【推荐2】Once Frank and his daughter Nova took a cross-country drive with their dog Bobbie. During a stop, poor Bobbie was _________ by fierce local dogs. Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual, Frank left for hotel _________ to find Bobbie return there to join them.

After hours without Bobbie, Frank got _________ Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn, Frank first drove _________ all around, honking frequently until midnight. Bobbie never appeared. After a week of _________ and placing newspaper advertisements, the family had to give up and start driving home. Fall turning to winter, the _________ family had to _________ the fact that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie.

Six _________ later, Nova was walking down a street when she _________ at the sight of a messy and ragged looking figure walking out of woods. His eyes were half-closed and red with __________ , his feet bleeding. Nova screamed out ”Bobbie“ and in moments, aware of something, Bobbie began jumping up again and again to __________ her face, making unclear sounds of __________ mixed with sobs of joy. He was skinny, footsore but he was happy to see her. At home he shook his tail, rolled over on his back, held up his pads and fixed the family with his eyes, seemingly to tell them his returning-home __________ .

Imagine being 2,500 miles from home with no transportation and crossing freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year. How __________ ! But Bobbie, the Wonder __________ , made it.

1.

A．guarded

B．welcomed

C．chased

D．hidden

2.

A．expecting

B．failing

C．struggling

D．managing

3.

A．mad

B．disappointed

C．hopeless

D．worried

4.

A．safely

B．smoothly

C．quickly

D．slowly

5.

A．waiting

B．searching

C．driving

D．missing

6.

A．warm-hearted

B．cold-blooded

C．broken-hearted

D．clear-headed

7.

A．accept

B．change

C．escape

D．ignore

8.

A．weeks

B．fortnights

C．months

D．seasons

9.

A．shocked

B．attracted

C．fell

D．smiled

10.

A．tears

B．injuries

C．shame

D．excitement

11.

A．kiss

B．meet

C．see

D．avoid

12.

A．depression

B．relief

C．regret

D．gratitude

13.

A．ambition

B．view

C．outing

D．adventure

14.

A．innocent

B．incredible

C．abnormal

D．awkward

15.

A．Hiker

B．Man

C．Dog

D．Kid

【推荐3】I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was going to be a long flight.

Around me were some _______. "Where are you headed?" I asked.

"Lakes Air Base. We'll be there for special training, and then to the front."

After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _____ for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one.

As I ______ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. "No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch." I looked around at the other soldiers. ________ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and ______ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. "Take box lunches to all those soldiers." I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she ______ me, " My son is a soldier in the front...it's almost like you are doing it for him."

Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.

After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _______ by a man. "I saw what you did and I want to be ________ of it." With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers ______ he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, ______ his hand, and said, "I want to ______ your hand." I stood and took his hand. With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier. ______, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of ____     that I never forgot." I was a little bit ______ when applause rang out from all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.

Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man______ another twenty-five dollars in my hand.

When we _____ , I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away ______ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Seeing the soldiers ______ at the terminal(终点站), I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked ______ to my car, I prayed for their safe ______.

1.

A．strangers

B．attendants

C．soldiers

D．passengers

2.

A．special

B．reasonable

C．convenient

D．available

3.

A．reached

B．sent

C．prepared

D．paid

4.

A．None

B．Some

C．Many

D．All

5.

A．showed

B．charged

C．handed

D．lent

6.

A．advised

B．thanked

C．inspired

D．greeted

7.

A．praised

B．attracted

C．stopped

D．discovered

8.

A．one

B．kind

C．part

D．much

9.

A．as

B．though

C．till

D．unless

10.

A．gave out

B．held out

C．blocked out

D．kept out

11.

A．feel

B．seize

C．shake

D．check

12.

A．Once

B．Recently

C．Later

D．Frequently

13.

A．performance

B．kindness

C．bravery

D．wisdom

14.

A．embarrassed

B．relieved

C．overjoyed

D．satisfied

15.

A．threw

B．found

C．took

D．left

16.

A．separated

B．landed

C．paused

D．chatted

17.

A．in

B．for

C．through

D．without

18.

A．training

B．shouting

C．gathering

D．wandering

19.

A．casually

B．anxiously

C．disappointedly

D．lightheartedly

20.

A．arrival

B．return

C．flight

D．escape

【推荐1】A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it ____ .
It’s never ____ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how ____ you’ve judged roughly, said ____ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when ____ a small mistake has been made, your ____ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is ____.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with ____ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical ____ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “____ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he ____ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was ____. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an ____ and enclosing a ____. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he ____.1.

A．built

B．formed

C．repaired

D．damaged

2.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．foolish

D．shy

3.

A．long

B．often

C．much

D．soon

4.

A．unusual

B．harmful

C．worthless

D．unkind

5.

A．hardly

B．even

C．only

D．such

6.

A．sense

B．brain

C．weight

D．feeling

7.

A．apologized

B．explained

C．offered

D．expressed

8.

A．strange

B．fatal

C．various

D．dangerous

9.

A．sign

B．injury

C．cause

D．symptom

10.

A．Whenever

B．Unless

C．Suppose

D．Although

11.

A．neglected

B．accepted

C．seized

D．wasted

12.

A．mad

B．lost

C．abroad

D．dead

13.

A．order

B．excuse

C．agreement

D．apology

14.

A．note

B．card

C．check

D．photo

15.

A．should

B．did

C．had

D．was

【推荐2】Koch began her second year as a first grade teacher in a virtual（网络虚拟的）classroom at an elementary school in Michigan in 2020. One September afternoon a few weeks into the school year, she received a ________ from Susan, who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter’s tools for ________ learning.

Koch immediately knew ________ was wrong with Susan. The two women had spoken many times before, but Koch had never ________ the grandmother sound quite like this. Her words were so jumbled（混乱的）that Koch could ________ understand her, though she was able to ________ that Susan had fallen four times that day. Koch ________ her principal, John, who assured her that he would call and check on Susan himself.

Just like Koch, John could barely understand Susan. He ________ she might be having a stroke（中风）—he recognized the ________ from when his own father had suffered one. John was able to distinguish the word kids and ________ became concerned that Susan’s two ________, ages six and eight, were probably home alone with her. John asked his office manager to send a(n) ________ to the grandmother’s home. Then John called two deans in the school district to tell them what was going on. Both of them ________ everything and drove to the family’s ho me.

When they ________ less than ten minutes later, the EMTs were treating Susan while the two girls, looking ________ shaken, were outside with a neighbour. The quick response from Koch and John ________ Susan’s life. She arrived at the hospital in time to get ________.

“If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here,” said Susan from her hospital bed about a month ________ her stroke. “I’m proud of the people I work with, that they responded so quickly and that it did ________ for Susan,” says Koch. “I am so pleased to be part of such a ________ community.”

1.

A．call

B．letter

C．word

D．gift

2.

A．offline

B．classroom

C．online

D．reality

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．predicted

B．heard

C．knew

D．examined

5.

A．casually

B．hardly

C．simply

D．obviously

6.

A．break out

B．stand out

C．turn out

D．make out

7.

A．warned

B．threatened

C．contacted

D．demanded

8.

A．concluded

B．spotted

C．advocated

D．suspected

9.

A．signs

B．sighs

C．signals

D．sights

10.

A．constantly

B．apparently

C．immediately

D．consequently

11.

A．grandchildren

B．children

C．nephews

D．nieces

12.

A．car

B．ambulance

C．truck

D．lorry

13.

A．carried

B．distributed

C．dropped

D．threw

14.

A．showed off

B．pulled up

C．put up

D．gave in

15.

A．merely

B．temporarily

C．permanently

D．visibly

16.

A．built

B．changed

C．rescued

D．recited

17.

A．trial

B．reward

C．recovery

D．treatment

18.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．as

19.

A．make no difference

B．make a difference

C．make a mistake

D．make a choice

20.

A．typical

B．awkward

C．caring

D．disturbing

【推荐3】One good thing about my home in Maui, Miami was the avocado (牛油果) tree in the backyard. It gave the most delicious avocados. I lived on them when ________ my first child. This tree was so huge that it ________ a massive shadow over our backyard. It was truly our magical tree.

Until one day, someone from the Health Department came to tell us that our tree was too ________ and needed trimming (修剪). In New York, you get ________ if you don’t clear the snow off your sidewalk. Here, it’s when your trees are too high. So along came the trimmer, leaving just the ________ and a few branches. We were all ________ . Some friends who knew it would say, “It’s going to grow back. Your next avocados will be crazy!” Yeah, whatever. The tree is ________ , so stop doing that. It just didn’t work.

But later, I ________ some butterflies flying around the yard. And then, the sun came in the kitchen, ________this pleasant warmth once blocked by the tree. After about a month, I started to notice some tiny green ________ coming our of the cut branches, which eventually ________ full-on bright green leaves.

I started to feel like all was going to be fine, kind of like ________ . Little do we know what seems really difficult is ________ life’s way of making us stronger. It’s life’s way of ________ the butterflies, the sunshine, and the delightful flowers. We all know that saying. “It will be OK ________ . If it’s not, it’s not the end.”

1.

A．persuading

B．nursing

C．educating

D．employing

2.

A．covered

B．extended

C．convey

D．cast

3.

A．large

B．rare

C．vital

D．stable

4.

A．in risk

B．in danger

C．in trouble

D．in panic

5.

A．seed

B．fruit

C．leaves

D．trunk

6.

A．relieved

B．sad

C．frightened

D．stressed

7.

A．incredible

B．gone

C．remarkable

D．crucial

8.

A．noticed

B．caught

C．felt

D．anticipated

9.

A．picturing

B．highlighting

C．creating

D．blaming

10.

A．shoots

B．trunks

C．avocados

D．roots

11.

A．ran into

B．looked into

C．entered into

D．turned into

12.

A．child

B．life

C．sunshine

D．branches

13.

A．actually

B．frequently

C．gradually

D．slightly

14.

A．summing up

B．engaging in

C．bringing in

D．sticking to

15.

A．in a sense

B．by contrast

C．above all

D．in the end