【推荐1】As a young boy, Lorenzo Odone seemed like a normal child. He was intelligent and well-behaved. Just before his sixth birthday, however, his_______ began to change. Lorenzo started to lose his_______ at school for no apparent reason. His tantrums became so disruptive (破坏性的) that his teachers had no choice but to call his parents. Lorenzo’s parents were very_______ with their sons’ change in behavior, so they brought him to a_______ to try and find out what was wrong.

After_______ numerous psychological and medical tests on Lorenzo, doctors discovered that his_______ behavior was_______ a rare, incurable disease called Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The doctors had little _______ for Lorenzo’s survival and said that he would only live for two more years._______ little was known about ALD, they were certain that Lorenzo’s brain would be severely damaged by the disease, and he would quickly__________ his ability to see, speak and move.

Lorenzo’s parents were extremely shocked by the news about their son.__________ their lack of medical knowledge, they were determined to find a cure for their son’s disease by themselves. After countless hours of__________, they discovered a kind of solution. They found an edible oil that appeared to prevent ALD from damaging the brain. They named the oil Lorenzo’s oil __________ their son. This remarkable story __________ the attention of Hollywood, and a__________ starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon entitled “Lorenzo’s oil” was__________ in 1992.

Eventually it became clear that Lorenzo’s oil was not a cure for ALD. It did, __________, help to prolong the lives of people that had the disease. The oil certainly__________ Lorenzo’s life, but he was unable to leave his bed and could not communicate, except for blinking his__________ and move his fingers with small movements. Thanks to his parents’ efforts, Lorenzo survived more than 20 years longer than his doctors__________ expected.

1.

A．behavior

B．appearance

C．voice

D．intelligence

2.

A．way

B．temper

C．fortune

D．confidence

3.

A．excited

B．delighted

C．careless

D．concerned

4.

A．principal

B．doctor

C．surgeon

D．friend

5.

A．carrying

B．passing

C．running

D．taking

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．acceptable

D．criminal

7.

A．lack of

B．full of

C．due to

D．addicted to

8.

A．hope

B．desire

C．knowledge

D．decision

9.

A．Because

B．Although

C．If

D．When

10.

A．evolve

B．pass

C．miss

D．lose

11.

A．Though

B．Short of

C．Owing to

D．Despite

12.

A．research

B．talk

C．cry

D．watch

13.

A．by

B．for

C．after

D．with

14.

A．switched

B．distracted

C．caught

D．devoted

15.

A．song

B．movie

C．novel

D．poem

16.

A．made

B．discovered

C．invented

D．written

17.

A．therefore

B．however

C．besides

D．in short

18.

A．saved

B．took

C．risked

D．extended

19.

A．eyes

B．ears

C．mouth

D．nose

20.

A．hurriedly

B．actually

C．finally

D．originally

【推荐2】Ariel cycled to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York last November, planning to go hiking and bird-watching. Suddenly she _________ a mute swan near the water’s edge. Ariel who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehab (康复) center knew mute swans can attack people. But as she _________ this one, it didn’t move.

She was certain that the bird needed _________ attention. She carefully _________ the swan, and held it in her arms. And then a thought _________ her: What do I do now?

Her best _________ was the rehab center, but that was across the East River and clear on the other side of town. How was she going to _________ a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way? _________, some strangers driving by offered them a lift to a nearby _________ station.

On the subway, unexpectedly, __________ seemed particularly annoyed by the feathered __________. Ariel called the rehab center on the way and an animal-care manager met them at the station and drove the bird, the bike, and the __________ to the center.

In the rehab center, staff members __________ that the swan had lead (铅) poisoning, caused by swallowing weights used on fishing lines. Finally they got the swan back up on her __________. She even made a boyfriend at the center—another __________ swan.

1.

A．spotted

B．recognized

C．observed

D．admired

2.

A．approached

B．carried

C．called

D．hugged

3.

A．mental

B．physical

C．medical

D．emotional

4.

A．picked up

B．put up

C．brought up

D．pulled up

5.

A．lightened

B．challenged

C．inspired

D．struck

6.

A．advice

B．deal

C．dream

D．choice

7.

A．ride

B．transport

C．send

D．load

8.

A．Hopefully

B．Unusually

C．Curiously

D．Luckily

9.

A．bus

B．subway

C．train

D．gas

10.

A．everyone

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．someone

11.

A．citizen

B．tourist

C．guest

D．passenger

12.

A．rescuer

B．driver

C．swan

D．staff

13.

A．determined

B．suggested

C．predicted

D．imagined

14.

A．head

B．feet

C．wing

D．neck

15.

A．annoyed

B．attacked

C．injured

D．burnt

【推荐3】Our neighbors had a loud party last night. We weren’t ________ but this was one of those celebrations that I didn’t mind. They are a bunch of young, single guys and I would have felt out of place.

What ________ me was the way they behaved. One of the young men came over ________ in the day to “warn” us of the upcoming event and said it would be over at about 11 p.m. That was the first step. Even more ________ was what they did next. “Here’s my ________,” offered our neighbor ________. “Text me if it’s too noisy.” That was a level of ________ I had never experienced in all my years of being a neighbor!

And it really worked in their favor. My husband and I were so friendly that even when the event went past the ________ end time, even when the music reached high decibels (分贝), and even when we couldn’t ________ to the phone number, we felt no anger. We knew they would stop and ________ to it eventually.

It takes such little effort to make people feel that they ________ and get people on your side. Everyone needs to ________ every now and then, especially in these uniquely tough times. But people who do it without disturbing others are few and far between. I hadn’t fully ________ my neighbors until this week. But now I see them in a new light and with greater ________. They didn’t just bring the noise to the neighborhood; they showed us a good manner of ________ in life.

1.

A．located

B．explored

C．challenged

D．invited

2.

A．struggled

B．impressed

C．confused

D．embarrassed

3.

A．later

B．closer

C．earlier

D．further

4.

A．shocking

B．frightening

C．puzzling

D．amazing

5.

A．cell number

B．room number

C．account number

D．identification number

6.

A．anxiously

B．politely

C．regularly

D．intelligently

7.

A．imagination

B．consideration

C．assumption

D．comment

8.

A．promised

B．reliable

C．informal

D．respectful

9.

A．come across

B．get rid of

C．get over

D．get through

10.

A．respond

B．adapt

C．contribute

D．step

11.

A．figure

B．succeed

C．matter

D．access

12.

A．sleep

B．maintain

C．travel

D．relax

13.

A．noticed

B．deliver

C．rate

D．prove

14.

A．surrounding

B．appreciation

C．curiosity

D．distance

15.

A．generosity

B．apology

C．communication

D．inspiration

【推荐1】You never know how far a kind act can go. When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began ______ , they had no idea how much it would encourage others to ______ people with kindness.

89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital. She couldn't leave her ward (病房) . So to escape ______ , she would often stare outside her window to watch construction (建筑) workers ______ the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn't expecting one of the workers to wave at her. She couldn't help waving back at the kind ______ . This was only the start of a special ______ between the two.

Jeff Reick knew Porter was ______ , so he decided to send a kind______to her by finding some chalk and writing “Get Well” on one of the beams (梁) facing her ______ . “I just thought that was ______ ” Porter said. “So I should do something to ______ that.”

She wrote “Stay Safe” on a piece of paper, which she then ______ on the window for the workers to see. “When I saw ‘Stay Safe’ on the window, I ______ around and said to my coworkers, Did you see that?” Reick said.

The hospital staff took photos about that and ______ them on social media. The simple acts of kindness ______ and many people were employed in similar acts.

1.

A．dating

B．arguing

C．working

D．communicating

2.

A．treat

B．impress

C．supply

D．touch

3.

A．fear

B．sadness

C．anxiety

D．boredom

4.

A．destroying

B．building

C．repairing

D．designing

5.

A．words

B．encouragement

C．gesture

D．congratulation

6.

A．business

B．situation

C．meeting

D．connection

7.

A．ill

B．fine

C．poor

D．lonely

8.

A．note

B．message

C．letter

D．sign

9.

A．door

B．wall

C．window

D．entrance

10.

A．precious

B．impolite

C．necessary

D．positive

11.

A．record

B．change

C．return

D．remember

12.

A．drew

B．painted

C．placed

D．decorated

13.

A．turned

B．looked

C．got

D．sat

14.

A．found

B．listed

C．introduced

D．posted

15.

A．succeeded

B．spread

C．developed

D．happened

【推荐3】Michael Evans was standing in line at a treasurers office in Detroit last August, waiting for his business. At that moment, he heard a _______ sound ahead of him. An elderly woman at the window was _______ because she couldn’t pay $5,000 for back taxes owed (欠缴税款). The cashier _______ the woman that her house was soon to be auctioned (拍卖) and she would be left homeless.

Evans, a successful businessman who happened to hear their dialogue couldn’t _______ the idea of this woman losing her home. He approached the window. “I don’t mean to _______,” he said to the cashier, “but _______ you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.”

The woman in tears and the cashier looked at him _______ in disbelief. Then, the cashier left for a moment to check the _______ and said that it all right for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the bank and come right back with the money. And he did so.

But when he _______, he asked someone rise waiting in line to hand the cheque for $5,000 to the cashier. Quietly and secretly, Evans was trying to leave ________. “I don’t want this attention,” he explained. As to paying the elderly woman’s taxes, he did it “for no other ________ but to make sure the lady was in her house”.

A few weeks after the tax ________, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of generosity. “It was good to see my dad finally get the recognition he deserves. I ________ myself on him. When I have kids, I want them to be ________ to those in need,” his son said.

When one of us can ________ someone’s pain and do something to improve the lives of others, we should offer help. It is in giving of ourselves that we enrich our communities and make a better world.

1.

A．surprising

B．charming

C．worrying

D．pleasing

2.

A．crying

B．shouting

C．cursing

D．whispering

3.

A．ordered

B．informed

C．persuaded

D．recommended

4.

A．desert

B．prove

C．tolerate

D．challenge

5.

A．show off

B．hang on

C．give up

D．break in

6.

A．if

B．unless

C．while

D．though

7.

A．tiredly

B．amazedly

C．excitedly

D．delightedly

8.

A．answer

B．bonus

C．amount

D．reality

9.

A．escaped

B．returned

C．announced

D．prepared

10.

A．unnoticed

B．unaffected

C．ashamed

D．confused

11.

A．reason

B．sense

C．doubt

D．excuse

12.

A．accident

B．disaster

C．campaign

D．incident

13.

A．value

B．ruin

C．enjoy

D．model

14.

A．selfish

B．helpful

C．distant

D．grateful

15.

A．reach

B．recover

C．relieve

D．reserve

【推荐1】What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don’t even try anymore because you think what you do is not _______enough.

Discouragement seems to follow us, _______whatever it is that we work so hard at, it seems that there is_______someone else who can do it much better.

I have always enjoyed music and it is _______to me that every musician has a _______of their own. My father _______ several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to _______ his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own _______ sound.

I _______ heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student “________else can make the sound that you make. The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else’s. But who is to say which is ________ ?” It is said that, “ ________ is in the eye of the beholder,” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the ________ .”

Every person has a different tone of voice that ________ only to them, ________we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ________that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It ________be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

Each person has a(n) ________on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ________ the same way that you do it. The next time you feel ________, remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make.”

1.

A．challenging

B．worthy

C．simple

D．good

2.

A．because

B．although

C．when

D．if

3.

A．seldom

B．always

C．never

D．sometimes

4.

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．inspiring

D．touching

5.

A．talent

B．song

C．life

D．sound

6.

A．played

B．designed

C．created

D．possessed

7.

A．turn down

B．pick out

C．call up

D．give up

8.

A．loud

B．powerful

C．soundable

D．special

9.

A．once

B．yet

C．even

D．still

10.

A．Anybody

B．Somebody

C．Nobody

D．Everybody

11.

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．better

D．lower

12.

A．beauty

B．interest

C．patience

D．honesty

13.

A．speaker

B．listener

C．receiver

D．observer

14.

A．subscribes

B．submits

C．adapts

D．belongs

15.

A．but

B．yet

C．and

D．for

16.

A．speaking

B．walking

C．jumping

D．changing

17.

A．must

B．might

C．would

D．shall

18.

A．alternative

B．prospect

C．duty

D．impact

19.

A．exactly

B．obviously

C．cautiously

D．seriously

20.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．bothered

D．discouraged

【推荐2】A series of massive thunderstorms had damaged our area recently. Heavy rains, high winds and lots of lightning had caused flash flooding and ________ trees. I had spent the afternoon picking up branches out of my yard. Then, just before I was getting ready to walk my dogs, the ________ came on my television and phone that another storm was ________ our way.

I took my dogs outside________. Huge clouds were rolling in while thunder ________ over the hills. The darkness seemed darker and scarier than usual ________ I knew what was on the way. That was when I saw it: the really ________ light, up high, at the far end of the meadow (草地) behind my house. I smiled. The first of the fireflies (萤火虫) had appeared for the summer at just the time I needed to________ its light. Soon a few others were blinking their lights as well. It ________ me how far their light traveled in the darkness of the night and how they didn't seem________ at all by the approaching storm. I spent an extra few minutes ________ my fireflies and taking in their message of ________ before heading in to get ready for the storm. As I did, though, I noticed that the darkness no longer seemed so ________ and that my fear had been replaced with ________.

Life does have its share of ________, some caused by nature and some caused by us. We can't go through life being scared of them, ________ . We are here to share our love. We are here to ________ our light. We can ride through the storms, ________ after them and make this world a better place. Take a(n)________ from the fireflies. Let your light shine. It may seem tiny, but you will be amazed at how far it can be seen and how ________ it can drive the dark away.

1.

A．cut down

B．knocked down

C．given away

D．put away

2.

A．chances

B．announcements

C．warnings

D．inspirations

3.

A．heading

B．blocking

C．pushing

D．changing

4.

A．cautiously

B．abruptly

C．eventually

D．quickly

5.

A．disappeared

B．boomed

C．wandered

D．approached

6.

A．before

B．until

C．because

D．unless

7.

A．tiny

B．brilliant

C．gentle

D．clear

8.

A．absorb

B．explore

C．appreciate

D．see

9.

A．convinced

B．amazed

C．confused

D．discouraged

10.

A．annoyed

B．pleased

C．bothered

D．inspired

11.

A．observing

B．seeking

C．clarifying

D．confirming

12.

A．darkness

B．peace

C．light

D．challenge

13.

A．serious

B．scary

C．hopeless

D．mild

14.

A．joy

B．confidence

C．sorrow

D．curiosity

15.

A．failures

B．puzzles

C．opportunities

D．storms

16.

A．however

B．instead

C．meanwhile

D．therefore

17.

A．Adjust

B．shine

C．convey

D．obtain

18.

A．reflect on

B．appeal to

C．clean up

D．settle down

19.

A．commitment

B．credit

C．assumption

D．lesson

20.

A．casually

B．appropriately

C．easily

D．fiercely

【推荐3】       In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger. I wanted to show Perky _______ the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird _______ out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my _______, Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue ________ and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.

Kathy managed to _______ me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new _______ But I was far too clever to _______ that such a thing was possible.

Decades later, I watched my own _______ growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the ________ of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the _______of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to _______the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. _______ Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and _______ that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.

“The best thing ________Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the ________ we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just _______ down and landed on my finger.”

When I was finally able to _______ , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all _______. It seems our two families had been _______ long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were _______! Perky lived!”

1.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．where

2.

A．food

B．nest

C．friend

D．family

3.

A．joy

B．horror

C．disappointment

D．satisfaction

4.

A．pleasure

B．sadness

C．treasure

D．sense

5.

A．forgive

B．comfort

C．help

D．delight

6.

A．parent

B．home

C．master

D．life

7.

A．imagine

B．suppose

C．doubt

D．believe

8.

A．birds

B．happiness

C．worries

D．children

9.

A．parents

B．birds

C．interests

D．games

10.

A．first

B．best

C．last

D．happiest

11.

A．catch

B．find

C．buy

D．have

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Fortunately

C．Then

D．However

13.

A．announced

B．said

C．told

D．hoped

14.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．on

15.

A．day

B．place

C．way

D．story

16.

A．floated

B．dived

C．settled

D．went

17.

A．think

B．speak

C．interrupt

D．explain

18.

A．came up

B．turned up

C．turned out

D．matched up

19.

A．known

B．fastened

C．connected

D．introduced

20.

A．right

B．wrong

C．silly

D．mad