【推荐1】Choose what you want to do, and don’t stop until getting there. You can _________ beyond your wildest dreams.

My goal for myself last year was to _________ a half marathon. I was inspired by the runners in the world, seeing them run a half, then _________ a full marathon, seeing my parents-in-law’s _________ as they told me about their upcoming marathon. I knew I wanted to do a half.

I completed my first 10 km last April. Feeling happy, I _________ to take the next step and sign up for the Hampton’s Half in September. However, as the marathon drew near, I became a bit _________. Unexpectedly, a month before the _________ I hurt my right arm seriously one rainy night. _________, I felt somehow relieved. Now I had a good _________ not to run. I didn’t have to feel __________ when I couldn’t finish, because I could simply explain that I had hurt myself and could no longer __________. It was like a weight had been __________ from my shoulders.

My attitude finally changed. I made up my mind to participate in the match with some friends, and with all of them __________ me, I couldn’t draw back. On that exciting day I __________ it. The __________ distance I’ve ever run, one I had never thought possible.

1.

A．hesitate

B．stress

C．succeed

D．admire

2.

A．run

B．organize

C．research

D．host

3.

A．compare

B．dislike

C．match

D．complete

4.

A．disappointment

B．excitement

C．regret

D．pain

5.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．decided

D．begged

6.

A．nervous

B．bored

C．confident

D．delighted

7.

A．meeting

B．match

C．exam

D．training

8.

A．Still

B．Meanwhile

C．Otherwise

D．Though

9.

A．time

B．chance

C．excuse

D．place

10.

A．important

B．awkward

C．proud

D．puzzled

11.

A．jump up

B．give up

C．take part

D．stand out

12.

A．separated

B．protected

C．borrowed

D．removed

13.

A．against

B．beside

C．between

D．before

14.

A．carried

B．made

C．threw

D．failed

15.

A．farthest

B．shortest

C．worst

D．easiest

【推荐2】Yesterday I was doing some shopping and a man, who was in worn clothes, walked towards a group of us at the checkout stand (收银台). I ______ him say to one woman in front of me, “I don’t want to steal from this store… would you ______ me some food?” But the woman ______ not to hear him; it was ______ she hadn’t seen him, I waited for my ______ to be questioned, but it never came. So I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”

He ______ accepted. The man got a ______ and began putting sandwiches in the bag. As my ______ were being rung up (结账) I watched the man put the sandwiches into the bag; 1, 2, 3… He finally stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he answered 10.

The ______ cashier (收银员) looked at me for a while and then added them to my ______. After I was through, the man was wandering around the store saying he wanted something to ______, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a ______ eye on him. I admit I was too, as I didn’t want him to ______ anything either! I told the cashier that if he got a drink I’d just ______ it.

We both ended up ______ the store, but he stood outside talking to ______. Or maybe he was talking with someone who he thought was there.

This man’s situation made me ______. How many of the homeless also ______ a mental (精神的) illness? Maybe that’s even what ______ him to be homeless. I ______ to run into him again someday... maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.

1.

A．helped

B．heard

C．had

D．made

2.

A．make

B．lend

C．buy

D．award

3.

A．pretended

B．forgot

C．expected

D．regretted

4.

A．if only

B．now that

C．even though

D．as if

5.

A．power

B．turn

C．duty

D．honor

6.

A．patiently

B．angrily

C．unwillingly

D．gladly

7.

A．box

B．pocket

C．bag

D．coat

8.

A．items

B．expressions

C．tips

D．books

9.

A．proud

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．encouraged

10.

A．order

B．address

C．form

D．menu

11.

A．write

B．play

C．drink

D．eat

12.

A．close

B．polite

C．unconcerned

D．kind

13.

A．fill

B．touch

C．choose

D．steal

14.

A．set down

B．pay for

C．give up

D．put away

15.

A．visiting

B．entering

C．leaving

D．closing

16.

A．others

B．them

C．me

D．himself

17.

A．rude

B．excited

C．sad

D．pleased

18.

A．look after

B．suffer from

C．die of

D．turn out

19.

A．led

B．refused

C．stopped

D．allowed

20.

A．have

B．hate

C．fight

D．hope

【推荐3】"How did you do it, Dad? How have you ____to not take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the____to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first____drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he ____a situation that, in the past, would have____him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up____the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I _____recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old _____ question. "The words were an instant relief and constant ____to me that things were never so ____ that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he ____ the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound words immediately became part of my daily ____ as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I ____ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily affirmations （誓词）with one affirmation____for each day of the year.
It has been my experience that when you get ____with days of the year on it, you automatically turn to the____that lists your own birthday.
I____opened the book to November 10 to____what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I did a double-take and tears of____and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the____same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity （安详）Prayer:
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.1.

A．prepared

B．promised

C．managed

D．performed

2.

A．courage

B．opportunity

C．inspiration

D．reason

3.

A．began

B．avoided

C．permitted

D．quit

4.

A．got away with

B．got into

C．got down to

D．got through

5.

A．forbade

B．started

C．attracted

D．caused

6.

A．for fear

B．for sure

C．so that

D．otherwise

7.

A．should

B．might

C．would

D．had to

8.

A．unanswered

B．unasked

C．unexpected

D．unwelcome

9.

A．prayer

B．performer

C．inspector

D．reminder

10.

A．rough

B．severe

C．tough

D．urgent

11.

A．created

B．explained

C．spared

D．shared

12.

A．schedule

B．routine

C．habits

D．customs

13.

A．mistook

B．posted

C．accepted

D．received

14.

A．copied

B．presented

C．listed

D．printed

15.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

16.

A．date

B．page

C．matters

D．problems

17.

A．doubtedly

B．eventually

C．patiently

D．hurriedly

18.

A．see

B．recite

C．repeat

D．forecast

19.

A．sadness

B．loneliness

C．disbelief

D．belief

20.

A．exact

B．correct

C．almost

D．much

【推荐1】When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor _________ me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, _________ your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I _________ her.

Since I started to work for a food company, _________, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the _________ of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business _________, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got _________ about food from different countries.

Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were _________ necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the _________ around us at the same time.” Those words __________ me of my professor’s advice. With information technology advancing, you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various __________ you can get from traveling.

Today, people __________ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily communication more __________. Besides, we should never let it __________ our time for face-to-face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more __________ and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

1.

A．promised

B．encouraged

C．permitted

D．forced

2.

A．enrich

B．prove

C．employ

D．benefit

3.

A．followed

B．learned from

C．approached

D．agreed with

4.

A．indeed

B．otherwise

C．though

D．therefore

5.

A．arts

B．sights

C．rivers

D．houses

6.

A．plans

B．opportunities

C．progress

D．trips

7.

A．information

B．taste

C．experiences

D．feelings

8.

A．actually

B．no longer

C．additionally

D．even more

9.

A．people

B．drink

C．atmosphere

D．environment

10.

A．reminded

B．informed

C．warned

D．cured

11.

A．news

B．pleasures

C．troubles

D．places

12.

A．enjoy

B．keep

C．lose

D．avoid

13.

A．labor-saving

B．long-lasting

C．fruitful

D．accessible

14.

A．make up

B．get through

C．take up

D．break down

15.

A．wisely

B．correctly

C．instantly

D．gradually

【推荐2】A man was exploring some caves by the seashore.In one cave he _______ a bag of hardened clay balls.It seemed that someone had _______   some clay and baked the balls in the sun.They didn't look like valuable things，but they interested him，_______ he took the bag out of the cave with him.

As he walked along the beach he _______ the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.He thought _______ about it until he dropped one of the balls and it cracked open on a rock._______ was a beautiful，precious stone.Excited，the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls._______ contained a similar treasure.He found thousands of dollars' worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had _______，and then it struck him：instead of thousands of dollars in treasure，he could have had tens of thousands，with the 50 or 60 clay balls with their _______ treasures which were now in the ocean.He just ________ the chance.

Sometimes it's like that with ________．When we look at a person，we usually only see “the outside clay shell”．It isn't always beautiful or shining，so we ________ the person；we see him as less important than someone more beautiful or more ________．But we haven't taken the time to look for the treasure inside that person.If we spend the time getting to know that person，the clay will ________ and the brilliant jewel will shine.We are wonderfully made，not only with our physical bodies，but also with our spiritual selves，which are sometimes hidden ________ others by the “earthen shell”．

1.

A．searched

B．lost

C．made

D．found

2.

A．rolled

B．pressed

C．dug

D．cut

3.

A．while

B．though

C．if

D．so

4.

A．pushed

B．put

C．threw

D．pulled

5.

A．little

B．long

C．hard

D．well

6.

A．Out

B．Inside

C．Next

D．Below

7.

A．Each

B．Much

C．None

D．Few

8.

A．given

B．taken

C．left

D．dropped

9.

A．hidden

B．obvious

C．well­known

D．questionable

10.

A．forgot

B．missed

C．abandoned

D．faced

11.

A．money

B．life

C．people

D．friends

12.

A．pity

B．blame

C．ignore

D．hate

13.

A．warm­hearted

B．honest

C．famous

D．stylish

14.

A．come off

B．break away

C．run out

D．dry up

15.

A．from

B．behind

C．with

D．by

【推荐1】Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a _______ boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all _______ him. Unfortunately, though, he _______ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried they would _______ him, and that was because he wouldn’t hear the ball being hit in his _______ .Adults acted like he was unable to _______ them, as though he were some kind of baby.

His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be _______ Michael’s father was the town’s mayor(镇长) ,and Michael _______ to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day as the _______ to the deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs(耳塞).

People liked the ________ . The day became known as “The Day of Silence” and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ________, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with ________ and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how ________ life was when they couldn’t hear anything.

On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be ________ just like any other boy, and people saw a whole ________ side of him. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone.

1.

A．healthy

B．poor

C．normal

D．brave

2.

A．close to

B．fond of

C．strict with

D．thankful for

3.

A．seldom

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

4.

A．hurt

B．cheat

C．punish

D．shock

5.

A．home

B．direction

C．classroom

D．car

6.

A．understand

B．encourage

C．protect

D．support

7.

A．worked

B．changed

C．acted

D．prepared

8.

A．managed

B．prepared

C．helped

D．learned

9.

A．journey

B．term

C．week

D．festival

10.

A．excuse

B．course

C．idea

D．game

11.

A．clothes

B．hands

C．rooms

D．ears

12.

A．victories

B．meals

C．jokes

D．lessons

13.

A．difficult

B．dangerous

C．short

D．useless

14.

A．treated

B．taught

C．comforted

D．fed

15.

A．bad

B．new

C．proud

D．selfish

【推荐2】As a psychologist, one of my favorite practices was my meeting a teenager, Trevor. He had been struggling with anxiety and depression, finding few solutions_________to him. Trevor_________his ability after failing the final exam and wanted to give up. Together with his dad he_________me, and we discussed something about a_________in detail. I_________he would get better as long as he believed in himself. He looked _________. “I don’t think it will work.” he said. Then a new idea_________me-maybe I could help him by associating his experience with the perception(认识) of steady_________. So I enlightened(启发) him _________

“When you break a bone, what is the__________of a cast(石膏)?” I asked. “It protects the bone,” he answered. “Yes, but how__________ does the bone heal?” “The body heals it,” “Right,” I nodded. “Now, I will act as your cast and __________you until your__________heals itself.” Trevor gave me a smile. Obviously, our conversation gave Trevor a belief that he should trust in his inner power and it assured him that he wasn’t__________. He knew his doctor, parents, and teachers would all work in concert to help him. Sure enough, he caught up with his classmates later.

If children are in crisis, parents can try to make them realize their problems. Parents need to encourage and support them. In this__________, children will feel encouraged and confident eventually.

1.

A．available

B．sensitive

C．contrary

D．similar

2.

A．increased

B．evaluated

C．tested

D．doubted

3.

A．looked on

B．turned to

C．complained of

D．appealed to

4.

A．pattern

B．source

C．policy

D．treatment

5.

A．ensured

B．warned

C．reported

D．remembered

6.

A．thrilled

B．confused

C．terrified

D．embarrassed

7.

A．applied to

B．took to

C．occurred to

D．pointed to

8.

A．character

B．value

C．improvement

D．flow

9.

A．patiently

B．secretly

C．casually

D．blindly

10.

A．selection

B．expense

C．function

D．course

11.

A．accidently

B．exactly

C．abruptly

D．equally

12.

A．criticize

B．qualify

C．monitor

D．back

13.

A．humour

B．mind

C．pride

D．injury

14.

A．stubborn

B．mistaken

C．normal

D．alone

15.

A．case

B．age

C．field

D．order

【推荐3】A Puzzling Gift

Zackary Jameson’s birthday was around the corner, so he was glad to have an envelope addressed to him.

His mom, Glenda, ________ immediately that it was spelled “Zachary” Jameson. She didn’t find that unusual because many people spell Zackary’s name incorrectly. But the sender’s pre-printed label made her confused. That name didn’t ________ up to anyone of her friends or relatives. She asked her husband, “ Do you recognize this name?” “ Nope,” Steve responded and became somewhat ________ .

Still, they agreed to ________ the envelope to their son to see what was in it. Zack opened it to find $20 in a birthday card that said “ Happy Birthday, Zachary!” He was ________ and was ready to go shopping!!

However, the ________ increased for Glenda. The card was unsigned. She was wondering why a ________ would send money to her son and how he would know it was Zack’s birthday. A variety of scenes can go ________ parents’ minds, especially when they hear stories about Internet crimes. They knew they would have to make some inquiries not only to give them ________ , but also to protect their son.

“ I know who that fellow is! He is an old farmer that lives out on Hillberry Road.” Glenda’s dad said when he was informed of the ________ .

So the couple quickly drove out into the country and found the house. Unfortunately, no one was home. Steve decided to leave a brief but ________ message that the call should be returned as soon as possible.

The next day the old farmer called. The farmer’s great grandson, Zachary Jameson, had recently moved with his parents to Heavenly Drive. That’s the street where Zackary Jameson ________ . The farmer was sure surprised by the ________ of events. He figured he’d have to send another card to his grandson. But Zackary Jameson, who is turning eleven years old in a few days, did the right thing. He and his parents ________ their way down Heavenly Drive to the home of Zachary Jameson who is turning four years old in few days. They ________ Zachary’s great grandfather’s card with the $20. Plus, Zackary Jameson wished Zachary Jameson a very Happy Birthday.

1.

A．expected

B．guessed

C．added

D．noticed

2.

A．call

B．back

C．match

D．build

3.

A．embarrassed

B．concerned

C．discouraged

D．ashamed

4.

A．present

B．return

C．address

D．drop

5.

A．relieved

B．relaxed

C．amused

D．thrilled

6.

A．unease

B．anger

C．regret

D．sadness

7.

A．relative

B．friend

C．farmer

D．stranger

8.

A．over

B．beyond

C．through

D．against

9.

A．faith

B．peace

C．satisfaction

D．confidence

10.

A．secret

B．crime

C．conclusion

D．situation

11.

A．urgent

B．updated

C．warning

D．flexible

12.

A．walks

B．travels

C．lives

D．moves

13.

A．turn

B．error

C．order

D．trend

14.

A．changed

B．made

C．pushed

D．cleared

15.

A．held

B．showed

C．delivered

D．purchased