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When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he got a life-changing birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel.

It was an 843-piece Middle Easten _______ palace. And with it were instructions that Finkel made _______for it. Finkel invented a unique name for every piece in the palace set. Then she spent countless hours typing building _______ in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to _______ them all together.

His mind was _______. As a blind person, he had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own, Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same _______.

Shifrin says, “For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D_______ for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks allow me to see things that are _______ to explore by touch.”

For years after that incredible Lego experience, he created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, together with Finkel, all published on a website they created, “Lego for the _______”.

Shifrin began ________ to Lego several years ago to discuss his work, ________ it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the right person.

His years-long devotion ________ when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their ________.

It couldn’t have been completed without Shifrin’s ________ or without his determination.

He just wished Finkel had been here to see it. “I think she’d be very glad that we came this ________,” Shifrin said.

1.
A．woodB．paperC．puzzleD．Lego
2.
A．directlyB．cautiouslyC．especiallyD．regularly
3.
A．regulationsB．requirementsC．instructionsD．competence
4.
A．gatherB．fitC．fixD．mix
5.
A．shockedB．challengedC．troubledD．eased
6.
A．independenceB．connectionC．truthD．balance
7.
A．designsB．patternsC．replacementsD．arrangements
8.
A．naturalB．impracticalC．easyD．normal
9.
A．YoungB．InventiveC．CuriousD．Blind
10.
A．reaching outB．hiring outC．catching onD．looking up
11.
A．soB．butC．andD．though
12.
A．took offB．brought outC．got throughD．paid off
13.
A．websiteB．friendsC．companyD．school
14.
A．involvementB．preparationC．encouragementD．recommendation
15.
A．deep B．longC．farD．fast
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【推荐1】I've always been crazy about running. Ever since I was a boy, running has made me feel free and _______. But when I was a young adult, I became _______ accidentally. I had to give up running for years. Then I _______ about running with human guides, and I decided to give it a _______. I was even able to enter the New York City and Boston Marathons five years in a row. In 2019, I _______ the first half-marathon with the help of guide dogs.

But I know it's not _______ for everyone to have a clever, caring guide dog like my Blaze. I founded a(n)_______ called Guiding Eyes for the Blind, to help the blind _______ running guide dogs that can help them live more active and _______ lives.

In the fall of 2019, I asked a similar question to a group of ________ and technologists at Google. I wasn't expecting much more than an interesting ________, but by the end of the day they had built an application that ________ a phone to recognize a line taped to the ground, and gave audio cues（语音信号）to me while I ________ with Blaze. Within a few months, we tested it on an indoor ________   on my own and found I was able to run eight laps. It was the first unguided mile I had run in ________ .

After months of ________, the team was finally ________ to test the tech outside for the first time. I'd been ________ 30 years to run outdoors on my own. When I arrived at the finish line, I was ________ overcome with emotion（情绪）. For the first time, I didn't ________ a blind man. I felt I could take charge of my own life.

1.
A．relaxedB．curiousC．gratefulD．surprised
2.
A．deafB．poorC．blindD．alone
3.
A．dreamedB．heardC．wonderedD．talking
4.
A．showB．changeC．liftD．try
5.
A．ranB．wonC．caughtD．missed
6.
A．necessaryB．possibleC．importantD．doubtful
7.
A．schoolB．companyC．organizationD．clinic
8.
A．receiveB．acceptC．standD．raise
9.
A．responsibleB．colorfulC．uniqueD．independent
10.
A．operatorsB．designersC．professorsD．masters
11.
A．appointmentB．inventionC．suggestionD．conversation
12.
A．allowedB．requiredC．askedD．encouraged
13.
A．competedB．agreedC．walkedD．met
14.
A．toolB．trackC．roadD．activity
15.
A．monthsB．weeksC．daysD．decades
16.
A．promisesB．effortsC．supportsD．services
17.
A．readyB．luckyC．bestD．excited
18.
A．travelingB．searchingC．waitingD．suffering
19.
A．constantlyB．completelyC．graduallyD．hurriedly
20.
A．think ofB．feel likeC．care forD．worry about
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When I was in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a ____________. We   had to write to a company and learn   about the   __________________   it made. Each student would then give a report in front of the class to finish the project   (课题). I____________ the Thomas A. Edison Company.

Soon after I wrote to the company,   our mailman delivered a _______________   to me. It contained a book about       the life of   Thomas   Edison.   How   I________________ reading   and   rereading   about   his   inventions!   The   ones   that impressed me most were movies, recorded sound and the electric light. Edison became my hero.

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and ____________   me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and, finally into new things.

Together, my dad and I repaired radios and televisions. Once, I surprised my dad with a ________________   I made to adjust the brakes (刹车) of our car. Later, we found a similar tool in a store. That’s when I learned that______________ inventors often invent similar things. It is not ____________   for this to happen. I learned, too, that not all great   ideas work.______________ is a common part of the inventing process.

As my father and I worked together, I began to______________ that my dad was quite an inventor himself. His   guiding hands, combined with my _______________   in inventing, led me to become an engineer and inventor. But I am_______________ to Thomas Edison, too, for first lighting that bulb (电灯泡) inside me.

1.
A．waysB．experimentsC．inventionsD．hobbies
2.
A．disappearedB．beganC．lessenedD．won
3.
A．projectB．lessonC．surpriseD．present
4.
A．decisionsB．productsC．ordersD．notices
5.
A．joinedB．choseC．ownedD．started
6.
A．letterB．lightC．packageD．book
7.
A．enjoyedB．mindedC．avoidedD．hated
8.
A．encouragedB．comfortedC．controlledD．stopped
9.
A．toolB．promiseC．mistakeD．joke
10.
A．youngB．differentC．luckyD．real
11.
A．reasonableB．improperC．practicalD．unusual
12.
A．ImaginationB．FailureC．HappinessD．Wealth
13.
A．hopeB．suggestC．realizeD．consider
14.
A．honorB．difficultyC．experienceD．interest
15.
A．thankfulB．politeC．friendlyD．special
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【推荐3】Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient way to conduct work or _______ with social arrangements from day to day. Several times in the course of a work day, you may be _______ by your workmates, students or friends by means of phone. If you want a/an _______ with your department head, you will _______ call him and arrange a time with him. If you are unable to _______ your appointment, or if you find you have to be _______ for it, you will phone and change the _______. In this way, no one _______ time waiting for someone who is not coming. If you want to buy something, you will “let your _______ do the walking”. That is, you call ahead to make sure the store has what you ________. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to ________ prices so that you can buy the cheapest one. If you want to __________ a train or plane, after finding out the prices, you can call to __________ the ticket; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how __________ the store is open before you travel all the way there.

Phones are easily __________. In streets, you can see public phones in which you feed coins to make a call. Phones have __________ answering services; if you are not at home or in the office, or don’t wish to be __________, you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you. A pre-recorded message will say to the __________, “I’m sorry, I’m not available at the moment. Please leave your name and number and I will call you __________ as soon as possible.” It’s more efficient to __________ one’s name and number than to waste their time calling again and again.

1.
A．dealB．communicateC．shareD．talk
2.
A．suggestedB．remindedC．connectedD．ignored
3.
A．prizeB．promiseC．dealD．appointment
4.
A．neverB．usuallyC．seldomD．frequently
5.
A．keepB．makeC．breakD．take
6.
A．intendedB．preparedC．lateD．ready
7.
A．mindB．placeC．planD．idea
8.
A．arrangesB．takesC．killsD．wastes
9.
A．feetB．fingerC．headD．legs
10.
A．needB．hateC．haveD．think
11.
A．payB．cutC．raiseD．compare
12.
A．makeB．takeC．missD．get
13.
A．chooseB．offerC．bookD．ask
14.
A．lateB．fastC．soonD．early
15.
A．suitableB．usableC．enjoyableD．available
16.
A．properB．automaticC．artificialD．free
17.
A．noticedB．upsetC．disturbedD．worried
18.
A．sellerB．visitorC．speakerD．caller
19.
A．onB．backC．upD．at
20.
A．leaveB．signC．rememberD．write
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