【推荐1】From childhood. Moira loved to write, Throughout school she _____writing, but pursuing(追求）it   ____was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse "Medicine was a fairly ____option," Moira says. "And writing was a career where it wasn't a ____that you'd have high income."

She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so ____that she didn't take up writing until her thirties. She ____ a novel --- a fictionalized version of her travels in China after university. She got excellent _____ . Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find and found one who wanted to _____her. Suddenly it seemed she was on her ____as an author.

"I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we ____ all possible areas she thought needed _____I worked on those and sent it back to her but didn't hear anything, lt was not long _____Moira found another agent who was _____ if she was willing to rewrite" it from the first. person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. "1 got back a really brief   letter. 'Thank you. I'm no longer interested, It was really _______

A decade went by, and Moira found herself itching to write again, this time .____for her own enjoyment She______herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.

As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. "The characters ____ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadn't thought about. It just _____out." One day. an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel. Cicada. was published in March.

“ _____ it hadn’t been published I still gained so much from the _____ ，” says Moira.

1.

A．learnt

B．avoided

C．considered

D．enjoyed

2.

A．actively

B．professionally

C．energetically

D．permanently

3.

A．influential

B．explicit

C．terrible

D．safe

4.

A．dream

B．purpose

C．choice

D．certainty

5.

A．promising

B．discouraging

C．demanding

D．interesting

6.

A．produced

B．introduced

C．bought

D．received

7.

A．rewards

B．readers

C．reviews

D．praises

8.

A．employ

B．represent

C．trust

D．guide

9.

A．own

B．feet

C．way

D．business

10.

A．took off

B．went through

C．pulled down

D．came over

11.

A．deleting

B．adapting

C．polishing

D．covering

12.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．when

13.

A．fascinated

B．interested

C．anxious

D．amused

14.

A．common

B．absurd

C．terrifying

D．disappointing

15.

A．purely

B．wonderfully

C．instantly

D．sadly

16.

A．set

B．found

C．made

D．permitted

17.

A．put up

B．took on

C．went over

D．got down

18.

A．flew

B．brought

C．broke

D．carried

19.

A．Ever since

B．As if

C．If only

D．Even if

20.

A．adventure

B．practice

C．process

D．result

【推荐2】Early in the morning, it was freezing cold, and the day didn’t break.It was snowing. Because I had much work to do on my final day, I set off for work______ . I walked tardily along the sidewalk towards the______. I looked up at the building in which many of my______hours for the last five years had been spent. My heart______fast and I was unwilling to go in. I didn’t want it to_______.

____,I was made to go through the doors of the company for the last time. The morning went by as I had plenty of work to finish and I______on having the task done and ignored the office clerks ---they also kept their heads down,______eye contact. My______was sad to them too.

That day two______of our team were leaving as part of the over-staffed programme. At noon we had a leaving speech______, leaving cards and promises to stay in______ . Before leaving my position, I began to think about my future______.

In one week I would fly to NewYork where I had______spent an amazing year working. Actually, this job had______my interest in working in diversity.

I decided to go to America with another two friends and I planned to take time out to______my next move with them. This is absolutely necessary in such a______. If possible, it is______for your physical, mental and emotional well-being to get out of your regular______, away from home and all reminders of work to recharge your physical and emotional batteries and______calmly on what comes next.

1.

A．late

B．immediately

C．hard

D．early

2.

A．basement

B．office

C．school

D．hotel

3.

A．observing

B．thinking

C．waking

D．sleeping

4.

A．dived

B．skipped

C．jumped

D．beat

5.

A．end

B．continue

C．begin

D．go

6.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Since

D．Then

7.

A．focused

B．put

C．lived

D．based

8.

A．finding

B．keeping

C．avoiding

D．wanting

9.

A．leaving

B．behaving

C．touching

D．arriving

10.

A．numbers

B．members

C．troubles

D．citizens

11.

A．patiently

B．quietly

C．alone

D．together

12.

A．action

B．belief

C．touch

D．surprise

13.

A．plans

B．forecasts

C．ways

D．routes

14.

A．lately

B．specially

C．aimlessly

D．previously

15.

A．aroused

B．insisted

C．canceled

D．recognized

16.

A．comment

B．discuss

C．stop

D．talk

17.

A．country

B．place

C．condition

D．situation

18.

A．good

B．harmful

C．safe

D．easy

19.

A．opportunity

B．routine

C．habit

D．entertainment

20.

A．consider

B．think

C．reflect

D．view

【推荐3】A lawyer and a woman were sitting next to each other during a long flight. The lawyer asked her if she would like to play a fun game. The woman was _______ and just wanted to take a nap(小睡), so she politely refused. _______ , the lawyer continued to explain how the game _______ , “Now I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you _______ me...”

Again, she politely refused and tried to get some _______ . The lawyer thought he would easily win the game, so he made another _______, “If you don’t know the answer you _______   pay me ＄5, but if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50.”

This _______ the woman’s attention. Figuring that there would be no _______ unless she played, she finally ________ to play the game. The lawyer asked the first question, “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?”

The woman didn’t say a word, reached into her purse, pulled out a five-dollar bill and ________ it to the lawyer. Now it was the woman’s ________. She asked the lawyer, “What ________ a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”

The lawyer looked at her with a(n) ________ look. He took out his laptop computer and began   ________. Disappointed, he sent e-mails to everyone he knew, with no ________. After one hour, he ________ at last. He woke the woman and handed her $50. The woman took the $50 and turned away to get back to sleep.

The lawyer ________ the woman again and asked, “So what is the ________ ?”

Again without a(n) ________, the woman reached into her purse for a bill. She handed the lawyer $5, and went back to sleep.

1.

A．kind

B．tired

C．busy

D．shy

2.

A．Anyhow

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．developed

B．appeared

C．worked

D．changed

4.

A．pay

B．beg

C．call

D．help

5.

A．support

B．information

C．water

D．sleep

6.

A．excuse

B．offer

C．mistake

D．noise

7.

A．only

B．also

C．even

D．still

8.

A．needed

B．gave

C．caught

D．avoided

9.

A．hope

B．end

C．interest

D．future

10.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．forgot

D．stopped

11.

A．sent

B．spread

C．handed

D．showed

12.

A．point

B．turn

C．choice

D．part

13.

A．goes up

B．takes away

C．covers

D．replaces

14.

A．sad

B．frightened

C．excited

D．puzzled

15.

A．writing

B．reporting

C．searching

D．discovering

16.

A．reward

B．success

C．connection

D．task

17.

A．continued on

B．moved around

C．gave up

D．went out

18.

A．praised

B．punished

C．blamed

D．woke

19.

A．answer

B．secret

C．difference

D．time

20.

A．word

B．order

C．promise

D．plan

【推荐2】Life brings several ups and downs but nothing lasts forever. Nothing _______ it better than the life of diving coach Cliff Devries. Life had been _______ to him but his will led the way to making him one of the most inspirational persons in the world.

Devries built the dream of becoming a swimmer. His remarkable talent _________ could allow him to realize it. However, life was not a smooth sailing. He _______ to have one of the most painful experiences of his life. In his early youth, he began to have shoulder abnormalities and then felt _______.

Due to his failing _______, Devries turned to medical help, and the report stated Devries had a big tumor in his spine and the doctors said he wouldn’t _______ it. Devries said, “All my plans of a future, a family and everything were _______.” After a surgery in New York, Devries even had trouble in moving a finger.

However, every bad period comes to a(n) _______. Devries pulled through with his will to ________. He sought ________, exercise and all he needed to back up his feet. Soon, he was able to start standing and eventually walked. After many ________, he became a swimming coach at Rochester Institute of Technology. He ________ milestones in his career as a coach and director of swimming.

On his 46th birthday, Devries went up the diving board and dived into the water. This was the ________ he’d been waiting for all his life. The semi-paralysis (半瘫痪) that remains couldn’t ________ Devries making a dive. He uses his determination to rewrite his story.

1.

A．explains

B．identifies

C．introduces

D．operates

2.

A．worthwhile

B．cruel

C．smooth

D．distinct

3.

A．undoubtedly

B．correctly

C．intensely

D．narrowly

4.

A．tried

B．determined

C．started

D．guaranteed

5.

A．embarrassment

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．rejection

6.

A．bravery

B．motion

C．spirits

D．health

7.

A．make

B．mention

C．deserve

D．take

8.

A．paid off

B．broken off

C．turned down

D．given away

9.

A．decision

B．conclusion

C．end

D．point

10.

A．live

B．calm

C．quit

D．judge

11.

A．blessing

B．approval

C．treatment

D．self-belief

12.

A．cases

B．experiences

C．delights

D．trials

13.

A．designed

B．achieved

C．admired

D．built

14.

A．position

B．site

C．moment

D．spot

15.

A．remain

B．delay

C．leave

D．prevent

【推荐3】At the age of nineteen, Amy Purdy, who was an eager snowboarder, experienced flu-like symptoms that were later diagnosed (诊断) as a ________ blood infection.

Amy was given less than a 2% chance of living. Losing both of her legs, hearing in her left ear, and her kidney, Amy was forced to ________ how she would embark on (开始) new adventures and achieve her dreams. Essentially, Amy had to decide how she wanted her life to go and how she would write the next ________ of her life.

While leaning into change is never ________, Amy embraced it as an opportunity. She ________ herself two things: one, she would get back on her snowboard. “I was so ________ about snowboarding, which really is what got me through my ________ days. I’m grateful that I was alive.” And two: something positive would be born out of this ________. That’s been her steadfast determination ever since.

Amy’s ________ back into daily life was hard, and she learned first-hand the countless ________ that people with disabilities face every day. What struck a real chord was the complete lack of ________ for engaging in active sports – which brought her the most happiness.

________ closing that chapter of enjoying and competing in snowboarding, Amy co-founded Adaptive Action Sports, a nonprofit organization ________ children and adults with disabilities who want to ________ active sports. “She ________ not only these athletes that are in a similar situation that she has gone through, but she helps everyone believe in themselves and believe anything they put their minds to,” says Morgan Whitehouse from the organization.

1.

A．widespread

B．moderate

C．deadly

D．viral

2.

A．reassess

B．reemphasize

C．redescribe

D．rediscover

3.

A．journal

B．chapter

C．symphony

D．poem

4.

A．complex

B．necessary

C．easy

D．extraordinary

5.

A．awarded

B．taught

C．offered

D．promised

6.

A．nervous

B．secure

C．pessimistic

D．passionate

7.

A．finest

B．darkest

C．longest

D．busiest

8.

A．experience

B．legend

C．hobby

D．contest

9.

A．campaign

B．determination

C．courage

D．struggle

10.

A．jokes

B．whispers

C．challenges

D．threats

11.

A．preparation

B．arrangements

C．resources

D．motivation

12.

A．Apart from

B．Instead of

C．In spite of

D．On account of

13.

A．supporting

B．representing

C．connecting

D．rewarding

14.

A．get away from

B．put up with

C．make up for

D．take part in

15.

A．entertains

B．inspires

C．instructs

D．convinces