【推荐1】It was a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to _______ me as I walked out of my porch(门厅). Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be _______ by bugs and moths(飞蛾)on this sticky _______evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of _______.

It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the _______followed by another and then another. I _______. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫)friends, my lightning bug buddies who always _______ this time of the year.

When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them _______ fly around blinking on and off. I never_______and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ________ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ________ me when they disappeared(消失) in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ________ the next summer.

We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ________ here on earth is short. Often our light of love is more like on and off blinks rather than a ________ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ________ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.

1.

A．show

B．greet

C．please

D．impact

2.

A．troubled

B．injured

C．shined

D．tracked

3.

A．spring

B．summer

C．winter

D．fall

4.

A．heat

B．water

C．light

D．air

5.

A．space

B．room

C．grassland

D．forest

6.

A．wept

B．sighed

C．cried

D．smiled

7.

A．turned out

B．showed up

C．sat down

D．gave in

8.

A．fearfully

B．carefully

C．nervously

D．slowly

9.

A．saw

B．hit

C．caught

D．got

10.

A．hard

B．short

C．useful

D．terrible

11.

A．saddened

B．surprised

C．confused

D．excited

12.

A．reappeared

B．reduced

C．returned

D．reacted

13.

A．hope

B．body

C．mind

D．life

14.

A．bright

B．weak

C．steady

D．clear

15.

A．part

B．interest

C．action

D．comfort

【推荐2】A man found the cocoon (茧) of a moth (蛾). He took it home so that he could ____ the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small ____ appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to ____ the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had ____ as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and ____ the remaining bit of the cocoon. The ____ then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and ____ to be able to support the ____ , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life ____ around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was ____ able to fly.
What the man in his kindness didn’t ____ was that the small cocoon and the ____ of the moth to get through the ____ opening was a way to push fluid (液体) ____ the body of moth ____ its wings so that it would be ready to fly ____ it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and ____ would come only after the struggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to ____ our lives without any difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as ____ as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for ____1.

A．help

B．protect

C．watch

D．see

2.

A．opening

B．line

C．moth

D．butterfly

3.

A．pull

B．draw

C．make

D．force

4.

A．got

B．done

C．tried

D．climbed

5.

A．cut up

B．cut off

C．cut out

D．cut in

6.

A．moth

B．butterfly

C．cocoon

D．worm

7.

A．lessen

B．widen

C．expand

D．shorten

8.

A．standing

B．flight

C．wings

D．body

9.

A．flying

B．crawling

C．walking

D．lying

10.

A．already

B．certainly

C．never

D．ever

11.

A．do

B．think

C．want

D．understand

12.

A．crawling

B．struggle

C．fight

D．force

13.

A．tiny

B．beginning

C．right

D．above

14.

A．in

B．on

C．by

D．from

15.

A．into

B．to

C．in

D．onto

16.

A．after

B．once

C．before

D．until

17.

A．courage

B．happiness

C．flight

D．survival

18.

A．stand by

B．get on

C．go through

D．live in

19.

A．great

B．determined

C．brave

D．strong

20.

A．regrets

B．death

C．failure

D．wishes

【推荐3】Our character，______，is a combination of our habits.“Sow a thought，harvest an action；sow an action，harvest a habit；sow a habit，harvest a character；sow a character，harvest a ______，” the saying goes.

Habits are powerful factors in our lives.Because they are consistent，often unconscious ______，they constantly，daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

As Horace Mann，the great educator，once ______ it，“Habits are like a rope.We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken.” I personally do not agree with the last part of his ______.I know habits can be learned and unlearned.But I also know it isn’t a(n) ______ fix.It involves a ______ and a faithful commitment.

Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo Ⅱ were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to the earth.______ to get there，those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth.______ energy was spent in the first few minutes of ______ in the first few miles of travel than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.

Habits，______，have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would ______.Breaking deeply ______ habits such as delay，hesitation，impatience or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness ______ more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives.“Lift off” ______ a great effort，but once we break out of the gravity pull，our freedom ______ a whole new dimension.

____ any natural force，gravity can work ______ us or against us.The gravity pull of some of our habits may ______ be keeping us from going where we want to go.But it is also gravity pull that keeps our world together，that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order.It is a powerful force，and if we use it effectively，we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and ______necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.

1.

A．basically

B．theoretically

C．eventually

D．personally

2.

A．medal

B．hope

C．fate

D．moral

3.

A．efforts

B．patterns

C．methods

D．ways

4.

A．advised

B．put

C．read

D．thought

5.

A．truth

B．motto

C．expression

D．sentence

6.

A．urgent

B．slow

C．quick

D．convenient

7.

A．process

B．progress

C．period

D．devotion

8.

A．but

B．because

C．as

D．if

9.

A．Much

B．More

C．Less

D．Most

10.

A．launching

B．raising

C．traveling

D．lifting

11.

A．however

B．though

C．too

D．otherwise

12.

A．say

B．predict

C．admit

D．assume

13.

A．rooted

B．laid

C．grown

D．planted

14.

A．calls on

B．calls for

C．calls off

D．calls in

15.

A．makes

B．takes

C．does

D．brings

16.

A．takes on

B．carries on

C．gives away

D．turns out

17.

A．As well as

B．As for

C．As with

D．As like

18.

A．on

B．by

C．around

D．with

19.

A．permanently

B．instantly

C．constantly

D．presently

20.

A．communication

B．patience

C．success

D．order

【推荐1】As we all know, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I really didn’t know the meaning of this proverb（谚语）until one day something _________ happened to me.

That morning, I got up late and _________ to school without breakfast. While I was crossing a street, my bike hit a stone and I fell on the ground, with my both knees badly hurt.

I managed with the _________ and continued my riding. On my arrival at school, my teacher took us to the _________ for a basketball match._________ I could hardly walk normally, I joined in the game. When I _________ to pass the ball, I was knocked down and fell down on my back. I could not _________ the terrible pain and cried. My classmates all continued their match without noticing me._________ on the ground alone, hungry and painful, I couldn’t stop crying.

Just at that moment, Jack, one of my teammates,_________ towards me from the other end and helped me. He kept me company the whole day and even send me home after school was over.

It was on that day that I learned and believed the proverb “a friend in need is a friend indeed” to be __________.

1.

A．amusing

B．rewarding

C．familiar

D．unexpected

2.

A．walked

B．returned

C．drove

D．hurried

3.

A．pain

B．loss

C．fun

D．trouble

4.

A．campus

B．playground

C．library

D．lab

5.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Until

D．Once

6.

A．used

B．offered

C．managed

D．tried

7.

A．imagine

B．bear

C．control

D．forget

8.

A．Standing

B．Sitting

C．Falling

D．Lying

9.

A．jumped

B．looked

C．ran

D．jogged

10.

A．ordinary

B．true

C．positive

D．unique

【推荐3】I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was ____ and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could ____it all.
As I ____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle ____ He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to____the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to ____if I could. I smiled back, took the ____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly ____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I____again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food ____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and ____two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took ____six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, ____ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was ____, I had just enough to pay for it all.
It ____so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s ____belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to ____ a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random ____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, ____ If we can ____a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.1.

A．heavy

B．short

C．frequent

D．long

2.

A．afford

B．offer

C．exchange

D．accept

3.

A．painted

B．approached

C．cleaned

D．left

4.

A．attitude

B．smile

C．anger

D．manner

5.

A．share

B．train

C．protect

D．feed

6.

A．help

B．write

C．advertise

D．search

7.

A．list

B．name

C．project

D．budget

8.

A．signed

B．rid

C．marked

D．separated

9.

A．wondered

B．wandered

C．fancied

D．amazed

10.

A．store

B．cart

C．bank

D．nutrition

11.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．lifted up

D．folded up

12.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．more

13.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．since

14.

A．ordered

B．replaced

C．packed

D．totaled

15.

A．spends

B．takes

C．pays

D．wastes

16.

A．hungry

B．adequate

C．anxious

D．full

17.

A．treat

B．cure

C．recover

D．heal

18.

A．ability

B．act

C．appreciation

D．allowance

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．although

D．though

20.

A．rescue

B．save

C．accumulate

D．reserve

【推荐2】Four girls. Two tents. No cellphones. A thunderstorm. One hundred and thirty hours of nonstop togetherness. This was what Julia Ruelle just________.

“It was really ________,” said Julia Ruelle of her recent weeklong adventure to the Boundary WatersCanoe Area Wilderness with three childhood friends.

Earlier this year, Julia, having completed a ________for a brain tumor(肿瘤) in April, won a writing contest and was________ a free five-day camping adventure with up to three friends. Its aim is to get kids away from technology. She struggled to________ the final three — Anna Wander, Madeline Wilson and Julianna Torelli. No________were allowed, so getting their agreement was a bit ________. Having a satellite phone and promising to check in twice during the week finally won their agreement.

The four girls arrived in Ely on June 10 for training. They ________ the next day at 7 :00 a. m. , and quickly fit many things into their ________— getting up early every morning, going boating ________, then having lunch at the campsites, followed by swinging, reading, talking, and napping.

“I love how you are separated from everything in your life, especially ________,”Anna said. Without her phone, she said, “I’m less ________ about things.” “We got along pretty well,” said Madeline. “We were always talking before bed, about specific things and thoughts.” “But we might sometimes have had ________,” Julianna added. No one was even hungry or homesick, but they were ________ nervous one night as they waited out a thunderstorm.

After the adventure, Julia will continue to take physical examination every three months to make sure the tumor is gone. “Mental health can be ________ so much in the Boundary Waters. It really helps to reconnect with yourself,” said Julia.

1.

A．described

B．recommended

C．pretended

D．experienced

2.

A．amazing

B．awkward

C．boring

D．annoying

3.

A．competition

B．treatment

C．preparation

D．arrangement

4.

A．admired

B．directed

C．offered

D．advised

5.

A．choose

B．explore

C．prefer

D．recognize

6.

A．parents

B．friends

C．captains

D．athletes

7.

A．educating

B．challenging

C．confusing

D．impressing

8.

A．clean up

B．sign up

C．set out

D．set up

9.

A．content

B．destination

C．schedule

D．solution

10.

A．by noon

B．at dawn

C．by night

D．at dusk

11.

A．society

B．homework

C．personality

D．technology

12.

A．positive

B．anxious

C．curious

D．responsible

13.

A．disappointment

B．joyfulness

C．arguments

D．injuries

14.

A．unbelievably

B．supposedly

C．unsuccessfully

D．actually

15.

A．damaged

B．improved

C．arranged

D．weakened