【推荐2】While many grandmothers would be content to stay home and enjoy a relaxed retirement, Nancy is taking a vastly _______ approach to her golden years. Three days a week, she heads to the _______ where she usually warms up with a walk before turning to her favorite sport of all:_______.

You read that right. This powerhouse is 75 years old. Ten years ago, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There’s no _______ for Parkinson’s, and the condition generally _______over time.

Nancy wasn’t about to _______ and wait for her symptoms(症状) to increase. “My doctor said one day, ‘you’re discouraged from sitting down’,” she explained. In a(n)_______ to “move, move, move”, Nancy headed to a gym to research _______ that might help her _______ her disease. As soon as she ________ non-contact boxing, she enjoyed it very much!

Non-contact boxing means Nancy never takes hits from her opponent, so it’s a(n)________way to get exercise that stimulates her brain as well as her body. Since she started her boxing________, Nancy said her symptoms have ________, and that she feels better immediately after working out!

When she first stepped into the gym, everyone turned around to stare at her in boxing gloves. Once they got over the ________, her gym friends, who are “gentle from the heart”, became her biggest supporters.

These days, she’s a ________ customer in the gym and has no shortage of partners.

1.

A．ideal

B．complex

C．different

D．flexible

2.

A．station

B．hospital

C．park

D．gym

3.

A．shooting

B．swimming

C．jogging

D．boxing

4.

A．cure

B．reaction

C．signal

D．strategy

5.

A．delivers

B．worsens

C．spreads

D．reveals

6.

A．sit in

B．sit around

C．sit through

D．sit up

7.

A．attempt

B．position

C．hurry

D．access

8.

A．projects

B．treatments

C．exercises

D．trainers

9.

A．manage

B．contract

C．analyze

D．master

10.

A．approached

B．accepted

C．discovered

D．equipped

11.

A．safe

B．effective

C．useful

D．convenient

12.

A．campaign

B．career

C．routine

D．competition

13.

A．appeared

B．developed

C．switched

D．reduced

14.

A．silence

B．shock

C．doubt

D．barrier

15.

A．friendly

B．regular

C．enthusiastic

D．positive

【推荐3】Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was _______,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always _______ in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain _______ he received for his 15th birthday that _______ him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a _______ friend. _______, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and _______. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The _______ year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he _______ about Ridgway’s cold-water adventures. Greatly ________ , Saunders ________ that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders ________ his first long-distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took ________ energy. He ________ frostbite (冻疮), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the ________, pulling his supply-load sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Since then, Saunders has skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.

1.

A．hopeless

B．useless

C．careless

D．fearless

2.

A．take into account

B．run out of

C．made fun of

D．put up with

3.

A．bike

B．car

C．toy

D．tool

4.

A．found

B．replied

C．accepted

D．changed

5.

A．walker

B．cyclist

C．hiker

D．runner

6.

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Normally

D．Directly

7.

A．health

B．strength

C．desire

D．concern

8.

A．last

B．ending

C．following

D．past

9.

A．expected

B．witnessed

C．questioned

D．learned

10.

A．annoyed

B．interested

C．surprised

D．confused

11.

A．declared

B．required

C．proved

D．decided

12.

A．served

B．seized

C．selected

D．started

13.

A．unbelievable

B．unbearable

C．illogical

D．incorrect

14.

A．adopted

B．predicted

C．suffered

D．cured

15.

A．low

B．limit

C．point

D．pool

【推荐1】I was doing well as a department head in a Mumbai firm, but my relationship with the boss had become strained (紧张的). Not wanting to ________ this, I resigned rather impulsively (冲动地). But with no other job offer in hand, I soon became ________.

Then, one morning, a Situations Vacant ad I spotted ________ a person like me. So, carrying my ________ typed CV (简历) in an envelope on which I had written both “To and From” ________, I took a train on a Monday morning to get to the post office, where I could have it weighed, stamped and ________. Getting off the train, I ________ the crowd of office-goers out of the station and on to the street. Suddenly, I noticed my envelope was ________!

I rushed back to the ________. The train was still there. A ________ of the compartment in which I travelled ended up with nothing. I waited ________ for the train to pull away. It hadn’t fallen on the tracks either.

The ________ thing to do was to go home, sit at my typewriter, make a new CV and covering letter and mail it. But losing the envelope was like a bad ________, so I gave up.

Three weeks passed. I ________ a letter that referred to my “lost” job application and inviting me for a ________ with the company’s managing director, I was ________.

I soon got the job, and ________ there as deputy general manager until I took voluntary retirement.

I still think about my application ________ its addressee (收信人). I imagine someone found it. He or she might have asked others on the train. Realizing it would be ________ to a fellow citizen, the finder took it to a post office, stuck the stamps and mailed it. To that ________ friend, I want to say: Thank you for a little act that proved to be so big for me.

1.

A．look up

B．take up

C．put up with

D．come up with

2.

A．anxious

B．proud

C．hopeless

D．curious

3.

A．dismissed

B．hired

C．missed

D．sought

4.

A．finally

B．neatly

C．completely

D．exactly

5.

A．addresses

B．instructions

C．directions

D．courses

6.

A．sorted

B．loaded

C．posted

D．corrected

7.

A．avoided

B．left

C．lost

D．joined

8.

A．falling

B．missing

C．broken

D．mistaken

9.

A．platform

B．yard

C．office

D．street

10.

A．memory

B．look

C．search

D．cleaning

11.

A．aimlessly

B．excitedly

C．angrily

D．impatiently

12.

A．meaningless

B．logical

C．valuable

D．difficult

13.

A．sign

B．fortune

C．result

D．mark

14.

A．expected

B．mailed

C．received

D．wrote

15.

A．dinner

B．walk

C．party

D．meeting

16.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．encouraged

D．worried

17.

A．arrived

B．moved

C．worked

D．helped

18.

A．pointing

B．reaching

C．touching

D．persuading

19.

A．important

B．hard

C．realistic

D．friendly

20.

A．imagined

B．responsible

C．hidden

D．unknown

【推荐2】The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history．It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School．
I was rather shy back then, content to _______around with my few friends and to concentrate on my _______I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough _______to go to college．
But my good record soon became a _______to my well-being．In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office．He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation．I looked at him, my heart _______fast．This was the_______for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office．
I was _______about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise．I wasn't the only speaker—I would _______the honor with five other students．Still, it was doubtful whether the task was_______ me．How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and, as________．I was nervous．I'd been practicing my speech for days, and I had it ________．But I had never been so________in my life．The first half hour of the ceremony passed, and then my ________came．My name was announced．I managed to reach the platform without falling down．But within minutes, I was________, heading back to my seat．
Now I still have the ________of that speech．My voice trembled a little, but ________ it was clear and strong．I'm proud of that tape．I achieved something I'd never________ I spoke in front of hundreds of people．________I didn't realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the________ to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my ________
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation．But I'm glad I did．I know it may   well turn out to be one of my shining moments．1.

A．hang

B．look

C．walk

D．run

2.

A．characters

B．interests

C．games

D．subjects

3.

A．money

B．credits

C．time

D．standards

4.

A．luck

B．benefit

C．fear

D．solution

5.

A．burning

B．breaking

C．aching

D．beating

6.

A．punishment

B．reward

C．arrangement

D．sympathy

7.

A．doubtful

B．optimistic

C．generous

D．hesitant

8.

A．share

B．bring

C．spare

D．give

9.

A．about

B．for

C．upon

D．beyond

10.

A．known

B．hoped

C．expected

D．planned

11.

A．thrown

B．printed

C．memorized

D．completed

12.

A．interested

B．terrified

C．excited

D．disappointed

13.

A．moment

B．clay

C．chance

D．decision

14.

A．defeated

B．stopped

C．clone

D．stuck

15.

A．picture

B．tape

C．paper

D．word

16.

A．partially

B．immediately

C．frankly

D．mostly

17.

A．dreamed

B．made

C．decided

D．requested

18.

A．Because

B．When

C．Although

D．Unless

19.

A．respect

B．confidence

C．freedom

D．excuse

20.

A．shyness

B．pride

C．stupidity

D．Courage

【推荐3】No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ________.

I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head ________ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the ________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ________ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t ______ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my ________ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ________. Most importantly, I began to treat them like ________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced passing and ________ the football.

Six months after suffering our defeat on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ________ of my life!

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

4.

A．search for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．identify

6.

A．realize

B．forgive

C．comment

D．demand

7.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

8.

A．pride

B．wisdom

C．fortune

D．pressure

9.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．champions

D．learners

10.

A．exchanging

B．delivering

C．clicking

D．kicking

11.

A．recover

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

12.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

13.

A．events

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

【推荐2】During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf a city in the west of Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression _________ me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at 7 pm. It was already _________ outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to _________. I decided to telephone the Youth Hotel. But to use the phone I needed some _________; I asked a lady for help. To my _________ she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the _________ needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the _________. I was _________ I would not be able to call the hotel. When I was about to give up, an old gentleman came to me. He couldn’t speak English _________ understand that I needed to __________ a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted __________ phone card. I called the Youth Hotel and found a place to stay that night.

The __________ of the German people made me feel that I was not __________ my hometown. My first day in Germany wasn’t as __________ as I expected. When I got lost in the city, I asked people for __________. It surprised me that __________ every young German could speak English fluent. Older Germans couldn’t __________ English very well, but they would try to help me whenever they could. One middle-aged man I asked for directions even __________ me to the place I was looking for.

My __________ in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn’t be more __________.

1.

A．on

B．for

C．to

D．about

2.

A．late

B．dark

C．light

D．early

3.

A．visit

B．eat

C．stay

D．keep

4.

A．protection

B．information

C．stamps

D．coins

5.

A．joy

B．disappointment

C．emotion

D．surprise

6.

A．hotel

B．airport

C．city

D．pavement

7.

A．night

B．daytime

C．trip

D．rush hour

8.

A．afraid

B．delighted

C．glad

D．eager

9.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

10.

A．make

B．have

C．do

D．answer

11.

A．another

B．other

C．my

D．his

12.

A．use

B．success

C．care

D．kindness

13.

A．really

B．nearly out of

C．far from

D．close to

14.

A．interesting

B．good

C．bad

D．busy

15.

A．directions

B．distance

C．travel

D．service

16.

A．only

B．even

C．almost

D．already

17.

A．speak

B．tell

C．talk

D．say

18.

A．reached

B．drove

C．moved

D．came

19.

A．visit

B．victory

C．experience

D．memory

20.

A．friendly

B．unfriendly

C．cold-hearted

D．valuable

【推荐3】My daughter loved dancing until she didn’t love it. After an _________ first year, I noticed her interest fading week by week. Then one day, she slowly walked to me before class and asked if she could just _________ it.

My first reaction was to advise her to “finish what you start”. _________, sticking with something difficult can teach perseverance, discipline and confidence. But watching my first grader _________ herself into each ballet position, I started to question how much _________ that “blanket advice” made. Is it really in my kid’s best _________, or even practical, to make her stick to every commitment through until she reaches a bitter end? What if there are different but _________ valuable qualities, which can be gained by _________ the things that are not right for her.

After a few days’ consideration, she decided dance wasn’t for her — a choice I _________. Quitting is never a black and white issue. Sometimes, it means __________ a barrier in your way to love something else. In my daughter’s case, ending dance made space for her new hobbies, such as horseback riding and Girl Scouts. She’s into them for now, but it is okay if that __________ changes.

As adults, we are accustomed to __________ the power of saying yes, but what about saying no? The ability to recognize when something isn’t an __________ investment of our time or energy is also important. As my daughter gets older, I want her to feel confident to __________ something that’s no longer meeting her needs. She shouldn’t be held back by the thought that she must finish something at any cost __________ because she has started.

1.

A．depressing

B．independent

C．unbearable

D．enthusiastic

2.

A．make

B．join

C．skip

D．try

3.

A．In addition

B．At most

C．After all

D．By contrast

4.

A．addict

B．expose

C．enjoy

D．drag

5.

A．time

B．sense

C．energy

D．pity

6.

A．honor

B．help

C．interest

D．behavior

7.

A．hardly

B．equally

C．partly

D．seemingly

8.

A．letting go of

B．fixing up

C．making up for

D．looking up

9.

A．suspected

B．required

C．supported

D．regretted

10.

A．tolerating

B．crossing

C．challenging

D．clearing

11.

A．even

B．still

C．once

D．yet

12.

A．stressing

B．experiencing

C．warning

D．ignoring

13.

A．appropriate

B．unfair

C．extra

D．informal

14.

A．decorate

B．abandon

C．treasure

D．practise

15.

A．slightly

B．roughly

C．nearly

D．merely