【推荐1】Libby the cat lives at the Ashville Free Library in Ashville, NY. She is 19 years old and has brought _________ to library readers for many years.

_________, the older she gets, the more it costs to keep her healthy. “This year alone, we’ve spent nearly $900 on vet(兽医) bills for her _________ for an ear infection and a cold. For a small library with a very stressful economic condition, this is _________,” a spokesperson for the library said. “Libby is getting older, slower, and a little weaker, but we _________ to give her the best care we can. However, that care comes _________,” the library wrote on fundraiser (募捐会).

As of Friday morning, more than $2,900 had been raised—_________ reaching the $1,500 goal.

“The explosion(爆发) of _________ for our dear Libby has been so heartwarming,” Director Kristina Benson said. “We’ve had people coming in who’ve never visited our library, _________ stories of cats that were important to them, and how Libby’s story in the paper __________ their hearts.”

Libby has recently been __________ from a cold. “Libby is __________ so much better and she appreciates everyone’s visits and well wishes!” Benson wrote on GoFundMe. “Thanks to the community, we have __________ money to make sure her good care going forward, as well as paying her old bills. We love our kitty and we love our library—and your __________ support has been a great __________ that you all feel the same. THANK YOU!!”

1.

A．trouble

B．confidence

C．attention

D．pleasure

2.

A．Unusually

B．Unequally

C．Unluckily

D．Unbelievably

3.

A．promise

B．treatment

C．repair

D．happiness

4.

A．amazing

B．special

C．wrong

D．challenging

5.

A．design

B．learn

C．use

D．decide

6.

A．at a cost

B．in a way

C．for a moment

D．on a trip

7.

A．lightly

B．clearly

C．simply

D．strictly

8.

A．interest

B．memory

C．love

D．concentration

9.

A．telling

B．reading

C．writing

D．explaining

10.

A．touched

B．attracted

C．cheered

D．broke

11.

A．keeping

B．resulting

C．suffering

D．excusing

12.

A．serving

B．resting

C．trying

D．doing

13.

A．made

B．raised

C．spent

D．paid

14.

A．careful

B．top

C．warm

D．free

15.

A．detail

B．part

C．message

D．tour

【推荐2】I got out of the car that rainy Tuesday, already tired, and headed toward my company. It had been a(n) _________ morning with my son, Adrian, who has severe ADD (多动症). By the building entrance, something caught my _________. A chicken.

A man told me the chicken had been _________ around the last few nights. At the end of my _________, I saw her in the same spot, cold and _________. “Go find your family,” I said. All night I was _________ about her. What if a coyote (郊狼) got her?

It rained the next morning. No sign of the chicken. I_________ she had gone home. But then I found her. She was there, getting _________ on again. I_________ her some bread. She refused it and just stood there, __________ up at me. Halfway home that evening, I made a U-turn and went back to my __________. I picked up the chicken and drove home with her in my lap, her beak (喙) on my shoulder the entire __________.

I __________ on Facebook, asking if anyone had __________ a chicken. But no one claimed her. My __________ made herself at home—even laying eggs in my backyard.

The biggest surprise was how Adrian __________ her. His ADD makes him get angry easily. __________ not with the chicken. She __________ him around the house and sits in his lap. The __________ between them has been such a blessing. That rainy Tuesday, I told the chicken to find her __________. Little did I know it would turn out to be us!

1.

A．happy

B．peaceful

C．enthusiastic

D．difficult

2.

A．eye

B．ear

C．mouth

D．nose

3.

A．hanging

B．asking

C．looking

D．turning

4.

A．trip

B．doubt

C．work

D．car

5.

A．dry

B．full

C．wet

D．content

6.

A．curious

B．worried

C．asking

D．talking

7.

A．realized

B．dreamed

C．regretted

D．guessed

8.

A．dressed

B．rained

C．changed

D．injured

9.

A．offered

B．lent

C．baked

D．donated

10.

A．standing

B．sitting

C．pushing

D．staring

11.

A．home

B．company

C．market

D．hospital

12.

A．day

B．process

C．ride

D．morning

13.

A．posted

B．wrote

C．expressed

D．announced

14.

A．found

B．saw

C．lost

D．bought

15.

A．plan

B．motivation

C．confidence

D．rescue

16.

A．took out

B．took to

C．took up

D．took down

17.

A．Then

B．But

C．And

D．So

18.

A．shows

B．moves

C．follows

D．tolerates

19.

A．bound

B．secret

C．dilemma

D．action

20.

A．zoo

B．garden

C．backyard

D．family

【推荐1】It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and_______that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.

At first he stood alone,_______massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear(装备) and_______outside. It wasn’t long_______we were smiling and enjoying the_______of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a_______in the making of our giant snowman.

In the end we all stood back and_______at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and_______with many household items supplied by various_______.People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his____________

With the passing of time, the spring made its____________back into our yard and the snowman changed form____________.In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit____________,somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s____________to look like a rabbit.

As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to____________my email before going to bed. I found a____________message that contained the subject line:____________the snowman.

The email said:… your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing(享受) the sounds and smells, along with____________of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the____________energy displayed in Mr Snow-man. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep____________with the world around!

1.

A．announced

B．stated

C．informed

D．insisted

2.

A．pressing

B．pouring

C．clearing

D．piling

3.

A．looked

B．headed

C．rushed

D．wandered

4.

A．when

B．since

C．before

D．after

5.

A．softness

B．flexibility

C．whiteness

D．abundance

6.

A．hand

B．tip

C．design

D．tool

7.

A．worked

B．stared

C．wondered

D．suspected

8.

A．decorated

B．wrapped

C．provided

D．equipped

9.

A．societies

B．families

C．communities

D．neighborhoods

10.

A．occupation

B．survival

C．sculpture

D．existence

11.

A．way

B．entrance

C．warmth

D．appearance

12.

A．roughly

B．considerably

C．instantly

D．steadily

13.

A．longer

B．further

C．deeper

D．stronger

14.

A．figure

B．version

C．form

D．remains

15.

A．answer

B．delete

C．check

D．sort

16.

A．curious

B．serious

C．elegant

D．punctual

17.

A．recall

B．enjoy

C．keep

D．praise

18.

A．attraction

B．scenes

C．sights

D．beauty

19.

A．various

B．spiritual

C．significant

D．joyous

20.

A．communicating

B．sharing

C．advancing

D．developing

【推荐2】When you are storm chasing，most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning we were in Wichita，Kansas，midway through a project to _________ the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring.

We loaded the car with our _________, and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we _________ the heart of the storm, we found ourselves _________ with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail (冰雹). Photographer Krystle, at the wheel, sped up to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too _________ . We could _________ keep pace with it.

Then we caught sight of something _________, created by the storm: a rain-wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it _________ for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately _________ for communication. We couldn't see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition (探险) leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle __________ changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road,__________ the madness of that dangerous chase.

We weren't done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another __________ waiting for us. This time, we __________ to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to __________ its extreme anger.

A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning-filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky — a beautiful __________ for those reckless (不顾危险的) enough to seek it.

1.

A．recognize

B．transform

C．photograph

D．forecast

2.

A．investment

B．antiques

C．equipment

D．documents

3.

A．mentioned

B．identified

C．captured

D．approached

4.

A．struggling

B．comparing

C．engaged

D．filled

5.

A．gently

B．quickly

C．wildly

D．steadily

6.

A．instantly

B．gradually

C．exactly

D．hardly

7.

A．freezing

B．frightening

C．annoying

D．embarrassing

8.

A．efficient

B．contradictory

C．practical

D．tough

9.

A．dependent on

B．absorbed in

C．satisfied with

D．curious about

10.

A．precisely

B．frequently

C．literally

D．immediately

11.

A．predicting

B．examining

C．escaping

D．witnessing

12.

A．cloud

B．storm

C．car

D．road

13.

A．stuck

B．devoted

C．managed

D．proposed

14.

A．calm

B．ignore

C．challenge

D．avoid

15.

A．reward

B．excuse

C．ambition

D．thought

【推荐1】Keith Walker is an animal lover. He has been _________ since he was young. The one constant in his life these days is his dog, Bravo. Never _________ of his own circumstances, to keep the dog safe, Walker arranged with Hamlin to let Bravo spend nights at W-Underdogs.

One day, as Walker arrived to take Bravo for a walk, he found the _________ in flame. Without hesitation, Walker _________ into the big fire to save the animals.

“I was really scared to go in there. But God put me there to save those animals.” Walker told CNN. The firefighters at the scene had called animal control to take charge of _________ the home’s furry residents, but with the fire spreading quickly, Walker refused to wait. _________ though he might have been, Walker pulled all animals to safety.

“I can’t thank him enough for saving my animals,” Hamlin said. “I’m still in _________ … I’ve been around a fire and I know how fast they burst out.”

The fire finally made the facility uninhabitable (无法居住的). _________ , the animals were already planned to be moved into W-Underdog’s new facility.

As word of Walker’s _________ spread, a campaign was launched to make life a little more certain for the hero. “You’re an extraordinary gentleman, __________ life to save the animals,” commented a donor. “I can’t wait to see you on the news in a fresh apartment with a new start. You’ve __________ it, Mr. Walker.”

That opinion was __________ positively by many. So far, more than $37,000 has been __________ .

While dealing with a person __________ a cycle of long-term homelessness “is complicated,” the campaign’s founder has promised that all money taken in will go to help the man who risked his own life to save the lives of __________ animals.

1.

A．disabled

B．depressed

C．homeless

D．hopeless

2.

A．afraid

B．certain

C．proud

D．aware

3.

A．shelter

B．office

C．market

D．zoo

4.

A．moved

B．walked

C．rushed

D．jumped

5.

A．rescuing

B．recovering

C．respecting

D．rewarding

6.

A．Scared

B．Brave

C．Determined

D．Sad

7.

A．agreement

B．disappointment

C．support

D．disbelief

8.

A．Suddenly

B．Interestingly

C．Fortunately

D．Surprisingly

9.

A．bravery

B．generosity

C．strength

D．politeness

10.

A．sparing

B．risking

C．taking

D．spending

11.

A．owned

B．made

C．met

D．earned

12.

A．disagreed

B．responded

C．known

D．ignored

13.

A．made

B．invested

C．lent

D．raised

14.

A．confused about

B．made up for

C．caught up in

D．concerned about

15.

A．homeless

B．helpless

C．invaluable

D．responsible