【推荐1】It was a beautiful, sunny, Spring day. I had just finished driving my daughter to the airport to ________an early morning flight.

My sons and I then went to a fast food place for breakfast before heading back home. After eating we all got into the car and ________the parking lot.

The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was as top sign so we found ourselves at the end of a long line of traffic ________while the cars at the bottom turned on to the main road one at a time.

As I looked down to the bottom of the hill my eyes saw an ________man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old and ________. He held a cardboard sign with the words: Need Help Please! written on it.

My heart went out to him and I ________myself in his situation. As car after car turned on to the road without stopping for him, I ________for my wallet to look for whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my ________, though, I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of takeout food from the restaurant I was just at. I watched as the old man thanked the young girl and smiled as she reached into give him a ________

Suddenly a loud HONK from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, because this ________choice for kindness had so ________my attention and my heart. By the time I reached the bottom of the hill both the man and lady who had helped him were gone.________, as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even ________and Heaven felt a bit closer to Earth.

A choice is such a ________thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. It can bring us closer to God and make Heaven smile. Each day we are given a thousand ________. May you make all of yours for kindness. May you make your whole life a choice for love, joy, and God.

1.

A．catch

B．disturb

C．avoid

D．face

2.

A．pull over

B．pull out of

C．pass by

D．take off

3.

A．waiting

B．parking

C．ignoring

D．moving

4.

A．alive

B．lovely

C．elderly

D．disabled

5.

A．broken

B．torn

C．worn

D．given

6.

A．supposed

B．imagined

C．considered

D．matched

7.

A．reached

B．searched

C．headed

D．looked

8.

A．hand

B．wallet

C．car

D．pocket

9.

A．kiss

B．hug

C．introduce

D．joke

10.

A．different

B．simple

C．important

D．complex

11.

A．collected

B．kept

C．captured

D．reflected

12.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Yet

D．Moreover

13.

A．lighter

B．heavier

C．happier

D．brighter

14.

A．faithful

B．useful

C．skillful

D．powerful

15.

A．chances

B．challenges

C．choices

D．decisions

【推荐2】One small mistake changed Sonia's life. Now she is _________ and tries not to miss any opportunities that come to her way.

One day, Sonia walked _________ a little boy, who wanted to buy crayons, but he couldn't _________them. He looked sad when he saw the money in Sonia's hand. _________ she didn't realize he was in _________ of help at all. Sonia ignored him and _________ on her way home.

After reaching home, she told everything to her brother Gur. Gur told Sonia that God had given you a(n) _________ to help a boy, but you _________ it. There's possibility that God was _________ you; maybe today would have become your big day of your life. Hearing Gur's words, Sonia __________ back to the shop to find the boy but time never

__________ for anyone. Sonia got disappointed and returned home, continuously __________ at herself. Why didn't it come into her mind what Gur had__________? "Chances are everywhere. All you need to do is to grab them because they don't always __________." said Gur. Now what Sonia has missed is a chance that she can only __________.

On that day Sonia learnt that biggest __________ in her life. Actually not only Sonia, but many of us ignore the chance of helping in __________ ways because we always run after bigger ones. However, big opportunities do come but not every day. Therefore,__________ small ones so that you can't miss big ones. Sonia also __________ to wait for big opportunities, but now she knows that with small opportunities she can make big __________ in her life.

1.

A．attentive

B．optimistic

C．enthusiastic

D．fortunate

2.

A．by

B．up

C．over

D．through

3.

A．offer

B．gain

C．afford

D．arrange

4.

A．Thus

B．But

C．Besides

D．And

5.

A．favor

B．need

C．honor

D．search

6.

A．remained

B．hurried

C．continued

D．hesitated

7.

A．urge

B．duty

C．opportunity

D．guidance

8.

A．doubted

B．mistook

C．passed

D．missed

9.

A．punishing

B．testing

C．saving

D．refusing

10.

A．stepped

B．moved

C．rushed

D．jumped

11.

A．longs

B．answers

C．allows

D．waits

12.

A．angry

B．hard

C．surprised

D．crazy

13.

A．considered

B．realized

C．ordered

D．learnt

14.

A．show up

B．turn down

C．cut off

D．come on

15.

A．forget

B．upset

C．experience

D．regret

16.

A．problem

B．chance

C．wisdom

D．lesson

17.

A．small

B．easy

C．precious

D．efficient

18.

A．add

B．supply

C．practice

D．observe

19.

A．needed

B．used

C．wished

D．accustomed

20.

A．sense

B．deals

C．fortunes

D．changes

【推荐3】One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor____ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ____ he finished off with all, he required his students to ____ the page and begin. To everyone’s shock, there were no ____, just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:

“I want you to write what you ____ there.”

The students, thoroughly ____, got started on the inexplicable(令人费解的) task.

At the end of the class, the professor ____ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no____, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. etc. etc. After all had been ____, the classroom silent, the professor began to explain:

“I’m not going to grade this. I ____ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ____ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ____. We have a white paper to observe and ____, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ____ given to us with love and care and we always have ____ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ____ our bread and butter and the miracles we see every day.

____, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ___ relationship with colleagues, the ____ with a friend etc.

The dark spots are very ____ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.

1.

A．gave away

B．wrapped up

C．handed out

D．held up

2.

A．Since

B．Until

C．Although

D．After

3.

A．jump

B．fold

C．open

D．turn

4.

A．exercises

B．choices

C．questions

D．headlines

5.

A．remember

B．see

C．study

D．imagine

6.

A．disapproving

B．confused

C．relieved

D．annoyed

7.

A．collected

B．finished

C．marked

D．selected

8.

A．excuse

B．emergency

C．exception

D．explanation

9.

A．scored

B．answered

C．returned

D．read

10.

A．just

B．also

C．even

D．still

11.

A．more

B．black

C．beautiful

D．white

12.

A．lives

B．classrooms

C．colleges

D．studies

13.

A．send

B．keep

C．enjoy

D．show

14.

A．burden

B．gift

C．pressure

D．lesson

15.

A．freedom

B．courage

C．reasons

D．festivals

16.

A．threatens

B．ruins

C．provides

D．changes

17.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Moreover

18.

A．close

B．complicated

C．special

D．strong

19.

A．stay

B．contact

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

20.

A．dark

B．round

C．dirty

D．small

【推荐1】One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They _______ anxiously at their desks. The professor handed out the _______ with the text facing downwards.

Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to _______ the page and begin. To everyone’s _______ ，there were no questions - just a _______ in the center of the page. The professor thoroughly read through everyone’s _______ expressions and said, “I want you to write what you _______ there.”

At the end of the class, the professor took all the papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of the students. All of them _______ the black dot. After all had been _______， the professor explained:

“I just wanted to give you something to ________. No one wrote about the ________ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot - and the same ________ in our lives. This is exactly what we ________ to do. We have a white paper to hold onto and enjoy, but we are so busy ________ on the dark spots. Life is a special gift, and we will always have reasons to ________.”

And yet we insist on focusing only on the dark spots - problems with family members or friends, issues that are________ us, the money that we need to have and so on.

You need to ________ that the dark spots are very ________. Take your eyes ________ the black spots in your life.________ each one of your blessings and each moment that life gives you.

1.

A．talked

B．waited

C．stood

D．prepared

2.

A．books

B．gifts

C．cards

D．papers

3.

A．turn

B．check

C．fold

D．cover

4.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．relief

D．disappointment

5.

A．question mark

B．smiley face

C．black dot

D．small circle

6.

A．embarrassed

B．annoyed

C．confused

D．excited

7.

A．see

B．imagine

C．like

D．expect

8.

A．ignored

B．painted

C．described

D．decorated

9.

A．collected

B．graded

C．introduced

D．read

10.

A．think about

B．refer to

C．hand out

D．take along

11.

A．upper

B．bottom

C．important

D．white

12.

A．develops

B．works

C．continues

D．happens

13.

A．tend

B．want

C．plan

D．wish

14.

A．relying

B．concentrating

C．trying

D．passing

15.

A．celebrate

B．practice

C．improve

D．compete

16.

A．attracting

B．changing

C．guiding

D．bothering

17.

A．pretend

B．admit

C．realize

D．suppose

18.

A．boring

B．small

C．useful

D．weak

19.

A．across

B．through

C．away from

D．back to

20.

A．Accept

B．Enjoy

C．Examine

D．Trust

【推荐2】During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department   was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I__________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to __________a few dollars? More than that, I’d always Wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t__________enough about free credits, news about our__________was appealing (有吸引力的) enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which__________I would be learning from one of the game’s __________. I could hardly wait to__________him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this__________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it __________that our credits would be hard-earned.

In order to______the class, among other criteria (标准), we had to write a paper on how we plan to__________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________ , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that__________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the__________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he__________me: “The most important__________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good__________. On every single__________you have   to analyze (分析) a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and evaluate (评估) the best move from among all you__________.” These words still ring true today in my__________as a journalist.

1.

A．put forward

B．jumped at

C．tried out

D．turned down

2.

A．waste

B．make

C．save

D．pay

3.

A．excited

B．worried

C．moved

D．tired

4.

A．title

B．competitor

C．textbook

D．teacher

5.

A．explained

B．required

C．held

D．meant

6.

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．best

D．rarest

7.

A．introduce

B．meet

C．challenge

D．beat

8.

A．chance

B．college

C．credit

D．job

9.

A．real

B．perfect

C．clear

D．possible

10.

A．attend

B．pass

C．start

D．join

11.

A．add

B．tie

C．apply

D．compare

12.

A．finally

B．naturally

C．directly

D．exactly

13.

A．game

B．presentation

C．course

D．experiment

14.

A．criterion

B．classroom

C．department

D．situation

15.

A．taught

B．wrote

C．question

D．promised

16.

A．business

B．fact

C．discovery

D．skill

17.

A．impressions

B．decisions

C．suggestions

D．friends

18.

A．move

B．step

C．game

D．moment

19.

A．challenges

B．abilities

C．advantages

D．options

20.

A．role

B．report

C．service

D．responsibility

【推荐3】For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school — he as an administrator and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.

When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine (信条) and anything he did I,_________, copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could_________my dad taking me to school, running into him_________during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.

As I grew older, we were not as_________as we used to be. He wasn’t cool any more. He wore his socks too high, listened to_________country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.

However, the_________that happened in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party,_________as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.

This_________continued into high school, but we began to find a balance. Things started to_________around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The__________was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio (比率). All the students and physics teachers__________. So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed, as usual, I__________the scene. __________, later when I learned from my friends that my dad__________all competitors and won everyone’s admiration, I found that mixed in with my__________was a touch of pride.

I had needed someone else to show me what I__________in my dad. It wasn’t the fact that he’d won; it was more than that. I began to__________that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to__________him, he still influenced me.

I feel__________to have such an unusual father. The__________I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I’ve grown.

1.

A．temporarily

B．passively

C．originally

D．naturally

2.

A．apply to

B．pick out

C．see off

D．count on

3.

A．regularly

B．previously

C．gradually

D．eventually

4.

A．generous

B．reliable

C．close

D．confident

5.

A．horrible

B．familiar

C．creative

D．live

6.

A．failures

B．disasters

C．announcements

D．coincidences

7.

A．settled down

B．broken down

C．dressed up

D．signed up

8.

A．debate

B．struggle

C．progress

D．party

9.

A．happen

B．disappear

C．grow

D．change

10.

A．issue

B．procedure

C．lesson

D．task

11.

A．hesitated

B．protested

C．participated

D．explored

12.

A．pictured

B．loved

C．fled

D．made

13.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

14.

A．convinced

B．evaluated

C．ignored

D．defeated

15.

A．embarrassment

B．encouragement

C．confusion

D．fascination

16.

A．recommended

B．appreciated

C．doubted

D．tolerated

17.

A．argue

B．demand

C．recognize

D．estimate

18.

A．resist

B．limit

C．approach

D．believe

19.

A．puzzled

B．awkward

C．concerned

D．fortunate

20.

A．relationship

B．habit

C．standard

D．potential

【推荐1】Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower _______ fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the _______ in her large family to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Mauer grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother _______ the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer _______ a local technical college, working to pay her _______, because there was no extra money _______ for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers _______ their schooling.

Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to _______ to advance her career and to be able to _______ support her family while doing something she loves: ________. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield ________ she was able to pursue her four-year degree ________ to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great ________ from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to ________ the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.

Through it all, she remained in good ________ standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed to achieve her goal，giving up many nights with her kids and ________ important events to study. “Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my ________ and studying for exams or papers,” she says. ________, her children have learned an important lesson ________ their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and a (n) ________ to her family—and that’s pretty powerful.

1.

A．bore

B．spoilt

C．promoted

D．replaced

2.

A．last

B．best

C．first

D．least

3.

A．updated

B．purchased

C．supplied

D．ran

4.

A．struck

B．attended

C．supported

D．abandoned

5.

A．fare

B．tuition

C．debt

D．bill

6.

A．set down

B．set up

C．set aside

D．set out

7.

A．pay for

B．pay back

C．pay off

D．pay out

8.

A．work

B．dormitory

C．branch

D．college

9.

A．better

B．less

C．just

D．never

10.

A．engineering

B．teaching

C．nursing

D．farming

11.

A．that

B．because

C．although

D．but

12.

A．contrary

B．accessible

C．attached

D．close

13.

A．application

B．solution

C．support

D．complaint

14.

A．cover

B．raise

C．obtain

D．preserve

15.

A．responsible

B．pleasant

C．comfortable

D．academic

16.

A．presenting

B．confirming

C．missing

D．recognizing

17.

A．kids

B．health

C．goal

D．career

18.

A．Still

B．However

C．Also

D．So

19.

A．proving

B．remarking

C．sharing

D．witnessing

20.

A．inspiration

B．indication

C．resolution

D．reflection

【推荐2】In general, I don’t cry very often. But in early August 2011, I did a lot of crying. All these ____were for one simple reason: I really, really didn’t want to leave China. But, I already had my plane ticket, and my work visa was   ____, so I had no ____ but to go back to America.
For a while, I was ____ to be reunited with my family, my friends, and most importantly, my dog. I also enjoyed catching up on all the films, TV shows, and music I’d ____.Soon after I arrived home, I began ____ with my family and my friends. I told them how I loved my ____ in China, and how I hoped to come back one day. They said, “Maybe you can go again next year.” And now here I am, ____ one whole year teaching oral English at Harbin No. 1 High School.
My ____ teaching experience gave me much ___ that I am now putting to use. I now feel____ about my teaching abilities that I even have a teaching philosophy. My philosophy is one simple word: interact. I try to make the students ____for much more of the class period. I also like to play games in class ,as well as doing art projects, acting, and ____ having discussions.
To teach English as a foreign language in a non-English-speaking country can be quite ____ at times. I feel it is probably more difficult for students to relate to the material if they are not often ____ by English. Making things even more difficult is the ____ that the English they do come across is often ____, or, while grammatically correct, is not at all native-sounding. This kind of English, I think, can actually be ____ to students’ learning. ____,maybe “Chinglish,” both written and spoken, is just one of the ____ to building a country full of English speakers.1.

A．stories

B．talks

C．tears

D．dreams

2.

A．due

B．ready

C．lost

D．special

3.

A．idea

B．choice

C．right

D．time

4.

A．excited

B．worried

C．surprised

D．curious

5.

A．ignored

B．heard

C．forgotten

D．missed

6.

A．working

B．talking

C．living

D．arguing

7.

A．research

B．stay

C．business

D．condition

8.

A．spending

B．wasting

C．finding

D．finishing

9.

A．everyday

B．recent

C．previous

D．wide

10.

A．wisdom

B．pleasure

C．wealth

D．knowledge

11.

A．careful

B．concerned

C．certain

D．anxious

12.

A．speak

B．write

C．listen

D．read

13.

A．naturally

B．generally

C．hardly

D．simply

14.

A．amazing

B．challenging

C．interesting

D．disappointing

15.

A．questioned

B．encouraged

C．supported

D．surrounded

16.

A．message

B．fact

C．feeling

D．thought

17.

A．impossible

B．unusual

C．incorrect

D．unknown

18.

A．harmful

B．important

C．suitable

D．valuable

19.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

20.

A．problems

B．steps

C．rules

D．aspects

【推荐3】I grew up in a community called Estepona.I was 16 when one morning,Dad told me I could drive him into a _______ village called Mijas,on condition that I took the car in to be _______ at a nearby garage(修理站).I readily accepted.I drove Dad into Mijas,and _______ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the _______．With several hours to spare,I went to a theater._______,when the last movie finished,it was six.I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he _______ I’d been watching movies.So I decided not to tell him the truth.When I _______ there I apologized for being late,and told him I’d _______ as quickly as I could,but that the car had needed some major repairs.I’ll never forget the _______ he gave me.

“I’m disappointed you ________ you have to lie to me,Jason.”Dad looked at me again.“When you didn’t ________, I called the garage to ask if there were any ________,and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.”I felt ________ as I weakly told him the real reason.A ________ passed through Dad as he listened attentively.“I’m angry with ________．I realize I’ve failed as a father.I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ________ I’ve gone wrong all these years.”“But Dad，it’s 18 miles!”My protests and apologies were ________．Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him，________ him all the way,but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ________ and emotional pain was my most painful experience.However,it was ________ the most successful lesson.I have never lied since.

1.

A．lonely

B．small

C．distant

D．familiar

2.

A．kept

B．washed

C．watched

D．serviced

3.

A．agreed

B．planned

C．determined

D．promised

4.

A．village

B．community

C．garage

D．theater

5.

A．However

B．Then

C．Therefore

D．Still

6.

A．realized

B．found out

C．thought

D．figured out

7.

A．went

B．ran

C．walked

D．hurried

8.

A．started

B．left

C．arrived

D．come

9.

A．word

B．face

C．look

D．appearance

10.

A．find

B．decide

C．believe

D．feel

11.

A．turn up

B．drive out

C．go away

D．come out

12.

A．questions

B．problems

C．mistakes

D．faults

13.

A．ashamed

B．frightened

C．nervous

D．surprised

14.

A．nervousness

B．sadness

C．silence

D．thought

15.

A．you

B．myself

C．me

D．yourself

16.

A．where

B．how

C．why

D．when

17.

A．meaningless

B．useless

C．helpless

D．worthless

18.

A．asking

B．persuading

C．begging

D．following

19.

A．physical

B．practical

C．personal

D．natural

20.

A．indeed

B．always

C．also

D．almost