【推荐1】While my friends went away to their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirits_______ at the prospect of starting all over again.

_______by strange classmates, I felt as though I were in a maze(迷宫) and felt_______ for myself. There were some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.

To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling_______during class.

One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to come to his office, where he told me about his_______ towards life. He said we might_______ from making mistakes, but it was important to shape ourselves into the people we_______. All the growing pains and the embarrassing things we_______are parts of the process. We never stop_______, so learn from it and keep your spirits up! If you are optimistic, things you want may________ to you! Warm feelings rushed through me. I________ saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.

With the teacher’s help, I finally got over my depression. From then on, I no longer________ my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand________ in class and tried to answer the teacher’s questions correctly.

I________ have a thirst for my ideal university, ________ I’m not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.

1.

A．sank

B．failed

C．disappeared

D．ran

2.

A．Hit

B．Surrounded

C．Struck

D．Loved

3.

A．unlucky

B．angry

C．sorry

D．afraid

4.

A．high

B．down

C．lonely

D．happy

5.

A．way

B．method

C．measure

D．attitude

6.

A．learn

B．suffer

C．hear

D．judge

7.

A．reach

B．enjoy

C．like

D．hate

8.

A．feel

B．experience

C．taste

D．get

9.

A．standing up

B．growing up

C．going up

D．rising up

10.

A．refer

B．turn

C．stick

D．happen

11.

A．suddenly

B．generally

C．naturally

D．sadly

12.

A．buried

B．shook

C．bowed

D．nodded

13.

A．freely

B．hopefully

C．quickly

D．confidently

14.

A．even

B．ever

C．still

D．yet

15.

A．otherwise

B．or

C．but

D．instead

【推荐3】We had a tornado (龙卷风)touch down near the school, and as expected,，we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but _______ prepared for throughout the school year. I wasn't even in the _______ when it happened. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help _______items for a project. When the alarm stared _______ ,I immediately took my student ’ s hand and _______ as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado_______ to use. I never imagined actually needing to _______ my students up against the wall, have them crouch (蹲)down with their knees and heads_______ the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hears were_______ so fast that they couldn’t catch their breath，and the ________ filled their eyes looking up at me as they asked i their families and ________ were going to be okay.

In the midst of the very ________and dangerous situation, my students ________ themselves with the attitudes and mindset of children much ________ than them. Never in my life have I seen my students ________directions so quickly, and without hesitation. Even though some tears ________ down, and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave. They had such a firm ________ in my assistant and me that they were able to be 100% ________ . They were brave beyond their ________ today and for that, I am very grateful.

Right now, I ________ the day and am thankful for our safety，courage, and bravery.

1.

A．hardly

B．continually

C．safely

D．suddenly

2.

A．classroom

B．school

C．workroom

D．laboratory

3.

A．buy

B．deliver

C．gather

D．swap

4.

A．coming about

B．blowing away

C．sending up

D．going off

5.

A．called

B．ran

C．drove

D．stepped

6.

A．drills

B．warnings

C．events

D．details

7.

A．get

B．put

C．line

D．set

8.

A．kicking

B．hitting

C．scratching

D．touching

9.

A．beating

B．jumping

C．trembling

D．striking

10.

A．courage

B．fear

C．hope

D．disaster

11.

A．brothers

B．classmates

C．teachers

D．friends

12.

A．vivid

B．unique

C．frightening

D．practical

13.

A．enjoyed

B．handled

C．provided

D．injured

14.

A．older

B．smarter

C．healthier

D．luckier

15.

A．announce

B．describe

C．recite

D．follow

16.

A．looked

B．hid

C．rolled

D．turned

17.

A．goal

B．emotion

C．trust

D．conclusion

18.

A．clear

B．calm

C．cautious

D．honest

19.

A．abilities

B．grades

C．memories

D．years

20.

A．look back on

B．make up for

C．look forward to

D．take advantage of

【推荐1】On a wild July night, the storm was getting worse and worse. Kate Shelley, who lived between Honey Creek and Des Moines River, was _________ looking out of the window, wondering _________ it would wash away the bridges over them, when suddenly came the loud _________ of breaking wood, then followed by a great splash (飞溅的水花). She realized the bridge over the creek was _________. At that time, the midnight train was almost due. If no one told the engineer to _________ the train, it would fall into the creek with a hundred or more _________. The situation was so urgent that Kate _________ to go to Moingon Railway Station to get help. Immediately she _________ out into the storm with her father’s railway lantern.

Moingon lay on the far side of Des Moines River. The only way to get there was to cross a long wooden railroad bridge. Even in the daytime, it was _________ to walk on it because there was no foot walk or railing (栏杆) except only rails and ties. The ties were __________ enough apart for the girl to fall through.

Kate stopped when she came to the __________. She had never seen the river rising so high that she was shaking. What’s worse, she broke her lantern while __________ her way, exposing herself to the __________. She had to climb on her hands and knees.

It seemed like a long time. At last she reached the other side.

She stopped just long enough to catch her breath. Then she ran __________ to the railway station. When she finally got there, she was out of breath, wet all over, her hat blown away, her hands and knees still bleeding and her eyes looking __________. She told the station man what had happened to the Honey Creek Bridge before her fainting. Finally, the passengers were saved.

The girl’s heroic deed was rewarded. For her courageous act, Kate enjoyed a right of getting on or off the train at her door when she wanted.

1.

A．angrily

B．eagerly

C．anxiously

D．hopefully

2.

A．whether

B．that

C．when

D．how

3.

A．crash

B．cry

C．blow

D．voice

4.

A．removed

B．blocked

C．exploded

D．broken

5.

A．change

B．stop

C．catch

D．leave

6.

A．meters

B．customers

C．passengers

D．speed

7.

A．decided

B．tried

C．expected

D．agreed

8.

A．fell

B．rushed

C．climbed

D．rode

9.

A．harmful

B．foolish

C．dangerous

D．strange

10.

A．long

B．wide

C．thick

D．far

11.

A．bridge

B．station

C．train

D．rail

12.

A．running

B．admitting

C．making

D．moving

13.

A．darkness

B．calmness

C．emptiness

D．coldness

14.

A．cautiously

B．slowly

C．happily

D．desperately

15.

A．sharp

B．watchful

C．wild

D．bitter

【推荐3】As we all know, swimming is great fun. But it often comes with ________. Drowning (溺水) is a real possibility even for the most ________ swimmers. However, this dangerous situation can be changed with watchful eyes. This summer in Florida, two young men helped to ________   one drowning death.

Griffin Emerson, a 6-year-old child, swam in an apartment block’s pool. He enjoyed the pool’s ________area. But he began to   ________ toward the deeper part slowly, struggling to keep his head above water. All that came about as no one else, including his mother, seemed to ________ him. Griffin’s frightening ________ in the water happened over the course of a full minute, ending up with the child going down to the ________ of the pool.

However, one young man, Noah, did find Griffin in the pool. He told his friend Weston to call 911 at once. And Noah ________ to jump into the pool to ________ the 6-year-old.

Noah made it to Griffin, caught him and ________ him to the surface and then to the side of the pool. Before the emergency services’ arrival, Noah and Weston tried their best to ________   life-saving steps.

________, a few minutes later, Griffin recovered his breath. Griffin’s mother was ________ to Noah and Weston for their heroic actions. But the two young men thought it was no big deal and hoped that this act of kindness would be ________.

1.

A．challenge

B．attention

C．danger

D．limitation

2.

A．curious

B．ordinary

C．powerful

D．experienced

3.

A．prevent

B．identify

C．protect

D．suffer

4.

A．quiet

B．narrow

C．shallow

D．separate

5.

A．run

B．move

C．jump

D．climb

6.

A．recognize

B．notice

C．seek

D．persuade

7.

A．struggle

B．complaint

C．adventure

D．escape

8.

A．side

B．center

C．bottom

D．corner

9.

A．hurried

B．regretted

C．continued

D．assumed

10.

A．catch up with

B．keep track of

C．come across

D．check on

11.

A．tied

B．directed

C．held

D．pulled

12.

A．recall

B．describe

C．perform

D．explain

13.

A．Strangely

B．Fortunately

C．Obviously

D．Surprisingly

14.

A．familiar

B．patient

C．generous

D．grateful

15.

A．paid forward

B．brought in

C．looked into

D．settled for

【推荐1】Lewis B. Smedes once said, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. “For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up(枯萎)by the ________ of his part in an adventure that ________ the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife ________ after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom ________. His wife Betty came back; he ________ a fine position.

One day he told me what had changed his life, “I used to think nothing could ________ what I had done. The thought of my ________ would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a ________ between my wife and me. Then I had an (a) ________ visit from the person I was most ________ to see—the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Years ago’, she said, ‘I found it in my heart to ________ you. Betty forgave you. So did your friends. ________ you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no ________.’ She paused, and then said ________. ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’ I found there in her eyes ________ to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my life I felt ________ to love and be loved.”

Forgiveness is truly the ________ grace(慈悲), through which we gain the ________ to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean ________ that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them ________, realistically.

1.

A．opinion

B．memory

C．examination

D．favor

2.

A．judged from

B．depended on

C．resulted in

D．dropped off

3.

A．separated

B．injured

C．promoted

D．settled

4.

A．continued

B．confused

C．disturbed

D．changed

5.

A．earned

B．performed

C．admitted

D．transported

6.

A．undo

B．threaten

C．strike

D．replace

7.

A．relief

B．mercy

C．guilt

D．negotiation

8.

A．connection

B．wall

C．neighbor

D．bridge

9.

A．willing

B．precious

C．unexpected

D．hopeful

10.

A．respectful

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sensitive

11.

A．send

B．warn

C．serve

D．forgive

12.

A．Though

B．As

C．Because

D．Unless

13.

A．pity

B．pain

C．meaning

D．shame

14.

A．excitedly

B．seriously

C．luckily

D．casually

15.

A．permission

B．communication

C．anger

D．attempt

16.

A．impressed

B．worthy

C．fair

D．exhausted

17.

A．grateful

B．patient

C．challenging

D．saving

18.

A．message

B．decision

C．protection

D．freedom

19.

A．denying

B．promising

C．demanding

D．explaining

20.

A．immediately

B．effectively

C．honestly

D．initially

【推荐2】In the summer of 2015, Peterson and his wife, Vanessa, had just moved to Santa Ana, California. Outside their apartment, a man was often _________ on the street corner, sometimes keeping them _________at night.

One day, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading the book Love Does, about the power of love in _________, when his quiet was _________ by the man. _________ by the book’s moving message, Peterson decided to go outside and introduce himself.

In that first _________, Peterson learned that the man, named Faris, had moved to California to _________ a career in music, but he ended up living on the street for more than a decade.

Even though Peterson, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, hadn’t _________ a paintbrush in about eight years, he found himself asking if he could paint Faris’s picture. Faris said yes.

Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to _________ Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting pictures of __________ community members. Peterson sold his paintings and put money into what he calls a “love account” for his __________. Faris used the __________ from his picture to __________ an album, realizing his musical dreams.

Peterson discovered that the buyers tended to connect to the person in the painting, finding __________with someone they might have otherwise __________.

1.

A．dancing

B．singing

C．debating

D．chatting

2.

A．energetic

B．addicted

C．delighted

D．awake

3.

A．action

B．speech

C．court

D．mind

4.

A．ruined

B．created

C．returned

D．cured

5.

A．Designed

B．Cheated

C．Inspired

D．Measured

6.

A．explanation

B．complaint

C．argument

D．conversation

7.

A．seek

B．cancel

C．imagine

D．quit

8.

A．put away

B．put out

C．picked up

D．picked out

9.

A．manage

B．form

C．charge

D．buy

10.

A．unidentified

B．unhoused

C．unemployed

D．unmarried

11.

A．advisors

B．colleagues

C．buyers

D．models

12.

A．funds

B．donations

C．paints

D．decorations

13.

A．film

B．collect

C．chart

D．record

14.

A．sportsmanship

B．hardship

C．friendship

D．membership

15.

A．remembered

B．missed

C．recognized

D．noticed

【推荐3】There was a boy that dreamt of becoming the world’s best violinist. To achieve his life goal, he travelled to a faraway land where the famous and best violinist of all time _________.
The apartment he was directed to was in an old, lonely place. There was no evidence of life at all. The young man was _________ and turned to leave. _________ he heard someone coughing from within.
The famous violinist was very old and _________. He refused to teach the young boy, who also refused to _________. The boy played his violin in the yard, and this he did for three nights _________ the old man could not bear it any more. He came out on the fourth night and began to _________ the boy. Under his instruction, the _________ student’s musical skills rapidly improved.
Years passed by. Now the old man asked the boy to _________ an important competition. It was the best violin competition in the world. The young man was among hundreds of __________ from all over the world. The __________ lasted for days. On the day he played, everyone was deeply __________. First, the boy was so young, but no violin player could have played __________. Second, the boy was focused on one __________ and never looked elsewhere till he finished. Third, tears came down his focused eyes but his __________ was not drawn away from the music. He was __________ the winner.
Only the boy knew the __________ for his success in the competition. __________ learning from the best violinist the world ever knew, his teacher had come in person that day to __________ him. The old man stood in the dark where he wasn’t __________ to anyone around. The old violinist died few days later.1.

A．performed

B．lived

C．toured

D．lay

2.

A．bored

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．satisfied

3.

A．Still

B．Also

C．Thus

D．Then

4.

A．weak

B．polite

C．kind

D．strict

5.

A．leave

B．talk

C．learn

D．play

6.

A．so

B．unless

C．if

D．till

7.

A．punish

B．persuade

C．beg

D．coach

8.

A．slow

B．gifted

C．kind

D．quiet

9.

A．take part in

B．look forward to

C．stay away from

D．come up with

10.

A．judges

B．students

C．competitors

D．fans

11.

A．program

B．event

C．concert

D．lecture

12.

A．annoyed

B．moved

C．hurt

D．concerned

13.

A．better

B．quicker

C．harder

D．louder

14.

A．book

B．model

C．direction

D．question

15.

A．hand

B．eye

C．interest

D．attention

16.

A．announced

B．known

C．shown

D．predicted

17.

A．prize

B．wish

C．way

D．reason

18.

A．Without

B．Besides

C．Through

D．By

19.

A．find

B．comfort

C．support

D．visit

20.

A．dangerous

B．unfair

C．noticeable

D．particular