【推荐2】Late one recent night, Carol Spale picked up the phone and heard quiet sobbing on the line. It was her _______, an old lady who had lived on her own across the street for many years.

Spale runs the local “Neighborhood Services” committee, so she’s _________ to receiving calls like this. The committee is_______ to those living in North Riverside, Illinois, where being good to neighbors is taken _________ by everyone in the small village. The commitee is the _________ of Mayor Richard N. Scheck’s 1992 call for community-building ideas. The committee _________ 90 “block captains”, each of whom looks over a street in North Riverside.

For people nearby, Spale is the guardian（监护人）. But why was the old lady _________? As the story goes, Spale called up the lady after _______ her garage was open later than usual. Spale became _______ when the lady called back in tears. Spale’s first ________ was that she was in trouble, but it turned out to be a lot ________ than that. “She was crying because my call let her know someone is ________ her. It made her feel good now that she’s __________.” Spale said.

Three times a year, the committee has   __________ where the locals come together to talk about the good-neighbor things they’ve __________. The speakers are often children, __________ by their parents to do good. At a recent gathering, one little girl __________ how she made a card for a neighboring old gentleman she made __________ with, who had had a heart __________.” It seems there’s no age difference between them,” Spale said.

These kindnesses are __________ in a book sold on Amazon called We Can Build Community with the money going to the locals in need.

1.

A．mother

B．captain

C．neighbor

D．minister

2.

A．used

B．reduced

C．devoted

D．limited

3.

A．equal

B．simple

C．similar

D．familiar

4.

A．secretly

B．recently

C．seriously

D．obviously

5.

A．choice

B．product

C．discover

D．suggestion

6.

A．trains

B．employs

C．manages

D．controls

7.

A．laughing

B．crying

C．singing

D．shouting

8.

A．noticing

B．admitting

C．mentioning

D．predicting

9.

A．sorry

B．angry

C．happy

D．nervous

10.

A．memory

B．thought

C．impression

D．recognition

11.

A．safer

B．luckier

C．better

D．stronger

12.

A．seeking

B．minding

C．changing

D．honoring

13.

A．alone

B．stressed

C．healthy

D．energetic

14.

A．competitions

B．debates

C．congratulations

D．meetings

15.

A．performed

B．expected

C．witnessed

D．remembered

16.

A．reminded

B．required

C．persuaded

D．encouraged

17.

A．showed

B．shared

C．explained

D．confirmed

18.

A．bets

B．promises

C．friends

D．decisions

19.

A．operation

B．treatment

C．application

D．emergency

20.

A．taken

B．printed

C．written

D．recorded

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We could all say that we have bad days as we go through life, but what does it take to have a really good day?
I remember a day recently when I had to go to the_______for special tests because I wasn’t feeling well and my doctor sent me to a specialist to try and find the cause of my illness. As I_______to the hospital, I was feeling sad and certainly wasn’t on top of my game. As I approached the hospital, I began my________for a parking spot. I finally found one not too far from the entrance to the hospital.
As I got out and brought my change out of my pocket, I noticed a man looking a little_____standing in front of a parking meter(停车记时收费表 ) two cars away. He seems to be searching his pockets for what I supposed were_______for the meter.
Although I_______didn’t feel that great, I thought that I should at least go over to him and find out if I could_______him. As I approached him, he turned to me looking worried. I asked him if he had a problem I could help with. He said that he had no coins at all_______he was only thinking about visiting his sick wife when he left his house.
I reached into my pocket and_______out two dollars and gave it to him without saying a word. And, without waiting for a________, I turned on my heel and said to him as I was walking away:”Have a good day.”
The funny thing was that I felt a lot________, a small smile came to my face, and second to walk just a little quicker. I was walking away when he called out:”Thank you so much.”You know, I didn’t even________ him to say anything. He didn’t have to say a word to me. It was simply enough to________that I had helped someone else who needed a little________. That’s all it took to bring a smile to my face as I went on toward completing my own business.
You know, it doesn’t________much to help someone else.1.

A．hospital

B．school

C．gym

D．company

2.

A．walked

B．ran

C．rode

D．drove

3.

A．search

B．plan

C．travel

D．design

4.

A．tired

B．worried

C．puzzled

D．bored

5.

A．tools

B．keys

C．coins

D．batteries

6.

A．really

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．probably

7.

A．help

B．understand

C．follow

D．join

8.

A．while

B．although

C．unless

D．because

9.

A．turned

B．dropped

C．pulled

D．sent

10.

A．call

B．cheer

C．regret

D．response

11.

A．safer

B．younger

C．brighter

D．easier

12.

A．tell

B．expect

C．remind

D．encourage

13.

A．trust

B．hope

C．share

D．know

14.

A．courage

B．patience

C．hand

D．guide

15.

A．mean

B．take

C．make

D．save

【推荐1】A mother who worked as a waitress at a school canteen to make ends meet was celebrating after becoming a headmistress (女校长) of a school. Rosalind Brotherton took a job providing _________ for children—but just years later she was _________ a school of her own.

While _________ as a waitress at Swan Lane First School, she also studied for an Open University _________ in history. After graduating in 2005, Mrs. Brotherton _________ for her teaching qualification (资格) before joining in a _________ as a trainee (实习生) teacher. She moved to another school where she _________ the headmistress last year.

Mrs. Brotherton said, “My marriage _________ when I was 30. I had to look after my children on my own. So I wanted to _________ more for my children and to do something for __________ . I started doing my degree at the Open University. I worked as a __________ and a learning assistant at a school, so I was working with children and that __________ inspired me to become a teacher.”

Like Mrs. Brotherton, who has to __________ her children after divorce by herself, everyone will have difficulties in life. Difficulties are like huge rocks to Mrs. Brotherton. But she is __________ enough to push the rocks with all her might (力量). They drove her to study and changed her __________ finally.

1.

A．books

B．food

C．clothes

D．apartments

2.

A．decorating

B．running

C．building

D．sweeping

3.

A．exercising

B．thinking

C．writing

D．working

4.

A．degree

B．honor

C．policy.

D．seat

5.

A．studied

B．waited

C．paid

D．searched

6.

A．factory

B．club

C．charity

D．school

7.

A．understood

B．became

C．employed

D．recognized

8.

A．broke down

B．kept up

C．went on

D．set off

9.

A．select

B．supply

C．occupy

D．explore

10.

A．her

B．him

C．you

D．myself

11.

A．cleaner

B．chef

C．teacher

D．waitress

12.

A．informally

B．optionally

C．surely

D．unfortunately

13.

A．find

B．annoy

C．raise

D．seek

14.

A．angry

B．worried

C．brave

D．cautious

15.

A．habit

B．life

C．shape

D．diet

【推荐3】Have you ever been caught in difficulties? Remember that self-confidence is _________ than a knife. You can use it to fight a challenge. Read the short story below to _________ the power of self-confidence.

A man was _________ to find his way through a dark cave with a light of hope from a lantern   (灯笼). Finally, he could see some sunlight in the cave, which made him _________ . But as he drew closer, he was _________ to see a big rock standing before him.

He pushed the rock, but it stood there firmly without _________ even a little. He tried again, but it prevented him from _________ the place. The man felt as if being swallowed by a whale that was waiting to enjoy his supper. He sat _________ the big rock in the mouth of the dark cave looking back on his adventure. He had overcome many difficulties and _________ he would overcome this one, too.

So he said to himself with confidence, “I will __________ here. ”He encouraged himself and it added to his power and gave him more __________ in pushing the huge rock.

The rock moved a little, which encouraged him to work harder. Thanks to all his efforts, __________ the rock made way for him. He walked along the bright and evergreen path before him-with __________ .

We all may meet difficulties in our life. Some people don’t believe they can overcome them and choose to __________ , but some choose to face them with confidence. Those who give up will __________ succeed. Only those who face difficulties with confidence will find their ways and succeed in life in the end.

1.

A．nearer

B．faster

C．larger

D．sharper

2.

A．consider

B．revise

C．understand

D．quit

3.

A．refusing

B．trying

C．allowing

D．asking

4.

A．smile

B．think

C．move

D．cry

5.

A．pleased

B．surprised

C．sad

D．excited

6.

A．breaking

B．improving

C．disappearing

D．moving

7.

A．leaving

B．enjoying

C．destroying

D．contacting

8.

A．in the heart of

B．at the foot of

C．in the middle of

D．on the right of

9.

A．competed

B．debated

C．worried

D．believed

10.

A．fall apart

B．make up

C．get out of

D．check out

11.

A．time

B．energy

C．space

D．advice

12.

A．slowly

B．hardly

C．heavily

D．formally

13.

A．strategy

B．fear

C．experience

D．pride

14.

A．look up

B．give up

C．catch up

D．cheer up

15.

A．usually

B．always

C．sometimes

D．never