【推荐1】Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a rest in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for ______. Leave a note for the cleaners…

At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep…

Then the door banged(砰地一声) open as the ______ came home from school. “Mom! Mom! Where are you?” “Didn’t you even get up yet?” “What about dinner?”

“I’m sick. And I can’t do anything. I’ll have to leave all to ______ . Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table.”

“Wonderful!” “No problem!” The children ran off ______. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs ______ the children.

There was a sudden crash (破碎声). Then a voice shouted, “Get the baby out of the way —______ he cuts himself. Don’t break Mom’s rest!”

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news. “They ______ your plate and the dog ate all your dinner.”

The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appear, ______. They were proud of what they brought. There is a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat.

Suddenly, Mother felt ______ . As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. “Everything _______so good,” Mom smiled. “Thank you, my kids. I feel better now.”

1.

A．tea

B．breakfast

C．lunch

D．dinner

2.

A．father

B．cleaners

C．children

D．dog

3.

A．you

B．me

C．her

D．him

4.

A．excitedly

B．sadly

C．quietly

D．angrily

5.

A．in

B．with

C．from

D．under

6.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．until

7.

A．made

B．dropped

C．sold

D．changed

8.

A．crying

B．smiling

C．cooking

D．sleeping

9.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．weak

D．great

10.

A．tastes

B．looks

C．smells

D．sounds

【推荐2】At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane’s ________ and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, “I love you, I wish you ________.”

She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever ________. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left.

He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to ________. I tried not to disturb his ________, but out of my expectation he

________ me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have.” I replied. “But why is this a ________ good-bye?” I asked.

“I am old and she lives much too far away. I have ________ ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my ________.” he said.

“When you were saying good-bye I ________ you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”

He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been ________ other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.”

“When we said ‘I wish you enough.’, we were ________ the other person to have a life filled with enough ________ things to keep them.”. He continued and ________ the following as if he were reciting it from ________.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to ________ the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough ________ so that the smallest joys in life appear much ________. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you ________. I wish enough ‘Hello’s’ to get you through the final ‘Good-bye’.”

He then began to ________ and walked away.

1.

A．flying

B．delaying

C．leaving

D．moving

2.

A．enough

B．success

C．luck

D．safety

3.

A．found

B．needed

C．saw

D．understood

4.

A．rest

B．shout

C．cry

D．sleep

5.

A．concentration

B．silence

C．peace

D．privacy

6.

A．refused

B．welcomed

C．ordered

D．resisted

7.

A．temporary

B．simple

C．tough

D．forever

8.

A．challenges

B．wills

C．ideas

D．suggestions

9.

A．party

B．birthday

C．funeral

D．disease

10.

A．thought

B．hoped

C．suspected

D．heard

11.

A．handed down from

B．borrowed from

C．taken away from

D．chosen from

12.

A．asking

B．wanting

C．warning

D．persuading

13.

A．different

B．interesting

C．good

D．easy

14.

A．explained

B．shared

C．analysed

D．mentioned

15.

A．news

B．class

C．imagination

D．memory

16.

A．greet

B．expect

C．miss

D．appreciate

17.

A．pride

B．confidence

C．pain

D．failure

18.

A．bigger

B．clearer

C．better

D．easier

19.

A．require

B．possess

C．enjoy

D．discover

20.

A．weep

B．regret

C．wake

D．confuse

【推荐1】More than three decades ago, I was a student at a high school in Southern California. The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups. The environment was____ .

One day I was walking down the side walk when someone kicked me from behind. Turning____ , I discovered the local gang. Fists came from every____ as the 15 gang members surrounded me. ____I had to have an operation. My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head____ , I probably would have died.

After I ____ , some friends said, “Let’s get these guys!” That was the way____were “resolved”. A part of me said, “Yes!” But another part of me ____and said no. History has proved time and again that revenge only ____the conflict. We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(适得其反的) chain of ____ .

Working with various ethnic groups, we____what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” to work on improving____relationships. I was amazed to learn how much ____fellow students had in building a brighter future.

Two years later, I____ Student Body President. Even though I ran against two friends, one a football hero and the other a popular “big man of the campus”, a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the ____of doing things differently. We made significant progress in building bridges between ___ , learning how to talk with and ____ different ethnic groups, resolving differences without ____and learning how to build trust in the most difficult of circumstances.

Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned, ___ , about responding with love rather than returning hate has been a____ force in my life. Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim(昏暗的)becomes thedifference that makes the difference.

1.

A．clear

B．tough

C．protective

D．dirty

2.

A．around

B．on

C．into

D．out

3.

A．means

B．situation

C．Approach

D．direction

4.

A．Gradually

B．Regularly

C．Eventually

D．Frequently

5.

A．over time

B．one more time

C．ahead of time

D．in no time

6.

A．treated

B．recovered

C．suffered

D．calmed

7.

A．conditions

B．atmospheres

C．fantasies

D．problems

8.

A．paused

B．agreed

C．started

D．proceeded

9.

A．remains

B．finishes

C．continues

D．proves

10.

A．accidents

B．items

C．events

D．scenes

11.

A．put together

B．put aside

C．put back

D．put down

12.

A．political

B．racial

C．civil

D．national

13.

A．sympathy

B．knowledge

C．Honor

D．interest

14.

A．voted for

B．ran for

C．fought for

D．called for

15.

A．need

B．danger

C．process

D．way

16.

A．cultures

B．schools

C．banks

D．ranks

17.

A．belong to

B．lead to

C．relate to

D．devote to

18.

A．agreement

B．Demonstration

C．justice

D．violence

19.

A．hence

B．however

C．moreover

D．then

20.

A．powerful

B．peaceful

C．careful

D．thoughtful

【推荐2】Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother’s Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time．
Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans ____ it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart．He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife ____away giving birth to their sixth child．He ____six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly ____back in those days．
His daughter, Sonora Dodd,____ when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his ____．It was in the early 1900s and she was actually____one day, listening to a sermon on ____．She thought there should ____be a Father’s Day celebration．
And so the ____was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death．Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated ____since the 1970s．
Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event ____Mother’ s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in ____for so long．But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card．The card would probably have nice message in it ____what a great Dad their father is．Some people do buy presents as well．
____ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can _____use even if they don’t want them．In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving ____ideas of CDs or gadgets（小玩意） we can buy．Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “ World’s Greatest Dad”____ on them．
Some families____do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal．As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest,____ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate．1.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

2.

A．gave

B．went

C．died

D．passed

3.

A．brought

B．fed

C．raised

D．educated

4.

A．unusual

B．unnatural

C．unfair

D．untrue

5.

A．noticed

B．found

C．heard

D．realized

6.

A．wife

B．children

C．son

D．daughter

7.

A．at school

B．at home

C．at work

D．at church

8.

A．Mother’s Day

B．Father’s Day

C．Christmas Day

D．New Year’s Day

9.

A．still

B．too

C．also

D．as well

10.

A．attraction

B．tradition

C．position

D．congratulation

11.

A．special

B．officially

C．especial

D．greatly

12.

A．like

B．that

C．as

D．which

13.

A．existence

B．use

C．effect

D．power

14.

A．writing

B．saying

C．speaking

D．telling

15.

A．Regular

B．Popular

C．Normal

D．Moral

16.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

17.

A．you

B．them

C．us

D．people

18.

A．placed

B．put

C．laid

D．written

19.

A．must

B．can

C．might

D．should

20.

A．cook

B．boil

C．steam

D．make

【推荐2】My mother is the sweetest person you would ever want to meet．She was always bright and selfless．She is also someone whose_______is being damaged and whose identity is being lost slowly because of Alzheimer's disease （阿尔茨海默症）．For me，it is a slow letting go and a_______process．Although she couldn't_______herself，she at least still knew her immediate family．I knew the day would come when that，too，would_______and finally，about two﹣and﹣a﹣half years ago，that day came．

My parents would visit us almost daily and we would have a pleasant time，but one day there was a_______missing．My mother no longer_______me as her daughter．She would tell my father "Oh， they are such nice people．" Telling her I was her daughter made no_______at all． When I would hug her good﹣bye， I would close my eyes and_______that this was my mother from years ago．I would_______every familiar feeling I have known for 36 years﹣her warm comforting body，and the soft，sweet smell that was hers alone．Every day，I prayed（祈祷）for her．

One late summer afternoon，my prayers were________and I was taken by surprise． My parents were outside in the garden when my mother suddenly jumped up________she had been hit by lightning．She ran into the kitchen，grabbed me gently from behind and________me around．With a sparkle（闪光）in her eyes，she________asked me if it was true， was I her baby？Tears welling up，I said，yes，it was true．We hugged and cried and neither of us wanted to________this magical moment． I knew it could disappear as quickly as it came． She said she always felt a________to me and that I was nice， but that it had come to her suddenly that I was her child．We felt________．I took this________from God and savored （享受）it，even if it were to last just for that moment．We had a special connection again．

________my mother's condition has continued to worsen， she remembers who I am and it has been a year since that________afternoon．A month ago when we had another visitor， she started stroking my hair and told them________，"Did you know that she was my baby？"

1.

A．hearing

B．brain

C．liver

D．eyesight

2.

A．painful

B．quick

C．harmful

D．natural

3.

A．complain about

B．worry about

C．care for

D．speak for

4.

A．begin

B．improve

C．occur

D．change

5.

A．connection

B．position

C．reality

D．personality

6.

A．described

B．knew

C．pictured

D．valued

7.

A．mistakes

B．difference

C．decisions

D．progress

8.

A．consider

B．regret

C．doubt

D．imagine

9.

A．think of

B．drink in

C．deal with

D．keep up

10.

A．gone

B．said

C．answered

D．dismissed

11.

A．so that

B．now that

C．as if

D．even if

12.

A．turned

B．showed

C．followed

D．kept

13.

A．thankfully

B．patiently

C．tearfully

D．curiously

14.

A．get away with

B．let go of

C．look back on

D．break away from

15.

A．distance

B．duty

C．closeness

D．devotion

16.

A．joy

B．confusion

C．enthusiasm

D．embarrassment

17.

A．belief

B．gift

C．signal

D．reward

18.

A．Since

B．As

C．Although

D．Until

19.

A．sweet

B．busy

C．peaceful

D．ordinary

20.

A．proudly

B．calmly

C．mildly

D．carefully