【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

When a group of people meet for a conference, or training course, there is always a feeling of uncertainty and discomfort.     1     people know each other, they feel uncomfortable in the strange new situation, because it is different. Games and team building activities can relax people. Teams unite and work together when they identify     2     they think serves a common purpose. Activities and games break down the barriers, and therefore help develop close relationships.

Everyone is different. Taking part in new games and activities outside of the work situation     3    (illustrate) people’s different strengths and working style preferences. Respect develops when people see skills and attributes in others that they didn’t know existed.

    4    (take) part in a completely new activity or game, people are aware that learning is ongoing. The lessons never finish,     5     people decide to stop learning. Introducing people, staff or employees to new experiences opens     6    (they) minds to new avenues of personal development, and emphasizes the opportunity for continuous learning that is available to us all.

Team building activities     7     juggling, construction exercises, or outdoor games, get the body moving,     8     is good for general health and for an energetic approach to work. People concentrate and work     9    (well) when they have had some light exercise and physical stimulus. Physical activity energizes people and reduces stress and tension.

When you look someone in the eye and thank them sincerely it means a lot. The key words are the ones which say thanks and well done for doing a great job, especially where the words recognize each person’ s own special ability, quality, contribution, effort, whatever. People always appreciate     10    (value) as an individual even more. When you next have the chance to thank your team or an individual team-member, take the time to find out a special thing that each person has done and make a point of mentioning these things. Doing this, the praise tends to carry even greater meaning and motivational effect.

【推荐3】Complete the speech with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

    1    (give) the fast pace of the job market now, 21^st century employees     2    (face) with challenges that their parents never experienced.

    3    (compare) to previous generations, standards     4    (set) higher for them and they     5    (expect) to have more qualifications and a wider range of new and essential skills.     6    (require) to innovate constantly, 21^st century employees need to be ready to adapt to new challenges and roles quickly.     7    (throw) into a hyper-connected workplace, today’s graduates will also have to     8    (prepare) to move around to jobs at different companies.

There are also plenty of advantages to this new working world.     9    (design) to be more dynamic and inspiring, working environments will be more exciting than offices of the past. Workers will happily enjoy many extra benefits, such as gyms and games rooms,     10    (provide) by companies. Alternatively, if someone prefers more independence, technology will allow for greater opportunities for self employment and starting their own business.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I’ve seen my share of wildfires’     1    (destroy) on communities, but in more than eight years of covering these disasters as a photojournalist, the scene over Hawaii was one of     2     worst.

Based in Las Vegas, I’m used to being sent to wildfires in other places. I flew to Hawaii on Wednesday, and by Thursday morning, I was in a helicopter     3    (fly) over Lahaina, a normally busy west Maui town that draws     4    (visitor) from all over the world.     5    struck me the most was the lack of color of the burned earth sandwiched between the shiny blue ocean and deep green-brown mountains in the distance.

No plants or signs of life in sight. Just gray. Street after street was nothing but ruins. It was hard     6    (imagine) the scenic town that was once here.

One sight     7    (make) me worried and provided a clue of the serious damage of approaching fire: burned vehicles on the road along Front Street. They weren’t parked on the side of the road. They were     8    (obvious) abandoned in a big hurry. What happened     9     their owners? Did they escape or were they     10    (kill)?

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My journey began in Linhai County, a city in Zhejiang Province with more than 2000 years of history. As I arrived, I     1    (attract) by the splendid city wall that overlooked the city, with clean, clear fountains     2    (flow) throughout.

Wandering through the ancient streets in Linhai, I was amazed at the old buildings on both     3    (side). The simple but elegant design of the buildings reminded me     4     the past era. As I explored further, I discovered a unique and charming lake. Artificial hills lay in the middle of the lake, dotted with water lilies and swimming fish.

Throughout my visit, I was particularly fond of the local food,     5     was not only delicious but also surprisingly affordable. I     6    (enjoy) a tasty lunch of dumplings filled with tender bamboo shoots and meat. The quality of the food combined with     7    (it) reasonable price made the meal a delight.

My time in Linhai County left     8     unforgettable mark on my memory. This beautiful city     9     (true) captured my heart. From the splendid city wall to the delicious food, Linhai County is a place where the past and present coexist harmoniously. It’s very likely for me     10    (return) someday as I’m eager to uncover more of its secrets.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On paper alone you would never guess that I grew up poor and hungry. These years my     1    （recent）annual salary was over $ 700,000. I am a Truman National Security Fellow and a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations. My publisher has just released my latest book series on quantitative finance in worldwide distribution.

    2     of it feels like enough. I feel     3     I am wired (极度紧张的) for a permanent state of fight or flight, waiting for the other shoe to drop. I’ve chosen not to have children, partly because——     4     any success——I still don’t feel I have a safety net. If you knew me personally, you     5     get glimpses of stress, self-doubt, anxiety, and depression.

In my childhood, I spent a lot of my time     6     (ponder) basic questions. Where will my next meal come from? Will I have electricity tomorrow? I     7     (acquaint) with the embarrassment of my mom trying to hide our food stamps at the grocery store checkout. I remembered panic setting in as early as age eight, at the prospect of a perpetual uncertain about everything in life, from food to clothes to education. I knew that the life I was living couldn’t be normal. I just wasn’t sure     8     it was that was wrong with the tiny microcosm I was born into.

As an adult I thought I’d figured that out. I’d always thought my upbringing had made me wary and caution, in “lessons learned” kind of way. Over the past decades, though, that narrative     9     (evolve). We’ve learned that the stresses     10     (associate) with poverty have the potential to change our biology in ways we hadn’t imagined. It can reduce the surface area of your brain, shorten your telomeres, and lifespan, increase your chance of obesity, and make you more likely to take outsized risks.