【推荐1】My nephew Tyden and I were attending another nephew’s birthday party at a local amusement center. Tyden won quantities of________for scoring points on the games, so we went to_________them in and select his prizes. I was feeling nostalgic(怀旧的) because my loved one and I had our first________at this center and had________small decorations. I noticed a lion and________my partner loved them. I asked the young man behind the counter if I could just________it without tickets. He said________that was not an option.

I decided I needed to________350 tickets. I left Tyden at the counter to finish choosing his________with his grandma. I bought game coins and entered the game room with all the________little faces engaged in fun and________. I had just chosen a game I thought I could win when I heard Tyden’s excited voice, “Auntie, Auntie!________!”

He pulled the lion out from behind his back and________it to me. My eyes________up with tears and my heart burst with love. He had________that whole conversation and chosen to give instead of________whatever he wanted. Before I could thank him, he said, “I wanted you to have it so you didn’t have to spend________‘cause you work so hard.”

I________him up, hugged him close, and told him how much I loved his heart, his________, and him. I was beyond grateful to have the________of his Auntie.

1.

A．coins

B．opportunities

C．patents

D．tickets

2.

A．bring

B．take

C．cash

D．join

3.

A．outcome

B．date

C．procedure

D．trade

4.

A．ordered

B．managed

C．scanned

D．exchanged

5.

A．remembered

B．ignored

C．suspected

D．realized

6.

A．abandon

B．purchase

C．replace

D．withdraw

7.

A．inconveniently

B．unreasonably

C．unfortunately

D．ineffectively

8.

A．obtain

B．sell

C．hire

D．owe

9.

A．game

B．room

C．prize

D．gift

10.

A．shocked

B．puzzled

C．inspired

D．delighted

11.

A．innocence

B．laughter

C．ambition

D．rudeness

12.

A．Stop

B．Come

C．Look

D．Help

13.

A．awarded

B．limited

C．returned

D．presented

14.

A．welled

B．fed

C．tied

D．put

15.

A．reflected on

B．listened to

C．talked about

D．associated with

16.

A．demanding

B．questioning

C．getting

D．approving

17.

A．time

B．energy

C．affection

D．money

18.

A．gathered

B．did

C．cheered

D．caught

19.

A．flexibility

B．thoughtfulness

C．sympathy

D．determination

20.

A．title

B．help

C．alternative

D．belief

【推荐3】Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an _______ for his enthusiasm.”

That _______ began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more _______ and my brother and I could be better _______.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of writing that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the only beneficiary (受益者). My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power enthusiasm has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．distinguished

B．favored

C．mistaken

D．rewarded

2.

A．sooner

B．later

C．longer

D．earlier

3.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

4.

A．entrance

B．means

C．outlet

D．approach

5.

A．agreement

B．statement

C．announcement

D．prediction

6.

A．opinion

B．image

C．expectation

D．mind

7.

A．forced

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

8.

A．successful

B．meaningful

C．helpful

D．useful

9.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

10.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

11.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

12.

A．belief

B．request

C．decision

D．determination

13.

A．cleverest

B．strongest

C．wealthiest

D．healthiest

14.

A．deliberately

B．happily

C．traditionally

D．constantly

15.

A．win

B．match

C．reach

D．doubt

【推荐1】完形填空（共20小题，
       For three years, Andy had been battling cancer. The day after he returned from his camp adventure, we went for a check-up. The news was _____ I didn’t know what to do. The doctor ____ a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) in a hospital 300 miles away from our home. The next day we _____ our things and left for the _____ .
       One of the things I brought was the present Andy had bought for me-- a plastic rainbow. Like most _____ I considered any present from my child a _____ .
       One day, I went to the gift store near the hospital and ____ a rainbow prism(棱镜) for sale. _____ the plastic rainbow Andy’d given me, I bought it and hurried back to his room _____ .
       “Andy, make me a rainbow.” I put the prism in his hand. ____ Andy couldn't. He was too ____ to even raise his bead.
       “Mom, as soon as I’m better, I’ll make you a rainbow.”
       That was the ____ thing Andy said to me. Just five days later, the doctors told me his brain had ____ functioning.
       I asked if I could ____ him, so after I settled myself in the chair, they lifted him from the _____ to place him in my arms. His leg made a movement and he ____ a clear plastic cup from his bedside table onto the bed.
       A nurse opened the curtains, and then as the sunlight ____ the room, the rays hit the cup lying on its side on the bed and the room was ____ filled with flashes of color and dozens of rainbows.
       Andy was gone, but I felt ____ . He made the rainbow that he had ____ me — the one I would never forget.1.

A．optimistic

B．hopeful

C．strange

D．bad

2.

A．operated

B．arranged

C．determined

D．expected

3.

A．packed up

B．threw away

C．sold out

D．left aside

4.

A．hospital

B．office

C．school

D．camp

5.

A．patients

B．teachers

C．mothers

D．doctors

6.

A．wonder

B．memory

C．story

D．treasure

7.

A．chose

B．wanted

C．saw

D．got

8.

A．Missing

B．Remembering

C．Noticing

D．Taking

9.

A．in time

B．in case

C．at first

D．at once

10.

A．Though

B．So

C．As

D．But

11.

A．young

B．tired

C．weak

D．sleepy

12.

A．best

B．only

C．last

D．real

13.

A．stopped

B．kept

C．refused

D．turned

14.

A．feel

B．hold

C．leave

D．visit

15.

A．bed

B．floor

C．chair

D．room

16.

A．put

B．lifted

C．knocked

D．moved

17.

A．cleaned

B．changed

C．decorated

D．filled

18.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．slowly

D．quietly

19.

A．Upset

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．comforted

20.

A．given

B．promised

C．owed

D．informed

【推荐2】I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night. I did it ______ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to share, because by sharing I am also sharing the ______ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ______my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I noticed a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ______and usually either catches a taxi home or ______for an hour waiting for another staff member and friend of hers to finish work.

In the past I’ve ______ to drive her home as she ______ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to drive straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”．

So I tried to ______ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the ______without letting her see me and ______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me look at her and put myself in her shoes. She had young   ______ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now ______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered. She ______. And of course, she was extremely   ______．

Well, I learned a great ______ last night about not being so self-­centered and selfish!

1.

A．nervously

B．proudly

C．exactly

D．carefully

2.

A．pleasure

B．respect

C．honour

D．selfish

3.

A．changed

B．kept

C．finished

D．missed

4.

A．home

B．choice

C．friend

D．car

5.

A．hangs around

B．hides away

C．watches over

D．calms down

6.

A．hated

B．happened

C．offered

D．refused

7.

A．works

B．lives

C．plays

D．remains

8.

A．remind

B．avoid

C．attract

D．please

9.

A．workroom

B．office

C．playground

D．park

10.

A．therefore

B．even

C．however

D．instead

11.

A．neighbours

B．pets

C．children

D．friends

12.

A．since

B．although

C．as

D．if

13.

A．accepted

B．hesitated

C．approached

D．urged

14.

A．reliable

B．upset

C．generous

D．grateful

15.

A．gift

B．lesson

C．treasure

D．method

【推荐3】Last summer I went on a two-day river rafting trip with my teenage daughter as the river guide. I was proud to see my baby girl _______ and confidently moving our raft through a variety of _______ white-water conditions. I also found it ashamed to have my daughter giving commands and barking _______ as to when and how to paddle（用桨划船）.

As we approached the largest _______ on the river I could feel my heart beating faster. Upon entering the turbulent（湍急的）water, our boat got _______ on a large rock. I was in the front of the boat and reached forward with my paddle, thinking I would help _______ us away from the rock. In the next instant I could feel myself falling out of the boat and into the river. I did have my moments of _______ and terror.

This resistance disappeared quickly as I landed in the cold, powerfully turbulent water. Despite my high-quality flotation vest, I was pulled underwater,   _______ thankfully, within seconds I popped（冒出）back up to the _______ . A few moments later one of the other trip leaders called for me to ________ toward his boat, where I was quickly pulled up and in. I was shaken, out of breath, and quite ________ to be out of the turbulent water.

An equivalent of this experience happens all the time in our lives. This is life. You cannot count on things going ________ . When we do, we often ________ disappointed and unhappy. Resisting ________ , which often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, keeps us from ________ the scenario（可能要发生的事）unfolding before us clearly, and it can keep us from acting in ways that are smart and effective and that lead to results that make us feel good and proud of ourselves.

1.

A．painfully

B．gradually

C．extremely

D．skillfully

2.

A．freezing

B．challenging

C．fascinating

D．thrilling

3.

A．opinions

B．lectures

C．orders

D．lessons

4.

A．rapids

B．rocks

C．gaps

D．targets

5.

A．occupied

B．stuck

C．rescued

D．damaged

6.

A．scare

B．hide

C．pull

D．push

7.

A．excitement

B．performance

C．suffering

D．resistance

8.

A．but

B．therefore

C．so

D．or

9.

A．boat

B．surface

C．water

D．terror

10.

A．wander

B．flow

C．float

D．swing

11.

A．shocked

B．relieved

C．disturbed

D．embarrassed

12.

A．potentially

B．randomly

C．smoothly

D．quickly

13.

A．wind up

B．hurry up

C．think up

D．come up

14.

A．change

B．temptation

C．pressure

D．effort

15.

A．assessing

B．seeing

C．appreciating

D．minding

【推荐1】In an international spelling contest (竞赛) in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her _________ voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and _________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had _________ the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the _________ letter — so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the _________, the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping (鼓掌) to applaud her _________. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s good quality, even when it _________ her the contest. But the fact is that she _________ the biggest contest that day: the contest of her _________.

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we should do if we knew we would never get __________. This young girl could easily have __________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you __________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to __________ her own conscience (良知) and character more than the prize from a spelling __________. Her pride was more important than any __________ others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to __________ herself and the choice she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today __________ you what you are tomorrow. Our children will __________ our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to __________ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are __________ what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.

A．high

B．sweet

C．tough

D．soft

2.

A．finally

B．kindly

C．secretly

D．totally

3.

A．forgotten

B．mispronounced

C．misspelled

D．lost

4.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．different

D．same

5.

A．stage

B．studio

C．test

D．classroom

6.

A．bravery

B．honesty

C．courage

D．cleverness

7.

A．cancelled

B．cost

C．offered

D．wasted

8.

A．achieve

B．broke

C．won

D．defeated

9.

A．talent

B．knowledge

C．understanding

D．character

10.

A．paid

B．awarded

C．caught

D．reported

11.

A．escaped

B．lied

C．changed

D．answered

12.

A．accept

B．fight

C．cheat

D．insist

13.

A．value

B．touch

C．learn

D．play

14.

A．contest

B．champion

C．judge

D．expert

15.

A．sense

B．money

C．respect

D．benefit

16.

A．come to

B．adapt to

C．discuss with

D．live with

17.

A．make

B．change

C．keep

D．create

18.

A．give

B．take

C．follow

D．set

19.

A．grow up

B．bring up

C．take up

D．come up

20.

A．recording

B．inspecting

C．correcting

D．watching

【推荐3】“Daily Star”, sir, called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ______left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ______. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers instead of money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ______ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ______ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ______of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason.“But it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason.“Just run away quickly ______ they have time to see, and you’ll______out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new idea to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ______ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was______that he would not tell a lie. Though he was just a poor newsboy, he had been______some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers______. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ______ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ______money because he would not tell a lie. The boys laughed at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?”A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder______. “You’re just the boy I am looking for.”A week later Jason started his new ______. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.

A．shops

B．coins

C．people

D．papers

2.

A．open

B．heavy

C．pure

D．weak

3.

A．cup

B．card

C．comb

D．cake

4.

A．gave in

B．broke down

C．got away

D．showed up

5.

A．difficulty

B．process

C．goal

D．secret

6.

A．before

B．since

C．though

D．unless

7.

A．call

B．drop

C．sell

D．reach

8.

A．bread

B．insects

C．seeds

D．water

9.

A．concerned

B．amazed

C．excited

D．determined

10.

A．taught

B．handed

C．awarded

D．allowed

11.

A．at once

B．by chance

C．as usual

D．on purpose

12.

A．proud

B．gentle

C．warm

D．polite

13.

A．borrowed

B．lost

C．made

D．saved

14.

A．bravely

B．gratefully

C．fondly

D．modestly

15.

A．duty

B．business

C．job

D．method