【推荐3】Alice had a serious disease. She needed a(n) _________ blood transfusion to save her life. Her only chance of _________ would be to get a transfusion from her younger brother, Michael. He had overcome the same disease she had, which was considered a _________．Therefore he had antibodies (抗体) in his_________ needed to fight the illness, but no one was_________ what Michael thought.

The doctor explained to Michael that it would save his _________ life if he were to give her his blood. The boy _________ for a moment before agreeing to give his blood if it would help his sister. This was _________ to a boy of 5, after all. He _________ to do anything to save Alice’s life.

As the__________ was on, Michael lay next to his sister in the hospital. He felt__________ when seeing his sister coming back to __________．Then he quietly asked the doctor, “When will I start to__________?” No doubt that Michael had __________ that he was giving his life in order to save her. Hearing the __________，his parents were astonished over the __________，which led Michael to think they were choosing his sister over him — and even more astonished and moved that he had been __________ to do so. The doctor replied that he wasn’t going to die, he was very brave and just saved Alice so that she could live a __________ life.

This is an example of extreme courage and love from a boy. The love and care Michael showed for his sister relays a message about __________. While we may not be faced with such a life or death decision, being selfless can help us __________ with others, which is rewarding and fulfilling.

1.

A．expensive

B．dangerous

C．urgent

D．complicated

2.

A．passage

B．survival

C．victory

D．escape

3.

A．difficulty

B．wonder

C．threat

D．secret

4.

A．bone

B．brain

C．stomach

D．blood

5.

A．certain

B．nervous

C．worried

D．anxious

6.

A．mother’s

B．father’s

C．brother’s

D．sister’s

7.

A．ran

B．slept

C．disappeared

D．hesitated

8.

A．dull

B．attractive

C．cruel

D．lucky

9.

A．decided

B．stopped

C．refused

D．pretended

10.

A．movie

B．opera

C．operation

D．performance

11.

A．interested

B．fearful

C．happy

D．pitiful

12.

A．life

B．greatness

C．home

D．earth

13.

A．study

B．die

C．play

D．eat

14.

A．expected

B．agreed

C．assumed

D．ignored

15.

A．news

B．words

C．stories

D．phrases

16.

A．judgement

B．mischief

C．accident

D．misunderstanding

17.

A．excited

B．regretful

C．willing

D．disappointed

18.

A．rich

B．healthy

C．full

D．meaningful

19.

A．patience

B．confidence

C．independence

D．selflessness

20.

A．connect

B．cope

C．correspond

D．struggle

【推荐1】When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock（股票）exchange.

Though it was a proud_______,the job was simply too physically_____—I must stand in a crowd every day, which often_______me in a mindset（心态）that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to ______when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway _______dozens of steep steps to get below ______.This left me only one________—the bus.

One night, after the _______for my job, I was aching with self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city. Telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".

And then, I ______the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand_______hand as they skated what seemed like the tango. They were all wet but they saw the_____as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became grateful for waiting in the rain because I________have missed this beauty___________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although _______, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, ______for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.

1.

A．adjustment

B．achievement

C．agreement

D．treatment

2.

A．tiring

B．boring

C．relaxing

D．disappointing

3.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．took

D．left

4.

A．go up

B．get around

C．set off

D．show up

5.

A．requests

B．supports

C．requires

D．surrounds

6.

A．ground

B．street

C．town

D．city

7.

A．change

B．chance

C．idea

D．choice

8.

A．struggle

B．work

C．experience

D．influence

9.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

10.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．scared

D．upset

11.

A．get

B．make

C．put

D．watch

12.

A．recalled

B．observed

C．witnessed

D．realized

13.

A．on

B．by

C．to

D．in

14.

A．rain

B．tree

C．wind

D．cloud

15.

A．shall

B．would

C．need

D．must

16.

A．exactly

B．instantly

C．entirely

D．suddenly

17.

A．strange

B．small

C．normal

D．different

18.

A．humor

B．honest

C．power

D．principle

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．also

D．even

20.

A．affect

B．follow

C．forbid

D．harm

【推荐2】I’m sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.

A woman is running in circles trying to gather family members together for a _______. When the final moment comes before _______, she wraps her arms around her son, giving him a _______ hug that should protect him until she _______.

I sit with a book in my hands, waiting for my turn to leave, _______ because the ones I love have a different _______ from mine.

I think of other departures and arrivals. I _______ seeing my daughter. I wrapped myself around her as if she’d been _______. That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time.

Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is _______ called, I gather my book and luggage. ________ there is no one to see me off, I do not ________ to see where I have come from. ________, I think of my husband at work ________ if I have left yet.

As I head towards the plane, I find myself ________ yet another arrival and departure. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport ________. My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, ________ was looking at us, but I didn’t ________.

Life needs the important ________ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a ________ could come back to find someone ________ them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.

1.

A．lecture

B．goodbye

C．dinner

D．party

2.

A．gathering

B．boarding

C．announcing

D．landing

3.

A．powerful

B．gentle

C．warm

D．common

4.

A．leaves

B．survives

C．returns

D．recovers

5.

A．frightened

B．anxious

C．relaxed

D．alone

6.

A．schedule

B．attitude

C．position

D．target

7.

A．imagine

B．enjoy

C．recall

D．consider

8.

A．stolen

B．cheated

C．lost

D．punished

9.

A．punctually

B．finally

C．abruptly

D．repeatedly

10.

A．Although

B．While

C．Till

D．Since

11.

A．slow down

B．get off

C．look back

D．run away

12.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Therefore

13.

A．doubting

B．asking

C．predicting

D．wondering

14.

A．remembering

B．forgetting

C．planning

D．rejecting

15.

A．shouting

B．crying

C．laughing

D．whispering

16.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．none

D．anyone

17.

A．care

B．respond

C．scold

D．flee

18.

A．arrival

B．chance

C．departure

D．moment

19.

A．journey

B．diet

C．picnic

D．holiday

20.

A．worrying about

B．smiling at

C．talking of

D．waiting for

【推荐3】Did you ever have a day like this? A man , who was cleaning his cement truck, got __ in the mixer(搅拌机). Suddenly, he found himself going round and round in the mixer with no way to __. All he could do was shout for help. __, another worker came over and shut it off. After a while, the man, who was covered in bruises(挫伤), came out from the __. It __ me of some bad days I’ve had. You know what I mean.
If you feel like you are being knocked down by life, think about the __ bird called the Water Quzel. Strangely enough, the little __ is often found living next to __ waterfalls and fast-rushing rivers. However threatening the weather and however __ the water, the tough and cheerful Water Quzel can be heard __ happily. What’s more, while the voices of most birds , however melodious(悦耳的)in __ weather, fall silent over long winter months, the lovely Water Quzel sings on through all __ and every kind of storm. I have to __ :does this little creature know something that we don’t know?
It seems that the bird knows that every violent storm will __ give way to sunshine; every dark night will finally fade into dawn. And isn’t it true? Even our bleakest (暗淡的) and stormiest times do not __ forever. like the __ man who was buffeted(折磨)about in the cement mixer, there is always an end to the __.
As the famous novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe said, “ When you get in a tight place and everything goes __ you , until it seems as if you could not hold on a minute longer, never __, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.” I have had that experience more times than I can___.
Maybe there is one day when you feel as if you are in the cement mixer. If so, would you hold on a little longer?1.

A．delivered

B．beaten

C．caught

D．discovered

2.

A．cry

B．watch

C．hide

D．escape

3.

A．Fortunately

B．Strangely

C．Exactly

D．Obviously

4.

A．office.

B．mixer

C．room

D．hospital

5.

A．accuses

B．informs

C．warns

D．reminds

6.

A．confusing

B．blind

C．amazing

D．stupid

7.

A．creature

B．plant

C．gift

D．fish

8.

A．small

B．beautiful

C．violent

D．calm

9.

A．dirty

B．cold

C．hot

D．clear

10.

A．whispering

B．screaming

C．dancing

D． singing

11.

A．warm

B．windy

C．wet

D．rainy

12.

A．weeks

B．centuries

C．seasons

D．decades

13.

A．believe

B．wonder

C．request

D．conclude

14.

A．regularly

B．occasionally

C．constantly

D．eventually

15.

A．last

B．move

C．wave

D．cheat

16.

A．wise

B．kind

C．poor

D．great

17.

A．adventure

B．suffering

C．journey

D．opportunity

18.

A．by

B．for

C．with

D．against

19.

A．give up

B．break in

C．look back

D．help out

20.

A．regret

B．forget

C．remember

D．complete

【推荐1】We had our son Wesley checked out because of his indifference to communicate with people.

To our ______, he was diagnosed with autism(自闭症).

Out of everything the doctor had said, the only world could ______was socialization. The instant we got on the car, we ______ brainstormed ways to make his world more social. It suddenly struck me that we were in need of a dog. Soon, we brought the dog Josie home. Wesley didn’t seem that ______ her, no matter how adorable she was. But then I began to______Wesley petting her when thought no one was looking.

Four months after we'd gotten Josie, I took the two of them out for a long play. By the end, they were both ______. As soon as I put Wesley in his car seat, he fell asleep, with Josie _______her head on his shoulder. That’s when I knew they had ______bonded. One of our biggest ____was that Wesley had no sense of danger and didn’t ______ what a moving car meant. He would dart out in the street. I was ______ he would get hit by a car. Luckily, Josie was able to safely keep him on the sidewalk with us.

The best thing about having a ______ is that kids come to you. ______ the daily walk to the bus stop provides an opportunity for Wesley to socialize with other children. Kids surround him with ______ about Josie and we practice his answers at home so he is more comfortable taking in public. I finally learned how to make peace with autism while ______it.

1.

A．sorrow

B．shame

C．regret

D．surprise

2.

A．ignore

B．appreciate

C．remember

D．forget

3.

A．patiently

B．readily

C．desperately

D．enthusiastically

4.

A．interested in

B．proud of

C．confused about

D．bored with

5.

A．hear

B．record

C．feel

D．catch

6.

A．relieved

B．exhausted

C．delighted

D．satisfied

7.

A．lowering

B．lifting

C．leaning

D．pressing

8.

A．finally

B．recently

C．initially

D．suddenly

9.

A．challenges

B．chances

C．choices

D．puzzles

10.

A．find out

B．think of

C．figure out

D．talk of

11.

A．shocked

B．annoyed

C．depressed

D．terrified

12.

A．friend

B．dog

C．family

D．doctor

13.

A．Yet

B．Even

C．Ever

D．Still

14.

A．questions

B．advice

C．problems

D．information

15.

A．carrying

B．preventing

C．fighting

D．developing

【推荐2】One day, a vendor (小贩) came to our doorstep, selling bundles of vegetables priced at one dollar per bundle. My mom’s _________ was 50 cents, no more than that, but she _________ to buy four bundles at that price. Politely declaring that she wouldn’t even _________ the cost at that price, the vendor walked away.

After taking four steps ahead, however, she _________ and shouted, “Make it 75 center bundle, and I will sell it to you.” Mom shook her head and _________ to her original offer of 50 cents. _________ for a while, the vendor came back to our doorstep. The deal was _________ at my mom’s bid. My mom paid the money. The vendor took it without even counting. As she _________, she swayed (摇晃) due to apparent dizziness. My mom held her hands and asked whether she had had any _________ in the morning. The vendor said, “No, I will need to buy some with today’s earnings.”

My mom asked her to sit down, __________ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor. The vendor was so __________ that she finished them all. Thanking my mom for all the food, she went on her way.

I was __________. I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was __________ in offering food of a much higher price to that vendor. Mom smiled and said, “There is no kindness in business, but my treating the vendor __________ is from my morality, which is different from business. Remember, there shall __________ be any business in kindness.”

1.

A．pay

B．offer

C．reply

D．sale

2.

A．afforded

B．managed

C．refused

D．promised

3.

A．cover

B．include

C．bear

D．reduce

4.

A．walked on

B．passed by

C．turned back

D．went away

5.

A．fell

B．stuck

C．pointed

D．referred

6.

A．Debating

B．Hesitating

C．Wandering

D．Resting

7.

A．planned

B．changed

C．canceled

D．settled

8.

A．ate

B．ran

C．rose

D．lay

9.

A．food

B．rest

C．money

D．time

10.

A．escaped

B．screamed

C．hurried

D．looked

11.

A．anxious

B．grateful

C．greedy

D．hungry

12.

A．puzzled

B．shocked

C．moved

D．excited

13.

A．careful

B．generous

C．stupid

D．crazy

14.

A．patiently

B．honestly

C．cruelly

D．kindly

15.

A．always

B．actually

C．never

D．yet

【推荐3】Alan Tripp, 102, and Marvin Weisbord, 88, recently released(发行)their first music album together, Senior Song Book.

The inspiration for the album came when Tripp _______ a poem，which was about life，getting old，and losing friends，shortly before he turned 100. He _______ it with his friend Weisbord，who grew up playing the piano，and he was _______ to it immediately. Weisbord decided to set it to music as a surprise _______ for Tripp's 100th birthday.

On his birthday party，listening to Weisbord perform his words on the _______ inspired the idea for an album. “I spent my whole life time wanting to become a _______ ，and at 102, I thought，Why not finally do it?” “Tripp said. Over two years，they spent several hours each week testing the composition and writing lyrics（歌词). They would _______ in the morning and sit at the grand piano in Weisbord's apartment. Tripp and Weisbord _______ the money of the album on their own. In addition to Weisbord's band，they employed ten singers to _______ the songs.

The album，released on Nov. 15, has a 1940s tune with ________ lyrics. “It is the great music of the 1940s，1950s and 1960s，but the words are looking ahead to the 2020s,” Tripp said，laughing happily. The album's first copies ________ within days-but you can ________ listen to the album on YouTube.

Tripp and Weisbord hope their album will ________ other seniors to try something ________ .“You don't retire(退休)from something. Instead，you should retire to something，” Tripp said. “We ________ what we're doing，and that's what makes us live so long.”

1.

A．picked up

B．made up

C．gave up

D．mixed up

2.

A．admired

B．exchanged

C．shared

D．connected

3.

A．related

B．addicted

C．applied

D．attracted

4.

A．case

B．gift

C．secret

D．party

5.

A．piano

B．violin

C．guitar

D．board

6.

A．composer

B．pianist

C．songwriter

D．conductor

7.

A．chat

B．meet

C．dance

D．leave

8.

A．won

B．earned

C．used

D．raised

9.

A．sing

B．play

C．record

D．write

10.

A．classic

B．strange

C．funny

D．modern

11.

A．came out

B．set out

C．sold out

D．gave out

12.

A．also

B．already

C．thus

D．even

13.

A．instruct

B．persuade

C．discourage

D．inspire

14.

A．new

B．traditional

C．difficult

D．popular

15.

A．hate

B．appreciate

C．observe

D．plan