【推荐2】Recently, a business associate and I experienced one of the real challenges in visiting a very large regional shopping centre. How do you find a store when you haven’t been to this shopping centre for some considerable period of time?

Well, when we first arrived at the centre and had parked our car, out of the crowd _______ one of the shopping centre security officers. Seizing the opportunity to _______some assistance from someone who would no _______ know where the store was located, I approached him and asked for_______. He smiled and _______ that the store was only some 75 metres from where we were standing. Before we could thank him, he _______, “‘However, please allow me to _______ where it is.” We thanked him, but said that there was no _______ , as we would now be able to find it with the help of his directions. His immediate _______ came as a real surprise to us both. “‘No, not at all, please ________ me, it is not very far and it is all just part of my job.” As we walked, he asked________ our day had been and then added that it was a very busy day in the centre, ________ because it was school holidays. When we reached the store, we both thanked him for his courtesy and knew his name was Rod.

I am sure Rob’s job as a security officer is full of daily ________ with lots of not so good things to________ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ________ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ________.

There can be ________ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ________   to others and not________ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ________ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!

1.

A．stayed

B．appeared

C．remained

D．stood

2.

A．provide

B．receive

C．seek

D．handle

3.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．idea

D．problem

4.

A．directions

B．explanations

C．instructions

D．excuses

5.

A．thought

B．remembered

C．informed

D．indicated

6.

A．answered

B．added

C．insisted

D．stressed

7.

A．prove

B．remind

C．present

D．show

8.

A．way

B．point

C．need

D．use

9.

A．action

B．reply

C．answer

D．step

10.

A．follow

B．direct

C．consult

D．help

11.

A．what

B．where

C．how

D．when

12.

A．mainly

B．usually

C．mostly

D．lately

13.

A．memories

B．operation

C．checks

D．challenges

14.

A．go

B．deal

C．help

D．live

15.

A．popular

B．unique

C．likely

D．special

16.

A．amazing

B．exciting

C．surprising

D．rewarding

17.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．greetings

B．appreciation

C．patience

D．service

19.

A．order

B．pay

C．expect

D．receive

20.

A．comment

B．praise

C．training

D．practice

【推荐3】On a hot day in December，I had been standing perfectly still for a few minutes among the dry weeds when a large black snake was moving past me. The long body   _____ moving slowly—so slowly that it______ appeared to move. I stood shaking with _______，not daring to make the slightest _______.

At last it _____ and I ran away，thinking that _____ again would I near that _____ spot.

However，I did venture. The picture of that black mysterious thing was always in my _____ from the moment of _____ in the morning until I fell asleep at night. Yet I never said a word about the______ to anyone. It was my ______，and I knew it was a dangerous secret，______ I did not want to be told not to ______ that spot again. And I simply could not ______ it；the desire to look again at that strange thing was too ______.I decided to visit the place again. And I had made up my mind that if it did ______，I would take to my heels(拔腿逃走).

It was when standing in this central spot that once again the slight sound，like that of a few days before，reached my ______.And there appeared the black head and neck，followed by the long，endless body. I dared not ______，since just running away might alert the snake. There was a ______ in the ground at about a yard from me. The snake put its head into the hole and slowly ______ itself in. I stood still until the whole body had disappeared and all danger was over.

1.

A．continued

B．started

C．enjoyed

D．stopped

2.

A．naturally

B．hardly

C．finally

D．clearly

3.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．terror

D．cold

4.

A．mistake

B．movement

C．difference

D．change

5.

A．disappeared

B．died

C．rested

D．moved

6.

A．ever

B．once

C．never

D．still

7.

A．attractive

B．dangerous

C．boring

D．quiet

8.

A．eye

B．opinion

C．mind

D．dream

9.

A．waking up

B．sleeping

C．planning

D．exercising

10.

A．picture

B．plan

C．snake

D．trouble

11.

A．excuse

B．secret

C．shortcoming

D．duty

12.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．for

13.

A．imagine

B．visit

C．recognize

D．search

14.

A．look down upon

B．put up with

C．get along with

D．keep away from

15.

A．harmful

B．terrible

C．strong

D．important

16.

A．live

B．appear

C．fall

D．die

17.

A．ears

B．feelings

C．abilities

D．goals

18.

A．shout

B．move

C．look

D．leave

19.

A．box

B．shelter

C．hole

D．tree

20.

A．cut

B．found

C．pulled

D．lost

【推荐1】“Wanted: Violin
Can’t pay much
Call … ”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads． I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family____to make aliving on our farm． I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the____．
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma‘s upright piano, ____Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became ____melodies as the twins played more and more．____in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled． I just_____．
When my arms grew____enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawnacross the strings． Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was____the question．
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my ____． “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（发誓）____．
Unfortunately, it was not a____year． At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped． I, however, couldn‘t ____any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can‘t you use Suzanne‘s?”
“I‘d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can‘t ____use the same violin at the same time．”
Daddy‘s face looked ____． That night, and many following nights, I heard him____God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her_____violin．”
One evening we all sat around the table． The twins and I studied． Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus． Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．
As he wrote, Daddy read_____of his letter out loud to Mother． Weeks later I____he‘d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a ____for my third daughter? I can‘t 40 much, but she enjoys music． And we‘d like her to have her own instrument．”1.

A．managed

B．promised

C．struggled

D．forced

2.

A．luck

B．money

C．choice

D．hope

3.

A．while

B．since

C．after

D．before

4.

A．soft

B．fluent

C．gentle

D．lovely

5.

A．Picked out

B．Caught up

C．Taken on

D．Called for

6.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．listened

D．cried

7.

A．long

B．tough

C．old

D．slim

8.

A．far from

B．next to

C．out of

D．along with

9.

A．dream

B．hand

C．life

D．mind

10.

A．faithfully

B．silently

C．frequently

D．patiently

11.

A．hopeless

B．stable

C．good

D．difficult

12.

A．stand

B．help

C．wait

D．risk

13.

A．both

B．ever

C．either

D．still

14.

A．angry

B．sad

C．pale

D．weak

15.

A．demand

B．inform

C．commit

D．remind

16.

A．favourite

B．private

C．own

D．individual

17.

A．parts

B．lines

C．contents

D．purposes

18.

A．heard

B．conveyed

C．discovered

D．observed

19.

A．musician

B．favor

C．gift

D．violin

20.

A．owe

B．order

C．charge

D．pay

【推荐2】I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _______their meal, took a table near the window and started _______ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man_______ the food into two halves and carefully placed_______ before his wife.

He took a sip of the drink. His wife also took one and then _______ the cup down between them. “That _______ old couple. All they can _______ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. _______the man began to eat his French fries, I _______ to my feet, went over and said that I was________ to buy another meal for them. But he ________ refused me and said that they made it a ________ to share everything.

________, the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there ________ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I ________ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was ________ his face with a napkin, I ________ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time________ being politely refused, I asked the lady ________, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. ________ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

1.

A．served

B．requested

C．collected

D．ordered

2.

A．carrying

B．taking

C．fetching

D．bringing

3.

A．divided

B．cut

C．changed

D．formed

4.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

5.

A．got

B．gave

C．set

D．turned

6.

A．funny

B．crazy

C．strange

D．poor

7.

A．afford

B．pay

C．demand

D．choose

8.

A．While

B．Since

C．As

D．Until

9.

A．came

B．struggled

C．rushed

D．rose

10.

A．anxious

B．willing

C．satisfied

D．quick

11.

A．warmly

B．proudly

C．kindly

D．seriously

12.

A．way

B．habit

C．case

D．model

13.

A．Surprisingly

B．Sadly

C．Shockingly

D．Bitterly

14.

A．seeing

B．noticing

C．watching

D．finding

15.

A．wanted

B．offered

C．planned

D．attempted

16.

A．wiping

B．touching

C．bathing

D．washing

17.

A．should

B．could

C．might

D．would

18.

A．In

B．before

C．After

D．With

19.

A．curiously

B．carefully

C．naturally

D．plainly

20.

A．How

B．Who

C．Why

D．What

【推荐3】One day, it was raining heavily and I didn't have an umbrella. I had just _______ a bus and had to walk back to my house. I _______ walking in that direction, when I heard somebody shouting, “Sister, sister.” I looked back and _______ the stationery shopkeeper. I went to him and asked what was the _______. He said that since it was raining heavily, I could take a _______ in his shop, have a look at his new _______ and go home when the rain stopped.

I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, but the _______ of getting to have a look at the pens made me nod.

To my surprise, I found that the _______ was larger than I thought. The stationery shopkeeper offered me a chair and took out the pens for me. I _______ a beautiful Parker (派克) pen and had a try. It __________ so smoothly that I wanted to buy it with all my heart, __________ as expected it was very expensive. The shopkeeper said, “I can give you the pen for ninety-five dollars __________ one hundred.” I looked up and thanked him for the __________, but refused politely as it was __________ quite expensive for me. By that time, the rain had __________, and after appreciating his kindness, I quickly walked back to my house.

After that day, the shop became my favourite place to hang out. Although both of us knew nothing about each other, we had a deep friendship based on our common interests.

1.

A．run into

B．got off

C．run after

D．got on

2.

A．started

B．tried

C．considered

D．preferred

3.

A．observed

B．answered

C．saw

D．remembered

4.

A．reason

B．trouble

C．event

D．matter

5.

A．drink

B．seat

C．breath

D．test

6.

A．umbrellas

B．books

C．pens

D．backpacks

7.

A．idea

B．dream

C．importance

D．result

8.

A．station

B．shop

C．factory

D．bar

9.

A．made use of

B．ran out of

C．thought little of

D．caught sight of

10.

A．wrote

B．ran

C．walked

D．moved

11.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

12.

A．up to

B．instead of

C．more than

D．because of

13.

A．rescue

B．choice

C．offer

D．expression

14.

A．still

B．again

C．ever

D．even

15.

A．came

B．stopped

C．continued

D．poured