【推荐1】Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. We’re happy to sing your name from morning till evening. ________ I know you help me, sometimes you’re making me do things with________ attention. Many times I promise myself that I’ll ________ my feelings towards you, but you’re________ me closer and closer… You’ve entered both my home and my workplace. You’re just a window for our ________ and information. But we people aren’t ________ only with the window. So we open all our doors for you. Is this a(n) ________ or some kind of attachment(依恋)? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you ________ me to the lifelong togetherness?

We want you all days. Can’t you take a few days off so that both you and I can ________? You’re a poison-not a slow one but a super fast poison which holds our mind and makes us dance ________ its tune. Nowadays you’re so ________ that anyone can buy and make you our companion. You’ll never be bothered about our health but we’ll ________ be concerned about your “health”. Because you go with us everywhere and never let us be alone.

If you were a ________ person made of flesh and blood, would we love you the same? You ________ us with your many talents and we even can’t get rid of you. We’re all your slaves. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations ________, but if they did why can’t we?

1.

A．Now that

B．Only if

C．Though

D．When

2.

A．praised

B．increased

C．focused

D．divided

3.

A．keep on

B．bring back

C．comment on

D．give up

4.

A．drawing

B．pushing

C．forcing

D．observing

5.

A．entertainment

B．argument

C．creativity

D．struggle

6.

A．strict

B．satisfied

C．generous

D．busy

7.

A．recognition

B．disease

C．routine

D．situation

8.

A．recommend

B．instruct

C．promise

D．adapt

9.

A．reflect

B．relax

C．progress

D．balance

10.

A．to

B．against

C．from

D．within

11.

A．affordable

B．valuable

C．specific

D．attractive

12.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

13.

A．selfish

B．real

C．dishonest

D．responsible

14.

A．control

B．blame

C．comfort

D．challenge

15.

A．suffered

B．connected

C．survived

D．surfed

【推荐2】A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a_________way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a_________, and they can write about anything they like.

There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They_________news, information and ideas for people who read them. They contain_________to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their_________and react to the ideas of others.

A research company called Perseus has_________more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most_________with teenage girls. They use them to_________their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study_________says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.

__________, some people develop__________blogs to present political and other ideas. __________, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their__________.

At the same time, some longstanding blogs have__________. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. Com”. He said the site became too expensive to __________. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. They were upset that the site had been closed.

1.

A．short

B．long

C．regular

D．central

2.

A．company

B．expression

C．experiment

D．blog

3.

A．debate

B．explore

C．provide

D．seek

4.

A．issues

B．links

C．recovery

D．guidance

5.

A．reasons

B．ideas

C．faults

D．choices

6.

A．served

B．reported

C．studied

D．attached

7.

A．popular

B．pleased

C．bored

D．careful

8.

A．ask

B．order

C．demand

D．let

9.

A．instead

B．yet

C．still

D．also

10.

A．Besides

B．However

C．In fact

D．Therefore

11.

A．fierce

B．relaxing

C．serious

D．humorous

12.

A．For example

B．In total

C．In the end

D．In contrast

13.

A．products

B．employees

C．systems

D．predictions

14.

A．recognized

B．ended

C．survived

D．happened

15.

A．advertise

B．start

C．continue

D．close

【推荐3】Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that _______can live without one. Mobile phones are a great _______to stay connected with friends and family. _______, it is important to remember that there are certain times _______you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.

________you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages _______taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude _______ . Aren’t you at school to learn?

In the United States, students would never be allowed to _______ their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or _______ a text message you would probably be kicked ________class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during ________ There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to ________respect for those around you.

As a teacher in China, I have to ________students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to________their phones, but many students do not listen. The ________to be connected all the time seems to be more ________than the desire to learn.

It’s easy to understand________ it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting ________when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a ________grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may________something important.

1.

A．one

B．somebody

C．someone

D．no one

2.

A．way

B．road

C．method

D．path

3.

A．But

B．However

C．So

D．Therefore

4.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

5.

A．After

B．Before

C．Because

D．If

6.

A．or

B．and

C．as well as

D．instead of

7.

A．act

B．action

C．habit

D．behavior

8.

A．have

B．take

C．use

D．send

9.

A．receive

B．accept

C．make

D．get

10.

A．of

B．off

C．out

D．out of

11.

A．school

B．class

C．office

D．home

12.

A．ask

B．suggest

C．show

D．answer

13.

A．do

B．deal

C．do with

D．deal with

14.

A．turn on

B．turn down

C．turn off

D．turn in

15.

A．desire

B．wish

C．hope

D．expect

16.

A．possible

B．important

C．necessary

D．interesting

17.

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．whether

18.

A．himself

B．herself

C．ourselves

D．yourself

19.

A．lower

B．higher

C．better

D．upper

20.

A．forget

B．remember

C．miss

D．leave

【推荐2】There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the _______ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that’s precisely why one _______ Frenchman has caught our attention.

Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving _______ on discarded (丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mlle journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s way of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.

As you can _______, the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants throw away tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of _______ garbage containers, health regulations or business policies. Only about one in ten places _______ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal _______, most restaurants have a policy against _______ food waste. “Some people have even _______ their jobs by giving me food,” Dubanchet said.

What’s ________ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the ________ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ask at some different stores or restaurants before finding food. The ________ is all the more serious when you consider the ________ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.

“I have to get food fast because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ________,” Dubanchet explained. “Is my ________ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”

He aims to finish his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.

1.

A．cleverer

B．older

C．stranger

D．simpler

2.

A．garbage-eating

B．sports-loving

C．food-wasting

D．law-breaking

3.

A．secretly

B．finally

C．entirely

D．probably

4.

A．observe

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．remember

5.

A．locked

B．damaged

C．connected

D．abandoned

6.

A．bought

B．offered

C．ordered

D．sold

7.

A．reasons

B．rights

C．fees

D．aids

8.

A．begging for

B．giving away

C．hiding

D．causing

9.

A．did

B．kept

C．accepted

D．risked

10.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．particularly

D．merely

11.

A．easiest

B．nearest

C．biggest

D．richest

12.

A．competition

B．conversation

C．conflict

D．challenge

13.

A．adequate

B．rewarding

C．demanding

D．suitable

14.

A．spirit

B．energy

C．time

D．effort

15.

A．stomach

B．hand

C．pocket

D．basket

【推荐3】We have, like in many more countries, refugees(难民)in our country. Through the years I have tried to_________without pay by teaching women our country's language as one of their_________. They have to learn the language, and also our culture, for example, what to_________when they have to go to the doctor, or how to express what's_______in such a place like a farm.

Only by learning the language will they be able to_________our society. Once a year, just before Christmas break, all the women from different countries make delicious food which are_________for us all together.

Many_________I have noticed that it seems_________for women to accept any help than men, probably_________the children that they have to raise.

Problems with the kids__________happen due to being in a__________country with a different culture and another__________. The women often miss their homes very much and feel__________, because they have to get used to this life as__________as possible. I have seen the__________and pain in their eyes. It is so good to give some comfort(安慰)in one way or another, even just to be there for them. And it is really__________when you make friends.

They and many more new, people are trying to__________up their new homes in this new country. Will we be able to get them out of__________, for everyone? And nowadays, though at times their lives look almost broken, I__________it won't always. Because wherever we__________, we are together, as we are citizens of the world.

1.

A．continue

B．escape

C．help

D．explain

2.

A．jobs

B．tools

C．tests

D．signs

3.

A．devote

B．say

C．forecast

D．suffer

4.

A．blowing up

B．getting along

C．showing up

D．going on

5.

A．join in

B．dig out

C．depend on

D．go through

6.

A．served

B．judged

C．organized

D．rewarded

7.

A．kinds

B．chances

C．moments

D．times

8.

A．calmer

B．harder

C．sadder

D．nicer

9.

A．in case of

B．because of

C．in front of

D．instead of

10.

A．mostly

B．peacefully

C．finally

D．personally

11.

A．mean

B．cruel

C．rich

D．different

12.

A．lifestyle

B．accent

C．attitude

D．disaster

13.

A．moved

B．worried

C．determined

D．excited

14.

A．carefully

B．hurriedly

C．quickly

D．smoothly

15.

A．matter

B．happiness

C．support

D．fear

16.

A．surprising

B．legal

C．great

D．generous

17.

A．set

B．burn

C．give

D．make

18.

A．order

B．trouble

C．luck

D．pleasure

19.

A．prove

B．doubt

C．believe

D．dream

20.

A．study

B．meet

C．swim

D．go

【推荐1】Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away they were meant to be there, to help you understand who you are or _______ you want to become. You never know who these people maybe, but when you lock eyes _______ them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life, more or _______.

Sometimes things happen to you that may seem bombe, painful and _______ at first, but in reflection you find that without _______ those difficulties you would never be able to realize your strength, willpower, or heart _______, everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by _______ or by means of good luck. Illness, love or lost moments of true greatness all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small _______, whatever they may be, life would be like _______ smooth and straight road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the __________ and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most important __________. If someone __________, you forgive them, for they have helped you __________ about trust and the __________ of being careful when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back even more, __________ because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

1.

A．how

B．who

C．which

D．what

2.

A．of

B．in

C．at

D．with

3.

A．less

B．more

C．fewer

D．most

4.

A．fair

B．pretty

C．unfair

D．aimless

5.

A．getting on

B．getting off

C．getting over

D．getting out

6.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Though

D．Actually

7.

A．chance

B．chances

C．mistake

D．mistakes

8.

A．things

B．tests

C．ways

D．moments

9.

A．an

B．the

C．a

D．/

10.

A．succeed

B．successful

C．success

D．successfully

11.

A．one

B．ones

C．things

D．ways

12.

A．hurts

B．helps

C．beats

D．hits

13.

A．know

B．learn

C．think

D．worry

14.

A．important

B．truth

C．importance

D．meaning

15.

A．though

B．/

C．although

D．not only

【推荐2】While working as a graduate student in New York City, Vanessa Bohns was given the much scared job of collecting survey data in Penn Station as part of an academic research project. Each time she_________ a passer-by, she expected to hear them tell her how_________they were. Yet the bad responses_________ came; many more people were willing to answer the questionnaires than she had _________.

Was it possible, she wondered, that most of us are_________about whether people want to respond to our requests? Over the following decade, she_________ multiple studies that confirmed this was indeed the case: in many different situations, people are often far more likely to _________than we assume.

On the surface, it seemed that the results provided a refreshingly_________view of human nature. “It started as a positive thing, like, isn’t it _________that people are more likely to do things for you than you think?”However, with time going by and more reflection on the results, Bohns has come to appreciate that her results reflect a broader tendency that we usually __________ how much influence our words can have over others, whether we’ re asking them to__________actions that are good or bad. People often__________to do what they are asked because they find it too awkward to say no,__________ when they feel uncomfortable with our requests.

Knowing this can help us understand how our requests might__________other people — particularly in the workplace—and help us__________our requests accordingly , in ways that respect people’ s boundaries and without taking what they have done for us for granted.

1.

A．glared

B．approached

C．passed

D．pushed

2.

A．surprised

B．glad

C．annoyed

D．awkward

3.

A．frequently

B．repeatedly

C．constantly

D．rarely

4.

A．expected

B．requested

C．promised

D．recognized

5.

A．curious

B．clear

C．wrong

D．careful

6.

A．turned out

B．carried out

C．figured out

D．made out

7.

A．ignore

B．complain

C．refuse

D．cooperate

8.

A．optimistic

B．critical

C．negative

D．neutral

9.

A．strange

B．great

C．disappointing

D．normal

10.

A．judge

B．worry

C．underestimate

D．imagine

11.

A．imitate

B．perform

C．practise

D．discuss

12.

A．agree

B．fail

C．claim

D．pretend

13.

A．if only

B．as though

C．in that

D．even though

14.

A．attract

B．impress

C．affect

D．puzzle

15.

A．abandon

B．value

C．follow

D．adjust

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, ____, words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often ____ the second half of the story. In the ____ of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business—____ that the customer remains a customer.
____ to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 percent of its ____ every years. In constantly changing ____, this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.
Only now are organizations beginning to _____ those lost opportunities and calculate the ____implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big ____ in its performance. Research in the US found that a five percent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to _____ increases of between 25 and 85 percent.
In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and _____ never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in _____ profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).
The logic behind cultivating customer________ is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to _____ them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between _____ customers and making profits. ____ customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price ____, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it _____ for competitors to enter a market or increase their____ of a market.1.

A．in particular

B．in reality

C．at least

D．first of all

2.

A．emphasize

B．doubt

C．overlook

D．believe

3.

A．excitement

B．sorrow

C．decision

D．performance

4.

A．denying

B．ensuring

C．arguing

D．proving

5.

A．Moving

B．Hoping

C．Starting

D．Failing

6.

A．shops

B．guests

C．opportunities

D．customers

7.

A．markets

B．tastes

C．prices

D．expenses

8.

A．look forward to

B．gave in to

C．devote to

D．wake up to

9.

A．Cultural

B．social

C．financial

D．economical

10.

A．promise

B．plan

C．mistake

D．difference

11.

A．cost

B．opportunity

C．profit

D．budget

12.

A．as a result

B．on the whole

C．in conclusion

D．on the contrary

13.

A．huge

B．potential

C．extra

D．reasonable

14.

A．beliefs

B．loyalty

C．habits

D．interest

15.

A．affecting

B．understanding

C．keeping

D．attracting

16.

A．introducing

B．analyzing

C．searching

D．retaining

17.

A．Assumed

B．Respected

C．Established

D．Unexpected

18.

A．agreeable

B．flexible

C．friendly

D．sensitive

19.

A．unfair

B．difficult

C．essential

D．convenient

20.

A．share

B．goods

C．stresses

D．progress