【推荐1】When I was nine years old. I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very _________ about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got _________ upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish. ” I remember being even more upset then because. “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to _________ the same thought. Besides, I _________, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad rally _________. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the _________ meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very _________ to water temperature. That is why fish prefer _________ water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides. water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the _________. Yet. fish don’t have any eyelids（眼皮）and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish. the more I became __________ at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the __________ circles, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like __________. ” But it didn’t completely __________. My dad never once said. “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. ”Years later, with great efforts to promote __________ services to people much older and richer than me, I came to __________ what we all need is to think more like customers.

1.

A．fun

B．discouraged

C．content

D．amused

2.

A．still

B．pretty

C．even

D．again

3.

A．strike

B．share

C．think

D．enquire

4.

A．reasoned

B．denied

C．edited

D．recognized

5.

A．experienced

B．announced

C．meant

D．mattered

6.

A．regular

B．religious

C．beneficial

D．convenient

7.

A．sensible

B．considerate

C．tolerant

D．sensitive

8.

A．damp

B．fresh

C．shallow

D．shabby

9.

A．settlement

B．shelter

C．shade

D．exposure

10.

A．effective

B．confident

C．mad

D．accurate

11.

A．administration

B．agriculture

C．business

D．government

12.

A．customers

B．salespeople

C．fishermen

D．fathers

13.

A．make progress

B．make sense

C．take risks

D．take place

14.

A．old-style

B．clear-cut

C．small-business

D．long-term.

15.

A．comb

B．imitate

C．establish

D．realize

【推荐2】I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight（货物）yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can still_______the brightness of sunshine. It would be_______to see again, but a_______can do strange things to people. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the_______of them made me_______more what I had.
Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustmentsto reality. The more quickly a person is able to make these adjustments, the more_______his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never_______I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me—the_______to live—which I didn’t see, and they made me want to_______against blindness.
The hardest________I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of________that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: the confidence that I am, despite being imperfect, a real,________person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and________this confidence. It had to start with the simplest things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt. “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he________me, “and roll it around.” The words________in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought________: playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I________a successful variation of baseball and I called it ground ball.
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my________It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach________that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would________sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.1.

A．remember

B．affect

C．measure

D．bring

2.

A．possible

B．wonderful

C．hopeful

D．reasonable

3.

A．question

B．mistake

C．disaster

D．situation

4.

A．importance

B．value

C．loss

D．attention

5.

A．record

B．expect

C．offer

D．appreciate

6.

A．natural

B．modern

C．meaningful

D．challenging

7.

A．necessary

B．easy

C．difficult

D．practical

8.

A．right

B．plan

C．place

D．potential

9.

A．guard

B．hit

C．argue

D．fight

10.

A．game

B．skill

C．lesson

D．knowledge

11.

A．self-control

B．self-confidence

C．self-defense

D．self-improvement

12.

A．modest

B．energetic

C．generous

D．positive

13.

A．strengthen

B．express

C．share

D．destroy

14.

A．urged

B．blamed

C．respected

D．admired

15.

A．held

B．stuck

C．bothered

D．knocked

16.

A．important

B．specific

C．common

D．impossible

17.

A．invented

B．confirmed

C．checked

D．noticed

18.

A．interest

B．limitation

C．experience

D．responsibility

19.

A．once

B．unless

C．because

D．though

20.

A．fail

B．try

C．act

D．continue

【推荐3】The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on school newspaper. I didn’t write a lot, but working on the paper ________ fun. I liked the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and ________ middle school events.

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our ________. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a(n) ________ poet. He read it and frowned (皱眉). “It’s okay,” my father said, taking out a pencil. “But how about changing this sentence to…”. And as a result, he rewrote the ________ piece without me for I never said anything to ________ him. No surprise, his version (版本) was wonderful. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that. I turned in his version ________ mine.

“Welcome to the Dundee School News,” my teacher said to me. But before I could be ________ about the news, he added, “based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I ________ you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper.” I was so surprised. I was unable to write at that level but I couldn’t tell ________ to the teacher, and I couldn’t ask my father for help, either.

That term working on the paper was really painful. And my teacher expressed his ________, “Can’t you write something more like that first piece you wrote?” he said each time I turned in my article. I couldn’t, because at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never ________ the level of the first article. At last, to my total ________, another student took my place. I ________ that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my mistake because I allowed him to do it.

Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a ________ side. It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

1.

A．promises

B．feels

C．looks

D．sounds

2.

A．reporting

B．writing

C．planning

D．watching

3.

A．report

B．newspaper

C．writing

D．homework

4.

A．kind

B．honest

C．lovely

D．gifted

5.

A．small

B．whole

C．excellent

D．wonderful

6.

A．help

B．stop

C．allow

D．praise

7.

A．except for

B．as well as

C．instead of

D．together with

8.

A．excited

B．worried

C．nervous

D．confident

9.

A．advise

B．show

C．promise

D．expect

10.

A．truth

B．excuse

C．feeling

D．answer

11.

A．honesty

B．patience

C．hope

D．disappointment

12.

A．reached

B．set

C．raised

D．changed

13.

A．surprise

B．shame

C．joy

D．happiness

14.

A．agreed

B．realized

C．remembered

D．complained

15.

A．magic

B．serious

C．bright

D．strange

【推荐1】The other day, I went to a grocery store nearby. It’s common to see someone who is homeless or lacking a little     _________asking people who are walking by for___________change. I saw a woman in rags standing in front of the store and I___________her, introduced myself to her and asked her_________she would like me to get her anything to eat from the Dollar Store. She said she was okay, but was trying to___________up for dinner.

I don’t feel___________giving money to strangers. I guess it's a social tradition that when you really give money to someone in need, they will_________using it for drugs or alcohol or something else that we may not approve of. I didn't___________anything to Laura, but just asked her name and___________her of my name at that time I felt bad after that ____________with her because I didn't offer her any help then. Yesterday, I saw her again. I ____________to go to the nearby grocery store(Safeway), where I got her a grocery gift card. I____________by to give it to her, ________     a big bunch of fresh yellow flowers attached to it. I __________had a chat with her and she was grateful for the________.

Those people on the streets are often victims or treated as if they don't____________. Speaking and giving something to them____________a long way. Although it's a difficult and complex issue of knowing what is ____________, we can just try to help them. We may not be able to help every person__________, but if we can help one person from time to time, it does____________a lot to the person and we can really make a difference in our world. Be kind and help others. The world will be better.

1.

A．courage

B．intention

C．care

D．luck

2.

A．valuable

B．spare

C．necessary

D．useful

3.

A．approached

B．appreciated

C．accompanied

D．inspired

4.

A．how

B．when

C．if

D．before

5.

A．come

B．stand

C．save

D．turn

6.

A．strange

B．comfortable

C．excited

D．numb

7.

A．come up with

B．get away with

C．give up

D．end up

8.

A．give

B．promise

C．tell

D．share

9.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．reminded

D．suspected

10.

A．discussion

B．quarrel

C．meeting

D．appointment

11.

A．happened

B．arranged

C．guaranteed

D．decided

12.

A．dropped

B．came

C．ran

D．pulled

13.

A．in

B．with

C．on

D．over

14.

A．just

B．ever

C．also

D．still

15.

A．attitude

B．tip

C．measure

D．kindness

16.

A．exist

B．survive

C．suffer

D．rest

17.

A．walks

B．goes

C．owns

D．follows

18.

A．convenient

B．handy

C．appropriate

D．accessible

19.

A．in place

B．in need

C．in return

D．in relief

20.

A．matter

B．add

C．change

D．benefit

【推荐3】I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other_______?

I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, when children from different races and religions played and studied together _______. At that time my family lived a stone’s _______ from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise. We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d explore the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his _______. When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I lost touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. When I _______ my destination, the driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked fixedly at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so ________ addressed. Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true ________, something hard to describe.

If we can allow our children to be themselves without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people ________ race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and then we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers”.

1.

A．fascinated

B．curious

C．frustrated

D．puzzled

2.

A．parties

B．nationalities

C．regions

D．races

3.

A．at random

B．in harmony

C．on occasion

D．by turns

4.

A．cast

B．drop

C．flight

D．roll

5.

A．embraced

B．removed

C．sought

D．defended

6.

A．paid

B．preserved

C．meant

D．treated

7.

A．get through

B．come across

C．deal with

D．run into

8.

A．absence

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

9.

A．stated

B．traced

C．decided

D．ordered

10.

A．instructions

B．attempts

C．intentions

D．arrangements

11.

A．similarly

B．strangely

C．familiarly

D．dramatically

12.

A．departures

B．decades

C．years

D．months

13.

A．infection

B．affection

C．motivation

D．homesickness

14.

A．let alone

B．according to

C．rather than

D．regardless of

15.

A．from

B．with

C．by

D．against

【推荐1】My children gifted me a stainless steel coffee plunger (咖啡壶). I couldn’t _________ to use it, looking forward to coffee making for a peaceful day.

As I poured my first cup of coffee the plunger spilled (洒出) all over the table. _________ no one was around to see my disappointed face! I kept trying, but each morning would see me _________ the coffee. Then I realized that if I poured very slowly there would be no spilling. This was at first a very _________ experience. My normal _________ was to rush through breakfast so that I could get on with my day.

But _________ I learned not only to pour slowly but to enjoy the _________ the smell, the taste, and the stillness of a new day. It helped me to _________ on whether there were other areas of my life I was rushing through. Most of life, it seemed.

I started to leave extra time to do even the most _________ tasks. When shop owners would __________ for keeping me waiting, I’d say, “Not a problem, I'm not in a hurry.” __________ hanging out wandering became pleasurable when listening to the birds singing in the trees became part of my __________. Besides, one of my favorite experiences was spending time with strangers. We sat on the steps, with a cup of coffee in hand, listening to each other’s stories. It was one of the __________ things about living in a busy city, as if the world slowed to a __________ we could both handle.

Stillness and quietness not only slow the pace of life, but also__________ the soul, helping us to enjoy the world's small pleasures.

1.

A．expect

B．afford

C．choose

D．wait

2.

A．Accordingly

B．Seemingly

C．Thankfully

D．Eventually

3.

A．wiping up

B．making up

C．working out

D．setting out

4.

A．creative

B．painful

C．cautious

D．embarrassing

5.

A．practice

B．regulation

C．destination

D．conclusion

6.

A．at ease

B．on average

C．on the whole

D．in time

7.

A．performance

B．engagement

C．experience

D．consequence

8.

A．rely

B．carry

C．hold

D．reflect

9.

A．outstanding

B．significant

C．ordinary

D．objective

10.

A．account

B．apologize

C．prepare

D．provide

11.

A．Even

B．Instead

C．Still

D．Therefore

12.

A．decision

B．assignment

C．routine

D．standard

13.

A．easiest

B．warmest

C．hardest

D．dearest

14.

A．pace

B．length

C．shape

D．circle

15.

A．grow

B．inspire

C．create

D．feed

【推荐2】Francis Kere is the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of architecture. However, his ________ to the peak of his field was far from smooth. Growing up in a village where there was no kindergarten, he was ________ into an extremely hot classroom with over 100 students. At the age of 7, Francis Kere had to leave his family home to attend school because his village didn’t have one of its own. This ________ of poor building facilities contributed to his vision of better educational lives of local children, using architecture. Thirteen years later, he boarded a plane for Germany on a scholarship to study architecture.

His early reputation came in helping ________ a school in his village after graduating from college. He ________ the whole village to provide ideas and drew the ________ on sand for all to see. ________, he involved them in constructing the school, using local wood and local clay (黏土).

The result of their hard work was a welcoming structure with a “floating” roof that ________ ventilation (通风) in a hot climate and wall openings that bring ________ for students to learn even without electricity. He showed the villagers that ideas to ________ climate or other challenges are always at hand.

In this process, local people learned ________ skills that they could later use to find work. By cooperating with them, Kere ________ the idea that climate solutions started with big institutions. He ________ that everyone could contribute to addressing the major issues related to education and climate and ________ a global impact by acting locally.

Adopted by architects in dozens of countries, his ________ is rooted in the “unique” aspects of each community now.

1.

A．angle

B．welfare

C．journey

D．border

2.

A．perceived

B．crowded

C．estimated

D．reacted

3.

A．trick

B．infection

C．qualification

D．experience

4.

A．integrate

B．chart

C．oppose

D．design

5.

A．banned

B．encouraged

C．ordered

D．warned

6.

A．firm

B．soil

C．draft

D．gesture

7.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．However

8.

A．blocks

B．delays

C．refuses

D．allows

9.

A．wind

B．fire

C．light

D．air

10.

A．subscribe to

B．deal with

C．participate in

D．depend on

11.

A．academic

B．urgent

C．severe

D．practical

12.

A．challenged

B．declared

C．attracted

D．agreed

13.

A．denied

B．suspected

C．imagined

D．demonstrated

14.

A．ignore

B．generate

C．miss

D．lose

15.

A．innovation

B．fantasy

C．patience

D．expense

【推荐3】This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather, and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever. When my parents and I _______ at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us. The house did seem a little _______ without grandfather.

Grandfather had always said that the Christmas _______ was the most important decoration of all. So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet (壁橱). Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to _______ our handiwork. It looked beautiful. _______ something was missing.

“Where’s your star?” I asked.

The star was my grandmother’ s favorite part of the tree.

“Why, it _______ be here somewhere,” she said, starting to sort through the boxes again. “Your grandfather always _______ everything so carefully when he took the tree down.”

As we emptied the boxes and _______ no star, my grandmother’s eyes filled with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together. It brought them great happiness. Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was _______ , too.

“Don’t worry, Grandmother,” I ________ her. “We’ll find it for you.”

My mother and I formed a search ________ “Let’ s start in on the closet where the ornaments (装饰品) were,“ Mother said. ”Maybe the star just fell out of the box.”

That sounded ________ , so I began to search the closet. I thought I tried every ________ , but no star. I could see grandmother was ________ , although she tried not to show it.

“What’s in this wrapped box?” Mother suddenly called out. “It was at the bottom of father’s closet.”

Grandmother took the box in ________ and opened it. Her face ________ when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star. There was a(n) ________ attached.

Don’ t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn’t ________ to tell you. Thought it was time for a new one. I hope it brings you as much ________ as the first one. Merry Christmas!

Love,

Bryant

So grandmother’s tree had a star after all, a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another. And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas ________ for her.

1.

A．arrived

B．looked

C．stayed

D．worked

2.

A．noisy

B．empty

C．safe

D．clean

3.

A．flower

B．bell

C．stocking

D．tree

4.

A．admire

B．repair

C．paint

D．design

5.

A．Or

B．So

C．But

D．And

6.

A．might

B．must

C．need

D．will

7.

A．packed

B．decided

C．covered

D．searched

8.

A．made

B．left

C．found

D．felt

9.

A．gone

B．hidden

C．broken

D．forgotten

10.

A．warned

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．comforted

11.

A．game

B．class

C．company

D．party

12.

A．challenging

B．reasonable

C．pleasant

D．difficult

13.

A．suggestion

B．direction

C．possibility

D．method

14.

A．ashamed

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．frightened

15.

A．fear

B．relief

C．anger

D．surprise

16.

A．cleared

B．brightened

C．darkened

D．tightened

17.

A．article

B．note

C．receipt

D．poem

18.

A．bear

B．afford

C．wait

D．agree

19.

A．peace

B．change

C．luck

D．joy

20.

A．special

B．funny

C．relaxing

D．favorite