【推荐1】I had the pleasure and honor of serving as Newport Beach ocean lifeguard（救生员）for five years. One day, I was working at Tower 15, Two_______ to my right was another guard named Mike, who was working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “I have noticed a couple of kids. I am going to give them a _______.Keep an eye on us."

I said. "Sure.” And he _______.

Anytime you got out of your tower, you were _______to let somebody else know, so as to avoid accidents. And _______enough, as soon as he hung up the phone ,a rip current（离岸流）snapped up under these two kids, and they were getting sucked down into the water.   Mike saw it and he ran at full   _______to the ocean.

I called for backup and said, "Two children     _______   in water. Call for backup. 17 was _______.I'm going."

By then, the mother of The two kids had _______what was happening. She screamed. I started rushing toward the ocean, but __________ I was even halfway there, Mike had   __________ the kids -a boy and a girl.   Mike told me later that he got to the boy first, and when he turned to the girl, he had to __________ into the water and catch her by the hair to   __________ her out.

When I reached the mother, Mike was __________ in waist-deep water. The kids were so__________that they couldn't walk, so Mike got one kid under each of his__________ and brought them onto the beach.

I __________the mother and said, "Hey, it's going to be OK. They're __________now." I saw that the __________ started to disappear from her.

What a frightening experience! What a __________ Mike is l

1.

A．blocks

B．oceans

C．viewers

D．phones

2.

A．signal

B．warming

C．notice

D．hand

3.

A．held up

B．showed up

C．hung up

D．made up

4.

A．commanded

B．supposed

C．arranged

D．clarified

5.

A．sure

B．brave

C．swift

D．determined

6.

A．energy

B．risk

C．wall

D．speed

7.

A．drowned

B．broke

C．dropped

D．jumped

8.

A．ready

B．injured

C．lost

D．cut

9.

A．experienced

B．realized

C．shared

D．confirmed

10.

A．after

B．until

C．before

D．although

11.

A．reached

B．saved

C．abandoned

D．directed

12.

A．sink

B．stare

C．dive

D．dip

13.

A．push

B．pull

C．shake

D．carry

14.

A．also

B．indeed

C．just

D．still

15.

A．exhausted

B．thrilled

C．shocked

D．excited

16.

A．legs

B．eyes

C．shoulders

D．arms

17.

A．turned to

B．appealed to

C．cheered for

D．glanced at

18.

A．dead

B．lucky

C．safe

D．rewarding

19.

A．delight

B．relief

C．terror

D．appreciation

20.

A．judge

B．hero

C．coach

D．model

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I felt very depressed the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so ______ As I was sitting at my desk, I _____ it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who had devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her______
Knowing that she didn’t have family in town, I ____ to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on her shift, ______ to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have______of a birthday this year. As always, though, she_____cheerful and was happy that I______
After I hung up, I couldn’t _____the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. _____ feeling a little depressed myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed, I couldn’t shake the thought. I ______ gave in, and set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons that evening. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise ______ me that I’d done the right thing, and they were a generous _____ for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a _____ friend on her birthday, but my own negative feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had _____ my own! Isn’t that the way it is _____ we take the time and make the _____ to do something for someone else? It’s just like the saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who _____”
Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with _____ to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to_____ And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.1.

A．special

B．nervous

C．positive

D．scared

2.

A．explained

B．remembered

C．complained

D．informed

3.

A．family

B．work

C．training

D．school

4.

A．continued

B．agreed

C．refused

D．decided

5.

A．prepared

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．bored

6.

A．many

B．little

C．few

D．much

7.

A．looked

B．grew

C．found

D．sounded

8.

A．admitted

B．succeeded

C．called

D．apologized

9.

A．shake

B．experience

C．imagine

D．understand

10.

A．Almost

B．Even

C．Still

D．Never

11.

A．finally

B．luckily

C．unhappily

D．hardly

12.

A．convinced

B．advised

C．promised

D．reminded

13.

A．response

B．reward

C．contribution

D．share

14.

A．careless

B．weak

C．curious

D．lonely

15.

A．troubled

B．taken

C．made

D．wasted

16.

A．where

B．why

C．how

D．when

17.

A．effort

B．suggestion

C．money

D．call

18.

A．tries

B．expects

C．receives

D．cares

19.

A．dreams

B．opportunities

C．choices

D．regrets

20.

A．something

B．someone

C．everyone

D．everything

【推荐2】A 90-year-old driver is showing it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. Last year, Hershel McGriff became the _________ driver to compete in a NASCAR event when he raced at the Tucson Speedway in his home state of Arizona.

McGriff has been _________ since he was a teenager. His first time behind the _________ came when he was just 17 years old after he read an ad in his local newspaper and was drawn to the _________ that comes with driving hundreds of miles per hour around a track, _________ for first place.

“I borrowed my dad’s 1940 Hudson — an ugly car, and I got a couple of guys to help me,” McGriff _________ his beginning in the sport. “I didn’t do very _________. I think I finished 12^th or 13^th out of a bunch of cars. But that got me started.”

His first win on the NASCAR circuit (联赛) came when he _________ in Mexico at the age of 22. McGriff went on _________ dozens of races, finally being __________ as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. He retired from the sport at 74, but he never stopped his love for the track and decided to return to racing for a few special events that have made him famous in his hometown and __________ others to keep pursuing their dreams as well.

McGriff’s spot in the race was a gift for his 90^th birthday from his son and longtime friend, team owner Bill McAnally. “Bill called me up on the phone and said, ‘For your 90^th birthday, I will furnish the car. All you have to do is __________ it,’” McGriff said. “When he made the __________, I was ready to accept.”

McGriff’s history-making race shows that you can pursue your dreams at any __________, but for this young-at-heart racer, it was just a chance to drive and __________ pursuing his passion.

1.

A．oldest

B．fastest

C．kindest

D．bravest

2.

A．studying

B．racing

C．dreaming

D．playing

3.

A．screen

B．camera

C．seat

D．wheel

4.

A．excitement

B．nervousness

C．success

D．honor

5.

A．waiting

B．searching

C．preparing

D．fighting

6.

A．looked back on

B．took pride in

C．looked forward to

D．complained about

7.

A．seriously

B．carefully

C．well

D．soon

8.

A．relaxed

B．performed

C．competed

D．traveled

9.

A．organising

B．winning

C．entering

D．losing

10.

A．remembered

B．introduced

C．employed

D．recognized

11.

A．inspired

B．required

C．allowed

D．forced

12.

A．repair

B．buy

C．drive

D．decorate

13.

A．change

B．offer

C．comment

D．design

14.

A．cost

B．speed

C．place

D．age

15.

A．finish

B．consider

C．continue

D．imagine

【推荐3】It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just________any November day. His________, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it________.One morning, I walked slowly________and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,________those good people would not see me. I was_________ . My first thought was, how would I ever________them? I didn’t have the________to brush my hair,________clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I________asked for favors. I identified myself by my autonomous ability and________.So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I________myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and________from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a________for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard________words from the people who supported me during those________days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your________may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I________was, but in many ways I have changed for the________.I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from________one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.

A．on

B．in

C．for

D．like

2.

A．footprint

B．soul

C．roof

D．body

3.

A．dry up

B．pile up

C．take up

D．sweep up

4.

A．upstairs

B．indoors

C．downstairs

D．outdoors

5.

A．for

B．yet

C．and

D．so

6.

A．alarmed

B．ashamed

C．annoyed

D．disappointed

7.

A．reflect

B．reward

C．award

D．conduct

8.

A．absence

B．psychology

C．spirit

D．strength

9.

A．let alone

B．leave alone

C．sit around

D．stand alone

10.

A．frequently

B．hardly

C．gradually

D．annually

11.

A．independence

B．concept

C．security

D．qualification

12.

A．achieve

B．respect

C．praise

D．promote

13.

A．distribution

B．privilege

C．contribution

D．support

14.

A．bonus

B．dimension

C．business

D．burden

15.

A．sensitive

B．voluntary

C．vivd

D．similar

16.

A．junior

B．remote

C．blue

D．absurd

17.

A．pause

B．dignity

C．pain

D．access

18.

A．still

B．never

C．even

D．once

19.

A．better

B．less

C．more

D．worse

20.

A．scanning

B．dragging

C．facing

D．fleeing

【推荐1】I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of ________. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. ________ doing this one day, I got to ________ a young homeless man. He was often ________ the magazine at the train station.

He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his

________ was close to mine. It meant that we were born in the same month.

I met him last year________ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without ________, I asked if he had had a good day. He looked down and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so ________.

I just couldn’t bear the thought of (不敢想) this nice, young man being ________on his 20th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn (纱线) basket. ________ for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted (编织) a ________ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty ________ I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be ________ when he got it.

I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had hoped to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday ________ around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The ________ in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

1.

A．work

B．energy

C．money

D．experience

2.

A．In

B．On

C．Besides

D．By

3.

A．realize

B．ignore

C．know

D．recognize

4.

A．selling

B．reading

C．covering

D．buying

5.

A．hobby

B．house

C．height

D．birthday

6.

A．long

B．shortly

C．ever

D．even

7.

A．stopping

B．helping

C．praising

D．thinking

8.

A．foolish

B．excited

C．clever

D．worried

9.

A．calm

B．happy

C．alone

D．hungry

10.

A．Suddenly

B．Luckily

C．Badly

D．However

11.

A．scarf

B．cap

C．sock

D．glove

12.

A．when

B．because

C．so

D．and

13.

A．different

B．dry

C．wet

D．clean

14.

A．present

B．cake

C．song

D．party

15.

A．light

B．pain

C．sight

D．tear

【推荐3】Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

      One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a________on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from________to toe, explained that he had________out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children ________ at the car and said that he would hitchhike (搭便车) back.
      Once I had________a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ________, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he________ me back.
      Before leaving, I had turned the heater________in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and________. While the little ones played and ran________, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the________.
      It was about 5 a.m. before they ________. The young fellow asked me how much he________me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had ________ $15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
      About a month later, I received a________ from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to________to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It________out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ________ person in the company.
      In his letter, he thanked me again and________me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this________, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．neat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．become

C．happened

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．commanded

C．informed

D．persuaded

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case