【推荐1】When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. _______ , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so _______.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _______ cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move _______ that the didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also _______,Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,”said the old lady. “I need _______. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You _______ are lost,”Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers _______ you reach the T-junction.Turn left and ________ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway.From there,just follow the ________ to the airport.But I’m afraid there’s no ________ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear，”replied the old lady. “Don’t worry-I’ll ________ it time.”
The ________ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ________ and with hedlights filashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ________ happened.The car began changing .First, its color ________ from black to silvery- grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car to move forward, ________ just above the ground. As the car ________ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.With a faint whistling ________,the car was gone in seconds,leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…1.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

2.

A．brave

B．excited

C．curious

D．stubborn

3.

A．fell

B．seemed

C．proved

D．grew

4.

A．aside

B．around

C．forward

D．backward

5.

A．arrived

B．stopped

C．stayed

D．started

6.

A．gathered

B．existed

C．dropped

D．moved

7.

A．help

B．gas

C．rest

D．water

8.

A．necessarily

B．norally

C．basically

D．certainly

9.

A．if

B．until

C．unless

D．as

10.

A．drive

B．walk

C．follow

D．march

11.

A．address

B．signs

C．notices

D．guidance

12.

A．doubt

B．room

C．time

D．way

13.

A．have it

B．get it

C．make it

D．finish it

14.

A．door

B．window

C．headlight

D．wheel

15.

A．passed

B．rashed

C．turned

D．continued

16.

A．strange

B．sensitive

C．imaginable

D．horrible

17.

A．developed

B．appeared

C．spread

D．changed

18.

A．rolling

B．floating

C．drawing

D．flashing

19.

A．pointed

B．returned

C．broke

D．rose

20.

A．tune

B．voice

C．sound

D．tone

【推荐2】As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to_______a little pocket money.

One day I_______at the door of an elderly woman and asked_______ she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in_______ and I showed her my worn _______ , which no longer kept me warm. She _______me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be _______now.” She then_______a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a _______job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to ________me with your report card, and I will ________you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now________your little hands and take out as much________as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was ________for me to buy what I ________needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________.She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big ________ this wonderful lady made to my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

1.

A．save

B．give

C．earn

D．change

2.

A．knocked

B．turned

C．worked

D．looked

3.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．if

4.

A．school

B．time

C．trouble

D．bed

5.

A．bag

B．coat

C．carpet

D．sofa

6.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．helped

D．stopped

7.

A．punished

B．tested

C．praised

D．paid

8.

A．set up

B．made up

C．took out

D．put away

9.

A．boring

B．new

C．good

D．terrible

10.

A．keep

B．buy

C．remove

D．make

11.

A．serve

B．forgive

C．welcome

D．visit

12.

A．recognize

B．reward

C．understand

D．protect

13.

A．put up

B．show up

C．reach out

D．turn out

14.

A．room

B．money

C．food

D．time

15.

A．enough

B．rare

C．simple

D．special

16.

A．slightly

B．gradually

C．naturally

D．badly

17.

A．promised

B．discovered

C．knew

D．admitted

18.

A．asked

B．showed

C．required

D．wrote

19.

A．decision

B．progress

C．mistake

D．difference

20.

A．courage

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．happiness

【推荐3】My history with music was not good. I still remembered when I took my short-lived piano lessons, my grandfather said _________ to my grandmother, “Why didn't he make any progress with much practice?” I _________to make my piano performance attractive. However, my efforts were _________ .

So I gave up playing any musical instrument until my old friend Leroy _________ me to play the violin with him when I was 57. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Leroy _________ a text informing me that there was a music performance and he wanted me to join him. Thinking of my past, I _________ his invitation. I expected to hear his words that I would become _________with practice on stage. But he said, “OK, only play if you want to.” I was totally _________by the unexpected answer and made no ___________ except to tell him goodbye.

No one was forcing me to participate(参加), but I faced a special ______________. Should I play on stage or just watch a movie? I had chosen the “movie route” too many times and this time I was ______________to grasp the opportunity. After a long and careful ______________, I played my violin with Leroy. ______________I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I ______________a full performance in front of the audience.

A short time later, my friend Leroy passed away, but his ______________ stayed. It helped me not only in music, but in all aspects of life. When I focused on what I wanted to do, fear will be replaced with joy.

1.

A．calmly

B．worriedly

C．patiently

D．angrily

2.

A．tried

B．regretted

C．agreed

D．pretended

3.

A．effective

B．fruitless

C．beneficial

D．evident

4.

A．invited

B．challenged

C．allowed

D．reminded

5.

A．proved

B．awarded

C．booked

D．sent

6.

A．blamed

B．received

C．refused

D．evaluated

7.

A．important

B．skilled

C．reliable

D．classical

8.

A．satisfied

B．scared

C．shocked

D．ashamed

9.

A．mistake

B．noise

C．doubt

D．reply

10.

A．choice

B．goal

C．task

D．chance

11.

A．suitable

B．willing

C．curious

D．familiar

12.

A．search

B．explanation

C．test

D．preparation

13.

A．Though

B．Since

C．If

D．When

14.

A．planned

B．recommended

C．offered

D．watched

15.

A．fame

B．concern

C．care

D．influence

【推荐1】My suffering started when my finger joints began to swell and stiffen. Things I'd done easily before became more and more_______I went to several doctors, who just made the same diagnosis of arthritis (关节炎） and gave me some medicine that didn't help. As time passed, my hands changed_______and looked like claws. I couldn't stand the thought of everyone staring at my hands. I tried to_______any actions in public. I didn't know which was worse, the pain or the_______

One day I had to go shopping in a supermarket. I _______my hands from my pockets only to weigh some pots. At that moment, I_______immediately that someone behind me was looking at me. I turned slightly._______enough, a woman was staring right at my hands. I_______her. As I turned away angrily, she asked, “Don't your hands hurt?”

“Yes, they do,” I said, surprised at the _______in her tone but I couldn't ________ adding, “And what business is it of yours?”________from a stranger was not what I wanted. It wasn't going to heal me. But then she held out her hands. The fingers were beautifully________“My hands used to look like yours but I had some joints replaced.” she said,________her fingers with ease. I was dumbstruck. I knew people who'd had knee joints replaced, but had no idea it could be done with________! My mind raced with excitement as I asked________,“Where did you have your surgery?” “In Philadelphia. I had it done at a hand clinic when it was a new procedure. Even some________still don't know about it.” “Thank you,” I practically shouted.

When I finally got the number of the clinic, I couldn't .________myself and began to cry. A month later, surgery was________on my hands. It required only an overnight hospital stay. Compared to the pain I'd been feeling, the aftermath of the operation was insignificant. Even ________ than the absence of pain, however, was the prospect of hope, for________had become the most terrible pain of all.

1.

A．boring

B．comfortable

C．difficult

D．convenient

2.

A．shape

B．color

C．size

D．length

3.

A．ignore

B．forbid

C．avoid

D．take

4.

A．sorrow

B．shame

C．despair

D．anger

5.

A．hid

B．removed

C．covered

D．laid

6.

A．sensed

B．recognized

C．found

D．spotted

7.

A．Strange

B．Unlucky

C．Sure

D．Possible

8.

A．gazed at

B．shouted at

C．pointed at

D．glared at

9.

A．curiosity

B．excitement

C．astonishment

D．concern

10.

A．resist

B．consider

C．imagine

D．keep

11.

A．Greeting

B．Enquiry

C．Sympathy

D．Understanding

12.

A．smooth

B．slim

C．straight

D．swollen

13.

A．loosing

B．holding

C．exposing

D．stretching

14.

A．legs

B．fingers

C．arms

D．feet

15.

A．nervously

B．eagerly

C．warmly

D．bravely

16.

A．patients

B．doctors

C．operators

D．strangers

17.

A．contain

B．release

C．express

D．enjoy

18.

A．finished

B．planned

C．begun

D．performed

19.

A．worse

B．harder

C．slighter

D．better

20.

A．hopelessness

B．sadness

C．frustration

D．discouragement

【推荐3】For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, _________ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _________ at school for practice hours before anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to _________ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it _________ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it. He tried to hide his _________ pleasure from the music teacher, who had wandered over to listen. She told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there _________ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a chance. When he began practicing, he took it very _________.

But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was _________ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _________ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the pitying looks of the non-musicians he had left __________.

1.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

3.

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．remove

4.

A．complicated

B．secure

C．confusing

D．easy

5.

A．transparent

B．apparent

C．false

D．similar

6.

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

7.

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

8.

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

9.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．taking

10.

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out