【推荐1】I met Mrs. Sase my senior year in high school. I was_________greatly in her math class. On top of being poor at math, I was_________the anxieties that come with being a foster(寄养的)youth and worrying deeply about the future. I had been living with foster parents, and our_________was that after graduation I was to move out and begin my life as an adult, at seventeen.

The burden of this anxiety resulted in a_________of motivation in school. Most teachers didn’t_________. Mrs. Sase, however, took a_________look. She walked over to my desk and_________me a little folded note. It read,“Are you okay?”

I was_________by her genuine care and interest in my well-being. Not only was she sensitive enough to_________my reserve, she took the time to personally make a__________. She listened as I shared my most hidden fears about my past and the__________future that was closing in on me. She__________to write my letter of recommendation when I decided to apply for the Guardian Scholars program, a program committed to__________college-bound students exiting the foster care system. Her letter was__________thought-out and meaningful and it is something that I will always treasure.

Mrs. Sase gave me the support I needed to__________the difficulties in my life. Because of her influence, I came to believe that I could achieve academic and personal success.

1.

A．progressing

B．talking

C．sleeping

D．struggling

2.

A．dealing with

B．relying on

C．referring to

D．waiting for

3.

A．comment

B．assignment

C．agreement

D．suggestion

4.

A．source

B．lack

C．form

D．theory

5.

A．sing

B．care

C．smile

D．arrive

6.

A．closer

B．cooler

C．quicker

D．stranger

7.

A．lent

B．awarded

C．ordered

D．handed

8.

A．shocked

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．amused

9.

A．remember

B．mention

C．notice

D．fix

10.

A．decision

B．difference

C．living

D．list

11.

A．bright

B．peaceful

C．distant

D．uncertain

12.

A．promised

B．pretended

C．happened

D．hesitated

13.

A．impressing

B．supporting

C．describing

D．respecting

14.

A．hardly

B．poorly

C．carefully

D．scarcely

15.

A．overcome

B．understand

C．avoid

D．imagine

【推荐2】I still remember my kindergarten teacher Mrs White. She _________ bright blue eyes, short dark hair, red lips and fair skin.

I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but we used to _________ a lot. I would bring back what I wrote with so many _________. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a ‘good!’ That would fill my heart with happiness. But it _________ my mother, so one day when she went in to meet Mrs White for one of those Parent – Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never _________ my mistakes, and why she never red - pencilled in the right spellings of words or _________ grammatical errors.

Mom said Mrs White’s _________ was: The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about _________ sentences. I don’t want to _________ that enthusiasm (热情) with red ink. Spelling and grammar can __________. The wonder of words won’t.

I __________ now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher to allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to __________. Because to bloom is better than not to bloom. And a bud (花蕊) once __________ never opens. May we all be so kind…

I used to __________ beautiful as baeutiful a lot. Thanks to Mrs White, I had no worry about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. __________ the e’s and a’s settled into their right places.

1.

A．had

B．wore

C．opened

D．showed

2.

A．read

B．speak

C．write

D．view

3.

A．comments

B．mistakes

C．details

D．articles

4.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．ignored

D．worried

5.

A．corrected

B．stressed

C．instructed

D．revised

6.

A．found out

B．pointed out

C．showed out

D．left out

7.

A．excuse

B．focus

C．reply

D．solution

8.

A．forming

B．packing

C．exploring

D．arranging

9.

A．pose

B．bend

C．flow

D．ruin

10.

A．learn

B．wait

C．teach

D．flash

11.

A．look back

B．look out

C．look about

D．look through

12.

A．crash

B．flower

C．design

D．exchange

13.

A．hung

B．struck

C．damaged

D．removed

14.

A．pronounce

B．consider

C．misspell

D．misunderstand

15.

A．Gradually

B．Fortunately

C．Obviously

D．Eventually

【推荐3】The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room. For a moment there was_______. Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to_______him.”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs. Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the_______,” the other woman replied. “Tom is my best student. The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets_______done. He hasn’t handed me_______of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised_______he did now.”
_______before had Mrs. Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. “Have you_______with him about it?” she asked.
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I_______that clear the first day for class. When the course started , he did so________that I considered asking the________to give him a scholarship (奖学金). But now he even________in class! I’ve never seen such a________in a student.”
“You should have a________with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of story.”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and________all about it. He was studying all day and________most of the night in a factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the________and sometimes could hardly keep________Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a________and he was able to give up his________and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies .1.

A．distance

B．silence

C．pleasure

D．delight

2.

A．fail

B．teach

C．beat

D．tell

3.

A．lesson

B．thing

C．trouble

D．boy

4.

A．homework

B．housework

C．cleaning

D．washing

5.

A．some

B．plenty

C．any

D．lots

6.

A．even

B．if

C．though

D．when

7.

A．Long

B．Until

C．Ever

D．Never

8.

A．quarreled

B．talked

C．dealt

D．discussed

9.

A．said

B．thought

C．required

D．made

10.

A．quickly

B．often

C．much

D．well

11.

A．school

B．class

C．others

D．parents

12.

A．talks

B．sleeps

C．laughs

D．walks

13.

A．matter

B．change

C．habit

D．way

14.

A．lesson

B．look

C．talk

D．meeting

15.

A．studied

B．got

C．learned

D．understood

16.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．spending

D．staying

17.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

18.

A．silent

B．clean

C．warm

D．awake

19.

A．scholarship

B．room

C．teacher

D．position

20.

A．education

B．sleep

C．job

D．pay

【推荐1】After the national science competition, I was frustrated that I was not allowed to enter it. I sat in the car, lost in_________, chewing on my lip and staring outside.

I went upstairs,_________and desperate. Grandpa's door was open for me as usual. There, he was waiting for my_________with great excitement. I stood silently, forcing a _________to cover my sadness. He seemed to_________me immediately, giving me a_________. I was astonished that such a _________body was full of so much energy.

Only then did my emotions start_________out. I told him that all my_________were for nothing, and that I was feeling discouraged. Grandpa smiled at me   __________ and said, “Don't worry. You're far stronger than you think.” Then he__________, “Life can be full of ups and downs so what we need to do is to still have our hopes and__________, neglecting the anxiety that makes it__________to give up.”

He patted me on the shoulder, with a determined look, saying, “Cheer up. I'm firmly__________that you have the capability to succeed.” Grandpa's encouragement soon made my sadness __________.

The next day, I thought about all my problems and__________a plan. Now, I believe that with a positive attitude towards failure, I'll__________reach my goals.

Looking back, I realize that we should share our setbacks and progress in life with our__________   ones. As my grandpa showed, the__________of our family members will   __________us forever.

1.

A．despair

B．fear

C．love

D．need

2.

A．strong

B．weak

C．sweet

D．simple

3.

A．suggestion

B．comment

C．arrival

D．discovery

4.

A．tear

B．sigh

C．smile

D．signal

5.

A．ignore

B．inspect

C．order

D．read

6.

A．pride

B．hug

C．challenge

D．wish

7.

A．fine

B．fit

C．healthy

D．thin

8.

A．dying

B．turning

C．pouring

D．checking

9.

A．efforts

B．offers

C．promises

D．profits

10.

A．gently

B．generally

C．suddenly

D．freshly

11.

A．shared

B．added

C．helped

D．served

12.

A．decisions

B．respects

C．pains

D．desires

13.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．possible

D．necessary

14.

A．supposed

B．convinced

C．surprised

D．accustomed

15.

A．arise

B．prevent

C．disappear

D．continue

16.

A．turned into

B．came across

C．worked out

D．cared about

17.

A．merely

B．actually

C．instantly

D．eventually

18.

A．beloved

B．deserved

C．determined

D．excited

19.

A．stress

B．gratitude

C．praise

D．support

20.

A．benefit

B．teach

C．hold

D．interest

【推荐2】Once upon a time, there were two men staying in the same hospital room, both seriously ill. One man was allowed to ______ in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was ______ the room's only window. The other man had to ______ all his time flat on his back. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by ______ to his roommate all the things he could see outside the______.

According to his words, the window______ a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water. Young lovers walked arm______ arm among flowers. Old trees made the scenery very beautiful, and a fine _____ of the city could be seen clearly. As the man by the window described all this, the man on the other side of the room______ close his eyes and ______the nice pictures.

Days and weeks ______. One morning, the nurse arrived and found the man by the window had died ______ in his sleep. As soon as the room seemed tidy again, the other man asked if he could ______next to the window. The nurse agreed. Slowly, he______himself up to take his first look at the world outside. To his______, he could see nothing but a blank wall. Later the nurse told him that his roommate was______ and could not even see the wall.

There is great______ in making others happy. Shared pain is half the pain, but happiness, when shared, is ______. If you want to feel rich, just ______ all of the things you have. “ Today is a gift. That's______ it is called the present.”

1.

A．sit up

B．sleep down

C．stand up

D．sit down

2.

A．behind

B．under

C．next to

D．in front of

3.

A．kill

B．spend

C．take

D．cost

4.

A．speaking

B．talking

C．describing

D．saying

5.

A．room

B．hospital

C．window

D．park

6.

A．appeared

B．overlooked

C．viewed

D．headed

7.

A．by

B．in

C．to

D．with

8.

A．scenery

B．sight

C．state

D．view

9.

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

10.

A．think

B．recall

C．imagine

D．remind

11.

A．went up

B．went on

C．went by

D．went away

12.

A．suddenly

B．peacefully

C．quietly

D．silently

13.

A．remain

B．start

C．move

D．continue

14.

A．rose

B．held

C．set

D．put

15.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．embarrassment

D．excitement

16.

A．deaf

B．blind

C．poor

D．rich

17.

A．point

B．happiness

C．influence

D．importance

18.

A．developed

B．improved

C．doubled

D．increased

19.

A．remember

B．insist

C．value

D．concern

20.

A．because

B．why

C．what

D．how

【推荐3】La La Land Kind Cafe is based in Dallas, Texas. It isn’t a ________ coffee shop. Besides being eco-friendly, the cafe is a social business that provides ________ for young people, who are over 18, are frequently unable to ________ themselves or to go to college, and even ________ end up homeless. The founder Francois Reihani hopes he can ________ this for some of these young people through the cafe.

When he was in college, Reihani ________ at a local nonprofit and helped children in the foster care system. It was there that Reihani heard the youth’s ________ of neglect (忽视) and began ________ how he could assist them. Thus, he opened the We Are One Project with his sister,________ to help these young people find jobs.

After about a year, they realized it wasn’t ________. The youth still couldn’t find jobs. So he decided to ________ a business that would employ them. As a result, Reihani founded La La Land Kind Cafe, which not only employs them but also spreads kindness at the same time. When the world began lockdown in 2020, La La Land Kind Cafe didn’t close.________, Reihani saw the need of even more kindnesses during those ________ times. So he and his employees drove around giving compliments (赞美) to strangers from windows.

Reihani said that complimenting someone shouldn’t be ________. After all, spreading ________ and kindness is something everyone can do every day.

1.

A．unique

B．small

C．popular

D．typical

2.

A．money

B．jobs

C．shelters

D．services

3.

A．talk to

B．grow up

C．care for

D．believe in

4.

A．possibly

B．suddenly

C．shortly

D．formally

5.

A．accept

B．deny

C．correct

D．change

6.

A．taught

B．volunteered

C．learned

D．investigated

7.

A．lessons

B．efforts

C．rights

D．stories

8.

A．expecting

B．confirming

C．thinking

D．replying

9.

A．intending

B．agreeing

C．pretending

D．regretting

10.

A．meaningful

B．wonderful

C．hopeful

D．helpful

11.

A．buy

B．open

C．finance

D．support

12.

A．Thus

B．Again

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

13.

A．touching

B．troubling

C．rewarding

D．promising

14.

A．uncommon

B．uneasy

C．unhappy

D．uncomfortable

15.

A．love

B．respect

C．politeness

D．calmness

【推荐1】January 15, 2016, I awoke at 2:30 a. m. I had a dry mouth and went downstairs needing water. I was walking back upstairs from the _______ when I heard my American bulldog, Rock, barking.

Whatever Rock was doing down there, it made enough _______ for me to go to him. When I _______ it to the bottom of the stairs I saw a light on, but I didn't _______ leaving one on. It was then that I saw the _______ . I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then broke the window and _______ out the screen（纱窗）. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn't slip off. Then I started _______ for help. But help never came.

I'm scared of _______ but I couldn't let my family _______ . So I jumped off the roof. I was out of breath when I ________ .

I found our ladder, placed it ________ the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around one of my daughters and carried my nine-month-old son with my teeth, by his little sleeping bag. Then I climbed down the ladder. ________ we got to the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get another daughter and then, my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he was just ________ by the black smoke. I never saw him alive again.

I'm no ________ , but Rock was! He lived to ________ us just as I live to help my family.

1.

A．bathroom

B．bedroom

C．kitchen

D．study

2.

A．faces

B．tricks

C．messes

D．noises

3.

A．searched

B．walked

C．made

D．took

4.

A．remember

B．try

C．mean

D．forget

5.

A．explosion

B．fire

C．thief

D．shadow

6.

A．kicked

B．laid

C．smoothed

D．picked

7.

A．waving

B．heading

C．looking

D．screaming

8.

A．darkness

B．heights

C．flames

D．depths

9.

A．burn

B．freeze

C．cry

D．slide

10.

A．jumped

B．flew

C．landed

D．fell

11.

A．beside

B．under

C．against

D．over

12.

A．Each time

B．In case

C．Now that

D．The moment

13.

A．rescued

B．consumed

C．delayed

D．transformed

14.

A．firefighter

B．master

C．hero

D．star

15.

A．accompany

B．support

C．scare

D．protect

【推荐2】A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer devices. I had to ________ a lot over the country as a part of my work. I remember that I was at a stage of my life where I only cared about how to make more money.

On one of my trips, I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown, ________ . It was the same routine: get into the city, take the bus to the hotel, visit the customer, work late, take the bus back to the airport and fly back... I sat down somewhere in the middle. A boy was seated next to me, carrying a lot of ________ . Suddenly, he turned to me and gave me one of the most ________ smiles I had ever seen from a stranger. Warmly, he said, “Hi, the perfect day in the perfect place, huh?”

I remember thinking to myself — this must be one of those ________ people who is young and naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy. Why was he ________ me when I just wanted to enjoy the bus ride? But out of ________ I replied, “Perfect! Did your parents ________ you to have some vacations on the beach?” “No, I’m not here for vacation, and I don’t have parents,” He ________ his head, “I’m here because I want to achieve my biggest ________ . I’m on the way to the army school where my grandfather studied a long time ago.”

“I lost my dad 10 years ago then my mom married again. My stepfather ________ me out of the house. Since then, I’ve been living all over the country. I’ve met many people who were kind to me. And I’ve learnt a lot from life ________ these years,” he said softly. At that point I couldn’t say a word. I felt the ________ coming.

But he smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind — to join the army school like his grandfather. “My grandpa was a general of the army. He left me this,” he said ________ . He showed me a golden knife and said this was the best ________ of his childhood. “The only thing I know is that I will follow my dream and every day I will be happy.” Soon, the bus reached his stop, he stood up, took all his suitcases, and said goodbye with a big smile. From that day on, I always try to do everything with my best smile on my face.

1.

A．struggle

B．suffer

C．travel

D．explore

2.

A．on average

B．as usual

C．in general

D．as well

3.

A．suitcases

B．backpacks

C．handbags

D．packages

4.

A．sincere

B．rude

C．generous

D．striking

5.

A．ordinary

B．unusual

C．particular

D．typical

6.

A．puzzling

B．embarrassing

C．annoying

D．amusing

7.

A．curiosity

B．gratitude

C．respect

D．politeness

8.

A．pay back

B．pay for

C．pay off

D．pay out

9.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．raised

D．lowered

10.

A．aim

B．opportunity

C．performance

D．dream

11.

A．threw

B．threatened

C．trapped

D．tracked

12.

A．before

B．till

C．through

D．across

13.

A．scent

B．sweat

C．tears

D．stress

14.

A．creatively

B．proudly

C．anxiously

D．gratefully

15.

A．memory

B．impact

C．impression

D．image

【推荐3】Many people spend their New Year's Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit ________.

We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the train station. The first person we saw was a 15-year-old boy picking up ________ plastic bottles on the train platform (站台). We called him over and started up a(n) ________. We had a look at his hands and noticed he had ________ fingernails (手指甲). We explained that it was ________ to keep short nails and then we began cutting them for him. When we were ________, we offered him some chocolates, which made him look at us ________. We talked to him some more and began ________ some of the chocolates ourselves. Finally, he ________ took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his ________.

His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to ________ his stepmother (继母), Raju ran away from home and had been living on the streets for three years, collecting and ________ empty plastic bottles.

When we met Raju, he wasn't wearing any ________. One quick look into our backpacks and we ________ what we were looking for—a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them, Raju's eyes were full of ________. “These shoes are so great. Nothing will hurt my feet.Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.

1.

A．busily

B．differently

C．quickly

D．carefully

2.

A．empty

B．new

C．useful

D．beautiful

3.

A．trouble

B．game

C．experiment

D．conversation

4.

A．no

B．broken

C．long

D．dirty

5.

A．difficult

B．possible

C．strange

D．important

6.

A．asked

B．done

C．accepted

D．advised

7.

A．gladly

B．bravely

C．doubtfully

D．nervously

8.

A．sending

B．throwing

C．eating

D．keeping

9.

A．slowly

B．secretly

C．directly

D．hopelessly

10.

A．wish

B．story

C．luck

D．wealth

11.

A．catch up with

B．make use of

C．get along with

D．take hold of

12.

A．borrowing

B．selling

C．returning

D．painting

13.

A．shoes

B．shirt

C．gloves

D．blouse

14.

A．forgot

B．described

C．found

D．checked

15.

A．fear

B．happiness

C．surprise

D．politeness