【推荐1】完形填空。
Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was ____ to do a(n) steady (稳定的) job. Sometimes he fell suddenly ill and had to be _____ to the hospital.
He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he ____ to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect _____ for him. He ended up working with the ___ children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.
One of his ____ was a girl with a _____ that paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very _____. My dad decided to try to ____ her. He started visiting her in her room, ____ paints, brushes and paper. He ____ the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to ____. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while, he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your ____ to.”
At the end of the day, she began to paint using her ____, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent ____ because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also ___ the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later, after my dad had ___ and returned to work, the little girl who had been paralyzed came in, but this time she was ____. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a ____ she had done using her hands. At the bottom it ____, “Thank you for helping me walk.”
My dad said sometimes love is more powerful than the doctor.1.

A．likely

B．unable

C．easy

D．greedy

2.

A．admitted

B．connected

C．attended

D．allowed

3.

A．decided

B．promised

C．forced

D．agreed

4.

A．experience

B．lesson

C．task

D．job

5.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．sick

D．normal

6.

A．kids

B．students

C．doctors

D．lawyers

7.

A．wound

B．pain

C．gift

D．disease

8.

A．excited

B．depressed

C．interested

D．confused

9.

A．astonish

B．greet

C．help

D．remind

10.

A．buying

B．borrowing

C．asking

D．bringing

11.

A．turned

B．pulled

C．stuck

D．stood

12.

A．paint

B．bite

C．beat

D．write

13.

A．goal

B．mind

C．spirit

D．action

14.

A．hands

B．mouth

C．legs

D．toes

15.

A．hospital

B．school

C．home

D．abroad

16.

A．visited

B．enjoyed

C．served

D．left

17.

A．received

B．realized

C．refused

D．recovered

18.

A．smiling

B．walking

C．waving

D．crying

19.

A．card

B．flower

C．picture

D．book

20.

A．read

B．showed

C．warned

D．explained

【推荐2】I sat down at my desk and started writing a letter of thankfulness, but when it came to actually putting the letter into the mailbox... I ______ ...   I couldn’t do it. I suddenly felt a sense of ______ and insecurity (不安).

The letter was to an old teacher with whom I kept in ______ on Facebook. For months, I read about what she ______ on her Facebook page, which helped me to live my life differently. Her volunteer (志愿者) work wasn’t huge. ______, she was doing small, local good deeds. ______, she changed my views on the world and for some reason, I felt I should let her know how her example ______ influenced me.

I could have easily sent her an email, but that seemed not enough for such an important thank-you. That’s why I ended up ______ the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox, unable to put the envelope inside. What was stopping me? It suddenly hit me that I was ______ of being too nice. I guess I felt strange ______ it wasn’t like she was my best friend or a relative. Maybe my ______ was too heartfelt. Thinking this over, I put the envelope in the mailbox ______.

Weeks later I received a message from her. It turned out she was ______ a hard time and my note ______ a lot to her. She said she had no idea she was playing such a big ______ in others’ life.

Not only did this letter make her happier, but her response to it brightened my world and ______ my level of happiness as well. I was so ______ that it had such a great influence on her that I decided to write a(n) ____     letter to someone each month. Now it’s easier for me to ______ the goodness in others and be more ______ for this beautiful life I’m living.

1.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．swapped

D．paced

2.

A．concern

B．disappointment

C．responsibility

D．power

3.

A．mind

B．sight

C．order

D．touch

4.

A．set down

B．suffered from

C．packed up

D．gave up

5.

A．So

B．However

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

6.

A．Exactly

B．Gradually

C．Fluently

D．Frequently

7.

A．greatly

B．rapidly

C．loosely

D．widely

8.

A．checking

B．receiving

C．handwriting

D．reading

9.

A．confident

B．afraid

C．fond

D．sure

10.

A．although

B．while

C．until

D．because

11.

A．message

B．agreement

C．present

D．explanation

12.

A．sadly

B．officially

C．finally

D．entirely

13.

A．turning over

B．giving in to

C．making use of

D．going through

14.

A．meant

B．persuaded

C．offered

D．determined

15.

A．decision

B．part

C．usage

D．command

16.

A．increased

B．forecast

C．expressed

D．recognized

17.

A．stubborn

B．lonely

C．excited

D．upset

18.

A．congratulation

B．request

C．comfort

D．thank-you

19.

A．hand out

B．find out

C．set out

D．put out

20.

A．grateful

B．sorry

C．satisfied

D．careful

【推荐3】When I was a boy, I dreamed of my future. I was going to be a cowboy. Then I dreamed of being a fire fighter and ___________ people from burning buildings. I just couldn’t ___________ to grow up and be an adult. After I went to college and those dreams changed. I thought I would be a scientist, then I ___________ to being a teacher. When I ___________ and had children, my dreams of the future changed again. Now it wasn’t so much a ___________ career that I dreamed of but a time when I could be settled and ___________ and my family and I would finally be problem free.

That dream, of course, didn’t ___________. In fact, none of those dreams ever came to life. It took me many years as well to ___________ that living in a dream future was living in a ___________ and that each moment I spent there was taking a moment away from the ______________ NOW. I saw that there could be no perfect, problem free future because problems are a part of ______________.

It is only in the NOW that we can truly live. Our dreams for the future are just that: ______________. Whether they come true or not isn’t as ______________ as how we live each day here. A hug shared today can never be ______________. An act of kindness not given now is lost forever. A moment of love missed can never be ______________ again. Each second of the NOW is precious and priceless. Don’t waste a one of them.

1.

A．evaluating

B．carrying

C．rescuing

D．supporting

2.

A．wait

B．cease

C．stay

D．rest

3.

A．committed

B．opposed

C．switched

D．appealed

4.

A．retired

B．married

C．succeeded

D．divorced

5.

A．certain

B．firm

C．promising

D．professional

6.

A．silent

B．gentle

C．secure

D．uncertain

7.

A．lose

B．happen

C．encounter

D．destroy

8.

A．resist

B．appreciate

C．conclude

D．realize

9.

A．hope

B．fantasy

C．fable

D．vision

10.

A．precious

B．favorite

C．common

D．popular

11.

A．activity

B．routine

C．life

D．business

12.

A．realities

B．dreams

C．objectives

D．treasures

13.

A．famous

B．serious

C．impressive

D．important

14.

A．replaced

B．remarked

C．recovered

D．reviewed

15.

A．picked up

B．summed up

C．made up

D．put up

【推荐2】Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a___________school except for the fact that the school didn't have computers.

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by_________an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the poor level of education for children in Ghana. People were_________that Owura made sure each button (按钮) was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to_________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of_________every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was_________off to start the next class, so he had to repeat it the next day!

Owura's efforts were_________when Microsoft (微软公司) took_________of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a_________about his teaching methods at the meeting. He__________a standing ovation (起立鼓掌) after the speech.

Importantly, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies__________computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's__________the world took notice and responded with__________to them.

“Your work has really__________the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They__________influence the lifelong skills of their students,” said Anthony Salcito, vice president at Microsoft.

1.

A．final

B．dusty

C．normal

D．personal

2.

A．operating

B．repairing

C．describing

D．drawing

3.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．afraid

D．amazed

4.

A．start

B．imagine

C．rebuild

D．harm

5.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．deadline

6.

A．rubbed

B．called

C．cut

D．shown

7.

A．selected

B．rewarded

C．simplified

D．affected

8.

A．care

B．charge

C．place

D．notice

9.

A．plan

B．speech

C．decision

D．medal

10.

A．decreased

B．replaced

C．received

D．contained

11.

A．lent

B．sold

C．gave

D．applied

12.

A．doubt

B．pains

C．humour

D．efforts

13.

A．wisdom

B．kindness

C．honesty

D．pride

14.

A．inspired

B．stuck

C．formed

D．comforted

15.

A．directly

B．briefly

C．quickly

D．rarely

【推荐3】“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they’re given after all. Choice can be ______.”

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact ______ the Internet usage was ______ at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online ______ with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just______ 30 years old, and I had been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to______ my job and go to do this ______ thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to ______. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor; ______, I’d always wanted to be a(n) ______. At the same time my wife wanted me to follow my enthusiasm(热情).

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much ______. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and ______ said, “That sounds ______, but it would be an even better idea for someone ______ didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some ______ to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and ______. And I suspected I would always be haunted(纠缠) by a decision to not _____ at all.

After much consideration, I took the less ______ path to follow my ______ and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our ______.

1.

A．frequent

B．tough

C．valuable

D．wrong

2.

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．whether

3.

A．shooting up

B．picking up

C．setting up

D．putting up

4.

A．bank

B．shop

C．bookstore

D．advertisement

5.

A．kept

B．remained

C．seemed

D．turned

6.

A．continue

B．offer

C．remove

D．quit

7.

A．important

B．useful

C．crazy

D．active

8.

A．value

B．create

C．expect

D．determine

9.

A．anyhow

B．totally

C．though

D．moreover

10.

A．designer

B．inventor

C．manager

D．painter

11.

A．amazed

B．admired

C．controlled

D．fancied

12.

A．hopefully

B．logically

C．sincerely

D．finally

13.

A．fantastic

B．glorious

C．fancy

D．responsible

14.

A．what

B．whom

C．who

D．which

15.

A．reward

B．sense

C．changes

D．expressions

16.

A．suffering

B．failing

C．deciding

D．working

17.

A．play a part

B．lose heart

C．have a go

D．deal with

18.

A．secure

B．magical

C．straight

D．frightening

19.

A．opinion

B．struggle

C．passion

D．inside

20.

A．gifts

B．goals

C．style

D．choices

【推荐1】It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet_______. The loaded plates I carried_______to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything_______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream_______a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father_______at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve_______us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness_______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “_______! Those few words of praise had_______everything. Praise is like________to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And________, while most of us are only too________to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are________to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why so when one word of praise can bring such________?”

It’s strange how chary (吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s________few of us know how to accept it. It’s________rewarding to give praise in________in which an effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admiration for a wonderful picture, a cook for a________meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are________just right? In fact, to give praise________one nothing but a moment’s thought and moment’s effort.

1.

A．rested

B．hurt

C．broke

D．slipped

2.

A．remained

B．became

C．seemed

D．had

3.

A．new

B．special

C．nervous

D．right

4.

A．order

B．price

C．material

D．chair

5.

A．stared

B．smiled

C．glanced

D．nodded

6.

A．called on

B．looked after

C．passed by

D．thought of

7.

A．arrived

B．continued

C．disappeared

D．developed

8.

A．Oh

B．Well

C．Fine

D．Terrible

9.

A．made

B．changed

C．found

D．improved

10.

A．heat

B．warmth

C．snowstorm

D．sunlight

11.

A．then

B．thus

C．therefore

D．yet

12.

A．ready

B．doubtful

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

13.

A．unable

B．unwilling

C．likely

D．anxious

14.

A．attention

B．choice

C．pleasure

D．difficulty

15.

A．because

B．when

C．what

D．where

16.

A．finally

B．especially

C．silly

D．fortunately

17.

A．areas

B．restaurants

C．conditions

D．warmth

18.

A．daily

B．light

C．perfect

D．poor

19.

A．done

B．sold

C．chosen

D．given

20.

A．adds

B．leaves

C．offers

D．costs