【推荐1】Three years ago, I participated in Model United Nations (MUN) held by the Education Department, which was a mock (模拟的) UN activity. During the two days, students are separated in different groups which _______ different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has _______ awards: best delegates (代表), honorary mentions, and verbal mentions.

Each time I participate in MUN, I made good _______ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I’d _______ because I had never won the best delegate award. I _______ those who didn’t deserve to win the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with _______ at their success. But later I realized that it was also _______ not to get the award because I could actually _______ something, and that I shouldn’t _______ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.

Failures are completely subjective — we can look at a result as a failure or a ________. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) ________ because you can always learn something from it and do ________ next time. This is supported by John Locke’s theory that we are born with blank views: knowledge and ability are learned from our ________. That’s true. If I make a mistake in the life practice, then I probably won’t ________ that next time. I believe this is ________ the best way to become better.

1.

A．strengthen

B．condemn

C．inspire

D．represent

2.

A．identical

B．temporary

C．various

D．false

3.

A．preparations

B．predictions

C．appointments

D．explanations

4.

A．accelerated

B．failed

C．exited

D．succeeded

5.

A．approached

B．trained

C．expected

D．witnessed

6.

A．relief

B．envy

C．satisfaction

D．delight

7.

A．annoyed

B．ashamed

C．good

D．terrible

8.

A．desert

B．learn

C．delete

D．display

9.

A．win

B．miss

C．deliver

D．value

10.

A．bond

B．bet

C．victory

D．loss

11.

A．aim

B．benefit

C．burden

D．limit

12.

A．funnier

B．worse

C．better

D．slower

13.

A．decisions

B．attitudes

C．positions

D．experiences

14.

A．repeat

B．admit

C．accept

D．notice

15.

A．wrongly

B．scarcely

C．truly

D．narrowly

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Recently, I was driving down a highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car came from the ____direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I looked into the driver’s eyes for a second. I____whether he might be thinking, as I was, how____we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall____, not to cross over into my lane (车道) and bring my____to a sudden end. He relied on me in just the same way without____
I believe that is the way the world____ At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to____over the double yellow line. Sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even____
As technology makes our world smaller, the need increases for cooperation. In 2003, doctors in five nations were encouraged to____the causes of SARS, saving thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism(恐怖主义) has shown itself to be a similar____, one requiring the____across the world. We must____that our future is not controlled by ourselves alone.
I’ve come to believe that one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while ____alone down a dark road, we must know the coming light may not be a danger, but a____moment of trust.1.

A．same

B．opposite

C．near

D．far

2.

A．asked

B．searched

C．repeated

D．wondered

3.

A．friendly

B．strange

C．dependent

D．confident

4.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．away

D．apart

5.

A．car

B．trip

C．journey

D．life

6.

A．doubt

B．success

C．difficulty

D．feeling

7.

A．forms

B．runs

C．works

D．appears

8.

A．jump

B．cross

C．take

D．go

9.

A．strangers

B．relatives

C．colleagues

D．animals

10.

A．determine

B．damage

C．consider

D．find

11.

A．condition

B．problem

C．situation

D．question

12.

A．efforts

B．practice

C．fighting

D．forces

13.

A．hope

B．decide

C．realize

D．face

14.

A．sitting

B．standing

C．flying

D．driving

15.

A．closed

B．shared

C．broken

D．concerned

【推荐3】I simply woke up one morning with a wish to return to Huntington and do something. It was hard to________my thoughts. The only person I knew there was my mother, and she and I didn’t________. While I was growing up, I never felt________to her. She hardly hugged me or held my hand. At the age of 15, I learned Momhad a rare disease. That may have explained her________, but for a daughter who wanted to get her mother’s love, the fact couldn’t remove the________she had caused.

When I finally arrived home, I rang the doorbell________. Mom opened the door, stone-faced. Despite that, I lived nearby and visited almost every day out of a sense of________. When Mom’s condition became________, I became her full-time caregiver. Some time later, Mom’s disease progressed, and her________seemed to have changed. She became________and easy to communicate with. She spoke a lot about her younger days, as if she were________those days again. One day, in her room, she took hold of my hand. She’d never________me in such a way. And she talked about some________, including family and friends. As she spoke, she held my hand in hers with the love and tenderness (温柔) I’d________my whole life.

Mom died peacefully a few years later. But I always remember the moment when she held my hand. And I never________my decision to stay with her when she was in need.

1.

A．affect

B．limit

C．describe

D．spread

2.

A．settle down

B．start off

C．show up

D．get along

3.

A．rude

B．close

C．generous

D．strange

4.

A．behavior

B．dream

C．choice

D．concern

5.

A．trouble

B．accident

C．hurt

D．doubt

6.

A．nervously

B．curiously

C．confidently

D．sadly

7.

A．honor

B．duty

C．loss

D．emptiness

8.

A．satisfying

B．normal

C．important

D．worrying

9.

A．ability

B．hobby

C．personality

D．lifestyle

10.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．serious

D．sweet

11.

A．wasting

B．experiencing

C．hiding

D．recording

12.

A．understood

B．punished

C．mentioned

D．touched

13.

A．memories

B．suggestions

C．challenges

D．disasters

14.

A．relied on

B．longed for

C．complained of

D．turned down

15.

A．value

B．complete

C．regret

D．consider

【推荐2】Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have_______feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common _______between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over _______rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the _______. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for _______the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different _______to these problems. However, some approaches are more _______than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but _______clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s _______. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the ________of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to ________their actions.

Psychologists say that ________is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should ________to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may ________their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and ________each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

1.

A．natural

B．strong

C．guilty

D．similar

2.

A．interest

B．argument

C．link

D．knowledge

3.

A．noisy

B．crowded

C．messy

D．locked

4.

A．homework

B．housework

C．problem

D．research

5.

A．washing

B．using

C．dropping

D．replacing

6.

A．approaches

B．contributions

C．introductions

D．attitudes

7.

A．complex

B．popular

C．scientific

D．successful

8.

A．later

B．deliberately

C．seldom

D．thoroughly

9.

A．behavior

B．taste

C．future

D．nature

10.

A．failures

B．changes

C．consequences

D．thrills

11.

A．defend

B．delay

C．repeat

D．reconsider

12.

A．communication

B．bond

C．friendship

D．trust

13.

A．reply

B．attend

C．attach

D．talk

14.

A．hate

B．scold

C．frighten

D．stop

15.

A．loving

B．observing

C．understanding

D．praising

【推荐3】The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school. These days, homeschooling in America is ________.

Teaching methods at homeschooling ________. Some parents follow a strict timetable and ________ a traditional school environment. Other parents follow an extreme form of homeschooling in which they do not give grades or tests and allow their children to study wherever they want. More parents, however, follow the middle ________ to provide a balance between freedom and discipline.

Why do parents choose homeschooling? Some believe that children in public schools experience too much “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends. They say it may have a ________ effect on the child’s studies. Other parents are dissatisfied with the quality of education in the public school. About half the parents who teach at home are ________ motivated and use lessons by mail or Internet from church schools. Whatever the ________ may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year. ________, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling.

What then is the future of education? Although children often learn well at home, weak regulations in most states mean that officials rarely challenge or ________ parents who say they are home-schooling. As the ________ continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home. How can parents ensure that their children are prepared academically for college? How are home schoolers ________ to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have? Recent studies in the United States have shown that homeschooled children tend to be slightly better in subjects like English and art, but they are obviously less ________ math and science. Finally, there are questions regarding the children’s emotional development. Are they too ________ their fellow students? Are they ________ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are never ________.

1.

A．disappearing

B．reducing

C．contributing

D．rising

2.

A．vary

B．last

C．exist

D．work

3.

A．imitate

B．alter

C．promote

D．neglect

4.

A．instructions

B．path

C．technique

D．standard

5.

A．positive

B．practical

C．negative

D．remarkable

6.

A．economically

B．religiously

C．psychologically

D．physically

7.

A．effects

B．suggestions

C．reasons

D．pressures

8.

A．As a result

B．On the whole

C．By the way

D．In addition

9.

A．encourage

B．interrupt

C．contact

D．monitor

10.

A．appreciation

B．opposition

C．expectation

D．debate

11.

A．assessed

B．chosen

C．compared

D．classified

12.

A．satisfied with

B．involved in

C．skilled at

D．ashamed of

13.

A．worried about

B．isolated from

C．connected with

D．ignorant of

14.

A．creating

B．grasping

C．awaiting

D．losing

15.

A．acceptable

B．informative

C．one-sided

D．practical