【推荐1】Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems, I________it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.

Over the year, I had planned to upgrade to energy-efficient windows. But with the frame (窗框) rusted (锈) and firmly ________in the foundation, whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand. It would be a ________ process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost was estimated at $15,000. It was simply________.

Honestly, the thought of that window________me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the ________so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.

Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost________to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing head-on. I grabbed some rust remover, spread it around the frame of the window, ________ gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily________. I took the window downtown. It only cost me $12. I could have________the problem for only $12 when it occurred, but I let it bother me for five years!

________, this isn’t just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our_______of life. If you recognize your broken window, don’t________to mend it. It may turn out to be______than expected. Usually we suffer more in a(n)________than in reality.

1.

A．tore

B．boarded

C．packed

D．stirred

2.

A．lost

B．mixed

C．buried

D．stuck

3.

A．labor-consuming

B．brain-burning

C．energy-wasting

D．risk-taking

4.

A．in a mess

B．beyond control

C．out of reach

D．beyond description

5.

A．failed

B．evaluated

C．rewarded

D．disturbed

6.

A．difficulty

B．confidence

C．confusion

D．harm

7.

A．realistic

B．impossible

C．abnormal

D．unfair

8.

A．yet

B．or

C．and

D．but

9.

A．broke

B．moved

C．fell

D．missed

10.

A．considered

B．ignored

C．delayed

D．handled

11.

A．Luckily

B．Consequently

C．Actually

D．Unexpectedly

12.

A．quality

B．pace

C．way

D．meaning

13.

A．attempt

B．hesitate

C．guarantee

D．pretend

14.

A．rarer

B．tougher

C．easier

D．worse

15.

A．practice

B．memory

C．principle

D．imagination

【推荐2】The management of a software company decided to teach its employees about finding real _______ to solve problems.

When called to play a _______ in a hall, the team of 30 employees was quite _______ holding various thoughts. As they entered the hall, they found the hall _______ decorated, with coloured lights on the wall. Everyone looked at each other and then _______ a huge box of balloons at the centre. They were _______ to pick a balloon and blow it up. And the team leader asked them to _______ their names on their balloon. All tried to do that, but not everyone _______ it. A few balloons burst due to pressure and yet they were given _______ chance. Those who _______ even after the second chance were ruled out of the game. In all, 25 employees were left for the next _______. All the balloons were collected and the team leader asked the employees to _______ the balloon with their names marked. Also, he told them no balloon should be _______.

The 25 employees began to _______ the balloons carrying their names in a rush. However, they had to be very _______. It was almost 15 minutes and no one was able to find his own balloon.

Now it was the third and final level. The employees were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person _______ on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes all the balloons reached _______ employee.

The team leader said that this was the real way to solve problems. Often everyone is crazily _______ ways to solve problems without recognising the _______ way. Most of the time, _______ and helping others can give you the tools you need to deal with all problems.

1.

A．suggestions

B．ways

C．reasons

D．rules

2.

A．part

B．match

C．card

D．game

3.

A．surprised

B．satisfied

C．tired

D．frightened

4.

A．partially

B．beautifully

C．strangely

D．properly

5.

A．realized

B．recognised

C．noticed

D．accepted

6.

A．required

B．allowed

C．trained

D．advised

7.

A．hide

B．change

C．explain

D．mark

8.

A．knew

B．found

C．made

D．showed

9.

A．no

B．next

C．each

D．another

10.

A．tried

B．failed

C．finished

D．escaped

11.

A．level

B．top

C．floor

D．place

12.

A．get

B．blow

C．cover

D．prepare

13.

A．thrown

B．damaged

C．attacked

D．painted

14.

A．take up

B．hang out

C．search for

D．give away

15.

A．honest

B．strict

C．careful

D．cheerful

16.

A．described

B．remembered

C．impressed

D．named

17.

A．one

B．every

C．that

D．any

18.

A．looking for

B．dealing with

C．waiting for

D．pointing to

19.

A．shortest

B．different

C．new

D．best

20.

A．concentrating

B．discovering

C．sharing

D．fighting

【推荐3】A few years ago, I was with a close friend in a grocery store in California. As we walked along the aisle (过道), we became ___________of a mother with a small boy going in the opposite direction. The woman don’t notice us because she was so _______ with her child, who _______ to eagerly pull items off the lower shelves. As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to _________ at her son and progressed to shaking him by the arm.

At this point my friend spoke up. A wonderful mother of three, she had probably _______ in her life_______ any child so harshly(严厉地). I _________ my friend would give this woman a serious_________ about the effect of this kind of behavior on the boy. However to my ___________, my friend said, “What a(n) __________ little boy. How old is he?” The woman answered, “He’s three.” My friend went on to say how ________ he seemed and how her own three children __________in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves. “He seems so bright,” my friend said. A(n) __________smile came to the woman’s face. She said, “Yes, he’s very smart, ________ sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded, “ They can do that; they’re so __________.”

As we ________ away, I heard the mother speaking more__________ to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner. “We’ll have your favorite foods,” she told him.

How ________my friend achieved harmony in the situation! Really, although sometimes it’s necessary to ________someone physically from hurting another person, more often it is helpful that we show love and __________to those lost in anger, allowing them to remember their own tenderness(温柔).

1.

A．proud

B．careful

C．tired

D．aware

2.

A．controversial

B．cross

C．considerate

D．strict

3.

A．seemed

B．failed

C．happened

D．pretended

4.

A．stare

B．seize

C．knock

D．shout

5.

A．never

B．ever

C．sometimes

D．forever

6.

A．educated

B．hit

C．treated

D．judged

7.

A．expected

B．suggested

C．discovered

D．doubted

8.

A．report

B．explanation

C．talk

D．introduction

9.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．frustration

D．embarrassment

10.

A．awesome

B．rough

C．annoying

D．beautiful

11.

A．serious

B．worried

C．curious

D．patient

12.

A．talked

B．behaved

C．worked

D．shopped

13.

A．honest

B．ready

C．sad

D．shy

14.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

15.

A．dynamic

B．sophisticated

C．humble

D．innocent

16.

A．drove

B．ran

C．walked

D．put

17.

A．proudly

B．kindly

C．loudly

D．excitedly

18.

A．clearly

B．conventionally

C．wonderfully

D．comfortably

19.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．free

D．separate

20.

A．respect

B．friendship

C．courage

D．understanding

【推荐1】Ten years ago, Nixon, 59, started each day from a bench of the St. Petersburg, Florida, waterfront . Watching a sun rise makes him feel   ________.

“Seeing you ________ here, I know everything will be OK.” A woman’s words changed his perspective. Nixon ________. “That’s when I knew: I needed to pay attention to the people ________. I needed to ensure them we ________ to each other.”

________ watching sunrise, Nixon started smiling at people and ________ conversations. People began joining him on the bench, asking for advice.

“I wanted them to walk away ________ they didn’t have to feel alone.” said Nixon. “People feel their purpose hasn’t been ________ in their 50s. At this stage in life, this is definitely my purpose.”

Weather permitting, Nixon will sit on the bench before sunrise every morning. His presence and ________ to listen have led some people to ________ him the Sunshine Mayor. No matter what problem a person wants to ________, Nixon lends an ear.

Once a couple talked about problems in their relationship. “The husband was ________ working, rarely home,” Nixon said. “It was ________ their marriage. I told him: ‘My friend, if your wife’s words didn’t scare you, then maybe the possibility of losing her will.” Finally, the man agreed to slow down.

No topic is off limits, but some ________ want to sit next to someone and share the silence.

1.

A．available

B．centered

C．negative

D．creative

2.

A．wandering

B．sitting

C．working

D．greeting

3.

A．recalled

B．requested

C．responded

D．regretted

4.

A．hanging out

B．wearing off

C．walking past

D．living near

5.

A．mattered

B．belonged

C．appealed

D．compromised

6.

A．Regardless of

B．Because of

C．In case of

D．Instead of

7.

A．breaking off

B．striking up

C．carrying on

D．bringing around

8.

A．knowing

B．answering

C．forecasting

D．celebrating

9.

A．served

B．lacked

C．defeated

D．achieved

10.

A．happiness

B．blindness

C．openness

D．greatness

11.

A．make

B．offer

C．purchase

D．nickname

12.

A．air

B．create

C．avoid

D．understand

13.

A．even

B．seldom

C．never

D．always

14.

A．proposing

B．ruining

C．cracking

D．failing

15.

A．randomly

B．regularly

C．simply

D．peacefully

【推荐2】Dear Mr. Smith,

I have put this letter off for far too long. I know you passed away many years ago, but maybe someone else________this will do much better.________it's too late for him or her. I want you to know what a________you made in my life and to say thanks.

When you________me science at Patterson High School, you awakened a________in me to learn about everything in my world-not just the things in science but everything, everywhere. My________question was and still is, "Why?" I know I________ my daddy mad sometimes,________when he was doing some housework or car repair, with my questions. What's that? What is it used for? Why doesn't it work that way? He would________answering my questions and say to me, "Go in the house, David!"

The only things I can________now from your class are how to identify the different types of clouds and the elements in the periodic table（元素周期表）. It wasn't the________of the lessons but the inspiration—to question, to be curious, and to look at problems as________to be solved—that has________me so well over the years.

When I look at the sky and point to a cloud formation,________anyone around that those are such and such clouds, I can see their________eyes. But occasionally, one of my grandchildren will ask anxiously. "How do you know that?" I say, "I had a teacher."

Sincerely,

David

1.

A．choosing

B．reading

C．correcting

D．creating

2.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．while

3.

A．promise

B．plan

C．mistake

D．difference

4.

A．provided

B．guided

C．taught

D．prepared

5.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．judgment

D．curiosity

6.

A．constant

B．obvious

C．sudden

D．traditional

7.

A．directed

B．drive

C．excited

D．forced

8.

A．specially

B．personally

C．especially

D．privately

9.

A．be proud of

B．take care of

C．run out of

D．get tired of

10.

A．remember

B．realize

C．imagine

D．recognize

11.

A．force

B．content

C．meaning

D．power

12.

A．exercises

B．decisions

C．challenge

D．benefits

13.

A．afforded

B．requested

C．respected

D．served

14.

A．warning

B．informing

C．educating

D．reminding

15.

A．amazed

B．relaxed

C．discouraged

D．determined

【推荐3】Studies have shown it takes a physician about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after they begin talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I ____ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed,____ to put socks on her swollen feet. I crossed the threshold(门槛), spoke ____ to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I leaned on the bedrail looking ____ at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks.
____, I began a monologue that went something like this: “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re____ today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your ____ who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
Each story is ____ Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear _____ Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really ____ What matters to the storyteller is that the story is ____ —without interruption, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs ____than expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of _____ the woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the ____of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected ____, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(诊断为多发性硬化症)at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time —in a wheelchair.
For ____ I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were ____ I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of _____ and patient.
I tell them I believe in the power of ____ I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing takes place within me ____ someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.1.

A．entered

B．stepped

C．passed

D．approached

2.

A．hoping

B．wishing

C．struggling

D．pulling

3.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．carelessly

4.

A．away

B．up

C．around

D．down

5.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

6.

A．good

B．better

C．more

D．well

7.

A．son

B．daughter

C．friend

D．sister

8.

A．unique

B．similar

C．different

D．wonderful

9.

A．way

B．direction

C．conclusion

D．instruction

10.

A．attract

B．exist

C．appeal

D．matter

11.

A．appreciated

B．told

C．enjoyed

D．heard

12.

A．less

B．more

C．higher

D．cheaper

13.

A．which

B．how

C．what

D．that

14.

A．pleasure

B．difference

C．behavior

D．importance

15.

A．twist

B．accident

C．occasion

D．thing

16.

A．as good as

B．as long as

C．as soon as

D．as well as

17.

A．wounded

B．affected

C．injected

D．hurt

18.

A．physician

B．hospital

C．teacher

D．school

19.

A．stopping

B．talking

C．listening

D．sitting

20.

A．before

B．when

C．until

D．unless

【推荐3】Growing up in the USA, I always wanted to experience another culture. The _________ came when I was 15. After a few months of planning and _________, I was ready to spend the second semester (学期) of my first high school year _________ an exchange student in Australia.

_________ in Perth was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I realized then that there was no turning back. The family I would live with was waiting for me, and it would only be five days _________ the new school year. The school I attended was _________ my school back in the States. I was quite _________ at first, especially never having been to a new school — even in the US. Everything went without _________, though. The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly.

The most _________ time was travelling with other exchange students around Australia during our semester break. The few weeks we __________ together were full of interesting activities.

At the end of our __________ in Australia, we had three weeks to share our stories and help each other deal with leaving. It was only __________ that our last day together was filled with tears. We packed our camp, __________ e-mail addresses and gathered together for a final good-bye.

Upon coming home, an open mind was again important. Resettling home took time and __________, but at last I made it. All the while, I was thoughtful to letting my family and friends know how happy I was to be home and how much I had missed them — though the experience is still __________ with me. So, if you have the chance to study abroad you most certainly should.

1.

A．task

B．dream

C．chance

D．holiday

2.

A．moving

B．transporting

C．performing

D．preparing

3.

A．as

B．on

C．for

D．with

4.

A．Flying

B．Landing

C．Working

D．Studying

5.

A．since

B．until

C．after

D．before

6.

A．similar to

B．different from

C．as good as

D．the same as

7.

A．excited

B．annoyed

C．worried

D．confused

8.

A．hope

B．doubt

C．difficulties

D．argument

9.

A．valuable

B．acceptable

C．comfortable

D．unforgettable

10.

A．spent

B．lived

C．studied

D．worked

11.

A．stay

B．visit

C．trip

D．holidays

12.

A．funny

B．natural

C．strange

D．simple

13.

A．made

B．wrote

C．rented

D．exchanged

14.

A．effort

B．money

C．ability

D．arrangement

15.

A．sad

B．clear

C．lively

D．careful