【推荐2】An ordinary trip turned dramatic for 18-year-old Justin Gavin, and extremely fortunate for a young family. Walking down the street, he saw something that made him _______ in his tracks. A small SUV drove past him, and it was _______ in flames (火焰). His heart beat fast, _______ when he saw children inside the car.

Drivers were honking (按喇叭) and getting out of their cars to get the _______ of the woman driving the burning car. However, it quickly became _______ that she could not stop the car.

By this time, the Police Department had already received several calls about a car on fire with a woman_______inside. However, without an officer on the site, Gavin immediately went into _______.

He chased the car down the street to help the family _______ from the burning car. “I’m yelling stop the car! Your car is on fire! Your car is on fire!” he said.

Gavin finally reached the car _______ it came to a full stop. Without thinking, he helped the mother out of the driver’s __________first. With the flames __________ , he pulled three children, ages 4, 9, and 1, out of the back seat. The flames quickly flooded the__________moments later.

Gavin said, “It’s kind of __________ because I didn’t know whether I was going to be able to get everyone out__________ . And luckily, I did it.” Officials say the mother credits the__________for saving her family.

1.

A．greet

B．wait

C．stop

D．exercise

2.

A．covered

B．raised

C．destroyed

D．dropped

3.

A．partly

B．nearly

C．extremely

D．particularly

4.

A．comment

B．admiration

C．attention

D．identity

5.

A．amazing

B．obvious

C．likely

D．necessary

6.

A．flooded

B．packed

C．trapped

D．hidden

7.

A．action

B．power

C．debate

D．conversation

8.

A．suffer

B．differ

C．separate

D．escape

9.

A．since

B．when

C．while

D．until

10.

A．side

B．seat

C．shelter

D．direction

11.

A．dying

B．leading

C．growing

D．rolling

12.

A．car

B．mother

C．children

D．site

13.

A．cool

B．light

C．tight

D．frightening

14.

A．in time

B．for free

C．with care

D．on purpose

15.

A．driver

B．teen

C．policeman

D．firefighter

【推荐1】I was deeply moved by the kindness of an elderly flower seller at Sydney’s Central Station one evening.

I was feeling as cold as the chill winds ________ the steps of the workers who buried hands deep into coat pockets. In many ways, 2018 had proven a ________ year. My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I’d given my all to for years had also been ________ called off. I also found out a person who I’d thought was a friend was ________ it.

A year earlier, I’d dreamt about an earthquake. In the dream, a red light flashed inside a building and then the earth began to ________.Walls collapsed and pieces of brick rained down on me as I ran into the open, feeling ________ for the people I hadn’t loved enough. ________ I was buried completely by the falling world, I stretched out my hands and ________, “Abuelo, ayudame,” in my native Spanish. “Grandfather, help me!”

Now, with the very real aftershocks of a number of ________ endings, I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend. The gentleman at the checkout looked at me and ________ for a moment, returning with a fragrant flower. “For you. You need to smile today,” he said in a rich and beautiful accent, ________ me the flower with eyes full of care. It took all my strength not to ________ tears. Then he ________ me in a grandfatherly hug that made me want to tell him everything. ________, I just thanked him and headed for the train. How did he know? I wondered. For the first time in weeks, I felt ________.

1.

A．following

B．taking

C．slowing

D．quickening

2.

A．smooth

B．splendid

C．tough

D．fruitful

3.

A．frequently

B．gradually

C．severely

D．abruptly

4.

A．far from

B．free from

C．more than

D．other than

5.

A．turn

B．swing

C．rock

D．roll

6.

A．painful

B．puzzled

C．anxious

D．sorrowful

7.

A．Before

B．When

C．After

D．Until

8.

A．shouted

B．complained

C．whispered

D．declared

9.

A．extreme

B．unexpected

C．alternative

D．specific

10.

A．looked out

B．thought over

C．turned away

D．broke down

11.

A．showing

B．offering

C．sending

D．delivering

12.

A．leak out

B．burst into

C．hold back

D．wipe away

13.

A．grasped

B．surrounded

C．wrapped

D．protected

14.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Moreover

D．Thus

15.

A．envy

B．hope

C．duty

D．pity

【推荐2】Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the_______of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in _______that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the _______of my behaviour. Once when I returned in_______from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who _______ the time to ask me what happened. When I _______that my baseball had flown through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, _______ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I _______ not have played in the path between buildings. _______ my knees shocked as I explained, I________to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that_________property is a sacred thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifth­grade classroom, I wanted to________it, but Steve explained that it might be important to________else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of________I’d hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the________Steve gave me, his respect for________is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ________with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the________he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it________you first, Mark?” he asked. I didn’t know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment________out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.1.

A．charge

B．absence

C．respect

D．presence

2.

A．memories

B．truth

C．hopes

D．honesty

3.

A．advantages

B．reasons

C．realities

D．results

4.

A．surprise

B．tears

C．joy

D．smiles

5.

A．took

B．spent

C．cost

D．paid

6.

A．insisted

B．introduced

C．declared

D．explained

7.

A．injuring

B．damaging

C．destroying

D．breaking

8.

A．could

B．must

C．would

D．should

9.

A．Since

B．Although

C．Because

D．But

10.

A．refused

B．offered

C．afforded

D．managed

11.

A．personal

B．valuable

C．public

D．whole

12.

A．save

B．keep

C．pick

D．return

13.

A．no one

B．everyone

C．someone

D．anyone

14.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．what

15.

A．information

B．explanation

C．opinions

D．instructions

16.

A．life

B．people

C．family

D．things

17.

A．Proud

B．Encouraged

C．Relaxed

D．Excited

18.

A．way

B．time

C．place

D．scene

19.

A．affect

B．interrupt

C．hurt

D．fight

20.

A．stands

B．reaches

C．turns

D．holds

【推荐1】Back in the days when I was just a young student, I was always absent from school events. My grades, though not absolutely good, was above the _________. However, an unexpected incident allowed me to _________ life lessons and gradually accept the challenges thrown at me.

One rainy afternoon, an accident happened. A speeding car _________ me, leaving me with a broken leg. Lying on my hospital bed, the reality of my situation _________. This unforeseen incident had set me back _________, and I needed to figure out how to achieve my previous _________.

With the help of my parents and teachers, who constantly _________ me through the healing process, I managed to transform my _________ into a stepping stone. I began to _________ the will to push myself beyond my limits. After several months, I returned to school. My teachers had made accommodations for me, which included access to extra classes to __________ the lessons I missed. Fueled by a newfound drive, I made every effort to engage in all activities and strived to stay __________ in both the academic and extracurricular （课外的） fields.

In the end, my actions bore fruit. Not only did my academic performance improve, but I also developed an ability to adapt to unexpected situations. I realized the importance of being able to __________ my fears and overcome them. The incident that I __________ viewed as a major discouragement was, in fact, a turning point in my life.

The __________ did not happen overnight. It was a __________ process, just like adding a new piece to a puzzle every day. But with each piece, I moved one step closer to the bigger picture.

1.

A．average

B．maximum

C．minimum

D．majority

2.

A．forget

B．absorb

C．teach

D．avoid

3.

A．approached

B．hit

C．lifted

D．followed

4.

A．gave in

B．fit in

C．sank in

D．cut in

5.

A．mentally

B．accidentally

C．physically

D．academically

6.

A．suffering

B．playing

C．standing

D．finding

7.

A．greeted

B．asked

C．accompanied

D．caused

8.

A．shyness

B．performance

C．strength

D．setback

9.

A．acquire

B．abandon

C．donate

D．require

10.

A．depend on

B．catch up on

C．base on

D．comment on

11.

A．passive

B．active

C．negative

D．attractive

12.

A．assess

B．hide

C．monitor

D．address

13.

A．initially

B．actually

C．suddenly

D．eventually

14.

A．inspiration

B．assumption

C．transformation

D．exploration

15.

A．instant

B．casual

C．actual

D．gradual

【推荐2】While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel     _________ even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had_________awake at night thinking of the practical_________I would have to face at the end of the course.

At last, the day arrived. It was my responsibility to_________a small group of soldiers back to camp from the middle of_________. We were driven out in a closed truck and_________in a ploughed (犁地) field with_________to get back to camp as quickly as possible.

Well knowing my weakness, the soldiers smiled as they saw me_________the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions. I said that we would_________east. After walking for over an hour we came to a wide stream. Hopelessly, we sat down in the cool__________and I feel like__________the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a__________to the nearest village. I__________that we had been out for a walk and__________ got lost. Not long afterwards, we__________that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and got back to camp.

1.

A．excited

B．stupid

C．blind

D．lost

2.

A．suffered

B．lain

C．slept

D．laid

3.

A．experience

B．course

C．test

D．march

4.

A．lead

B．drive

C．help

D．watch

5.

A．village

B．downtown

C．nowhere

D．forest

6.

A．left

B．worked

C．fought

D．camped

7.

A．suggestions

B．directions

C．information

D．instructions

8.

A．looking at

B．folding up

C．picking up

D．putting on

9.

A．head

B．point

C．find

D．guide

10.

A．tent

B．ground

C．coast

D．shade

11.

A．tearing

B．throwing

C．striking

D．destroying

12.

A．lift

B．route

C．favour

D．service

13.

A．declared

B．pretended

C．admitted

D．described

14.

A．altogether

B．almost

C．possible

D．somehow

15.

A．took off

B．got on

C．got off

D．gave up

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Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything____for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs ____to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather____ meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no____, a voice asked, “Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our ____situation. It was up to us to decide whether we ____ a voice on the telephone.
I was desperate. With ____ food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a _____ , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ____ ? When I uneasily got to a ranch home as____ ,I found there was no car in the garage. ____, lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman ____ me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, ____ yourself.” He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same ____This couldn’t be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what ____ needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll ____of the food by then” was his reply.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something _____in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for ____items and canned goods from local grocery stores and ____folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be ____I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.1.

A．worrying

B．promising

C．confusing

D．boring

2.

A．ever

B．even

C．just

D．also

3.

A．simple

B．necessary

C．delicious

D．ordinary

4.

A．information

B．communication

C．instruction

D．introduction

5.

A．physical

B．social

C．educational

D．financial

6.

A．satisfied

B．trusted

C．recognized

D．accepted

7.

A．actually

B．barely

C．certainly

D．originally

8.

A．step

B．chance

C．measure

D．decision

9.

A．trap

B．future

C．possibility

D．kindness

10.

A．ordered

B．requested

C．commanded

D．directed

11.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

12.

A．discovered

B．reminded

C．greeted

D．examined

13.

A．behave

B．enjoy

C．help

D．seat

14.

A．welcome

B．message

C．supply

D．assistance

15.

A．mostly

B．eventually

C．accidentally

D．absolutely

16.

A．run out

B．drop out

C．leave out

D．get out

17.

A．interesting

B．mysterious

C．worthwhile

D．astonishing

18.

A．acceptable

B．additional

C．usable

D．valuable

19.

A．recalled

B．inspected

C．identified

D．sought

20.

A．until

B．since

C．before

D．although