【推荐1】I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of ____ my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet ____ Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd ____ to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway ____ the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart ____ with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the ____ small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I ____ as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, ____ them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but ____, at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every ____ you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her ____ as she placed the package in her basket and ____ away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then ____ the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the ____ smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and ____ welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses ____, but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my ____ I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost ____ How did she know?
Suddenly the ____ seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't ____me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.1.

A．losing

B．leaving

C．passing

D．failing

2.

A．flowers

B．roses

C．memories

D．thoughts

3.

A．decide

B．happen

C．refuse

D．pretend

4.

A．by

B．with

C．during

D．between

5.

A．full

B．filled

C．pleased

D．crowded

6.

A．very

B．beautiful

C．pretty

D．perfect

7.

A．watched

B．saw

C．found

D．glared

8.

A．fell

B．carried

C．dropped

D．took

9.

A．exactly

B．generally

C．usually

D．honestly

10.

A．moment

B．dinner

C．time

D．year

11.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．voice

D．basket

12.

A．left

B．ran

C．slipped

D．wheeled

13.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．received

D．thought

14.

A．saddest

B．funniest

C．brightest

D．strangest

15.

A．words

B．tears

C．feelings

D．sweats

16.

A．stood

B．described

C．meant

D．designed

17.

A．sight

B．cart

C．roses

D．package

18.

A．unknown

B．uncommon

C．unreal

D．unlike

19.

A．question

B．answer

C．case

D．puzzle

20.

A．missed

B．disappointed

C．hated

D．forgotten

【推荐2】Lisa, 25, was running late. With a pile of work to do in the office, she ________ down the subway stairs to the platform when she started to feel uncomfortably warm and ________ — maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She leaned ________ against a post close to the ________.

Several yards away, Frank and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were ________ discussion about a house to buy. But when hearing the scream, “Oh, my God, she fell in!” Frank didn’t ________, jumped down to the tracks and ran toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you!” Jennifer screamed after him. She was right to be ________. The moment Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks ________ and see the light coming. The train was about 20 ________ from the station.

She was just ________ and hard to lift. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her and drag her away from the edge, where Lisa ________ consciousness. She tried to thank but couldn’t ________ a word because of the injuries, and that was when she realized how much ________ she was in.

Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Recalling his risky ________, Franks says: “ I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn’t give it a second ________.”

1.

A．slowed

B．went

C．walked

D．hurried

2.

A．upset

B．faint

C．sleepy

D．fearful

3.

A．slightly

B．heavily

C．accidentally

D．slowly

4.

A．officials

B．platforms

C．tracks

D．bystanders

5.

A．absorbed in

B．prepared for

C．involved in

D．taken to

6.

A．quit

B．scream

C．hesitate

D．escape

7.

A．shocked

B．annoyed

C．thrilled

D．alarmed

8.

A．shaking

B．speeding

C．moving

D．arriving

9.

A．minutes

B．miles

C．seconds

D．feet

10.

A．in

B．out

C．up

D．down

11.

A．lost

B．had

C．regained

D．got

12.

A．utter

B．make

C．remember

D．shout

13.

A．sorrow

B．relief

C．fear

D．pain

14.

A．edge

B．strategy

C．accident

D．rescue

15.

A．jump

B．thought

C．chance

D．choice

【推荐3】Kim and I decided to go to see a new movie. We arrived a little early, _______ we were talking about our day. Then came a young girl, _______ by a man who we thought was her father. They sat one row ahead and about two _______to the right. _______ they began to talk, it was clear that the man was her father? and that their family was _______ hard times.

The young girl seemed mature （成熟的） _______her years. She encouraged her father, _______that everything would be okay and that she loved him. As they spoke, Kim’s eyes were filled with _______. He was thinking how _______ this father was to have the________and support of his daughter. The young girl reminded her dad of the ________times when they used to go to watch movies together, enjoying, talking,________and even crying. These were the times that she missed. She knew

her dad________them as well, but he had devoted himself________to making money and supporting the family.

It became________to us that they had chosen the early show because the ________were cheaper. They had bought a small box of popcorn and were sharing it ________. This young girl had saved her money to ________this daddy-daughter “date”.

The father felt________to his daughter, ________that things would go back to the way they were soon.

1.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．for

2.

A．taken

B．watched

C．followed

D．pulled

3.

A．seats

B．rows

C．desks

D．entrances

4.

A．Because

B．Before

C．Until

D．As

5.

A．expressing

B．receiving

C．experiencing

D．breaking

6.

A．of

B．beyond

C．with

D．below

7.

A．proving

B．pretending

C．worrying

D．saying

8.

A．tears

B．joy

C．sweat

D．smiles

9.

A．cruel

B．fortunate

C．crazy

D．surprised

10.

A．agreement

B．protection

C．love

D．respect

11.

A．past

B．hard

C．busy

D．necessary

12.

A．screaming

B．quarrelling

C．laughing

D．complaining

13.

A．regretted

B．accepted

C．discovered

D．missed

14.

A．occasionally

B．briefly

C．easily

D．fully

15.

A．clear

B．strange

C．uncertain

D．wrong

16.

A．concerts

B．tickets

C．matches

D．games

17.

A．curiously

B．nervously

C．happily

D．sadly

18.

A．imagine

B．cancel

C．keep

D．enjoy

19.

A．grateful

B．forgetful

C．anxious

D．disappointed

20.

A．supposing

B．promising

C．begging

D．requesting

【推荐1】On Monday, May 9, James Givens, a police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sitting in his panda car. Just at that moment he heard what sounded like a _________. He turned around only to find a goose pecking (啄) at the car door. This was highly _________, given that the birds typically preferred to observe _________ from a distance.

But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his _________ and kept pecking until Givens opened the car door and _________. The police officer says that though the bird then began to _________, it kept turning around to make sure he was _________. When they finally stopped, Givens realized why the mother goose had been so — She wanted him to save her gosling (幼鹅) that had been trapped in some balloon string.

_________ that the mother goose would attack him if he got close to the baby, Givens called the local SPCA (保护动物协会). _________, they were unable to send anyone to help right away. Therefore, he had to call his fellow police officer Cecilia Charron, who was nearby and soon __________ Givens. Concerned that the gosling would not survive the __________, Cecilia decided to take on the task herself.

As it turned out, there was __________ to worry about. The mother goose appeared to understand that Charron was trying to help and watched __________ from a safe distance as the officer untied the trapped bird. As soon as the little gosling was __________, it ran as quickly as possible to its mom, and they took off shortly after. Charron, a 24-year soldier of the police force, said this would probably __________ to be the most memorable incident of her career!

1.

A．cry

B．knock

C．greeting

D．singing

2.

A．horrible

B．stupid

C．possible

D．unusual

3.

A．humans

B．foods

C．enemies

D．babies

4.

A．attraction

B．welcome

C．attention

D．permission

5.

A．ran away

B．gave in

C．glanced up

D．stepped out

6.

A．slide in

B．push ahead

C．fly up

D．walk away

7.

A．backing

B．copying

C．following

D．watching

8.

A．Pleased

B．Puzzled

C．Worried

D．Interested

9.

A．Hurriedly

B．Surprisingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Hopefully

10.

A．praised

B．joined

C．approved

D．contacted

11.

A．delay

B．scene

C．rescue

D．injure

12.

A．much

B．enough

C．nothing

D．something

13.

A．proudly

B．patiently

C．willingly

D．happily

14.

A．freed

B．relaxed

C．dismissed

D．relieved

15.

A．continue

B．grow

C．like

D．prove

【推荐2】Recently I met a guy named Leonard Gilbert on a trip. Leonard is the kind of people you could pass on the street and never _______ but he is, in my view, a very special person who _______ recognition.

Leo lives in a _______ rural area, so when his wife had cancer several years ago, Leo was faced with a four-and-a-half-hour drive to where she could be treated. That _______ lots of expense for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife _______.

Evidently Leo was very _______ by his wife’s passing, but he was also very angry, for he realized other people were facing the same sorts of _______. Rather than giving money to charities, what he did was start to throw _______.

Every other Saturday evening, there is a party in Leo’s garage. Neighbours, friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks; many bring _______, there is music and dancing, and at some point during the evening Leo ________ a family he has found who are having difficulties ________ the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing ________ far from home. Then a honey-jar is passed around and the money ________, every cent of it, goes ________ to that family. The people at the party have a good time. The family ________ that someone, probably someone they have never met knows what they are going through and ________ enough to help.

Leo’s ________ to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but, from the perspective of those who have received the money, it is an act of love. His personal ________ has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the________ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had more people in the world like Leonard Gilbert? I’m glad I met Leo. He makes the world a ________ place.

1.

A．know

B．notice

C．forget

D．love

2.

A．requires

B．needs

C．deserves

D．avoids

3.

A．convenient

B．peaceful

C．remote

D．nearby

4.

A．meant

B．spent

C．showed

D．reduced

5.

A．otherwise

B．instead

C．somehow

D．anyway

6.

A．stricken

B．shocked

C．pleased

D．mourned

7.

A．happiness

B．hardships

C．cancers

D．expenses

8.

A．coins

B．honey

C．medicine

D．parties

9.

A．jars

B．cards

C．instruments

D．flowers

10.

A．tells about

B．argues about

C．comments on

D．chats about

11.

A．cutting

B．meeting

C．increasing

D．calculating

12.

A．charities

B．depression

C．treatment

D．support

13.

A．saved

B．paid

C．owed

D．collected

14.

A．partly

B．exactly

C．properly

D．directly

15.

A．understands

B．pretends

C．ignores

D．confirms

16.

A．earns

B．cares

C．struggles

D．plans

17.

A．demand

B．motivation

C．expectation

D．consideration

18.

A．donation

B．opinion

C．loss

D．belief

19.

A．cancer

B．memory

C．wish

D．recovery

20.

A．better

B．worse

C．more peaceful

D．more terrible

【推荐3】On July 15, a small community in Colorado witnessed an extraordinary act of bravery during a fierce wildfire. Firefighter John Smith should have completed his ________ hours earlier, but his decision to stay saved a family’s home from destruction. His motivation came from the ________ to protect his community.

As reported by local news, Smith was nearing the end of his shift when he noticed a house in the path of the ______ flames. Without hesitation, he ________ to the scene, aware that every second ________. He quickly assessed the situation and realized that with additional assistance, he might save the house.

He geared up and grabbed a hose(水龙带), ________ the flames with intense focus. After hours of relentless (不懈的) effort, he managed to ________ the fire, preventing it from spreading to the nearby residential area.

Once the danger had passed, the homeowners were ________ and couldn’t express enough ________ to Smith. They knew that their home would have been reduced to ashes without his ________ efforts.

________ Smith, he remained humble about his heroic actions. “I was just doing my job,” he said ________. In his view, it was not an achievement, but rather a duty. “Anyone in my ________ would have done the same,” he added.

________ Smith and the family were strangers before the incident, they have since formed a strong bond. Smith may not have won any official ________, but his act of selflessness and courage won the hearts of the entire community.

1.

A．journey

B．vacation

C．break

D．shift

2.

A．encouragement

B．hesitation

C．commitment

D．inspiration

3.

A．pressing

B．struggling

C．advancing

D．appearing

4.

A．rushed

B．returned

C．retreated

D．refunded

5.

A．valued

B．included

C．assessed

D．counted

6.

A．pushing

B．battling

C．playing

D．destroying

7.

A．set

B．place

C．contain

D．gain

8.

A．overwhelmed

B．disappointed

C．indifferent

D．ungrateful

9.

A．embarrassment

B．astonishment

C．gratitude

D．generosity

10.

A．timely

B．temporary

C．joint

D．effortless

11.

A．But for

B．As for

C．Thanks to

D．Regardless of

12.

A．proudly

B．modestly

C．casually

D．willingly

13.

A．position

B．team

C．community

D．family

14.

A．Once

B．Though

C．Since

D．If

15.

A．bonus

B．promotion

C．prize

D．recognition