【推荐1】A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. He was very frightened that it was a mousetrap. _______to the farm yard, the mouse announced the _______ “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house! Raising her head, the _______who was looking for food said, “Mr. Mouse, this is a _______problem for you, but it is of no importance to me; I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse _______the pig and told him, “There is a mousetrap in the house.” “I am so _______, Mr. Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it to _______you.” The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “Does a mousetrap have _______to do with me? Am I in great danger?” The mouse was very _______and then he returned to the house to ________the mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound of the mousetrap ________ its prey was heard. ________the farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught, she was ________by the poisonous snake the trap had caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. She got a high fever soon, so the farmer killed the chicken to cook ________ chicken soup for her. Her ________ became worse so that friends and neighbors came to ________with her day and night. To ________them, the farmer killed the pig. However, the farmer's wife did not get well, unfortunately, she ________ and many people came for her funeral so that the farmer had the cow killed to provide ________for all of them to eat.

________the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem, you should try your best to help him or her because it may concern you in a larger degree.

1.

A．Traveling

B．Leading

C．Pointing

D．Returning

2.

A．idea

B．mind

C．warning

D．story

3.

A．cow

B．pig

C．snake

D．chicken

4.

A．serious

B．different

C．strange

D．normal

5.

A．arrive at

B．turned to

C．asked for

D．moved to

6.

A．sorry

B．glad

C．excited

D．honest

7.

A．give

B．help

C．show

D．teach

8.

A．everything

B．anything

C．something

D．nothing

9.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

10.

A．buy

B．protect

C．hide

D．face

11.

A．finding

B．meeting

C．catching

D．watching

12.

A．Before

B．If

C．After

D．When

13.

A．encouraged

B．attracted

C．bitten

D．beaten

14.

A．salty

B．fresh

C．bitter

D．sweet

15.

A．sickness

B．work

C．temperature

D．problem

16.

A．quarrel

B．sit

C．sleep

D．go

17.

A．feed

B．please

C．support

D．invite

18.

A．died

B．escaped

C．recovered

D．changed

19.

A．bone

B．bread

C．meat

D．soup

20.

A．But

B．And

C．For

D．So

【推荐2】A father's love to his child is like a huge mountain, deep, silent, and powerful. I will never forget something that happened between my father and me.

When I was in high school, my father retired and ______ a food stand(摊位) on the street near my school. He was particularly good at making ______. Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would ______ his food stand. But I really ______ talking to him before his food stand, because I didn't want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!

One night, I couldn't bear(忍受) it any more and ______, "Dad, could you ______ selling your annoying noodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!" At that moment, my father was ______. He tried to say something but didn't. When he turned ______, something happened that I would never ______. His eyes were full of tears. I saw him ______ for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to ______ money for my college education. Even today I still feel ______ for what I did that night.

Time really flies. I finished ______ and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I _____ home, he was always there meeting me ______ at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to ______ me, although I always expected his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, _______ he always pushed my mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, he'd sit beside her with a list of questions. He'd tell my mother to talk to me for him. That's the way he is, and that's how he shows his ______ to me.

My father is quiet, but I feel a ______, which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond ______, and it is something special－"a silent father's love".

1.

A．call up

B．come up

C．set up

D．pick up

2.

A．chicken

B．dessert

C．bread

D．noodles

3.

A．visit

B．pass

C．watch

D．advertise

4.

A．enjoyed

B．hated

C．considered

D．continued

5.

A．shouted

B．talked

C．told

D．spoke

6.

A．start

B．remember

C．stop

D．forget

7.

A．tired

B．confused

C．interested

D．shocked

8.

A．around

B．back

C．up

D．down

9.

A．describe

B．forget

C．prove

D．face

10.

A．smiling

B．arguing

C．laughing

D．weeping

11.

A．save

B．take

C．spend

D．count

12.

A．happy

B．empty

C．lonely

D．regretful

13.

A．meeting

B．college

C．reading

D．homework

14.

A．stayed

B．missed

C．returned

D．left

15.

A．shyly

B．regularly

C．quietly

D．responsibly

16.

A．saw

B．hug

C．hold

D．rewarded

17.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．if

18.

A．anger

B．hate

C．respect

D．love

19.

A．combination

B．competition

C．connection

D．condition

20.

A．words

B．injuries

C．greetings

D．links

【推荐3】       Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight ________ before setting down. High desert winds had_________ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be ________the city for a few minutes waiting to__________. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened _________ there might be a few bumps (颠簸). Well, that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster (过山车) _________by comparison.
       The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt__________ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess, that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n) _________space because it only__________to increase the discomfort of the situation.
       About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very___________ .
       There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be___________noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A___________was having a good time! With each bump of the__________, he would let out a giggle (咯咯的笑) of delight. As I observed this, I __________ that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his__________He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown-ups have learned from___________.He was_________the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having   understood this, I took a deep breath and__________ back into my seat, pretending I was__________ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even___________to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin (随恼) of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.1.

A．mistake

B．delay

C．change

D．wind

2.

A．forced

B．warned

C．swept

D．reminded

3.

A．watching

B．visiting

C．circling

D．crossing

4.

A．arrive

B．enter

C．stop

D．land

5.

A．if

B．though

C．because

D．while

6.

A．light

B．pale

C．easy

D．quick

7.

A．sick

B．nervous

C．angry

D．afraid

8.

A．empty

B．narrow

C．secret

D．open

9.

A．happens

B．continues

C．fails

D．serves

10.

A．quiet

B．hot

C．dirty

D．crowded

11.

A．partly

B．gradually

C．shortly

D．clearly

12.

A．pilot

B．baby

C．guard

D．man

13.

A．seats

B．passengers

C．flight

D．airplane

14.

A．realized

B．hoped

C．agreed

D．insisted

15.

A．health

B．safety

C．joy

D．future

16.

A．teachers

B．books

C．experience

D．practice

17.

A．learning

B．taking

C．missing

D．enjoying

18.

A．sat

B．lay

C．went

D．rode

19.

A．nearly

B．finally

C．really

D．suddenly

20.

A．attempted

B．managed

C．wanted

D．decided

【推荐1】I embarked on an overnight bus journey from Kolhapur to Aurangabad in India. The bus—an ordinary, non-air-conditioned one—was more than _________. All 55 seats were taken and there were some 20 people ___________ in the aisle(过道). The hot day_________ the discomfort of the 10-hour journey. Because I was travelling on a student bus pass I had no choice but to stand.

After approximately two extended hours, I was wet with ___________ in the noise of the bus. I suddenly ___________ a hand tapping my hand, asking for ___________. Turning around, I found a middle-aged man with a smile looking up at me. He stood up and said I could take his ___________ for a little while. I was pleasantly ___________ and immediately accepted his offer, my entire body feeling a sense of relief. And the man just stood next to me, looking around. After about 20 minutes, I signaled him to ___________ his space. Another man, who was sitting by the window on the other side of the bus, had observed our ____________.

Just then, something ____________ happened. Our observer stood up and offered his seat to another standing man. All of a sudden, we had unexpectedly caused a chain reaction: almost all the standees got a(n) ____________ to be seated. More surprisingly, people even started chatting with each other while exchanging their positions, and soon began sharing jokes. Needless to say, the rest of the journey was quite ____________.

The bus reached its destination the next morning. I stood in the early morning light, waving goodbye to the groups, who went their separate routines. But this extraordinary experience has stayed with me after all the years. I am always ____________ of an important life lesson—that we can all ____________ what we have, including our burdens, and help our co-passengers in the journey of life.

1.

A．narrowed

B．packed

C．advanced

D．delayed

2.

A．standing

B．sitting

C．lying

D．moving

3.

A．applied for

B．made up

C．added to

D．worked out

4.

A．rain

B．water

C．tears

D．sweat

5.

A．gave

B．held

C．supplied

D．sensed

6.

A．company

B．help

C．contact

D．attention

7.

A．advice

B．seat

C．hand

D．instruction

8.

A．frightened

B．surprised

C．awkward

D．confident

9.

A．take back

B．set up

C．cut in

D．give out

10.

A．adventure

B．conversation

C．deal

D．exchange

11.

A．confusing

B．powerful

C．magical

D．positive

12.

A．challenge

B．goal

C．arrangement

D．chance

13.

A．enjoyable

B．glorious

C．shocking

D．admirable

14.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．freed

D．affected

15.

A．throw

B．deliver

C．share

D．track

【推荐2】完型填空
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the ____ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to____ in good health, or____ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to____damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text____the title. Therefore, the scissors would ____before they start,____.halfway done when I find out the____result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your ____You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be____up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料) — the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left____ Thus you are____in a difficult position and feel sad. How____ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life____greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what____ is like: we are often____with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only____we get into another. The____may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I____remember a philosopher's remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意)____ may not be a bad one.1.

A．same

B．front

C．opposite

D．either

2.

A．keep

B．get

C．bring

D．lead

3.

A．news

B．advice

C．report

D．theory

4.

A．Reduce

B．suffer

C．cause

D．prevent

5.

A．for

B．on

C．off

D．without

6.

A．handle

B．use

C．stay

D．prepare

7.

A．but

B．or

C．for

D．so

8.

A．regretful

B．satisfying

C．impossible

D．surprising

9.

A．strength

B．courage

C．patience

D．attention

10.

A．held

B．given

C．picked

D．made

11.

A．alone

B．near

C．behind

D．about

12.

A．attracted

B．filled

C．struck

D．caught

13.

A．Come

B．dare

C．do

D．deal

14.

A．changes

B．Improves

C．goes

D．progresses

15.

A．society

B．study

C．life

D．nature

16.

A．supplied

B．faced

C．fixed

D．connected

17.

A．After

B．before

C．as

D．until

18.

A．next

B．following

C．former

D．above

19.

A．also

B．still

C．almost

D．once

20.

A．action

B．treatment

C．remark

D．choice

【推荐1】The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith (铁匠) every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself _________ how he worked.

“Young man, why don’t you try your hand to _________ to make shoe tacks (鞋钉)?” said the blacksmith. “Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little _________ he found that he was becoming very skilled (熟练的) and soon he was making some of the _________ tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son lost all his _________ because of the war. He had to _________ home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this _________ there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of _________ to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to _________ what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a __________ demand for soldiers’ shoes.

Young Mr. Smith, who was finding it __________ to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden __________ of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him __________ his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the __________. And after a while, Young Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

“__________,” he used to say, “making tacks can bring a big fortune. My trade is more useful to me than all my former fortune.”

1.

A．helping

B．watching

C．spotting

D．ignoring

2.

A．reach

B．break

C．learn

D．replace

3.

A．practice

B．adventure

C．hesitation

D．operation

4.

A．finest

B．worst

C．longest

D．shortest

5.

A．break

B．shoes

C．benefit

D．goods

6.

A．return

B．escape

C．come

D．leave

7.

A．village

B．house

C．city

D．town

8.

A．money

B．request

C．economy

D．emotion

9.

A．enjoy

B．get

C．pursue

D．desire

10.

A．positive

B．impossible

C．tough

D．high

11.

A．funny

B．exciting

C．difficult

D．particular

12.

A．joy

B．idea

C．test

D．choice

13.

A．satisfied with

B．concerned about

C．settled in

D．experienced in

14.

A．help

B．goal

C．offer

D．attitude

15.

A．Illegally

B．Surprisingly

C．Eventually

D．Slowly

【推荐3】Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Suddenly, a flight attendant asked an ______ question: “Does anyone know American ______ Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call ______. The flight attendant came by and ______ the situation. “We have a passenger who’s blind and deaf. He seemed to want something, but we couldn’t understand what he ______.”

Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia (读写困难) and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s ______. So, she walked toward the front of the plane, and ______ down beside Tim Cook, then ______ taking his hand, she signed, “Are you OK?” Tim asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara ______ to her seat. But she came by again later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.

“I was like, ‘Wow, this is cool,’” Clara says. “I hope I don’t ______ anything wrong.”

“Actually, he didn’t need anything. He was ______ and just wanted to talk.” Clara says.

Clara talked about her family and her plans for the future. Tim told Clara how he had gradually become ______ and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. “Although he couldn’t see her, she looked attentively at his face with ______,” a passenger reported.

“Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in an interview. “You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could ______, and she was such an ______.”

Tim’s reaction: “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

1.

A．urgent

B．interesting

C．unnecessary

D．embarrassing

2.

A．Social

B．Sign

C．Science

D．Standard

3.

A．line

B．button

C．machine

D．number

4.

A．proved

B．reflected

C．explained

D．complained

5.

A．offered

B．possessed

C．needed

D．carried

6.

A．ear

B．hand

C．mind

D．arm

7.

A．fell

B．settled

C．calmed

D．bent

8.

A．gently

B．proudly

C．bravely

D．fiercely

9.

A．left

B．returned

C．came

D．pointed

10.

A．review

B．guess

C．create

D．spell

11.

A．lonely

B．worried

C．anxious

D．doubtful

12.

A．sightless

B．wealthy

C．nervous

D．successful

13.

A．impatience

B．shyness

C．confusion

D．kindness

14.

A．refer to

B．rely on

C．speak to

D．call on

15.

A．employee

B．angel

C．officer

D．adult