【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Climbing the world’s     1     (high) mountain could not have been further from Xia Bo yu’s mind as a 25-year-old in 1974, when he played for the provincial soccer team in Qinghai. But when the Chinese Mountaineering Association announced it     2     (look) for climbers to join an upcoming journey, Xia put in an application so that he     3     at least get a free health check-up.

After just a few months of training. Xia and his fellow climbers started climbing the 8,848-metre mountain in January 1975. However, after lending a teammate his sleeping bag Xia suffered such severe frostbite (冻伤)     4     her later lost both of his feet.

Three years later, a foreign expert     5     (invite) to assess Xia’s condition concluded that with artificial legs, Xia would be able to walk again and even climb mountains. It made him determined to challenge himself to climb Mount Qomolangma again.

Xia set himself a demanding schedule,     6     (wake) at 5 a.m. to train for five or six hours. Unfortunately. Xia suffered another major setback in 1996, when he     7     (diagnose) with lymphoma (淋巴瘤). He had to undergo another round of amputation (载肢), losing part of his legs.

It was not until 2014 that he was able to organize a team to make another attempt at scaling the world’s highest mountain. Sadly, his team arrived at Qomolangma Base Camp, only to be informed that all journeys had been stopped, following an avalanche (雪崩)     8     had killed 16 people.

The Nepalese government announced a ban on double-amputee climbers on Qomolongma in December 2017, but it didn’t last long after a protest from a disabled support group. That allowed Xia, at the age of 69,     9     (climb) to the top on May 14, 2018. The feeling, however, was not     10     he had imagined it would be. “I had thought when I finally reached the summit, I would about it to the world. I would do all these poses for photos. But when the moment arrived. I just felt clam.” Xia said.

【推荐3】There are a lot of famous women of     1    (achieve) in the world. They all do     2    (good) in their work, such as Lin Qiaozhi, Jane Goodall and Song Qingling. There is no doubt that they are real heroines and worth     3    (praise). But in my opinion, all healthy humans have the ability to do that. It just depends on     4     you have the determination to do it and whether the situation is in your favor. But never before have I     5    (admire) a person so much as Helen Keller, who I just read about. She was a(n)     6    (luck) girl who could neither hear     7     see. I just can’t imagine how she could be so successful.     8     I really don’t believe is that a deaf-blind lady could become a world-famous writer. She must have met great difficulties and she must have made great efforts! If I were     9    (she), I wouldn’t have the courage to live on. It is by her courage, imagination and intelligence     10     I was struck.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Patricia Pania wanted to be a mother and home­maker. But     1    life was turned upside down when a motorist,     2     (distract) by his cellphone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car. The impact killed her 2-­year-­old daughter. Four months later, Pania reluctantly     3    courageously decided to try to educate the public and to fight     4    laws to ban drivers from using cellphones     5    a car is moving. In her first speech, Pania was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. But as     6     got into her speech, a dramatic transformation took place. She stopped     7    (shake) and spoke with     8     strong voice. For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. She wanted everyone in the audience to know     9     she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears and to action. In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation     10     a highly effective speaker.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of     1    (he), One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work would prove the best.    2    when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely     3    (choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the     4    (great) artist in the world.

Out of     5    (curious), the artist packed his bags and went there     6    person. When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river     7    he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known     8    (paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved     9    (gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which     10    (surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There was once a small boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to,     1     would he wear what they wanted him to. He preferred unusual clothes, but above all, he liked taking his time. His parents were always in a rush, and wanted him to be much     2     (quick), but the boy didn’t like this, and he would slow down even more.

One day, his parents got so angry when he refused to dress that they told him to go out without any clothes at all.     3     (surprise), the boy followed his parents out of the door. He held a belief     4     nobody could do anything to him.

As the boy stood outside his house with nothing on,     5    (wait) for his parents’s car, along came the local pig farmer. The farmer,     6     was almost deaf, had very poor eyesight. Not only that, but also he     7    (forget) his glasses that day. When he saw the boy’s pink skin, he thought it was one of his pigs. Shouting and pushing, the farmer forced     8    (he) into a pig cage. The boy begged him to stop but the deaf farmer couldn’t hear.

When found by his parents, the terrified boy never again wanted to be mistaken     9     anything other than a human being. Now he’s the first     10     (get) dressed, and always looks neat.