

C．doubting

D．wondering

6.

A．enemy

B．stranger

C．favorite

D．friend

7.

A．ever

B．also

C．even

D．still

8.

A．asked

B．spoke

C．chatted

D．said

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．transplant

B．operate

C．set

D．fix

11.

A．operation

B．search

C．interview

D．examination

12.

A．devotion

B．effort

C．sacrifice

D．contribution

13.

A．Therefore

B．But

C．Though

D．Otherwise

14.

A．normal

B．useful

C．difficult

D．successful

15.

A．changed

B．worked

C．gave

D．did

16.

A．discussed

B．hidden

C．spread

D．kept

17.

A．carefully

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．tenderly

18.

A．see

B．find

C．show

D．tell

19.

A．proud

B．glad

C．worried

D．regretful

20.

A．beautiful

B．ugly

C．respectable

D．fashionable