【推荐1】“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked, looking very_______. I knew how much she wanted to learn to _________.Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been afraid .

“Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break another arm .”

“_________ I could, couldn’t I?”

“Yes,” I _______ . At that time, how I wish I _______ someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear.

“ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.

“ You know, honey,” I said. “_______ everything you do comes with risks（冒险）. You _______ break your arm in a car accident and then be afraid to ever ride in a car. You could have your arm _______ jumping a rope. You could get a broken arm at sports. Do you want to _______ going to do sports?”

“No,” she said. And with a determined spirit, she agreed to try it again. I________her bike until she found the ________ to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a ________, and congratulating myself for being a useful parent after a painful divorce(离婚).

       As we walked home, she asked me about a conversation she overheard me having with my mother. “Grandma wanted you to find someone to ________,” “What grandma wants is for someone to ________ my heart again.”I lost control. “But, Mom.” ”You are too young to________ it.”I told her, “I think love isn’t like a broken arm. I don’t want to think about it again.” Then she said she knew uncle Steve was the man for me.

“It’s nothing,” I told her.

       Then she said something__________me to think about.

Unable to answer, we went on walking in ________ . When I got home, I called my mother and ________ her for talking about this to my daughter. Later I did what my brave girl did that afternoon. I agreed to meet Steve.

Steve was the man for me. We__________a year later. It turned out mother and my daughter were ________.

1.

A．satisfied

B．optimistic

C．sad

D．excited

2.

A．ride

B．buy

C．drive

D．walk

3.

A．And

B．However

C．But

D．Instead

4.

A．laughed

B．cried

C．complained

D．replied

5.

A．have

B．Will

C．Had

D．has

6.

A．Most

B．Mostly

C．Hardly

D．Almost

7.

A．must

B．could

C．should

D．would

8.

A．break

B．to break

C．broken

D．breaking

9.

A．try

B．stop

C．start

D．begin

10.

A．held out

B．held up

C．held on

D．held on to

11.

A．strength

B．courage

C．feeling

D．sense

12.

A．shame

B．difficult

C．fear

D．mistake

13.

A．help

B．live

C．teach

D．love

14.

A．destroy

B．break

C．provide

D．predict

15.

A．accept

B．understand

C．believe

D．receive

16.

A．of

B．for

C．with

D．by

17.

A．surprise

B．a hurry

C．silence

D．pleasure

18.

A．appreciated

B．thanked

C．blamed

D．charged

19.

A．argued

B．left

C．removed

D．married

20.

A．clever

B．wrong

C．right

D．careful

【推荐2】One day, Rosie, 15, who has profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) found his current toy broken. It had _______ her since her second birthday. After all the attempts to fix it _______, her sister, Josie Wheel, decided to give social media a shot.

She posted a message on Titter asking for help to find a _______ model of the toy. “The toy had stopped being _______ by the company nearly a decade ago and we’re _______ the ones that work. We never expected the _______ to be so huge on the Internet,” said the 18-year-old from Coventry.

she said many warm-eared people were so determined to help just out of the goodness of their heart _______ they knew nothing about Rosie. About 15 substitutes had so far been _______, but people were still coming forward. It would _______be closer to 30 which was amazing. People had also offered to fix the broken toys after they began to break due to so much __________.

“Rosie doesn’t completely understand everything that’s going on, because of her __________ but when she receives all of them next month and can physically see them I can imagine her __________,” Lorraine Wheel, the girl’s mother,__________: “Josie and her sister have the strongest __________ and Josie has done many things to __________ that Rosie is the happiest girl ever. 1 couldn’t be more proud of her.”

1.

A．humbled

B．discouraged

C．accompanied

D．convinced

2.

A．ended

B．helped

C．changed

D．failed

3.

A．specific

B．separate

C．cheap

D．new

4.

A．sold

B．tested

C．expected

D．assigned

5.

A．withdrawing from

B．hunting for

C．giving up

D．taking over

6.

A．problem

B．difference

C．response

D．distribution

7.

A．if

B．once

C．because

D．though

8.

A．received

B．demanded

C．promised

D．purchased

9.

A．probably

B．temporarily

C．regularly

D．normally

10.

A．pressure

B．coverage

C．applause

D．usage

11.

A．guilt

B．frustration

C．condition

D．envy

12.

A．excitement

B．ambition

C．proficiency

D．hesitation

13.

A．urged

B．guaranteed

C．comforted

D．added

14.

A．support

B．bond

C．will

D．point

15.

A．ensure

B．imagine

C．discover

D．predict

【推荐1】Decades ago, I traveled alone for the first time in my life. The trip to Colorado was not for business or family reasons, but just to travel and ________.

As I prepared for it, I felt excited and ________ at the same time. Would it be fun? Would I be bored? Would I stay in bed all day or would I jump with excitement to do the next thing? I wasn’t ________. Little did I know that it was going to be so ________ a journey of self-discovery.

As a good wife and mom, for me, travel is always about the ________: Always thinking of who would ________ what. Because it’s about family time. But when travel ________, who would I connect with? What would I do? Well, I found that I got to do anything I ________!

While traveling, I met locals and also other ________. Honestly, I had conversations ________—on planes, while hiking, in restaurants.

It was quite a(n) ________ experience to meet a mom of 18 kids and hundreds of adopted kids, a cookie baker, and an internationally ranked marathon runner. The inspiring stories I discovered were ________ and nothing was like my wonderful and ________ life at home. I got to go rock climbing by myself, go hiking solo, and eat ________. And it was all ________, going smoothly. Actually, I felt surprisingly ________.

It was just me, my SUV and my backpack for a week. ________, it was a breath of fresh air that I didn’t ________ existed. It’s wonderful to be back home and know that possibilities are ________ and there is so much more out there to ________ and discover!

1.

A．exchange

B．succeed

C．research

D．discover

2.

A．tired

B．nervous

C．proud

D．lucky

3.

A．sure

B．ready

C．confused

D．worried

4.

A．disappointing

B．ordinary

C．memorable

D．difficult

5.

A．fun

B．family

C．scenery

D．rest

6.

A．enjoy

B．miss

C．see

D．arrange

7.

A．helplessly

B．shortly

C．independently

D．confidently

8.

A．remembered

B．wanted

C．doubted

D．promised

9.

A．travelers

B．wives

C．moms

D．drivers

10.

A．regularly

B．carefully

C．everywhere

D．elsewhere

11.

A．challenging

B．depressing

C．eye-opening

D．strange

12.

A．common

B．classic

C．annoying

D．incredible

13.

A．dull

B．safe

C．healthy

D．exciting

14.

A．all alone

B．in group

C．far away

D．very well

15.

A．wrong

B．uncertain

C．special

D．fine

16.

A．lonely

B．messy

C．empty

D．normal

17.

A．Or rather

B．At last

C．Above all

D．In addition

18.

A．wish

B．admit

C．prove

D．know

19.

A．endless

B．enough

C．far

D．necessary

20.

A．imagine

B．explore

C．improve

D．learn

【推荐2】Many people enjoy taking trips by themselves. Unluckily, they do not always have the best_________. Instead, people should consider group tours. Taking a group tour is a wise choice for people to __________themselves.

First, group tours plan travelers’ routes, so people don’t have to_______where they are going next or how they are getting there. They can just_______and enjoy their trip._______, my family once took a group tour to China. The travel agency (旅行社)_______everything for us. We just looked at the schedule the travel agency had_______and followed it. Thanks to the travel agency, we had a _______trip. This made things _______on my father since he didn’t have to worry about where we would go next and ________at night.

Another________of group tours is that they allow people to communicate with one another while traveling. Travelers are able to develop________with people they would never have met________they are traveling together for a number of days. As I know, my parents ________Russia on a group tour for their honeymoon (蜜月). They________another couple on that trip, and everyone had a great time together. Even after many years, they still________together from time to time. If my parents had traveled by themselves, it would have been________for them to get to know this couple.

In short, there is ________better than a group tour when traveling. Group tours schedule everything on the trip, and they give us the________to meet others and make friends with them. Group tours are the ________way to travel when taking a trip.

1.

A．maps

B．cars

C．places

D．vacations

2.

A．help

B．enjoy

C．praise

D．encourage

3.

A．guess

B．prove

C．worry about

D．talk about

4.

A．relax

B．stop

C．walk

D．show

5.

A．In all

B．So far

C．As usual

D．For example

6.

A．made use of

B．took care of

C．ran out of

D．caught sight of

7.

A．provided

B．found

C．changed

D．bought

8.

A．short

B．strange

C．pleasant

D．terrible

9.

A．earlier

B．easier

C．slower

D．worse

10.

A．work

B．practice

C．stay

D．perform

11.

A．rule

B．question

C．purpose

D．advantage

12.

A．skills

B．programs

C．friendships

D．treatments

13.

A．because

B．unless

C．while

D．although

14.

A．1eft

B．visited

C．forgot

D．missed

15.

A．met

B．invited

C．followed

D．recognized

16.

A．dance

B．learn

C．cook

D．travel

17.

A．certain

B．important

C．impossible

D．unnecessary

18.

A．something

B．nothing

C．somebody

D．nobody

19.

A．gift

B．hope

C．method

D．chance

20.

A．best

B．last

C．only

D．new

【推荐3】One of the best things about traveling is experiencing different cultures. And that often means experiencing different ___and ways of life too — there’s no better way to ___your own views than to get yourself into ___cultures. On a recent trip to Berlin, I was ___of the differences between my home country (UK) and Germany. One example: escort agencies (陪伴机构). In Germany, ___companionship is fully accepted by German society. I did ___one such agency — Escort Berlin, and I was glad of the ___I paid for, who became my guide to Berlin! In the UK, it’s ___that we Brits feel rather ashamed to pay for anything ___it comes to human relationships. I found the German attitude to be very ____and free.

In general, I found the local Berliners friendly and gentle; English is ____spoken throughout the city, and in contrast, I usually felt ashamed at my poor German language skills. Their love of the arts is ____throughout the city — in its architecture, museums, parks, and ____coffee shops. I had the feeling of being ____a population who were people teaching themselves — a(n) ____for knowledge and learning. I did the usual ____things — the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic Stadium, Kunsthaus Tacheles etc — ____for me it’s the PEOPLE that are the fondest ____I have of Berlin — friendly, engaging, intelligent, ____. And it goes without saying that I will be ____to Berlin again.

1.

A．values

B．sights

C．climates

D．conditions

2.

A．change

B．form

C．express

D．expand

3.

A．interesting

B．popular

C．diverse

D．distinctive

4.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．convinced

D．informed

5.

A．fixed

B．given

C．needed

D．paid

6.

A．check in

B．check out

C．check off

D．check over

7.

A．goods

B．tickets

C．company

D．souvenir

8.

A．strange

B．important

C．necessary

D．typical

9.

A．when

B．if

C．since

D．unless

10.

A．disappointing

B．puzzling

C．refreshing

D．annoying

11.

A．little

B．well

C．mainly

D．hardly

12.

A．shown

B．created

C．established

D．decorated

13.

A．still

B．ever

C．yet

D．even

14.

A．beyond

B．among

C．across

D．around

15.

A．thirst

B．awareness

C．demand

D．reason

16.

A．guide

B．citizen

C．agency

D．tourist

17.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

18.

A．memory

B．practice

C．presence

D．feeling

19.

A．excited

B．learned

C．dynamic

D．serious

20.

A．turning over

B．setting off

C．going back

D．starting out

【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Having been out of work for two years because of poor health，I decided to look for a part time job. I _____and interviewed again and again with no progress．I was getting pretty _____
It was freezing cold last Tuesday evening．I was waiting at a(n)_____when I saw a young woman wearing just a T-shirt and no______I asked if she needed any_____．She told me she had lost everything in a big fire and had been_____for two days.
I dug in my _____and took out $5.00 so she could get something to eat．I then took off my______and shoes and gave them to her. She looked at me and said, “Aren’t you，going to be cold?” I told her，it would be worth it if they could keep her a little bit______ She was moved to tears and thanked me with a______
Then as I got on the bus the miracle(奇迹)of _____ kindness happened．When I was to_____the fare, the bus driver said with a smile, “Madam, I saw what you just did and your_____is on me．”
I _____my thanks and was about to sit down when a lady dressed in a business suit said to me，“You just did the most ____thing I have ever seen．What can I do for you?”I jokingly said a _____job would be nice．She asked for my name and said she might be able to_____something out．
The next day she______me，saying she had a part-time position______in her company and wanted me to come in and meet with the manager that day．I had started my act of kindness just to make myself feel good，but I never expected to get so much______!1.

A．dressed

B．begged

C．applied

D．explained

2.

A．surprised

B．discouraged

C．refreshed

D．frightened

3.

A．bus stop

B．subway station

C．local park

D．office building

4.

A．socks

B．shoes

C．gloves

D．glasses

5.

A．advice

B．work

C．information

D．help

6.

A．walking

B．moving

C．surviving

D．starving

7.

A．purse

B．room

C．book

D．hand

8.

A．glasses

B．coat

C．watch

D．hat

9.

A．happier

B．smarter

C．warmer

D．healthier

10.

A．scream

B．hug

C．jump

D．gift

11.

A．spreading

B．praising

C．enjoying

D．accepting

12.

A．change

B．check

C．borrow

D．pay

13.

A．bill

B．debt

C．rent

D．fare

14.

A．sent

B．accepted

C．felt

D．expressed

15.

A．unbelievable

B．ordinary

C．inspiring

D．reasonable

16.

A．paying

B．comfortable

C．tough

D．challenging

17.

A．work

B．pick

C．set

D．keep

18.

A．visited

B．met

C．heard

D．called

19.

A．empty

B．open

C．absent

D．free

20.

A．after all

B．for nothing

C．in return

D．above all