【推荐1】"How dare you!" My________finally burst out when my son refused to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me,________made me even angrier. I completely lost my________and screamed at the top of my lungs, "Enough! You are not my boy anymore!" He didn't________or talk back to me. He________in silence with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to________him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would________that hot-tempered beast in me in the end.________, this time

Did what he had done really make me________? No. Did such anger come entirely from his________behavior? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and________him? No. My________job, my endless housework, my kid's cry for company, all formed a minefield(雷区)and all that was needed to________it up was a fuse(导火索). My son was the________.

The rest of the day, he________an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could read the greatest sorrow and the most true________in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature________in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.

For those who believe "Sticks and stones may________the bone, but words can never hurt anyone", I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon________the people you love. It is sharp________to cut the deepest into a soul.

1.

A．anger

B．honor

C．sadness

D．happiness

2.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．how

3.

A．temper

B．mind

C．breath

D．thought

4.

A．smile

B．shout

C．cry

D．laugh

5.

A．laughed

B．responded

C．surprised

D．sat

6.

A．praise

B．accompany

C．abandon

D．pardon

7.

A．put away

B．drive away

C．throw away

D．give away

8.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

9.

A．satisfied

B．annoyed

C．sad

D．puzzled

10.

A．mature

B．elegant

C．impossible

D．improper

11.

A．understand

B．forgive

C．blame

D．hug

12.

A．hard

B．exciting

C．demanding

D．relaxing

13.

A．heat

B．burn

C．put

D．blow

14.

A．victim

B．answer

C．choice

D．disaster

15.

A．shared

B．declined

C．enjoyed

D．accepted

16.

A．ignorance

B．mystery

C．pity

D．innocence

17.

A．happily

B．firmly

C．loosely

D．casually

18.

A．shine

B．hold

C．break

D．burn

19.

A．for

B．with

C．against

D．beyond

20.

A．plenty

B．enough

C．only

D．rather

【推荐2】A five-year-old boy saved his mum’s life! A woman has spoken of her _________ at discovering the boy outside her house _________ his baby sister in his arms and saying his mum had died.

Jessica Penoyer opened the door to _________ Salvatore, who had picked up his two-month-old sister and _________ his way out of their home after his mum had a seizure (发病) in the shower.

Salvatore had _________ a chair to the garage door so he could climb up and push open the switch and _________ said he fell off it once before his second attempt was successful.

When the door _________, he wrapped his baby sister in a blanket and went to the neighbour’s house to seek _________ .

In a 911 call _________, Penoyer can be heard telling emergency services: “My neighbour’s son just came to my house and said that his mum was __________ in the shower. He’s standing there and he’s clutching (抱) something and I thought it was a __________.”

Penoyer __________ thought five-year-old Salvatore was telling her his dog had died but he __________ her, saying, “No, my mum died in the shower. Can you __________ us?”

Emergency services rushed to the house following her __________ and found Salvatore’s mother, Kaitlyn, had suffered a seizure and fallen while showering—but she was still __________ .

Kaitlyn said, “Honestly, he __________ my life, because I was under the __________ and if he wouldn’t have got help, I don’t know, I would have drowned. My son has been worried and asks me, probably, a billion times if I’m going to have another seizure and die. Every day is a __________ for us.”

Brave Salvatore has since been recognised as an “honorary firefighter” after his __________ saved his mum’s life.

1.

A．satisfaction

B．disappointment

C．joy

D．shock

2.

A．hiding

B．holding

C．controlling

D．covering

3.

A．confident

B．experienced

C．terrified

D．delighted

4.

A．made

B．pushed

C．lost

D．felt

5.

A．dragged

B．sent

C．kicked

D．drove

6.

A．jokingly

B．repeatedly

C．proudly

D．secretly

7.

A．left

B．dropped

C．opened

D．buried

8.

A．shelter

B．help

C．advice

D．comfort

9.

A．drill

B．demonstration

C．interview

D．recording

10.

A．dead

B．asleep

C．bleeding

D．wounded

11.

A．model

B．doll

C．bag

D．tape

12.

A．cautiously

B．suddenly

C．terribly

D．initially

13.

A．interrupted

B．corrected

C．refused

D．doubted

14.

A．give way to

B．rely on

C．take care of

D．take control of

15.

A．call

B．instruction

C．guidance

D．suggestion

16.

A．energetic

B．active

C．enthusiastic

D．alive

17.

A．discovered

B．saved

C．escaped

D．survived

18.

A．ladder

B．tap

C．basement

D．ceiling

19.

A．game

B．dream

C．gift

D．challenge

20.

A．efforts

B．stories

C．shouts

D．ideas

【推荐1】When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so_____about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to_____every word I’d ever come across once I learned Latin.

But Latin class was so_____. Each day, the teacher, Mr Ready, would ask us to open our_____and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This was the_____he taught us every day. It was until I_____my hand one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.

When Mr Keady asked what was wrong, I_____why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was_____. When I finished speaking, I_____Mr Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.

But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated(受挫的)and tired. After several moments of______, Mr Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would______carefully about what I’d said. And that was it.

In the following weeks, Latin class didn’t become the exciting learning environment I______it would, but Mr Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and______to involve us students more in his classes.

Maybe some people would______what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.

If I saw him now, I’d tell him how I______what I’d done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I’d also tell him that he taught me a wonderful______that day. Following my______words, he showed me that being______doesn’t mean you have to give away your dignity (尊严).

Indeed, Mr Keady’s______proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one — no one — can______ your dignity.

1.

A．curious

B．worried

C．excited

D．careful

2.

A．understand

B．describe

C．notice

D．connect

3.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．different

D．enjoyable

4.

A．eyes

B．mouths

C．schoolbags

D．books

5.

A．way

B．business

C．game

D．project

6.

A．spread out

B．reached out

C．set up

D．put up

7.

A．admitted

B．explained

C．doubted

D．wondered

8.

A．funny

B．regular

C．old-fashioned

D．unfamiliar

9.

A．expected

B．reminded

C．allowed

D．advised

10.

A．practice

B．silence

C．debate

D．criticism

11.

A．advise

B．talk

C．think

D．learn

12.

A．suggested

B．promised

C．decided

D．hoped

13.

A．tried

B．happened

C．managed

D．failed

14.

A．blame

B．praise

C．recall

D．ignore

15.

A．regretted

B．loved

C．believed

D．feared

16.

A．experience

B．surprise

C．lesson

D．opportunity

17.

A．unkind

B．impatient

C．curious

D．proud

18.

A．stopped

B．wounded

C．celebrated

D．taught

19.

A．answer

B．solution

C．decision

D．response

20.

A．take over

B．take to

C．take away

D．take up

【推荐1】I grew up poor---living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had _______ money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was _______ and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could _______ afford a dream.

My dream was to be a _______. When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also _______: my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who _______ me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular incident with him changed my life forever.

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer _______. This meant a chance for my first income --- cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the _______of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to get it.

Then I realized I would have to _______ summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work, ”he said. “Your ________ days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head________, trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth ________ his disappointment in me

“How much are you going to make at this job? ”he demanded.

“$ 3.25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a ________?” he asked.

That question laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to ________ that summer, and within the year I was offered a $200,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 2004 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the________ of my dreams.

1.

A．some

B．little

C．no

D．much

2.

A．happy

B．lovely

C．angry

D．noisy

3.

A．only

B．ever

C．still

D．almost

4.

A．teacher

B．coach

C．doctor

D．sportsman

5.

A．lucky

B．satisfied

C．hopeful

D．surprised

6.

A．taught

B．asked

C．told

D．trained

7.

A．job

B．camp

C．holiday

D．course

8.

A．cause

B．start

C．need

D．amount

9.

A．take out

B．cut off

C．put on

D．give up

10.

A．working

B．playing

C．learning

D．shining

11.

A．shaking

B．hanging

C．holding

D．nodding

12.

A．feeling

B．suffering

C．facing

D．expressing

13.

A．dream

B．game

C．chance

D．life

14.

A．study

B．sports

C．homework

D．business

15.

A．clothes

B．bike

C．house

D．goods

【推荐2】My daughter loved dance, until she didn’t. After an _______ first year, I noticed her interest fading week by week. Then, one day, she slowly walked to me before class and asked if she could just _______ it.

My first reaction was to advise her to “finish what you start”. _______, sticking with something difficult can teach perseverance, discipline and confidence. But watching my first-grader _______ herself into each ballet position, I started to question how much _______ that “blanket advice” made. Is it really in my kid’s best _______, or even practical, to make her stick to every commitment through until she reaches a bitter end? What if there are different but _______ valuable qualities, which can be gained by _______ the things that are not right for her?

With the winter show approaching, I realized she needed to either _______ her class or commit herself to it. After a few days’ consideration, she ________ dance wasn’t for her — a choice I supported. Quitting is never a black-and-white issue. Sometimes, it means ________ a barrier in your way to love something else. In my daughter’s case, ending dance made space for her new hobbies, such as horseback riding and Girl Scouts. She’s into them for now, but it is okay if that ________ changes.

As adults, we are accustomed to stressing the power of saying yes, but what about saying no? The ability to recognize when something isn’t an ________ investment of our time or energy is also important. As my daughter gets older, I want her to feel confident to ________ something that’s no longer meeting her needs. She shouldn’t be held back by the thought that she must ________ something at any cost simply because she has started.

1.

A．annoyed

B．independent

C．enthusiastic

D．unbearable

2.

A．make

B．join

C．skip

D．try

3.

A．In addition

B．After all

C．At least

D．By contrast

4.

A．cheer

B．throw

C．enjoy

D．drag

5.

A．good

B．sense

C．effort

D．room

6.

A．honor

B．idea

C．behavior

D．interest

7.

A．partly

B．hardly

C．equally

D．seemingly

8.

A．letting go of

B．giving way to

C．making up for

D．putting up with

9.

A．teach

B．take

C．enter

D．drop

10.

A．decided

B．wondered

C．hesitated

D．argued

11.

A．keeping

B．clearing

C．studying

D．crossing

12.

A．even

B．still

C．once

D．yet

13.

A．appropriate

B．unfair

C．extra

D．informal

14.

A．hold

B．exit

C．treasure

D．fix

15.

A．acquire

B．change

C．accept

D．finish

【推荐3】In December 2004, I had just become a professional photographer and was working on a project about communities who live on the sea.

One morning, I went out to _______ with six fishermen in a small boat. It was about 8 am, and the sea looked different. The water was totally still.

20 minutes later, one fisherman pointed to a small white _______ far in the distance. It was getting bigger and bigger very quickly. A tsunami(海啸)wave was _______ through the ocean! We were stuck. I began to feel really _______. Then the captain took control. He told us where to sit, so we would _______ the boat. My camera was in my backpack. I wanted to picture the scene, but I couldn’t. Any movement would imbalance the boat. Suddenly there was a huge noise. The wave _______ the boat, but the incredibly _______ captain managed to swerve(使突然转向)us up and onto the wave. We surfed it for a few seconds. Then the boat glided(滑行)from the tip of the wave down into safe waters. Everyone let out heavy sighs. The captain had _______ us all.

Surviving gave me a deep understanding of how _______ life can be. The picture I wanted to take on the boat remains “the one that got away” - I think every photographer has one. But mine ________ my life.

1.

A．sea

B．breakfast

C．exercise

D．beaches

2.

A．ship

B．bird

C．star

D．spot

3.

A．squeezing

B．swinging

C．speeding

D．breaking

4.

A．puzzled

B．scared

C．disappointed

D．interested

5.

A．abandon

B．repair

C．board

D．balance

6.

A．hit

B．destroyed

C．missed

D．overturned

7.

A．skilled

B．proud

C．hopeless

D．violent

8.

A．left

B．saved

C．corrected

D．cheated

9.

A．fair

B．happy

C．short

D．positive

10.

A．took

B．showed

C．entered

D．changed

【推荐3】A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a_______which said :“I am blind, please help.”   :
There were only a few_______in the hat. A man was walking by. He took some change from his pocket and_______it into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some _______.He put it back so that everyone
who passed_______would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to_______.There were a lot more people_______money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had_______the sign came to see how things were. The boy_______his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said, “I just wrote the__________.I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I__________see it.”
Do you think the previous sign and the new one were__________the same thing? Of course both signs__________people that the boy was blind.__________ , the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat because of his blindness. The second sign told people that they were__________enough and able to enjoy the__________of the day , which the boy couldn’t.
There are at least two__________we can learn from this simple story.
The first is : Be__________for what you have. Someone else has__________ .Help where you can.
The second is : Be creative. Think__________.There is always a better way.1.

A．note

B．photo

C．sign

D．box

2.

A．checks

B．bills

C．banknotes

D．coins

3.

A．dropped

B．brought

C．threw

D．slipped

4.

A．news

B．information

C．words

D．themes

5.

A．by

B．away

C．up

D．out

6.

A．blow up

B．fill up

C．pump up

D．fold up

7.

A．lending

B．collecting

C．offering

D．donating

8.

A．found

B．changed

C．formed

D．made

9.

A．heard

B．sensed

C．recognized

D．observed

10.

A．truth

B．story

C．issue

D．plan

11.

A．mustn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．can’t

12.

A．conducting

B．expressing

C．discussing

D．commenting

13.

A．informed

B．allowed

C．encouraged

D．absorbed

14.

A．Moreover

B．Anyhow

C．Otherwise

D．However

15.

A．cheerful

B．negative

C．lucky

D．unfortunate

16.

A．beauty

B．brightness

C．value

D．comfort

17.

A．theories

B．titles

C．means

D．lessons

18.

A．diligent

B．merciful

C．grateful

D．enthusiastic

19.

A．more

B．less

C．better

D．worse

20.

A．aloud

B．differently

C．twice

D．positively