【推荐3】September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

I received a warm _________ from my host family — the Steins. Her daughter Lily would also be a new _________ at Phillips. They took me to the school and showed me _________ the campus.

On our way to my dorm, we saw a huge truck delivering (传送) a student's _________to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations (装饰物). But I was determined not to because I thought it was a _________ of time and money.

_________ she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “What's your favourite_________, Teresa？”

I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange. ”

I didn't know why she had asked the question.

We attended an introduction meeting after dinner. _________ of the students were native (本地的) English speakers, so I felt a little _________.

I returned to my room after the ____________, tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n) ____________ day.

When I opened my door, I found a big ____________. The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. I opened my mouth, ____________. How beautiful!

There was also a ____________ card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my ____________.

1.

A．heart

B．card

C．service

D．welcome

2.

A．student

B．teacher

C．assistant

D．visitor

3.

A．off

B．in

C．around

D．out

4.

A．belongings

B．newspapers

C．letters

D．furniture

5.

A．matter

B．waste

C．show

D．use

6.

A．As

B．Though

C．Because

D．While

7.

A．fruit

B．weather

C．food

D．colour

8.

A．All

B．Most

C．Some

D．Few

9.

A．pleased

B．nervous

C．angry

D．afraid

10.

A．dinner

B．class

C．meeting

D．teaching

11.

A．exciting

B．ordinary

C．honest

D．interesting

12.

A．secret

B．joke

C．warmth

D．surprise

13.

A．frightened

B．moved

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

14.

A．post

B．birthday

C．greeting

D．festival

15.

A．mind

B．head

C．face

D．body

【推荐1】I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had few _______ and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I _______ an elderly couple.

The wife and I talked for a long time. She told me how _______ she was about her husband who was _______ a heart operation (手术). At that time I was working as a researcher in the same _______ where the husband would be going for his operation, so I told her to take down my phone number and must _______ me to let me know when he was there.

She phoned a few weeks later as she _______ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at _______. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some company.

Weeks turned into months and it just became my _______ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I’d bring a ________ for him to read, or some food that we would enjoy together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the ________. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often ________ each other on holidays.

Now, ten years later, I ________ my own family. Since our parents don’t ________ close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly ________ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

1.

A．friends

B．money

C．neighbors

D．freedom

2.

A．served

B．refused

C．met

D．supported

3.

A．strange

B．wise

C．worried

D．uncertain

4.

A．giving up

B．turning down

C．paying for

D．waiting for

5.

A．hotel

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．office

6.

A．ask

B．call

C．help

D．invite

7.

A．required

B．predicted

C．expected

D．promised

8.

A．work

B．school

C．home

D．table

9.

A．risk

B．stress

C．test

D．habit

10.

A．book

B．picture

C．report

D．sign

11.

A．public

B．family

C．team

D．class

12.

A．missed

B．followed

C．encouraged

D．visited

13.

A．leave

B．find

C．have

D．need

14.

A．live

B．come

C．move

D．drive

15.

A．nervous

B．amazed

C．thankful

D．disappointed

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

One day I knocked on 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 allowed 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 reward you when I see you have worked hard and have some good __________．Now reach out your little hands and take out as much __________ as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and __________ so much money that it was __________ for me to buy what I badly needed. Later，I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she promised. 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 neighbourhood. I will never forget the huge __________ this wonderful lady made over my life with her kindness. 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．how

B．when

C．why

D．if

3.

A．school

B．time

C．trouble

D．bed

4.

A．bag

B．carpet

C．coat

D．sofa

5.

A．punished

B．paid

C．praised

D．tested

6.

A．set up

B．took out

C．talked about

D．put away

7.

A．boring

B．new

C．terrible

D．fine

8.

A．keep

B．buy

C．remove

D．make

9.

A．visit

B．forgive

C．welcome

D．serve

10.

A．goals

B．stories

C．marks

D．ideas

11.

A．money

B．room

C．food

D．time

12.

A．grabbed

B．lost

C．borrowed

D．charged

13.

A．rare

B．enough

C．simple

D．special

14.

A．asked

B．required

C．showed

D．wrote

15.

A．decision

B．progress

C．mistake

D．difference

【推荐3】I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we ____ our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n) ____ table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his ____ saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We ____ this order with rather interest and observed that he was ____ with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter ____ a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, two other men ____ and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but ____ for three and left. This time also, the ____ did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a ____ at this place. ____ , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had ____ to do with the matter, we ____ our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n) ____ to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not ____ the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was ____ from the looks on his face. ____ he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the ____ .” The waiter served coffee to this man with ____ and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter ____ a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.1.

A．enjoyed

B．prepared

C．practiced

D．bought

2.

A．crowded

B．open

C．empty

D．beautiful

3.

A．food

B．goods

C．table

D．order

4.

A．heard

B．found

C．glared

D．watched

5.

A．satisfied

B．served

C．treated

D．awarded

6.

A．stuck out

B．hid away

C．put up

D．took out

7.

A．dashed

B．moved

C．fled

D．entered

8.

A．paid

B．looked

C．waited

D．asked

9.

A．customer

B．waiter

C．stranger

D．passenger

10.

A．demand

B．signal

C．custom

D．duty

11.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．However

12.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

13.

A．wasted

B．finished

C．missed

D．donated

14.

A．invitation

B．time

C．reward

D．chance

15.

A．equal

B．change

C．match

D．reach

16.

A．obvious

B．slight

C．serious

D．strong

17.

A．So

B．As

C．Unless

D．Since

18.

A．window

B．floor

C．wall

D．door

19.

A．carelessness

B．wisdom

C．interest

D．respect

20.

A．brought down

B．took off

C．kept away

D．cut off

【推荐1】Five years ago, I left my job to work on a ship. My friends said that working on a ship would _________my career, but I was willing to take the risk.

_________ for the adventure, I boarded a ship with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my _________, the ship was well equipped. That first voyage was a learning experience. There was so much new information to _________. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a _________. The most confusing thing was that I often forgot to _________ my clock when the ship crossed time zones.

As a doctor, I was _________ for the 600 crew. The ship’s medical center was _________ a floating emergency room, and we didn’t have a team of specialists for a second _________. With long hours’ work, it required a strong will.

As many of the passengers were elderly, heart attacks could __________ anywhere and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to arrange. I remember one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway. After a(n)__________ ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient arrived at a hospital safely.

Thankfully, the job had several unexpected benefits to me. I __________ the passenger facilities and I even __________ as a tour guide on trips ashore.

Now, I understand being a doctor on a ship is not a job － it’s a way of __________. I lose my career ambition, __________ I know what happiness is in my life.

1.

A．block

B．build

C．ruin

D．improve

2.

A．Hungry

B．Skillful

C．Suitable

D．Thankful

3.

A．anger

B．disappointment

C．scare

D．relief

4.

A．take in

B．figure out

C．give up

D．pass on

5.

A．lesson

B．risk

C．challenge

D．choice

6.

A．watch

B．repair

C．check

D．set

7.

A．powerful

B．responsible

C．helpful

D．grateful

8.

A．probably

B．especially

C．certainly

D．actually

9.

A．examination

B．argument

C．opinion

D．movement

10.

A．happen

B．break

C．stop

D．disappear

11.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．exciting

D．scaring

12.

A．cleaned

B．enjoyed

C．fixed

D．protected

13.

A．volunteered

B．travelled

C．refused

D．returned

14.

A．confidence

B．life

C．experience

D．business

15.

A．though

B．unless

C．but

D．or

【推荐2】Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of _______. One night, the winds _______ hard, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The _______ were in trouble and they sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers quickly gathered in the town square, _______ the sea. When the team started their rowboat and fought their way _______ the wild waves, the villagers waited nervously on the beach, holding lamps to _______ the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the hoping villagers ran _______ the volunteers. Falling on the sand, _______, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not _______ any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely overturned the rescue boat and all would have been ________.

Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to ________ the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, ________, “Please don’t go. Your father ________ in a shipwreck (海难) 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul, has been missing at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have ________.”

Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. ________ everyone said ‘I can’t go, let someone else do it’, there will be ________ going to help. Mother, this time I have to do my duty.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and ________ into the night.

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a ________. Finally, the rescue boat came into sight in the distance with Hans standing up in the bow (船首). Cupping his hands, the captain ________, “Did you find the lost man?” ________ able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my older brother, Paul!”

1.

A．enemy

B．shark

C．emergency

D．sickness

2.

A．ran

B．blew

C．swam

D．shook

3.

A．crew

B．family

C．cattle

D．equipment

4.

A．exploring

B．evaluating

C．overlooking

D．surrounding

5.

A．through

B．around

C．from

D．over

6.

A．fight

B．light

C．build

D．find

7.

A．to surprise

B．to feed

C．to beat

D．to greet

8.

A．carried out

B．broken out

C．worn out

D．died out

9.

A．interview

B．reject

C．select

D．hold

10.

A．lost

B．disturbed

C．injured

D．scolded

11.

A．hunt after

B．look for

C．discuss with

D．fight for

12.

A．warning

B．replying

C．promising

D．crying

13.

A．died

B．lay

C．stayed

D．worked

14.

A．met

B．left

C．stored

D．concerned

15.

A．How

B．What

C．If

D．That

16.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

17.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．came

D．jumped

18.

A．day

B．month

C．year

D．century

19.

A．smiled

B．waved

C．whispered

D．called

20.

A．Fortunately

B．Nearly

C．Hardly

D．Possibly

【推荐3】Many people panic when things go wrong, but others know how to take charge. For a(n) _________group of students in Topsham, Maine, brothers Connor and Seamus Collins fall into the latter _________. Sixteen-year-old Connor and 12-year-old Seamus were _________ the bus to school one morning when suddenly Connor saw their bus driver Arthur McDougall _________ a medical emergency and hit the floor heavily. The bus was _________ the ditch (沟渠) on the right. Connor who learnt how to drive _________ immediately what he had to do.

“I _________ and pressed on the brake and told my little brother to call 911,” he said, recalling the _________ at the moment. “I need to stop this bus before it goes into the ditch.”

The teenager held the steering wheel (方向盘) while jamming his _________ onto the brake.

Meanwhile, Seamus made sure someone called instead of him and began to __________ the other students to get off the bus __________. All the while, he kept his cool and even paused to __________ a crying student and comfort him.

While Seamus __________ the other kids, Connor and another student had just __________ giving Arthur CPR when the police arrived on the __________. Using a defibrillator (除颤器), they __________to get the victim’s heart going again. Then he was sent to the hospital at once.

The brothers are being praised for their __________. Police say they kept the __________ under control and prevented anyone else getting hurt. “If not for them, we would've maybe __________ a little later,” said Gomez. “Thank them for __________ and being heroes.”

1.

A．lovely

B．lucky

C．intelligent

D．proud

2.

A．instruction

B．qualification

C．courage

D．category

3.

A．changing

B．riding

C．stopping

D．passing

4.

A．ignore

B．explain

C．suffer

D．prevent

5.

A．heading for

B．keeping off

C．separating from

D．getting through

6.

A．agreed

B．wondered

C．knew

D．remembered

7.

A．escaped

B．rose

C．observed

D．considered

8.

A．process

B．puzzlement

C．nervousness

D．imagination

9.

A．clothes

B．backpack

C．foot

D．tools

10.

A．order

B．convince

C．warn

D．direct

11.

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．randomly

D．naturally

12.

A．seize

B．seek

C．hug

D．push

13.

A．handled

B．approached

C．controlled

D．persuaded

14.

A．missed

B．started

C．avoided

D．suggested

15.

A．station

B．road

C．ditch

D．scene

16.

A．happened

B．managed

C．decided

D．expected

17.

A．action

B．plan

C．purpose

D．experience.

18.

A．effect

B．operation

C．adventure

D．situation

19.

A．applied

B．adapted

C．responded

D．appealed

20.

A．coming back

B．hanging out

C．showing off

D．stepping up