【推荐1】One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air conditioned and I couldn’t face my _______ apartment.

Sitting in the theater I had to look through the _______ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle (角度)_______ she leaned over to talk to him,_______ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a _______ place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but _______ it turned out, it was an _______ movie. After about an hour I decided to give up the movie and _______ my popcorn (爆米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,_______.

After a while I heard ________ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the ________ of the popcorn crunching (嘎扎的响声) between my teeth. My thought started to ________. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I ________ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me ________ saw him again in New York speaking ________ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I ________ like I had been cheated. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.________ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very ________ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence,________ that to speaking the difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English, but it came out all ________ and we all burnt into laughter and decided to forget it! We have been speaking Korean home ever since.

1.

A．hot

B．warm

C．heated

D．cool

2.

A．hole

B．space

C．break

D．reserve

3.

A．by time

B．on time

C．every time

D．some time

4.

A．while

B．whenever

C．or

D．and

5.

A．clean

B．public

C．private

D．open

6.

A．since

B．as

C．what

D．when

7.

A．Italian

B．English

C．Korean

D．American

8.

A．exchange

B．lack

C．threw

D．eat

9.

A．too

B．still

C．certain

D．though

10.

A．no

B．any

C．much

D．few

11.

A．voice

B．signal

C．sound

D．noise

12.

A．wander

B．wonder

C．imagine

D．leave

13.

A．enjoyed

B．happened

C．used

D．turned

14.

A．because

B．until

C．then

D．therefore

15.

A．perfect

B．informal

C．formal

D．practical

16.

A．felt

B．looked

C．seemed

D．appeared

17.

A．While

B．Once

C．Before

D．If

18.

A．empty

B．happy

C．quiet

D．mature

19.

A．preferring

B．stopping

C．referring

D．connecting

20.

A．wrong

B．right

C．wonderful

D．honest

【推荐2】The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were ____ The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done, and that he should take the Cat home and make him as ____ as possible.
A ____rolled down the Man’s cheek and landed on the Cat’s forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed ____ “Why do you ____, Man?” the Cat asked, “Because you can’t bear the thought of ____ me? Because you think you can never replace me?” The Man nodded, “Yes”.
“____ up that piece of string from the floor-— there, my ‘toy’.”The Man reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to ____himself for hours with it. “Now take ____ end of the string in one hand.” the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
“The end in your left hand is my ____ and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together.” the Cat said. The man did so. Then the Cat continued, “You have made a continuous ____ Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?” The Man inspected the string and then ____ his head.
“Close your eyes.” the Cat said. “Now lick your hand.” The Man____his eyes in surprise. “Just do it,”the Cat said. “Lick your hand, think of me in all my ____ places, and think about all the pieces of string.”
Licking his hand, he discovered____a cat must know — ­that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more ____ He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned ____ into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to____, and when he didn’t, he opened his eyes. The Cat’s eyes were closed. The Man ____ softly the warm, brown fur with his fingers , but the Cat was gone.
One day, not long after, there was a new cat on his lap. She was a lovely and white one. It is very different from his earlier ____Cat and very much the same.1.

A．gone

B．numbered

C．finished

D．ended

2.

A．soon

B．lively

C．long

D．comfortable

3.

A．tear

B．rain

C．sweat

D．water

4.

A．impression

B．expression

C．passion

D．action

5.

A．scream

B．yell

C．cry

D．call

6.

A．killing

B．destroying

C．lacking

D．losing

7.

A．Pick

B．Put

C．Pull

D．Push

8.

A．help

B．learn

C．entertain

D．teach

9.

A．each

B．both

C．neither

D．any

10.

A．life

B．fate

C．origin

D．birth

11.

A．string

B．circle

C．knot

D．rope

12.

A．nodded

B．bowed

C．shook

D．bent

13.

A．twinkled

B．broadened

C．widened

D．closed

14.

A．familiar

B．similar

C．junior

D．superior

15.

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．that

16.

A．cleanly

B．clumsily

C．clearly

D．closely

17.

A．upward

B．downward

C．inward

D．outward

18.

A．come

B．go

C．stop

D．run

19.

A．combed

B．patted

C．struck

D．rubbed

20.

A．friendly

B．devoted

C．lovely

D．beloved

【推荐3】A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2019, Larry was _________ along 165 north after delivering to one of his _________. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. As he got closer, he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed _______ shooting out from under the _________ vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and _______ the fire extinguisher (灭火器) . Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had  _______ an emergency call. They then heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. _______ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay _________ until the emergency personnel arrived, but she thought the car was going to _________. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move __________she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrive, Larry and the other man __________ and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the __________ if he was needed or __________ to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is __________-Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His __________ most likely saved the woman’s life.

1.

A．walking

B．touring

C．traveling

D．rushing

2.

A．passengers

B．colleagues

C．employers

D．customers

3.

A．flame

B．smoke

C．water

D．steam

4.

A．used

B．disabled

C．removed

D．abandoned

5.

A．got hold of

B．prepared

C．took charge of

D．controlled

6.

A．returned

B．received

C．made

D．confirmed

7.

A．Starting

B．Parking

C．Passing

D．Approaching

8.

A．quiet

B．still

C．away

D．calm

9.

A．explode

B．slip away

C．fall apart

D．crash

10.

A．as if

B．unless

C．in case

D．after

11.

A．stepped forward

B．backed off

C．moved on

D．set out

12.

A．woman

B．police

C．man

D．driver

13.

A．forbidden

B．ready

C．asked

D．free

14.

A．for certain

B．for consideration

C．reported

D．checked

15.

A．patience

B．skills

C．efforts

D．promise

【推荐2】Ken Jeong is more than an actor, he’s also a lifesaver. He is best known for _________ crazy Spanish teacher Ben Chang in Community, an American comedy television series. Over the weekend, he proved he has got much more in common with his _________ from his Dr Ken when he jumped into action to _________ a woman with a medical emergency.

Jeong _________ his career as a medical doctor and is now licensed (给予执照) as a physician (医生) in California，but does not practise medicine. He was _________ at the Stand Up Live club in Arizona, on Saturday night when a woman in the audience _________ had a seizure (疾病发作).

Jeong was _________ of the woman’s medical emergency and came down into the audience where he cleared _________ for the woman and attended to her as others called the ambulance．

As he helped the woman, he received help from a member of the audience who happened to be a nurse. They _________ with the woman until an ambulance arrived and she was __________ to the hospital. Following the incident, Jeong returned to the __________ where he was greeted with a round of applause before he then finished his set．

Holmberg, who was in the audience at the time, took to Twitter to __________ her first-hand experience. “A woman had a medical emergency during the __________. Ken jumped off the stage to assist. A nurse helped, too. Then on with the show! Great __________! I am thankful to have grown up in a country where people __________ each other.”

1.

A．respecting

B．playing

C．disliking

D．helping

2.

A．staff

B．partner

C．character

D．figure

3.

A．bear

B．save

C．persuade

D．recognise

4.

A．ruined

B．began

C．continued

D．loved

5.

A．performing

B．relaxing

C．chatting

D．painting

6.

A．immediately

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．narrowly

7.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．tired

D．fond

8.

A．doubt

B．room

C．soil

D．mud

9.

A．started

B．lived

C．went

D．waited

10.

A．rushed

B．admitted

C．invited

D．introduced

11.

A．dormitory

B．club

C．balcony

D．stage

12.

A．evaluate

B．analyse

C．share

D．exchange

13.

A．struggle

B．show

C．quiz

D．challenge

14.

A．morning

B．dusk

C．afternoon

D．night

15.

A．cared about

B．communicated with

C．discussed with

D．relied on