【推荐1】Mary and her husband had a dog named “Lucky”. Whenever their friends came for a weekend visit, they would warn them not to leave the _______ open because Lucky would _______ whatever he likes. However, someone would forget and something would come up _______. Mary or Jim would go to Lucky’s toy box in the _______. There the _______ would be, among Lucky’s other toys.

It happened that Mary found out that she had cancer. Something told her she was going to _______. The night before she was to go to the hospital, a thought _______ her that she had to leave Lucky. The thought made her _______ than thinking of her own death.

_______ the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so ________ that she couldn’t even go to her bedroom. Jim left her to ________ on the sofa. When Mary woke up, she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t ________ her head and her body. But panic soon gave way to ________ when Mary realized the problem. She was ________ with some toys! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement ________ his beloved hostess all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his ________.

Mary forgot about dying. ________ she and Lucky began living again, ________ further and further together every day. It’s been 12 years now and Mary is still ________. Lucky still steals treasures and hides them in his toy box and Mary remains his greatest treasure.

Never forget the people who make a(n) ________ in our lives are the ones that care for us. If you see someone without a smile today, give them one! Live simply. Love seriously!

1.

A．box

B．luggage

C．wallet

D．door

2.

A．steal

B．swallow

C．play

D．protect

3.

A．broken

B．dirty

C．missing

D．present

4.

A．bedroom

B．kitchen

C．yard

D．basement

5.

A．treasure

B．food

C．gift

D．blanket

6.

A．recover

B．die

C．survive

D．suffer

7.

A．defeated

B．prevented

C．struck

D．influenced

8.

A．prouder

B．happier

C．angrier

D．sadder

9.

A．Finally

B．Gradually

C．Particularly

D．Normally

10.

A．excited

B．sad

C．tired

D．frightened

11.

A．rest

B．sleep

C．wait

D．calm

12.

A．move

B．control

C．feel

D．shake

13.

A．anger

B．disappointment

C．excitement

D．laughter

14.

A．surrounded

B．covered

C．provided

D．moved

15.

A．returning

B．hiding

C．bringing

D．taking

16.

A．life

B．love

C．joy

D．sadness

17.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Thus

18.

A．living

B．walking

C．rushing

D．studying

19.

A．weak

B．humorous

C．healthy

D．hopeful

20.

A．difference

B．agreement

C．promise

D．decision

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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 father was a highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your ____ in the process. I thought there was nothing he wasn’t ____ to do.
A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble（装配）a new ____ as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of ____ the instructions, Dad was still unable to ____ the new bike together. Later he ____ the paper of instructions, ____ up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra ____ to have it correctly assembled there. ____ an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.
“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”
As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the ____ Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No, thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to ____ ” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was ____ assembled, with no ____ parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great ____ in telling it over and over again — he used it as an example of thinking.
He did not refer to illiteracy（文盲）, but strongly taught us to use our ____ The joke was on my father, ____ he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new ____ for Lovett. To me he had ____ been the old yard man who didn’t ____ much, but after that day, he seemed to smile ____ , even walk taller. It’s amazing what a real nod of approval can do to lift people up.1.

A．belief

B．breath

C．view

D．attention

2.

A．willing

B．able

C．lucky

D．capable

3.

A．bicycle

B．toy

C．computer

D．boat

4.

A．reviewing

B．reading

C．examining

D．searching

5.

A．bring

B．get

C．work

D．put

6.

A．looked through

B．folded up

C．turned to

D．devoted to

7.

A．brought

B．added

C．picked

D．set

8.

A．effort

B．tax

C．service

D．money

9.

A．Then

B．Thus

C．Since

D．Though

10.

A．tools

B．routines

C．instructions

D．orders

11.

A．exchange

B．think

C．learn

D．admit

12.

A．partly

B．largely

C．hardly

D．fully

13.

A．separate

B．different

C．major

D．spare

14.

A．care

B．action

C．delight

D．risk

15.

A．resources

B．heads

C．knowledge

D．hands

16.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．and

17.

A．respect

B．reward

C．relief

D．regard

18.

A．never

B．ever

C．always

D．often

19.

A．say

B．show

C．care

D．earn

20.

A．colder

B．weaker

C．broader

D．grayer

【推荐3】When the host announce that my choir (合唱队) won the second place of the World Choir Game, I couldn’ believe what I heard. All the _________that we made was worthwhile. Through this unforgettable experience, I _________much.

In the semi-finals, we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song, I suddenly heard an unexpected _________—a girl in the alto(女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were _________by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir’s leader, Mrs Lee noticed it and _________ used her hand to keep time, but she _________.

After the song the smile on Mrs Lee’s face froze and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got _________. My mind was blank, but quickly I realized the only thing we could do was to _________ the performance. Then with a smile, Mrs Lee became a _________again, who seemed to have totally forgot what we had done. We sang the __________ song as usual.

After the competition, I was __________ Just because of one person’s fault, the whole choir must afford the fact that we might lose the game. I cried, but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we__________the girl who played poorly. __________, I came to her, encouraged her and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our __________ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake, but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling toward the same goal. No matter what you will experience with others in the future, successes or failures, laughter or tears, these will surely become your precious treasure and__________.

1.

A．promises

B．efforts

C．requirements

D．differences

2.

A．contributed

B．attempted

C．learned

D．challenged

3.

A．Instruction

B．girl

C．voice

D．song

4.

A．driven away

B．led away

C．given away

D．turned away

5.

A．similarly

B．gracefully

C．regretfully

D．immediately

6.

A．failed

B．quit

C．lost

D．struck

7.

A．sick

B．wrong

C．unique

D．slow

8.

A．arrange

B．stop

C．complete

D．concentrate

9.

A．conductor

B．singer

C．dancer

D．teacher

10.

A．same

B．only

C．first

D．last

11.

A．disappointed

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．impressed

12.

A．blamed

B．attacked

C．called

D．alarmed

13.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Additionally

14.

A．creative

B．classic

C．perfect

D．advanced

15.

A．strengths

B．surprise

C．sadness

D．memory